Lucy Macgregor (GBR) stayed on form and continued to lead the way with an unblemished record after the two days of racing in the 2012 Busan Cup Womens International Match Race in Busan, South Korea. She is followed closely by Ekaterina Skudina (RUS), Claire Leroy (FRA), and Anna Kjellberg (SWE) who each have 7 wins and only one loss each.
The twelve teams again saw the sea breeze in the waters off Haeundae. The day started with a brief postponement as the sea breeze materialized and by the end of the day they saw a nice 12-15 knots.
Racing continues through Sunday 28 October in the waters off Haeundae with activities planned on shore throughout the event. The twelve teams will compete in a round robin series followed knock out quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals to determine the champion and who will take home the coveted trophy and the winners share of the rich prize pool.
Unofficial Results after Day Two of Round Robin:
1. Macgregor (GBR) : 6 wins - 0 losses
2. Skudina (RUS) : 7 - 1
2. Leroy (FRA) : 7 - 1
2. Kjellberg (SWE) : 7 - 1
5. Echegoyen (ESP) : 5 - 1
6. Groeneveld (NED) : 4 - 2
7. Conti (ITA) : 5 - 4
8. Wang (CHN) : 4 - 5
9. Bezel (SUI) : 3 - 8
10. Sato (JPN) : 2 - 7
11. Tylinska (POL) : 1 - 10
12. Choi (KOR) : 0 - 11
Complete Results grid: Day Two.
Information will be posted live:
Twitter: @BusanMatch
Event website: www.busanmatch.com
Facebook: www.wimra.org
Teams Competing:
1 Lucy MACGREGOR - Emilie Sauven, Annie Lush, Libby Greenhalgh, Kate Macgregor - (GBR)
2 Claire LEROY - Morgane Gautier, Julie Gerecht, Claire Pruvot, Marie Riou - (FRA)
3 Tamara ECHEGOYEN - Sofia Basterra, Esperanza Barreras, Angela Pumariega, Sofia Toro - (ESP)
4 Ekaterina SKUDINA - Silke Hahlbrock, Irina Lotsmanova, Vera Dubina, Elena Syuzeva - (RUS)
5 Renee GROENEVELD - Froukje Feenstra, Brechtje van der Werf, Floortje Hendriksen, Annemieke Bes - (NED)
6 Alexa BEZEL - Laurane Mettraux, Nicole Bolliger, Elodie Mettraux, Corinne Meyer - (SUI)
7 Anna KJELLBERG - Astrid Gabriellson, Annika Carlunger, Vanja Lundberg, Lotta Harrysson - (SWE)
8 Ru WANG - Cai Liping, Wang XiaoLi, Pan Tingting, Li Xiaoni - (CHN)
9 Katarzyna TYLINSKA - Joanna Sowa, Aleksandra Tulodziecka, Karolina Skomaska, Zofia Truchanowicz - (POL)
10 Maiko SATO - Chie Takeuchi, Yuka Kawahara, M.Matsuishi, Y.Shozak - (JPN)
11 Guilia CONTI - Francesca Clapcich, Cecilia Carranza Saroli, Elena Orioli, Lisa Lardani - (ITA)
12 Sung-eun CHOI - Yun-hee Jung, Moon-mi Kim, Dasom Park, Da-eun Yang - (KOR)
For more information, please visit the event website: www.busanmatch.com