World Match Racing Tour / Minoprio Wins Race of His Life at Danish Open

 Reigning World Match Racing Tour Champion Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing declared his victory over close friend and fierce rival Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team in the final of the Danish Open as one of the best of his life. With the score tied at 2-2 in the first to 3 point series, Minoprio trailed Mirsky in the final match but battled back for the most dramatic victory of his career.

Finals day in Bornholm played host to some of the most exciting and extraordinary racing of the year, which included a dead-heat in the petit final, a Mirsky fightback from 2-0 down in the semis and plenty of controversy. The victory boosted Minoprio’s chance of retaining his title, moving him up to second in the standings cutting Matthieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team lead to just 17 points with two rounds left of the 2010 Tour.

World Match Racing Tour / Early Exit for Ainslie and Gilmour at Danish Open

Three time Olympic Gold medalist Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN and four time Match Racing World Champion Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing were among the big name casualties who were sent packing from the Danish Open today, effectively ending their dreams of winning the ISAF World Match Racing Tour Championship.

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