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SGB Premiership 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]

SGB Premiership 2022
LeaguePremiership
No. of competitors6
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
League CupSheffield Tigers
Pairs ChampionshipIpswich Witches
Highest averageJason Doyle
Division/s belowSGB Championship
NDL 2022
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Locations of the 2022 SGB Premiership teams

2022 summary

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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

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

File:Robert Lambert.jpg League Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Sheffield Tigers 20 10 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 913 845 46 +68
2 Ipswich Witches 20 8 1 1 0 4 1 1 4 892 895 43 -3
3 Belle Vue Aces 20 10 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 962 838 38 +124
4 Wolverhampton Wolves 20 8 0 2 1 1 1 3 5 907 893 34 +14
5 Kings Lynn Stars 20 6 0 4 1 0 0 5 4 901 899 27 +2
6 Peterborough Panthers 20 2 2 6 0 0 1 2 7 782 987 13 -205

A Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue Aces 48–42 48–32 64–26 58–32 51–39
Ipswich Witches 47–43 46–44 45–45 43–47 46–44
Kings Lynn Stars 50–40 43–47 51–39 41–49 55–35
Peterborough Panthers 36–54 50–39 46–44 45–45 40–50
Sheffield Tigers 54–36 43–35 48–42 51–39 46–44
Wolverhampton Wolves 49–41 42–48 53–37 53–37 54–36
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 60–30 61–29 63–27 54–36 47–43
Ipswich Witches 50–40 46–44 46–44 54–36 53–37
Kings Lynn Stars 55–35 43–47 46–44 39–51 63–27
Peterborough Panthers 44–46 45–45 38–52 28–32 42–48
Sheffield Tigers 57–33 54–36 50–40 51–39 51–39
Wolverhampton Wolves 50–40 43–37 49–41 62–28 46–44
Source: [10]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Scoring System

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  • 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

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Draw

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Semi-finals Grand Final
          
1 Sheffield Tigers 47 61 108
4 Wolverhampton Wolves 43 29 72
Sheffield Tigers 39 50 89
Belle Vue Aces 51 40 91
3 Belle Vue Aces 52 55 107
2 Ipswich Witches 38 35 73

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

Grand Final

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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

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Group stages

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Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL[13] SHF[14] WOL[15]
Belle Vue Aces[13] 44–46 42–48
Sheffield Tigers[14] 53–37 44–46
Wolverhampton Wolves[15] 50–40 44–46
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table[16]

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Sheffield Tigers (Q) 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 189 171 9 +18
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 188 172 9 +14
3 Belle Vue Aces 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 163 197 0 -34

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away IPS[17] KYN[18] PET[19]
Ipswich Witches[17] 44–46 40–50
Kings Lynn Stars[18] 56–34 47–43
Peterborough Panthers[19] 53–37 42–48
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table[16]

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Kings Lynn Stars (Q) 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 197 163 12 +34
2 Peterborough Panthers 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 188 172 8 +16
3 Ipswich Witches 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 155 205 0 -50

Final

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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 [20] 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 [21] 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

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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. [22]

Standings

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Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Tot
1 Ipswich Witches 2 12 12 12 8 x 46
2 Belle Vue Aces 6 6 2 8 12 x 34
3 Kings Lynn Stars 12 4 6 4 0 x 26
4 Sheffield Tigers 8 8 8 0 2 x 26
5 Wolverhampton Wolves 4 0 0 6 4 x 14
6 Peterborough Panthers 0 2 4 2 6 x 14

red indicates home team, bold indicates winners

Rounds

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Round One[23]

Qualifying Heats

Pos Team Pts
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 One Team Two Score Result
Kings Lynn Belle Vue 7-2 Pickering, Lawson, Kurtz, Fricke (F)

Final

Team One Team Two Score Result
Kings Lynn Sheffield 5-4 Holder, Lawson, Pickering, Ellis (Fx)

Round Two[24]

Qualifying Heats

Pos Team Pts
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 One Team Two Score Result
Ipswich Belle Vue 6-3 Doyle, Zagar, Batchelor, Kurtz

Final

Team One Team Two Score Result
Ipswich Sheffield 6-3 Doyle, Ellis, Batchelor, Musielak

Round Three[25]

Qualifying Heats

Pos Team Pts
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 One Team Two Score Result
Sheffield Kings Lynn 6-3 Holder, Pickering, Ellis, Lawson

Final

Team One Team Two Score Result
Ipswich Sheffield 5-4 Holder, Doyle, King, Ellis

Round Four[26]

Qualifying Heats

Pos Team Pts
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 One Team Two Score Result
Ipswich Wolverhampton 6-3 Doyle, Masters, Hume, Batchelor (X/2 Mins), Morris (FX)

Final

Team One Team Two Score Result
Ipswich Belle Vue 7-2 Doyle, Batchelor, Fricke, Kurtz

Leading averages

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Rider Team Average
1 Jason Doyle Ipswich 10.15
2 Sam Masters Wolverhampton 9.14
3 Tobiasz Musielak Sheffield 8.86
4 Max Fricke Belle Vue 8.62
Matej Žagar Belle Vue 8.62
6 Brady Kurtz Belle Vue 8.59
7 Jack Holder Sheffield 8.56
8 Chris Harris Peterborough 8.30
9 Niels Kristian Iversen King's Lynn 8.10
10 Adam Ellis Sheffield 7.97
  • averages include league, play offs & league cup, min 6 matches

Squads & final averages

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Belle Vue Aces

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Ipswich Witches

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King's Lynn Stars

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Peterborough Panthers

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Sheffield Tigers

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Wolverhampton Wolves

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 Premiership Grand final results". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Swindon Robins Speedway Official Website: RETURN OF SPEEDWAY AT SWINDON DELAYED UNTIL 2023".
  3. ^ "2022 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2022 Rising Star Scheme Enhanced".
  5. ^ "Tigers win League Cup". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Welcome to a new era of Speedway!".
  7. ^ "ACES ANNOUNCE LAMBERT". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ "STARS 39 SHEFFIELD 51". Kings's Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
  10. ^ "2022 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Belle Vue Aces vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  12. ^ "Sheffield Tigers vs Belle Vue Aces scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  13. ^ "Belle Vue Aces - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Sheffield Tigers - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Wolverhampton Wolves - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
  16. ^ a b "2022 Premiership League Cup - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Ipswich Witches - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
  18. ^ "King's Lynn Stars - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Peterborough Panthers - British Speedway Official Website". 22 April 2021.
  20. ^ "King's Lynn Stars vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  21. ^ "King's Lynn Stars vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  22. ^ "2022 Premiership Pairs - British Speedway Official Website". 14 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Premiership Pairs – Round 1 @ Peterborough -Monday, May 23, 2022". 23 May 2022.
  24. ^ "PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 2 @ IPSWICH". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  25. ^ "PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 3 @ KING'S LYNN". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  26. ^ "PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 4 @ WOLVERHAMPTON". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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