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The third day of GKSS Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand saw the Open division finish the round-robin and advance to the quarter-finals with each of the three matches concluded in straight 2-0 wins. Swedenâs Anna Ăstling (Team WINGS) leads the round robin stage in the Nordea Womenâs Trophy undefeated with seven straight wins.
Despite the forecast showing challenging conditions over the next few days, the GKSS Race Committee was keen to push through racing yesterday for the Open division and Nordea Womenâs Trophy at GKSS Match Cup Sweden in anticipation of the weather ahead.
Concluding the round-robin stage in the Match Cup Open division, the quarter-final pairings were set with Eric Monnin (SUI)/Capvis Swiss Match Racing going up against New Zealandâs Nick Egnot-Johnson/ Knots Racing, Johnie Berntsson (SWE) v AurĂ©lien Pierroz (FRA), and Denmarkâs Jeppe Borch/ Borch Racing v Swedenâs Marius Westerlind. Each of the matches were won in straight 2-0 scores with Monnin, Berntsson and Borch joining USAâs Chris Poole in the semi-finals.
2022 Match Racing World Champion Nick Egnot-Johnson and his Knots Racing crew had a disappointing day after being defeated in their two races against Switzerlandâs Eric Monnin.
âIt is a shame not to make it through to the semis as we have been sailing well this week with a new crew, two of whom havenât sailed the Far East 28âs before. The conditions in Marstrand have been amazing, unfortunately we made a crucial errors in each of our quarter-final matches against Eric (Monnin) and they got away from us.â
In the Nordea Womenâs Trophy, the eight teams concluded the robin stage with Swedenâs Anna Ăstling advancing straight to the semi-finals and the remaining six teams lining up in the quarter finals.
âWe had a great day yesterday with three important racesâ commented Ăstling. âThe crew are working so hard and we have been able to make some good and proactive decisions â we also had a lot of fun surfing down waves yesterday!â
The forecast for Thursday is for stronger winds from the South with the hope of conditions improving in the afternoon to start the Nordea Womenâs Trophy quarter-finals.GKSS Match Cup Sweden Quarter-Final Results For more information, follow www.wmrt.com and via social media at Facebook and Instagram @wordmatchracingtour |
GKSS Match Cup Sweden Quarter-final Results |
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Nordea Womenâs Trophy Results after Day 3 |
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