World Match Racing Tour Leaderboard

by Yvonne Reid

After 5 events on the Tour, Ian Williams' Team Pindar has upped its points to 72 and stretched its lead to 15 points over Sebastien Col’s French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge, who lie second with 57. Both Mathieu Richard and Torvar Mirsky leap-frogged Bjorn Hansen to make third and fourth on 47 and 45 points, respectively, leaving Hansen in 5th on 40.

SailRaceWin notes that BlackMatch Racing (Adam Minoprio) are now 11th on the Tour leaderboard, without having competed in all events on the Tour this year. They lie ahead of names such as Peter Gilmour (AUS), Jesper Radich (DEN), Ben Ainslie (GBR) and Johnie Berntsson (SWE) on the Tour leaderboard.

ISAF Match Racing World Championship Leaderboard (Top 12)
(After Stage 5 of 9)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team Pindar, 72
2. Sebastien Col (FRA) French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge, 57
3. Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team/Team French Spirit, 47
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team, 45
5. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Alandia Sailing Team, 40
6. Mattias Rahm (SWE) Stena Bulk Sailing Team, 34
7. Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Shosholoza, 33
8. Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge, 31
9. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) Trifork Racing/Mascalzone Latino, 26
10. Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team, 25
11. Adam Minoprio (NZL) BlackMatch Racing/Emirates Team New Zealand, 21
12. Peter Wibroe (DEN) Team Wibroe, 18

World Match Racing Tour