SGB Premiership 2023

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SGB Premiership 2023
League Premiership
No. of competitors7
Champions Sheffield Tigers
Knockout Cup Ipswich Witches
Pairs Championship Belle Vue Aces
Highest average Emil Sayfutdinov
Division/s below SGB Championship
NDL 2023
Sayfutdinov signed for Ipswich in 2023, where he won the Knockout Cup and topped the averages Emil Sayfutdinov, Russian speedway rider 2019.png
Sayfutdinov signed for Ipswich in 2023, where he won the Knockout Cup and topped the averages

The 2023 Sports Insure SGB Premiership was the 88th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Premiership. [1] [2]

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There was an increase of one team after the Leicester Lions opted to move up from the SGB Championship. [3]

Defending champions Belle Vue Aces topped the table, but were knocked out in the playoff semi-finals. Last year's runners-up Sheffield Tigers went on to win the title, beating Ipswich Witches in the Grand Final. It was the first time Sheffield had won a top flight British speedway championship.

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Locations of the 2023 SGB Premiership teams

2023 summary

Seven clubs competed for the league championship, with Leicester Lions joining them from the division below. Each club raced against each other four times (home and away twice), meaning a total of 24 fixtures each. The 'Super Heat' scoring system was retained from the 2022 season, however extra points for away fixtures were scrapped in favour of an aggregate bonus point.

The top four teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, with the two semi-final winners then reaching the Grand Final. The points limit remained at 39 points for six riders, with one additional 'rising star'. [4]

Sheffield Tigers won the title for the first time in their history. They beat Ipswich Witches in the final, overcoming an 18-point first leg deficit to win 92-88 on aggregate. Belle Vue Aces finished the regular season top of the table, but were eliminated at the semi-final stage by Ipswich.

Despite missing out on the league title, Ipswich won the Knockout Cup, which returned for the first time since 2019. They beat Sheffield 97-83 in the final. Belle Vue Aces won the Pairs Championship.

The 2023 season also marked the final seasons for Wolverhampton Wolves and Peterborough Panthers after the closure of their tracks.

League

Regular season

League table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFABPts+/−
WSHLLWSHLL
1 Belle Vue Aces 24110160611739811044+192
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 24111032711171045738+72
3 Sheffield Tigers 24110140811201009737+111
4 Ipswich Witches 2490350710971063634+34
5 Leicester Lions 2481351610771081634-4
6 Peterborough Panthers 24606111010081121520-113
7 Kings Lynn Stars 244080012930122419-294

A fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN LEI PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue 55–3547–4352–3856–3443–4745–45
Ipswich 41–4952–3847–4352–3847–4339–51
Kings Lynn 41–4940–5043–4754–3631–5949–41
Leicester 45–4552–3854–3647–4253–3749–41
Peterborough 35–5542–4853–3743–4753–3734–56
Sheffield 48–4251–3960–3044–4637–2350–40
Wolverhampton 46–4449–4156–3445–4550–4050–40
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN LEI PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue 49–4157–2761–2955–3552–3857–33
Ipswich 44–4651–3951–3954–3651–3947–43
Kings Lynn 46–4444–4644–4644–4633–5745–45
Leicester 52–3837–5357–3357–3342–4739–51
Peterborough 41–4943–4749–4158–3253–3754–36
Sheffield 50–4051–3957–3354–3648–4254–36
Wolverhampton 47–4346–4465–2545–4545–4555–35
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play offs

Semi FinalsGrand Final
          
1 Belle Vue Aces 36 5187
4 Ipswich Witches 5439 93
Ipswich Witches 5434 88
Sheffield Tigers 36 5692
3 Sheffield Tigers 50 3989
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 4021 61

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

Grand final

First leg

3 October [7] Ipswich Witches
Jason Doyle 15
Emil Sayfutdinov 13
Danny King 10
Keynan Rew 5
Danyon Hume 5
Erik Riss 5
Joe Thompson (guest) 1		54–36 Sheffield Tigers
Robert Lambert (guest) 9
Josh Pickering 8
Richard Lawson (guest) 6
Jason Edwards 5
Kyle Howarth 3
Connor Mountain (guest) 3
Chris Holder 2		 Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

Second leg

5 October [8] Sheffield Tigers
Chris Holder 11
Chris Harris (guest) 9
Robert Lambert (guest) 9
Jye Etheridge (guest) 9
Josh Pickering 8
Kyle Howarth 5
Jason Edwards 5		56–34 Ipswich Witches
Emil Sayfutdinov 11
Jason Doyle 9
Danny King 5
Erik Riss 3
Keynan Rew 3
Danyon Hume 2
Joe Thompson (guest) 1		 Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

Knockout Cup

The 2023 Knockout Cup was the 78th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams, but the first since 2019. It was won by the Ipswich Witches, who beat Sheffield Tigers 97-83 in the final.

Bracket

Quarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
               
Wolverhampton Wolves 4636 82
Belle Vue Aces 20 5474
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 5288
Sheffield Tigers 5438 92
Sheffield Tigers 5856 114
Kings Lynn Stars 32 3466
Sheffield Tigers 4835 83
Ipswich Witches 42 5597
Ipswich Witches 4847 95
Leicester Lions 42 4385
Ipswich Witches 5742 99
Peterborough Panthers 33 4881
Bye
Peterborough Panthers

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

Final

First leg

11 September [9] Sheffield Tigers
Josh Pickering 11
Kyle Howarth 10
Tobiasz Musielak 9
Chris Holder 9
Kyle Newman (guest) 4
Jason Edwards 3
Max Fricke (guest) 2		48–42 Ipswich Witches
Danny King 10
Emil Sayfutdinov 9
Jason Doyle 8
Erik Riss 7
Keynan Rew 6
Danyon Hume 2
Joe Thompson (guest) 0		 Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

Second leg

14 September [10] Ipswich Witches
Emil Sayfutdinov 13
Jason Doyle 12
Danny King 12
Keynan Rew 9
Danyon Hume 4
Erik Riss 3
Joe Thompson (guest) 2		55–35 Sheffield Tigers
Tobias Musielak 9
Max Fricke (guest) 8
Chris Holder 6
Jason Edwards 5
Josh Pickering 4
Kyle Howarth 2
Kyle Newman (guest) 1		 Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnbull

Pairs Championship

The 2023 Premiership Pairs Championship took place at Pidcock Motorcycles Arena in Leicester on Thursday 29 June 2023. Belle Vue won the event defeating Peterborough in the final. [11]

Qualifying heats

PosTeamPtsRiders
1 Peterborough Panthers 33 Richie Worrall 23, Ben Cook 8, Jordan Jenkins 2
2 Belle Vue Aces 32 Dan Bewley 20, Brady Kurtz 12, Jake Mulford 0
3 Sheffield Tigers 29 Jack Holder 16, Tobiasz Musielak 13, Dan Gilkes 0
4 Leicester Lions 26 Max Fricke 19, Drew Kemp 5, Justin Sedgmen 2
5 Ipswich Witches 26 Danny King 18, Erik Riss 8, Dan Thompson 0
6 Kings Lynn Stars 22 Nicolai Klindt 22, Thomas Jørgensen 0, Anders Rowe 0
7 Wolverhampton Wolves 21 Steve Worrall 16, Sam Masters 5, Leon Flint 0

Semi-final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
Belle VueSheffield7-2Kurtz 4, Bewley 3, Holder 2, Musielak 0

Final

Team OneTeam TwoScoreResult
Belle VuePeterborough7-2Kurtz 4, Bewley 3, R.Worrall 2, Cook 0

Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
1 Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov Ipswich10.64
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Ipswich9.98
3 Flag of England.svg Robert Lambert King's Lynn9.71
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Holder Sheffield9.65
5 Flag of Poland.svg Tobiasz Musielak Sheffield9.24
6 Flag of England.svg Tai Woffinden Sheffield9.12
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brady Kurtz Belle Vue8.94
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Fricke Leicester8.82
9 Flag of England.svg Dan Bewley Belle Vue8.31
10 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Laguta King's Lynn/Peterborough8.20

Squads & final averages

Belle Vue Aces

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Leicester Lions

Peterborough Panthers

Sheffield Tigers

Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

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  2. ↑ "Premiership fixtures released". British Speedway. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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