28 matches were completed yesterday at the ISAF Grade 1 Sopot Match Race and the four teams who will go through to the semi-finals are decided.
Eugene
NEUGODNIKOV (RUS) had a perfect day winning all seven of his matches whilst his countryman Andrew
ARBUZOV (RUS) who went into the quarter finals with a perfect 9-0 score could not maintain his form.
ARBUZOV lost four matches yesterday, to
WILLIAMS, NEUGODNIKOV,
KADELBACH and
MEISTER.
WILLIAMS' win over ARBUZOV is one of five he claimed yesterday to finish the quarter finals with a 5-2 record, having lost to NEUGODNIKOV and MINIPRIO. The fourth sailor to make it to the semi-finals is the young Kiwi skipper Laurie JURY who at just 22 years of age is already showing his class around the circuit
Results Quarter Finals
| Pos |
Nation |
Nation |
Wins |
Losses |
| 1 |
Eugene NEUGODNIKOV |
RUS |
7 |
0 |
| 2 |
Ian WILLIAMS |
GBR |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Laurie JURY |
NZL |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Andrew ARBUZOV |
RUS |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Stefan MEISTER |
GER |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Simon MINOPRIO |
NZL |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Przemyslaw TARNACKI |
POL |
2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Philipp KADELBACH |
GER |
1 |
6 |