SGB_Championship_2017
SGB Championship 2017
British motorcycle speedway season
The Speedway Great Britain Championship 2017 was the second division of British speedway. It was the first time that it was known as the SGB Championship after changing its name from the Premier League.[1]
Quick Facts League, Champions ...
| League | SGB Championship |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield Tigers |
| Knockout Cup | Peterborough Panthers |
| Individual | Nick Morris |
| Pairs | Sheffield Tigers |
| Fours | Peterborough Panthers |
| Highest average | Craig Cook |
| Division/s above | SGB Premiership |
| Division/s below | National League |
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The season ran between March and October 2017 and 10 teams participated.[2]
The Sheffield Tigers were the champions defeating the Ipswich Witches in the Grand Final.[3][4][5][6]
British TV broadcasting rights changed hands before the start of the 2017 SGB Championship season, when Sky withdrew from their negotiated contract with the BSPA. BT then obtained the broadcasting rights for the 2017 season to be shown on their BT Sport channels.[1]
More information Pos., Team ...
| Pos. | Team | M | W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1748 | 1515 | 86 |
| 2 | Ipswich Witches | 36 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1736 | 1548 | 77 |
| 3 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1691 | 1585 | 71 |
| 4 | Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1656 | 1549 | 68 |
| 5 | Redcar Bears | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1627 | 1597 | 60 |
| 6 | Peterborough Panthers | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1582 | 1653 | 60 |
| 7 | Newcastle Diamonds | 36 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1629 | 1617 | 57 |
| 8 | Workington Comets | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1556 | 1703 | 47 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 36 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1535 | 1699 | 34 |
| 10 | Berwick Bandits | 36 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1490 | 1784 | 30 |
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| Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | 50 | 41 | 91 | ||||||||||
| Edinburgh Monarchs | 40 | 48 | 88 | ||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | 37 | 44 | 81 | ||||||||||
| Sheffield Tigers | 53 | 46 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Sheffield Tigers | 59 | 31 | 90 | ||||||||||
| Glasgow Tigers | 31 | 34 | 65 | ||||||||||
First leg
More information Sheffield TigersJosh Bates 13Kyle Howarth 13Todd Kurtz 7Jan Graversen 7Lasse Bjerre 7George Wood 3Josh Grajczonek 3, 53 – 37 ...
| Sheffield Tigers Josh Bates 13 Kyle Howarth 13 Todd Kurtz 7 Jan Graversen 7 Lasse Bjerre 7 George Wood 3 Josh Grajczonek 3 | 53 – 37 | Ipswich Witches Nathan Greaves 9 Danny King 9 Rory Schlein 8 Cameron Heeps 6 Kyle Newman 4 Tom Bacon 1 Justin Sedgman R/R |
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| [6][9] |
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Second leg
More information Ipswich WitchesCameron Heeps 13Danny King 9Rory Schlein 7Kyle Newman 7Nathan Greaves 5Alfie Bowtell 3Justin Sedgman R/R, 44 – 56 ...
| Ipswich Witches Cameron Heeps 13 Danny King 9 Rory Schlein 7 Kyle Newman 7 Nathan Greaves 5 Alfie Bowtell 3 Justin Sedgman R/R | 44 – 56 | Sheffield Tigers Scott Nicholls 12 Josh Bates 9 Kyle Howarth 9 Jan Graversen 7 Lasse Bjerre 6 Todd Kurtz 3 George Wood 0 |
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| [6][10] |
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Sheffield were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.
| 9 October | [11] | Sheffield Tigers | 32–58 | Leicester Lions | Owlerton Stadium Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd |
| 16 October | [12] | Leicester Lions | 49–41 | Sheffield Tigers | Beaumont Park Stadium Referee(s): Mick Bates |
The 2017 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 50th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. It was the first time it would be known as the SGB Championship Knockout Cup. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[13]
First round
More information Date, Team One ...
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04 | Workington | 49-41 | Newcastle |
| 13/04 | Redcar | 44-46 | Peterborough |
| 09/04 | Peterborough | 49-39 | Redcar |
| 02/04 | Newcastle | 49-41 | Workington |
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From Quarter Final stage
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peterborough Panthers | 54 | 40 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scunthorpe Scorpions | 36 | 50 | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peterborough Panthers | 50 | 45 | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow Tigers | 40 | 45 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | 60 | 49 | 101 | |||||||||||||||||
| Berwick Bandits | 30 | 49 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peterborough Panthers | 47 | 45 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | 43 | 45 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Tigers | 43 | 53 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh Monarchs | 47 | 37 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Tigers | 51 | 35 | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | 39 | 55 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow Tigers | 46 | 46 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle Diamonds | 44 | 44 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
First leg
More information Peterborough PanthersScott Nicholls 12Paul Starke 9Chris Harris 9Ulrich Østergaard 7Simon Lambert 7Scott Campos 3Bradley Wilson Dean R/R, 47 – 43 ...
| Peterborough Panthers Scott Nicholls 12 Paul Starke 9 Chris Harris 9 Ulrich Østergaard 7 Simon Lambert 7 Scott Campos 3 Bradley Wilson Dean R/R | 47 – 43 | Ipswich Witches Danny King 13 Cameron Heeps 12 Kyle Newman 8 Connor Mountain 7 Nathan Greaves 3 Rory Schlein 0 Justin Sedgman R/R |
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| [6][14] |
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Second leg
More information Ipswich WitchesScott Nicholls 13Cameron Heeps 13Nathan Greaves 8Kyle Newman 5Connor Mountain 3Danny King 3Justin Sedgman R/R, 45 – 45 ...
| Ipswich Witches Scott Nicholls 13 Cameron Heeps 13 Nathan Greaves 8 Kyle Newman 5 Connor Mountain 3 Danny King 3 Justin Sedgman R/R | 45 – 45 | Peterborough Panthers Chris Harris 12 Ben Barker 9 Paul Starke 8 Simon Lambert 6 Ulrich Østergaard 6 Jack Parkinson Blackburn 4 Bradley Wilson Dean 0 |
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| [6][15] |
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Peterborough were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92–88.
Nick Morris won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 13 October at Ashfield Stadium.[16]
More information Pos., Rider ...
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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| 1 |  Nick Morris | 1 2 3 2 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |  Chris Harris | 2 2 2 3 3 | 12 | - | 2 |
| 3 | Richie Worrall | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 | - | 1 |
| 4 | Richard Lawson | 2 3 1 2 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Stuart Robson | 2 3 3 2 2 | 12 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Ricky Wells | 2 3 1 3 R | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Paul Starke | 1 1 3 1 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Jack Holder | R 2 2 3 1 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Steve Worrall | 3 2 0 1 2 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Aaron Summers | 1 1 2 1 2 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Danny King | 3 0 1 1 1 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Josh Auty | 0 FX 1 2 1 | 4 | ||
| 13 |  Michael Palm Toft | 1 1 2 R | 4 | ||
| 14 | Sam Masters | 3 - - - - | 3 | ||
| 15 | Jan Graversen | 0 1 0 0 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 |  Ryan MacDonald | F F 0 F 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Kevin Whelan (res) | 0 0 | 0 |
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The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Owlerton Stadium on 8 October. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers.[17][18]
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Semi finals
- Sheffield bt Scunthorpe 7-2
- Redcar bt Glasgow 6-3
Final
- Sheffield bt Redcar 5-4
Peterborough Panthers won the SGB Championship Fours, held on 6 August 2017, at the East of England Arena.[19]
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More information Final, Pos ...
| Final | |||
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| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Peterborough | 28 | Harris 9, Ostergaard 9, Starke 5, Lambert 5 |
| 2 | Redcar | 18 | Wright 7, Garrity 6, Barker 3, Andersen 2 |
| 3 | Sheffield | 16 | Howarth 6, Grajczonek 5, Kurtz 3, Bates 2 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 10 | King 6, Schlein 2, Sedgemen 1, Heeps 1 |
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More information Rider, Team ...
| Rider | Team | Average |
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| Craig Cook | Workington | 10.30 |
| Josh Grajczonek | Sheffield | 9.77 |
| Robert Lambert | Newcastle | 9.74 |
| Steve Worrall | Newcastle | 9.44 |
| Jack Holder | Peterborough | 9.22 |
| Danny King | Ipswich | 9.29 |
 Ricky Wells | Edinburgh | 9.24 |
| Nick Morris | Berwick | 9.07 |
| Richie Worrall | Glasgow | 9.03 |
| Kyle Howarth | Sheffield | 9.00 |
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Berwick Bandits
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Nick Morris 9.07 -
Lewis Bridger 6.98 - Kevin Doolan 6.81
- David Howe 6.50
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Claus Vissing 6.26 - Jye Etheridge 5.91
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Dany Gappmaier 5.89 -
Dimitri Bergé 4.73 - Joe Jacobs 4.34
- Lee Payne 2.78
- Liam Carr 2.47
Edinburgh Monarchs
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Ricky Wells 9.24 - Sam Masters 8.93
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Erik Riss 8.32 - Mark Riss 6.39
- Josh Pickering 5.42
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Theo Pijper 5.14 - Max Clegg 5.03
- Mitchell Davey 3.82
Glasgow Tigers
- Richie Worrall 9.03
- Richard Lawson 8.93
- Aaron Summers 8.40
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Nike Lunna 7.17 - Dan Bewley 6.62
- Tom Perry 4.50
- Jack Smith 3.16
Ipswich Witches
- Danny King 9.29
- Rory Schlein 8.99
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Nico Covatti 8.38 - Cameron Heeps 7.81
- Kyle Newman 7.35
- Justin Sedgmen 6.83
- Nathan Greaves 5.30
- Danyon Hume 5.03
- Connor Mountain 4.36
- James Sarjeant 4.80
Newcastle Diamonds
- Robert Lambert 9.74
- Steve Worrall 9.44
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Ludvig Lindgren 8.00 - Stuart Robson 7.87
- Lewis Rose 7.53
- Ashley Morris 5.76
- Danny Phillips 4.75
- Ben Hopwood 2.92
- Alfie Bowtell 2.79
- Dan Greenwood 2.33 (3 matches only)
- Connor Coles 0.80
Peterborough Panthers
- Jack Holder 9.22
- Chris Harris 8.99
- Ulrich Østergaard 7.83
- Paul Starke 7.06
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Bradley Wilson-Dean 6.49 - Kenneth Hansen 6.44
- Simon Lambert 5.57
- Tom Bacon 3.50
- Richard Hall 2.97
- Liam Carr 2.57
Redcar Bears
- Ben Barker 8.78
- Charles Wright 8.06
- Jason Garrity 7.62
- Jonas B. Andersen 7.23
- Ellis Perks 6.13
- Tobias Busch 5.95
- Danny Ayres 5.64
- Coty Garcia 4.96
- Richard Hall 3.32
Scunthorpe Scorpions
- Jake Allen 8.36
- Josh Auty 7.48
- Lewis Kerr 7.44
- Michael Palm Toft 7.23
- Ryan Douglas 6.91
- Stefan Nielsen 6.18
- Carl Wilkinson 5.83
- Tero Aarnio 5.51
- Josh Bailey 3.39
- Fritz Wallner 3.76
Sheffield Tigers
- Josh Grajczonek 9.77
- Kyle Howarth 9.00
- Lasse Bjerre 8.75
- Josh Bates 7.53
- Todd Kurtz 6.11
- Jan Graversen 6.04
- Robert Branford 4.70
- Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 3.13
- Georgie Wood 2.85
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Nathan Stoneman 0.36
Workington Comets
- Craig Cook 10.30
- Ty Proctor 7.47
- Thomas Jørgensen 7.39
- Mason Campton 6.61
- Matt Williamson 5.63
- Adam Roynon 5.20
- James Sarjeant 3.90
- Rob Shuttleworth 2.40
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