Arte e Cultura
TEAM RAPALA FINLAND WINS EUROPEAN SPORT FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP
Rapala VMC Corporation
Press Release
July 4, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
Rapala Pro Guides Antti Anttila and Markku Tiusanen represented Finland in the World Predator Classic tournament held in the Netherlands and won the competition that's viewed as the European Sport Fishing Championship event. In the three day tournament teams of two fishermen per boat fished for perch, zander and pike.
The goal for each day of the tournament is to catch three perch, three zander and one pike, the overall length of the fish being the daily score. Anttila and Tiusanen finished second on the first day, first on the second day and fourth on the final day among the 51 boats that competed, which guaranteed them the win for the overall competition.
Anttila and Tiusanen took part in the World Predator Classic for the third time in the three-year history of the tournament and finally won it after finishing third in the first year and fourth in the second year. Anttila and Tiusanen have wont the World Predator Classic team event with their French partners Briere and Vringaud in all three years.
The main sponsors for this high class European sport fishing tournament are Rapala VMC Corp., Shimano and Bass Boat Germany. The top finishers in the tournament receive high value prizes, including a fully equipped fishing boat given to the winning team.
The event promotes responsible fishing and it's the most followed sport fishing competition in Europe. Anglers from 21 different countries competed in the tournament this year.
More information and images:
Teemu Mäkelä
Marketing Director
teemu.makela@rapala.fi
+358 40 580 0626
Rapala VMC Corporation ("the Group") is a leading fishing tackle company and the global market leader in fishing lures, treble hooks and fishing related knives and tools. The Group also has a strong global position in other fishing categories and it is one of the leading distributors of outdoor, hunting and winter sport products in the Nordic countries. The Group has the largest distribution network in the industry. The main manufacturing facilities are located in Finland, France, Estonia, Russia, China, Indonesia and the UK. The Group brand portfolio includes the leading brand in the industry, Rapala, and other global brands like VMC, Sufix, Storm, Blue Fox, Luhr Jensen, Williamson, Dynamite Baits, Mora Ice, StrikeMaster, Marttiini and Peltonen. The Group, with net sales of EUR 278 million in 2015, employs some 3 200 people in 39 countries. Rapala VMC Corporation's share is listed and traded on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange since 1998.
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