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4 & OVERALL
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| Under a gray, threatening, Scandinavian
sky, and in front of more than two thousand spectators lining
the seawall of Skovshoved Harbor, Swedish Victory Challenge
skipper Magnus Holmberg defended his Danish Open championship.
Holmberg and his Team StoraEnsor match race crew defeated
Victory Challenge teammate, and local hero, Jesper Bank in
the finals of the Swedish Match Tour's Danish Open 2001.
The win was also Holmberg's second consecutive victory on
the Swedish Match Tour. Last month in Ravenna, Italy, Holmberg
and crew won the Trombini Match Race. As a result, Holmberg,
Swedish Match Tour Year 2 champion, has opened up a 30-point
lead in the Swedish Match Tour Year 3 Championship standings.
Holmberg took a 2-0 lead in the finals by taking advantage
of penalties by Bank in the starts of the first two matches.
In match three, Bank took the fight to Holmberg and after
establishing a slight advantage in the start forced Holmberg
to the far left, stretching the course. This tactic put Holmberg
on the defensive and allowed Bank to dictate the pace of the
match, eventually building a twelve second lead around the
leeward mark from which Holmberg never recovered.
In the decisive fourth match, a penalty once again proved
a major difference. Bank copped one in the pre-start and Holmberg
sailed away, albeit with only a slight lead, but it proved
enough to reward the Swedish skipper with the victory.
In the petit final Peter Holmberg of Oracle Racing swept past
Gavin Brady of the Prada Challenge to claim third place. Holmberg
took advantage of several miscues by Brady including two penalties
in the first match, one for hitting the windward mark on the
first leg, and one penalty in the second match.
Earlier in the day, in semifinal action, Bank defeated Brady
two matches to zero while Magnus Holmberg defeated Peter Holmberg
two matches to one.
In the sail-offs, in an all Danish match-up, Jes Gram-Hansen
and his Team Marienlyst match race team defeated Team Steff
Houlberg, skippered by Jesper Radich 2-0 to claim fifth place.
Morten Henriksen of the illbruck Challenge defeated Ben Ainslie
of the OneWorld Challenge, skippering the Pizza La match race
team 2-1 to claim seventh place.
FINALS RESULTS
M. Holmberg def. Bank
M. Holmberg def. Bank
Bank def. M. Holmberg
M. Holmberg def. Bank
PETIT FINALS RESULTS
P. Holmberg def. Brady
P. Holmberg def. Brady
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
Semifinal 1 :
Bank def. Brady
Bank def. Brady
Semifinal 2 :
P. Holmberg def. M. Holmberg
M. Holmberg def. P. Holmberg
M. Holmberg def. P. Holmberg
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3
(Source
: sailsail.com)
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Jesper Bank and his Victory Challenge crew swept past
fellow Dane Jes Gram-Hansen and Team Marienlyst to continue
their strong showing at the Swedish Match Tour's Danish
Open 2001. Bank is joined in the semifinals by Victory Challenge
teammate Magnus Holmberg, Prada Challenge's Gavin Brady
and Oracle Racing's Peter Holmberg who staged a dramatic
comeback, down two matches to zero in the best-of-five quaterfinals
to advance.
Bank easily dispatched of his younger and less experienced
opponent and served notice that his is the team to beat
on championship Sunday on the waters of Skovshoved Harbor.
In spite of the fact the Danish Open 2001 is only his second
match race event this year, Bank has shown no rust this
week and is clearly building on his ninth place finish at
last month's Swedish Match Cup.
Bank's Victory Challenge teammate Magnus Holmberg and his
Team StoraEnso match race crew advanced after dropping the
first match of the quarters to Morten Henriksen of the illbruck
Challenge. Holmberg and crew then rallied back to take three
consecutive matches to sail into the next round.
Brady and Ben Ainslie of the OneWorld Challenge staged a
see-saw battle in their quarterfinal confrontation. Brady
won the first match of the day while Ainslie countered,
winning matches two and three. The pendulum and ensuing
momentum then swung in Brady's favor as the Italian skipper
won matches four and five to take his place in Sunday's
championship round.
The most dramatic match-up of the day featured local skipper
Jesper Radich against Peter Holmberg and his Oracle Racing
Team. Radich took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five quarterfinal
and then had to sit and wait through a two-hour delay as
the morning's light breeze all but disappeared. When sailing
resumed Holmberg took advantage of a Radich penalty at the
start to swing momentum in Oracle's favor. Holmberg and
crew then won the starts in matches four and five to cap
the rally.
In sail-offs for places nine - sixteen, Lars Nordbjerg of
Denmark defeated Great Britain's Chris Law to claim ninth
place. Law, sailing with a local Danish crew, was nonetheless
pleased considering it was his first match racing event
in several years. Denmark's Henrik Jensen then defeated
Johnie Berntsson of Sweden, sailing in only his second Grade
1 regatta. Berntsson had made his debut on the highest level
of the international match race scene last month at the
Swedish Match Cup in Marstrand, Sweden where he similarly
finsihed twelfth.
In the 13th place match, Danish amateur Jesper Feldt defeated
the GBR Challenge skippered by Andy Beadsworth, competing
for the first time in six months due to a broken bone in
his hand. Finally, Murray Jones and his Alinghi crew defeated
Sébastien Destrémau and Le Defi Français
team to take 15th place.
Quarterfinal Results
Quarterfinal 1 :
Bank def. Gram-Hansen
Bank def. Gram-Hansen
Bank def. Gram-Hansen
Quarterfinal 2 :
Henriksen def. M. Holmberg
M. Holmberg def. Henriksen
M. Holmberg def. Henriksen
M. Holmberg def. Henriksen
Quarterfinal 3 :
Radich def. P. Holmberg
Radich def. P. Holmberg
P. Holmberg def. Radich
P. Holmberg def. Radich
P. Holmberg def. Radich
Quarterfinal 4 :
Brady def. Ainslie
Ainslie def. Brady
Ainslie def. Brady
Brady def. Ainslie
Brady def. Ainslie
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2
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: sailsail.com)
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Jesper Bank, representing the Victory Challenge for
the 2003 America's Cup, received most of the attention prior
to the Swedish Match Tour's Danish Open 2001. To this point,
through the round robin portion of the regatta, Bank has
lived up to his billing. Bank led the way, registering six
wins, to sit atop the Group A standings as quarterfinal
action looms on Saturday. Banks' only misstep on his methodical
march to the quarterfinals was a loss to fellow Dane Henrik
Jensen in Flight 2 on Thursday.
Also advancing from Group A is Bank's Victory Challenge
teammate Magnus Holmberg and his Team StoraEnso match race
crew (5 wins), Peter Holmberg of Oracle Racing (4 wins)
and Ben Ainslie, skippering Team Pizza La comprised of members
of the OneWorld Challenge (4 wins).
Leading the charge out of Group B are Danish "amateurs,"
and Swedish Match Tour regulars, Jesper Radich and Jes Gram-Hansen.
These two Danes, while not as celebrated as their countryman
Bank, have found a good deal of success on the Swedish Match
Tour. Both skippers also got their starts in match racing
at the school run by the organizers of the Danish Open 2001.
Gavin Brady of Prada Challenge and Morten Henriksen of the
illbruck Challenge also advanced from Group B.
The two America's Cup syndicates finding themselves in dry-dock
as the quarterfinals commence are the Sébastien Destrémau-led
Le Défi Challenge and the GBR Challenge skippered
by Andy Beadsworth. Each team registered two wins during
the round robin.
Group A Leaderboard (Skipper / Wins / Losses)
Jesper Bank (Victory Challenge) 6 1
Magnus Holmberg (SWE/Victory Challenge-Team Stora Enso)
5 2
Peter Holmberg (Oracle Racing) 4 3
Ben Ainslie (USA/OneWorld - Team Pizza La) 4 3
Lars Nordbjerg (DEN) 3 4
Andy Beadsworth (GBR Challenge) 2 5
Sébastien Destrémau (Le Défi Français)
2 5
Henrik Jensen (DEN) 3 4
Group B Leaderboard (Skipper / Wins
/ Losses)
Jesper Radich (DEN/Team Steff Houlberg) 5 2
Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN/Team Hotel Marienlyst) 5 2
Gavin Brady (Prada Challenge) 5 2
Morten Henriksen (illbruck Challenge) 4 3
Chris Law (Great Britain) 4 3
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) 3 4
Murray Jones (Alinghi Challenge) 1 6
Jesper Feldt (DEN) 1 6
Group A Round Robin Results
Flight 5 : Jensen def. Destrémau - Ainslie def. Beadsworth
- P. Holmberg def. Nordbjerg - Bank def. M. Holmberg
Flight 6 : M. Holmberg def. Nordbjerg - Beadsworth def.
Destrémau - Ainslie def. Jensen - Bank def. P. Holmberg
Flight 7 : Destrémau def. Ainslie - P. Holmberg def.
M. Holmberg - Bank def. Nordbjerg - Jensen def. Beadsworth
Group B Round Robin Results
Flight 6 : Berntsson def. Jones - Law def. Feldt - Radich
def. Brady - Gram-Hansen def. Henriksen
Flight 7 : Law def. Jones - Gram-Hansen def. Radich - Brady
def. Henriksen - Berntsson def. Feldt
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1
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Swedish America's Cup skipper Magnus Holmberg and his
Team StoraEnso match race crew are undefeated following
the first day of the Swedish Match Tour's Danish Open 2001
in Skovshoved, Denmark, just north of Copenhagen.
Holmberg, Swedish Match Tour Year 2 Champion and skipper
of the Victory Challenge for the 2003 America's Cup, posted
a record of four wins and zero defeats in idyllic, atypical
Scandinavian sailing conditions; bright sunshine, warm temperatures
and moderate winds; to lead Group A.
Among the notches in Holmberg's belt on Day One were representatives
from the OneWorld, Le Defi and GBR America's Cup challenges
as well as Henrick Jensen of Denmark, the 23rd ranked match
racer in the world according to ISAF.
Local favorite Jesper Bank, Holmberg's Victory Challenge
teammate who is skippering his own crew at the regatta,
registered three wins on the day to sit right behind Holmberg
in the Group A standings.
In Group B action Gavin Brady of the Prada Challenge and
Morten Henriksen of the illbruck Challenge set the pace
with four wins and one loss apiece. Local skipper Jes Gram-Hansen
is one win back. Brady and Henriksen face each other in
Friday's action.
Group A Leaderboard (Skipper / Wins / Losses)
Magnus Holmberg (SWE/Team Stora Enso-Victory Challenge)
4 0
Jesper Bank (SWE/Victory Challenge) 3 1
Lars Nordbjerg (DEN) 3 1
Peter Holmberg (Oracle Racing) 2 2
Ben Ainslie (USA/OneWorld Challenge-Team Pizza La) 1 3
Andy Beadsworth (GBR Challenge) 1 3
Sebastien Destrémau (Le Defi Français) 1 3
Henrik Jensen (DEN) 1 3
Group B Leaderboard (Skipper / Wins
/ Losses)
Morten Henriksen (illbruck Challenge) 4 1
Gavin Brady (Prada Challenge) 4 1
Jesper Radich (DEN/Team Steff Houlberg) 4 1
Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN/Team Hotel Marienlyst) 3 2
Chris Law (Great Britain) 2 3
Murray Jones (Alinghi Challenge) 1 4
Johnie Berntsson (SWE) 1 4
Jesper Feldt (DEN) 1 4
Group A Round Robin Results
Flight 1 : Bank def. Beadsworth - Nordbjerg def. Jensen
- Destrémau def. P. Holmberg - M. Holmberg def. Ainslie
Flight 2 : Nordbjerg def. Beadsworth - P. Holmberg def.
Ainslie - Jensen def. Bank - M. Holmberg def. Destrémau
Flight 3 : P. Holmberg def. Jensen - Bank def. Ainslie -
M. Holmberg def. Beadsworth - Nordbjerg def. Destrémau
Flight 4 : M. Holmberg def. Jensen - Bank def. Destrémau
- Ainslie def. Nordbjerg - Beadsworth def. P. Holmberg
Group B Round Robin Results
Flight 1 : Henriksen def. Feldt - Brady def. Berntsson -
Radich def. Jones - Law def. Gram-Hansen
Flight 2 : Brady def. Feldt - Radich def. Law - Henriksen
def. Berntsson - Gram-Hansen def. Jones
Flight 3 : Radich def. Berntsson - Henrisksen def. Law -
Gram-Hansen def. Feldt - Brady def. Jones
Flight 4 : Gram-Hansen def. Berntsson - Henriksen def. Jones
- Law def. Brady - Feldt def. Radich
Flight 5 : Brady def. Gram-Hansen - Jones def. Feldt - Berntsson
def. Law - Radich def. Henriksen
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The participation of eight America's Cup syndicates
in the upcoming Danish Open 2001, August 14-19, north of
Copenhagen, promises excellent competition on the waters
of Skovshoved Harbor.
Following on the heels of the America's Cup Jubilee in Cowes,
England, these eight America's Cup teams will trade the
Jubilee's pomp and circumstance for their share of the Danish
Open 2001's US$25,000 prize purse as well as valuable Swedish
Match Tour Championship points.
Among the America's Cup skippers and teams in attendance
are Swedish Match Tour Year 2 Champion Magnus Holmberg and
his Stora Enso match race team comprised of members of the
Victory Challenge syndicate. Holmberg and crew are defending
champions of the Danish Open and find themselves atop the
Swedish Match Tour Year 3 leaderboard after having won Year
3's first event, the Trofeo Challenge Roberto Trombini Match
Race in Ravenna, Italy, in July.
Included in the crowd of America's Cuppers Holmberg will
be facing is Jesper Bank, skippering a crew of Holmberg's
Victory Challenge teammates; Peter Holmberg, a seasoned
America's Cup veteran, who has taken over the reigns of
Oracle Racing's match race team and is fresh off a third
place finish in Italy; Morten Henriksen of the illbruck
Challenge, competing in his third Swedish Match Tour event;
Gavin Brady of Prada Challenge, runner-up to Holmberg in
Swedish Match Tour Year 2; and GBR Challenge's Andy Beadsworth
Three relatively new faces to the Swedish Match Tour are
Murray Jones of the Alinghi Challenge, Ben Ainslie of the
OneWorld Challenge and Sebastien Destrémau of Le
Defi Français. Destrémau will be leading Le
Defi Challenge into its first appearance on the Swedish
Match Tour since Bertrand Pacé fled his French roots
to assist Team New Zealand in their defense.
Among the non-America's Cup teams in attendance are Swedish
Match Tour regulars Jesper Radich and his Team Steff-Houlberg
and Jes Gram-Hansen and his Team Hotel Marienlyst, ranked
sixth and seventh, respectively, by ISAF. Other skippers
participating, and their ISAF rankings, are Denmark's Henrik
Jensen, twenty-third, Sweden's Johnie Berntsson, twenty-fourth,
and Denmark's Lars Nordjerg and Jesper Feldt, twenty-fifth
and twenty-sixth, respecitively.
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