Denmark’s Jeppe Borch/ Team Borch Match Race was crowned the new champions at the 2025 GKSS Match Cup Sweden, held June 30-July 5 in Marstrand, Sweden. Ten international teams competed in Fareast 28R keelboats for this world championship event on the World Match Racing Tour, with Borch as the first Danish skipper to win in the 31-year history of the event.
On the final day, the 27-year-old Borch had their toughest challenge of the event, first to beat match racing veteran Johnie Berntsson from Sweden in the semi-finals and then take out the seven-time Marstrand champion Björn Hansen who had beaten Oscar Engström (SWE) in their semi-final match.
Trailing 1-2 in their semi-final match, Borch and team were on the ropes but pushed hard to win two straight races and send Berntsson out of the competition with a 3-2 defeat.
Energized by their semi-final win, the Danes were ready for Hansen in the final and were not going to let the opportunity go. In the short first-to-two points final, the Danes proved faster around the course and, after Hansen incurred a penalty for a course restriction, the Danes pounced at their chance, winning both races 2-0 for the Marstrand title.
“What an amazing day!” said a jubilant Borch “We have been here four times and to win this iconic event is incredible. I am so proud of the team and for me personally, to come back after months of injury and to win is just awesome.”
“Jeppe and his team sailed very fast against us,” added Sweden’s Hansen. “I said many years ago when Jeppe started sailing on the World Match Racing Tour that he would be one to watch, and he has shown today what he and his team are capable of, there will be more to come from this, I’m sure.”
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Founded in 2000, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) promotes the sport of match racing around the world and is the longest running global professional series in the sport of sailing. The winner of the WMRT each year is crowned World Sailing Match Racing World Champion.
Previous champions include Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR), Taylor Canfield (USA), Peter Gilmour (AUS), Magnus Holmberg (SWE), Peter Holmberg (ISV), Adam Minoprio (NZL), Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Bertrand Pace (FRA), Jesper Radich (DEN), Phil Robertson (NZL), and Ian Williams (GBR).
Since inception, the World Match Racing Tour and its events have awarded over USD23million in prize money to sailors which has helped to contribute to the career pathway of many of today’s professional sailors.
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