# 2015 Orienteering World Cup

The 2015 Orienteering World Cup was the 21st edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2015 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 11 events, all individual competitions. The events were located in Australia, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and Switzerland. The 2015 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom was included in the World Cup.
Daniel Hubmann of Switzerland won his second consecutive overall title in the men's World Cup, his sixth title in total. Tove Alexandersson of Sweden won her second overall title in the women's World Cup.

## Events
### Men

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 - Australia ||||||||
| 1 | Tasmania, Australia | Sprint | 3 January | Matthias Kyburz | Daniel Hubmann | Gustav Bergman |
| 2 | Tasmania, Australia | Middle | 8 January | Daniel Hubmann | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Kyburz |
| 3 | Tasmania, Australia | Long | 13 May | Matthias Kyburz | Daniel Hubmann | Gustav Bergman |
| Round 2 - Norway/Sweden ||||||||
| 4 | Halden, Norway | Long | 4 June | Matthias Kyburz | Thierry Gueorgiou | Gustav Bergman |
| 5 | Lysekil, Sweden | Sprint | 6 June | Annulled due to problems with timing | Annulled due to problems with timing | Annulled due to problems with timing |
| 6 | Uddevalla, Sweden | Middle | 7 June | Thierry Gueorgiou | William Lind | Matthias Kyburz |
| Round 3 - World Championships ||||||||
| 7 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Sprint (WOC) | 2 August | Jonas Leandersson | Martin Hubmann | Jerker Lysell |
| 8 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Middle (WOC) | 4 August | Daniel Hubmann | Lucas Basset | Olle Boström |
| 9 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Long (WOC) | 7 August | Thierry Gueorgiou | Daniel Hubmann | Olav Lundanes |
| Round 4 - Finals ||||||||
| 10 | Arosa, Switzerland | Long | 2 October | Daniel Hubmann | Carl Godager Kaas | Olav Lundanes |
| 11 | Arosa, Switzerland | Middle | 3 October | Daniel Hubmann | Ruslan Glibov | Baptiste Rollier |

### Women

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 - Australia ||||||||
| 1 | Tasmania, Australia | Sprint | 3 January | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Sara Lüscher |
| 2 | Tasmania, Australia | Middle | 8 January | Tove Alexandersson | Mari Fasting | Maria Magnusson |
| 3 | Tasmania, Australia | Long | 10 January | Tove Alexandersson | Sara Lüscher | Emma Johansson |
| Round 2 - Norway/Sweden ||||||||
| 4 | Halden, Norway | Long | 3 June | Ida Bobach | Tove Alexandersson | Svetlana Mironova |
| 5 | Lysekil, Sweden | Sprint | 6 June | Annulled due to problems with timing | Annulled due to problems with timing | Annulled due to problems with timing |
| 6 | Uddevalla, Sweden | Middle | 7 June | Helena Jansson | Nadiya Volynska | Emma Johansson |
| Round 3 - World Championships ||||||||
| 7 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Sprint (WOC) | 2 August | Tove Alexandersson | Kamilla Olaussen | Karolin Ohlsson |
| 8 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Middle (WOC) | 4 August | Annika Billstam | Merja Rantanen | Emma Johansson |
| 9 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Long (WOC) | 7 August | Ida Bobach | Mari Fasting | Svetlana Mironova |
| Round 4 - Finals ||||||||
| 10 | Arosa, Switzerland | Long | 2 October | Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg | Sabine Hauswirth | Sara Lüscher |
| 11 | Arosa, Switzerland | Middle | 3 October | Catherine Taylor | Nadiya Volynska | Sara Lüscher |

## Points distribution

The 40 best runners in each event were awarded points. In the final race (WC 11), the runners were awarded a double number of points.
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Points | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points Final (WC 11) | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |

## Overall standings

This section shows the final standings after all 11 individual events.
| Men RankAthletePoints 1 Daniel Hubmann790 2 Matthias Kyburz605 3 Olav Lundanes384 4 Gustav Bergman353 5 Magne Dæhli322 6 Thierry Gueorgiou317 7 William Lind311 8 Ruslan Glibov271 9 Mårten Boström249 10 Oleksandr Kratov240 | Women RankAthletePoints 1 Tove Alexandersson540 2 Sara Lüscher487 3 Nadiya Volynska459 4 Ida Bobach421 5 Emma Johansson362 6 Sabine Hauswirth319 7 Catherine Taylor311 8 Judith Wyder301 9 Anne Margrethe Hausken279 10 Julia Gross275 |

## Achievements

Only individual competitions.