2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup

The 2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup was the 44th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams in British speedway.[1][2][3]

Summary

It was contested throughout the 2011 Premier League Season. The Reigning champions from 2010, the Newcastle Diamonds were narrowly eliminated by the Glasgow Tigers in the semi-final stages. However the competition was won by the Newport Wasps who defeated the league champions Glasgow Tigers, 106–74 on aggregate.[4]

Knock-Out Stages

 
Round 1Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Berwick BanditsBYE
 
 
 
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Berwick Bandits83
 
 
 
Glasgow Tigers 96
 
Leicester Lions86
 
 
 
Glasgow Tigers94
 
Glasgow Tigers 93
 
 
 
Newcastle Diamonds 87
 
Somerset Rebels 97
 
 
 
Plymouth Devils 83
 
Somerset Rebels 83
 
 
 
Newcastle Diamonds 97
 
Rye House Rockets 77
 
 
 
Newcastle Diamonds 89
 
Glasgow Tigers 74
 
 
 
Newport Wasps 106
 
Sheffield Tigers 94
 
 
 
Edinburgh Monarchs 86
 
Sheffield Tigers89
 
 
 
Workington Comets 91
 
Redcar Bears 79
 
 
 
Workington Comets 101
 
Workington Comets 77
 
 
 
Newport Wasps 103
 
Scunthorpe Scorpions 90
 
 
 
Ipswich Witches 90
 
Ipswich Witches 74
 
 
 
Newport Wasps106
 
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Newport WaspsBYE
 

Round 1

The draw for the 2011 Premier League KOC was taking at the 2010 AGM. 12 teams were drawn against each other, with 2 teams receiving 'byes' into the Quarter Finals. These two teams that received a bye were the Berwick Bandits and the Newport Wasps. The Kings Lynn Stars were originally going to face the Somerset Rebels, however due to their election to compete in the Elite League, the new premier league side, the Plymouth Devils would now face the Rebels. As Scunthorpe and Ipswich tied 90–90 on aggregate, their matches were replayed.

Aggregate Scores

Leicester Lions86 - 94Glasgow Tigers
Scunthorpe Scorpions90 - 90
78 - 102
Ipswich Witches
(Replay)

First leg

Redcar Bears44-46Workington Comets
Australia Aaron Summers 12+1 Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka 11+1


Ipswich Witches55-35Scunthorpe Scorpions
Australia Kevin Doolan 15+2 England David Howe 7+1



Somerset Rebels54-36Plymouth Devils
Australia Jason Doyle / Sam Masters 13+1 England Ben Barker 12


Leicester Lions49-41Glasgow Tigers
Russia Sergey Darkin 12 Australia Nick Morris 12+3


Rye House Rockets39-39Newcastle Diamonds
England Chris Neath 8 England Stuart Robson 11

Second leg

Edinburgh Monarchs55-35Sheffield Tigers
Germany Kevin Wölbert 15 England Simon Lambert 11+2


Workington Comets55-35Redcar Bears
England James Wright 13 Australia Jason Lyons 12


Plymouth Devils47-43Somerset Rebels
England Ben Barker 13 Australia Sam Masters 13+2


Glasgow Tigers55-35Leicester Lions
Australia Nick Morris 14+2 Australia Richard Sweetman 13


Newcastle Diamonds47-43Rye House Rockets
England Stuart Robson 10+3 England Chris Neath 9+1


Scunthorpe Scorpions55-35Ipswich Witches
England David Howe 13 Denmark Lasse Bjerre 9+1

Replay

Quarter finals

Aggregate Scores

Berwick Bandits83 - 96Glasgow Tigers

First leg

Berwick Bandits49 - 41Glasgow Tigers

Second leg

Glasgow Tigers55 - 34Berwick Bandits

Semi finals

Aggregate Scores

Newcastle Diamonds87 - 93Glasgow Tigers

First leg

Glasgow Tigers50 - 40Newcastle Diamonds

Second leg

Newcastle Diamonds47 - 43Glasgow Tigers

Final

First leg

Newport Wasps
Jason Doyle 13
Charlie Gjedde 12
Leigh Lanham 11
Anders Mellgren 9
Todd Kurtz 8
Robin Aspegren 6
Mark Jones 6
65 - 25Glasgow Tigers
Nick Morris 13
James Grieves 5
Joe Screen 3
Richard Sweetman 2
Theo Pijper 1
David Bellego 1
Michael Rajkowski 0
[5]

Second leg

Glasgow Tigers
Joe Screen 12
Richard Sweetman 11
James Grieves 9
Theo Pijper 8
Nick Morris 4
David Bellego 3
Michael Rajkowski 2
49 - 41Newport Wasps
Jason Doyle 10
Leigh Lanham 9
Charlie Gjedde 7
Anders Mellgren 7
Todd Kurtz 3
Mark Jones 3
Robin Aspegren 2
[5]

Newport were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106–74.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  2. ^ "2011 KO Cup final 1st leg". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2011 KO Cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "British Speedway Official Website". Speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  5. ^ a b "2011 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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