2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup

The 2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup was the 44th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams in British speedway.[1]

Summary

It was contested throughout the 2011 Premier League Season. The Reigning champions from 2010, the Newcastle Diamonds were narrowly eliminated by the Glasgow Tigers in the semi-final stages. However the competition was won by the Newport Wasps who defeated the league champions Glasgow Tigers, 106-74 on aggregate.[2]

Knock-Out Stages
 
Round 1Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Berwick BanditsBYE
 
 
 
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Berwick Bandits83
 
 
 
Glasgow Tigers 96
 
Leicester Lions86
 
 
 
Glasgow Tigers94
 
Glasgow Tigers 93
 
 
 
Newcastle Diamonds 87
 
Somerset Rebels 97
 
 
 
Plymouth Devils 83
 
Somerset Rebels 83
 
 
 
Newcastle Diamonds 97
 
Rye House Rockets 77
 
 
 
Newcastle Diamonds 89
 
Glasgow Tigers 74
 
 
 
Newport Wasps 106
 
Sheffield Tigers 94
 
 
 
Edinburgh Monarchs 86
 
Sheffield Tigers89
 
 
 
Workington Comets 91
 
Redcar Bears 79
 
 
 
Workington Comets 101
 
Workington Comets 77
 
 
 
Newport Wasps 103
 
Scunthorpe Scorpions 90
 
 
 
Ipswich Witches 90
 
Ipswich Witches 74
 
 
 
Newport Wasps106
 
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Newport WaspsBYE
 

Round 1

The draw for the 2011 Premier League KOC was taking at the 2010 AGM. 12 teams were drawn against each other, with 2 teams receiving 'byes' into the Quarter Finals. These two teams that received a bye were the Berwick Bandits and the Newport Wasps. The Kings Lynn Stars were originally going to face the Somerset Rebels, however due to their election to compete in the Elite League, the new premier league side, the Plymouth Devils would now face the Rebels. As Scunthorpe and Ipswich tied 90-90 on aggregate, their matches were replayed.

Aggregate Scores
Leicester Lions86 - 94Glasgow Tigers
Redcar Bears79 - 101Workington Comets
Rye House Rockets77 - 89Newcastle Diamonds
Sheffield Tigers94 - 86Edinburgh Monarchs
Somerset Rebels97 - 83Plymouth Devils
Scunthorpe Scorpions90 - 90
78 - 102		Ipswich Witches
(Replay)

First leg
Redcar Bears44-46Workington Comets
Aaron Summers 12+1 Tomas Topinka 11+1


Ipswich Witches55-35Scunthorpe Scorpions
Kevin Doolan 15+2 David Howe 7+1


Sheffield Tigers59-31Edinburgh Monarchs
Ricky Ashworth 13+2 Matthew Wethers 10+1


Somerset Rebels54-36Plymouth Devils
Jason Doyle / Sam Masters 13+1 Ben Barker 12


Leicester Lions49-41Glasgow Tigers
Sergey Darkin 12 Nick Morris 12+3


Rye House Rockets39-39Newcastle Diamonds
Chris Neath 8 Stuart Robson 11

Second leg
Edinburgh Monarchs55-35Sheffield Tigers
Kevin Wolbert 15 Simon Lambert 11+2


Workington Comets55-35Redcar Bears
James Wright 13 Jason Lyons 12


Plymouth Devils47-43Somerset Rebels
Ben Barker 13 Sam Masters 13+2


Glasgow Tigers55-35Leicester Lions
Nick Morris 14+2 Richard Sweetman 13


Newcastle Diamonds47-43Rye House Rockets
Stuart Robson 10+3 Chris Neath 9+1


Scunthorpe Scorpions55-35Ipswich Witches
David Howe 13 Lasse Bjerre 9+1

Replay
Ipswich Witches65 - 25Scunthorpe Scorpions
Scunthorpe Scorpions53 - 37Ipswich Witches

Quarter finals

Aggregate Scores
Ipswich Witches78 - 102Newport Wasps
Sheffield Tigers89 - 91Workington Comets
Somerset Rebels83 - 97Newcastle Diamonds
Berwick Bandits83 - 96Glasgow Tigers

First leg
Ipswich Witches42 - 48Newport Wasps
Sheffield Tigers50 - 40Workington Comets
Somerset Rebels46 - 44Newcastle Diamonds
Berwick Bandits49 - 41Glasgow Tigers

Second leg
Newport Wasps58 - 32Ipswich Witches
Workington Comets51 - 39Sheffield Tigers
Newcastle Diamonds53 - 37Somerset Rebels
Glasgow Tigers55 - 34Berwick Bandits

Semi finals

Aggregate Scores
Newcastle Diamonds87 - 93Glasgow Tigers
Newport Wasps103 - 77Workington Comets

First leg
Glasgow Tigers50 - 40Newcastle Diamonds
Newport Wasps59 - 31Workington Comets

Second leg
Newcastle Diamonds47 - 43Glasgow Tigers
Workington Comets46 - 44Newport Wasps

Final

Aggregate Scores
Glasgow Tigers74 - 106Newport Wasps (c)

First leg
Newport Wasps65 - 25Glasgow Tigers

Second leg
Glasgow Tigers49 - 41Newport Wasps

See also

References
  1. "2011 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  2. "British Speedway Official Website". Speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
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