Richard Bows Out of Korea Match Cup After Crunch Match With Hansen
11 June, 2011: Gyeonggi Province, Korea: Defending Korea Match Cup champion Mathieu Richard’s dreams of retaining his title were shattered today after being knocked out in the Quarter Finals by come-back kid Bjorn Hansen. The twelve Korea Match Cup competitors were whittled down to four in a dramatic day of fraught battles which saw current Tour leader Damien Iehl and Torvar Mirsky among the skippers to be sent home empty-handed.
Hansen (SWE) Mekonomen Sailing Team now joins Francesco Bruni (ITA) Bruni Racing, four times Match Racing World Champion Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing and highest scoring qualifier Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar in the Semi-Finals. Former double World Champion Williams automatically progressed to the Semi-Finals after notching up an impressive nine victories in 11 matches.
For an analysis of all the action from the final Qualifying Session and the Quarter-Final, visit www.wmrt.com
Quarter-Final Results:
Francesco Bruni (ITA) Bruni Racing beat Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team 2-1
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Mekonomen Sailing Team beat Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 2-1
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing beat Torvar Mirsky (AUS) The Wave Muscat 2-1
Standings after the Final day of the Qualifying Session:
Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar 9-2
Francesco Bruni (ITA) Bruni Racing 8-3
Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 7-4
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) The Wave Muscat 7-4
Bjorn Hansen (DEN) Mekonomen Sailing Team 7-4*
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing 6-5
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team 6-5
Paul Campbell-James (GBR) Dream Team 5-6
Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing 5-6
Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team 4-7
Sung Wook Kim (KOR) Busan Match Team 1-10
Reuben Corbett (NZL) AON Racing Team 1-10
* deducted 0.5pts
