After a hard fought event in Antibes, Ange Delerce and his 2003 Sailing team claimed the victory at the Lionell Van Der Houwen trophy, held in Antibes from 17th to 19th of February. The event is the first stop of the European Match Race Tour 2023.
Ange Delerce and his team were consistent throughout the event and they managed to qualify to the semi-finals as the overall winners of the 2 round robins.
In the semi-finals, Ange Delerce won with 3-0 against Damian Michelier, No. 9 in the WS match race ranking, and qualified to the final, where he found Amaury Berger and his Team 51, who finished in second place. In the end, the fact that Delerce was the winner of the round robin proved to be the crucial factor, as the final was terminated on a tie, and Delerce was crowned the overall winner based on his ranking in the round robin.
In the petit-final, Damien Michelier managed to prevail with a 2-0 against Timothée Rossi and claimed the third place.
The final results of the first stop of EMRT in Antibes are:
Ange Delerce and his team were consistent throughout the event and they managed to qualify to the semi-finals as the overall winners of the 2 round robins.
In the semi-finals, Ange Delerce won with 3-0 against Damian Michelier, No. 9 in the WS match race ranking, and qualified to the final, where he found Amaury Berger and his Team 51, who finished in second place. In the end, the fact that Delerce was the winner of the round robin proved to be the crucial factor, as the final was terminated on a tie, and Delerce was crowned the overall winner based on his ranking in the round robin.
In the petit-final, Damien Michelier managed to prevail with a 2-0 against Timothée Rossi and claimed the third place.
The final results of the first stop of EMRT in Antibes are:
The next stop of the European Match Race Tour is scheduled in March (24-26 / 3) in Porto Montenegro.