SGB Premiership 2022
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The 2022 SGB Premiership was the 87th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Premiership. Sheffield Tigers topped the regular season table and met Belle Vue Aces in the play off final but Belle Vue ran out the winners to claim their 13th league title.[1]
2022 summary
The same six clubs as 2021 competed for the league championship, with Swindon once again sitting out due to the development of their stadium.[2][3] The Rising Star scheme introduced in 2021, has been extended for the 2022 season, allowing clubs to select an additional Rising Star rider as a 'Number 8' for the season.[4]
A new League Cup competition was introduced, with a regional group stage determining the finalists, the event was won by Sheffield Tigers.[5] There was no place for the traditional Knockout Cup. Also re–introduced for the new season, was the SGB Premiership Pairs competition, but over six legs. The event was won by Ipswich Witches, with the sixth leg cancelled due to fixture congestion.[6] However, the additional fixtures created an issue due to the suspension of fixtures during the Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II and the heavy rain during October. In retrospect additional events could have been added after the completion of the league and knockout cup fixtures.
Belle Vue brought in Robert Lambert as a late season injury replacement for Max Fricke and Lambert scored a 15 point maximum in the play off final 1st leg.[7] The signing of Lambert was pivotal as Belle Vue held on to win the play offs on aggregate score, despite Sheffield winning the second leg.[1] Sheffield gained some compensation for the defeat when easily beating King's Lynn in the League Cup final.[8]
Regular season
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File:Robert Lambert.jpg League Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Sheffield Tigers | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 913 | 845 | 46 | +68 |
2 | Ipswich Witches | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 892 | 895 | 43 | -3 |
3 | Belle Vue Aces | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 962 | 838 | 38 | +124 |
4 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 907 | 893 | 34 | +14 |
5 | Kings Lynn Stars | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 901 | 899 | 27 | +2 |
6 | Peterborough Panthers | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 782 | 987 | 13 | -205 |
A Fixtures
Home \ Away | BEL | IPS | KLN | PET | SHF | WOL |
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Belle Vue Aces | 48–42 | 48–32 | 64–26 | 58–32 | 51–39 | |
Ipswich Witches | 47–43 | 46–44 | 45–45 | 43–47 | 46–44 | |
Kings Lynn Stars | 50–40 | 43–47 | 51–39 | 41–49 | 55–35 | |
Peterborough Panthers | 36–54 | 50–39 | 46–44 | 45–45 | 40–50 | |
Sheffield Tigers | 54–36 | 43–35 | 48–42 | 51–39 | 46–44 | |
Wolverhampton Wolves | 49–41 | 42–48 | 53–37 | 53–37 | 54–36 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
B Fixtures
Home \ Away | BEL | IPS | KLN | PET | SHF | WOL |
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Belle Vue Aces | 60–30 | 61–29 | 63–27 | 54–36 | 47–43 | |
Ipswich Witches | 50–40 | 46–44 | 46–44 | 54–36 | 53–37 | |
Kings Lynn Stars | 55–35 | 43–47 | 46–44 | 39–51 | 63–27 | |
Peterborough Panthers | 44–46 | 45–45 | 38–52 | 28–32 | 42–48 | |
Sheffield Tigers | 57–33 | 54–36 | 50–40 | 51–39 | 51–39 | |
Wolverhampton Wolves | 50–40 | 43–37 | 49–41 | 62–28 | 46–44 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
League Scoring System
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Premiership play-offs
Draw
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1 | Sheffield Tigers | 47 | 61 | 108 | |||||||||
4 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 43 | 29 | 72 | |||||||||
Sheffield Tigers | 39 | 50 | 89 | ||||||||||
Belle Vue Aces | 51 | 40 | 91 | ||||||||||
3 | Belle Vue Aces | 52 | 55 | 107 | |||||||||
2 | Ipswich Witches | 38 | 35 | 73 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Grand Final
First leg
10 October | [11] | Belle Vue Aces Robert Lambert 15 Matej Žagar 10 Brady Kurtz 10 Tom Brennan 7 Norick Blödorn 6 Charles Wright 3 Jye Etheridge 0 | 51–39 | Sheffield Tigers Adam Ellis 8 Tobiasz Musielak 8 Lewis Kerr 7 Justin Sedgmen 7 Kyle Howarth 4 Connor Mountain 3 Jack Holder 2 | National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnbull |
Second Leg
13 October | [12] | Sheffield Tigers Tobiasz Musielak 10 Lewis Kerr 9 Jack Holder 9 Adam Ellis 6 Justin Sedgmen 6 Kyle Howarth 5 Connor Mountain 5 | 50–40 | Belle Vue Aces Robert Lambert 10 Tom Brennan 9 Norick Blödorn 7 Matej Žagar 7 Brady Kurtz 5 Simon Lambert (guest) 2 Rider replacement | Owlerton Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnbull |
League Cup
Group stages
Northern Group
Fixtures
Home \ Away | BEL[13] | SHF[14] | WOL[15] |
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Belle Vue Aces[13] | 44–46 | 42–48 | |
Sheffield Tigers[14] | 53–37 | 44–46 | |
Wolverhampton Wolves[15] | 50–40 | 44–46 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Table[16]
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Sheffield Tigers (Q) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 171 | 9 | +18 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 172 | 9 | +14 |
3 | Belle Vue Aces | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 197 | 0 | -34 |
Southern Group
Fixtures
Home \ Away | IPS[17] | KYN[18] | PET[19] |
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Ipswich Witches[17] | 44–46 | 40–50 | |
Kings Lynn Stars[18] | 56–34 | 47–43 | |
Peterborough Panthers[19] | 53–37 | 42–48 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Table[16]
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Kings Lynn Stars (Q) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 163 | 12 | +34 |
2 | Peterborough Panthers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 172 | 8 | +16 |
3 | Ipswich Witches | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 205 | 0 | -50 |
Final
The two group winners, the Kings Lynn Stars and the Sheffield Tigers both qualified for the final, which was won by Sheffield over two legs.
First Leg
17 October | [20] | King's Lynn Stars Thomas Jørgensen 11 Frederik Jakobsen 9 Josh Pickering 7 Richie Worrall 6 Richard Lawson 5 Nicolai Klindt 2 Jason Edwards 0 | 39–51 | Sheffield Tigers Lewis Kerr 11 Jack Holder 11 Tobiasz Musielak 10 Adam Ellis 9 Justin Sedgmen 5 Connor Mountain 5 Kyle Howarth 2 | Adrian Flux Arena Referee(s): Wayne Jarvis |
Second Leg
2 November | [21] | Sheffield Tigers Adam Ellis 10 Tobiasz Musielak 9 Connor Mountain 9 Kyle Howarth 7 Sam Masters (guest) 7 Lewis Kerr 5 James Wright (guest) 3 | 50–34 | King's Lynn Stars Richard Lawson 14 Richie Worrall 9 Thomas Jorgensen 3 Frederik Jakobsen 3 Jason Edwards 3 Tom Brennan (guest) 2 Nicolai Klindt r/r | Owlerton Stadium Referee(s): Chris Durno |
Pairs Championship
Each of the six Premiership club were supposed to have staged a round of the pairs championship at their track, with the highest placed side after the six rounds declared Premiership Pairs Champions but Ipswich were declared winners after only five rounds were held. Teams tracked two of their top four riders, plus the Rising Star as a reserve, at each meeting. The highest placed side after the qualifying heats qualified for the final, with second and third competing in the semi-final. [22]
Standings
Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Tot |
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1 | Ipswich Witches | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | x | 46 |
2 | Belle Vue Aces | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | x | 34 |
3 | Kings Lynn Stars | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | x | 26 |
4 | Sheffield Tigers | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | x | 26 |
5 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | x | 14 |
6 | Peterborough Panthers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | x | 14 |
red indicates home team, bold indicates winners
Rounds
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Round One[23] Qualifying Heats
Semi-final
Final
Round Two[24] Qualifying Heats
Semi-final
Final
Round Three[25] Qualifying Heats
Semi-final
Final
Round Four[26] Qualifying Heats
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Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average | |
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1 | Jason Doyle | Ipswich | 10.15 |
2 | Sam Masters | Wolverhampton | 9.14 |
3 | Tobiasz Musielak | Sheffield | 8.86 |
4 | Max Fricke | Belle Vue | 8.62 |
Matej Žagar | Belle Vue | 8.62 | |
6 | Brady Kurtz | Belle Vue | 8.59 |
7 | Jack Holder | Sheffield | 8.56 |
8 | Chris Harris | Peterborough | 8.30 |
9 | Niels Kristian Iversen | King's Lynn | 8.10 |
10 | Adam Ellis | Sheffield | 7.97 |
- averages include league, play offs & league cup, min 6 matches
Squads & final averages
Belle Vue Aces
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Max Fricke 8.96
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Brady Kurtz (C) 8.76
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Matej Žagar 8.41
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Charles Wright 7.25
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Tom Brennan (Rising Star) 6.43
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Jye Etheridge 5.89
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Norick Blödorn 5.09
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Robert Lambert n/a
Ipswich Witches
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Jason Doyle 10.53
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Rohan Tungate 7.83
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Troy Batchelor 6.98
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Danny King (C) 6.93
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Erik Riss 6.64
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Aaron Summers 6.00
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Ben Barker 5.25
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Danyon Hume (Number 8) 5.65
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Anders Rowe (Rising Star) 5.14
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Paul Starke 4.00
King's Lynn Stars
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Nicolai Klindt 8.32
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Niels Kristian Iversen 8.00
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Josh Pickering (C) 7.45
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Frederik Jakobsen 7.45
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Richard Lawson 7.35
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Thomas Jørgensen 7.03
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Richie Worrall 6.83
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Lewis Kerr 5.16
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Jason Edwards (Rising Star) 3.39
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Jack Thomas (Number 8) 2.78
Peterborough Panthers
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Chris Harris 8.14
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Benjamin Basso 6.91
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Michael Palm Toft 6.81
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Hans Andersen 5.73
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Scott Nicholls (C) 5.62
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Ulrich Østergaard 5.53
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Jordan Jenkins (Rising Star) 2.77
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Jordan Palin 1.88
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Jake Mulford (Number 8) 0.44
Sheffield Tigers
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Tobiasz Musielak 9.04
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Jack Holder 8.67
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Adam Ellis 7.57
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Kyle Howarth (C) 6.77
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Craig Cook 6.00
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Lewis Kerr 5.56
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Connor Mountain (Rising Star) 5.26
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Stefan Nielsen 3.56
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Justin Sedgmen 4.75
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Dan Thompson (Number 8) 2.67
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Jake Allen 2.40
Wolverhampton Wolves
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Sam Masters (C) 9.10
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Ryan Douglas 8.23
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Steve Worrall 7.79
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Luke Becker 7.60
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Nick Morris 7.33
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Leon Flint (Rising Star) 4.25
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Drew Kemp 3.65
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Joe Thompson (Number 8) 2.00
See also
References
- ^ a b "2022 Premiership Grand final results". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Swindon Robins Speedway Official Website: RETURN OF SPEEDWAY AT SWINDON DELAYED UNTIL 2023".
- ^ "2022 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
- ^ "2022 Rising Star Scheme Enhanced".
- ^ "Tigers win League Cup". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to a new era of Speedway!".
- ^ "ACES ANNOUNCE LAMBERT". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "STARS 39 SHEFFIELD 51". Kings's Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
- ^ "2022 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Belle Vue Aces vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "Sheffield Tigers vs Belle Vue Aces scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "Belle Vue Aces - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield Tigers - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wolves - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 Premiership League Cup - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Ipswich Witches - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
- ^ "King's Lynn Stars - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Peterborough Panthers - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
- ^ "King's Lynn Stars vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "King's Lynn Stars vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 Premiership Pairs - British Speedway Official Website". 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Premiership Pairs – Round 1 @ Peterborough -Monday, May 23, 2022". 23 May 2022.
- ^ "PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 2 @ IPSWICH". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 3 @ KING'S LYNN". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 4 @ WOLVERHAMPTON". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2022.