Britain clinched a 5-2 semi-final win over Switzerland in the America's Cup challenger series on Wednesday to secure a place in the Louis Vuitton Cup final in Barcelona.

Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Britain's INEOS Britannia are on the verge of advancing in the America's Cup after extending their leads in the semifinals.

Ineos Britannia reach the Louis Vuitton Cup final as they clinch a 5-2 semi-final win over Switzerland in Barcelona.

Switzerland and the United States both kept their America's Cup hopes alive on Monday with dramatic semi-final race wins over Britain and Italy respectively in the qualifier series. The Swiss and U.S.

Great Britain moved a step closer to lifting their 173-year America’s Cup curse after Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Britannia qualified for next week’s Louis Vuitton Cup final, completing a tense but ultimately convincing 5-2 semi-final victory over Swiss challenger Alinghi.

However, the pair’s second race of the day saw Sir Ben Ainslie’s team regain their form of earlier in the series to record an 83 second win to eliminate the Swiss from the Louis Vuitton Cup. This is the second consecutive time the Brits have made the Challenger Selection Series Final.