SGB Premiership 2022 explained

Competition:Premiership
Competitors:6
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Belle Vue Aces
Domesticcup2:League Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Sheffield Tigers
Domesticcup3:Pairs Championship
Domesticcup3 Winners:Ipswich Witches
Highest Average:Jason Doyle
Leagues Below:SGB Championship
NDL 2022
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

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]

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

File:Robert Lambert.jpgLeague Table

ClubHomeAway
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1Sheffield Tigers2010002211391384546+68
2Ipswich Witches208110411489289543-3
3Belle Vue Aces2010001101796283838+124
4Wolverhampton Wolves208021113590789334+14
5Kings Lynn Stars206041005490189927+2
6Peterborough Panthers202260012778298713-205

A Fixtures

B Fixtures

League Scoring System

Super Heat

Premiership play-offs

Draw

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in

red

Grand Final

First leg

Second Leg

League Cup

Group stages

Northern Group

Fixtures

Table[9]

ClubHomeAway
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1Sheffield Tigers (Q)4101020001891719+18
24201020001881729+14
34002000021631970-34

Southern Group

Fixtures

Table[9]

ClubHomeAway
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1Kings Lynn Stars (Q)42000200019716312+34
24100110101881728+16
34002000021552050-50

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

Second Leg

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. [10]

Standings

PosTeamR1R2R3R4R5R6Tot
1Ipswich Witches21212128x46
2Belle Vue Aces662812x34
3Kings Lynn Stars124640x26
4Sheffield Tigers88802x26
5Wolverhampton Wolves40064x14
6Peterborough Panthers02426x14
red indicates home team, bold indicates winners

Rounds

Round One[11]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1Sheffield Tigers26
2Belle Vue Aces24
3Kings Lynn Stars23
4Wolverhampton Wolves23
5Ipswich Witches21
6Peterborough Panthers18

Semi-final

width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=250Result
Kings Lynn Belle Vue 7-2Pickering, Lawson, Kurtz, Fricke (F)
Final
width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=250Result
Kings LynnSheffield 5-4Holder, Lawson, Pickering, Ellis (Fx)

Round Two[12]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1Sheffield Tigers29
2Belle Vue Aces24
3Ipswich Witches24
4Kings Lynn Stars23
5Peterborough Panthers21
6Wolverhampton Wolves14

Semi-final

width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=250Result
Ipswich Belle Vue 6-3Doyle, Zagar, Batchelor, Kurtz
Final
width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=250Result
Ipswich Sheffield 6-3Doyle, Ellis, Batchelor, Musielak

Round Three[13]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1Ipswich Witches27
2Kings Lynn Stars27
3Sheffield Tigers23
4Peterborough Panthers21
5Belle Vue Aces20
6Wolverhampton Wolves17

Semi-final

width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=250Result
Sheffield Kings Lynn 6-3Holder, Pickering, Ellis, Lawson
Final
width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=250Result
Ipswich Sheffield 5-4Holder, Doyle, King, Ellis

Round Four[14]

Qualifying Heats

PosTeamPts
1Belle Vue Aces31
2Ipswich Witches27
3Wolverhampton Wolves24
4Kings Lynn Stars21
5Peterborough Panthers20
6Sheffield Tigers12

Semi-final

width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=400Result
Ipswich Wolverhampton 6-3Doyle, Masters, Hume, Batchelor (X/2 Mins), Morris (FX)
Final
width=100Team Onewidth=100Team Twowidth=80Scorewidth=250Result
Ipswich Belle Vue 7-2Doyle, Batchelor, Fricke, Kurtz

Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
1Jason DoyleIpswich10.15
2Sam MastersWolverhampton9.14
3Tobiasz MusielakSheffield8.86
4Max FrickeBelle Vue8.62
Matej ŽagarBelle Vue8.62
6Brady KurtzBelle Vue8.59
7Jack HolderSheffield8.56
8Chris HarrisPeterborough8.30
9Niels Kristian IversenKing's Lynn8.10
10Adam EllisSheffield7.97

Squads & final averages

Belle Vue Aces

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Peterborough Panthers

Sheffield Tigers

Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Premiership Grand final results . British Speedway . 13 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Swindon Robins Speedway Official Website: RETURN OF SPEEDWAY AT SWINDON DELAYED UNTIL 2023 .
  3. Web site: 2022 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website . 9 December 2021 .
  4. Web site: 2022 Rising Star Scheme Enhanced .
  5. Web site: Tigers win League Cup . British Speedway . 5 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Welcome to a new era of Speedway! .
  7. Web site: ACES ANNOUNCE LAMBERT . British Speedway . 6 October 2022.
  8. Web site: STARS 39 SHEFFIELD 51 . Kings's Lynn Speedway . 24 October 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 Premiership League Cup - British Speedway Official Website . 9 December 2021 .
  10. Web site: 2022 Premiership Pairs - British Speedway Official Website . 14 December 2021 .
  11. Web site: Premiership Pairs – Round 1 @ Peterborough -Monday, May 23, 2022 . 23 May 2022 .
  12. Web site: PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 2 @ IPSWICH . British Speedway . 15 October 2022.
  13. Web site: PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 3 @ KING’S LYNN . British Speedway . 15 October 2022.
  14. Web site: PREMIERSHIP PAIRS – ROUND 4 @ WOLVERHAMPTON . British Speedway . 15 October 2022.

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