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Hansen, Richard to meet for Gold Cup

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Hansen, Richard to meet for Gold Cup
source by: Sean McNeillBjörn Hansen of Sweden will meet Frenchman Mathieu Richard in tomorrow’s final of the $100,000 King Edward VII Gold Cup after each won their semifinal match 3-0 in racing here today.Richard, the world’s No. 2-ranked match racer, manhandled Ed Baird of the U.S., winning with calm and ease. Hansen, ranked No. 6, took down local favorite Blythe Walker. Tomorrow’s final between Hansen and Richard means that for the third consecutive year the Gold Cup champion will be a first-time winner.Semifinal RacingMatch 1Björn Hansen (SWE) Team Apport.net, 1-1-1—3Blythe Walker (BER) Team Max, 0-0-0—0Match 2Mathieu Richard (FRA) Saba Sailing Team, 1-1-1—3Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi, 0-0-0—0 Racing for 5th – 8th PlaceFlight 1M1: Johnie Berntsson d. Brian AngelM2: Paolo Cian d. Glenn AstwoodFlight 2M1: Brian Angel d. Glenn AstwoodM2; Paolo Cian d. Johnie Berntsson5th: Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Shosholoza6th: Johnie Berntsson (SWE)7th: Brian Angel (USA) King Harbor Match Race Team8th: Glenn Astwood (BER) Full Story »

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