SGB Premiership 2024
League | Premiership |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 7 |
Champions | Belle Vue Aces |
Knockout Cup | Sheffield Tigers |
Highest average | Jason Doyle |
Division/s below | SGB Championship NDL 2024 |
The 2024 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership was the 89th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 7th known as the SGB Premiership.[1]
The defending champions were Sheffield Tigers and Ipswich Witches were the defending Knockout Cup champions.
Belle Vue Aces won the title,[2] while Sheffield Tigers won the Knockout Cup.
Summary
[edit]The league consisted of seven teams despite the loss of Peterborough Panthers[3] and Wolverhampton Wolves.[4] They were replaced by Birmingham Brummies, who joined from the Championship (tier 2),[5] and Oxford Spires (a third and new team from the Oxford Cheetahs promotion).
League
[edit]Regular season
[edit]League table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Sheffield Tigers (Q) | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1129 | 1000 | 10 | 42 | +129 |
2 | Leicester Lions (Q) | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1125 | 1010 | 9 | 40 | +115 |
3 | Belle Vue Aces (Q) | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1088 | 1030 | 9 | 37 | +58 |
4 | Ipswich Witches (Q) | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1067 | 1051 | 6 | 34 | +16 |
5 | Oxford Spires | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1033 | 1091 | 3 | 26 | -58 |
6 | King's Lynn Stars | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1022 | 1105 | 3 | 22† | -83 |
7 | Birmingham Brummies | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 967 | 1144 | 2 | 11 | -177 |
† King's Lynn were deducted 2 Premiership points for breaching SCB regulations on postponing fixtures.[6]
A fixtures
B fixtures
Play Offs
[edit]Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Sheffield Tigers | 39 | 50 | 89 | |||||||||
4 | Belle Vue Aces | 51 | 40 | 91 | |||||||||
Belle Vue Aces | 54 | 49 | 103 | ||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 36 | 41 | 77 | ||||||||||
3 | Ipswich Witches | 49 | 39 | 88 | |||||||||
2 | Leicester Lions | 41 | 51 | 92 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Grand Final
[edit]First leg
23 September | [9] | Belle Vue Aces Dan Bewley 15 Brady Kurtz 10 Jaimon Lidsey 10 Niels Kristian Iversen (guest) 8 Norick Blödorn 6 Antti Vuolas 3 Jake Mulford 2 |
54–36 | Leicester Lions Ryan Douglas 7 Richard Lawson 6 Sam Hagon 6 Sam Masters 5 Luke Becker 5 Max Fricke 4 Lewis Kerr (guest) 3 |
National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
Second leg
3 October | [10] | Leicester Lions Sam Masters 11 Richard Lawson 8 Max Fricke 7 Ryan Douglas 7 Luke Becker 4 Sam Hagon 2 Drew Kemp (guest) 1 |
41–49 | Belle Vue Aces Dan Bewley 15 Brady Kurtz 11 Jaimon Lidsey 9 Ben Cook 4 Norick Blödorn 4 Jake Mulford 3 Antti Vuolas 3 |
Beaumont Park Referee(s): Willie Dishington |
Knockout Cup
[edit]The 2024 Knockout Cup was the 79th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Oxford Spires declined to enter.
Bracket
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Sheffield Tigers | 40 | 54 | 94 | ||||||||||||||
Belle Vue Aces | 49 | 41 | 90+2 | King's Lynn Stars | 50 | 36 | 86 | ||||||||||
Sheffield Tigers | 41 | 49 | 90+7 | Sheffield Tigers | 55 | 45 | 100 | ||||||||||
Ipswich Witches | 35 | 45 | 80 | ||||||||||||||
Birmingham Brummies | 44 | 39 | 83 | ||||||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 42 | 43 | 85 | Ipswich Witches | 46 | 51 | 97 | ||||||||||
Ipswich Witches | 48 | 47 | 95 |
Home team scores are in bold, with overall aggregate scores noted in red
Final
[edit]First Leg
2 September | [11] | Sheffield Tigers Jack Holder 18 Josh Pickering 17 Chris Holder 10 Jason Edwards 6 Kyle Howarth 3 Dan Gilkes 1 Tai Woffinden r/r |
55–35 | Ipswich Witches Jaimon Lidsey (guest) 7 Keynan Rew 6 Tom Brennan (guest) 6 Adam Ellis 5 Dan Thompson 4 Danny King 4 Jordan Jenkins 3 |
Owlerton Stadium Referee(s): Paul Carrington |
Second Leg
5 September | [12] | Ipswich Witches Keynan Rew 14 Tom Brennan (guest) 9 Dan Thompson 9 Danny King Adam Ellis 4 James Pearson (guest) 0 Jason Doyle r/r |
45–45 | Sheffield Tigers Josh Pickering 14 Chris Holder 11 Kyle Howarth 9 Jack Holder 8 Jason Edwards 2 Dan Gilkes 1 Tai Woffinden r/r |
Foxhall Stadium Referee(s): Chris Gay |
Leading averages
[edit]Rider | Team | Average | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jason Doyle | Ipswich | 9.94 |
2 | Emil Sayfutdinov | Ipswich | 9.50 |
3 | Jack Holder | Sheffield | 9.48 |
4 | Tai Woffinden | Sheffield | 9.35 |
5 | Brady Kurtz | Belle Vue | 9.33 |
6 | Dan Bewley | Belle Vue | 9.20 |
8 | Max Fricke | Leicester | 9.18 |
8 | Chris Holder | Sheffield | 8.92 |
9 | Fredrik Lindgren | Birmingham | 8.91 |
10 | Rohan Tungate | Oxford | 8.00 |
- averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches
Squads & final averages
[edit]Averages include 2024 Premiership and Knockout Cup matches.
Belle Vue Aces
[edit]- Brady Kurtz (C) 9.33
- Dan Bewley 9.20
- Jaimon Lidsey 7.45
- Ben Cook 7.32
- Norick Blödorn 5.92
- Connor Mountain 4.95
- Antti Vuolas 4.83
- Connor Bailey (Rising Star) 3.79
- Jake Mulford (Rising Star) 2.67
Birmingham Brummies
[edit]- Fredrik Lindgren 8.91
- Tom Brennan 7.39
- Justin Sedgmen 6.79
- Zach Cook 6.65
- Steve Worrall (C) 5.90
- Piotr Pawlicki 5.44
- Wiktor Lampart 5.27
- Michael Palm Toft 4.74
- Václav Milík 4.57
- Leon Flint (Rising Star) 4.35
Ipswich Witches
[edit]- Jason Doyle 9.94
- / Emil Sayfutdinov 9.50
- Adam Ellis 6.92
- Danny King (C) 6.46
- Keynan Rew 6.43
- Dan Thompson (Rising Star) 5.34
- Jordan Jenkins 4.71
King's Lynn Stars
[edit]- Niels Kristian Iversen 7.33
- Tobiasz Musielak 7.30
- Benjamin Basso 7.16
- Nicolai Klindt 7.14
- Jan Kvěch 7.05
- Lewis Kerr 6.40
- / Vadim Tarasenko 6.15
- Anders Rowe (Rising Star) 6.14
- Patryk Wojdyło 5.30
- Michael Palm Toft 5.14
Leicester Lions
[edit]- Max Fricke (C) 9.18
- Richard Lawson 7.97
- Sam Masters 7.85
- Ryan Douglas 7.66
- Luke Becker 7.19
- Craig Cook 5.71
- Drew Kemp 4.67
- Sam Hagon (Rising Star) 2.54
- Joe Thompson (Rising Star) 2.07
Oxford Spires
[edit]- Rohan Tungate 8.00
- Maciej Janowski 7.93
- Charles Wright 7.67
- Chris Harris (C) 7.02
- Erik Riss 6.25
- Luke Killeen 3.83
- Ashton Boughen (Rising Star) 3.13
Sheffield Tigers
[edit]- Jack Holder 9.48
- Tai Woffinden 9.35
- Chris Holder 8.92
- Josh Pickering 7.50
- Kyle Howarth (C) 6.00
- Jason Edwards 4.00
- Dan Gilkes (Rising Star) 3.70
See also
[edit]- SGB Championship 2024
- 2024 National Development League speedway season
- British Speedway League Champions
References
[edit]- ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Sensational Grand Final performance from West Cumbria's Dan Bewley". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "What next for Peterborough Panthers' speedway track?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Wolves bow out at Monmore". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Brummies back in top flight". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "SCB Statement - King's Lynn Speedway - British Speedway Official Website". 18 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Belle Vue Aces vs Leicester Lions scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "Leicester Lions vs Belle Vue Aces scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "Sheffield Tigers vs Ipswich Witches scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "Ipswich Witches vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.