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| Danes lose their crown ... but not without a fight, as Poland win again on home dirt | ||||
| At Abensberg the home nation went into a 3-point lead
with 4 races to go, but lost it when their riders in heats 22 and 23
both fell, giving Finland victory for the second successive year.
Latvia, led by Puodzhuks, were the shock merchants, finishing a close
third. In the other qualifier Russia, inspired by a maximum on his SWC
debut from teen sensation Emil Sayfutdinov, were totally dominant. In the main part of the tournament, reserves were added to the 5-man teams but, for some strange reason, could be used ONLY in the event of injury (hmmm) The opening round at a very slick Vojens saw the Danish team cruise to victory with 14 race wins, 7 second places, four thirds, and no last places. Those of us unfortunate enough to be there witnessed most of the 25 races decided by bend 2, and were relieved when the whole boring event was over. Not one of the SWC's finest hours. Great Britain won Event 2 with the same score as the Danes in Event 1 (60pts), but Coventry provided much better racing than Vojens. Billy Hamill was absent due to a dispute, so the USA's expected place in the Race-Off went instead to Russia. On a fine racetrack at Leszno, Australia gave a superb display to win the Race-Off in what was, for much of the meeting, a 3-team contest. Just one point seperated Australia from Poland and Sweden at the half-way mark. And Australia and Poland were level going into the final race, where Walasek gated in front, but was passed by track specialist Adams. |
But at the Final, it was soon apparent that Australia
had shot their bolt 2 days earlier, while the GB bikes were so slow they
would have had trouble beating the tractor - they didn't score a point
until heat 5. But the atmosphere inside the packed stadium was electric
as the match became a two-horse race between the host country (Poland)
and the holders (Denmark). And what a battle it was, with the points
difference between the teams never being more than five. Poland led by a
point going into the last heat, and Gollob made the gate. Hans Andersen
didn't and was blocked by Scott Nicholls from even getting second place
in the race - some might say retribution for the events of 3 years
earlier when Andersen blocked Nicholls from going after Peter Karlsson
in a last-race decider at Poole. Poland had begun the meeting with 4 heat wins, but this was followed by two last places for Walasek. Prior to Walasek's third ride, it was announced that he had withdrawn from the meeting due to "injury" and would therefore be replaced by the reserve - Leszno rider Balinski. It made a mockery of the rules, but then such stupid rules are there to be made a mockery of. Later, Holder (Aus) and Kennett (GB) withdrew with "injuries" also, and were replaced by reserves. Respect to Jan Staechmann who refused to play that game and, who knows, that may be what cost Denmark the title. Not surprisingly, Walasek recovered from his "injury" to ride in the Polish league the next day. Also not surprisingly, the reserves disappeared from the future plans of the SWC. But while the Polish fans celebrated victory after the meeting, most of the talk of the British fans centered on that laughable reserve rule. |
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| QUALIFYING ROUNDS 1 & 2 (Winners to Events 1 & 2) |
| QUALIFYING ROUND 1 | Mon 28.05 : Abensberg, Ger | Att: 3,000 | Referee : Thierry Bouin (France) | ||||
| Finland | 43 | Germany | 40 | Latvia | 37 | Slovenia | 29 |
| Kauko Nieminen 0 3 0 2 3 | 8 | Martin Smolinski 3 3 3 2 2 | 13 | Leonid Paura 1 1 0 2 2 | 6 | Matej Zagar 2 3 3 3 3 2 | 16 |
| Juha Hautamaki 2 2 1 0 1 | 6 | Christian Hefenbrock 3 2 1 2 1 | 9 | Aleksandr Ivanov 0 ex 0 - 1 | 1 | Jernej Kolenko 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 |
| Joonas Kylmakorpi 3 2 2 3 3 | 13 | Tobias Kroner ret 1 1 3 f,ex | 6 | Viatcheslav Gieruckijs 2 1 3 1 ex | 7 | Izak Santej 1 2 1 0 1 3 | 8 |
| Kaj Laukkanen 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | Mathias Schultz 1 0 2 1 f,ex | 4 | Kjastas Puodzhuks 2 3 2 1 3 3 | 14 | Maks Gregoric 0 0 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Tero Aarnio ret 1 1 0 0 | 2 | Thomas Stange ret 2 3 2 2 | 9 | Maksim Bogdanovs 3 1 2 1 2 | 9 | Denis Stojs 2 0 - 0 1 | 3 |
| Team Manager: Yrjo Laukkanen | Team Manager: Robert Barth | Team Manager: Nikolai Kokins | Team Manager: Franc Kalin | ||||
| Heat Details | FIN | GER | LAT | SLN | Heat Details | FIN | GER | LAT | SLN | |
| 1: Smolinski, Zagar, Paura, Nieminen | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14: Smolinski, Bogdanovs, Hautamaki, Gregoric | 23 | 24 | 21 | 15 | |
| 2: Hefenbrock, Hautamaki, Kolenko, Ivanov | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15: Zagar, Kylmakorpi, Hefenbrock, Paura | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | |
| 3: Kylmakorpi, Gieruckijs, Santej, Kroner ret | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16: Zagar, Stange, Geruckij, Hautamaki | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | |
| 4: Laukkanen, Puodzhuks, Schultz, Gregoric | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17: Kylmakorpi, Smolinski, Puodzhuks, Kolenko | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 | |
| 5: Bogdanovs, Stojs, Stange ret, Aarnio ret | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18: Laukkanen, Hefenbrock, Bogdanovs, Santej | 31 | 31 | 24 | 21 | |
| 6: Zagar, Kylmakorpi, Bogdanovs, Schultz | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 19: Kroner, Paura, Santej, Aarnio | 31 | 34 | 26 | 22 | |
| 7: Laukkanen, Stange, Paura, Kolenko | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 20: Puodzhuks, Nieminen, Schultz, Stojs | 33 | 35 | 29 | 22 | |
| 8: Smolinski, Santej, Aarnio, Ivanov ex | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21: Puodzhuks, Zagar, Hefenbrock, Aarnio | 33 | 36 | 32 | 24 | |
| 9: Nieminen, Hefenbrock, Gieruckijs, Gregoric | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 22: Nieminen, Bogdanovs, Kolenko, Kroner f,ex | 36 | 36 | 34 | 25 | |
| 10: Puodzhuks, Hautamaki, Kroner, Stojs | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 23: Santej, Paura, Hautamaki, Schultz f,ex | 37 | 36 | 36 | 28 | |
| 11: Zagar, Laukkanen, Kroner, Ivanov | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 24: Kylmakorpi, Stange, Ivanov, Gregoric | 40 | 38 | 37 | 28 | |
| 12: Gieruckijs, Schultz, Aarnio, Kolenko | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 25: Laukkanen, Smolinski, Stojs, Gieruckijs ex | 43 | 40 | 37 | 29 | |
| 13: Stange, Puodzhuks, Santej, Nieminen | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
| QUALIFYING ROUND 2 | Sun 10.06 : Lonigo, Italy | Att: 3,000 | Referee: Pavel Vana (Cz Rep) | ||||
| Russia | 59 | Czech Republic | 46 | Italy | 31 | Hungary | 12 |
| Denis Gizatullin 2 1 3 3 3 | 12 | Ales Dryml 3 3 1 ret 3 | 10 | Andrea Maida 1 ex-t 2 ret - | 3 | Sandor Tihanyi 0 0 0 1 0 | 1 |
| Roman Povazhny 3 2 3 2 2 | 12 | Lubos Tomicek 2 ef 2 1 2 | 7 | Mattia Carpanese 1 2 2 3 3 1 | 12 | Zsolt Bencze 0 0 - 1 0 0 | 1 |
| Emil Sajfutdinov 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 | Lukas Dryml 2 3 3 ef 2 3 | 13 | Marco Gregnanin ret 0 3 2 1 1 | 7 | Norbert Magosi 1 2 1 ef 0 | 4 |
| Roman Ivanov 3 2 1 1 2 | 9 | Zdenek Simota 2 1 2 2 2 | 9 | Guglielmo Franchetti ex-t 1 1 3 2 1 | 8 | Attila Stefani ex-t 0 1 1 - | 2 |
| Renat Gafurov 2 3 2 3 1 | 11 | Josef Franc 3 2 0 - 2 | 7 | Alessandro Milanese 0 1 0 - - | 1 | Joszef Tabaka 1 3 0 0 0 0 | 4 |
| Heat Details | RUS | CZ | IT | HUN | Heat Details | RUS | CZ | IT | HUN | |
| 1. A.Dryml, Gizatullin, Maida, Tihanyi | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14. Povazhny, Maida, Stefani, Franc | 33 | 28 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2. Povazhny, Tomicek, Carpanese, Bencze | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15. Sajfutdinov, Carpanese, A.Dryml, Tabaka | 36 | 29 | 14 | 9 | |
| 3. Sajfutdinov, L.Dryml, Magosi, Gregnanin ret | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16. Franchetti, Povazhny, Tihanyi, L.Dryml ef | 38 | 29 | 17 | 10 | |
| 4. Ivanov, Simota, Franchetti ex-tapes, Stefani ex-tapes | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17. Sajfutdinov, Simota, Bencze, Maida ret | 41 | 31 | 17 | 11 | |
| 5. Franc, Gafurov, Tabaka, Milanese | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 18. Carpanese, L.Dryml, Ivanov, Magosi ef | 42 | 33 | 20 | 11 | |
| 6. Sajfutdinov, Franc, Franchetti, Tihanyi | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19. Gafurov, Gregnanin, Stefani, A.Dryml ret | 45 | 33 | 22 | 12 | |
| 7. A.Dryml, Ivanov, Milanese, Bencze | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 20. Gizatullin, Franchetti, Tomicek, Tabaka | 48 | 34 | 24 | 12 | |
| 8. Gafurov, Magosi, Tomicek ef, Maida ex-tapes | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 21. Carpanese, Simota, Gafurov, Tihanyi | 49 | 36 | 27 | 12 | |
| 9. L.Dryml, Carpanese, Gizatullin, Stefani | 22 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 22. Gizatullin, Franc, Gregnanin, Bencze | 52 | 38 | 28 | 12 | |
| 10. Tabaka, Povazhny, Simota, Gregnanin | 24 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 23. A.Dryml, Povazhny, Franchetti, Magosi | 54 | 41 | 29 | 12 | |
| 11. Gregnanin, Tomicek, Ivanov, Tihanyi | 25 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 24. Sajfutdinov, Tomicek, Carpanese, Bencze | 57 | 43 | 30 | 12 | |
| 12. L.Dryml, Gafurov, Franchetti, Tabaka | 27 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 25. L.Dryml, Ivanov, Gregnanin, Tabaka | 59 | 46 | 31 | 12 | |
| 13. Gizatullin, Simota, Magosi, Milanese | 30 | 28 | 10 | 8 |
| EVENTS 1 & 2 (Winners to Final ; 2nd & 3rd to Race-Off) |
| EVENT 1 | Sat 14.07 : Vojens, Denmark | Att: 10,482 | Referee: Jim Lawrence (GB) | ||||
| Denmark | 60 | Poland | 44 | Australia | 39 | Finland | 11 |
| Nicki Pedersen 2 3 2 3 3 | 13 | Tomasz Gollob 1 2 1 2 0 | 6 | Jason Crump 3 2 3 1 1 | 10 | Juha Hautamaki 0 0 1 0 0 | 1 |
| Niels K Iversen 3 2 1 3 2 | 11 | Jaroslaw Hampel 0 1 - 2 3 | 6 | Chris Holder 1 1 - 2 1 | 5 | Joonas Kylmakorpi 2 0 2 0 2 | 6 |
| Hans Andersen 3 1 3 3 2 | 12 | Rune Holta 2 0 1 2 3 | 8 | Rory Schlein 1 1 ex 1 1 | 4 | Kauko Nieminen 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 |
| Kenneth Bjerre 2 3 3 1 2 | 11 | Grzegorz Walasek 3 3 2+2^ 1 2 2 | 13+2^ | Ryan Sullivan 0 3 f 1 3 | 7 | Kaj Laukkanen 1 2 0 0 0 | 3 |
| Bjarne Pedersen 1 3 3 3 3 | 13 | Krzysztof Kasprzak 2 2 2 3 0 | 9 | Leigh Adams 3 1 3 2+2^ 1 1 | 11+2^ | Tero Aarnio 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| Jesper B Jensen | - | Damian Balinski | - | Dave Watt | - | Rene Lehtinen | - |
| Team Manager: Jan Staechmann | Team Manager: Marek Cieslak | Team Manager: Craig Boyce | Team Manager: Yrjo Laukkanen | ||||
| Heat Details | DEN | POL | AUS | FIN | Heat Details | DEN | POL | AUS | FIN | |
| 1 Crump, N Pedersen, Gollob, Hautamaki | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 Crump, Kasprzak, Iversen, Laukkanen | 32 | 24 | 22 | 8 | |
| 2 Iversen, Kylmakorpi, Holder, Hampel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 Andersen, Adams^, Gollob, Aarnio | 35 | 25 | 26 | 8 | |
| 3 Andersen, Holta, Schlein, Nieminen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 Iversen, Holta, Adams, Hautamaki | 38 | 27 | 27 | 8 | |
| 4 Walasek, Bjerre, Laukkanen, Sullivan | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 Andersen, Walasek, Crump, Kylmakorpi | 41 | 29 | 28 | 8 | |
| 5 Adams, Kasprzak, B Pedersen, Aarnio | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 Kasprzak, Holder, Bjerre, Nieminen | 42 | 32 | 30 | 8 | |
| 6 Sullivan, Kasprzak, Andersen, Hautamaki | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 B Pedersen, Gollob, Schlein, Laukannen | 45 | 34 | 31 | 8 | |
| 7 Bjerre, Gollob, Adams, Kylmakorpi | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 20 N Pedersen, Hampel, Sullivan, Aarnio | 48 | 36 | 32 | 8 | |
| 8 B Pedersen, Crump, Hampel, Nieminen | 18 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 21 B Pedersen, Walasek, Holder, Hautamaki | 51 | 38 | 33 | 8 | |
| 9 N Pedersen, Laukkanen, Holder, Holta | 21 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 22 N Pedersen, Kylmakorpi, Schlein, Kasprzak | 54 | 38 | 34 | 10 | |
| 10 Walasek, Iversen, Schlein, Aarnio | 23 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 23 Sullivan, Iversen, Nieminen, Gollob | 56 | 38 | 37 | 11 | |
| 11 Bjerre, Walasek^, Hautamaki, Schlein ex | 26 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 24 Hampel, Andersen, Adams, Laukkanen | 58 | 41 | 38 | 11 | |
| 12 B Pedersen, Kylmakorpi, Holta, Sullivan f | 29 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 25 Holta, Bjerre, Crump, Aarnio | 60 | 44 | 39 | 11 | |
| 13 Adams, N Pedersen, Walasek, Nieminen | 31 | 22 | 19 | 8 |
| EVENT 2 | Mon 16.07 : Coventry, UK | Att: 5,000 | Referee: Istvan Darago (Hun) | ||||
| Great Britain | 60 | Sweden | 49 | Russia | 27 | USA | 20 |
| Lee Richardson 0 3 3 2 3 | 11 | Fredrik Lindgren 1 2 3 1 2 3 | 12 | Denis Gizatullin 2 1 2 3 1 2 | 11 | Greg Hancock 3 2 2+2^ 2 1 3 | 13+2^ |
| Simon Stead 2 3 2 2 1 | 10 | Peter Karlsson 3 1 0 3 2 | 9 | Sergei Darkin 1 0 1 f,ns - | 2 | Charlie Venegas 0 0 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Edward Kennett 3 2 1 3 1 | 10 | Antonio Lindback 2 f - - - | 2 | Emil Sajfutdinov f,rm 2 1+1^ f,ex 2 | 5+1^ | Chris Kerr 1 1 f,ex f,ex 0 0 | 2 |
| Chris Harris 3 3 3 2 3 | 14 | Mikael Max 2 1 2 2 1 | 8 | Roman Ivanov 1 1 1 1 0 | 4 | Tommy Hedden 0 0 - - 0 | 0 |
| Scott Nicholls 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 | Jonas Davidsson 2 3 3+3^ 3 2 | 13+3^ | Renat Gafurov 1 ret 0 1 - | 2 | Billy Janniro 0 2 1 0 ex 0 | 3 |
| Oliver Allen | - | Magnus Karlsson 0 2 | 2 | Danil Ivanov 1 1 | 2 | (no reserve) | - |
| Team Manager : Neil Middleditch | Team Manager: Mats Olsson | Team Manager: Oleg Kurguskin | Team Manager: Richard Childs/Dave Joiner | ||||
| Heat Details | GB | SWE | RUS | USA | Heat Details | GB | SWE | RUS | USA | |
| 1 Hancock, Gizatullin, Lindgren, Richardson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 Harris, Gizatullin, Janniro, P Karlsson | 34 | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| 2 P Karlsson, Stead, Darkin, Venegas | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 Nicholls, Hancock, Darkin, M Karlsson | 37 | 28 | 15 | 16 | |
| 3 Kennett, Lindback, Kerr,
Sajfutdinov f,rm |
5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 P Karlsson, Richardson, Gafurov, Kerr f,ex | 39 | 31 | 16 | 16 | |
| 4 Harris, Max, R Ivanov, Hedden | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 Gizatullin, Stead, Lindgren, Janniro | 41 | 32 | 19 | 16 | |
| 5 Nicholls, Davidsson, Gafurov, Janniro | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 18 Kennett, Max, D Ivanov, Darkin
f,ns, Janniro ex |
44 | 34 | 20 | 16 | |
| 6 Richardson, Janniro, R Ivanov,
Lindback f |
14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 19 Davidsson, Harris, Hancock,
Sajfutdinov f,ex |
46 | 37 | 20 | 17 | |
| 7 Stead, Hancock, Max, Gafurov ret | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 20 Nicholls, Lindgren, R Ivanov, Kerr | 49 | 39 | 21 | 17 | |
| 8 Davidsson, Kennett, Gizatullin, Venegas | 19 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 21 Richardson, Davidsson, Gizatullin, Hedden | 52 | 41 | 22 | 17 | |
| 9 Harris, Lindgren, Kerr, Darkin | 22 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 22 Lindgren, Sajfutdinov, Stead, Janniro | 53 | 44 | 24 | 17 | |
| 10 Nicholls, Sajfutdinov, P Karlsson, Hedden | 25 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 23 Hancock, P Karlsson, Kennett, R Ivanov | 54 | 46 | 24 | 20 | |
| 11 Richardson, Max, Sajfutdinov^, Venegas | 28 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 24 Harris, M Karlsson, D Ivanov, Venegas | 57 | 48 | 25 | 20 | |
| 12 Davidsson^, Stead, R Ivanov,
Kerr f,ex |
30 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 25 Nicholls, Gizatullin, Max, Kerr | 60 | 49 | 27 | 20 | |
| 13 Lindgren, Hancock^, Kennett, Gafurov | 31 | 28 | 12 | 13 |
| RACE-OFF (1st & 2nd to Final) | |||||||
| Thu 19.07 : Leszno, Poland | Att: 7,000 | ||||||
| Australia | 53 | Poland | 52 | Sweden | 40 | Russia | 7 |
| Ryan Sullivan 3 1 2 3 3 | 12 | Tomasz Gollob 1 2 3 3 2 | 11 | Jonas Davidsson 2 2 1 2 1 1 | 9 | Denis Gizatullin 0 0 0 ret ret | 0 |
| Chris Holder 2 3 1 1 1 | 8 | Damian Balinski 3 2 2 2 1 | 10 | Andreas Jonsson 0 1 1 1 - | 3 | Danil Ivanov 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 |
| Leigh Adams 3 3 1 3 3 | 13 | Jaroslaw Hampel 2 1 3 3 3 | 12 | Mikael Max 0 3 2 0 0 | 5 | Emil Sajfutdinov 1 0 0 0 0 | 1 |
| Rory Schlein 1 1 1 1 2 | 6 | Grzegorz Walasek 0 2 3 2 2 | 9 | Fredrik Lindgren 2 3 2 2+2^ 2 | 11+2^ | Roman Ivanov 3 0 0 1 0+0^ | 4+0^ |
| Jason Crump 3 2 3 3 3 | 14 | Krzysztof Kasprzak 1 1 3 2 3 | 10 | Peter Karlsson 2 3 2 1 2 | 10 | Renat Gafurov 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| Dave Watt | - | Rune Holta | - | Sebastian Alden | - | (no reserve) | - |
| Team Manager: Craig Boyce | Team Manager: Marek Cieslak | Team Manager: Mats Olsson | Team Manager: Oleg Kurguskin | ||||
| Heat Details | AUS | POL | SWE | RUS | Heat Details | AUS | POL | SWE | RUS | |
| 1 Sullivan, Davidsson, Gollob, Gizatullin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 Crump, Balinski, Davidsson, R Ivanov | 28 | 26 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2 Balinski, Holder, D Ivanov, Jonsson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 Hampel, Sullivan, Jonsson, Gafurov | 30 | 29 | 26 | 5 | |
| 3 Adams, Hampel, Sajfutdinov, Max | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 Adams, Balinski, Karlsson, Gizatullin ret | 33 | 31 | 27 | 5 | |
| 4 R Ivanov, Lindgren, Schlein, Walasek | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 Hampel, Davidsson, Schlein, D Ivanov | 34 | 34 | 29 | 5 | |
| 5 Crump, Karlsson, Kasprzak, Gafurov | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 Crump, Walasek, Jonsson, Sajfutdinov | 37 | 36 | 30 | 5 | |
| 6 Lindgren, Crump, Hampel, Gizatullin | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 19 Sullivan, Kasprzak, R Ivanov, Max | 40 | 38 | 30 | 6 | |
| 7 Karlsson, Walasek, Sullivan, D Ivanov | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 20 Gollob, Lindgren^, Holder, Gafurov | 41 | 41 | 34 | 6 | |
| 8 Holder, Davidsson, Kasprzak, Sajfutdinov | 18 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 21 Kasprzak, Schlein, Davidsson, Gizatullin ret | 43 | 44 | 35 | 6 | |
| 9 Adams, Gollob, Jonsson, R Ivanov | 21 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 22 Crump, Gollob, D Ivanov, Max | 46 | 46 | 35 | 7 | |
| 10 Max, Balinski, Schlein, Gafurov | 22 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 23 Sullivan, Lindgren, Balinski, Sajfutdinov | 49 | 47 | 37 | 7 | |
| 11 Walasek, Max, Holder, Gizatullin | 23 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 24 Hampel, Karlsson, Holder, R
Ivanov^ |
50 | 50 | 39 | 7 | |
| 12 Kasprzak, Lindgren, Adams, D Ivanov | 24 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 25 Adams, Walasek, Davidsson, Gafurov | 53 | 52 | 40 | 7 | |
| 13 Gollob, Karlsson, Schlein, Sajfutdinov | 25 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| FINAL | |||||||
| Sat 21.07 : Leszno, Poland | Att: 21,000 | Referee: Tony Steele (GB) | |||||
| Poland | 55 | Denmark | 52 | Australia | 29 | Great Britain | 15 |
| Krzysztof Kasprzak 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | Hans Andersen 2 2 2 3 1 | 10 | Ryan Sullivan 1 1 1 1 3 | 7 | Lee Richardson 0 1 ret 1 2 | 4 |
| Jaroslaw Hampel 3 3 3 2 2 | 13 | Kenneth Bjerre 1 2 3 3 1 | 10 | Jason Crump 2 ex-t 3 3 1 | 9 | Simon Stead 0 0 1 - 0 | 1 |
| Tomasz Gollob 3 3 3 0 3 | 12 | Niels K Iversen 2 3 2 1 1 | 9 | Chris Holder 1 2 0 - - | 3 | Edward Kennett 0 0 0 - - | 0 |
| Rune Holta 3 2 2 2 3 | 12 | Nicki Pedersen 2 3 2 3 2 | 12 | Leigh Adams 1 2 1 1 0 | 5 | Chris Harris 0 0 1 2 0 | 3 |
| Grzegorz Walasek 0 0 - - - | 0 | Bjarne Pedersen 2 1 3 2 3 | 11 | Dave Watt 3 1 0 0 0 | 4 | Scott Nicholls 1 1 1 1+1^ 0 2 | 6+1^ |
| Damian Balinski f,ex 2 2 | 4 | Jesper B Jensen | - | Rory Schlein 0 1 | 1 | Oliver Allen 0 ret | 0 |
| Team Manager: Marek Cieslak | Team Manager: Jan Staechmann | Team Manager: Craig Boyce | Team Manager: Neil Middleditch | ||||
| Heat Details | POL | DEN | AUS | GB | Heat Details | POL | DEN | AUS | GB | |
| 1 Kasprzak, Andersen, Sullivan, Richardson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 Crump, Andersen, Harris, Balinski f,ex | 31 | 29 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2 Hampel, Crump, Bjerre, Stead | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 Bjerre, Kasprzak, Nicholls, Holder | 33 | 32 | 19 | 6 | |
| 3 Gollob, Iversen, Holder, Kennett | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 Crump, B Pedersen, Richardson, Gollob | 33 | 34 | 22 | 7 | |
| 4 Holta, N Pedersen, Adams,
Harris |
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 Andersen, Holta, Nicholls^, Schlein | 35 | 37 | 22 | 9 | |
| 5 Watt, B Pedersen, Nicholls, Walasek | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 Bjerre, Balinski, Adams, Allen | 37 | 40 | 23 | 9 | |
| 6 N Pedersen, Holder, Richardson, Walasek | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 19 Kasprzak, Harris, Iversen,
Watt |
40 | 41 | 23 | 11 | |
| 7 Kasprzak, Adams, B Pedersen, Stead | 15 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 N Pedersen, Hampel, Sullivan, Nicholls | 42 | 44 | 24 | 11 | |
| 8 Hampel, Andersen, Watt, Kennett | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 21 Holta, Richardson, Bjerre, Watt | 45 | 45 | 24 | 13 | |
| 9 Gollob, Bjerre, Sullivan, Harris | 21 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 22 Sullivan, Balinski, Iversen, Stead | 47 | 46 | 27 | 13 | |
| 10 Iversen, Holta, Nicholls, Crump ex-tapes | 23 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 23 Kasprzak, N Pedersen, Crump, Allen ret | 50 | 48 | 28 | 13 | |
| 11 Hampel, Iversen, Adams,
Richardson ret |
26 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 24 B Pedersen, Hampel, Schlein, Harris | 52 | 51 | 29 | 13 | |
| 12 Gollob, N Pedersen, Stead,
Watt |
29 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 25 Gollob, Nicholls, Andersen, Adams | 55 | 52 | 29 | 15 | |
| 13 B Pedersen, Holta, Sullivan, Kennett | 31 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
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| Lonigo | Vojens & Coventry | Leszno |
| reserve ; ^ extra "joker" points | ||
| Contributors : Tom Marriott, Roger Stevens, Jonas Holmqvist | ||
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