Denaby pulled of the surprise of the season by beating Manor in this years final to lift the KO Cup for the first time. It’s the club’s biggest prize in their six years in the sport, their division two title win from two years again providing them with their only other silverware to date. Callum Osborne was a reserve for the Devils that season, he’s now a fully fledged heat leader at the club and would top score—albeit doing so with just a 9+1 tally—as Steve Pearce’s side secured their success at the Miracles Bishop’s Arena. Manor had halved their 16 point first leg deficit by heat five of the return, but couldn’t build on their early success, visiting second string Marcin Kaminski (6+2) winning the heat eight 5-1 ahead of Osborne which would break the home side’s momentum. It was all but over for the Miracles after Zarek Jablonski (8) and Kaminski raced to Denaby’s second 5-1 in heat 11, the minor places in the next taking them over the line with three races to spare. Another first for the Devils next season, with European Cup racing secured. Onwards and upwards for this very young side.

Celebrations for Valeri Lach (13) as he became the first rider to win the World Championship for a third successive season. Waclaw Kozlowski’s (6) poor end to the campaign cost him dear as he lost top spot in the standings with a point-less return from his last two races of the series, in contrast Lach won his final three of round eight in Warsaw to take the title by a clear six points. Lach finished second to Samuel Murphy (14) in a Australian/Don Valley 1-2 in the Polish round, Sven Roth (10)—the only rider to beat Murphy in the meeting—taking third. Murphy’s victory—his first in a career spanning 16 GP’s—leapfrog’s him into third overall in the final World Championship standings.

Defeat at top three rivals Buxton left Altincham needing victory in their final day home meeting with Medeswell to secure promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt. Victory and promotion it was for Garry Robinson’s side, although they had to wait until the very final race to secure it, where a 5-1 took them to a 48-42 success. Cradley Heath had secured the Division Two title—their second—earlier in the week when beating Sankey on home shale, 49-40. In division three the remaining promotion place went to Bolsover, California’s 11 point loss at Newquay taking the Knights up despite their own 55-35 loss at third tier champions, Dumpton.

Brighton are back in division two after being held to a home draw in their relegation six-pointer by rivals Ramsgate. A crucial two points gained by the Rams in the fixture thanks to a last heat 4-2 from Alexander Wagner (17) and Bjorn Maurer (14+2), they were certainly needed, with Phil Watmough’s side going on to be beaten at home in their final meeting of SL24 against Don Valley, 43-47. Dunmow and Gateshead sit below Brighton in the final standings, neither side though will be fighting to return to the top flight next season, they closing their gates for the last time. Coincidently the two clubs have both featured in the last 20 seasons of the sport, having started out in SL4, Dumow winning six lower division competitions in that time, Gateshead four plus the Club Pairs in SL22.

A 47-43 win over Australia has seen England regain the International League title from their defeated opponents.