The German never finished outside the top ten in any of his 12 races as he won by 12 points to be crowned champion for the first time after previously winning silver in 2015 as well as bronze in 2013 and 2018.

Matt Wearn was the top home sailor finishing on the podium for a fourth consecutive year, managing the silver medal position for the third year in a row, with the gold medal still eluding him.

The bronze medal would go to Croatia's Tonči Stipanović who won silver in 2012 after a decent last day moved him into the medals.

Race 10 would start off the final day of competition with a surprise winner coming in Ireland's Finn Lynch who would finish 31st overall in the competition. 

Wearn moved up as a challenger to Buhl after finishing second for the fifth time in the competition with Britain's Lorenzo Brando Chiavarini taking third.

Buhl finished sixth, his worst performance of the competition at that time, with Stipanović finishing fourth.

Then-second place Jean Baptiste Bernaz of France struggled a lot - finishing in 32nd, meaning it would count towards his points after having a lower position discarded in this half of the competition.

However, he restored some confidence in race 11 which he won - meaning he would win half of the races over the six days. 

The United States' Charlie Buckingham had a great final day that took him into the top 20, with his second place in the second race of the day being his highlight.

Third would go to Belgium's Wannes Van Laer who took his third podium of the weekend, but most of the top sailors struggled on this leg.

Buhl and Wearn would discard their 10th and ninth place finishes as well as Stipanović in 21st.

Norway's Hermann Tomasgaard, Australia's Luke Elliott and Sweden's Jesper Stalheim all ended hopes of a medal after finishes outside the top 20.

The final race propelled Van Laer up the standings after taking his first win, placing him in 11th for a solid last day. 

Britain's Michael Beckett had a poor second half of the competition after looking like an early contender for a medal, but made up some ground to end up 13th overall after finishing second in race 12.

Tomasgaard took the final podium place, but it was not enough for a medal as he finished sixth overall.

Buhl placed fourth ahead of Wearn in sixth but Stipanović's 11th place would prove vital as Bernaz would crumble in the final race in 21st, taking the bronze by just two points ahead of the Frenchman and Britain's Elliot Hanson who had a poor final day, denying him a chance of a medal.

Last year's winner, Australian Tom Burton, never looked like a contender to defend his title finishing 15th overall behind 2017 and 2018 winner Cyprus' Pavlos Kontides who recovered well from a disappointing day five to finish 12th.