2015 Premier League speedway season

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2015 Premier League speedway season
Champions Edinburgh Monarchs
Knockout Cup Somerset Rebels
Premier League Cup Edinburgh Monarchs
Individual Ulrich Østergaard
Pairs Ipswich Witches
Fours Edinburgh Monarchs
Highest average Simon Stead
Division/s above 2015 Elite League
Division/s below 2015 National League

The 2015 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway. [1]

Contents

Summary

took place between March and October 2015. The Edinburgh Monarchs were the defending champions after winning the championship in 2014. The 13 teams that competed remained unchanged from the teams who competed in 2014. There had been concerns about whether or not the Peterborough Panthers would be able to compete but their future was secured after being able to raise the money necessary to continue racing. [2]

In an all-Scottish final, the Edinburgh Monarchs became the first team to win consecutive Premier League titles, by beating the Glasgow Tigers in the Grand Final. The Tigers held a 7-point lead after the first leg at Ashfield, but the Monarchs won 14 of the 15 heats in the second leg at Armadale  – winning 58–32 on the night – to win the tie overall 99–80. [3] It was one of three titles won by the Monarchs in 2015; in the Premier League Cup, the Monarchs beat the Tigers once again 100–79, [4] while the quartet of Craig Cook, Sam Masters, Erik Riss and Justin Sedgmen won the Premier League Fours. [5]

Aside from Edinburgh's successes, the Somerset Rebels defeated the Monarchs to win the Knockout Cup, [6] Daniel King and Rohan Tungate won the Premier League Pairs for the Ipswich Witches, [7] and Danish rider Ulrich Østergaard won the Premier League Riders' Championship for the Peterborough Panthers. [8] [9]


Final league table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFA+/−Pts
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Edinburgh Monarchs (Q)241002611221229955+27461
2 Somerset Rebels (Q)241002331231188998+19055
3 Glasgow Tigers (Q)241002240421122999+12354
4 Peterborough Panthers (Q)248044213211041039+6551
5 Sheffield Tigers (Q)2410112301611121062+5049
6 Plymouth Devils (Q)2410022110811231074+4943
7 Ipswich Witches 247230504311631023+14042
8 Workington Comets 24120000101110861116−3038
9 Newcastle Diamonds 2480401001110671129−6227
10 Berwick Bandits 2461510011010111173−16224
11 Scunthorpe Scorpions 247050011109991185−18624
12 Rye House Rockets 245161001109981166−16821
13 Redcar Bears 246150000129461229−28319

Play-offs

Draw

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGrand Final
2 Somerset Rebels 484189
3 Glasgow Tigers 44561003 Glasgow Tigers 424991
6 Plymouth Devils 4634803 Glasgow Tigers 483280
1 Edinburgh Monarchs 415899
1 Edinburgh Monarchs 4458102
4 Peterborough Panthers 4651974 Peterborough Panthers 463278
5 Sheffield Tigers 443882

Quarter-finals

17 September 2015 Report Sheffield Tigers 4446 Peterborough Panthers Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Darren Hartley

27 September 2015 Report Peterborough Panthers 5138 Sheffield Tigers East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Dale Entwistle


2 October 2015 Report Plymouth Devils 4644 Glasgow Tigers St Boniface Arena
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

4 October 2015 Report Glasgow Tigers 5634 Plymouth Devils Ashfield Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

Semi-finals

4 October 2015 Report Peterborough Panthers 4644 Edinburgh Monarchs East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Peter Clarke

9 October 2015 Report Edinburgh Monarchs 5832 Peterborough Panthers Armadale Stadium
Referee(s):
Willie Dishington


9 October 2015 Report Somerset Rebels 4842 Glasgow Tigers Oaktree Arena
Referee(s):
David Watters

11 October 2015 Report Glasgow Tigers 4941 Somerset Rebels Ashfield Stadium
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

Grand final

First leg

16 October 2015 Report Glasgow Tigers
Richard Lawson 13
James Sarjeant 12
Nick Morris 9
Victor Palovaara 7
Hynek Štichauer 4
Aaron Summers 3
Kauko Nieminen R/R
4841 Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 11
Kevin Wölbert 10
Justin Sedgman 7
Erik Riss 5
Sam Masters 5
Max Clegg 3
Robert Braniford 0
Ashfield Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

Second leg

17 October 2015 Report Edinburgh Monarchs
Kevin Wölbert 13
Sam Masters 12
Craig Cook 9
Justin Sedgman 9
Max Clegg 8
Erik Riss 6
Liam Carr 1
5832 Glasgow Tigers
Richard Lawson 10
Nick Morris 9
James Sarjeant 5
Hynek Štichauer 5
Victor Palovaara 2
Theo Pijper 1
Aaron Summers R/R
Armadale Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Robinson

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2015 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 48th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners of the competition. [10]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
28/06Newcastle63-26Scunthorpe
05/06Scunthorpe53-37Newcastle
18/06Plymouth47-41Peterborough
25/05Peterborough46-44Plymouth
22/05Edinburgh59-31Sheffield
21/05Sheffield46-44Edinburgh
17/05Rye House60-30Workington
16/05Workington51-39Rye House
21/05Ipswich46-44Berwick
09/05Berwick47-43Ipswich

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
30/08Newcastle56-33Glasgow
30/08Glasgow48-42Newcastle
01/08Edinburgh61-29Redcar
23/07Redcar37-35Edinburgh
25/07Berwick40-50Rye House
12/07Rye House42-48Berwick
11/07Plymouth40-50Somerset
10/07Somerset53-37Plymouth

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
12/09Rye House43-47Somerset
11/09Somerset60-30Rye House
13/09Newcastle53-37Edinburgh
04/09Edinburgh56-34Newcastle

Final

First leg

Somerset Rebels
Richie Worrall 10
Paul Starke 10
Brady Kurtz 9
Josh Grajczonek 9
Rasmus Jensen 6
Charles Wright 3
Hynek Štichauer 2
49 – 41 Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 15
Erik Riss 9
Sam Masters 8
Justin Sedgman 6
Robert Braniford 2
Ben Morley 1
Kevin Wölbert R/R
[9] [11]

Second leg

Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 13
Sam Masters 11
Justin Sedgman 11
Robert Braniford 5
Erik Riss 4
Max Clegg 3
Kevin Wölbert R/R
47 – 43 Somerset Rebels
Paul Starke 10
Rasmus Jensen 9
Richie Worrall 9
Josh Grajczonek 7
Charles Wright 6
Brady Kurtz 2
Luke Chessell (guest) 0
[9] [12]

Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92–88.

Riders' Championship

Ulrich Østergaard won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 6 September at Owlerton Stadium. [13]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Ulrich Østergaard 3 3 2 1 312-3
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Wells 3 2 1 3 0922
3 Flag of England.svg Craig Cook 1 2 3 3 312-1
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Grajczonek 2 2 3 3 01030
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas B. Andersen 2 0 3 2 291
6 Flag of England.svg Edward Kennett 3 2 1 2 3110
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Masters 2 3 2 ef 18
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brady Kurtz 3 3 0 2 fx8
9 Flag of England.svg Jason Garrity 1 1 3 2 18
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Morris 1 1 0 3 27
11 Flag of England.svg Steve Worrall 0 1 1 1 36
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Tungate 2 0 2 0 15
13 Flag of England.svg Richard Lawson 0 0 2 1 14
14 Flag of England.svg Alex Davies r 1 1 0 24
15 Flag of England.svg Kyle Newman 1 0 ef 1 24
16 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Jørgensen 0 3 03
17 Flag of England.svg Layne Cupitt (res)00
18 Flag of England.svg Rob Shuttleworth (res)00

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 3 July. The event was won by Ipswich Witches. [14] [15]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Edinburgh Monarchs won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 1 October 2015, at the Media Prime Arena. [16] The original final was postponed following injury delays after the semi finals had been completed at the East of England Arena, on 2 August.

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Edinburgh30Cook 12, Sedgmen 8, Masters 7, Riss 3
2Somerset27Kurtz 10, Grajczonek 7, Worrall 6, Wright 4
3Ipswich24King 10, Tungate 6, Covatti 5, Manzares 2, Heeps 1
4Newcastle15Aarnio 6, Rosen 4, Worrall 3, Lindgren 2

Final leading averages

[17]

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of England.svg Simon Stead Sheffield10.41
Flag of England.svg Craig Cook Edinburgh10.35
Flag of England.svg Danny King Ipswich9.54
Flag of England.svg Richard Lawson Glasgow9.12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Masters Edinburgh8.98
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brady Kurtz Somerset8.73
Flag of England.svg Oliver Allen Peterborough8.51
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Grajczonek Somerset8.50
Flag of England.svg Jason Garrity Sheffield8.46
Flag of England.svg Robert Lambert Peterborough/Rye House8.38

Riders & final averages

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Ipswich Witches

Newcastle Diamonds

Peterborough Panthers

Plymouth Devils

Redcar Bears

Rye House Rockets

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Sheffield Tigers

Somerset Rebels

Workington Comets

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Mathias Thörnblom replaced Ben Barker for the twenty-first declaration of the season. [18]
  2. 1 2 Anders Mellgren replaced Alex Edberg for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  3. 1 2 Richard Hall replaced Luke Crang for the sixth declaration of the season. [20]
  4. 1 2 Hynek Štichauer replaced Matic Voldrih for the second declaration of the season. [21]
  5. 1 2 Coty García replaced Hynek Štichauer for the fifteenth declaration of the season. [22]
  6. 1 2 Kauko Nieminen replaced David Howe for the twenty-third declaration of the season. [23]
  7. 1 2 David Howe replaced Kozza Smith for the fifteenth declaration of the season. [22]
  8. 1 2 Hynek Štichauer replaced Dimitri Bergé for the twenty-third declaration of the season. [23]
  9. 1 2 Ashley Morris replaced Ritchie Hawkins for the seventeenth declaration of the season. [24]
  10. 1 2 Tero Aarnio replaced Lewis Rose for the twenty-first declaration of the season. [18]
  11. 1 2 Emil Grøndal replaced Oliver Allen for the nineteenth declaration of the season. [25]
  12. 1 2 Ben Barker replaced Robert Lambert for the twenty-eighth declaration of the season. [26]
  13. 1 2 Anders Thomsen replaced Lewis Blackbird for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  14. 1 2 Rafał Konopka replaced Oliver Greenwood for the eighteenth declaration of the season. [27]
  15. 1 2 Todd Kurtz replaced Ashley Morris for the tenth declaration of the season. [28]
  16. 1 2 Linus Eklöf replaced James Wright for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  17. 1 2 James Wright replaced Roland Benko for the twenty-third declaration of the season. [23]
  18. 1 2 Roland Benko replaced Sam Chapman for the thirteenth declaration of the season. [29]
  19. 1 2 Adam Roynon replaced Hugh Skidmore for the sixth declaration of the season. [20]
  20. 1 2 Jonas Andersen replaced Rafał Konopka for the fifteenth declaration of the season. [22]
  21. 1 2 Dimitri Bergé replaced Ben Morley for the twenty-third declaration of the season. [23]
  22. 1 2 Robert Lambert replaced Anders Mellgren for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  23. 1 2 Danny Maassen replaced Steve Boxall for the nineteenth declaration of the season. [25]
  24. 1 2 Dan Greenwood replaced Robin Aspegren for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  25. 1 2 Dan Greenwood replaced Luke Bowen for the fourth declaration of the season. [30] This change was reverted for the twentieth declaration. [31]
  26. 1 2 Zdeněk Holub replaced Josh Auty for the twenty-fifth declaration of the season. [32]
  27. 1 2 Ryan Douglas replaced David Howe for the ninth declaration of the season. [33]
  28. 1 2 Leigh Lanham replaced Ryan Douglas for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  29. 1 2 Andreas Lyager replaced Ben Wilson for the twenty-sixth declaration of the season. [34]
  30. 1 2 Ben Wilson replaced Ellis Perks for the ninth declaration of the season. [33]
  31. 1 2 Andre Compton replaced Simon Stead for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  32. 1 2 Jason Garrity replaced David Bellego for the second declaration of the season. [21]
  33. 1 2 David Bellego replaced Ty Proctor for the twelfth declaration of the season. [35]
  34. 1 2 Nicolai Klindt replaced Andre Compton for the twenty-fourth declaration of the season. [36]
  35. 1 2 Michele Paco Castagna replaced Ashley Birks for the twenty-third declaration of the season. [23]
  36. 1 2 Robin Aspegren replaced Arthur Sissis for the thirtieth declaration of the season. [19]
  37. 1 2 Rasmus Jensen replaced Leigh Lanham for the twenty-sixth declaration of the season. [34]
  38. 1 2 Oliver Greenwood replaced Benji Compton for the nineteenth declaration of the season. [25]

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