It was expected that Anna Östling, who took two World Cup golds, would be included in Friday's quarterfinals. But that both routine Marie Björling Duell and, above all, 22-year-old Johanna Bergqvist would also get there was more surprising.
At the top after three days of Round Robin sailing was reigning world champion Lucy MacGregor, UK, who lost only one of her eleven matches, the one against Bergqvist's crew. Most closely behind were the world set on the rankings, Pauline Coutrtois, France, with two losses, and Östling with three, while four Björling Duell had four and six Bergqvist five losses.
The first four went straight to the quarterfinals while those who placed five to ten made up four places in a re-election and there Bergqvist had no problems moving on to the quarter.