The top 3 sides from each Quarter Final progress to the Semi Finals.

 

The 4 sides finishing 4th will face a mini-tournament for the remaining 2 qualifying places.

WORLD PAIRS QUARTER FINAL 1

It was fairly straightforward progression, pretty much as expected, for England, Czech Republic and Australia in this, although the former and latter did both use their reserves, who made good contributions.  The Netherlands hosted the meeting and turned in a good team performance to just pip Germany to the spot in the mini-qualifying tournament between the 4th place sides.  Ireland and Spain were both effectively 1 man teams and without support for McCurdy and Alonso respectively they had to much to do to threaten the other nations.

ENGLAND 24   (QUALIFIED)

1. Hayden Wood............... 2* 2* 0  0  -  -   4+2

2. Liam Reay................. 3  3  3  3  3  1* 16+1

3. Nick Ambrose.............. 2* 2  -  -  -  -   4+1

CZECH REPUBLIC 23   (QUALIFIED)

1. Ludek Janicek............. 2* 2  2  3  0  1  10+1

2. Marc Vaniak............... 3  1* 1* 2* 3  3  13+3

3. Leonard Stampfl........... Did not ride

AUSTRALIA 22   (QUALIFIED)

1. Andrew Scott.............. 0  3  3  2* 3  3  14+1

2. Carl Hooper............... 1  1  0  -  -  -   2

3. Jason Isaacs.............. 3  1  2* -  -  -   6+1

NETHERLANDS 17

1. Abe Zevenbergen........... 0  3  2  1  2  Fx  8

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

3. Marco Van Klaasen......... Did not ride

GERMANY 16

1. Ott Juttke................ 3  3  3  1  0  R  10

2. Henrik Wasserman.......... 2* 0  1  0  1  2   6+1

3. Sepp Manzbach............. Did not ride

IRELAND 14

1. Sam McCurdy............... 1  2  2  2  2  3  12

2. Ronnie Flanagan........... 0  0  1* Fx -  -   1+1

3. James Gachet.............. 0  1  -  -  -  -   1

SPAIN 10

1. Felipe Cazares............ 0  0  0  0  -  -   0

2. Jose Alonso............... 1  1  2  1  3  1   9

3. Demario Fuentes........... 1  0  -  -  -  -   1

No. Results

1: Liam Reay, Hayden Wood, Carl Hooper, Andrew Scott

2: Marc Vaniak, Ludek Janicek, Sam McCurdy, Ronnie Flanagan

3: Ott Juttke, Henrik Wasserman, Henk Knapke, Abe Zevenbergen

4: Liam Reay, Hayden Wood, Jose Alonso, Felipe Cazares

5: Andrew Scott, Sam McCurdy, Carl Hooper, Ronnie Flanagan

6: Ott Juttke, Ludek Janicek, Marc Vaniak, Henrik Wasserman

7: Abe Zevenbergen, Henk Knapke, Jose Alonso, Felipe Cazares

8: Liam Reay, Sam McCurdy, Ronnie Flanagan, Hayden Wood

9: Andrew Scott, Ludek Janicek, Marc Vaniak, Carl Hooper

10: Ott Juttke, Jose Alonso, Henrik Wasserman, Felipe Cazares

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

12: Jason Isaacs, Andrew Scott, Ott Juttke, Henrik Wasserman

13: Henk Knapke, Sam McCurdy, Abe Zevenbergen, James Gachet

14: Ludek Janicek, Marc Vaniak, Jose Alonso, Felipe Cazares

15: Liam Reay, Nick Ambrose, Henrik Wasserman, Ott Juttke

16: Andrew Scott, Abe Zevenbergen, Jason Isaacs, Henk Knapke

17: Jose Alonso, Sam McCurdy, Demario Fuentes, Ronnie Flanagan (Fx)

18: Marc Vaniak, Nick Ambrose, Liam Reay, Ludek Janicek

19: Andrew Scott, Jason Isaacs, Jose Alonso, Demario Fuentes

20: Sam McCurdy, Henrik Wasserman, James Gachet, Ott Juttke (R)

21: Marc Vaniak, Henk Knapke, Ludek Janicek, Abe Zevenbergen (Fx)

WORLD PAIRS QUARTER FINAL 2

Denmark made took some time to get into their stride in front of their home fans but eventuall clicked into gear to join Poland and America in reaching the Semi Finals.  Italy just beat Canada, for who Struthers could have made a difference had he come in earlier perhaps, to reach the mini qualifying tournament for the 4th place finishers.  At the bottom Romania and Wales never looked like they had the power to trouble the top 4 spots and they went out.

POLAND 24   (QUALIFIED)

1. Gabrys Irzyk.............. 3  3  2* 2* 3  2  15+2

2. Maciej Tercjak............ 0  1  3  3  1  1*  9+1

3. Jozef Jarzabek............ Did not ride

AMERICA 24   (QUALIFIED)

1. Braxton McChesney......... 3  0  2* 3  3  3  14+1

2. Pat Landis................ 2* 2  3  2* 1  0  10+2

3. Jeremie Loucks............ Did not ride

DENMARK 21   (QUALIFIED)

1. Jens Isaksen.............. 1* 0  1  3  3  2* 10+2

2. Steen Eriksen............. 2  3  0  1  2* 3  11+1

3. Jesper Risager............ Did not ride

ITALY 18

1. Donato Dragotto........... 1  3  1* 2  2  2  11+1

2. Ricco Occari.............. 3  1  2  0  0  -   6

3. Enzo Innacone............. 1* -  -  -  -  -   1+1

CANADA 17

1. Bruce Twamley............. 0  1* 0  -  -  -   1+1

2. Eckard Petrie............. 2  2  3  0  3  0  10

3. Jean-Marc Struthers....... 1  2* 3  -  -  -   6+1

ROMANIA 11

1. Sorin Draghu.............. 2  0  3  1  1  1   8

2. Stefan Botezatu........... 0  1  2* 0  0  -   3+1

3. Alexandru Gheorge......... 0  -  -  -  -  -   0

WALES 11

1. Tony Cliptsone............ 3  2  0  0  0  -   5

2. Joe Finch................. 1  0  1  1  2  1   6

3. Ben Harris................ 0  -  -  -  -  -   0

No. Results

1: Ricco Occari, Sorin Draghu, Donato Dragotto, Stefan Botezatu

2: Tony Cliptsone, Eckard Petrie, Joe Finch, Bruce Twamley

3: Gabrys Irzyk, Steen Eriksen, Jens Isaksen, Maciej Tercjak

4: Braxton McChesney, Pat Landis, Stefan Botezatu, Sorin Draghu

5: Donato Dragotto, Tony Cliptsone, Ricco Occari, Joe Finch

6: Steen Eriksen, Eckard Petrie, Bruce Twamley, Jens Isaksen

7: Gabrys Irzyk, Pat Landis, Maciej Tercjak, Braxton McChesney

8: Sorin Draghu, Stefan Botezatu, Joe Finch, Tony Cliptsone

9: Eckard Petrie, Ricco Occari, Donato Dragotto, Bruce Twamley

10: Pat Landis, Braxton McChesney, Jens Isaksen, Steen Eriksen

11: Maciej Tercjak, Gabrys Irzyk, Sorin Draghu, Stefan Botezatu

12: Jens Isaksen, Donato Dragotto, Steen Eriksen, Ricco Occari

13: Maciej Tercjak, Gabrys Irzyk, Joe Finch, Tony Cliptsone

14: Braxton McChesney, Pat Landis, Jean-Marc Struthers, Eckard Petrie

15: Jens Isaksen, Steen Eriksen, Sorin Draghu, Stefan Botezatu

16: Gabrys Irzyk, Donato Dragotto, Maciej Tercjak, Ricco Occari

17: Braxton McChesney, Joe Finch, Pat Landis, Tony Cliptsone

18: Eckard Petrie, Jean-Marc Struthers, Sorin Draghu, Alexandru Gheorge

19: Braxton McChesney, Donato Dragotto, Enzo Innacone, Pat Landis

20: Steen Eriksen, Jens Isaksen, Joe Finch, Ben Harris

21: Jean-Marc Struthers, Gabrys Irzyk, Maciej Tercjak, Eckard Petrie

Run Off: Gabrys Irzyk, Braxton McChesney

WORLD PAIRS QUARTER FINAL 3

Scotland and Russia both turned in excellent performances to reach the Semi Finals and were joined by Slovenia for who Keglovits came in and offered fine support to the outstanding Petr Verner.  The Slovakian pair ensured a place in the qualifying mini tournament with a solid display from both riders, just seeing off home nation Latvia who used their home track advantage to really push for 4th spot.  France and Croatia never looked likely to progress although had the French used Roux earlier in the meeting they may have challenged after the reserve came in and scored 6 good points.

SCOTLAND 24   (QUALIFIED)

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

2. Scott Bridges............. 2* 0  1  1  3  3  10+1

3. James Marsh............... Did not ride

RUSSIA 23   (QUALIFIED)

1. Denis Gomozov............. 3  3  0  3  2  2* 13+1

2. Boris Dvoynev............. 2* 2* 2  R  1* 3  10+3

3. Oleg Yelesnev............. Did not ride

SLOVENIA 22   (QUALIFIED)

1. Petr Verner............... 1  3  3  3  3  3  16

2. Janez Djbas............... Fx -  -  -  -  -   0   (I)

3. Jernej Keglovits.......... 2* 0  2* F  2* -   6+3

SLOVAKIA 18

1. Leos Zvara................ 3  0  2  2  2  2* 11+1

2. Dusan Velosin............. 2* 1  F  1* 0  3   7+2

3. Reznik Baluch............. Did not ride

LATVIA 15

1. Vladislav Antonenko....... 1  1  2* 0  1* Fx  5+2 (I)

2. Leonid Izotov............. 0  3  3  1  2  1  10

3. Leonid Zvorysin........... Did not ride

FRANCE 13

1. Alain Tresarrieu.......... 2  0  0  -  -  -   2

2. Xavier Blanc.............. 1* 1  1  1* 1  0   5+2

3. Jules Roux................ 2  3  1  -  -  -   6

CROATIA 11

1. Matija Petkovic........... 1  0  2  3  1  1   8

2. Eugen Ilijas.............. R  2  1* 0  -  -   3+1

3. Vedran Jajalo............. 0  0  -  -  -  -   0

No. Results

1: Luke Treadwell, Scott Bridges, Petr Verner, Janez Djbas (Fx)

2: Leos Zvara, Dusan Velosin, Matija Petkovic, Eugen Ilijas (R)

3: Denis Gomozov, Boris Dvoynev, Vladislav Antonenko, Leonid Izotov

4: Luke Treadwell, Alain Tresarrieu, Xavier Blanc, Scott Bridges

5: Petr Verner, Jernej Keglovits, Dusan Velosin, Leos Zvara

6: Leonid Izotov, Eugen Ilijas, Vladislav Antonenko, Matija Petkovic

7: Denis Gomozov, Boris Dvoynev, Xavier Blanc, Alain Tresarrieu

8: Luke Treadwell, Leos Zvara, Scott Bridges, Dusan Velosin (F)

9: Petr Verner, Matija Petkovic, Eugen Ilijas, Jernej Keglovits

10: Leonid Izotov, Vladislav Antonenko, Xavier Blanc, Alain Tresarrieu

11: Luke Treadwell, Boris Dvoynev, Scott Bridges, Denis Gomozov

12: Petr Verner, Jernej Keglovits, Leonid Izotov, Vladislav Antonenko

13: Denis Gomozov, Leos Zvara, Dusan Velosin, Boris Dvoynev (R)

14: Matija Petkovic, Jules Roux, Xavier Blanc, Eugen Ilijas

15: Scott Bridges, Leonid Izotov, Vladislav Antonenko, Luke Treadwell (R)

16: Petr Verner, Denis Gomozov, Boris Dvoynev, Jernej Keglovits (F)

17: Jules Roux, Leos Zvara, Xavier Blanc, Dusan Velosin

18: Scott Bridges, Luke Treadwell, Matija Petkovic, Vedran Jajalo

19: Petr Verner, Jernej Keglovits, Jules Roux, Xavier Blanc

20: Dusan Velosin, Leos Zvara, Leonid Izotov, Vladislav Antonenko (Fx)

21: Boris Dvoynev, Denis Gomozov, Matija Petkovic, Vedran Jajalo

WORLD PAIRS QUARTER FINAL 4

This was a very tight Quarter Final which ended with the top 2 spots filled by New Zealand, cleverly bringing in reserve Darren Moore after just 2 rounds, and hosts Norway, bravely dropping Bergestol for his final 2 races to allow Rudi Juritzen to ease the defending champions through.  3rd came down to a run-off between Sweden and Bulgaria, Jonus Sandin ensuring qualification for the Swedes.  The Bulgarians will now face the qualiying mini-tournament, although had Stoyanov not suffered a 2 minute exclusion in an earlier ride they could well have progressed automatically.  Finland were also very close to progression but could not provide quite enough support to the excellent Gustafsson.  Hungary battled gamely too whilst Argentina were never amongst the points enough to manage better than last place.

NEW ZEALAND 22   (QUALIFIED)

1. Fillippe Chong............ 2  3  3  2  3  2* 15+1

2. Wynton Te-Huna............ 0  0  -  -  -  -   0

3. Darren Moore.............. 1  1* 2* 3  -  -   7+2

NORWAY 21   (QUALIFIED)

1. Hans E Bergestol.......... 3  3  0  0  -  -   6

2. Olle Bjorn Thoresen....... 2* R  3  3  3  0  11+1

3. Rudi Juritzen............. 1  3  -  -  -  -   4

SWEDEN 20   (QUALIFIED)

1. Jonus Sandin.............. 0  2  3  3  2  3  13

2. Erik Davidsson............ 2  1* 2* 1  0  1   7+2

3. Halle Soderberg........... Did not ride

BULGARIA 20

1. Dimitar Stoyanov.......... 3  3  2  2  E  3  13

2. Rumun Dimotrov............ 1  1  1* R  1* 1   5+2

3. Stojan Lukanov............ 2  -  -  -  -  -   2

FINLAND 19

1. Jukka Gustafsson.......... 3  3  0  3  3  1* 13+1

2. Appe Mattila.............. 1  2* 1  0  -  -   4+1

3. Ila Niemi................. F  2  -  -  -  -   2

HUNGARY 15

1. Jakub Fekete.............. 0  1* 1  1* 1  2   6+2

2. Zoltan Benko.............. 2  2  3  2  0  N2  9

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

ARGENTINA 9

1. Facundo Rocco............. 0  0  2  2  2  0   6

2. Jorge Alvarez............. 1  1  0  0  1  -   3

3. Gutavo Goycochea.......... 0  -  -  -  -  -   0

No. Results

1: Dimitar Stoyanov, Zoltan Benko, Rumun Dimotrov, Jakub Fekete

2: Hans E Bergestol, Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Jorge Alvarez, Facundo Rocco

3: Jukka Gustafsson, Fillippe Chong, Appe Mattila, Wynton Te-Huna

4: Dimitar Stoyanov, Erik Davidsson, Rumun Dimotrov, Jonus Sandin

5: Hans E Bergestol, Zoltan Benko, Jakub Fekete, Olle Bjorn Thoresen (R)

6: Jukka Gustafsson, Appe Mattila, Jorge Alvarez, Facundo Rocco

7: Fillippe Chong, Jonus Sandin, Erik Davidsson, Wynton Te-Huna

8: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Dimitar Stoyanov, Rumun Dimotrov, Hans E Bergestol

9: Zoltan Benko, Facundo Rocco, Jakub Fekete, Jorge Alvarez

10: Jonus Sandin, Erik Davidsson, Appe Mattila, Jukka Gustafsson

11: Fillippe Chong, Dimitar Stoyanov, Darren Moore, Rumun Dimotrov (R)

12: Jukka Gustafsson, Zoltan Benko, Jakub Fekete, Appe Mattila

13: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Fillippe Chong, Darren Moore, Hans E Bergestol

14: Jonus Sandin, Facundo Rocco, Erik Davidsson, Jorge Alvarez

15: Jukka Gustafsson, Stojan Lukanov, Rumun Dimotrov, Ila Niemi (F)

16: Fillippe Chong, Darren Moore, Jakub Fekete, Zoltan Benko

17: Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Jonus Sandin, Rudi Juritzen, Erik Davidsson

18: Dimitar Stoyanov, Facundo Rocco, Rumun Dimotrov, Gutavo Goycochea

19: Jonus Sandin, Jakub Fekete, Erik Davidsson, Tegzo Kerekes

20: Rudi Juritzen, Ila Niemi, Jukka Gustafsson, Olle Bjorn Thoresen

21: Darren Moore, Fillippe Chong, Jorge Alvarez, Facundo Rocco

22: Jonus Sandin, Dimitar Stoyanov

WORLD PAIRS MINI TOURNAMENT

Dimitar Stoyanov continued his fine form from the Quarter Final to lead Bulgaria to the World Pairs Semi Finals with a maximum in this play-off between the 4th place sides.  Dragotto once again led the way for Italy and they were deserving of their place in the last 14 also.  For The Netherlands Zevenbergen battled well but Knapke didn't provide the support needed whilst the Slovakian pair both scored points but failed to win a heat between them which proved costly.

BULGARIA 12   (QUALIFIED)

1. Dimitar Stoyanov.......... 3  3  3     9

2. Rumun Dimotrov............ 0  1  2*    3+1

3. Stojan Lukanov............ Did not ride

ITALY 9   (QUALIFIED)

1. Donato Dragotto........... 2  3  2     7

2. Ricco Occari.............. Fx 2* 0     2+1

3. Enzo Innacone............. Did not ride

NETHERLANDS 8

1. Abe Zevenbergen........... 3  3  1     7

2. Henk Knapke............... 1  0  R     1

3. Marco Van Klaasen......... Did not ride

SLOVAKIA 7

1. Leos Zvara................ 1* 1  2     4+1

2. Dusan Velosin............. 2  0  1*     3+1

3. Reznik Baluch............. Did not ride

No. Results

1: Abe Zevenbergen, Donato Dragotto, Henk Knapke, Ricco Occari (Fx)

2: Dimitar Stoyanov, Dusan Velosin, Leos Zvara, Rumun Dimotrov

3: Donato Dragotto, Ricco Occari, Leos Zvara, Dusan Velosin

4: Dimitar Stoyanov, Rumun Dimotrov, Abe Zevenbergen, Henk Knapke (R)

5: Abe Zevenbergen, Leos Zvara, Dusan Velosin, Henk Knapke

6: Dimitar Stoyanov, Donato Dragotto, Rumun Dimotrov, Ricco Occari