Lypayskiy and fellow finalist Evan Walker of Australia were the stand-out performers throughout the regatta, with their only defeats being inflicted on one another.

Walker came through his semi-final against the United States’ Russel Silvestri 3-0, and not to be outdone, Lypayskiy also took a 3-0 win in his penultimate encounter with France's Pierre Rhimbault.

After two matches of the final the pair found themselves all square at 1-1, but spurred on by moving ahead in the third, Lypayskiy took confidence into the fourth and finally got the break that proved the difference to secure a 3-1 triumph.

"This win means so much to me as the rank of the event is very high and I'm very proud that it takes place in Vladivostok, Russia, in my home town," said Lypavskiy.

"We were a bit under pressure as we felt that we are expected to win.

"We were so happy to win."

Rhimbault came out on top in the third-place match up with a 2-1 win over Silvestri.

Earlier in the day, the US’s Nicole Breault claimed the women’s division title with a 3-1 victory against France’s Pauline Courtois in the final.

"The French team was very good in the pre-start," said Breault.

"We started behind them and then we caught them.

"When it happens the races are very aggressive, we were making sure that we didn't get tired.

"We enjoyed the racing a lot and we worked very hard to win."

Breault had been looking strong, coming out of the final round-robin with a perfect four from four record, and the American continued her fast racing in the semi-finals to take a 3-1 win over 2013 winner, Brazil's Juliana Senfft.

Courtois came through a tough semi-final against Singapore's Jovina Choo, who had been looking strong in the round-robins.

Choo beat Senfft 2-0 to take third place in her final match and complete the division,

As well as taking the titles of Nations Cup champions, Breault and Lypayskiy received an invitation to defend their titles in the 2017 Grand Final.