New Zealand, France and Britain in the Semis at St Moritz Match Race 2008

Sebastien Col (seen here racing Paolo Cian) lost out to compatriot Philippe Presti in their quarterfinal pairing in St Moritz. Image copyright Loris von Siebenthal/www.myimage.ch

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Mathieu Richard defeated an out of practice Jes Gram Hansen 2-0 in their quarterfinal, while Philippe Presti made it two for France in the semifinals at the St Moritz Match Race 2008, defeating compatriot Sebastien Col 2-1.

The full semifinal line-up for St Moritz Match Race 2008 is Adam Minoprio (NZL) versus Ian Williams (GBR), while Mathieu Richard (FRA) races Philippe Presti (FRA) in another all-French affair, in the second semifinal. The semifinals are best-of-five races.

Sail-offs for places 5-8 will be held Saturday afternoon in St Moritz, with the semifinals and finals taking place on Sunday.

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS (winners in bold)

M1 Philippe Prestiv Sebastien Col
M2 Sebastien Col v Philippe Presti
M3 Philippe Presti v Sebastien Col

M1 Mathieu Richard v Jes Gram Hansen
M2 Jes Gram Hansen v Mathieu Richard

M1 Peter Wibroe v Adam Minoprio
M2 Adam Minoprio v Peter Wibroe
M3 Peter Wibroe v Adam Minoprio

M1 Ian Williams v Eric Monnin
M2 Eric Monnin v Ian Williams
M3 Ian Williams v Eric Monnin

SEMIFINAL PAIRINGS
(Semifinals are first to two wins)

A
M1 Philippe Presti v Mathieu Richard
M2 Mathieu Richard v Philippe Presti
M3 Philippe Presti v Mathieu Richard

B
M1 Ian Williams v Adam Minoprio
M2 Adam Minoprio v Ian Williams
M3 Ian Williams v Adam Minoprio

St Moritz Match Race
World Match Racing Tour