Stage two of the World Match Race Tour, the Congressional Cup in California, began yesterday with a 6-8 kn SW wind providing classic Long Beach conditions. Four Qualifying flights were pulled off smartly, until a sudden wind shift put racers practically on the beach. After a lengthy postponement the wind shifted right again, and built to a stunning 20+ kn.
Nicolai Sehested DEN, racing in his first Congressional Cup, was the day’s best winning all 5 heats and leading with a 5-0 score. Phil Robertson NZL and Chris Steele NZL follow with 4-1 each on 2nd and 3rd, while Eric Monnin SUI, Bjorn Hansen SWE and Johnie Berntsson SWE are ranked 5th to 7th with a w/l record of 3-2. The negative news come from the World Champion Ian Williams GBR as backmarker of the fleet with a 0-5 score.
The official WMRT news with rankings.

The Final of the Monsoon-Cup were sailed yesterday after copy deadline. It was a clear matter for Ian Williams who defeated his last challenger Taylor Canfield ISV 3-0 and defended his last year's title winning with this victory his 6th World Champion's title. As reported yesterday, it was Björn Hansen SWE who won the Petit Final 2-0 against Eric Monnin SUI. The results and the final report.

The Semi Finals of the Monsoon Cup were sailed this morning in Malaysia without surprises as the best matchracers of the past two years and favorites Ian Williams GBR and Taylor Canfield ISV won both their Semi clearly with a 3-0 score. The best-of-five Final will begin in few moments, to follow livestream on this website. Already finished is the best-of-three Petit Final with the Semi Final losers Björn Hansen SWE and Eric Monnin SUI, where the Swedish team had the upper hand with 2 wins to 0. However, the qualification for the Semis was a success ranking- (and prize money-wise, as he will move up on 5th in the Final Tour Rankings. The results and the latest news.

At press deadline (6 a.m. UTC), the last matches of the Round Robin were still underway, but most of the 8 Quarter Finalists are known.
Taylor Canfield ISV is the superior interim's leader with a convincing row of 8 wins. Nicolai Sehested DEN and Ian Williams GBR follow on rank 2 with 6 wins.
The livestream window on this website is open until the last match of day 3 around 9 a.m. UTC. The results and the daily news.

After yesterday without races due to lack of enough wind, the competition is already underway this morning UTC as can be seen on top of our homepage, where a livestream window is open during the whole event from 2 a.m. UTC to approx. 9 a.m. UTC. Taylor Canfield ISV leads in the Round Robin with a 5-0 score ahead of the also unbeaten Ian Williams GBR with 3-0 on 2nd.
The results and the news.

Today begins in Malaysia the final round of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour, a most exciting event, as the interim's overall leader Ian Williams GBR is only two points ahead of Björn Hansen SWE. Taylor Canfield ISV 5 points behind remains a strong contender for more than rank 3. The preview.
Races can be followed live as from today with Internet livestream. The livestream window is also open on this website from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. UTC.