January 5, 2023
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The stage is set for live eSailing World Championship Finals showdown
The world’s top 10 eSailors will go head-to-head in Alicante, Spain, on 7 January 2023 for the chance to become 2022 eSailing World Champion.
In front of a live crowd in the custom-built eSports centre at Ocean Live Park, the race village for The Ocean Race, players will compete using Star, Nacra 17, Laser, J70, 49er and F50 boats with the title and a prize pool of $10,000 USD on the line courtesy of Virtual Regatta.
The event will be broadcast live from 13:30 UTC on 7 January 2023 on the World Sailing YouTube Channel.
Full line up
| Player | First Name | Last Name | Display Name | Nationality |
| 1 | Arthur | Farley | Arthur Farley | GBR |
| 2 | Hidde | Schraffordt | Hidde – RS | NDL |
| 3 | Bart | Lambriex | Bart Lambriex | NDL |
| 4 | Alexandre | Kowalski | AlexK – RS | FRA |
| 5 | jonathan | koch | UOL Roxyjoni | GER |
| 6 | Gaétan | de Kat | gadeK | FRA |
| 7 | Alberto | Carraro | MCES-Alberto | ITA |
| 8 | Yannis | Kok | GRE-9 LDLN | GRE |
| 9 | Amos | Di Benedetto | AmosDB | ITA |
| 10 | Filippo | Lanfranchi | Velista 71 LDLN | ITA |
The eSailing World Championship Finals are supported by World Sailing and Virtual Regatta, alongside the Ocean Race and the Generalitat Valenciana a través de Distrito Digital de Alicante to host the first in-person championship final since Bermuda 2019. The event marks the opening of the Ocean Live Village, the location of leg one of The Ocean Race 2022-23 on 15 January 2023.