| 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship | |
|---|---|
 Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska | |
| Location | Nałęczów,  Poland |
| Start date | August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06) |
| End date | August 11, 2018 (2018-08-11) |
| Competitors | 33 from 14 nations |
| Champion | |
| Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska | |
3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship was 3rd edition of World Hot Air Ballooning Championships for women held in Nałęczów, Poland from August 6 to August 11, 2018. Total of 14 tasks were held. Five flights were cancelled due to the weather conditions from August 9 to August 11.
Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska from Leszno, Poland became world champion. Nicola Scaife, the world champion of 2014 and 2016 from Hunter Valley, Australia was third.
Final ranking
| Rank | Balloonist | Nation | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska | Poland |
10875 | 2 |
 |
Agnė Simonavičiūtė |  Lithuania |
9663 | 1 |
 |
Nicola Scaife |  Australia |
9287 | 4 |
| 4 | Kim Magee |  United States |
9048 | 0 |
| 5 | Elisabeth Kindermann-Schön |  Austria |
8976 | 1 |
| 6 | Julija Romanovskaja | Lithuania |
8788 | 3 |
| 7 | Cheri White | United States |
8319 | 0 |
| 8 | Astrid Carl |  Germany |
8295 | 0 |
| 9 | Nicole Vogel |  Switzerland |
8269 | 0 |
| 10 | Rita Becz |  Hungary |
7987 | 0 |
| 11 | Sanne Haarhuis |  Netherlands |
7946 | 0 |
| 12 | Kristin Vevere |  Latvia |
7752 | 0 |
| 13 | Chloe Hallet |  United Kingdom |
7568 | 1 |
| 14 | Beata Choma | Poland |
7351 | 0 |
| 15 | Joanna Biedermann | Poland |
7306 | 2 |
| 16 | Miglė Vaitulevičiūtė | Lithuania |
7100 | 0 |
| 17 | Diana Nasonova |  Russia |
7056 | 0 |
| 18 | Kelli Keller | United States |
7032 | 0 |
| 19 | Katharina Kräck | Germany |
6872 | 0 |
| 20 | Lindsay Muir | United Kingdom |
6581 | 0 |
| 21 | Ieva Skele | Latvia |
6411 | 1 |
| 22 | Marija Oparina | Russia |
6408 | 0 |
| 23 | Sylvia Meinl | Germany |
6174 | 0 |
| 24 | Marija Petric Miklousic |  Croatia |
6094 | 0 |
| 25 | Ewelina Leszczuk | Poland |
5947 | 0 |
| 26 | Caroline Splinters | Netherlands |
5869 | 0 |
| 27 | Akari Sue |  Japan |
5839 | 0 |
| 28 | Ieva Šuopytė | Lithuania |
5677 | 0 |
| 29 | Aline Kalousdian | Germany |
5161 | 0 |
| 30 | Mia Fraser | Australia |
5160 | 0 |
| 31 | Victoria Vertrees | United States |
4484 | 0 |
| 32 | Tomoko Kurahashi | Japan |
4395 | 0 |
| 33 | Rieko Shingo | Japan |
3473 | 0 |
References
- Sampolski, Maciej (13 August 2018). "Nałęczów gościł najlepsze pilotki na świecie - Radio Centrum". centrum.fm (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Label: No flight
- Kozak, Ada (22 August 2018). "Daria Dudkiewicz-Goławska, mistrzyni świata w lotach balonem: Czasami się boję. To obronna reakcja organizmu, która pozwala przetrwać". www.wysokieobcasy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Results
- The winning women (Wins and ranking after each flight, with photos)