The “2025 MGM Macao International Regatta – Macao Match Cup” will take place from 8-12 January, World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), sailing’s longest running global professional series and special event of World Sailing, announced recently.
Jointly organised by Macau’s Sports Bureau (ID), MGM and the Ursa Major Sailing Event Management, the event will take place alongside the “2025 MGM Macao International Regatta”, which comprises three competitions and has been hosted annually since 2019, attracting 300 competitors each year.
“We are thrilled to welcome the Macao Match Cup to the World Match Racing Tour,” said WMRT Executive Director James Pleasance, who pointed out that it will be WMRT’s second championship stage event in the Asia and China region together with the WMRT Final in Shenzhen in December.
The “2025 MGM Macao International Regatta – Macao Match Cup” will award a total prize purse of US$100,000, with the event racing area to be located outside of Fisherman’s Wharf and the Outer Harbour, between Governor Nobre de Carvalho and Friendship Bridges.
Source and Photo: WMRT
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