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Peter Holmberg today won his first
Swedish Match Tour event in more than three years
when he captured the 2nd annual PTPortugal Match
Cup.
Holmberg, of the U.S. Virgin Islands and a helmsman
for America’s Cup champion Alinghi, defeated Ben
Ainslie (GBR), of Emirates Team New Zealand, 3-1
in the final. Holmberg lost the first match, but
then won three straight.
Holmberg and crew Rodney Ardern, Murray Jones, Lorenzo
Mazza and Matt Mitchell became the first America’s
Cup crew to win an event of the Swedish Match Tour
this year. For Holmberg, the 2002-’03 Tour champion,
it was his fourth career victory on the Tour.
Holmberg became the early leader of the seventh
Swedish Match Tour season. His victory gives him
25 points towards the championship, while Ainslie
scored 20 points.
Holmberg and Ainslie advanced to the final by beating
Peter Gilmour (AUS) and Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN). Both
scores were 3-1. In the Petit Final, Gilmour beat
Gram-Hansen 2-0.
Final
Ben Ainslie def. Peter Holmberg
Peter Holmberg def. Ben Ainslie
Peter Holmberg def. Ben Ainslie
Peter Holmberg def. Ben Ainslie
Petit finale
Peter Gilmour def. Jes Gram-Hansen
Peter Gilmour def. Jes Gram-Hansen
Semifinals
Flight 3 : Jes Gram-Hansen def. Ben Ainslie - Peter
Holmberg def. Peter Gilmour
Flight 4 : Ben Ainslie def. Jes Gram-Hansen - Peter
Holmberg def. Peter Gilmour
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