NEUGODNIKOV Wins Out

World number seven Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS) defeated Neville WITTEY (AUS) in the final to take the ISAF Grade 1 Yava Trophy in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Andrew ARBUZOV (RUS) had earlier claimed third place with victory in the petit-final.

Yesterday in variable weather which at times produced thunderstorms and hard rain, NEUGODNIKOV had won a fiercely fought semi-final match against Eugeniy NIKIFOROV (RUS) 3-2. Meanwhile WITTEY beat 2000 and 2001 winner ARBUZOV 3-1 to book his place in the today’s final.

Before the final got underway ARBUZOV and NIKIFOROV lined up in a battle for third place, won by ARBUZOV 2-1. WITTEY took an early advantage in the final with victory in the first race but from then on it was all NEUGODNIKOV, with the Russian winning three in a row to take the title.

Yava Trophy Results

Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS) d. Neville WITTEY (AUS), 3-1

Andrew ARBUZOV (RUS) d. Eugeniy NIKIFOROV (RUS), 2-1

Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS) d. Eugeniy NIKIFOROV (RUS), 3-2
Neville WITTEY (AUS) d. Andrew ARBUZOV (RUS), 3-1

1. Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS), 4-1
2. Andrew ARBUZOV (RUS), 4-1
3. Eugeniy NIKIFOROV (RUS), 3-2
4. Neville WITTEY (AUS), 2-3
5. Pierre-Antoine MORVAN (FRA), 1-4
6. Sergey MUSIKHIN (RUS), 1-4

7. Takumi NAKAMURA (JPN)
8. Alpo KAAKINEN  (FIN)
9. Andrew CORNAH (GBR)
10. Mahesh RAMCHANDRAN (IND)

1. Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS), 8-1
2. Neville WITTEY (AUS), 7-2
3. Eugeniy NIKIFOROV (RUS), 7-2
4. Andrew ARBUZOV (RUS), 6-3
5. Sergey MUSIKHIN (RUS), 5-4
6. Pierre-Antoine MORVAN (FRA), 4-5
7. Takumi NAKAMURA (JPN), 3-6
8. Andrew CORNAH (GBR), 2-7
9. Alpo KAAKINEN (FIN), 2-7
10. Mahesh RAMCHANDRAN (IND), 1-8

Yava Trophy Final Standings

1. Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS)
2. Neville WITTEY (AUS)
3. Andrew ARBUZOV (RUS)
4. Eugeniy NIKIFOROV (RUS)
5. Pierre-Antoine MORVAN (FRA)
6. Sergey MUSIKHIN (RUS)
7. Takumi NAKAMURA (JPN)
8. Alpo KAAKINEN (FIN)
9. Andrew CORNAH (GBR)
10. Mahesh RAMCHANDRAN (IND)

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