Minoprio's Group of Death at the Argo Group Gold Cup

8:14 PM Wed 6 Oct 2010 GMT

'Eric Monnin leads Ben Ainslie along the waterfront of Hamilton Harbour during qualifying session 2 of the Argo Group Gold Cup 2010. Hamilton, Bermuda. 6 October 2010. Photo: Subzero Images/WMRT' Gareth Cooke - Subzero Images &copy Click Here to view large photo

Reigning ISAF Match Racing World Champion Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing was given a stern reminder of just how difficult it is to win the Argo Group Gold Cup today as his team faced a series of tight battles in Qualifying Session 2. Minoprio's 'group of death' includes the unenviable mix of triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, last year's winner of the Qualifiers Eric Monnin (SUI) Swiss Match Racing Team and a young undaunted Kiwi in the shape of Rueben Corbett (NZL) Black Sheep Racing. Assessing the task ahead, Minoprio said: 'This is the group of death. ...

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