Sweden storm into America's Cup Challenger final

Sweden’s Artemis Racing will face Emirates Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup Challenger showdown after knocking out Softbank Team Japan in their semi-final.

The race was a tight nail-biting contest that turned on a tactical mistake by the Japanese vessel’s skipper Dean Barker. He was forced to a standstill when he tried to get past them in the middle of their head-to-head encounter.

It gave the Swede’s a 5-3 win in the series.

Race highlights from the final day of the Louis Vuitton americascup</a> Challenger Playoffs semi-finals. <br>🇸🇪 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreArtemisRacing?src=hash">#WeAreArtemisRacing</a> <a href="https://t.co/vNg9kbmoAn">pic.twitter.com/vNg9kbmoAn</a></p>— Artemis Racing (ArtemisRacing) June 9, 2017

The first-to-five playoff final begins on Saturday in Bermuda’s Great Sound. The winner will challenge holders Oracle Team USA for the oldest trophy in international sport in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Match starting on June 17.