Semi-Finals

SIM SPEEDWAY 2018/19

WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL

Russia were deserving winners of this meeting as they powered into the World Pairs Final with both riders scoring paid 15. England were well lead by Hayden Wood and Steve Edgard improved as the meeting went on to see them progress without too many worries. Norway hosted this Semi Final and their manager turned in a shrewd display to see them finish 3rd; firstly he used Ove Dalasen as a reserve in their last heat and he produced a win to see them into a run-off. The Norwegian boss then had the belief in Carsten Ostenstad to send him out in the decider for the final automatic place in the final and he rode a fantastic race to see them through. Scotland were the unlucky side in the run-off but when the results of both Semis were in the 3 bonus points Luke Treadwell and Andrew Williamson had picked up proved decisive and they progressed to the World Pairs Final as the highest scoring 4th placed side.

Sweden were disappointed to miss out, Sven Svensson started well and it looked like they had overcome a first heat exclusion for Eric Bjork but then they took just 2 points from their final heats against Russia and England and fell a point short of the all important run-off to decide the qualifying spots. For Brazil Paulo Camargo did well and they are definitely a rapdily improving nation but this was a step too far for them. After qualifying from the Quarter Finals on home shale Canada couldn't challenge here although, to be fair, but for an exclusion and a couple of engine failures they made have been able to get themselves in the mix.

RUSSIA 26 --- QUALIFIED

1. Boris Dvoynev............. 3 2* 3 0 3 3 14+1

2. Nikita Federenko.......... 0 3 2* 3 2* 2* 12+3

3. Oleg Yelesnev............. Did not ride

ENGLAND 21 --- QUALIFIED

1. Hayden Wood............... 3 3 1 3 2* 0 12+1

2. Steve Edgar............... 0 2* 0 2* 3 2 9+2

3. Ray France................ Did not ride

NORWAY 17 --- QUALIFIED

1. Rudi Juritzen............. 2* 2 2 F 0 - 6+1

2. Carsten Ostenstad......... 3 1* 1* 1 1 1 8+2

3. Ove Dalasen............... 3 - - - - - 3

SCOTLAND 17 --- QUALIFIED

1. Luke Treadwell............ 2 1 2* 1 3 0 9+1

2. Andrew Williamson......... 1* 0 3 0 2* 2 8+2

3. Alex Golden............... Did not ride

SWEDEN 16

1. Sven Svensson............. 3 2 3 2* 0 0 10+1

2. Eric Bjork................ Fx 1* 0 3 1 1 6+1

3. Lars Magnussen............ Did not ride

BRAZIL 14

1. Marco Bellini............. 1 0 E 2 0 1 4

2. Paulo Camargo............. 0 3 2 1* 1 3 10+1

3. Lucio Vilanova............ 0 - - - - - 0

CANADA 12

1. Doug Monaghan............. Fx 0 3 - - - 3

2. Merle Pandrich............ R 1 3 1 2 1 8

3. Carter Fortin............. 1 R 0 - - - 1

No. Results

1: Carsten Ostenstad, Rudi Juritzen, Marco Bellini, Paulo Camargo

2: Sven Svensson, Doug Monaghan (Fx), Eric Bjork (Fx), Merle Pandrich (R)

3: Boris Dvoynev, Luke Treadwell, Andrew Williamson, Nikita Federenko

4: Hayden Wood, Rudi Juritzen, Carsten Ostenstad, Steve Edgar

5: Paulo Camargo, Sven Svensson, Eric Bjork, Marco Bellini

6: Nikita Federenko, Boris Dvoynev, Merle Pandrich, Doug Monaghan

7: Hayden Wood, Steve Edgar, Luke Treadwell, Andrew Williamson

8: Sven Svensson, Rudi Juritzen, Carsten Ostenstad, Eric Bjork

9: Merle Pandrich, Paulo Camargo, Carter Fortin, Lucio Vilanova

10: Boris Dvoynev, Nikita Federenko, Hayden Wood, Steve Edgar

11: Andrew Williamson, Luke Treadwell, Carsten Ostenstad, Rudi Juritzen (F)

12: Nikita Federenko, Marco Bellini, Paulo Camargo, Boris Dvoynev

13: Eric Bjork, Sven Svensson, Luke Treadwell, Andrew Williamson

14: Hayden Wood, Steve Edgar, Merle Pandrich, Carter Fortin (R)

15: Boris Dvoynev, Nikita Federenko, Carsten Ostenstad, Rudi Juritzen

16: Luke Treadwell, Andrew Williamson, Paulo Camargo, Marco Bellini

17: Steve Edgar, Hayden Wood, Eric Bjork, Sven Svensson

18: Ove Dalasen, Merle Pandrich, Carsten Ostenstad, Carter Fortin

19: Paulo Camargo, Steve Edgar, Marco Bellini, Hayden Wood

20: Boris Dvoynev, Nikita Federenko, Eric Bjork, Sven Svensson

21: Doug Monaghan, Andrew Williamson, Merle Pandrich, Luke Treadwell

22: Carsten Ostenstad, Luke Treadwell

WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL

Poland were at home in this Semi Final and dropped just 2 points as Maciej Tercjak and Boguslaw Kryznowek blew the opposition away; although the final won't be in Poland it would take a brave person to bet against them taking the title on this display. The final will be held in the Czech Republic and they finished 2nd in this meeting, with Tibor Nemecek absolutely flying, so if home advantage can help them find the right support for their top man maybe they could be amongst the challengers for the big day in 6 weeks' time? The other team to reach the last 7 were Denmark for whom Steen Eriksen recorded double figures and Jens Isaksen, coming in as a reserve in the second half of the meeting, provided strong enough support to see them over the line.

New Zealand finished 4th and tied on points with the side finishing 4th, Scotland, in the other Semi Final. In such cases positions are decided by the number of bonus points scored and the Anzacs paid the price for relying too heavily on Fillippe Chong (12 points) against the better all-round partership of the Scots. Sepp Manzbach for Germany and Ila Niemi for Finland both recorded double figure returns but were other nations to miss out as a result of not giving enough support to their top star on the day. Australia propped up the field with a couple of impressive rides from reserve Tyler Tebby their highlight but they never looked like going through as they couldn't compete with the top riders on the day.

POLAND 28 --- QUALIFIED

1. Boguslaw Kryznowek........ 3 2* 2* 2 2* 2* 13+4

2. Maciej Tercjak............ 2* 3 3 1* 3 3 15+2

3. Jacek Klecha.............. Did not ride

CZECH REPUBLIC 20 --- QUALIFIED

1. Tibor Nemecek............. 1 3 3 3 3 3 16

2. Petr Marko................ 0 1 0 1 1 1 4

3. Josef Gavenda............. Did not ride

DENMARK 20 --- QUALIFIED

1. Kenni Algreen............. 3 0 0 - - - 3

2. Steen Eriksen............. 2* 2 3 1* 0 3 11+2

3. Jens Isaksen.............. 2 2 2* - - - 6+1

NEW ZEALAND 17

1. Fillippe Chong............ 1 3 2 3 0 3 12

2. Oliver Lang............... 0 2* 1* 0 1 1 5+2

3. Paul Laing................ Did not ride

GERMANY 16

1. Hans Benkarth............. 1 1 0 0 - - 2

2. Sepp Manzbach............. 3 3 1 3 2 2 14

3. Felix Walter.............. 0 0 - - - - 0

FINLAND 14

1. Hannu Helinen............. 1 0 0 - - - 1

2. Ila Niemi................. 0 2 2 2 3 2 11

3. Kim Dahlborg.............. 1* 1 0 - - - 2+1

AUSTRALIA 11

1. Jason Isaacs.............. 0 0 - - - - 0

2. Rickie Keyse.............. 2 1 1 0 1 1 6

3. Tyler Tebby............... 3 2 0 0 - - 5

No. Results

1: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Maciej Tercjak, Hannu Helinen, Ila Niemi

2: Sepp Manzbach, Rickie Keyse, Hans Benkarth, Jason Isaacs

3: Kenni Algreen, Steen Eriksen, Fillippe Chong, Oliver Lang

4: Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Tibor Nemecek, Petr Marko

5: Sepp Manzbach, Ila Niemi, Hans Benkarth, Hannu Helinen

6: Fillippe Chong, Oliver Lang, Rickie Keyse, Jason Isaacs

7: Tibor Nemecek, Steen Eriksen, Petr Marko, Kenni Algreen

8: Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Sepp Manzbach, Hans Benkarth

9: Tyler Tebby, Ila Niemi, Rickie Keyse, Hannu Helinen

10: Tibor Nemecek, Fillippe Chong, Oliver Lang, Petr Marko

11: Steen Eriksen, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Maciej Tercjak, Kenni Algreen

12: Fillippe Chong, Ila Niemi, Kim Dahlborg, Oliver Lang

13: Sepp Manzbach, Jens Isaksen, Steen Eriksen, Hans Benkarth

14: Tibor Nemecek, Tyler Tebby, Petr Marko, Rickie Keyse

15: Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Oliver Lang, Fillippe Chong

16: Ila Niemi, Jens Isaksen, Kim Dahlborg, Steen Eriksen

17: Tibor Nemecek, Sepp Manzbach, Petr Marko, Felix Walter

18: Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Rickie Keyse, Tyler Tebby

19: Tibor Nemecek, Ila Niemi, Petr Marko, Kim Dahlborg

20: Fillippe Chong, Sepp Manzbach, Oliver Lang, Felix Walter

21: Steen Eriksen, Jens Isaksen, Rickie Keyse, Tyler Tebby

22: Tibor Nemecek, Steen Eriksen