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| The '''British Speedway Under-21 Championship''' (also known as the '''British Junior Speedway Championship''') is an annual ] competition open to |
The '''British Speedway Under-21 Championship''' (also known as the '''British Junior Speedway Championship''') is an annual ] competition open to ] age at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition.<ref>Oakes, P.(2006). ''2005 British Speedway Who's Who''. ISBN 0-948882-30-1</ref> Sixteen riders plus three reserves take part in 20 heats with each rider facing each other once. The two riders which accumulate the highest amount of points over the heats go straight to the final. The next four highest point scorers take part in a race-off, with first and second place riders also progressing to the final. The winner of the final is declared British Under-21 Champion. Previous winners include former World Champions ] and ]. The 2009 championship was won by ] who defeated defending champion ] in the final. ] was third and ] finished fourth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/news.php?extend.3125|title=U21 glory for Bridger|publisher=]|year=2009|accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref> | ||
| ==Qualification== | ==Qualification== | ||
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The British Speedway Under-21 Championship (also known as the British Junior Speedway Championship) is an annual speedway competition open to British nationals age at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition. Sixteen riders plus three reserves take part in 20 heats with each rider facing each other once. The two riders which accumulate the highest amount of points over the heats go straight to the final. The next four highest point scorers take part in a race-off, with first and second place riders also progressing to the final. The winner of the final is declared British Under-21 Champion. Previous winners include former World Champions Mark Loram and Gary Havelock. The 2009 championship was won by Lewis Bridger who defeated defending champion Tai Woffinden in the final. Joe Haines was third and Ben Barker finished fourth.
Qualification
Seven riders are seeded straight to the final round while nine other riders qualify through three qualifying rounds held on a regional basis which use the same format as the final round. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place riders from each qualifier ride in the final round and 4th place riders take part as reserves. In the final round the reserves may take the rides of any incapacitated rider, replace any rider excluded for a starting infringement, or replace any rider excluded for exceeding the two minute time allowance except in the semi-final or final.
The top three riders go through to the British Speedway Championship final and the winner qualifies for the World Junior Championship semi-final round. The next five finishers qualify for the World Junior Championship qualifying rounds.
British Under-21 Champions
See also
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References
- Oakes, P.(2006). 2005 British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1
- "U21 glory for Bridger". BSPA. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
- "RESULTS: TUESDAY APRIL 23", speedwaygb.co, 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013