Semi Finals

SIM SPEEDWAY 2018

WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL

England and New Zealand started this meeting as favourites to progress and did so with very few concerns, Hayden Wood and Fillippe Chong showing their world class by leading the way for each respectively. There was something of a shock behind them though as Hannu Helinen and Ila Niemi turned in a fine pairs display to take 3rd and qualify for the final. They headed Poland by just a single point, the Poles relying too heavily on Kryznowek in the early stages and not brining in Irzyk until it was too late to make enough difference. Norway would also have hoped to qualify but couldn't give enough support to Thoresen, whilst hosts Germany had a similar issue in not having a rider to match the scoring power of Benkarth. Slovenia were always outsiders but their task was made virtually impossible when Petr Verner took a knock in his first ride and was forced to withdraw leaving Keglovits and Zechy to fight an uphill battle.

ENGLAND 25 --- QUALIFIED

1. Liam Reay................. 1 2* 1 2* 2 1 9+2

2. Hayden Wood............... 3 3 3 3 1* 3 16+1

3. David Bedford............. Did not ride

NEW ZEALAND 22 --- QUALIFIED

1. Darren Moore.............. 2* 2 2* 0 2* 1 9+3

2. Fillippe Chong............ 3 0 3 1 3 3 13

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

FINLAND 19 --- QUALIFIED

1. Hannu Helinen............. 0 3 2* 1* 3 2 11+2

2. Ila Niemi................. 1 2* 3 2 0 0 8+1

3. Jussi Kanerva............. Did not ride

POLAND 18

1. Boguslaw Kryznowek........ 1* 3 2 1 3 1 11+1

2. Maciej Tercjak............ 2 1 0 0 - - 3

3. Gabrys Irzyk.............. 1 3 - - - - 4

NORWAY 16

1. Olle Bjorn Thoresen....... 3 0 3 3 3 2 14

2. Rudi Juritzen............. 0 1 1 0 0 - 2

3. Ove Dalasen............... 0 - - - - - 0

GERMANY 13

1. Hans Benkarth............. 2* 2 R 2 2 1 9+1

2. Otto Juttke............... 3 0 1 0 0 - 4

3. Ferdinand Neuser.......... 0 - - - - - 0

SLOVENIA 13

1. Petr Verner............... F - - - - - 0 (I)

2. Jernej Keglovits.......... 1 1 1 3 2 2 10

3. Jaroslav Zechy............ 0 0 2* 1* 0 - 3+2

No. Results

1: Otto Juttke, Hans Benkarth, Jernej Keglovits, Petr Verner (F)

2: Fillippe Chong, Darren Moore, Ila Niemi, Hannu Helinen

3: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Maciej Tercjak, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Rudi Juritzen

4: Hayden Wood, Hans Benkarth, Liam Reay, Otto Juttke

5: Hannu Helinen, Ila Niemi, Jernej Keglovits, Jaroslav Zechy

6: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Darren Moore, Maciej Tercjak, Fillippe Chong

7: Hayden Wood, Liam Reay, Rudi Juritzen, Olle Bjorn Thoresen

8: Ila Niemi, Hannu Helinen, Otto Juttke, Hans Benkarth (R)

9: Fillippe Chong, Darren Moore, Jernej Keglovits, Jaroslav Zechy

10: Hayden Wood, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Liam Reay, Maciej Tercjak

11: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Hans Benkarth, Rudi Juritzen, Otto Juttke

12: Jernej Keglovits, Jaroslav Zechy, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Maciej Tercjak

13: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Ila Niemi, Hannu Helinen, Rudi Juritzen

14: Hayden Wood, Liam Reay, Fillippe Chong, Darren Moore

15: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Hans Benkarth, Gabrys Irzyk, Otto Juttke

16: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Jernej Keglovits, Jaroslav Zechy, Rudi Juritzen

17: Hannu Helinen, Liam Reay, Hayden Wood, Ila Niemi

18: Fillippe Chong, Darren Moore, Hans Benkarth, Ferdinand Neuser

19: Hayden Wood, Jernej Keglovits, Liam Reay, Jaroslav Zechy

20: Gabrys Irzyk, Hannu Helinen, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Ila Niemi

21: Fillippe Chong, Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Darren Moore, Ove Dalasen

WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL

There were 4 standout favourites in this Semi Final and all of them qualified for the World Final. Kenni Algreen was outstanding in leading Denmark to 1st place, following a first ride engine failure, and the top 4 were separated by just a single point - Gote Nordvall outstanding for Sweden and Tyler Tebby and Rickie Keyse turning in a quality display as a pair. The Czech Republic ended in 4th, top man Tibor Nemecek losing a run-off for an automatic qualifying place, but they outscored Poland, who finished 4th in the other semi final, to mean they progress to the next stage. For the Czechs the decision to bring in reserve Gavenda for the inconsistent Stajner was to prove vital. Canada put up a brave fight but didn't have an outstanding performer whilst Bulgaria suffered a blow when Dimotrov, who had won his first heat, took a knock with reserve Hristov unable to match the scoring they would have expected from their first choice man. Hosts Belgium couldn't provide a heat winner all afternoon and never threatened the top side, although Joossens battled strong, being paid for double figures.

DENMARK 21 --- QUALIFIED

1. Kenni Algreen............. R 2 3 3 3 3 14

2. Steen Eriksen............. 2 1* 2* 0 2* 0 7+3

3. Jens Isaksen.............. Did not ride

SWEDEN 20 --- QUALIFIED

1. Gote Nordvall............. 3 3 2 3 3 2 16

2. Lars Magnussen............ 1 1 1* 0 0 - 3+1

3. Sven Svensson............. 1* - - - - - 1+1

AUSTRALIA 20 --- QUALIFIED

1. Rickie Keyse.............. 1* 1 0 2 1 3 8+1

2. Tyler Tebby............... 2 3 3 1* 3 0 12+1

3. Brad Easty................ Did not ride

CZECH REPUBLIC 20 --- QUALIFIED

1. Milan Stajner............. 3 0 3 0 0 - 6

2. Tibor Nemecek............. 2* 3 0 2 2 2* 11+2

3. Josef Gavenda............. 3 - - - - - 3

CANADA 17

1. Carter Fortin............. 3 0 2 3 R 2 10

2. Jaques Moursin............ F 2 R 1 3 1* 7+1

3. Dwayne Houtby............. Did not ride

BULGARIA 15

1. Dimitar Stoyanov.......... 1 2 3 2 0 1 9

2. Rumun Dimotrov............ 3 Fx - - - - 3 (I)

3. Venci Hristov............. 1 1* 1 0 - - 3+1

BELGIUM 12

1. Wout Ledereq.............. 0 0 - - - - 0

2. Louis Joossens............ 2 1 2 1 1* 2 9+1

3. Guido Keusters............ 1* 0 2 Fx - - 3+1

No. Results

1: Rumun Dimotrov, Louis Joossens, Dimitar Stoyanov, Wout Ledereq

2: Carter Fortin, Tyler Tebby, Rickie Keyse, Jaques Moursin (F)

3: Gote Nordvall, Steen Eriksen, Lars Magnussen, Kenni Algreen (R)

4: Milan Stajner, Tibor Nemecek, Louis Joossens, Wout Ledereq

5: Tyler Tebby, Dimitar Stoyanov, Rickie Keyse, Rumun Dimotrov (Fx)

6: Gote Nordvall, Jaques Moursin, Lars Magnussen, Carter Fortin

7: Tibor Nemecek, Kenni Algreen, Steen Eriksen, Milan Stajner

8: Tyler Tebby, Louis Joossens, Guido Keusters, Rickie Keyse

9: Dimitar Stoyanov, Carter Fortin, Venci Hristov, Jaques Moursin (R)

10: Milan Stajner, Gote Nordvall, Lars Magnussen, Tibor Nemecek

11: Kenni Algreen, Steen Eriksen, Louis Joossens, Guido Keusters

12: Gote Nordvall, Dimitar Stoyanov, Venci Hristov, Lars Magnussen

13: Kenni Algreen, Rickie Keyse, Tyler Tebby, Steen Eriksen

14: Carter Fortin, Tibor Nemecek, Jaques Moursin, Milan Stajner

15: Gote Nordvall, Guido Keusters, Louis Joossens, Lars Magnussen

16: Kenni Algreen, Steen Eriksen, Venci Hristov, Dimitar Stoyanov

17: Tyler Tebby, Tibor Nemecek, Rickie Keyse, Milan Stajner

18: Jaques Moursin, Louis Joossens, Carter Fortin (R), Guido Keusters (Fx)

19: Josef Gavenda, Tibor Nemecek, Dimitar Stoyanov, Venci Hristov

20: Rickie Keyse, Gote Nordvall, Sven Svensson, Tyler Tebby

21: Kenni Algreen, Carter Fortin, Jaques Moursin, Steen Eriksen

22: Gote Nordvall, Tyler Tebby, Tibor Nemecek