SHEFFIELD’S Kyle Howarth admitted with Charles Wright they “got the job done” in a thrilling finale to the Championship Pairs.
The Tigers duo beat Workington’s Ty Proctor and Nicolai Klindt in the final to retain the title at Somerset on Friday night.
Howarth and Wright won their group with 22 points before beating pre-meeting favourites Lakeside in the semis while the Workington pair went through with 20 points and outgunned Peterborough in their semi-final.
Howarth said: “It’s a tough day, we knew it was going to be hard. We worked as a team and we were consistent all the way through the night.
“We just chipped away with no last places and putting points on the board. When it came to the big heats we stepped our game up.
“Charles and I sussed out where we were riding all night and where we wanted to be. When it came to the semis and final we got the job done.
“We kept calm and didn’t make drastic changes during the meeting.”
Proctor won the final but Wright and Howarth packed into second and third keeping Klindt at bay to wrap up the title once again.
Gritty Aussie Proctor added: “We’ve got to be happy with that. We’ve come a long way at Workington and it’s our first bit of silverware.
“It was crucial to win the toss and we didn’t and elected that Nicolai would try and do something from gate three, but it didn’t work out.
"That’s the way it goes but we gave it everything we had.”
GROUP A: PETERBOROUGH 21: Michael Palm Toft 15, Scott Nicholls 6 LAKESIDE 21: Richard Lawson 13, Nick Morris 8 EDINBURGH 20: Ricky Wells 12, Erik Riss 8 SCUNTHORPE 14: Jake Allen 9, Josh Auty 5 BERWICK 14: Aaron Summers 9, Kevin Doolan 5
GROUP B: SHEFFIELD 22: Charles Wright 12, Kyle Howarth 10 WORKINGTON 20: Nicolai Klindt 12, Ty Proctor 8 REDCAR 20: Ben Barker 10, Thomas Jorgensen 10 IPSWICH 19: Rory Schlein 15, Nico Covatti 4 GLASGOW 9: Chris Harris 5, Paul Starke 4
The 2019 season is now complete. The new season begins in MARCH 2020.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 29:
NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg Belle Vue 47 – Connor Bailey 12+2 Leicester 43 – Ellis Perks 11+1/Dan Thompson 11+1 Leicester win 88-74 on aggregate.
MONDAY OCTOBER 28:
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg Kent 43 (Rob Ledwith 11) Leicester 47 (Danyon Hume 13+1) Leicester win 106-74 on aggregate.
Leicester are National League Champions.
TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET, Redcar
Lewis Kerr 6
Kasper Andersen 5
Sam Masters 5
Richard Lawson 5
Abandoned after 8 Heats - Rain - Result does not stand, no winner declared.
F.A.S.T. GOLDEN HAMMER, Cradley 1 Max Clegg (Cradley) 2 Nathan Greaves (Redcar) 3 Tom Perry (Stoke) 4 Nathan Stoneman (Plymouth)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg Newcastle 47 – Max Clegg 14+2 Redcar 43 – Erik Riss 14 Redcar win 94-86 on aggregate.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25:
TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET, Redcar - OFF
Re-staging: Monday October 28, 7.30pm
NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP FINAL 2nd leg
Belle Vue v Leicester - OFF
Re-staging: Tuesday October 29, 7.30pm
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24:
COLIN HILL MEMORIAL, at Plymouth
1. Richard Lawson
2. Ben Barker
3. Ellis Perks
4. Ben Morley
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23:
GREAT BRITAIN GLOBAL CHALLENGE Great Britain 53 (Adam Ellis 10, Charles Wright 10) Denmark 37 (Rasmus Jensen 11+1)
NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP FINAL, 1st leg Leicester 45 (Joe Thompson 12+2) Belle Vue 27 (Kyle Bickley 7) Abandoned after 12 heats - Rain - RESULT STANDS
TUESDAY OCTOBER 22:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Glasgow 50 – Craig Cook 14+1, Claus Vissing 14+1
Leicester 40 – Ellis Perks 11
Leicester win 91-89 on aggregate
Leicester are 2019 Championship League Champions
MONDAY OCTOBER 21:
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 2nd leg
Kent v Leicester - OFF Re-staging: Monday October 28
