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23 August 2005, 12:12 pm

WIBROE Wins

Nordic Match Racing Championship 2005

Vaasa, Finland

The ISAF Grade 2 Nordic Match Racing Championship concluded on Sunday in Vaasa, Finland when Peter WIBROE (DEN) faced Martin ANGSELL (SWE) in the final.

Following the preliminary stages the top four skippers went through to the semi-finals.

Position	Helm	Nation	Wins	Losses	Points
1	Peter WIBROE	DEN	8	1	8
2	Martin ANGSELL	SWE	6	3	6
3	Tobias NIEMI	FIN	6	3	6
4	Alpo KAKKINEN	FIN	5	4	5
5	Antti LUHTA	FIN	5	4	5
6	Mattias HERMANSSON	SWE	5	4	5
7	Mads EBLER	DEN	4	5	4
8	Johan NEOVIUS	FIN	3	6	3
9	Jon ERIKSSON	FIN	2	7	2
10	Tapio NISSILÄ	FIN	1	8	1

Peter WIBROE (DEN), currently ranked at number 35 in the world went into the semis as the top ranked skipper with eight wins and one loss and chose to sail against Alpo KAAKINEN (FIN), leaving the other semi between Martin ANGSELL (SWE), ranked just three places above WIBROE at number 32, and Tobias NIEMI (FIN). WIBROE then went on to take his place in the final with two straight wins whilst ANGSELL took NIEMI to three matches before securing his place.

In the final, WIBROE once again did not give his opponent much of a look in, controlling the matches from start to finish.

KAAKINEN and NIEMI had a much tougher fight for third place which eventually went in KAAKINEN's favour.

All these sailors will be hoping for a boost to their ranking position when the new ISAF World Match Race Rankings are released tomorrow.

Final Results

1 Peter WIBROE (DEN)
2 Martin ANGSELL (SWE)
3 Alpo KAAKINEN (FIN)
4 Tobias NIEMI (FIN)
5 Mattias HERMANSSON (SWE)
6 Antti LUHTA (FIN)
7 Mads EBLER (DEN)
8 Johan NEOVIUS (FIN)
9 Jon ERIKSSON (FIN)
10 Tapio NISSILÄ (FIN)

Event Media (As Amended by ISAF)