SGB Championship 2018

SGB Championship 2018
LeagueSGB Championship
ChampionsWorkington Comets
Knockout CupWorkington Comets
IndividualCraig Cook[1]
PairsSheffield Tigers
FoursPeterborough Panthers
Championship ShieldWorkington Comets[2]
Highest averageCraig Cook
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership
Division/s belowNational League

The SGB Championship 2018 was the 2018 season of the second division of Great British speedway. The season ran between March and October 2018 and consisted of 11 teams participating.[3]

Workington Comets completed the treble winning the playoffs, Championship Shield and the Knockout Cup. It was the first league title win since their formation in 1970.[4][5]

League

Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

Results

Home \ Away BER EDB GLA IPS LAK NEW PET RED SCU SHF WRK
Berwick Bandits 51–39 58–32 50–40 49–41 57–32 55–35 51–38 54–36 53–37 43–47
Edinburgh Monarchs 42–48 56–33 51–39 57–33 46–44 48–42 69–21 65–25 54–36 65–25
Glasgow Tigers 49–41 56–34 47–42 51–38 58–32 47–43 54–36 54–36 53–37 50–40
Ipswich Witches 43–47 53–37 41–49 51–39 60–29 41–49 48–42 51–38 50–40 43–47
Lakeside Hammers 56–34 54–36 50–40 52–37 48–42 40–50 56–34 61–29 51–39 56–32
Newcastle Diamonds 47–43 53–37 35–54 45–45 53–37 47–43 64–26 42–48 54–36 49–41
Peterborough Panthers 47–43 48–42 49–41 45–45 52–38 49–41 51–39 48–42 49–41 33–57
Redcar Bears 50–40 33–57 48–42 41–49 37–53 52–38 42–48 52–38 47–42 45–44
Scunthorpe Scorpions 45–45 53–37 46–44 30–59 44–45 50–40 40–50 65–25 56–34 54–36
Sheffield Tigers 58–32 45–45 56–34 52–38 38–52 35–55 45–45 38–52 37–53 48–42
Workington Comets 59–31 48–42 48.5–41.5 50–40 63–27 52–38 47–43 52–38 51–39
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

The following SGB Championship league match was not completed during the league season
Workington Comets Vs Lakeside Hammers

Table

Final SGB Championship League Table Up To And Including Sunday 16 September

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Peterborough Panthers 20 8 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 914 866 45 +48
2 Glasgow Tigers 20 10 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 929.5 866.5 40 +63
3 Workington Comets 19 9 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 877.5 829.5 39 +52
4 Lakeside Hammers 19 9 0 1 2 1 0 0 6 900 805 38 +95
5 Berwick Bandits 20 9 0 1 0 2 1 2 5 924 874 37 +50
6 Edinburgh Monarchs 20 9 0 1 1 0 1 2 6 960 839 35 +121
7 Ipswich Witches 20 6 0 4 2 0 2 1 5 915 880 31 +35
8 Newcastle Diamonds 20 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 7 869 926 28 -57
9 Scunthorpe Scorpions 20 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 7 854 941 27 -87
10 Redcar Bears 20 6 0 4 1 0 0 2 7 803 994 24 -191
11 Sheffield Tigers 20 4 2 4 0 0 0 3 7 847 952 17 -105

[7]

Play-offs

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
Peterborough Panthers 44 34 78
Lakeside Hammers 46 56 102
Lakeside Hammers 44 29 73
Workington Comets 34 61 95
Glasgow Tigers 51 38 89
Workington Comets 38 52 90

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Semi-finals

7 October [8] Peterborough Panthers 44–46 Lakeside Hammers East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Peter Clarke

24 October [9] Lakeside Hammers 56–34 Peterborough Panthers Rye House Stadium
Referee(s):
David Watters

14 October at 1:30 pm [10] Glasgow Tigers 51–38 Workington Comets Peugeot Ashfield
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

14 October at 7:30 pm [11] Workington Comets 52–38 Glasgow Tigers Derwent Park
Referee(s):
Margaret Vardy

Grand final

27 October [5][12] Lakeside Hammers
Nick Morris 12
Richard Lawson 10
Adam Ellis 9
Ben Morley 5
Zach Wajtknecht 4
Kyle Newman 2
Alfie Bowtell 2 		44–34 Workington Comets
Mason Campton 9
Nikolai Klindt 8
Rasmus Jensen 6
Rene Bach 6
Tero Aarnio 5
Kyle Bickley 0
Dan Bewley R/R 		Rye House Stadium
Referee(s):
Margaret Vardy

28 October [5][13] Workington Comets
Nikolai Klindt 15
Rasmus Jensen 14
Tero Aarnio 11
Rene Bach 10
Kyle Bickley 6
Mason Campton 5
Ty Proctor R/R 		61–29 Lakeside Hammers
Adam Ellis 9
Richard Lawson 8
Nick Morris 5
Kyle Newman 4
Zach Wajtknecht 2
Alfie Bowtell 1
Ben Morley 0 		Derwent Park
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

SGB Championship Knockout Cup

The 2018 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 51st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.[14]

KO Cup stages

Preliminary Rounds Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                    
Sheffield Tigers 44 50 94
Redcar Bears 28 40 68
Sheffield Tigers 51 34 85
Scunthorpe Scorpions 39 56 95
 
 
Scunthorpe Scorpions 59 39 98
Peterborough Panthers 31 51 82
Ipswich Witches 35 34 79
Lakeside Hammers 34 49 83
Lakeside Hammers 38 40 78
Peterborough Panthers 52 38 90
 
 
Scunthorpe Scorpions 54 28 82
Workington Comets 36 62 98
Edinburgh Monarchs 46 46 92
Glasgow Tigers 44 43 87
Edinburgh Monarchs 57 42 99
Berwick Bandits 33 48 81
 
 
Edinburgh Monarchs 59 29 88
Workington Comets 31 61 92
 
 
Newcastle Diamonds 40 29 69
Workington Comets 50 61 111
 
 

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

First round

31 May [15] Sheffield Tigers 44–28 Redcar Bears Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

1 June [16] Redcar Bears 40–50 Sheffield Tigers Media Prima Arena
Referee(s):
Darren Hartley

3 May [17] Ipswich Witches 35–54 Lakeside Hammers Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

4 May [18] Lakeside Hammers 49–41 Ipswich Witches Arena-Essex Raceway
Referee(s):
Paul Carrington

26 May [19] Edinburgh Monarchs 46–44 Glasgow Tigers Lothian Arena
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

27 May [20] Glasgow Tigers 43–46 Edinburgh Monarchs Peugeot Ashfield
Referee(s):
Graham Flint

Quarter-finals

28 June [21] Sheffield Tigers 51–39 Scunthorpe Scorpions Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

29 June [22] Scunthorpe Scorpions 56–34 Sheffield Tigers Eddie Wright Raceway
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

23 September [23] Peterborough Panthers 52–38 Lakeside Hammers East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

30 September [24] Lakeside Hammers 40–38 Peterborough Panthers Rye House Stadium
Referee(s):
Darren Hartley

29 June [25] Edinburgh Monarchs 57–33 Berwick Bandits Lothian Arena
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

30 June [26] Berwick Bandits 48–42 Edinburgh Monarchs Shielfield Park
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

8 July [27] Newcastle Diamonds 40–50 Workington Comets Newcastle Stadium
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

21 September [28] Workington Comets 61–29 Newcastle Diamonds Derwent Park
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

Semi-finals

5 October [29] Scunthorpe Scorpions 59–31 Peterborough Panthers Eddie Wright Raceway
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

13 October [30] Peterborough Panthers 51–39 Scunthorpe Scorpions East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Dave Watters

28 September [31] Edinburgh Monarchs 59–31 Workington Comets Lothian Arena
Referee(s):
Ronnie Allan

29 September [32] Workington Comets 61–29 Edinburgh Monarchs Derwent Park
Referee(s):
Staurt Wilson

Final

First leg

21 October [5][33] Scunthorpe Scorpions
Steve Worrall 12
Jason Garrity 11
Ricky Wells 9
Jake Allen 9
Stefan Nielsen 7
Gino Manzares 6
Danny Phillips 0 		54–36 Workington Comets
Rasmus Jensen 15
Mason Campton 8
Rene Bach 5
Paul Starke 3
Nikolai Klindt 4
Kyle Bickley 1
Ty Proctor R/R 		Eddie Wright Raceway
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

Second leg

25 October [5][34] Workington Comets
Rasmus Jensen 16
Rene Bach 15
Nikolai Klindt 14
Mason Campton 11
Claus Vissing 5
Kyle Bickley 1
Ty Proctor R/R 		62–28 Scunthorpe Scorpions
Jake Allen 10
Stefan Nielsen 6
Steve Worrall 5
Thomas Jørgensen 3
Jason Garrity 2
Gino Manzares 2
Danny Phillips 0 		Derwent Park
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

Workington were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–82.


Championship Shield

Borders Group

Home \ Away BER EDB GLA WRK
Berwick Bandits 53–37 47–43 45–45
Edinburgh Monarchs 51–39 41–48 44–46
Glasgow 54–36 49–41 33–56
Workington Comets 45–45 47–43 45–45
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Championship Shield Borders Group Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Workington Comets 6 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 284 255 14 +29
2 Glasgow Tigers 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 272 266 13 +6
3 Berwick Bandits 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 265 275 9 -10
4 Edinburgh Monarchs 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 257 282 4 -27

[35]

Northern Group

Home \ Away NEW RED SCU SHF
Newcastle Diamonds 51–39 46–44 53–37
Redcar Bears 58–32 36–54 39–51
Scunthorpe Scorpions 50–40 58–32 49–31
Sheffield Tigers 59–31 49–40 52–38
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Championship Shield Northern Group Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Scunthorpe Scorpions 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 293 247 14 +46
2 Sheffield Tigers 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 289 250 13 +39
3 Newcastle Diamonds 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 253 287 9 -34
4 Redcar Bears 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 244 295 3 -51

[36]

Southern Group

Home \ Away IPS LAK PET
Ipswich Witches 44–45 44–46
Lakeside Hammers 54–35 50–40
Peterborough Panthers 46–44 53–37
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Championship Shield Southern Group Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 lakeside Hammers 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 193 165 10 +28
2 Peterborough Panthers 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 185 175 9 +10
3 Ipswich Witches 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 160 198 0 -38

[37]

Play-offs

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
Scunthorpe Scorpions 45 35 80
Workington Comets 45 54 96
Workington Comets 46 52 98
Lakeside Hammers 44 38 82
Lakeside Hammers 50 44 94
Peterborough Panthers 40 46 86

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Semi-finals

7 September [38] Scunthorpe Scorpions 45–45 Workington Comets Eddie Wright Raceway
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

22 September [39] Workington Comets 54–35 Scunthorpe Scorpions Derwent Park
Referee(s):
Peter Clarke

29 September [40] Lakeside Hammers 50–40 Peterborough Panthers Rye House Stadium
Referee(s):
Darren Hartley

30 September [41] Peterborough Panthers 46–44 Lakeside Hammers East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Graham Reeve

Final

19 October [42] Lakeside Hammers 44–46 Workington Comets Rye House Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

29 October [43] Workington Comets 52–38 Lakeside Hammers Derwent Park
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

Riders' Championship

Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 2 September at Owlerton Stadium.[44]

Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final
1 England Craig Cook 1 3 3 R 3 10 3 3
2 England Richard Lawson 3 3 0 3 2 11 - 2
3 England Kyle Howarth 3 3 1 3 1 11 - 1
4 Germany Erik Riss 3 1 3 1 3 11 2 0
5 England Charles Wright 3 3 2 0 1 9 1
6 Australia Ty Proctor 2 1 3 FX 3 9 0
7 Finland Tero Aarnio 0 2 2 3 2 9
8 Australia Aaron Summers 2 2 0 3 1 8
9 England Ben Barker 1 0 3 2 2 8
10 England Steve Worrall 1 EX 2 1 3 7
11 England Scott Nicholls 0 2 2 2 0 6
12 United States Ricky Wells 1 EX 1 2 2 6
13 Denmark Michael Palm Toft 2 1 0 1 1 5
14 England Josh Auty 2 1 F - 5
15 Australia Kevin Doolan 0 0 1 2 0 3
16 Argentina Nico Covatti 0 0 0 1 0 1
16 England Kyle Bickley (res) 1 1
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Oaktree Arena on 20 July. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers for the second consecutive year.[45][46][47]

Semi finals

  • Sheffield bt Lakeside 7-2
  • Workington bt Peterborough 7-2

Final

  • Sheffield bt Workington 5-4

Fours

Peterborough Panthers won the SGB Championship Fours for the second successive year, held on 1 July 2018, at the Media Prime Arena.[48][49]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Peterborough 22 Palm Toft 7, Nicholls 6, Ostergaard 5, Wilson-Dean 4
2 Edinburgh 19 Riss E 9, Pickering 4, Andersson 4, Riss M 1, Ruml 1
3 Glasgow 17 Harris 6, Kerr 5, Vissing 4, Worrall 3
4 Lakeside 14 Morris 9, Ellis 4, Lawson 1, Bowtell 0

Final leading averages

Rider Team Average
England Craig Cook Glasgow 11.05
United States Ricky Wells Edinburgh 9.54
Australia Nick Morris Lakeside 9.46
England Richard Lawson Lakeside 9.41
England Danny King Ipswich 9.25
England Josh Auty Scunthorpe 9.08
Australia Rory Schlein Ipswich 9.01
Germany Erik Riss Edinburgh 8.86
England Charles Wright Sheffield 8.76
England Scott Nicholls Peterborough 8.70

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Teams and final averages

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Ipswich Witches

Lakeside Hammers

Newcastle Diamonds

Peterborough Panthers

Redcar Bears

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Sheffield Tigers

Workington Comets

See also

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