SGB Championship 2017

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]

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 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

Final Leading averages

[13]

Rider Team Average
Craig CookWorkington10.03
Josh GrajczonekSheffield9.47
Robert LambertNewcastle9.32
Steve WorrallNewcastle9.13
Jack HolderPeterborough8.99
Danny KingIpswich8.87
Ricky WellsEdinburgh8.85
Nick MorrisBerwick8.72
Richard LawsonGlasgow8.65
Kyle HowarthSheffield8.62


2017 SGB Championship 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.[14]

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][15]

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][16]

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

See also

References
  1. "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. "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. "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  14. "2017 SGB Championship Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  15. "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  16. "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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