British Triple Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie and his TeamOrigin team-mates completed a remarkable 'double' by winning the 2010 Monsoon Cup ahead of Aussie Torvar Mirsky of Mirsky Racing Team in a close final.
The 3-2 win enabled Ainslie to add the closing regatta tournament trophy to the World Match Racing Tour honours that he won at midday after closest challenger Mathieu Richard of the French Match Racing Team failed to finish in the top five and with the Brit qualifying for the final.
The day before, in the absence of defending champions Adam Minoprio of ETNZ/Blackmatch Racing Team who failed to qualify for the last eight, Ainslie had chosen to race against Richard in the make or break quarter-final race. The strategy paid off as he defeated the Frenchman 3-1.
It was the last Match Racing campaign for Ainslie and his TeamOrigin crew, at least for now as they will set their sights to the 2012 Olympics events which will take place in their own backyards.
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