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Comment now on the latest news at the Forum F-AWESOME 100% Bombers into semi-finals Birkenhead made it four wins out of four in the first round of the Division One Cup to cruise through to this years semi-finals as group winners. They top their section on 12 points after smashing Swinton 56-34 in their final qualifier, the remaining four teams in the group remain in the hunt for the second qualifying berth, Swinton still favourites to nab that with a home meeting with Dundee to come, despite being left on just three group points following the massive loss. Birkenhead riders won 12 of the 15 heats in the rout, with Philip Weber (14), Mario Koch (8+3) and second string Alexandrs Zirnis (9+2) all falling just a point short of picking up maximums. Defending champions Stone Cross also reached the last four this week, the Crusaders booking their place in the knock out stage with a meeting to spare thanks to a double bonus point clinching 55-35 home victory over Timperley, in which Dusan Hobler (15) did manage to go through the card unbeaten. Stuart Smith’s side celebrated their progression by continuing their strong start to SL32 with a second away league victory, that win—42-47 at Auckland—consolidating their position at the top of the division one standings. Auckland hadn’t won since the opening day of the season in league or cup, and didn’t once look like ending that streak in their latest meeting. The visitors led for all but one race and sealed their victory with a heat to spare when scoring their second 5-1 of the night, reserve Bradley Holder (7+2) finishing second in heat 14, as he did when the visitors picked up the maximum in heat eight.TODAY: Shorts Southampton remain just points difference off top spot in division one after inflicting Swinton’s first home defeat on them of the campaign. The minor places from Goran Seslar (8) and Sergey Guerk (10+1) saw out the 43-46 victory for the Saints in a meeting they managed just six heat wins in. It was six wins however they turned into a strong ratio of four heat advantages, including a crucial 5-0 in heat eight when both home riders failed to finish. Southampton had lost on all their previous six league visits to the Westfield Arena. Eastbourne moved back into third spot meanwhile with a 42-48 win at Rugby, the Hyenas taking points at the venue for the fifth time in their last five meetings there after leading from start to finish, Harry Myers (11+1) and Lesta Romanoff (6+2) setting the ball rolling when taking the visitors into a 9-21 lead with 5-1’s in heats one and five. Rugby bounced back from what was their second home loss of the league campaign to record their second away win, they taking both points at Dundee, 44-46, thanks to a last heat 5-1 from Edo Olejnik (17+1) and Ulrik Eliassen (12+1). Jake Clarke (9) was excluded from the last for the home side, who had led from heat two until that very final race.
Nottingham have extended their run as the only unbeaten side left in the league to eight meetings. A 55-35 success over Wednesfield this week was their third of 20 points or more in SL32, in was proceeded by a third away win for the Red Knights of their division two campaign, the 37-53 success at Bolsover setting a new best on the road for Michael Wright’s side. Benjamin Hess (15) scored his first maximum of SL32 in the record breaker, the German earning five of the 13 race wins tallied by the visitors, another two were claimed by Thomas Forsman (8+1) at second string, who could have had a maximum himself but for a heat ten retirement. Nottingham end the week an impressive five points clear of the chasing pack in division two, with second placed Greenhill closer to the relegation zone than top spot in terms of points. Birstall have matched the Greyhounds tally in moving up to third with home and away wins this week, the latter claimed at Liden, 42-48, where a third win of the night from second string Jussi Rissanen (10+1) secured them victory in the penultimate race. Both Birstall and Nottingham have also qualified for the semi-finals of the Division Two Cup following comfortable home wins over Cirencester (55-35) and Grangemouth (50-40) respectively.
Home wins in the latest qualifiers for Burrett Road and Lakeside have taken those two sides into the last four of the Division Three Cup. In the league rookies Tweed recorded their first ever competitive away win when they made the trip to Wolverton, at 40-50 it was a relatively comfortable one, with the points secured by a 5-1 in heat 13.
All five of last years GP riders in World Championship action this week made it through to the SL32 Scandinavian Final. World Number three Davin Bjorge (13) won the qualifier in Pori, his fellow European League rider Steen Felsing (12) taking top spot in Oslo.
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