2010 Speedway World Cup

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Speedway World Cup
Venue Vojens
LocationDenmark
Start date24 July
End date1 August
Nations8
Champions
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
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The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup [1] (SWC) was the tenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place between 24 July and 31 July 2010, although re-stagings due to adverse weather meant that it finally took place between 25 July and 1 August, and involved eight national teams. [2] Six teams were seeded through to the finals and two qualification rounds were held in May 2010 to determine the final two places. [3]

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Poland won the World Cup for the fourth time in six seasons, amassing 44 points in the final. Denmark finished second with 39, while Sweden finished third for the third successive year, with 35 points. [4]

Qualification

The top six nations from the 2009 Speedway World Cup (Poland, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Great Britain and Denmark) were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round One was held in Lonigo, Italy and was won by Finland. Qualifying Round Two was held in Abensberg, Germany. [5]

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asFinals appearanceLast appearance2009 place
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2009 SWC top six10th20091st
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2009 SWC top six10th20092nd
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2009 SWC top six10th20093rd
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2009 SWC top six8th20094th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2009 SWC top six10th20095th
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2009 SWC top six10th20096th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic QR 2 Winner9th20098th
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland QR 1 Winner6th2007—

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
25 July – Gorzów Wlkp. ( details )
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 68
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 45
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3129 July – Vojens ( details )1 August – Vojens ( details )
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 48Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 44
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 39
26 July – King's Lynn ( details )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 36Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 35
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 19Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 33
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 48
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 40
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14

Final classification

Pos.National teamPts.
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 44
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 39
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 35
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 33
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 36
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 19
7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Komunikat prasowy FIM" (in Polish). pzm.pl. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Terminarz SGP 2010 zatwierdzony – będzie runda w Gorican!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 25 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Norfolk Arena to host SWC". BSI Speedway. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "2010 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Polacy poznali dwójkę rywali w DPŚ" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
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