England's Team Mainline Carpsworld clinched victory for the third year running and claimed the £10,000 first prize with 27 carp, weighing 366.2kg, in the World Carp Classi, at Lac de Madine in France.

Leading the six-man team to a clean sweep of the major prizes were Rob Tough (45) and Tom Duncan-Dunlop (36), who beat 126 pairs from 21 countries with a record-breaking 26 fish, totalling 347.5kg. Tough, told said: "The number of fish we caught and the size of them was staggering.

"We survived on 12 hours' sleep throughout the marathon non-stop competition and were totally exhausted at the end."

By the fifth day, the winning pair had successfully converted 26 of 28 runs and had established a comfortable lead with a 22-carp catch that included three 40-pounders. Kevin Hewitt, Bristol carper Mark Bartlett, Tim Paisley and Lee Jackson added the balance and the team picked up all the major prizes from the £70,000 prize table.

Tim Paisley, twice world champion and captain of Team Mainline Carpsworld said: "It's absolutely incredible to win three times in a row."

The biggest prize money went to Germany's Axel Wacker who set a new record with a 28.9kg whopper.

Terry Hawkins topped the individual scoresheet and won the Alcove AC "Blind Pairs" match single handed at Whitehouse Farm.

Hawkins poled soft pellet tight at 8 metres and into the lakeside margins of corner peg 8 for 5 carp and bits weighing 22-11-0. Andy Gard added 8-10-0 at peg 2 and the pair netted a combined 30-15-0 victory.

Results, Pairs: 1, Terry Hawkins & Andy Gard 31-5-0. Individuals: 1, Terry Hawkins 22-11-0, peg 8; 2, Nigel Fowler 11-6-0, peg 19; 3, Andy Gard 8-10-0, peg 2; 4, Steve Munday 7-3-0, peg 13.