Team Origin's Ben Ainslie, the 2009 Argo Group Gold Cup champion, has confirmed his entry to defend his title in next month's World Match Racing Tour event in Bermuda.

Great Britain's Ainlsie, the three-time Olympic gold medal winner, took the 2009 finals 3-1 over Adam Minoprio, etching his name on the coveted King Edward VII Gold Cup Trophy along with a host of match race sailing legends.

"Royal Bermuda Yacht Club is excited to have Ben in the Argo Group Gold Cup again," said event chairman Brian Billings. "Ainslie is a fierce competitor who chooses his events carefully. We always like having him race in Bermuda. His being from the UK makes him almost a local in Bermuda."

Ainslie is currently tied for seventh place on the tour and third in the ISAF rankings. The only Tour Card holder not entered in Bermuda's Argo Group Gold Cup is Peter Gilmour.

Invitations have been made to the nine teams holding 2010 World Match Racing Tour Cards and to a select group of match race sailors.