SGB Premiership 2022

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SGB Premiership 2022
League Premiership
No. of competitors6
Champions Belle Vue Aces
League Cup Sheffield Tigers
Pairs Championship Ipswich Witches
Highest average Jason Doyle
Division/s below SGB Championship
NDL 2022

The 2022 SGB Premiership was the 87th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Premiership. Sheffield Tigers topped the regular season table and met Belle Vue Aces in the play off final but Belle Vue ran out the winners to claim their 13th league title. [1]

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Locations of the 2022 SGB Premiership teams

2022 summary

The same six clubs as 2021 competed for the league championship, with Swindon once again sitting out due to the development of their stadium. [2] [3] The Rising Star scheme introduced in 2021, has been extended for the 2022 season, allowing clubs to select an additional Rising Star rider as a 'Number 8' for the season. [4]

A new League Cup competition was introduced, with a regional group stage determining the finalists, the event was won by Sheffield Tigers. [5] There was no place for the traditional Knockout Cup. Also re–introduced for the new season, was the SGB Premiership Pairs competition, but over six legs. The event was won by Ipswich Witches, with the sixth leg cancelled due to fixture congestion. [6] However, the additional fixtures created an issue due to the suspension of fixtures during the Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II and the heavy rain during October. In retrospect additional events could have been added after the completion of the league and knockout cup fixtures.

Belle Vue brought in Robert Lambert as a late season injury replacement for Max Fricke and Lambert scored a 15 point maximum in the play off final 1st leg. [7] The signing of Lambert was pivotal as Belle Vue held on to win the play offs on aggregate score, despite Sheffield winning the second leg. [1] Sheffield gained some compensation for the defeat when easily beating King's Lynn in the League Cup final. [8]

Regular season

Robert Lambert was a controversial signing by Belle Vue towards the end of the season Robert Lambert.jpg
Robert Lambert was a controversial signing by Belle Vue towards the end of the season

File:Robert Lambert.jpg League Table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Sheffield Tigers 2010002211391384546+68
2 Ipswich Witches 208110411489289543-3
3 Belle Vue Aces 2010001101796283838+124
4 Wolverhampton Wolves 208021113590789334+14
5 Kings Lynn Stars 206041005490189927+2
6 Peterborough Panthers 202260012778298713-205

A Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue Aces 48–4248–3264–2658–3251–39
Ipswich Witches 47–4346–4445–4543–4746–44
Kings Lynn Stars 50–4043–4751–3941–4955–35
Peterborough Panthers 36–5450–3946–4445–4540–50
Sheffield Tigers 54–3643–3548–4251–3946–44
Wolverhampton Wolves 49–4142–4853–3753–3754–36
Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue Aces 60–3061–2963–2754–3647–43
Ipswich Witches 50–4046–4446–4454–3653–37
Kings Lynn Stars 55–3543–4746–4439–5163–27
Peterborough Panthers 44–4645–4538–5228–3242–48
Sheffield Tigers 57–3354–3650–4051–3951–39
Wolverhampton Wolves 50–4043–3749–4162–2846–44
Source: [10]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Scoring System

Extended content
  • Home loss by any number of points = 0
  • Home draw = (see Super Heat)
  • Home win by any number of points = 3
  • Away loss by 7 points or more = 0
  • Away loss by 6 points or less = 1
  • Away draw = (see Super Heat)
  • Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
  • Away win by 7 points or more = 4
  • Super Heat win = 3
  • Super Heat loss = 1

Super Heat

  • In meetings after heat 15 when the score is level, a Super Heat will be used to determine the winner.
  • The Team Manager, at their discretion may select any two of their seven riders.
  • The Super Heat will take place with the following scoring system to determine the winner of the meeting: 1st 4 points, 2nd 3 points, 3rd 2 points, 4th 0 points.
  • If a meeting is abandoned for any reason after the staging of heat 10, the scores are level and no more heats can take place (e.g. Super Heat), the match will be awarded. Each team will be awarded 2 points.

Premiership play-offs

Draw

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
1 Sheffield Tigers 47 61108
4 Wolverhampton Wolves 4329 72
Sheffield Tigers 39 5089
Belle Vue Aces 5140 91
3 Belle Vue Aces 52 55107
2 Ipswich Witches 3835 73

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

Grand Final

First leg

10 October [11] Belle Vue Aces
Robert Lambert 15
Matej Žagar 10
Brady Kurtz 10
Tom Brennan 7
Norick Blödorn 6
Charles Wright 3
Jye Etheridge 0		51–39 Sheffield Tigers
Adam Ellis 8
Tobiasz Musielak 8
Lewis Kerr 7
Justin Sedgmen 7
Kyle Howarth 4
Connor Mountain 3
Jack Holder 2		 National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnbull

Second Leg

13 October [12] Sheffield Tigers
Tobiasz Musielak 10
Lewis Kerr 9
Jack Holder 9
Adam Ellis 6
Justin Sedgmen 6
Kyle Howarth 5
Connor Mountain 5		50–40 Belle Vue Aces
Robert Lambert 10
Tom Brennan 9
Norick Blödorn 7
Matej Žagar 7
Brady Kurtz 5
Simon Lambert (guest) 2
Rider replacement		 Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnbull

League Cup

Group stages

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL [13] SHF [14] WOL [15]
Belle Vue Aces [16] 44–4642–48
Sheffield Tigers [17] 53–3744–46
Wolverhampton Wolves [18] 50–4044–46
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table [19]

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Sheffield Tigers (Q)4101020001891719+18
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 4201020001881729+14
3 Belle Vue Aces 4002000021631970-34

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away IPS [20] KYN [21] PET [22]
Ipswich Witches [23] 44–4640–50
Kings Lynn Stars [24] 56–3447–43
Peterborough Panthers [25] 53–3742–48
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table [19]

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Kings Lynn Stars (Q)42000200019716312+34
2 Peterborough Panthers 4100110101881728+16
3 Ipswich Witches 4002000021552050-50

Final

The two group winners, the Kings Lynn Stars and the Sheffield Tigers both qualified for the final, which was won by Sheffield over two legs.

First Leg

17 October [26] King's Lynn Stars
Thomas Jørgensen 11
Frederik Jakobsen 9
Josh Pickering 7
Richie Worrall 6
Richard Lawson 5
Nicolai Klindt 2
Jason Edwards 0		39–51 Sheffield Tigers
Lewis Kerr 11
Jack Holder 11
Tobiasz Musielak 10
Adam Ellis 9
Justin Sedgmen 5
Connor Mountain 5
Kyle Howarth 2		 Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Wayne Jarvis

Second Leg

2 November [27] Sheffield Tigers
Adam Ellis 10
Tobiasz Musielak 9
Connor Mountain 9
Kyle Howarth 7
Sam Masters (guest) 7
Lewis Kerr 5
James Wright (guest) 3		50–34 King's Lynn Stars
Richard Lawson 14
Richie Worrall 9
Thomas Jorgensen 3
Frederik Jakobsen 3
Jason Edwards 3
Tom Brennan (guest) 2
Nicolai Klindt r/r		 Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

Pairs Championship

Each of the six Premiership club were supposed to have staged a round of the pairs championship at their track, with the highest placed side after the six rounds declared Premiership Pairs Champions but Ipswich were declared winners after only five rounds were held. Teams tracked two of their top four riders, plus the Rising Star as a reserve, at each meeting. The highest placed side after the qualifying heats qualified for the final, with second and third competing in the semi-final. [28]

Standings

PosTeamR1R2R3R4R5R6Tot
1 Ipswich Witches 21212128x46
2 Belle Vue Aces 662812x34
3 Kings Lynn Stars 124640x26
4 Sheffield Tigers 88802x26
5 Wolverhampton Wolves 40064x14
6 Peterborough Panthers 02426x14

red indicates home team, bold indicates winners

Rounds

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Round One [29]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1 Sheffield Tigers 26
2 Belle Vue Aces 24
3 Kings Lynn Stars 23
4 Wolverhampton Wolves 23
5 Ipswich Witches 21
6 Peterborough Panthers 18

Semi-final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
Kings LynnBelle Vue7-2Pickering, Lawson, Kurtz, Fricke (F)

Final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
Kings LynnSheffield5-4Holder, Lawson, Pickering, Ellis (Fx)

Round Two [30]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1 Sheffield Tigers 29
2 Belle Vue Aces 24
3 Ipswich Witches 24
4 Kings Lynn Stars 23
5 Peterborough Panthers 21
6 Wolverhampton Wolves 14

Semi-final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
IpswichBelle Vue6-3Doyle, Zagar, Batchelor, Kurtz

Final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
IpswichSheffield6-3Doyle, Ellis, Batchelor, Musielak

Round Three [31]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1 Ipswich Witches 27
2 Kings Lynn Stars 27
3 Sheffield Tigers 23
4 Peterborough Panthers 21
5 Belle Vue Aces 20
6 Wolverhampton Wolves 17

Semi-final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
SheffieldKings Lynn6-3Holder, Pickering, Ellis, Lawson

Final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
IpswichSheffield5-4Holder, Doyle, King, Ellis

Round Four [32]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1 Belle Vue Aces 31
2 Ipswich Witches 27
3 Wolverhampton Wolves 24
4 Kings Lynn Stars 21
5 Peterborough Panthers 20
6 Sheffield Tigers 12

Semi-final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
IpswichWolverhampton6-3Doyle, Masters, Hume, Batchelor (X/2 Mins), Morris (FX)

Final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
IpswichBelle Vue7-2Doyle, Batchelor, Fricke, Kurtz

Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
1 Jason Doyle Ipswich10.15
2 Sam Masters Wolverhampton9.14
3 Tobiasz Musielak Sheffield8.86
4 Max Fricke Belle Vue8.62
Matej Žagar Belle Vue8.62
6 Brady Kurtz Belle Vue8.59
7 Jack Holder Sheffield8.56
8 Chris Harris Peterborough8.30
9 Niels Kristian Iversen King's Lynn8.10
10 Adam Ellis Sheffield7.97

Squads & final averages

Belle Vue Aces

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Peterborough Panthers

Sheffield Tigers

Wolverhampton Wolves

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