Comfort for Chopra in latest Ryder Cup placings

Daniel Chopra's play-off loss to Australian Aaron Baddeley at the Mastercard Masters in Melbourne has put the Florida-based Swede in seventh place on the world points list from which the first five spots in Europe's Ryder Cup team will be filled next August.

Latest leading positions in the European Ryder Cup points tables after the Mastercard Masters on November 25 (top five on world points list qualify on August 31 2008, followed by leading five non-qualified players on European points list. Captain Nick Faldo then adds two wild cards - Capitals indicate players in qualifying positions):