SGB Championship 2022

The 2022 SGB Championship season is the 75th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Championship.

SGB Championship 2022
LeagueSGB Championship
No. of competitors10
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Knockout CupPoole Pirates
PairsRedcar Bears
Riders' ChampionshipSam Masters
Jubilee Leaguesuspended
Highest averageSam Masters
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership
Division/s belowSGB National League

Summary

Eleven clubs competed in the Championship in 2022, with Oxford returning to the sport after a 15 year absence.[1] The Eastbourne Eagles and the Kent Kings did not compete in the 2022 edition, with the Kings riding in the National Development League as The Royals, and Eastbourne not riding at all.

Alongside the league and Knockout Cup, a new Summer competition was added in form of a group stage before a three team final at Sheffield. The tournament was called 'The Championship Jubilee League' which was eventually suspended until the 2023 season. 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 an additional event could have been added after the completion of the league and cup fixtures. Poole Pirates dominated the season again and successfully defended their league and knockout cup double crown.[2][3]

Newcastle withdrew from the Championship and closed their doors on June 21. Their results were expunged from the League and they were withdrawn from the Knockout Cup and Jubilee League.[4]

Locations of the 2022 SGB Championship teams

League

[5]

Regular Season

League Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Leicester Lions (SF) 18 9 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 875 742 46 +133
2 Glasgow Tigers (SF) 18 8 1 0 2 2 0 1 4 876 744 40 +132
3 Poole Pirates (QF) 18 7 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 866 752 39 +114
4 Plymouth Gladiators (QF) 18 8 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 825 793 32 +32
5 Edinburgh Monarchs (QF) 18 7 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 806 803 32 +3
6 Redcar Bears (QF) 18 7 0 2 1 1 0 2 5 783 829 30 -46
7 Scunthorpe Scorpions 18 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 786 832 26 -46
8 Berwick Bandits 18 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 7 810 809 21 +1
9 Oxford Cheetahs 18 4 0 5 0 1 0 2 6 741 878 17 -137
10 Birmingham Brummies 18 4 0 5 0 1 0 1 7 716 902 16 -188

NOTE: Newcastle’s results were expunged from the table on 28-06-22 following their withdrawal from the 2022 Championship.

  • (SF) = Qualification for the League Play-off Semi Finals
  • (QF) = Qualification for the League Play-off Quarter Finals

Fixtures & Results

Home \ Away BER BIR EDI GLA LEI OXF PLY POL RED SCU
Berwick 58–32 56–34 42–48 41–49 59–31 59–30 45–45 43–47 57–33
Birmingham 48–42 40–50 33–57 38–52 43–47 46–44 35–55 50–40 49–41
Edinburgh 50–40 52–36 39–51 39–50 48–42 48–42 49–41 48–41 49–41
Glasgow 56–34 56–34 46–44 56–34 53–37 49–41 45–45 57–33 59–31
Leicester 55–35 62–28 47–42 52–38 55–35 48–41 48–42 60–30 62–28
Oxford 40–50 42–48 44–46 46–44 43–47 50–40 42–48 47–43 49–40
Plymouth 49–41 46–44 48–42 54–36 60–30 55–35 53–37 39–51 48–42
Poole 49–41 54–36 49–41 51–39 43–47 58–32 45–45 55–34 55–35
Redcar 53–37 50–40 45–39 44–46 48–42 47–43 48–42 40–50 46–44
Scunthorpe 60–30 54–36 51–39 50–40 55–35 54–36 42–48 45–44 47–43
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Scoring System

  • Home loss by any number of points = 0
  • Home draw = 1
  • 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 = 2
  • Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
  • Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Play-offs
Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
3 Poole Pirates 60 50 110
4 Plymouth Gladiators 30 40 70 3 Poole Pirates 60 50 110
2 Glasgow Tigers 30 39 69
3 Poole Pirates 49 52 101
5 Edinburgh Monarchs 54 41 95 1 Leicester Lions 41 38 79
6 Redcar Bears 36 49 85 5 Edinburgh Monarchs 36 37 73
1 Leicester Lions 53 53 106

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

Grand Final

First Leg

26 October [7] Poole Pirates
Richard Lawson 12
Zach Cook 10
Steve Worrall 9
Danny King 8
Ben Cook 5
Drew Kemp 4
Nathan Ablitt 1		 49–41 Leicester Lions
Scott Nicholls (guest) 9
Nick Morris 9
Richie Worrall 8
Connor Mountain 5
Joe Thompson 5
Dan Thompson 4
Max Clegg 1		 Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

Second Leg

4 November [8] Leicester Lions
Nick Morris 7
Connor Mountain 6
Kyle Howarth 6
Richie Worrall 6
Joe Thompson 5
Max Clegg 5
Dan Thompson 3		 38–52 Poole Pirates
Richard Lawson 14
Steve Worrall 11
Zach Cook 9
Ben Cook 8
Danny King 8
Drew Kemp 2
Nathan Ablitt 0		 Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

Knockout Cup

The 2022 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 54th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams and the 5th edition under the SGB Championship Knockout Cup name.[9]

Bracket
Round One Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                    
Newcastle Diamonds 41 32 73
Edinburgh Monarchs 49 58 107
Edinburgh Monarchs 53 37 91
Glasgow Tigers 32 52 89
Glasgow Tigers
Bye
Edinburgh Monarchs 47 35 83
Redcar Bears 43 54 97
Oxford Cheetahs 47 39 86
Redcar Bears 43 51 94
Redcar Bears 51 56 107
Berwick Bandits 39 34 73
Berwick Bandits
Bye
Redcar Bears 41 38 79
Poole Pirates 48 52 100
Plymouth Gladiators
Bye
Plymouth Gladiators '42 32 74
Poole Pirates 48 58 106
Poole Pirates
Bye
Poole Pirates 44 60 104
Leicester Lions 46 30 76
Leicester Lions 64 30 94
Birmingham Brummies 26 30 56
Leicester Lions 58 45 101
Scunthorpe Scorpions 32 45 77
Scunthorpe Scorpions
Bye

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

Final

First Leg

7 October [10] Redcar Bears
Charles Wright 14
Erik Riss 9
Kyle Newman 9
Lewis Kerr 7
Kasper Andersen 2
Jordan Jenkins 2
Jason Edwards 1		 41–48 Poole Pirates
Danny King 11
Ben Cook 11
Zach Cook 8
Richard Lawson 7
Steve Worrall 5
Nathan Ablitt 3
Drew Kemp 2		 Ecco Arena

Second Leg

12 October [11] Poole Pirates
Richard Lawson 13
Ben Cook 9
Zach Cook 9
Steve Worrall 9
Danny King 6
Drew Kemp 6
Nathan Ablitt 0		 52–38 Redcar Bears
Erik Riss 11
Lewis Kerr 6
Kyle Newman 6
Kasper Andersen 4
Jason Edwards 4
Jordan Jenkins 4
Kye Thomson (guest) 3		 Poole Stadium

Jubilee League

The three group winners were supposed to have met in a three-leg final, with each side hosting a leg. However, following the death of the Queen, the competition was initially suspended and then following fixture congestion and weather problems it was decided to hold the final the following season. The decision to hold the final seemed odd because Glasgow had pulled out and Leicester had moved leagues. It was eventually cancelled.[12]

Group stage

Scottish Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BER[13] EDB[14] GLA[15]
Berwick Bandits[16] 44–46 41–46
Edinburgh Monarchs[17] 51–39 50–40
Glasgow Tigers[18] 65–25 53–37
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Glasgow Tigers (Q) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 204 153 9 +51
2 Edinburgh Monarchs 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 184 176 9 +8
3 Berwick Bandits 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 149 208 0 -49

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away LEI[19] RED[20] SCU[21]
Leicester Lions[22] 51–39 56–34
Redcar Bears[23] 51–39 47–43
Scunthorpe Scorpions[24] 46–44 50–40
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Leicester Lions (Q) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 190 170 7 +20
2 Scunthorpe Scorpions 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 173 187 7 -14
3 Redcar Bears 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 177 183 6 -6

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BRM[25] OXF[26] PLY[27] POL[28]
Birmingham Brummies[29] 46–44 52–38 34–56
Oxford Cheetahs[30] 56–34 56–34 45–45
Plymouth Gladiators[31] 57–32 45–45 39–51
Poole Pirates[32] 59–31 48–42 62–28
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Poole Pirates (Q) 6 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 321 219 19 +102
2 Oxford Cheetahs 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 288 252 11 +36
3 Birmingham Brummies 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 229 310 6 -81
4 Plymouth Gladiators 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 241 298 4 -57

Pairs Championship

The 2022 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs Championship took place on Friday 12 August, at Oxford Stadium, Oxford.

Result

Semi Finals

Team One Team Two Score Result
PooleLeicester6-3S.Worrall, Morris, King, R.Worrall
RedcarGlasgow5-4Basso, Wright, Kerr, Hume

Final

Team One Team Two Score Result
RedcarPoole7-2Wright, Kerr, King, Worrall (R)

Riders Championship

The 2022 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship took place on Wednesday 24 August , at Poole Stadium, Poole.[34]

Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 2122
1 Australia (12) Sam Masters (EDI) 12 3 1 3 2 3 12 1 - 1st
2 England (6) Danny King (PP) 10 3 3 0 2 2 10 2 1st 2nd
3 England (3) Lewis Kerr (RED) 10 3 2 1 3 1 10 4 2nd 3rd
4 Australia (4) Ryan Douglas (SS) 12 2 2 3 3 2 12 2 - 4th
5 England (8) Richard Lawson (PP) 10 1 3 2 2 2 10 6 3rd -
6 Australia (5) Nick Morris (LEI) 10 2 3 1 1 3 10 5 4th -
7 Australia (15) Josh Pickering (EDI) 9 1 3 2 0 3 9 7 - -
8 England (11) Charles Wright (RED) 9 2 1 2 3 1 9 8 - -
9 England (9) Scott Nicholls (OXF) 9 1 2 3 1 2 9 9 - -
10 England (7) Chris Harris (BER) 7 0 0 1 3 3 7 10 - -
11 England (16) Kyle Howarth (LEI) 7 3 0 3 0 1 7 11 - -
12 Australia (13) Troy Batchelor (OXF) 6 2 1 2 1 0 6 12 - -
13 Australia (10) Justin Sedgmen (BIR) 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 13 - -
14 Australia (17) Ben Cook (PP) 2 1 1 2 14
15 England (14) Tom Brennan (GLA) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 - -
16 Denmark (1) Michael Palm Toft (PLY) 1 1 0 - - - 1 16 - -
17 Australia (18) Zach Cook (PP) 1 1 1 17
18 England (2) Leon Flint (BER) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 - -
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 2122

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

Leading averages

Final Averages - SGB Championship, Knockout Cup, Jubilee League and Play-Off Matches only.

Rider Team Average
1Australia Sam MastersEdinburgh10.15
2England Richard LawsonPoole9.92
3Australia Ryan DouglasScunthorpe9.85
4Australia Josh PickeringEdinburgh9.34
5England Danny KingPoole9.08
6Australia Nick MorrisLeicester9.06
7England Kyle HowarthLeicester9.02
=8England Chris HarrisBerwick8.98
=8England Craig CookGlasgow8.98
=8England Steve WorrallPoole8.98

Squads & final averages

Berwick Bandits

Birmingham Brummies

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Leicester Lions

Oxford Cheetahs

Plymouth Gladiators

Poole Pirates

Redcar Bears

Scunthorpe Scorpions

See also

References
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