Английская Википедия:2002 Elite League speedway season
Шаблон:Infobox speedway league season
The 2002 Elite League speedway season was the 68th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2002 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1] It was the first time that playoffs were introduced to determine the champions.[2]
Season summary
In 2002, the league consisted of nine teams. The title was decided by a play-off between the top five teams. The team that finished top of the table were seeded directly to the final. The next four met in quarter and semi final rounds. The winner of these rounds qualified for the final.[3]
Eastbourne Eagles topped the regular season table but were defeated by Wolverhampton Wolves for the league title when losing the play off final. It was Wolves third title success in 11 years and the Swedish Karlsson brothers, Peter Karlsson and Mikael Karlsson were once again integral to the Wolves team throughout the season.[4] Eastbourne's season was not a total loss because they beat Peterborough in the final of the Knockout Cup thanks to efforts from their English rider contingent of Mark Loram, Joe Screen and Dean Barker.
Tony Rickardsson became World Champion for the fifth time during the season, topped the league averages, won the Elite League Riders' Championship and helped his club Poole win the Craven Shield.[5]
Final table
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Eastbourne Eagles | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1562 | 1316 | 43 | 15 | 58 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 1549 | 1311 | 42 | 12 | 54 |
3 | Coventry Bees | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1492 | 1383 | 41 | 9 | 50 |
4 | Poole Pirates | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1455 | 1406 | 35 | 11 | 46 |
5 | Peterborough Panthers | 31 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1394 | 1395 | 30 | 6 | 36 |
6 | Oxford Cheetahs | 31 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 1369 | 1407 | 30 | 5 | 35 |
7 | Ipswich Witches | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 1375 | 1494 | 25 | 6 | 31 |
8 | Belle Vue Aces | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 1379 | 1484 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
9 | King's Lynn Silver Machine | 32 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1247 | 1626 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
Peterborough v Oxford not held.
= Qualified for Play Off final | |
= Qualified for Play Offs |
Play-offs
Quarter-final and Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg Шаблон:Footballbox
Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox
The Wolverhampton Wolves were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 93-87.
Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2002 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 64th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.[6]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
08/04 | Wolverhampton | 57-33 | Poole |
03/04 | Poole | 45-45 | Wolverhampton |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
27/05 | Reading | 47-43 | Arena Essex |
29/04 | Wolverhampton | 61-29 | Oxford |
27/04 | Coventry | 36-35 | Kings Lynn |
26/04 | Oxford | 45-45 | Wolverhampton |
24/04 | Kings Lynn | 42-48 | Coventry |
22/04 | Belle Vue | 51-39 | Peterborough |
20/04 | Eastbourne | 54-36 | Ipswich |
19/04 | Peterborough | 59-31 | Belle Vue |
18/04 | Ipswich | 39-51 | Eastbourne |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
01/07 | Wolverhampton | 40-49 | Eastbourne |
29/06 | Coventry | 49-41 | Peterborough |
29/06 | Eastbourne | 52-38 | Wolverhampton |
28/06 | Peterborough | 50-40 | Coventry |
Final
First leg Шаблон:Footballbox
Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox
The Eastbourne Eagles were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 94-86.
Riders' Championship
Tony Rickardsson won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 21 August.[7]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Rickardsson | 1 3 3 3 3 | 13 | x | 3 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nicki Pedersen | 3 3 3 3 2 | 14 | x | 2 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Crump | 3 3 3 1 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Craig Boyce | 1 2 3 2 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikael Karlsson | 3 3 2 3 1 | 12 | 1 | |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Sullivan | 3 2 1 3 3 | 12 | 0 | |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Karlsson | 2 2 2 2 2 | 10 | ||
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Screen | 2 2 1 2 0 | 7 | ||
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Nicholls | 2 1 0 1 3 | 7 | ||
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sebastian Ułamek | 1 1 0 2 2 | 6 | ||
11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Stuart Robson | 1 0 1 1 2 | 5 | ||
12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Loram | 2 0 2 0 1 | 5 | ||
13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Havelock | 0 0 2 1 1 | 4 | ||
14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Davey Watt | 0 1 1 0 1 | 3 | ||
15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Lyons | 0 1 0 | 1 | ||
16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alun Rossiter | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Leading final averages
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Rickardsson | Poole | 10.88 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Crump | Belle Vue | 10.44 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Sullivan | Peterborough | 10.34 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Leigh Adams | Oxford | 10.10 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Mikael Karlsson | Wolverhampton | 9.93 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Nicholls | Ipswich | 9.76 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Loram | Eastbourne | 9.56 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Jonsson | Coventry | 9.39 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Karlsson | Wolverhampton | 9.23 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Richardson | Coventry | 8.97 |
Riders & final averages
Belle Vue Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.44
- Шаблон:Player 8.41
- Шаблон:Player 6.89
- Шаблон:Player 6.38
- Шаблон:Player 5.67
- Шаблон:Player 4.71
- Шаблон:Player 4.57
- Шаблон:Player 3.95
- Шаблон:Player 2.38
- Шаблон:Player 1.24
- Шаблон:Player 1.10
Coventry Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.39
- Шаблон:Player 8.97
- Шаблон:Player 8.72
- Шаблон:Player 6.87
- Шаблон:Player 5.82
- Шаблон:Player 5.81
- Шаблон:Player 5.28
- Шаблон:Player 1.52
Eastbourne Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.56
- Шаблон:Player 8.46
- Шаблон:Player 7.81
- Шаблон:Player 7.21
- Шаблон:Player 7.17
- Шаблон:Player 6.54
- Шаблон:Player 5.88
- Шаблон:Player 4.14
Ipswich Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.76
- Шаблон:Player 7.91
- Шаблон:Player 7.15
- Шаблон:Player 6.51
- Шаблон:Player 5.95
- Шаблон:Player 5.10
- Шаблон:Player 4.95
- Шаблон:Player 4.76
- Шаблон:Player 4.00
- Шаблон:Player 3.52
King's Lynn Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 8.47
- Шаблон:Player 7.26
- Шаблон:Player 6.33
- Шаблон:Player 5.53
- Шаблон:Player 5.23
- Шаблон:Player 4.27
- Шаблон:Player 4.21
- Шаблон:Player 3.58
- Шаблон:Player 3.40
Oxford Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.10
- Шаблон:Player 6.83
- Шаблон:Player 6.29
- Шаблон:Player 5.56
- Шаблон:Player 5.50
- Шаблон:Player 4.92
- Шаблон:Player 2.90
- Шаблон:Player 2.07
Peterborough Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.34
- Шаблон:Player 6.98
- Шаблон:Player 6.88
- Шаблон:Player 6.54
- Шаблон:Player 6.47
- Шаблон:Player 6.13
- Шаблон:Player 5.87
- Шаблон:Player 5.00
- Шаблон:Player 3.75
- Шаблон:Player 3.08
Poole Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.88
- Шаблон:Player 6.82
- Шаблон:Player 6.70
- Шаблон:Player 6.56
- Шаблон:Player 6.32
- Шаблон:Player 6.20
- Шаблон:Player 6.00
- Шаблон:Player 5.41
- Шаблон:Player 4.43
- Шаблон:Player 4.34
- Шаблон:Player 3.88
Wolverhampton Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.93
- Шаблон:Player 9.23
- Шаблон:Player 7.32
- Шаблон:Player 7.27
- Шаблон:Player 6.80
- Шаблон:Player 6.67
- Шаблон:Player 5.81
- Шаблон:Player 4.08
- Шаблон:Player 1.56
See also
- Speedway in the United Kingdom
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Шаблон:Speedway Elite League