WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL
 
Denmark were seeded to this stage of the competition and duly proved that it had been a correct decision to win the Semi Final and qualify with ease as Steen Eriksen gave good support to the impressive Tobias Yder.  Hose nation Canada finished 2nd despite losing Doug Monaghan, who had started with 2 wins from 2, to an injury but they never looked in trouble as Carter Fortin came in to give Jackson Roy enough support to see them home.  The final automatic qualifying spot went to Bulgaria for whom Venci Hristov was a model of consistency, after a slowish start, with Rumun Dimotrov picking up 3 heat wins to see them into the world final.
 
Belgium finished in 4th place but, in the final analysis, their 17 points wasn't enough to take the highest scoring 4th placed spot in the final.  The Czech Republic had, like the Danes, also been seeded to the Semi Final but couldn't offer enough support to top man Petr Marko and their challenge fell away despite being in the mix for most of the meeting.  Henk Knapke was in good form for the Netherlands but they lacked support whilst the meeting proved too tough for Brazil to handle but both nations should feel that getting this far represents good progress for them.
 
 DENMARK 23   ---   QUALIFIED
 1. Tobias Yder............... 3  1  3  3  3  1* 14+1
 2. Steen Eriksen............. 1  3  0  1  2* 2   9+1
 3. Erling Troelsen........... Did not ride
 
 CANADA 22   ---   QUALIFIED
 1. Doug Monaghan............. 3  3  Fx -  -  -   6   (I)
 2. Jackson Roy............... 2* 1  2  1* 3  3  12+2
 3. Carter Fortin............. 2  1  1  -  -  -   4
 
 BULGARIA 20   ---   QUALIFIED
 1. Venci Hristov............. 1  0  3  2* 2  3  11+1
 2. Rumun Dimotrov............ 3  3  0  3  R  0   9
 3. Ilija Ormandiev........... Did not ride
 
 BELGIUM 17
 1. Michel Heyvaert........... 0  2  1* 1  2* 3   9+2
 2. Louis Joossens............ 2  0  2  0  3  1   8
 3. Noah Simon................ Did not ride
 
 CZECH REPUBLIC 16
 1. Vaclav Ruzucha............ 1  2* 1* 1  0  0   5+2
 2. Petr Marko................ F  3  2  3  1  2  11
 3. Teodor Patocka............ Did not ride
 
 NETHERLANDS 15
 1. Mike Van Arsden........... 0  1* 0  0  -  -   1+1
 2. Henk Knapke............... 2  2  3  2  2  3  14
 3. Alex Van Maurik........... 0  F  -  -  -  -   0
 
 BRAZIL 13
 1. Emerson Santos............ 2  1  1  0  1  2   7
 2. Marco Bellini............. N2 0  3  2  0  1*  6+1
 3. Paulo Camargo............. 0  -  -  -  -  -   0
 
 No. Results
  1: Doug Monaghan, Jackson Roy, Vaclav Ruzucha, Petr Marko (F) 
  2: Rumun Dimotrov, Emerson Santos, Venci Hristov, Paulo Camargo 
  3: Tobias Yder, Henk Knapke, Steen Eriksen, Mike Van Arsden 
  4: Doug Monaghan, Louis Joossens, Jackson Roy, Michel Heyvaert 
  5: Petr Marko, Vaclav Ruzucha, Emerson Santos, Marco Bellini 
  6: Rumun Dimotrov, Henk Knapke, Mike Van Arsden, Venci Hristov 
  7: Steen Eriksen, Michel Heyvaert, Tobias Yder, Louis Joossens 
  8: Marco Bellini, Jackson Roy, Emerson Santos, Doug Monaghan (Fx) 
  9: Venci Hristov, Petr Marko, Vaclav Ruzucha, Rumun Dimotrov 
 10: Henk Knapke, Louis Joossens, Michel Heyvaert, Mike Van Arsden 
 11: Tobias Yder, Carter Fortin, Jackson Roy, Steen Eriksen 
 12: Petr Marko, Henk Knapke, Vaclav Ruzucha, Mike Van Arsden 
 13: Tobias Yder, Marco Bellini, Steen Eriksen, Emerson Santos 
 14: Rumun Dimotrov, Venci Hristov, Michel Heyvaert, Louis Joossens 
 15: Jackson Roy, Henk Knapke, Carter Fortin, Alex Van Maurik 
 16: Tobias Yder, Steen Eriksen, Petr Marko, Vaclav Ruzucha 
 17: Louis Joossens, Michel Heyvaert, Emerson Santos, Marco Bellini 
 18: Jackson Roy, Venci Hristov, Carter Fortin, Rumun Dimotrov (R) 
 19: Michel Heyvaert, Petr Marko, Louis Joossens, Vaclav Ruzucha 
 20: Henk Knapke, Emerson Santos, Marco Bellini, Alex Van Maurik (F) 
 21: Venci Hristov, Steen Eriksen, Tobias Yder, Rumun Dimotrov 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORLD PAIRS SEMI FINAL
 
Wales hosted this Semi Final and took full advantage to progress as both Rhodri Szczygiel and Richie Sampson recorded double figure scores to see them finish ahead of Poland and Sweden, both seeded to this stage, as the trio wrapped up final places.  For the Poles Jakub Baran and Rafal Aranowski also both reached double figures with Olle Nyman being the standout performer from Sweden, with just enough support from his partner to see their nation through.  New Zealand turned in a competitive display, Paul Laing excellent throughout and Fillippe Chong coming good in the second half of the meeting, and 20 points was enough to take the highest scoring 4th place nation qualifying spot for the world final.
 
Norway, seeded through to the semis, had a little misfortune with top man Arne Karlsen suffering a time exclusion, although reserve Ostenstad came in a took 2 points in that one, an his partner taking a tumble in a later heat and those dropped points perhaps cost them in the final reckoning.  The USA and Slovenia never really got going, disappointing for the Americans in particular as neither of their riders seemed able to really produce any consistency.
 
 WALES 23   ---   QUALIFIED
 1. Rhodri Szczygiel.......... 3  2* 1  1  3  3  13+1
 2. Richie Sampson............ 1  3  3  3  0  0  10
 3. Davie Langfield........... Did not ride
 
 POLAND 22   ---   QUALIFIED
 1. Jakub Baran............... 0  3  1  2* 3  2* 11+2
 2. Rafal Aranowski........... 1  0  3  3  1  3  11
 3. Jerzy Wieczorek........... Did not ride
 
 SWEDEN 21   ---   QUALIFIED
 1. Leo Olsson................ 1* 1  0  1  1* 3   7+2
 2. Olle Nyman................ 2  3  2  3  2  2* 14+1
 3. Eric Bjork................ Did not ride
 
 NEW ZEALAND 20   ---   QUALIFIED
 1. Paul Laing................ 3  1* 2  1  2* 2  11+2
 2. Fillippe Chong............ 0  2  0  3  3  1*  9+1
 3. Oliver Lang............... Did not ride
 
 NORWAY 18
 1. Anders Solberg............ 1  0  3  Fx 1* 0   5+1
 2. Arne Karlsen.............. 3  N2 2* 1  2  3  11+1
 3. Carsten Ostenstad......... 2  -  -  -  -  -   2
 
 USA 13
 1. Eddie Mendoza............. 2  3  0  2  0  1   8
 2. Jack Hagen................ 0  1  2  0  2  0   5
 3. Eugene Burkes............. Did not ride
 
 SLOVENIA 9
 1. Marko Bohovic............. Fx 0  -  -  -  -   0
 2. Jernej Keglovits.......... 2  2  0  2  0  1   7
 3. Jaroslav Zechy............ 1  0  1  0  -  -   2
 
 No. Results
  1: Rhodri Szczygiel, Jernej Keglovits, Richie Sampson, Marko Bohovic (Fx) 
  2: Arne Karlsen, Eddie Mendoza, Anders Solberg, Jack Hagen 
  3: Paul Laing, Olle Nyman, Leo Olsson, Fillippe Chong 
  4: Richie Sampson, Rhodri Szczygiel, Rafal Aranowski, Jakub Baran 
  5: Eddie Mendoza, Jernej Keglovits, Jack Hagen, Marko Bohovic 
  6: Olle Nyman, Carsten Ostenstad, Leo Olsson, Anders Solberg 
  7: Jakub Baran, Fillippe Chong, Paul Laing, Rafal Aranowski 
  8: Richie Sampson, Jack Hagen, Rhodri Szczygiel, Eddie Mendoza 
  9: Anders Solberg, Arne Karlsen, Jaroslav Zechy, Jernej Keglovits 
 10: Rafal Aranowski, Olle Nyman, Jakub Baran, Leo Olsson 
 11: Richie Sampson, Paul Laing, Rhodri Szczygiel, Fillippe Chong 
 12: Olle Nyman, Jernej Keglovits, Leo Olsson, Jaroslav Zechy 
 13: Fillippe Chong, Eddie Mendoza, Paul Laing, Jack Hagen 
 14: Rafal Aranowski, Jakub Baran, Arne Karlsen, Anders Solberg (Fx) 
 15: Rhodri Szczygiel, Olle Nyman, Leo Olsson, Richie Sampson 
 16: Fillippe Chong, Paul Laing, Jaroslav Zechy, Jernej Keglovits 
 17: Jakub Baran, Jack Hagen, Rafal Aranowski, Eddie Mendoza 
 18: Rhodri Szczygiel, Arne Karlsen, Anders Solberg, Richie Sampson 
 19: Rafal Aranowski, Jakub Baran, Jernej Keglovits, Jaroslav Zechy 
 20: Leo Olsson, Olle Nyman, Eddie Mendoza, Jack Hagen 
 21: Arne Karlsen, Paul Laing, Fillippe Chong, Anders Solberg