Matteo Iachino secured his fourth PWA Foil Slalom world title at the Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt on 4 October, overturning a narrow deficit on the final day after a semi-final collision ended Fabian Wolf's challenge. The Italian finished third in the decisive eighth elimination to snatch the crown.
A collision that changed everything
Wolf started the day holding a 0.3-point lead and had reached every final all week. The course ran close to shore, the finish line sitting directly in front of the riders' paddock, where crowds gathered in bright sunshine on the bank holiday.
Both men progressed through their quarter-finals without trouble. In the semi-final, Wolf trailed Nico Prien exiting the first gybe. Prien fell, and Wolf, directly behind, could not avoid him and also crashed off his board.
