Monday 23 November 2009

LVT: Emirates Team New Zealand Choses Synergy for the Semis


FRANCE, Nice, 17th November 2009, Louis Vuitton Trophy, Day 11, L-R, Karol Jablonski, Synergy, Francesco Bruni, Azzurra, Ben Ainslie, TEAMORIGIN, and Dean Barker, Emirates Team New Zealand at the Louis Vuitton press conference. Image copyright Ian Roman/TeamOrigin.

by Warren Douglas

Emirates Team New Zealand will face the Russian team Synergy in the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

ETNZ, top team after the round robins, was able to choose its opponent from any of the other three top-four finishers – TEAMORIGIN (UK), Azzurra (Italy) and Synergy.

The final match of the second round robin – Emirates Team New Zealand v Synergy – was abandoned when the breeze did not fill in. Origin will race Azzurra in the other semi-final.

Winners of the semis (the best of three races) meet in the final and the other team’s race for third and fourth places. Wednesday is a maintenance day and the semis start on Thursday.

Pairings to decide the minor places in the Nice regatta are ALL4ONE (France-Germany) v Artemis (Sweden) and Team French Spirit – Pages Jaune v BMW Oracle.

Emirates Team New Zealand
Louis Vuitton Trophy

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