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10 September 2003, 11:01 am

Fredrik SVENSSON (SWE) is the New World Champion

Europe Class Men's World Championship

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The Europe Class Men's World Championship concluded yesterday. The final race was won by Michael RISOR (DEN) with Arvid CLAESON (SWE) finishing second. Overall Fredrik SVENSSON (SWE) who takes the title on equal points with his countryman Oscar CLAESON.

Svensson and Claeson finished sixth and ninth respectively in Race Ten. Third overall went to Norway's Christopher GUNDERSEN who claimed fifth place in the final race. The first Spanish qualifier was Manuel JIMÉNEZ in a meritorious fourth place, followed by Jesús ROGEL in seventh and Francese TERRASA in eleventh. Defending champion, Soren JOHNSEN (DEN), finished tenth overall, rounding off his championship with a disappointing 23 place.

Top Ten Overall

Pos	Nation	Helm	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	10	Pts
1	SWE 60	Fredrik SVENSSON	16	6	5	1	1	8	13	1	5	6	33
2	SWE 44	Oscar CLAESON	34	1	4	5	4	24	5	4	1	9	33
3	NOR 889	Christopher GUNDERSEN	9	10	15	7	2	31	7	6	2	5	48
4	ESP 250	Manuel JIMÉNEZ	1	4	11	4	18	4	2	34	33	8	52
5	SWE 3471	Patrik JOHANSSON	2	3	1	3	5	19	6	17	20	18	55
6	SWE 4	Claeson ARVID	13	2	25	2	3	21	11	13	10	2	56
7	ESP 666	Jesús ROGEL SÁNCHEZ	3	5	10	8	DSQ	3	8	DNF	12	11	60
8	FRA 5530	Mathieu DERAND	12	11	19	20	8	23	3	2	7	16	78
9	DEN 55	Michael RISOR	11	17	29	46	13	11	15	5	6	1	79
10	DEN 2	Soren JOHNSEN	5	25	14	6	7	15	14	15	3	23	79