After failing Earnings_and_losses to be able to land Arriving at the Ensenada del Escambron on the eastern end of San Juan Islet , he attempted to sail Self_motion into San Juan Bay with the intention Aiming of sacking Theft the city .

New Zealand defeated Earnings_and_losses Ireland in the third-place playoff , while the Netherlands , the only other team at the tournament Competition , placed Placing fifth and last Process_end after failing Earnings_and_losses to win Getting a single match Competition .

India had been invited Participation to compete , as it had at the previous two tournaments Competition , but were forced Request to withdraw after failing Earnings_and_losses to secure enough money from sponsors .

Tournament hosts Gabon and defending champions Ivory Coast were both eliminated Removing in the group stage after failing Earnings_and_losses to win Getting any of their three group games .

Brazil were the defending Defending champions who got Getting knocked out Competition by Paraguay in the quarter final after failing Earnings_and_losses to convert any of the penalties .

The inquest Scrutiny principally blamed Judgment_communication the captain for failing Earnings_and_losses to maintain airspeed and configure the high-lift devices correctly .

Rafael Nadal was the defending Defending champion in the men 's event ; however , on 18 August , the Spaniard announced Expressing_publicly his withdrawal Removing from the event after failing Earnings_and_losses to recover Recovering from a wrist injury Bodily_harm , while Serena Williams was the two-time defending Defending champion in the women 's event .