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Swedish team Victory Challenge will take on Le Defi of France in the quarterfinal phase of the Louis Vuitton Cup yachting series in the Hauraki Gulf from November 12.
Swiss America's Cup challenger Alinghi will race Italian team Prada.
Victory Challenge and Alinghi earned the right to choose their opponents after finishing on top after the second round-robin contests.
Victory's decision means the British GBR team will be up against Dennis Conner's Stars and Stripes in the other quarterfinal from the bottom four group and Oracle, of San Francisco, meet Seattle's OneWorld.
Victory finished fifth after the second round-robin of the challenger series, putting them at the top of their group.
Alinghi scored most points in the round robins.
The quarterfinals, starting on November 12, are the next phase of the Louis Vuitton Cup series to find who will take on Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February.
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