2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup

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The 2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup was the 44th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams in British speedway. [1] [2] [3]

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Summary

It was contested throughout the 2011 Premier League Season. The Reigning champions from 2010, the Newcastle Diamonds were narrowly eliminated by the Glasgow Tigers in the semi-final stages. However the competition was won by the Newport Wasps who defeated the league champions Glasgow Tigers, 106–74 on aggregate. [4]

Knock-Out Stages

 
Round 1Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Berwick Bandits BYE
 
 
 
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 Berwick Bandits 83
 
 
 
 Glasgow Tigers 96
 
 Leicester Lions 86
 
 
 
 Glasgow Tigers 94
 
 Glasgow Tigers 93
 
 
 
 Newcastle Diamonds 87
 
 Somerset Rebels 97
 
 
 
 Plymouth Devils 83
 
 Somerset Rebels 83
 
 
 
 Newcastle Diamonds 97
 
 Rye House Rockets 77
 
 
 
 Newcastle Diamonds 89
 
 Glasgow Tigers 74
 
 
 
 Newport Wasps 106
 
 Sheffield Tigers 94
 
 
 
 Edinburgh Monarchs 86
 
 Sheffield Tigers 89
 
 
 
 Workington Comets 91
 
 Redcar Bears 79
 
 
 
 Workington Comets 101
 
 Workington Comets 77
 
 
 
 Newport Wasps 103
 
 Scunthorpe Scorpions 90
 
 
 
 Ipswich Witches 90
 
 Ipswich Witches 74
 
 
 
 Newport Wasps 106
 
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 Newport Wasps BYE
 

Round 1

The draw for the 2011 Premier League KOC was taking at the 2010 AGM. 12 teams were drawn against each other, with 2 teams receiving 'byes' into the Quarter Finals. These two teams that received a bye were the Berwick Bandits and the Newport Wasps. The Kings Lynn Stars were originally going to face the Somerset Rebels, however due to their election to compete in the Elite League, the new premier league side, the Plymouth Devils would now face the Rebels. As Scunthorpe and Ipswich tied 90–90 on aggregate, their matches were replayed.

Aggregate Scores

Quarter finals

Aggregate Scores

Semi finals

Aggregate Scores

Final

First leg

Newport Wasps
Jason Doyle 13
Charlie Gjedde 12
Leigh Lanham 11
Anders Mellgren 9
Todd Kurtz 8
Robin Aspegren 6
Mark Jones 6		65 - 25 Glasgow Tigers
Nick Morris 13
James Grieves 5
Joe Screen 3
Richard Sweetman 2
Theo Pijper 1
David Bellego 1
Michael Rajkowski 0
[5]
Hayley Stadium

Second leg

Glasgow Tigers
Joe Screen 12
Richard Sweetman 11
James Grieves 9
Theo Pijper 8
Nick Morris 4
David Bellego 3
Michael Rajkowski 2		49 - 41 Newport Wasps
Jason Doyle 10
Leigh Lanham 9
Charlie Gjedde 7
Anders Mellgren 7
Todd Kurtz 3
Mark Jones 3
Robin Aspegren 2
[5]
Ashfield Stadium

Newport were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106–74.

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References

  1. ↑ "2011 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  2. ↑ "2011 KO Cup final 1st leg". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "2011 KO Cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "British Speedway Official Website". Speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  5. 1 2 "2011 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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