Areva Challenge's Sébastien Col won his first career World Tour event with a 3-1 defeat of the former champion Jesper Bank, the skipper for United Internet Team Germany.

Col and crewmembers Christophe André, Jean-Francois Cuzon, Gilles Favennec and Teva Plichart became the first non-Scandinavian team to win the championship in the past six years.

"What’s incredible is it’s our third Grade 1 win this year and second in a row," said Col, the helmsman for Areva Challenge. "We won earlier this year in Marseille and last week in France. It’s a magical year."

Dane Jes Gram-Hansen of the Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team placed third after defeating Finland’s Staffan Lindberg and the Alandia Sailing Team 2-0 in the Petite Final.

Finale

Sebastien Col def. Jesper Bank
Jesper Bank def. Sebastien Col
Sebastien Col def. Jesper Bank
Sebastien Col def. Jesper Bank

Petit finale

Jes Gram-Hansen def. Staffan Lindberg
Jes Gram-Hansen def. Staffan Lindberg

Places 5 et 6

Ian Williams def. Björn Hansen
Björn Hansen def. Ian Williams
Ian Williams def. Björn Hansen

SemiFinals

Flight 1 : Jesper Bank def. Staffan Lindberg - Jes Gram-Hansen def. Sebastien Col

Flight 2 : Staffan Lindberg def. Jesper Bank - Sebastien Col def. Jes Gram-Hansen

Flight 3 : Jesper Bank def. Staffan Lindberg - Sebastien Col def. Jes Gram-Hansen