# 2023 Sailing World Championships – Women's iQFoil

The women's iQFoil competition at the 2023 Sailing World Championships was the women's windsurfer event and was held in The Hague, the Netherlands, 14–20 August 2023. The entries were limited to 100 boards. The competitors participated in an opening series that was planned to 20 races, followed by a medal series. The medal series was planned for 19 August.
The competition served as a qualifying event for the 2024 Olympic sailing competition with 11 out of 24 national quota being distributed at the event.

## Summary

Marta Magetti of Italy was the reigning world champion, having won the 2022 iQFoil World Championships in Brest, France, while Sharon Kantor of Israel had won the Paris 2024 Test Event the month before. In the Sailing World Cup, Emma Wilson of Great Britain ad won the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, Barbora Švíková of the Czech Republic had won the Semaine Olympique Française, and Lærke Buhl-Hansen of Denmark had won the Kiel Week.
On 15 August, Wilson started the racing with one bullet and four other top-four finishes, while Hélène Noesmoen of France were two points behind. No wind limited the possibility to sail on 18 August.
From the opening series results, Wilson qualified directly to the final, while Shahar Tibi and Katy Spychakov, both of Israel, made it to the semi-final. Tibi won the championship title by winning the medal series, ahead of Spychakov, also Israel, with Wilson to receive the bronze medal. Tibi dedicated her win to Israel former windsurfer and four-time world champion Lee Korzits, who was suffering from polycythemia vera.
With the final results, national quotas were awarded Israel, Great Britain, Norway, China, Mexico, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Croatia, Poland, and New Zealand.

## Results
### Opening series

Results of individual races :
| Pos | Helmsman | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII | XIV | Tot | Pts |
| 1 | Emma Wilson | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7$^†$ | 7$^†$ | 1 | 3 | 10$^†$ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 27 |
| 2 | Shahar Tibi | Israel | 3 | 10$^†$ | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11$^†$ | 1 | 1 | 15$^†$ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 38 |
| 3 | Katy Spychakov | Israel | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19$^†$ | 5 | BFD 47$^†$ | 1 | 7 | 28$^†$ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 40 |
| 4 | Marta Maggetti | Italy | 6 | 11$^†$ | 10$^†$ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | RET 45$^†$ | 5 | 3 | 116 | 50 |
| 5 | Sharon Kantor | Israel | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 30$^†$ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19$^†$ | 9 | 11$^†$ | 11 | 2 | 5 | 115 | 55 |
| 6 | Yan Zheng | China | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8$^†$ | 1 | 11$^†$ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 31$^†$ | 9 | 10 | 7 | 115 | 65 |
| 7 | Hélène Noesmoen | France | 5 | 7$^†$ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13$^†$ | 7 | 34$^†$ | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 132 | 78 |
| 8 | Mina Mobekk | Norway | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15$^†$ | 3 | 15$^†$ | 11 | 1 | 34$^†$ | 12 | 4 | 24 | 142 | 78 |
| 9 | Tamar Steinberg | Israel | 8 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 35$^†$ | 37$^†$ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12$^†$ | 4 | 168 | 84 |
| 10 | Mariana Aguilar | Mexico | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16$^†$ | 7 | 5 | RDG 9 | 25$^†$ | 3 | 27$^†$ | 12 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 161 | 93 |
| 11 | Sara Wennekes | Netherlands | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | BFD 47$^†$ | DNF 47$^†$ | 7 | 19 | 30$^†$ | 30 | 10 | 219 | 95 |
| 12 | Pilar Lamadrid | Spain | 2 | 17$^†$ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 19$^†$ | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 34$^†$ | 31 | 165 | 95 |
| 13 | Shahar Reshef | Israel | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 36$^†$ | 7 | BFD 47$^†$ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 33$^†$ | 13 | 23 | 11 | 218 | 102 |
| 14 | Palma Čargo | Croatia | 10 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | BFD 47$^†$ | 15$^†$ | 2 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 38$^†$ | 203 | 103 |
| 15 | Maya Morris | Israel | 16 | 17$^†$ | 6 | 20$^†$ | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 35$^†$ | 22 | 13 | 16 | 185 | 113 |
| 16 | Giorgia Speciale | Italy | 2 | 19$^†$ | 15$^†$ | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 15 | RDG 20 | 22 | 6 | 38$^†$ | 14 | 186 | 114 |
| 17 | Huang Xianting | China | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 21$^†$ | 29$^†$ | 18 | 15 | 23$^†$ | 7 | 8 | 191 | 118 |
| 18 | Lola Sorin | France | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20$^†$ | 15$^†$ | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 33$^†$ | 195 | 127 |
| 19 | Maja Dziarnowska | Poland | 12 | 4 | 13$^†$ | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 23$^†$ | 7 | 25$^†$ | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 189 | 128 |
| 20 | Nicole van der Velden | Spain | 24$^†$ | 24 | 23 | 10 | 26$^†$ | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 12 | RDG 15.8 | 20 | 9 | 22$^†$ | 205.8 | 133.8 |
| 21 | Lilian de Geus | Netherlands | 9 | 21$^†$ | 18$^†$ | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 32$^†$ | 21 | 19 | 32 | 205 | 134 |
| 22 | Veerle ten Have | New Zealand | 25$^†$ | 18 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 9 | BFD 47$^†$ | 9 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 37$^†$ | 255 | 146 |
| 23 | Islay Watson | Great Britain | 18 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 41$^†$ | BFD 47$^†$ | 7 | 21 | RDG 16 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 29$^†$ | 267 | 150 |
| 24 | Delphine Cousin | France | 17 | 10 | 26$^†$ | 26 | 34$^†$ | 9 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 | DNF 45$^†$ | 262 | 157 |
| 25 | María Belén Bazo | Peru | 7 | 9 | 9 | 18$^†$ | UFD 47$^†$ | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 37$^†$ | 28 | 263 | 161 |
| 26 | Helle Oppedal | Norway | 20 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 29$^†$ | 9 | DNF 47$^†$ | 13 | 23 | 27$^†$ | 27 | 13 | 266 | 163 |
| 27 | Theresa Marie Steinlein | Germany | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 29$^†$ | 25$^†$ | 29 | 40$^†$ | 37 | 18 | 36 | 258 | 164 |
| 28 | Maja Kuchta | Poland | 15 | 27$^†$ | 22 | 25$^†$ | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 21$^†$ | 15 | 21 | 20 | 242 | 169 |
| 29 | Daniela Peleg | Israel | 11 | 14$^†$ | 35$^†$ | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 38$^†$ | 34 | 25 | 15 | 257 | 170 |
| 30 | Tan Xialing | China | 27$^†$ | 14 | 9 | 21$^†$ | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 39$^†$ | 269 | 182 |
| 31 | Manon Pianazza | France | 15 | 13 | 23$^†$ | 10 | 18 | 21$^†$ | 15 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 39$^†$ | 32 | 22 | 19 | 275 | 192 |
| 32 | Saskia Sills | Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23$^†$ | 10 | 23$^†$ | 17 | 21 | 11 | 41$^†$ | 30 | 33 | 36 | 9 | 282 | 195 |
| 33 | Lucie Belbeoch | France | 19 | 22$^†$ | 17 | 14 | 10 | 19 | DSQ 47$^†$ | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41$^†$ | 25 | 15 | 21 | 307 | 197 |
| 34 | Lærke Buhl-Hansen | Denmark | RDG 11.5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 19$^†$ | BFD 47$^†$ | 9 | 13 | DSQ 45$^†$ | 24 | 28 | 35 | 40 | 317.5 | 206.5 |
| 35 | Tuva Oppedal | Norway | 22 | 7 | 14 | 29$^†$ | 20 | 17 | 11 | 37$^†$ | 23 | 20 | 27 | 41$^†$ | 29 | 18 | 315 | 208 |
| 36 | Barbora Švíková | Czech Republic | 14 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 27$^†$ | 17 | 31$^†$ | 15 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 31$^†$ | 31 | 30 | 308 | 219 |
| 37 | Alice Read | Great Britain | 17 | 12 | 21 | 24$^†$ | 24$^†$ | 19 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 41$^†$ | 17 | 314 | 225 |
| 38 | Zofia Klepacka | Poland | 12 | 19 | 25 | 29$^†$ | 29$^†$ | 23 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 40$^†$ | 28 | 17 | RDG 28.3 | RDG 28.3 | 323.6 | 225.6 |
| 39 | Maya Gysler | Norway | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 37$^†$ | 29$^†$ | 24 | DSQ 45$^†$ | 39 | DSQ 45 | 26 | 345 | 234 |
| 40 | Kateřina Švíková | Czech Republic | 16 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 23$^†$ | 15 | 17 | 25$^†$ | 21 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 42$^†$ | 327 | 237 |
| 41 | Du Jie | China | 24 | 16 | 25$^†$ | 11 | 22 | 39$^†$ | 13 | 21 | 9 | 37 | 18 | 43$^†$ | 42 | 35 | 355 | 248 |
| 42 | Zheng Manjia | China | 11 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 12 | DNC 47$^†$ | BFD 47$^†$ | 27 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 40$^†$ | 33 | 34 | 394 | 260 |
| 43 | Yuki Sunaga | Japan | 6 | 21 | 26 | UFD 47$^†$ | 16 | 25 | 25 | 7 | DNF 47$^†$ | 38 | 37 | 42$^†$ | 39 | 25 | 401 | 265 |
| 44 | Lu Yunxiu | China | DNF 45$^†$ | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 29$^†$ | 9 | 35 | 42$^†$ | 36 | 40 | 41 | 389 | 273 |
| 45 | Alisa Engelmann | Germany | 21 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 37$^†$ | 13 | 17 | BFD 47$^†$ | 16$^†$ | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 257 | 157 |
| 46 | Kwan Ching Ma | Hong Kong | 26 | 26 | 21 | 31$^†$ | 37$^†$ | 9 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 25$^†$ | 7 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 161 |
| 47 | Lena Erdil | Germany | 33$^†$ | 15 | 17 | 34$^†$ | 20 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 14$^†$ | 6 | 10 | 247 | 166 |
| 48 | Natasa Lappa | Cyprus | 20 | 26 | 14 | 27 | 35$^†$ | 25 | 21 | 11 | 31$^†$ | 13 | 28$^†$ | 5 | 2 | 13 | 271 | 177 |
| 49 | Andrea Torres | Spain | 21 | 30$^†$ | 27 | 6 | 25 | 27 | BFD 47$^†$ | 27 | 19 | 14 | UFD 45$^†$ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 304 | 182 |
| 50 | Dominique Stater | United States | 19 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 19 | BFD 47$^†$ | DNF 47$^†$ | 26$^†$ | 9 | 11 | 21 | RDG 16.8 | 314.8 | 194.8 |
| 51 | Lina Eržen | Slovenia | 28 | UFD 45$^†$ | 37$^†$ | 32 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 32$^†$ | 2 | 26 | 9 | 31 | 310 | 196 |
| 52 | Merve Vatan | Turkey | 36$^†$ | 33 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 41$^†$ | 20 | 30$^†$ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 311 | 204 |
| 53 | Ingrid Puusta | Estonia | 23 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 28 | 35 | BFD 47$^†$ | 19 | DNC 47$^†$ | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13$^†$ | 12 | 314 | 207 |
| 54 | Dilara Uralp | Turkey | 23 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 30$^†$ | 29 | 29 | 15 | DNF 47$^†$ | 10 | 12 | 4 | 26$^†$ | 22 | 313 | 210 |
| 55 | Kristýna Piňosová | Czech Republic | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 25 | RDG 27 | 33$^†$ | BFD 47$^†$ | 4 | 17$^†$ | 1 | 8 | 7 | 308 | 211 |
| 56 | Aleksandra Blinnikka | Finland | 26 | 41$^†$ | 33 | 30 | 14 | 21 | BFD 47$^†$ | 35 | 25 | 5 | 15$^†$ | 6 | 11 | 6 | 315 | 212 |
| 57 | Kateřina Altmannová | Czech Republic | 29 | 30 | 33$^†$ | 22 | 43$^†$ | 27 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 36$^†$ | 3 | 3 | 326 | 214 |
| 58 | Johanna Hjertberg | Sweden | 14 | 38 | 41 | 18 | 40 | 25 | BFD 47$^†$ | 23 | DNF 47$^†$ | 11 | 7 | 2 | 25$^†$ | 11 | 349 | 230 |
| 59 | Fujiko Onishi | Japan | 28 | 35$^†$ | 30 | 15 | 33 | 37$^†$ | 33 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 26$^†$ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 331 | 233 |
| 60 | Marion Couturier | France | 27 | 28 | 29 | 34$^†$ | 29 | 13 | DSQ 47$^†$ | 17 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 19 | RET 45$^†$ | DNF 45 | 363 | 237 |
| 61 | Jennie Roberts | Great Britain | 22 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 35$^†$ | 27 | 25 | DNF 47$^†$ | 25$^†$ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 352 | 245 |
| 62 | Emma Viktoria Millend | Estonia | 34 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 43$^†$ | DNF 47$^†$ | 2 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 37$^†$ | 372 | 245 |
| 63 | Samantha Costin | Australia | 36$^†$ | 22 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 35$^†$ | 27 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 28$^†$ | 20 | 18 | 357 | 258 |
| 64 | Danae Pontifex | Greece | 29 | 36 | 39$^†$ | 38$^†$ | 17 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 37$^†$ | 27 | 22 | 19 | 374 | 260 |
| 65 | Danicka Sailer | United States | 35 | 33 | 42$^†$ | 36 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 33 | DNF 47$^†$ | 7 | 36$^†$ | 21 | 15 | 4 | 388 | 263 |
| 66 | Aimee Bright | New Zealand | 25 | 25 | 22 | 38$^†$ | 16 | 29 | 15 | 39$^†$ | 33 | 36$^†$ | 22 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 377 | 264 |
| 67 | Giovanna Prada | Brazil | 39$^†$ | 37 | 32 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 39$^†$ | 25 | 34$^†$ | 11 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 379 | 267 |
| 68 | Lucy Kenyon | Great Britain | 31 | 31 | 31 | 37$^†$ | 21 | 29 | RDG 25 | 41$^†$ | 17 | 23 | 23 | 29$^†$ | 19 | 23 | 380 | 273 |
| 69 | Fianne Brule | Netherlands | 35$^†$ | 34 | 38$^†$ | 35 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 32$^†$ | 32 | 16 | 385 | 280 |
| 70 | Helena Wanser | Germany | 32 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 37$^†$ | 25 | 33$^†$ | 33$^†$ | 6 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 384 | 281 |
| 71 | Catrin Williams | Great Britain | 33 | 35 | 28 | 39 | 31 | 31 | BFD 47$^†$ | 29 | DNF 47$^†$ | 19 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 33$^†$ | 409 | 282 |
| 72 | Sofie Hammeken | Denmark | 32 | 28 | 34 | 40$^†$ | 38$^†$ | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 34 | 16 | 31 | 35$^†$ | 425 | 312 |
| 73 | Aikaterini Divari | Greece | 30 | UFD 45$^†$ | 39 | 27 | 33 | 41$^†$ | 39 | 33 | 17 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 34$^†$ | 433 | 313 |
| 74 | Bryn Muller | United States | 38 | 41$^†$ | 20 | 36 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 27 | DNF 47$^†$ | 30 | 13 | 40$^†$ | 37 | 26 | 446 | 318 |
| 75 | Junna Watanabe | Japan | 42$^†$ | 36 | 34 | 37 | 42$^†$ | 33 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 31$^†$ | 18 | 17 | 434 | 319 |
| 76 | Bruna Martinelli | Brazil | 34 | 34 | 37$^†$ | 35 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 41$^†$ | 27 | 35$^†$ | 35 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 439 | 326 |
| 77 | Manon Berger | Switzerland | 37 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 35 | BFD 47$^†$ | 39 | DNF 47$^†$ | 21 | 27 | 13 | 36$^†$ | 24 | 466 | 336 |
| 78 | Sofia Hämäläinen | Finland | 39 | 39 | 40$^†$ | 42$^†$ | 32 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 38$^†$ | 23 | 25 | 461 | 341 |
| 79 | Lorena Abicht | Austria | 43$^†$ | 38 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 17 | 13 | DNF 47$^†$ | 37 | 31 | 30 | 39$^†$ | 30 | 477 | 348 |
| 80 | Anna Weis | United States | 40 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 40 | 43$^†$ | 23 | 19 | DNF 47$^†$ | 27 | 32 | DNC 45$^†$ | DNC 45 | DNC 45 | 484 | 349 |
| 81 | Elena Sandera | Switzerland | 37 | 40 | 36 | DNF 47$^†$ | 35 | 39 | 41 | 31 | DNF 47$^†$ | 15 | 20 | 39 | 24 | DNF 45$^†$ | 496 | 357 |
| 82 | Stella Bilger | New Zealand | 30 | 40$^†$ | 36 | 33 | 39$^†$ | 39 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39$^†$ | 38 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 494 | 376 |
| 83 | Cristina Ortiz Vivas | Mexico | 38 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 41$^†$ | 33 | 43$^†$ | 27 | 41$^†$ | 40 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 510 | 385 |
| 84 | Cecilia Haslund Oreskov | Denmark | 41 | 37 | 44$^†$ | 41 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 35 | DNF 47$^†$ | 38$^†$ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 516 | 387 |
| 85 | Miki Yamabe | Japan | 44$^†$ | 42 | 43$^†$ | 43 | 41 | 37 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 40$^†$ | 39 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 515 | 388 |
| 86 | Sara Szentivanyi | Hungary | DNF 45 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 41 | BFD 47$^†$ | 37 | DNF 47$^†$ | 42 | DNF 45$^†$ | BFD 45 | 38 | 38 | 589 | 450 |
| 87 | Rebecca Heller | Canada | RET 45$^†$ | DNF 45 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 41 | DNF 47$^†$ | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | DNF 45$^†$ | 594 | 457 |
| 88 | Katya Coelho | India | DNF 45 | DNF 45 | DNF 47$^†$ | DNF 47$^†$ | DNC 47 | DNF 47 | 43 | 43 | DNF 47 | DNC 45$^†$ | DNC 45 | DNC 45 | DNC 45 | DNC 45 | 636 | 497 |
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend: – Advance to final; – Advance to semi-final; – Advance to quarter-final; BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;

### Medal series

Results of individual races :
| Pos | Helmsman | Country | QF | SF | F |
| | Shahar Tibi | Israel | – | 1 | 1 |
| | Katy Spychakov | Israel | – | 2 | 2 |
| | Emma Wilson | Great Britain | – | – | 3 |
| 4 | Mina Mobekk | Norway | 2 | 3 | – |
| 5 | Hélène Noesmoen | France | 1 | 4 | – |
| 6 | Tamar Steinberg | Israel | STP 3.6 | – | – |
| 7 | Sharon Kantor | Israel | 4 | – | – |
| 8 | Yan Zheng | China | 5 | – | – |
| 9 | Mariana Aguilar | Mexico | 6 | – | – |
| 10 | Marta Maggetti | Italy | 7 | – | – |
Source: Legend: STP – Standard penalty imposed;