2010 Speedway Premier League KOC

The 2010 Premier League Knock-Out Cup was contested throughout the Premier League season. The Reigning champions were the Kings Lynn Stars. The 2010 champions were the Newcastle Diamonds after beating the Edinburgh Monarchs 91-88 over a two legged final.

Contents

Knock-Out Stages

Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 Somerset Rebels  BYE
25 June & 30 June
 -  -  
 Somerset Rebels  73
5 May & 13 May
   Birmingham Brummies  107  
 Birmingham Brummies  117
10 Oct & 13 Oct
 Sheffield Tigers  61  
 Birmingham Brummies  85
9 May & 14 May
   Newcastle Diamonds  96  
 Newcastle Diamonds  100
24 June & 27 June
 Scunthorpe Scorpions  80  
 Newcastle Diamonds  100
   Redcar Bears  80  
 Redcar Bears  BYE
29 Oct & 31 Oct
 -  -  
 Newcastle Diamonds  91
8 May & 9 May
   Edinburgh Monarchs  88
 Berwick Bandits  94
26 June & 27 June
 Newport Wasps  85  
 Berwick Bandits  81
22 May & 23 May
   Workington Comets  98  
 Workington Comets  106
17 Sept & 18 Sept
 Stoke Potters  74  
 Workington Comets  64
5 May & 23 May
   Edinburgh Monarchs  99  
 Kings Lynn Stars  105
28 July & 20 Aug
 Glasgow Tigers  75  
 Kings Lynn Stars  65
7 May & 5 June
   Edinburgh Monarchs  114  
 Edinburgh Monarchs  106
 Rye House Rockets  74  

Round 1

The draw for the 2010 Premier League KOC was taking at the 2009 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 Redcar Bears and the Somerset Rebels.

Aggregate Scores


 Berwick Bandits 94 - 85 Newport Wasps

Birmingham Brummies 117 - 61 Sheffield Tigers

Edinburgh Monarchs 106 - 74 Rye House Rockets

Kings Lynn Stars 105 - 75 Glasgow Tigers

Newcastle Diamonds 100 - 80 Scunthorpe Scorpions

Workington Comets 106 - 74 Stoke Potters

First leg

5 May
 Birmingham Brummies 63 - 25 Sheffield Tigers
Jason Lyons 14+1 Josef Franc 10
5 May
 Kings Lynn Stars 57 - 33 Glasgow Tigers
Josh Grajzonek 12
7 May
 Edinburgh Monarchs 51 - 39 Rye House Rockets
Kalle Katajisto 16 Linus Sundstrom 12
8 May
 Berwick Bandits 55 - 35 Newport Wasps
Michal Makovsky 16+1 Kyle Legault 9
9 May
 Newcastle Diamonds 59 - 31 Scunthorpe Scorpions
Mark Lemon 13+1 Kalle Katajisto (Guest) 15
22 May
 Workington Comets 54 - 36 Stoke Potters
Craig Cook 18 Hynek Stichauer 9

Second leg

9 May
 Newport Wasps 50 - 39 Berwick Bandits
Leigh Lanham 12 Adrian Rymel 12
13 May
 Sheffield Tigers 36 - 54 Birmingham Brummies
Paul Cooper 8+1 Steve Johnston 13+2
14 May
 Scunthorpe Scorpions 49 - 41 Newcastle Diamonds
Carl Wilkinson 15 Kenni Larsen 11+1
23 May
 Glasgow Tigers 42 - 48 Kings Lynn Stars
Travis McGowan 11+1 Kevin Doolan 15
23 May
 Stoke Potters 38 - 52 Workington Comets
Lee Smart 8+2 Peter Kildemand 12+2
5 June
 Rye House Rockets 35 - 55 Edinburgh Monarchs
Linus Sundstrom 14 Kalle Katajisto 13

Quarter finals

8 Teams qualified for the Quarter Finals of the PLKOC. These included the Somerset Rebels and the Redcar Bears who received 'byes' through to the quarter finals. The other six teams were Berwick Bandits, Birmingham Brummies, Edinburgh Monarchs, Kings Lynn Stars, Newcastle Diamonds, and Workington Comets. All 6 qualified through being victorious in Round 1 of the competition

Aggregate Scores


 Birmingham Brummies 107 - 73 Somerset Rebels

Edinburgh Monarchs 114 - 65 Kings Lynn Stars

Newcastle Diamonds 100 - 80 Redcar Bears

Workington Comets 98 - 81 Berwick Bandits

First leg

24 June
 Redcar Bears 43 - 47 Newcastle Diamonds
Tomas Suchanek 13+1 Mark Lemon 15
25 June
 Somerset Rebels 42 - 48 Birmingham Brummies
Sam Masters 11 Jason Lyons 14
26 June
 Berwick Bandits 46 - 44 Workington Comets
Paul Clews 13+1 Chris Schramm 12+1
28 July
 Kings Lynn Stars 34 - 56 Edinburgh Monarchs
- -

Second leg

27 June
 Newcastle Diamonds 53 - 37 Redcar Bears
Kenni Larsen 15 Emiliano Sanchez 10+1
27 June
 Workington Comets 54 - 35 Berwick Bandits
Craig Cook 14 Adrian Rymel 12+1
30 June
 Birmingham Brummies 59 - 31 Somerset Rebels
Richard Sweetman 16+1 Shane Parker 8
20 August
 Edinburgh Monarchs 58 - 31 Kings Lynn Stars
Kevin Wolbert 14 Oliver Allen 10

Semi finals

4 Teams qualified for the Semi Finals of the PLKOC. These were Birmingham Brummies, Edinburgh Monarchs, Newcastle Diamonds and Workington Comets. All were victorious in there quarter final ties.

Aggregate Scores


 Edinburgh Monarchs 99 - 64 Workington Comets

Newcastle Diamonds 96 - 85 Birmingham Brummies

First leg

17 September
 Edinburgh Monarchs 64 - 26 Workington Comets
- -
10 October
 Newcastle Diamonds 56 - 35 Birmingham Brummies
Mark Lemon 15+2 Aaron Summers 11

Second leg

18 September
 Workington Comets 38 - 35 Edinburgh Monarchs
- -
13 October
 Birmingham Brummies 50 - 40 Newcastle Diamonds
Aaron Summers 15 Dakota North 12

The Final

The Final was competed between the Edinburgh Monarchs and the Newcastle Diamonds. It was raced over two legs on 29 October and 31 October.


 Newcastle Diamonds 91 - 88 Edinburgh Monarchs

First leg

29 October 2010
19:30
 Edinburgh Monarchs 47 - 42 Newcastle Diamonds
William Lawson 12 Kenni Larsen 12
1 Ryan Fisher Fx, Fx, 3, 2', 2 7+1
2 Andrew Tully , , , , R/R
3 Kevin Wolbert 2, 2, 1, 2', 7+1
4 Kalle Katajisto 1', 1', 1', 3, 2 8+3
5 Matthew Wethers 2, 2, 2, 3, 1' 10+1
6 Ashley Morris 1, 0, 1', 1' 3+2
7 William Lawson 3, 3, 0, Fx, 2, 1, 3 12
Manager:
1 Kenni Larsen 2, 3, 3, 1, 3 12
2 Jason King , , , , R/R
3 Derek Sneddon 0, 1, R, 0, 1 2
4 Rene Bach 3, 3, 2, 3, 0 11
5 David Howe (Guest) 3, 3, 3, 2, 0 11
6 Adam Roynon (Guest) 2, 0, N, N 2
7 Adam McKinna 1', 0, 1, 2', 0, 0, NS 4+2
Manager: George English

Second leg

31 October 2010
18:30
 Newcastle Diamonds 49 - 41 Edinburgh Monarchs
Stuart Robson (Guest) 14+1 Ryan Fisher 11
1 Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 2, 3, 1' 12+1
2 Jason King , , , , R/R
3 Derek Sneddon 0, 2', 1', 0, 2 5+2
4 Rene Bach 3, 2, 3, 3, 2 13
5 Stuart Robson (Guest) 3, 3, 3, 3, 2' 14+1
6 Simon Lambert 1', R, N, N 1+1
7 Adam McKinna 2, 1, 0, 0, 1', 0, 0 4+2
Manager: George English
1 Ryan Fisher 2, 3, 2, 1, 3 11
2 Andrew Tully , , , , R/R
3 Kevin Wolbert 1, 1', 1, 3 6+1
4 Kalle Katajisto Fx, 2, 2, 3, 2, 0 9
5 Matthew Wethers 0, 2, 2, 0 4
6 Ashley Morris 0, 1', 1', 0 2+2
7 William Lawson 1', 3, 2, 0, 1', 1, 1' 9+3
Manager:

See also