2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup

The 2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup was the 44th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams in British speedway.^[1]

Summary

It was contested throughout the 2011 Premier League Season. The Reigning champions from 2010, the Newcastle Diamonds were narrowly eliminated by the Glasgow Tigers in the semi-final stages. However the competition was won by the Newport Wasps who defeated the league champions Glasgow Tigers, 106-74 on aggregate.^[2]

Knock-Out Stages

Round 1

The draw for the 2011 Premier League KOC was taking at the 2010 AGM. 12 teams were drawn against each other, with 2 teams receiving 'byes' into the Quarter Finals. These two teams that received a bye were the Berwick Bandits and the Newport Wasps. The Kings Lynn Stars were originally going to face the Somerset Rebels, however due to their election to compete in the Elite League, the new premier league side, the Plymouth Devils would now face the Rebels. As Scunthorpe and Ipswich tied 90-90 on aggregate, their matches were replayed.

First leg

12 May19.30

Redcar Bears	44-46	Workington Comets
Aaron Summers 12+1		Tomas Topinka 11+1

12 May19.45

Ipswich Witches	55-35	Scunthorpe Scorpions
Kevin Doolan 15+2		David Howe 7+1

12 May19.45

Sheffield Tigers	59-31	Edinburgh Monarchs
Ricky Ashworth 13+2		Matthew Wethers 10+1

13 May19.30

Somerset Rebels	54-36	Plymouth Devils
Jason Doyle / Sam Masters 13+1		Ben Barker 12

14 May19.30

Leicester Lions	49-41	Glasgow Tigers
Sergey Darkin 12		Nick Morris 12+3

14 May19.00

Rye House Rockets	39-39	Newcastle Diamonds
Chris Neath 8		Stuart Robson 11

Second leg

13 May19.30

Edinburgh Monarchs	55-35	Sheffield Tigers
Kevin Wolbert 15		Simon Lambert 11+2

14 May19.00

Workington Comets	55-35	Redcar Bears
James Wright 13		Jason Lyons 12

14 May19.30

Plymouth Devils	47-43	Somerset Rebels
Ben Barker 13		Sam Masters 13+2

15 May16.30

Glasgow Tigers	55-35	Leicester Lions
Nick Morris 14+2		Richard Sweetman 13

15 May18.30

Newcastle Diamonds	47-43	Rye House Rockets
Stuart Robson 10+3		Chris Neath 9+1

3 June19.30

Scunthorpe Scorpions	55-35	Ipswich Witches
David Howe 13		Lasse Bjerre 9+1

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

See also

• Speedway in the United Kingdom

References