Bermuda Gold Cup: Eric Monnin beat James Spithill 3-2 in the QF

Eric Monnin and Blythe Walker pulled stunning upsets in the Quarterfinal Round of the Gold Cup. Monnin, from Switzerland, took down the reigning event champion James Spithill of Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge for the America’s Cup, 3-2.

Walker, the local hero, defeated Staffan Lindberg of Finland, who finished third overall on last year’s World Tour, also by a 3-2 count.

Monnin and Walker both faced 2-1 deficits before rallying for the victories.

In the other quarterfinal matches, Ian Williams of Great Britain defeated Bjorn Hansen of Sweden, 3-2, and France’s Mathieu Richard downed Chris Law of Great Britain in straight sets, 3-0.

The winds have been mostly light today, blowing from the west between 5 and 8 knots.

This afternoon’s semifinals pit Monnin versus Williams and Walker against Richard.