Winner Cian to battle Minoprio in quarter finals

5:42 AM Sat 6 Dec 2008 GMT

'2008 Monsoon Cup. Sebastien Col and Torvar Mirsky have a major collision during the pre start (Saturday the 6th December 2008).' Sander van der Borch - SubZero Images Click Here to view large photo

Monsoon Cup quarter final boat pairings-

The results of the round robin stage are now in and the top eight Monsoon Cup skippers have selected their opponents for the quarter final stage.

Paolo Cian (Team Shosholoza) on Astro (boat 1) to race Adam Minoprio (Black Match Racing/ETNZ) to start on starboard on Ri-Yaz Heritage Resort and Spa (boat 6).

Torvar Mirsky (Mirsky Racing Team) on Richard Mille (boat 4) to race Magnus Holmberg (Victory Challenge) to start on starboard on Tourism Malaysia (boat 2).

Mathieu Richard (French Sailing Team/French Spirit) to start on starboard to race Ian Williams (Bahrain Team Pindar).

Sebastien Col (French Sailing Team/K-Challenge) to race Peter Gilmour (Yanmar Racing)

Round Robin results(after tie-breaker)

1. Paolo Cian (Team Shosholoza)
2. Torvar Mirsky (Mirksy Racing Team)
3. Adam Minoprio (Black Match Racing Team)
4. Mathieu Richard (French Sailing Team / French Spirit)
5. Ian Williams (Bahrain Team Pindar)
6. Sebastien Col (French Sailing Team / K-Challenge)
7. Magnus Holmberg (Victory Challenge)
8. Peter Gilmour (Yanmar Racing)

by Tracey Johnstone