Slovenian 2012 News

[tomazpozrl]

And here I start with the 2012 edition of Slovenian speedway news.

 

Main rules and calendar for 2012 season have been discussed and fixed yesterday in Lendava, Slovenia, where the representatives of Slovenia, Croatia, Czech republic, Slovakia and Hungary met.

 

* Senior championship continues with the cooperation of Slovenia and Croatia. A/B group format will again be used and in case there is not enough riders from these two countries, the lineups will be filled with riders from Czech republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia.

* Junior championship continues with the cooperation of Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary (Gyula) and Austria will join this competition next year. The Austrians will stage one meeting (Natschbach) and two Austrian riders will participate in all 6 rounds of the championship

* Team cup continues with the cooperation of Slovenia, Croatia, Czech republic and Slovakia. As some of the countries lack riders (Croatia, Slovakia) it was decided to use the format with two teams and 5 riders per team (similar to the Danish league)

 

Here is also the calendar:

 

Senior championship (SLO-HR)

8.4. Krško

14.4. Ljubljana

28.4. Donji Kraljevec

26.5. Lendava

 

U21 championship (SLO-HR-H-A)

25.3. Donji Kraljevec

7.4. Lendava

12.5. Natschbach

13.5. Krško

23.6. Ljubljana

11.8. Gyula

 

Team cup (SLO-HR-CZ-SK)

23.3. Donji Kraljevec, HR-CZ

24.3. Ljubljana, SLO-CZ

12.5. Pardubice, CZ-SK

13.5. Žarnovica, SK-CZ

9.6. Donji Kraljevec, HR-SK

10.6. Donji Kraljevec, HR-SLO

29.6. Pardubice, CZ-SLO

5.8. Žarnovica, SK-HR

31.8. Lendava, SLO-HR

1.9. Liberec, CZ-HR

2.9. Žarnovica, SK-SLO

7.10. Krško, SLO-SK

Edited February 17, 2012 by tomazpozrl

[britmet]

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Can you confirm, (what I think happens) that in each of the individual competitions (Snr & U21) that the highest total point scorer of each country will become that country's national champion.

 

e.g. if the 2 new young Austrians come last at 15th and 16th, the higher will be Austrian U21 Champion, - Yes ?

[tomazpozrl]

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Can you confirm, (what I think happens) that in each of the individual competitions (Snr & U21) that the highest total point scorer of each country will become that country's national champion.

 

e.g. if the 2 new young Austrians come last at 15th and 16th, the higher will be Austrian U21 Champion, - Yes ?

 

I can confirm that this is true for Slovenia and Croatia. Best Slovenian rider in the senior championship is Slovenian champion and best Croatian rider is Croatian champion. And likewise for U21 championship.

 

But I think it's not the same for Hungary and Austria. Hungary only participates in the common U21 championship with 2 riders and they are both from Gyula (Benko, Nagy). Not sure about Austria and which two riders will participate in this competition next year. But I don't think Austria has an U21 championship.

[tomazpozrl]

The calendar for the common senior, junior and team cup competitions is now complete. Check my first post for the dates.

 

Four dates for the team cup competition have been added and two of the existing dates (one for the senior and one for the junior championship) have been amended.

[tomazpozrl]

One change in the U21 calendar: the meeting in Gyula has been moved from 14th July to 11th August.

[tomazpozrl]

And the 2012 season started in Slovenia, too. Round 2 of CZ-SK-HR-SLO team cup competition was held yesterday in Ljubljana. Slovenia hosted Czech Republic and won easily. Here are the results:

 

 

Slovenia 59

1. Samo Kukovica 3,3,3,3,3,1 = 16

2. Aleksander Čonda 1,3,2',3,2',3 = 14+2

3. Matic Voldrih 3,2',2,2',2',3 = 14+3

4. Nejc Malešič 1,3,2',3,1',2' = 12+3

5. Jernej Pečnik R,1',0,2 = 3+1

 

Czech Republic 27

6. Vaclav Milik 2,1,R,3,1,2 = 9

7. Ondrej Smetana 0,1,1,1,0,0 = 3

8. Zdenek Holub 0,0,0,0,X = 0

9. Michal Škurla 2,0,1,1',0,1 = 5

10. Ondrej Veverka 2,3,4!,1,0 10

 

1. Kukovica, Milik, Čonda, Smetana

2. Voldrih, Škurla, Malešič, Holub

3. Čonda, Veverka, Smetana, Pečnik R

4. Kukovica, Voldrih, Milik, Holub

5. Malešič, Čonda, Smetana, Škurla

6. Veverka, Voldrih, Pečnik, Holub

7. Kukovica, Malešič, Škurla, Milik R

8. Čonda, Voldrih, Smetana, Holub

9. Malešič, Veverka (J), Škurla, Pečnik

10. Milik, Pečnik, Malešič, Smetana

11. Kukovica, Čonda, Veverka, Škurla

12. Kukovica, Voldrih, Milik, Holub X

13. Voldrih, Malešič, Škurla, Smetana

14. Čonda, Milik, Kukovica, Veverka

[Gray]

tomazpozrl, which Slovenian riders will go to Rivne (Ukraine) in April?

Edited March 25, 2012 by Gray

[tomazpozrl]

tomazpozrl, which Slovenian riders will go to Rivne (Ukraine) in April?

 

Slovenian team will be declared after the 2nd round of our junior championship, on April 7th. Possible team members are: Matic Ivacic, Nejc Malesic, Ziga Radkovic, Kristian Revinsek, Ladislav Vida and Jernej Pecnik.

 

U21 championship started today with the 1st round in Donji Kraljevec. The big final was won by Ivacic, ahead of Benko, Milik and Revinsek.

 

Here are the complete official results:

 

1. Matic Ivačič SLO 3,X,2,3,3,3 = 14

2. Roland Benko H 2,3,3,3,2,2 = 15

3. Vaclav Milik CZ 2,3,3,R,3,1 = 12

4. Kristian Revinšek SLO 3,3,2,2,3,0 = 13

 

5. Žiga Radkovič SLO 3,2,1,2,3 = 11

6. Dino Kovačić HR 3,2,3,X,2 = 10

7. Nejc Malešič SLO 2,X,3,3,F = 8

8. Daniel Gappmaier A 1,3,0,3,1 = 8

9. Ladislav Vida SLO 1,1,1,2,2 = 7

10. Lukas Simon A 2,R,1,1,2 = 6

11. Patrik Nagy HU 0,2,0,2,1 = 5

12. Karlo Majnič HR R,2,2,1,0 = 5

13. Jernej Pečnik SLO 1,1,2,F,1 = 5

14. Nik Zupančič SLO M,1,F,1,0 = 2

 

Heat results:

1. Ivačič, Malešič, Pečnik, Majnič R

2. Radkovič, Benko, Zupančič M

3. Kovačić, Milik, Gappmaier, Nagy

4. Revinšek, Simon, Vida

5. Milik, Radkovič, Pečnik

6. Benko, Kovačić, Vida, Malešič X

7. Revinšek, Nagy, Ivačič X

8. Gappmaier, Majnič, Zupančič, Simon R

9. Benko, Pečnik, Simon, Nagy

10. Malešič, Revinšek, Radkovič, Gappmaier

11. Milik, Ivačič, Vida, Zupančič F

12. Kovačić, Majnič

13. Gappmaier, Vida, Pečnik F

14. Malešič, Nagy, Zupančič

15. Ivačič, Radkovič, Simon, Kovačić X

16. Benko, Revinšek, Majnič, Milik R

17. Revinšek, Kovačić, Pečnik, Zupančič

18. Milik, Simon, Malešič F

19. Ivačič, Benko, Gappmaier

20. Radkovič, Vida, Nagy, Majnič

 

Final: Ivačič, Benko, Milik, Revinšek

Edited March 25, 2012 by tomazpozrl

[Vicar]

Good to see Austrian juniors competing. There was some regress of them in past years.

[tomazpozrl]

Good to see Austrian juniors competing. There was some regress of them in past years.

 

Yes, I agree with that. That's why we invited them to join the junior championship, because we knew they have some good riders.

 

By the way, Vicar, I noticed some mistakes on your website. Slovenia-Czech republic meeting on 24.3. was in Ljubljana, not in Krsko. And it wasn't an international challenge match, it was a 4 nations (Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Czech republic) Team Cup meeting.

[Vicar]

Thanks for that, I've just corrected those mistakes Was the meeting on 23.3 in Gorican also 4 nations Teamp Cup?

[tomazpozrl]

USA is the first nation to officially enter a team for the SWC qualifier in Ljubljana on May 5th:

 

1. Greg Hancock

2. Billy Hamill

3. Ryan Fisher

4. Ricky Wells

[tomazpozrl]

Thanks for that, I've just corrected those mistakes Was the meeting on 23.3 in Gorican also 4 nations Teamp Cup?

 

Yes, check my first post in this cup, all the info is there.

 

Round 2 of junior championship in Lendava and Round 1 of senior championship in Krsko have been cancelled due to bad weather. New dates have not been announced yet.

[tomazpozrl]

Round 2 of the senior Slovenian-Croatian championship was held yesterday in Ljubljana. Matej Zagar won, Jurica Pavlic was second and Matic Ivacic was third.

 

Here are complete results:

 

 

1. Matej Zagar SLO (3,3,3,3,3) 15 + 1st place in the final

2. Jurica Pavlic HR (2,2,3,3,3) 13 + 2nd place in the final

3. Matic Ivacic SLO (3,3,2,2,3) 13 + 3rd place in the final

4. Maks Gregoric SLO (3,2,1,3,2) 11 + 4th place in the final

 

5. Matic Voldrih SLO (3,1,3,2,2) 11

6. Dino Kovacic HR (2,3,2,1,2) 10

7. Aleksander Conda SLO (0,R,2,3,3) 8

8. Samo Kukovica SLO (1,3,3,0,0) 7

9. Nejc Malesic SLO (2,2,1,1,1) 7

10. Denis Štojs SLO (1,0,2,2,0) 5

11. Ladislav Vida SLO (2,2,0,1,X) 5

12. Renato Cvetko HR (1,1,1,R,2) 5

13. Kristian Revinsek SLO (T,1,0,2,1) 4

14. Jernej Pecnik SLO (0,1,1,0,1) 3

15. Ziga Radkovic SLO (1,0,R,1,1) 3

16. Nik Zupancic SLO (0,0,0,F,X) 0

17. Dalibor Bot SLO

 

Heat results:

1. Voldrih, Kovacic, Cvetko, Pecnik

2. Ivacic, Vida, Štojs, Revinsek T

3. Zagar, Pavlic, Radkovic, Zupancic

4. Gregoric, Malesic, Kukovica, Conda

5. Ivacic, Pavlic, Cvetko, Conda R

6. Zagar, Gregoric, Voldrih, Štojs

7. Kovacic, Malesic, Revinsek, Zupancic

8. Kukovica, Vida, Pecnik, Radkovic

9. Kukovica, Štojs, Cvetko, Zupancic

10. Voldrih, Ivacic, Malesic, Radkovic R

11. Pavlic, Kovacic, Gregoric, Vida

12. Zagar, Conda, Pecnik, Revinsek

13. Gregoric, Revinsek, Radkovic, Cvetko R

14. Conda, Voldrih, Vida, Zupancic F

15. Zagar, Ivacic, Kovacic, Kukovica

16. Pavlic, Štojs, Malesic, Pecnik

17. Zagar, Cvetko, Malesic, Vida X

18. Pavlic, Voldrih, Revinsek, Kukovica

19. Conda, Kovacic, Radkovic, Štojs

20. Ivacic, Gregoric, Pecnik, Zupancic X

 

Finale:

21. Zagar, Pavlic, Ivacic, Gregoric

[Anders]

Slovenian team will be declared after the 2nd round of our junior championship, on April 7th. Possible team members are: Matic Ivacic, Nejc Malesic, Ziga Radkovic, Kristian Revinsek, Ladislav Vida and Jernej Pecnik.

Is that for the European Junior Team Semifinal? Heard that Sweden will be going to Chervonograd for a team semifinal in the end of April. In that case, has it been changed from Rivne? Which are the teams for that meeting? Many questions, but I think you have some answers.

[tomazpozrl]

Hi Anders,

 

The meeting in Rivne on April 21st is World Junior Team Qualifying Round. Slovenia, Ukraine, USA and Czech Republic participate. Sweden rides in Semifinal 2 in Abensberg on May 28th against Germany, Russia and Finland.

 

European Junior Team Semifinal 1 is in Chervonograd on April 28th. Sweden rides there against Czech republic, Ukraine and Russia. Slovenia rides in the 2nd Semifinal in Opole on June 7th against Great Britain, Denmark and Poland.

 

Is that for the European Junior Team Semifinal? Heard that Sweden will be going to Chervonograd for a team semifinal in the end of April. In that case, has it been changed from Rivne? Which are the teams for that meeting? Many questions, but I think you have some answers.

[Anders]

Hi Anders,

 

The meeting in Rivne on April 21st is World Junior Team Qualifying Round. Slovenia, Ukraine, USA and Czech Republic participate. Sweden rides in Semifinal 2 in Abensberg on May 28th against Germany, Russia and Finland.

 

European Junior Team Semifinal 1 is in Chervonograd on April 28th. Sweden rides there against Czech republic, Ukraine and Russia. Slovenia rides in the 2nd Semifinal in Opole on June 7th against Great Britain, Denmark and Poland.

 

A quick and detailed answer. Thank you!

[tomazpozrl]

Here are the official lineups for the SWC qualifying round in Ljubljana on May the 5th. It should be a fantastic meeting with possibly 3 teams fighting for the win. For anyone interested, AMTK Ljubljana will once again be providing live updates from the meeting - we'll post the updates link a couple of days before the meeting.

 

Italy

1. Mattia Carpanese

2. Nicolas Vicentin

3. Michele Paco Castagna

4. Nicolas Covatti

 

Slovenia

1. Maks Gregorič

2. Matic Voldrih

3. Matic Ivačič

4. Matej Žagar

 

Ukraine

1. Andriy Karpov

2. Andriy Kobrin

3. Kiril Tcukanov

4. Oleksandr Loktaev

 

USA

1. Greg Hancock

2. Billy Hamil

3. Ryan Fisher

4. Ricky Wells

Edited April 25, 2012 by tomazpozrl

[Islander15]

Should be a good meeting! USA must be favourites but Ivacic has started the season well and Zagar should push Hancock hard & Ukraine have a full team this year.

[tomazpozrl]

For anyone thinking of coming to Ljubljana on May 5th or for anyone else interested in this meeting, we have prepared a website with all the most important information: http://www.amtk.si/speedway/swc-kvalifikacije-2012/ It's in Slovenian language only, but Google Translate will translate it in any language you wish.

 

If there is anything else that you would like to know, feel free to ask.