Paolo Cian won his second World MR Tour championship when he defeated Mathieu Richard 2-0 in the final of the 10th annual Match Race Germany.

Cian, helmsman of the South African America´s Cup-team Shosholoza, and his crew overcame the French Saba Sailing team of Mathieu Richard.

Cian and his Team Shosholoza crew Pierluigi Fornelli, Santino Brizzi, Pierluigi FelioPietro Mantovani finished with a 13 -5 record and won 4,800€ of the 20,000€ prize purse.

Despite coming second, Richard has earned enough points to secure the number one spot on the World Match Racing Tour leader board. He currently leads with 70 points. He is closely followed by Cian with 66 points, whilst the World #1, Ian Williams, slips in to third place with 62 points.

The petite final saw Staffan Lindberg of Alandia Sailing Team take on Eugeniy Neugodnikov’s team Lord of the Sail.

Final & petit final Results

Flight 1 : Paolo Cian def. Mathieu Richard - Staffan Lindberg def. Evgeniy Neugodnikov

Flight 2 : Paolo Cian def. Mathieu Richard - Staffan Lindberg def. Evgeniy Neugodnikov

Semi-finals Results

Flight 3 : Mathieu Richard def. Staffan Lindberg - Evgeniy Neugodnikov def. Paolo Cian

Flight 4 : Paolo Cian def. Evgeniy Neugodnikov