Situated in the Umbria region of central Italy, Lake Pietrafitta hosted 24 nations for the 2014 event, including two competitors – from the USA and Israel – fishing the championships for the first time.
Korda Carp Team England were competing in their 10th championships, had practiced at the venue three weeks prior to the event and were in confident mood at the time of the draw but in the end Croatia proved to be the most consistent team and Korda Team England missed out on a medal.
Team Result
First: Croatia 4 points.
Second: France 10 points
Third: Belgium 14 points.
England were 4th on 21 points with host nation Italy finishing 5th on 23 points.
Individual Results
First: Banaj and Jakopcevic, Croatia 143.755kg
Second: Farge and Neyrat, France 124.805kg
Third: Delic and Stanic, Croatia 78.880kg
Dick Clegg, ATr International Events Manager, commented:
“The World Carp Championships have continued to grow year on year and Italy provided the venue for the 2014 competition after Romania was refused permission to organise the event at a very late stage.
Complications regarding the legitimacy of the Romanian Federation resulted in the championship being moved to Lake Pietrafitta where host country Italy had organised the 2011 event.
The move proved to be very popular on a venue that was known to hold some huge fish a far cry from the exceptionally poor Portuguese Montargil reservoir of 2013. An Italian angler had a fish of 17.140 kilos and England a fish of 12.950 kilos with 14 teams recording at least one fish of more than 10 kilos.
I can see that this suited Team England and I congratulate them after finishing in a very creditable 4th position, but at the same time I must sympathise with both the team and management after just missing out on a podium place.”
