Holders Coventry remain in the hunt for a fourth KO Cup success in six years and a record extending eighth in total after reaching the semi-finals of the competition once again. A 43-47 win at Warley was their ninth straight meeting victory in the KO Cup over the course of the last two seasons, and one which saw them complete a 73-107 success. St Ives are next up to try and end the Crusaders run, after they beat Bolsover 109-70 over the two legs of their last-eight tie.

Doncaster bounced back from their cup exit with a win a Witham. The Riverhogs strong league form—they have lost just three of their last 15—has taken them from ninth to fifth in the standings and to within just five points off leaders Coventry. At 41-49 their first ever win at the Blacksmiths after seven previous defeats was an impressive one, a 5-1 in heat 14 from Vadim Chaban (14) and reserve Kieron Bell taking them over the line. Elsewhere St Ives consolidated their position in third with a 44-46 win at Fort William, they too however had the points wrapped up with a race to spare despite the closeness of the final scores, Nalek Walczak’s (13) fourth straight win of the contest in heat 14 securing the Pirates second away win of the campaign. St Ives end the week just a point off top, ahead of a run of three home meetings against those that are also in the top four.

Concerns at Brighton who lost top spot in division two for the first time in fourth months and have now gone five league meetings without a win. A second successive home defeat for the Rockets came with the visit of Pelham to Purley Park, back-to-back 46-44 away wins for the Zaz—who are just one place above the relegation zone—after Adamec Krupa (10) beat home number one Michal Matusovic (13+1) to a decisive second place finish in the last. Zoltan Herczeg (10) and reserve Harrison Whitehead (6+1) has set up the victory when scoring the third visiting side 5-1 of the meeting in the previous race. As well as slipping to second, Brighton are now just one point above Warley in the standings after the Warriors extended their winning run to five with a 43-47 victory at bottom side Redhill. Midland also won away from home, they re-igniting their slim promotion hopes with a 42-48 win at Timperley, who had began the week just a point off the top three, they end it five adrift.

Sawley dropped out of the promotion places in division three despite adding a second away win of the campaign to their tally on their trip to Great Barr (43-47). The Mercians would go on to lose for the first time this season at their West Park venue, ninth placed Liden coming away with the points from there, 44-46, thanks largely to back-to-back 5-1’s in heats 12 and 13. Sneyd Green leap-frog Sawley into the top three having beaten Hawick 44-46 on their travels.

Kelvedon’s Herman Stanic (13) won the second GP of the season in Finland. The series debutant topped the meeting standings by a point from Milan Grof, World Championship leader Rasmus Wilhelmsen (11) was third. Success too for Kelvedon in the BU21 Championship, with their reserve Harry Bruce (13) winning the final at Bury.