2010 Elite League speedway season

2010 Elite League speedway season
League Sky Sports Elite League
Season 2010
Champions Coventry Bees
Knockout Cup Poole Pirates
Pairs Championship Coventry Bees
Elite Shield Wolverhampton Wolves
Riders Championship Sweden Freddie Lindgren
Highest average Sweden Freddie Lindgren
(10.36)
Division/s below 2010 Premier League
2010 National League

The 2010 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 14th since its establishment in 1997.[1]

Summary

The first fixtures of the season took place on 29 March and the season ended on 27 October. The Wolverhampton Wolves were the defending champions from 2009.[2]

League table

PosClubMHomeAwayFA+/-Pts
3W2WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Poole Pirates 32 16 0 0 0 5 2 0 4 5 1667 1278 78
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 31 14 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 9 1472 1392 58
3 Peterborough Panthers 32 12 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 11 1495 1464 53
4 Coventry Bees 32 9 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 10 1469 1475 52
5 Lakeside Hammers 32 11 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 12 1447 1503 48
6 Swindon Robins 31 8 2 0 6 1 2 2 2 8 1436 1438 44
7 Eastbourne Eagles 32 9 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 12 1406 1533 41
8 Belle Vue Aces 32 10 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 13 1413 1539 40
9 Ipswich Witches 32 4 5 0 7 0 0 1 2 13 1386 1569 26
Key:
Championship play-offs
Relegation play-offs

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1

Wolverhampton Wolves 44.5 – 44.5 Poole Pirates
Freddie Lindgren 14.5 report Bjarne Pedersen 10
Referee: Craig Ackroyd

Leg 2

Poole Pirates 53 – 41 Wolverhampton Wolves
Bjarne Pedersen 13 Freddie Lindgren 14+1
Referee: Mick Bates
Peterborough Panthers 44 - 49 Coventry Bees
Krzysztof Buczkowski 14+1 Chris Harris 13
Referee: Jim Lawrence

Grand final

First leg

Coventry Bees 51 - 39 Poole Pirates
Krzysztof Kasprzak 11 Bjarne Pedersen 15
Referee: Daniel Holt
1Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak3, 2, 3, X, 311
2Australia Richard Sweetman1, 1', 13+1
3United Kingdom Ben Barker0, 3, 0, X3
4United Kingdom Edward Kennett2, 2', 2, 1'7+2
5United Kingdom Chris Harris2', 1', 1', 3, X7+3
6United Kingdom Lewis Bridger3, 2, 1, 2, 210
7Poland Przemyslaw Pawlicki2', 3, 3, 210+1
Manager: Alun Rossiter
1Australia Chris Holder2, 0, 3, 2, X7
2Australia Darcy WardX, 1, F, 01
3Poland Artur Mroczka1, 0, 01
4Denmark Bjarne Pedersen3, 3, 4^, 3, 215
5Australia Davey Watt0, 3, 3, X6
6Denmark Leon Madsen0, 0, 1, 34
7Australia Jason Doyle1, 1, 2, 1, F5
Manager: Neil Middleditch

Second leg

Poole Pirates 40 (79) - 50 (101) Coventry Bees
Davey Watt 8+1 Przemyslaw Pawlicki 16+1
Referee: Peter Clarke
1Australia Chris Holder1, 2, 1, 1, 05
2Australia Darcy Ward3, 1', 2, 06+1
3Poland Artur Mroczka2', 0, 02+1
4Denmark Bjarne Pedersen3, 2, 2, 0, 18
5Australia Davey Watt3, 2', 3, 08+1
6Denmark Leon Madsen2, 3, 0, 1, 17
7Australia Jason Doyle0, 1, 0, 34
Manager: Neil Middleditch
1Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak2, 3, 2, 3, 313
2Australia Richard Sweetman0, 1, 1, 1'3+1
3United Kingdom Ben Barker1, 0, 0, 2'3+1
4United Kingdom Edward Kennett R/R
5United Kingdom Chris HarrisFx, 3, 3, 3, 2', 2'13+2
6United Kingdom Lewis Bridger1, 0, 0, 12
7Poland Przemyslaw Pawlicki3, 2, 1, 3, 2', 2, 316+1
8Australia Aaron SummersDid not ride-
Manager: Alun Rossiter

Coventry were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 101-79.

Leading averages

[3]

Rider Team Average
Sweden Freddie LindgrenWolverhampton10.36
Australia Leigh AdamsSwindon10.28
Denmark Kenneth BjerrePeterborough9.95
England Scott NichollsIpswich9.20
England Lee RichardsonLakeside9.10
Poland Krzysztof KasprzakCoventry8.97
Denmark Hans AndersenBelle Vue8.81
Australia Chris HolderPoole8.81
England Chris HarrisCoventry8.68
Slovenia Matej ŽagarEastbourne8.44

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2010 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 72nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.[4]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
12/04Wolverhampton56-39Ipswich
08/04Ipswich43-46Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/06Swindon49-41Peterborough
17/09Peterborough58-37Swindon
05/07Belle Vue50-40Poole
21/07Poole57-35Belle Vue
19/07Coventry48-42Wolverhampton
30/09Wolverhampton51-43Coventry
23/09Eastbourne53-41Lakeside
24/09Lakeside45-45Eastbourne

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
13/10Poole58-36Peterborough
11/10Peterborough43-50Poole
11/10Wolverhampton44-46Eastbourne
10/10Eastbourne63-29Wolverhampton

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
27/10Poole54-41Eastbourne
24/10Eastbourne49-41Poole

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "2010 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.
  4. ↑ "2010 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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