SGB Championship 2017
LeagueSGB Championship
ChampionsSheffield Tigers
Knockout CupPeterborough Panthers
IndividualNick Morris
PairsSheffield Tigers
FoursPeterborough Panthers
Highest averageCraig Cook
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership
Division/s belowNational League

The Speedway Great Britain Championship 2017 was the second division of British speedway. It was the first time that it was known as the SGB Championship after changing its name from the Premier League.[1]

The season ran between March and October 2017 and 10 teams participated.[2]

The Sheffield Tigers were the champions defeating the Ipswich Witches in the Grand Final.[3][4][5][6]

Broadcasting rights

British TV broadcasting rights changed hands before the start of the 2017 SGB Championship season, when Sky withdrew from their negotiated contract with the BSPA. BT then obtained the broadcasting rights for the 2017 season to be shown on their BT Sport channels.[1]

Final League table

[7]

Pos. Team M W D L 4W 3W D 1L L F A Pts
1Sheffield Tigers361800530371748151586
2Ipswich Witches361701330571736154877
3Edinburgh Monarchs3616113212101691158571
4Glasgow Tigers361404222841656154968
5Redcar Bears3613143113101627159760
6Peterborough Panthers3614132211121582165360
7Newcastle Diamonds3615120221131629161757
8Workington Comets3611250303121556170347
9Scunthorpe Scorpions3680101103131535169934
10Berwick Bandits369180002161490178430

2017 SGB Championship play-offs

[8]

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
Ipswich Witches 50 41 91
Edinburgh Monarchs 40 48 88
Ipswich Witches 37 44 81
Sheffield Tigers 53 46 100
Sheffield Tigers 59 31 90
Glasgow Tigers 31 34 65

Play-off Final

First leg

Sheffield Tigers
Josh Bates 13
Kyle Howarth 13
Todd Kurtz 7
Jan Graversen 7
Lasse Bjerre 7
George Wood 3
Josh Grajczonek 3		53 – 37Ipswich Witches
Nathan Greaves 9
Danny King 9
Rory Schlein 8
Cameron Heeps 6
Kyle Newman 4
Tom Bacon 1
Justin Sedgman R/R
[6][9]

Second leg

Ipswich Witches
Cameron Heeps 13
Danny King 9
Rory Schlein 7
Kyle Newman 7
Nathan Greaves 5
Alfie Bowtell 3
Justin Sedgman R/R		44 – 56Sheffield Tigers
Scott Nicholls 12
Josh Bates 9
Kyle Howarth 9
Jan Graversen 7
Lasse Bjerre 6
Todd Kurtz 3
George Wood 0
[6][10]

Sheffield were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.

Promotion and relegation play-off

9 October [11] Sheffield Tigers 32–58 Leicester Lions Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

16 October [12] Leicester Lions 49–41 Sheffield Tigers Beaumont Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

Knockout Cup

The 2017 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 50th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. It was the first time it would be known as the SGB Championship Knockout Cup. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[13]

First round

Date Team One Score Team Two
22/04Workington49-41Newcastle
13/04Redcar44-46Peterborough
09/04Peterborough49-39Redcar
02/04Newcastle49-41Workington

From Quarter Final stage

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
               
Peterborough Panthers 54 40 94
Scunthorpe Scorpions 36 50 86
Peterborough Panthers 50 45 95
Glasgow Tigers 40 45 85
Ipswich Witches 60 49 101
Berwick Bandits 30 49 79
Peterborough Panthers 47 45 92
Ipswich Witches 43 45 88
Sheffield Tigers 43 53 96
Edinburgh Monarchs 47 37 84
Sheffield Tigers 51 35 86
Ipswich Witches 39 55 94
Glasgow Tigers 46 46 92
Newcastle Diamonds 44 44 88

Final

First leg

Peterborough Panthers
Scott Nicholls 12
Paul Starke 9
Chris Harris 9
Ulrich Østergaard 7
Simon Lambert 7
Scott Campos 3
Bradley Wilson Dean R/R		47 – 43Ipswich Witches
Danny King 13
Cameron Heeps 12
Kyle Newman 8
Connor Mountain 7
Nathan Greaves 3
Rory Schlein 0
Justin Sedgman R/R
[6][14]

Second leg

Ipswich Witches
Scott Nicholls 13
Cameron Heeps 13
Nathan Greaves 8
Kyle Newman 5
Connor Mountain 3
Danny King 3
Justin Sedgman R/R		45 – 45Peterborough Panthers
Chris Harris 12
Ben Barker 9
Paul Starke 8
Simon Lambert 6
Ulrich Østergaard 6
Jack Parkinson Blackburn 4
Bradley Wilson Dean 0
[6][15]

Peterborough were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92–88.

Riders' Championship

Nick Morris won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 13 October at Ashfield Stadium.[16]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1Australia Nick Morris1 2 3 2 21023
2England Chris Harris2 2 2 3 312-2
3England Richie Worrall3 3 3 3 315-1
4England Richard Lawson2 3 1 2 31130
5England Stuart Robson2 3 3 2 2121
6United States Ricky Wells2 3 1 3 R90
7England Paul Starke1 1 3 1 39
8Australia Jack HolderR 2 2 3 18
9England Steve Worrall3 2 0 1 28
10Australia Aaron Summers1 1 2 1 27
11England Danny King3 0 1 1 16
12England Josh Auty0 FX 1 2 14
13Denmark Michael Palm Toft1 1 2 R4
14Australia Sam Masters3 - - - -3
15Denmark Jan Graversen0 1 0 0 12
16Scotland Ryan MacDonaldF F 0 F 00
16Scotland Kevin Whelan (res)0 00
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Owlerton Stadium on 8 October. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers.[17][18]

Semi finals

  • Sheffield bt Scunthorpe 7-2
  • Redcar bt Glasgow 6-3

Final

  • Sheffield bt Redcar 5-4

Fours

Peterborough Panthers won the SGB Championship Fours, held on 6 August 2017, at the East of England Arena.[19]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Peterborough28Harris 9, Ostergaard 9, Starke 5, Lambert 5
2Redcar18Wright 7, Garrity 6, Barker 3, Andersen 2
3Sheffield16Howarth 6, Grajczonek 5, Kurtz 3, Bates 2
4Ipswich10King 6, Schlein 2, Sedgemen 1, Heeps 1

Final leading averages

Rider Team Average
England Craig CookWorkington10.30
Australia Josh GrajczonekSheffield9.77
England Robert LambertNewcastle9.74
England Steve WorrallNewcastle9.44
Australia Jack HolderPeterborough9.22
England Danny KingIpswich9.29
New Zealand Ricky WellsEdinburgh9.24
Australia Nick MorrisBerwick9.07
England Richie WorrallGlasgow9.03
England Kyle HowarthSheffield9.00

Teams and final averages

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Ipswich Witches

Newcastle Diamonds

Peterborough Panthers

Redcar Bears

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Sheffield Tigers

Workington Comets

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "British Speedway moves to BT Sport for 2017 season". Sport on the Box.
  2. ↑ "2017 SGB CHAMPIONSHIP DECLARATIONS". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "Sheffield Tigers are crowned 2017 speedway champions". ITV Sport.
  4. ↑ "ROLL OF HONOUR". Sheffield Speedway.
  5. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "2017 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Championship Standings". Speedway GB.
  8. ↑ "2017 PLAY-OFF FIXTURES & RESULTS". Speedway GB.
  9. ↑ "2017 play-off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "2017 play-off 2nd Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ↑ http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.33449%7Ctitle= Lions Roar At Owlerton 10 October 2017
  12. ↑ http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.33498%7Ctitle= Lions Survive 17 October 2017
  13. ↑ "2017 SGB Championship Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  14. ↑ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Speedway – Morris is champion". Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "2017 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Sheffield Tigers win Pairs title ahead of first leg of promotion showdown". The Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "2017 Fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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