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2011 Elite League speedway season
League2011 Sky Sports Elite League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Knockout CupPoole Pirates
Elite ShieldWolverhampton Wolves
IndividualRory Schlein
PairsPoole Pirates
Highest averageDarcy Ward
Division/s below2011 Premier League
2011 National League

The2011 Elite League speedway season(also known as theSky SportsElite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the top division of UK speedway and took place between 26 March and 20 October 2011. TheCoventry Beeswere the defending champions after winning in 2010.[1][2]

Poole rider and pairs champion

Summary

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It was a great season for thePoole Pirates,who won the Elite League, thePairs Championshipand the Knockout Cup. Claiming a clean sweep of honours. Throughout the 2010 season, it was rumoured that theIpswich Witcheswould prefer to compete in the Premier League from 2011 onwards. Although they survived the promotion/relegation battle with theNewcastle Diamonds,it was decided that they would swap divisions with theBirmingham Brummies.[3]On 27 November 2010, The BSPA announced that both Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would not be riding in the top flight after they failed to declare their intent to compete in the 2011 competition.[4]This then led to theKing's Lynn Starsbeing promoted from the Premier League due to the Elite League needing a minimum of 8 teams.[5]On 15 March 2011 it was announced that both the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would be part of the 2011 Elite League after all.[6]

Poole Piratesmade up for the previous season's disappointment by winning the league and cup double. The Australian quartet ofDarcy Ward,Chris Holder,Davey WattandJason Doylewere supported well by SwedesThomas H. JonassonandDennis Anderssonas the Poole team deservedly won the title after finishing top of the regular season table for the second consecutive year.[7]The Australian domination also extended to the league averages, which were topped by Chris Holder and theElite League Riders' Championshipwon byRory Schleinof Belle Vue.

League table

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Pos Club M Home Away F A +/- Pts
3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Poole Pirates 28 10 3 0 1 2 3 0 5 4 1343 1212 58
2 Eastbourne Eagles 28 12 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 8 1370 1202 52
3 King's Lynn Stars 28 8 4 0 2 0 3 1 6 4 1305 1266 49
4 Lakeside Hammers 28 8 5 0 1 1 2 0 2 9 1291 1255 46
5 Coventry Bees 28 9 2 1 2 0 2 1 3 8 1262 1267 43
6 Peterborough Panthers 28 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1284 1271 42
7 Belle Vue Aces 28 5 3 2 4 2 2 0 4 6 1267 1266 41
8 Wolverhampton Wolves 28 5 8 0 1 0 0 1 5 8 1250 1326 38
9 Birmingham Brummies 28 6 4 0 4 1 0 0 5 8 1241 1326 35
10 Swindon Robins 28 2 5 0 7 0 1 0 3 10 1172 1394 22
Key:
Championship play-offs

Home:3W= Home win by 7 points or more;2W= Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away:4W= Away win by 7 points or more;3W= Away win by between 1 and 6 points;1L= Away loss by 6 points or less
M= Meetings;D= Draws;L= Losses;F= Race points for;A= Race points against;+/-= Race points difference;Pts= Total Points

'A' Fixtures

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Home \ Away BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 50–42 45–45 44–45 52–42 43–47 53–40 44–46 62–30 47–43
Birmingham Brummies 43–47 51–39 43–49 52–38 52–40 49–44 42–48 48–42 48–47
Coventry Bees 56–38 48–45 46–39 49–44 58–34 54–38 49–42 42–48 50–43
Eastbourne Eagles 54–39 66–24 53–40 45–48 50–43 55–41 57–39 59–34 57–38
King's Lynn Stars 48–42 50–43 50–40 43–46 65–30 55–41 50–43 58–37 50–43
Lakeside Hammers 48–45 61–31 42–30 44–46 61–32 55–41 48–42 56–38 48–45
Peterborough Panthers 50–24 50–37 46–44 52–38 48–45 50–42 49–44 63–27 59–34
Poole Pirates 47–42 48–42 55–31 55–39 58–36 58–36 55–35 50–42 56–36
Swindon Robins 41–49 42–51 50–40 51–41 42–48 43–47 47–43 49–43 50–45
Wolverhampton Wolves 56–36 46–43 48–42 46–44 47–43 53–42 51–38 42–51 48–42
Source:[8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

'B' Fixtures

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Home \ Away BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 45–44 n/a n/a 47–43 58–35 n/a 44–46 n/a 45–45
Birmingham Brummies 52–43 48–42 n/a n/a 38–54 50–43 n/a n/a 57–36
Coventry Bees 41–49 n/a 51–42 45–45 n/a 49–41 n/a 56–37 n/a
Eastbourne Eagles n/a n/a 53–40 46–44 n/a n/a 57–35 59–34 63–29
King's Lynn Stars 48–42 n/a 44–48 50–42 n/a 47–43 n/a 48–45 n/a
Lakeside Hammers 48–41 51–42 n/a n/a n/a 66–26 40–38 n/a 47–46
Peterborough Panthers n/a 53–41 54–40 n/a 46–44 53–40 n/a 54–36 n/a
Poole Pirates 45–48 n/a n/a 54–40 n/a 44–43 n/a 53–41 54–42
Swindon Robins n/a n/a 43–47 46–44 43–47 n/a 49–43 43–50 n/a
Wolverhampton Wolves 52–41 48–45 n/a 49–41 n/a 47–43 n/a 45–44 n/a
Source:[9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

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Semi-finals

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Leg 1

King's Lynn Stars48 – 45Poole Pirates
Lakeside Hammers47 – 46Eastbourne Eagles

Leg 2

Poole Pirates63 – 27King's Lynn Stars
Eastbourne Eagles53 - 39Lakeside Hammers

Grand final

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First leg

Eastbourne Eagles
Cameron Woodward 14
Bjarne Pedersen 9
Simon Gustafsson 8
Joonas Kylmäkorpi 8
Lewis Bridger 5
Timo Lahti 5		49 - 41Poole Pirates
Chris Holder 12
Darcy Ward 10
Davey Watt 9
Kevin Wölbert 5
Dennis Andersson 3
Ricky Wells 2
Thomas H. Jonasson 0
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Second leg

Poole Pirates
Darcy Ward 14
Chris Holder 11
Thomas H. Jonasson 11
Davey Watt 6
Kevin Wölbert 5
Dennis Andersson 5
Ricky Wells 5		57 - 36Eastbourne Eagles
Cameron Woodward 14
Simon Gustafsson 8
Joonas Kylmäkorpi 5
Lewis Bridger 4
Bjarne Pedersen 4
Timo Lahti 1
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Poole Pirates were declared Elite League Champions, on winning on aggregate98-85.

Elite League Knockout Cup

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The 2011 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 73rd edition of theKnockout Cupfor tier one teams.Poole Pirateswere the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[12]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
08/08 Peterborough 47-45 Coventry
06/07 Coventry 42-48 Peterborough

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
15/09 Peterborough 43-47 Belle Vue
14/09 Belle Vue 50-40 Peterborough
25/07 Wolverhampton 45-45 Eastbourne
22/06 Poole 55-41 Swindon
18/06 Eastbourne 50-40 Wolverhampton
16/06 Swindon 28-62 Poole
10/06 Lakeside 63- 29 Birmingham
09/06 Birmingham 36-41 Lakeside

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
12/10 Belle Vue 42-33 Lakeside
30/09 Lakeside 48-45 Belle Vue
17/09 Eastbourne 39-51 Poole
14/09 Poole 46-44 Eastbourne

Final

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First leg

Belle Vue Aces
Rory Schlein 12
Chris Harris 9
Ricky Kling 8
Charlie Gjedde 7
Patrick Hougaard 4
Craig Cook 4
Linus Eklöf 3		47 - 45Poole Pirates
Kevin Wölbert 13
Darcy Ward 10
Chris Holder 9
Dennis Andersson 7
Davey Watt 4
Ricky Wells 2
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Second leg

Poole Pirates
Chris Holder 13
Dennis Andersson 13
Darcy Ward 12
Kevin Wölbert 9
Davey Watt 7
Ricky Wells 3		57 - 39Belle Vue Aces
Rory Schlein 11
Chris Harris 8
Charlie Gjedde 6
Ricky Kling 6
Patrick Hougaard 4
Linus Eklöf 4
Craig Cook 0
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The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate102-86.

Riders' Championship

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Rory Schlein won theRiders' Championship.The final was held atAbbey Stadiumon 15 October.[15][16]

Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final
1 AustraliaRory Schlein 3 3 2 3 2 13 x 3
2 EnglandScott Nicholls 1 1 3 3 3 11 2 2
3 SwedenFreddie Lindgren 3 2 2 exc 2 9 3 1
4 DenmarkBjarne Pedersen 3 2 3 0 3 11 x 0
5 AustraliaChris Holder 2 0 3 3 1 9 1
6 EnglandChris Harris 2 3 1 2 3 11 exc
7 DenmarkKenneth Bjerre 0 3 1 3 1 8
8 AustraliaDarcy Ward 2 3 f/exc 2 1 8
9 EnglandBen Barker 1 2 1 1 2 7
10 DenmarkNiels Kristian Iversen 3 0 3 0 f 6
11 DenmarkHans Andersen 0 1 0 1 3 5
12 EnglandDanny King 0 2 1 2 0 5
13 DenmarkNicolai Klindt 0 1 2 1 fx 4
14 EnglandLee Richardson 1 1 2 0 ret 4
15 EnglandStuart Robson 1 0 0 1 2 4
16 United StatesRyan Fisher 2 ret 0 2 ret 2
  • f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired

Pairs

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TheElite League Pairs Championshipwas held at theKing's Lynn Stadiumon 27 April and was won by Poole Pirates.[17]

Semi finals

  • Belle Vue 5 Peterborough 4 - Pedersen, Harris, Schlein, Batchelor
  • Poole 5 Wolves 4 - Lindgren, Ward, Holder, Proctor

Final

  • Poole 7 Belle Vue 2 - Ward, Holder, Harris, Schlein

Leading averages

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Rider Team Average
AustraliaDarcy Ward Poole 10.05
AustraliaChris Holder Poole 9.99
SwedenFreddie Lindgren Wolverhampton 9.66
DenmarkKenneth Bjerre Kings Lynn 9.22
DenmarkNicki Pedersen Peterborough 9.20
AustraliaRory Schlein Belle Vue 9.10
AustraliaTroy Batchelor Peterborough 8.84
SwedenPeter Karlsson Wolverhampton 8.78
EnglandEdward Kennett Coventry 8.77
DenmarkBjarne Pedersen Eastbourne 8.61

Riders & final averages

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Belle Vue

Birmingham

Coventry

Eastbourne

King's Lynn

Lakeside

Peterborough

Poole

Swindon

Wolverhampton

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Historic league tables".Speedway Archive.
  2. ^"2011 league tables".Speedway GB.
  3. ^"British Speedway AGM - Key Points".BSPA.21 November 2010.Retrieved21 November2010.
  4. ^"British Speedway Statement".BSPA.27 November 2010.Retrieved29 November2010.
  5. ^"Kings Lynn Join The Elite".BSPA.29 November 2010.Retrieved29 November2010.
  6. ^"Peterborough and Coventry allowed back in Elite League".BBC Sport.BBC. 15 March 2011.Retrieved15 March2011.
  7. ^"Speedway riders, history and results".wwosbackup.Retrieved1 August2021.
  8. ^"2011 fixtures & results".British Speedway.Retrieved28 May2024.
  9. ^"2011 fixtures & results".British Speedway.Retrieved28 May2024.
  10. ^"POOLE: EASTBOURNE 49 PIRATES 41 (EL GRAND FINAL, 1ST LEG)".Speedway GB.Retrieved20 June2021.
  11. ^"EASTBOURNE: POOLE 57 EAGLES 36 (EL GRAND FINAL, 2ND LEG)".Speedway GB.Retrieved20 June2021.
  12. ^"2011 Elite League Knockout Cup".Speedway archive.
  13. ^"POOLE: BELLE VUE 47 PIRATES 45 (KOC FINAL, 1ST LEG)".Speedway GB.Retrieved22 June2021.
  14. ^"POOLE: PIRATES 57 BELLE VUE 39 (KOC FINAL, 2ND LEG)".Speedway GB.Retrieved22 June2021.
  15. ^"Elite League Riders' Championship".WWOS Backup.Retrieved9 June2023.
  16. ^"SCHLEIN WINS ELRC".Birmingham Speedway.Retrieved9 June2023.
  17. ^"2011 Elite League Pairs".Speedway Updates.Retrieved20 May2023.
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