2008 Speedway World Cup - Tournament

Tournament

The SWC Final Tournament was held by Poland (Event 1), Great Britain (Event 2) and Denmark (Race-Off and The Final).

The first Semi-Final (Event 1) was held in Leszno, Poland. This meeting was won by Australia (56+3 points) after a Run-Off between Leigh Adams and Jarosław Hampel from Poland (56+2 points). In Event 2 in Coventry, Great Britain, the Denmark team won (63 points).

The Race-Off and the Final were held in Vojens, Denmark. The Swedish team won the Race-Off(53 points). Sweden and Poland (50 points) qualified for the Final. The last two places were taken by Great Britain (36 points) and Russia (17 points).

In the Finale the Denmark team won (49 points). They beat Poland (46), Sweden (39) and Australia (21).

Semi-finals Race-off Final
12 July - Leszno, Smoczyk Stadium
Australia 56+3
Poland 56+2
Russia 36 19 July - Vojens, Speedway Center
Hungary 10 17 July - Vojens, Speedway Center Denmark 49
details Sweden 53 Poland 46
Poland 50 Sweden 39
Great Britain 36 Australia 21
14 July - Coventry, Brandon stadium Russia 17 details
Denmark 63 details
Sweden 50.5
Great Britain 25.5 Key:
Czech Republic 13 Qualify to the Final
details Qualify to the Race-Off

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