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2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SKIPPERS CONFIRMED
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*LATEST NEWS* FROM DEBUTANT TO CHAMPION: HAMILTON *LATEST NEWS*
FROM DEBUTANT TO CHAMPION: HAMILTON MAKES BERMUDA GOLD CUP HISTORY 🏆 🇧🇲

Hamilton, Bermuda (18 October 2026) Bermuda Gold Cup debutant Christian Hamilton (GBR) and his Khumbu Racing Team of Ian Williams, Richard Sydenham and Jon Gundersen stunned World No 1 Chris Poole (USA) to lift the King Edward VII Trophy on Sunday as champions of the 74th edition of the Bermuda Gold Cup, the penultimate stage of the 2026 World Match Racing Tour...

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WHAT A WIN! 🏆 How it feels to win one of match rac WHAT A WIN! 🏆 How it feels to win one of match racing’s most coveted trophies, the King Edward VII Bermuda Gold Cup. 

Congratulations to Bermuda Gold Cup debutante Christian Hamilton (GBR) and the Khumbu Racing Team of Ian Williams, Richard Sydenham and Jon Gundersen 👏👏
CONGRATULATIONS 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup Champions Ch CONGRATULATIONS 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup Champions Christian Hamilton (GBR) and the Khumbu Racing team of Ian Williams, Richard Sydenham and Jon Gundersen 🏆🏆 🇧🇲
*LATEST NEWS* POOLE AND HAMILTON SET FOR GOLD CUP *LATEST NEWS*
POOLE AND HAMILTON SET FOR GOLD CUP SHOWDOWN

Hamilton, Bermuda (17 October 2026) A new champion will be crowned at the 2026 World Match Racing Tour Bermuda Gold Cup with first-time finalists Chris Poole [USA] and Christian Hamilton (GBR) making it into the final two.
Poole beat Oscar Engstrom (SWE) 3-1 in the quarter-finals before defeating Denmark’s Jeppe Borch by the same score in the semi-finals, and he is delighted to be in action in the final match of the regatta..

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Meet the Finalists! 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup 🇧🇲🏆 Meet the Finalists! 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup 🇧🇲🏆
Welcome to Quarter Finals day at the 2026 Bermuda Welcome to Quarter Finals day at the 2026 Bermuda Gold Cup 🏆
Day 3 - Bermuda Gold Cup 2026 🇧🇲🏆 Day 3 - Bermuda Gold Cup 2026 🇧🇲🏆
*LATEST NEWS* GOLD CUP HEAVYWEIGHTS FIGHT BACK TO *LATEST NEWS*
GOLD CUP HEAVYWEIGHTS FIGHT BACK TO SECURE FINAL EIGHT SPOTS

The big fish in the Bermuda Gold Cup repechage pond all made it through to the quarter-finals on day three of competition in Hamilton Harbour.

Chris Poole (USA), Johnnie Berntsson (SWE), Pauline Courtois (FRA) and Eric Monnin (SUI) all progressed into the final eight via the repechage round and now join Christian Hamilton (GBR), Aurelien Pierroz (FRA), Oscar Engstrom (SWE) and Jeppe Borch (DEN), who made it through directly from the round-robin stages.

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Day 2 wrap up from the Bermuda Gold Cup 2026 🏆🇧🇲 Day 2 wrap up from the Bermuda Gold Cup 2026 🏆🇧🇲

Three Bermuda Gold Cup debutants secured direct passage to the quarter-finals after the conclusion to round-robin racing in Hamilton Harbour. 

Christian Hamilton (GBR), Aurélien Pierroz (FRA) and Oscar Engström (SWE) each finished with eight wins, alongside Denmark’s Jeppe Borch, who completed the leading quartet. 

Qualification went down to the final match, with Chris Poole (USA) narrowly missing out after defeat to Australia’s Tom Picot, finishing on seven wins. Five-time Gold Cup champion Johnie Berntsson (SWE), chasing a historic fourth consecutive title, must now battle through the repechage to keep his championship hopes alive 👇

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