| WORLD PAIRS FINAL |
| The Czech Republic may have had home advantage in this one but they were outstanding and deserving winners as the dust settled on this meeting. Tibor Nemecek and Josef Gavenda were virtually unbeatable as a pairing, although Poland pushed them close. What seemed to be the key heat was when the pairs met each other in heat 11 - engine troubles saw Nemecek miss the 2 minute time limit and reserve Josef Gavenda came in to replace him. The Polish pair of Boguslaw Kryznowek and Maciej Tercjak took advantage to streak away for a 5-1 which put them in control of the meeting. The Czechs, cheered on by the majority of a huge crowd, were not to be denied and recovered with a 5-1 to go into the last round of heats just a point behind, with both nations having to face England, who were in the hunt for a rostrum finish themselves, in fact a couple of maximums and they could still have taken the title too. The Czechs finished with a 4-2 win, ending England's hopes, but then had to wait to see if Poland could match them in heat 21 - they couldn't...quite! What they did do was pull level at the top of the scoreboard to mean a run-off was required. The format was that the pairs would meet with a 4-3-2-0 scoring system, meaning avoiding last place was all important. Although Kryznowek got away in front the Czech pairing tucked in behind him to lift the title. Yes the Czechs had home advantage here but make no mistake that they deserved this - nobody wins a major title without being a top rider and let's not forget it seems likely that the season will end with Tibor Nemecek as World Champion and Petr Marko has already won the Under 21 crown! |
| The rostrum was completed by the Danish pair of Kenni Algreen and Jens Isaksen who both turned in solid performances to earn their bronze medals. For England Steve Edgar was excellent but Hayden Wood couldn't get going and they finished 2 points behind Denmark. The rest were never really in the running although Boris Dvoynev of Russia and Rudi Juritzen of Norway showed the quality everyone knows they possess at the elite level. Scotland finished bottom of the pack but in teenager Alex Golden they seem to have unearthed a star of the future and he impressed massively in his early rides here to send him into the GP Challenge with growing belief he can compete against the very best. |
| CZECH REPUBLIC 25 +5 |
| 1. Tibor Nemecek............. 2* 2* 2* N2 2* 3 11+4 |
| 2. Petr Marko................ 3 3 3 0 3 1 13 |
| 3. Josef Gavenda............. 1 - - - - - 1 |
| POLAND 25 +4 |
| 1. Boguslaw Kryznowek........ 2 2* 3 2* 3 1* 13+3 |
| 2. Maciej Tercjak............ 1* 3 2* 3 1 2 12+2 |
| 3. Jacek Klecha.............. Did not ride |
| DENMARK 21 |
| 1. Kenni Algreen............. 1 2* 1* 2* 2 2* 10+4 |
| 2. Jens Isaksen.............. 0 3 2 3 0 3 11 |
| 3. Steen Eriksen............. Did not ride |
| ENGLAND 19 |
| 1. Hayden Wood............... 1 3 0 1* 0 0 5+1 |
| 2. Steve Edgar............... 3 1 3 2 2 3 14 |
| 3. Ray France................ Did not ride |
| RUSSIA 15 |
| 1. Boris Dvoynev............. 0 1 2* 3 3 0 9+1 |
| 2. Nikita Federenko.......... 1 0 3 0 1 1 6 |
| 3. Oleg Yelesnev............. Did not ride |
| NORWAY 12 |
| 1. Rudi Juritzen............. 2 1 1 1 2 2* 9+1 |
| 2. Carsten Ostenstad......... 0 F - - - - 0 (I) |
| 3. Olle Bjorn Thoresen....... 0 0 0 3 - - 3 |
| SCOTLAND 9 |
| 1. Andrew Williamson......... 0 0 1 - - - 1 |
| 2. Alex Golden............... 3 2 0 1 1 F 7 |
| 3. Luke Treadwell............ 1 0 0 - - - 1 |
| No. Results |
| 1: Petr Marko, Tibor Nemecek, Kenni Algreen, Jens Isaksen |
| 2: Steve Edgar, Rudi Juritzen, Hayden Wood, Carsten Ostenstad |
| 3: Alex Golden, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Maciej Tercjak, Andrew Williamson |
| 4: Petr Marko, Tibor Nemecek, Nikita Federenko, Boris Dvoynev |
| 5: Jens Isaksen, Kenni Algreen, Rudi Juritzen, Carsten Ostenstad (F) |
| 6: Hayden Wood, Alex Golden, Steve Edgar, Andrew Williamson |
| 7: Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Boris Dvoynev, Nikita Federenko |
| 8: Petr Marko, Tibor Nemecek, Rudi Juritzen, Olle Bjorn Thoresen |
| 9: Steve Edgar, Jens Isaksen, Kenni Algreen, Hayden Wood |
| 10: Nikita Federenko, Boris Dvoynev, Luke Treadwell, Alex Golden |
| 11: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Maciej Tercjak, Josef Gavenda, Petr Marko |
| 12: Jens Isaksen, Kenni Algreen, Alex Golden, Luke Treadwell |
| 13: Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Rudi Juritzen, Olle Bjorn Thoresen |
| 14: Boris Dvoynev, Steve Edgar, Hayden Wood, Nikita Federenko |
| 15: Petr Marko, Tibor Nemecek, Alex Golden, Luke Treadwell |
| 16: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Kenni Algreen, Maciej Tercjak, Jens Isaksen |
| 17: Boris Dvoynev, Rudi Juritzen, Nikita Federenko, Olle Bjorn Thoresen |
| 18: Tibor Nemecek, Steve Edgar, Petr Marko, Hayden Wood |
| 19: Jens Isaksen, Kenni Algreen, Nikita Federenko, Boris Dvoynev |
| 20: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Rudi Juritzen, Andrew Williamson, Alex Golden (F) |
| 21: Steve Edgar, Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Hayden Wood |
| RUN-OFF FOR FIRST PLACE (scoring 4-3-2-0) : Boguslaw Kryznowek, Petr Marko, Tibor Nemecek, Maciej Tercjak |