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 bat Jesper Bank
Jesper Bank bat Sebastien Col
Sebastien Col bat Jesper Bank
Sebastien Col bat Jesper Bank

Petite finale

Jes Gram-Hansen bat Staffan Lindberg
Jes Gram-Hansen bat Staffan Lindberg

Places 5 et 6

Ian Williams bat Björn Hansen
Björn Hansen bat Ian Williams
Ian Williams bat Björn Hansen

Semi-Finales

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

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

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