Semi Finals

WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL 1

No shocks in this meeting as the three favourites filled the rostrum positions and cruised into the World Pairs Final. Luke Treadwell led the way brilliantly for Scotland, topping off his display by winning a run-off for top spot, with the decision to bring in Scott Bridges as a reserve paying dividends as all of their trio contributed points. Poland turned in a very balanced performance as both Irzyk and Kryznowek hit double figures while Russia also impressed and never looked like going out. Behind them Germany finished in 4th place and then had to check on results in the second Semi before discovering that their 19 point total was enough to see them progress to the Final.

Hungary had Fekete in fine form, scoring an impressive 15 points, but failed to provide enough support as his partners could add just a single point between them in the meeting. Finland, riding on their home circuit, made a good start but faded as the meeting progressed and just 3 points from their final races saw them fall short despite solid displays from both Helinen and Niemi. Italy had a similar tale to that of Hungary with not enough support provided to their top man, Tabaglio, who scored double figures.

SCOTLAND 21 - QUALIFIED FOR FINAL

1. Luke Treadwell............ 2* 3 3 0 3 3 14+1

2. Mark Briggs............... 3 0 0 - - - 3

3. Scott Bridges............. 2 0 2* - - - 4+1

POLAND 21 - QUALIFIED FOR FINAL

1. Gabrys Irzyk.............. 3 2* 2* 1 1* 1 10+3

2. Boguslaw Kryznowek........ 0 3 3 3 2 0 11

3. Jakub Baran............... Did not ride

RUSSIA 20 - QUALIFIED FOR FINAL

1. Denis Gomozov............. 1 2* 1 0 2* 1* 7+3

2. Maxim Shirakov............ 0 3 3 2 3 2 13

3. Boris Dvoynev............. Did not ride

GERMANY 19 - QUALIFIED FOR FINAL

1. Otto Juttke............... R 1* 2 1* 3 2* 9+3

2. Hans Benkarth............. 2 2 0 2 1 3 10

3. Henrik Wasserman.......... Did not ride

HUNGARY 16

1. Jakub Fekete.............. 3 1 3 3 2 3 15

2. Zoltan Benko.............. 0 0 - - - - 0

3. Tegzo Kerekes............. 0 1 0 0 - - 1

FINLAND 16

1. Hannu Helinen............. 3 1* 2 1* 2 0 9+2

2. Ila Niemi................. 1 2 1* 2 0 1 7+1

3. Yrjo Eskelinen............ Did not ride

ITALY 13

1. Luigi Tabaglio............ 2 1 1 3 3 F 10

2. Enzo Innacone............. 1* 0 0 - - - 1+1

3. Donato Dragotto........... 0 1 1 - - - 2

No. Results

1: Hannu Helinen, Hans Benkarth, Ila Niemi, Otto Juttke (R)

2: Mark Briggs, Luke Treadwell, Denis Gomozov, Maxim Shirakov

3: Jakub Fekete, Luigi Tabaglio, Enzo Innacone, Zoltan Benko

4: Gabrys Irzyk, Ila Niemi, Hannu Helinen, Boguslaw Kryznowek

5: Luke Treadwell, Hans Benkarth, Otto Juttke, Mark Briggs

6: Maxim Shirakov, Denis Gomozov, Luigi Tabaglio, Enzo Innacone

7: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Gabrys Irzyk, Jakub Fekete, Zoltan Benko

8: Luke Treadwell, Hannu Helinen, Ila Niemi, Mark Briggs

9: Maxim Shirakov, Otto Juttke, Denis Gomozov, Hans Benkarth

10: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Gabrys Irzyk, Luigi Tabaglio, Enzo Innacone

11: Jakub Fekete, Ila Niemi, Hannu Helinen, Tegzo Kerekes

12: Luigi Tabaglio, Hans Benkarth, Otto Juttke, Donato Dragotto

13: Jakub Fekete, Scott Bridges, Tegzo Kerekes, Luke Treadwell

14: Boguslaw Kryznowek, Maxim Shirakov, Gabrys Irzyk, Denis Gomozov

15: Luigi Tabaglio, Hannu Helinen, Donato Dragotto, Ila Niemi

16: Otto Juttke, Jakub Fekete, Hans Benkarth, Tegzo Kerekes

17: Luke Treadwell, Boguslaw Kryznowek, Gabrys Irzyk, Scott Bridges

18: Maxim Shirakov, Denis Gomozov, Ila Niemi, Hannu Helinen

19: Hans Benkarth, Otto Juttke, Gabrys Irzyk, Boguslaw Kryznowek

20: Luke Treadwell, Scott Bridges, Donato Dragotto, Luigi Tabaglio (F)

21: Jakub Fekete, Maxim Shirakov, Denis Gomozov, Tegzo Kerekes

22: Luke Treadwell, Gabrys Irzyk

WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL 2

No problems for the tournament favourites England in the second Semi as both Liam Reay (15) and Hayden Wood (9+3) scored well to see them finish clear of the field and reach the World Pairs Final. Behind them were a couple of slightly, although not completely, surprising qualifiers in the shape of the Czech Republic and host nation for this meeting the Netherlands. Milan Stajner produced a qualify performance for the Czechs with Tibor Nemecek providing just enough support to see them progress despite fading in the second half of the meeting. Abe Zevenbergen and Henk Knapke delighted the home crowd by both scoring consistently throughout the meeting to seal the final qualiyfing place ahead of some historically bigger speedway nations.

Denmark took 4th spot but paid for not providing enough support to top man Henrik Hansen as their 18 point total saw them miss out to Germany in the race to be the top scoring 4th placed side. The American pair both scored solidly but neither could register more than a race win each and that lack of power at the top end proved costly. If the failure of the side who finished 3rd in 2015 was a shock that was nothing compared to that of Norway, champions in 2014/15 and twice runners-up in the competition. Hans E Bergestol rode well to score double figures but neither of his partners could do any better than a point and the World Pairs powerhouse nation were left down in 6th place. The side who brought up the rear in this meeting would also have expected to do much better but 7 points from Erik Davidsson and 6 from Hasse Blomqvist left Sweden well short of extending their involvement in this year's pairs competition.

ENGLAND 24 - QUALIFIED FOR FINAL

1. Liam Reay................. 3 3 3 1 2 3 15

2. Hayden Wood............... 2* 0 1 3 1* 2* 9+3

3. Nick Ambrose.............. Did not ride

CZECH REPUBLIC 20 - QUALIFIED FOR FINAL

1. Milan Stajner............. 3 1* 2* 2 3 3 14+2

2. Tibor Nemecek............. 1 2 3 0 0 - 6

3. Josef Gavenda............. 0 - - - - - 0

NETHERLANDS 20 - QUALIFIED FOR FINAL

1. Henk Knapke............... 3 0 3 2 0 1 9

2. Abe Zevenbergen........... 2* 2 1 0 3 3 11+1

3. Rodolf Schuyler........... Did not ride

DENMARK 18

1. Henrik Hansen............. 1 2* 2 3 3 2 13+1

2. Steen Eriksen............. 0 3 1* 0 0 - 4+1

3. Jens Isaksen.............. 1* - - - - - 1+1

AMERICA 17

1. Ricky Antunovich.......... 0 2* 0 2 2 3 9+1

2. Braxton McChesney......... 1 3 1 1* 1* 1 8+2

3. Jack Hagen................ Did not ride

NORWAY 14

1. Hans E Bergestol.......... 3 1 2 2 2 2 12

2. Rudi Juritzen............. 1 0 0 - - - 1

3. Olle Bjorn Thoresen....... 0 1* 0 - - - 1+1

SWEDEN 13

1. Hasse Blomqvist........... 2 0 3 1 0 0 6

2. Erik Davidsson............ 0 1 X 3 2 1 7

3. Eric Bjork................ Did not ride

No. Results

1: Henk Knapke, Abe Zevenbergen, Henrik Hansen, Steen Eriksen

2: Hans E Bergestol, Hasse Blomqvist, Rudi Juritzen, Erik Davidsson

3: Liam Reay, Hayden Wood, Braxton McChesney, Ricky Antunovich

4: Milan Stajner, Abe Zevenbergen, Tibor Nemecek, Henk Knapke

5: Steen Eriksen, Henrik Hansen, Hans E Bergestol, Rudi Juritzen

6: Braxton McChesney, Ricky Antunovich, Erik Davidsson, Hasse Blomqvist

7: Liam Reay, Tibor Nemecek, Milan Stajner, Hayden Wood

8: Henk Knapke, Hans E Bergestol, Abe Zevenbergen, Rudi Juritzen

9: Hasse Blomqvist, Henrik Hansen, Steen Eriksen, Erik Davidsson (X)

10: Tibor Nemecek, Milan Stajner, Braxton McChesney, Ricky Antunovich

11: Liam Reay, Henk Knapke, Hayden Wood, Abe Zevenbergen

12: Henrik Hansen, Ricky Antunovich, Braxton McChesney, Steen Eriksen

13: Hayden Wood, Hans E Bergestol, Liam Reay, Olle Bjorn Thoresen

14: Erik Davidsson, Milan Stajner, Hasse Blomqvist, Tibor Nemecek

15: Abe Zevenbergen, Ricky Antunovich, Braxton McChesney, Henk Knapke

16: Henrik Hansen, Liam Reay, Hayden Wood, Steen Eriksen

17: Milan Stajner, Hans E Bergestol, Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Tibor Nemecek

18: Abe Zevenbergen, Erik Davidsson, Henk Knapke, Hasse Blomqvist

19: Milan Stajner, Henrik Hansen, Jens Isaksen, Josef Gavenda

20: Ricky Antunovich, Hans E Bergestol, Braxton McChesney, Olle Bjorn Thoresen

21: Liam Reay, Hayden Wood, Erik Davidsson, Hasse Blomqvist

22: Milan Stajner, Abe Zevenbergen