World Match Racing Tour, Cian e Bruni avanzano ai quarti
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World Match Racing Tour – Marsiglia – Decisamente una bella giornata per la vela italiana quella che si è conclusa da poche ore a Marsiglia. Sia Paolo Cian che Francesco Bruni si sono infatti qualificati per i quarti di finale del Match Race France, primo evento del World Match Racing Tour. I due skipper si sono infatti uniti a Torvar Mirsky, Ben Ainslie, Adam Minoprio, Philippe Presti, Mathieu Richard e Sebastien Col e da domani tenteranno di guadagnare l’accesso alle semifinali di questo evento che giungerà a conclusione domenica. Le pairing list ancora devono essere definite: a scegliere per primo il nome dell’avversario sarà Mirsky e a seguire toccherà ad Ainslie e al campione iridato Minoprio.
Il Round Robin non ha avuto un vero e proprio dominatore, anche se il numero due della ranking list Torvar Mirsky e lo skipper di Team Origin, Ben Ainslie, si sono elevati sugli avversari, chiudendo il girone con un lieve margine di vantaggio rispetto a Minoprio, Presti e Cian, tutti giunti a pari punti grazie a uno score di sette vittorie e quattro sconfitte. Score in negativo, invece, per Richard, Bruni e Col. Ma questo riflette quanto accaduto sino a oggi: nel match race si sa che tutto può cambiare in breve tempo.
Tra gli eliminati, invece, spiccano i nomi di Peter Gilmour, ex numero uno della ranking list mondiale in regata con il figlio diciottenne, e dell’ex campione iridato Betrand Pacè, skipper e timoniere di Aleph Sailing Team.
Round Robin, classifica finale
Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing Team, 9-2
Ben Ainslie, Team Orgin, 8-3
Adam Minoprio, BlackMatch Racing, 7-4
Philippe Presti, 7-4
Paolo Cian, Team Italia, 7-4
Mathieu Richard, French Match Racing Team, 5-6
Francesco Bruni, Azzurra, 5-6
Sébastien Col, All4One, 5-6
Pierre-Antoine Morvan, 4-7
Bertrand Pacé, Aleph Sailing Team, 4-7
Peter Gilmour, Yanmar Racing, 3-8
Gian Luca Perris, 2-9
WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR, READY FOR THE QUARTER FINAL
[World Match Racing Tour Press Release] Match Race France, Stage 1 of the World Match Racing Tour has today demonstrated to competitors, organisers, fans and media why this style of ‘boat on boat’ sail racing is soaring in popularity, not just for those devoted marine heritage fans who idolise everything related to the America’s Cup drama, but also to the mass market public who like to immerse themselves in the wonder of a new sports platform finding different heroes and villains not yet saturated through coverage.
Over the last 3 days World Match Racing Tour followers have enjoyed 18 flights to now secure 8 skippers into the Quarter Finals from the original 12 invited competitors. The sustainable multi event series over a massive 9 month period is propelling the World Match Racing Tour forwards into the ‘global sports brand’ category, which sailing deserves to occupy alongside the likes of the PGA Tour with a loyal global audience.
Kings of the 2009 World Match Racing Tour, Adam Minoprio BlackMatch Racing, Torvar Mirsky Mirsky Racing Team and Ben Ainslie Team Origin, are still on top of the scoreboard really reinforcing their excellence through consistent strategically considered build up training. Top of today’s game is the Tour’s youngest helm in the slick Mirsky Racing Team at 23 years old.
Torvar has a maturity beyond his years when talking us through commitment to his sporting profession, “We feel we’ve prepared properly for the start of this year’s World Match Racing Tour and that’s paid off. We always knew we would be one of the tougher teams to beat, we are pleased with our consistent performance to date and the team is now looking forward to the rest of Match Race France”.
The sailing Gods distilled a different set of fortunes on Peter Gilmour, Yanmar Racing. Along with two other French nationals, he has been knocked out at this early stage. Gilmour who has been racing this week with his 18 year old son, David, said “We are obviously a little disappointed but we are taking the positives with us, it has been a good start to the 2010 World Match Racing Tour and we will be back in full force at Match Race Germany during May”.
The Quarter Finals competitor list has half of the skippers currently assigned to global America’s Cup syndicates; this will ensure aggressive style manoeuvres for tomorrow’s Round Robin matches off Escale Borely Beach. The new race course location shifts the Tour into a ‘weekend mode’ with a more intense atmosphere on the start line and a public orientated set up on the shore. This integrated mix of satisfying the competitors and spectators across each of World Match Racing Tour’s 10 events will continue to develop the professional sailing series into a recognised global sporting brand that appeals to so many.
Overall Round Robin Standings
Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing Team, 9-2
Ben Ainslie, Team Orgin, 8-3
Adam Minoprio, BlackMatch Racing, 7-4
Philippe Presti, 7-4
Paolo Cian, Team Italia, 7-4
Mathieu Richard, French Match Racing Team, 5-6
Francesco Bruni, Azzurra, 5-6
Sébastien Col, All4One, 5-6
Pierre-Antoine Morvan, 4-7
Bertrand Pacé, Aleph Sailing Team, 4-7
Peter Gilmour, Yanmar Racing, 3-8
Gian Luca Perris, 2-9
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