Best performance of the year for Marion Ricordeau on the Ladies European Tour by finishing second in the Xiamen Open. Alexandra Vilatte climbs on the third step.

  • Cheng Ssu Chia - Photo: DR

A rich week for the Frenchwomen who excelled in China, the Picardy Marion Ricordeau, passed very close to her first success on the LET three strokes behind the 17-year-old Chinese amateur, Ssu-Chia Cheng. The player of the Ailette pockets the winnings of first place € 37, indicating that she is happy to have made the trip after having hesitated.

Alexandra Vilatte all week in the top 10, ends her tournament in style with a third place.

Finally, Saint Cloud player Joanna Klatten will finish on a good note with a nice 5th place after having renewed for the last day with a score under par.

The morale of the French is high while waiting for a next victory over the LET, maybe at the Dubai Ladies Masters in three weeks….

The final notes:

206 - Sseu-Chia Cheng (TPE) 70 68 68

209 - Marion Ricordeau (FRA) 72 68 69

210 - Alexandra Vilatte (FRA) 70 70 70, Beth Allen (USA) 69 71 70

211 - Liz Young (ENG) 69 71 71, Xi Yu Lin (CHN) 71 70 70, Joanna Klatten (FRA) 72 68 71

212 - Sarah Kemp (AUS) 72 72 68

213 - Tzu Chi Lin (TPE) 74 69 70, Vikki Laing (SCO) 72 67 74

214 - Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 72 69 73, Charley Hull (ENG) 73 69 72, Maria Hernandez (ESP) 71 72 71, Connie Chen (RSA) 68 70 76, Chloé Leurquin (BEL) 70 68 76, Cassandra Kirkland ( FRA) 72 73 69

215 - Wichanee Meechai (THA) 71 76 68, Pamela Pretswell (SCO) 72 72 71, Yu Ting Shi (CHN) 71 73 71, Pei-Yun Chien (TPE) 76 69 70, Sahra Hassan (WAL) 72 74 69, Li Qing Chen (CHN) 70 72 73, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 69 70 76

216 - Meng Chen Chu- (TPE) 71 72 73, Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA) 75 72 69, Lydia Hall (WAL) 75 71 70

217 - Valentine Derrey (FRA) 75 72 70, Pimpadsorn Sangkagaro (THA) 72 73 72, Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 70 70 77, Michelle Koh (MYS) 75 68 74, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 72 75 70

218 - Becky Morgan (WAL) 71 71 76, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 72 72 74, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 73 72 73, Tiranan Yoopan (THA) 72 70 76, Jade Schaeffer (FRA) 71 70 77, Jienalin Zhang ( CHN) 75 69 74, Caroline Martens (NOR) 70 71 77, Ashleigh Simon (RSA) 71 73 74

219 - Aunchisa Utama (THA) 75 71 73, Qi Feng Xiao (CHN) 73 74 72, Rebecca Artis (AUS) 71 70 78, Maha Haddioui (MAR) 76 69 74, Pan Pan Yan (CHN) 72 72 75, Kylie Walker (SCO) 71 73 75, Eleanor Givens (ENG) 74 73 72

220 - Saraporn Chamchoi (THA) 74 70 76, Aretha Pan (MYS) 73 73 74, Rungthiwa Pangjan (THA) 74 75 71, Gwladys Nocera (FRA) 72 75 73

221 - Ann-Kathrin Lindner (GER) 73 73 75, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 75 70 76, Nikki Campbell (AUS) 75 74 72, Noora Tamminen (FIN) 69 77 75, Hong Tian (CHN) 74 73 74, Hannah Burke (ENG) 72 73 76, Whitney Hillier (AUS) 74 73 74

222 - Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 74 70 78, Kusuma Meechai (THA) 76 71 75, Stephanie Na (AUS) 71 76 75

223 - Louise Larsson (SWE) 74 75 74

224 - Dan Li (CHN) 79 70 75, Holly Aitchison (ENG) 76 73 75, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 72 76 76

228 - Hsuan-Ping Chang (TPE) 77 72 79

229 - Alison Whitaker (AUS) 77 72 80, Mireia Prat (ESP) 73 75 81