Team Victory has topped the leaderboard for the 'Kilometer Break' qualifying races this season, marking a new achievement for the team that has already secured the 2025 World Championship title in the 'X-Cat' class. This follows the duo of Salem Al-Addadi and Isa Al-Ali winning the 'Kilometer Break' qualifying race for the second main event, which concludes the championship tomorrow, Sunday. The team's total points in this class for the season now stand at 162, placing them one point ahead of Sharjah (161 points) and Fujairah in third with 156 points. In Saturday's 'Kilometer Break' qualifying race, the Al-Addadi and Al-Ali duo, aboard the Victory 7 boat, shone by setting the fastest lap time of 27.435 minutes. Fujairah secured second place with a time of 27.607 minutes, and Sharjah took third with 28.195 minutes. Victory will be the first team to start the main race tomorrow on Jumeirah's Nass Beach in Dubai. They will compete without any pressure, having already clinched the world title yesterday, Friday, after extending their overall season point lead over their closest rivals, Great Britain, to 39 points. Mohammed Harib, Executive Director of the Dubai International Marine Sports Club, praised Team Victory's performance this season and their success in reclaiming the title, which had been absent since 2017. This is the team's seventh championship. The success is doubly significant as they also lead the season's overall points for qualifying races, demonstrating the team's clear technical superiority that has placed them at the top of the standings. This season's X-Cat World Championship also included two rounds in Fujairah and Kuwait, in addition to the Dubai round, featuring a fierce competition among teams from the UAE, Norway, Great Britain, Sweden, Kuwait, and Italy.
