SGB Premiership 2018

SGB Premiership 2018
League SGB Premiership
Season 2018
Champions Poole Pirates 92 King's Lynn Stars 88 [1]
Individual Jason Doyle Somerset Rebels [2]
Knockout Cup TBC
Charity Shield Swindon Robins 94 Belle Vue Aces 86 [3]
Highest average TBC
Biggest home win Belle Vue Aces 62 Leicester Lions 28[4]
Biggest away win Leicester Lions 37 Poole Pirates 53[5]
Division/s below SGB Championship
National League

The SGB Premiership 2018 is the current season in the top division of Great British Speedway. The season will run between March and October 2018 and will have 8 teams participating. The line-up of teams remains the same as in 2017. The Swindon Robins are the defending champions after winning the title in 2017. BT Sport continued its TV coverage of the SGB Premiership in 2018.

Regulation changes

At the Speedway AGM in November 2017, a number of changes were made to the rules and regulations for 2018. The biggest change was the introduction of fixed race nights: from now on, all Premiership meetings will be held on either a Monday or Wednesday, with Swindon Robins receiving special dispensation to continue to host home meetings on a Thursday. It is hoped that this will result in more of the world's top riders returning to UK racing. However, Premiership teams were only allowed to sign one rider per team with a Premiership average of over 8 points per match, and this rule prevented some of the world's best riders returning to Premiership teams in 2018.[6] The change to race nights will also eliminate the possibility of doubling up riders (riding in both of the top two divisions in British Speedway) by being scheduled to ride for two clubs on the same night.

At the BSPA (British Speedway Promoters Association) annual conference, a decision was made to discontinue the end-of-season play-off for promotion and relegation between the bottom team of the SGB Premiership and the SGB Championship play-off winners.

2018 Teams

Belle Vue Aces

March 20 Paul Starke replaced the injured Damian Dróżdż in the Belle Vue Aces team [7]
April 26 Damian Dróżdż replaced Paul Starke in the Belle Vue Aces team [8]
June 13 Jason Garrity replaced the injured Steve Worrall as a short-term replacement in the Belle Vue Aces team[9]
July 11 Steve Worrall returned to the Belle Vue Aces after injury replacing short-term replacement Jason Garrity in the side.[10]
August 1 Mark Riss replaced Jye Etheridge in the Belle Vue Aces team [11]
August 10 Dimitri Berge replaced Damian Dróżdż in the Belle Vue Aces team [12]

King's Lynn Stars

April 30 Michael Palm Toft replaced Lewis Rose in the King's Lynn Stars team [13]
July 11 Simon Lambert replaced the injured Kasper Andersen in the King's Lynn Stars team [14]
July 17 Jason Garrity replaced the injured Lewis Kerr in the King's Lynn Stars team [15]
August 6 Erik Riss replaced short-term signing Jason Garrity in the King's Lynn Stars team [16]

Leicester Lions

April 4 Michael Palm Toft replaced the injured Josh Bates in the Leicester Lions team [17]
April 20 Kenneth Bjerre and Todd Kurtz replaced the injured Martin Vaculik and Michael Palm Toft in the Leicester Lions team [18]
June 29 Ricky Wells and Charles Wright replaced the injured Danny King and Kyle Newman in the Leicester Lions team [19]
July 18 Scott Nicholls Stuart Robson Josh Auty and Connor Mountain replaced Kenneth Bjerre Krystian Pieszczek Todd Kurtz and James Sarjeant in the Leicester Lions team [20]

Poole Pirates

April 2 Peter Kildemand replaced Chris Holder in the Poole Pirates team [21]
May 4 Stefan Nielsen replaced James Shanes in the Poole Pirates team [22]
May 12 Richie Worrall replaced Peter Kildemand in the Poole Pirates team [23]
May 28 Paul Starke was used as a short-term replacement replaced the injured Stefan Nielsen in the Poole Pirates team until Nicolai Klindt is available [24]
June 29 Fredrik Jakobsen replaced Mateusz Szczepaniak in the Poole Pirates team [25]
July 12 Chris Harris replaced Linus Sundstrom in the Poole Pirates team [26]

Rye House Rockets

March 21 Aaron Summers replaced Ben Barker in the Rye House Rockets team [27]
May 3 Nicolaj Busk Jakobsen replaced the injured Stuart Robson in the Rye House Rockets team [28]
June 12 Stuart Robson replaced the injured Edward Kennett in the Rye House Rockets team [29]
July 4 Rye House Rockets had their membership of the 2018 SGB Premiership annulled by the Speedway Control Bureau. [30]

Somerset Rebels

June 18 Claus Vissing and Nicolás Covatti replaced Charles Wright and Jonas Jeppesen in the Somerset Rebels team [31]
July 7 Aaron Summers replaced Claus Vissing in the Somerset Rebels team [32]

Swindon Robins

May 14 Jack Smith replaced the injured Mitchell Davey in the Swindon Robins team [33]

Wolverhampton Wolves

August 3 Jonas B. Andersen replaced Cameron Heeps in the Wolverhampton Wolves team [34]

Results

Teams face each other four times: twice home and away. The first of the home and away meetings are called the 'A' fixtures, and the second are the 'B' fixtures.

'A' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV KL LEI PP RYE SOM SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 43–47 62–28 47–43 59–31 47–43 50–40 56–34
King's Lynn Stars 53–37 56–34 46–44 58–32 44–46 51–39 60–30
Leicester Lions 47–43 38–52 43–47 53–37 55–35 44–46 47–43
Poole Pirates 50–40 58–32 58–32 47–43 47–43 38–52 45–45
Rye House Rockets 44–46 49–41 48–42 48–42 48–42
Somerset Rebels 47–43 45–45 47–43 48–42 50–40 49–41
Swindon Robins 41–49 48–42 51–39 50–39 48–42 58–32 51–39
Wolverhampton Wolves 49–41 49–41 47–43 54–36 60–30 52–38 52–38
Source:[35]

'B' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV KL LEI PP RYE SOM SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 44–46 57–33 48–42 48–42 55–35 52–38
King's Lynn Stars 49–41 60–30 58–32 49–41 49–41 55–35
Leicester Lions 58–32 40–50 37–53 46–44 48–42 46–44
Poole Pirates 54–35 61–29 43–23 48–42 54–36 55–35
Rye House Rockets
Somerset Rebels 42–48 61–29 46–32 51–39 54–36 59–31
Swindon Robins 34–56 52–38 55–35 47–42 41–49 50–40
Wolverhampton Wolves 46–44 43–47 56–34 46–44 41–49 53–37
Source:[35]

Table

SGB Premiership Final League Table Up To And Including Thursday 27 September

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 King's Lynn Stars 24 11 0 1 2 3 1 1 5 1128 1032 53 +96
2 Somerset Rebels 24 10 1 1 2 1 0 5 4 1103 1045 47 +58
3 Poole Pirates 24 10 1 1 1 1 0 6 4 1114 1019 44 +95
4 Belle Vue Aces 24 10 0 2 2 1 0 3 6 1118 1041 44 +77
5 Swindon Robins 24 9 0 3 1 1 0 1 9 1060 1098 35 -38
6 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 10 0 2 0 0 1 2 9 1043 1117 34 -74
7 Leicester Lions 24 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 10 955 1169 23 -214

[36]

July 4 Rye House Rockets had their membership of the 2018 SGB Premiership annulled by the Speedway Control Bureau. The league table has been updated to represent this news. [37]

Draw

  Semi Finals Grand Final
                         
Belle Vue Aces 41 36 77  
King's Lynn Stars 49 54 113  
    King's Lynn Stars 37 51 88
  Poole Pirates 53 39 92
Somerset Rebels 46 43 89
Poole Pirates 44 47 91  

Home team scores are in bold

Semi-Finals

24 September [38] Belle Vue Aces 41–49 King's Lynn Stars National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Willie Dishington

1 October [39] King's Lynn Stars 54–36 Belle Vue Aces Adrian Flaux Arena
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

17 September [40] Somerset Rebels 46–44 Poole Pirates Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

1 October [41] Poole Pirates 47–43 Somerset Rebels Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnbull

Grand Final

8 October [42] Poole Pirates 53–37 King's Lynn Stars Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

10 October [43] King's Lynn Stars 51–39 Poole Pirates Adrian Flaux Arena
Referee(s):
Graham Flint

Home team scores are in bold

SGB Premiership Team KO Cup

The 2018 Knockout Cup was the 76th edition and (second under its new name) of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Draw

  Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                                         
1 Swindon Robins 59 39 98  
8 Rye House Rockets 31 51 82  
    Swindon Robins 48 39 87  
    King's Lynn Stars 42 51 93  
4 Leicester Lions 48 31 79
5 King's Lynn Stars 42 59 101  
    King's Lynn Stars 00 00 00
    Somerset Rebels 00 00 00
3 Somerset Rebels 52 47 99  
6 Poole Pirates 38 43 81  
    Somerset Rebels 52 40 92
    Belle Vue Aces 38 50 88  
2 Belle Vue Aces 57 46 103
7 Wolverhampton Wolves 33 44 77  

Home team scores are in bold

Quarter-Finals

21 May [44] Swindon Robins 59–31 Rye House Rockets Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Paul Carrington

23 May [45] Rye House Rockets 51–39 Swindon Robins Rye House Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Robinson

7 May [46] Leicester Lions 48–42 King's Lynn Stars Beaumont Park Sports Complex
Referee(s):
Ronnie Allan

16 May [47] King's Lynn Stars 51–39 Leicester Lions Adrian Flaux Arena
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

2 May [48] Somerset Rebels 52–38 Poole Pirates Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
David Watters

27 June [49] Poole Pirates 43–47 Somerset Rebels Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Willie Dishington

7 May [50] Belle Vue Aces 57–33 Wolverhampton Wolves National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Peter Clarke

18 June [51] Wolverhampton Wolves 44–46 Belle Vue Aces Monmore Green
Referee(s):
Graham Reeve

Semi-Finals

10 September [52] Swindon Robins 48–42 King's Lynn Stars Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Watters

17 September [53] King's Lynn Stars 51–39 Swindon Robins Adrian Flaux Arena
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

12 September [54] Somerset Rebels 52–38 Belle Vue Aces Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
Ronnie Allan

19 September [55] Belle Vue Aces 50–40 Somerset Rebels National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

Grand Final

17 October Somerset Rebels 00–00 King's Lynn Stars Oak Tree Arena
Referee(s):
TBC

18 October King's Lynn Stars 00–00 Somerset Rebels Adrian Flaux Arena
Referee(s):
TBC

SGB Premiership Charity Shield

19 March [56] Belle Vue Aces 48–42 Swindon Robins National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

22 March [57] Swindon Robins 52–38 Belle Vue Aces Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnball

Final Leading averages

Rider Team Average

See also

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34409%7Ctitle= Doyle Crowned Premiership Riders Champion 9 May 2018
  3. ↑ http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34024%7Ctitle= Shield Success For Robins 23 March 2018
  4. ↑ http://speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34596%7Ctitle= Better Day For Aces 29 May 2018
  5. ↑ http://speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.35146%7Ctitle= Prates Grab Big Away Win 31 July 2018
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  9. ↑ http://speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34735%7Ctitle= Aces Move For Garrity 13 June 2018
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  12. ↑ http://speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.35154%7Ctitle= Aces Move For Berge 10 August 2018
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  31. ↑ http://speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34783%7Ctitle= Rebels Release Two 18 June 2018
  32. ↑ http://speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34950%7Ctitle= Summers Comes To Somerset 7 July 2018
  33. ↑ http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34450%7Ctitle= Smith Signs For Swindon 14 May 2018
  34. ↑ http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34450%7Ctitle= Wolves Move For Andersen 3 August 2018
  35. 1 2 http://www.speedwaygb.co/march18%7Ctitle= March Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co/april18%7Ctitle- April Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co/may18%7Ctitle- May Results
    http://speedwaygb.co/june18%7Ctitle- June Results
    http://speedwaygb.co/july18%7Ctitle- July Results
    http://speedwaygb.co/august18%7Ctitle- August Results
    http://speedwaygb.co/september18%7Ctitle- September Results
    http://speedwaygb.co/october18%7Ctitle- October Results
    All British Speedway Result Details Are Retrieved From Official Speedway GB Website http://www.speedwaygb.co
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