Contestants train at the OH Bay waters in Bao’an District yesterday, preparing for the 2023 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) Shenzhen · Bao’an Final and World Bay Area Regatta, which will kick off today. Twelve of the world’s best match racing skippers from nine countries will compete in the final from today to Sunday. The winner of the event will be crowned 2023 Match Racing World Champion and take home a share of the US$200,000 purse. This year’s WMRT final marks the first time in history that such a large-scale event is held in the central area of a mega-city like Bao’an in Shenzhen. Liu Xudong