Saturday night marked the final two qualifying rounds for the SEC Challenge. Eight additional riders advanced to the decisive competition, which will take place in Daugavpils on May 12.
The third qualifying round was held in Stralsund. Maciej Janowski, Przemyslaw Pawlicki, and Rasmus Jensen set the pace from the beginning, securing their promotion to the SEC Challenge. Each scored 14 points in five starts, necessitating an extra race to determine the final order. In this race, "Magic" Janowski emerged victorious, with Pawlicki finishing second and Jensen third. Dimitri Berge secured the last qualifying spot for the Latvian final.
3rd Qualifying Round, Stralsund:
1.Maciej Janowski (Poland) - (3,2,3,3,3,3) 14+3
2.Przemyslaw Pawlicki (Poland) - (3,3,3,3,3,2) 14+2
3.Rasmus Jensen (Denmark) - (3,2,3,3,3,3) 14+1
4.Dimitri Berge (France) - (3,1,1,3,3) 11
5.Kim Nilsson (Sweden) - (1,3,3,2,1) 10
6.Olivier Berntzon (Sweden) - (3,1,2,2,1) 9
7.Steve Worrall (Great Britain) - (2,2,3,0,1) 8
8.Benjamin Basso (Denmark) - (1,2,1,2,2,2) 8
9.Daniils Kolodinskis (Latvia) - (1,2,1,2,2) 8
10.Kevin Wölbert (Germany) - (3,0,2,1,1) 7
11.Eduard Krcmar (Czech Republic) - (2,0,2,0,2) 6
12.Olegs Mihailovs (Latvia) - (d,2,1,1,0) 4
13.Valentin Grobauer (Germany) - (0,0,0,2,1) 3
14.Matous Kamenik (Czech Republic) - (1,1,0,ex,0) 2
15.Nicolo Percotti (Italy) - (0,1,0,0,0) 1
16.Celina Liebmann (Germany) - (1) 1
17.Glenn Moi (Norway) - (0,0,0,0,0) 0
The last qualifying round took place in Krsko. The Slovenian track was dominated by Mateusz Cierniak, a two-time U21 Individual World Champion, who left no doubt by finishing first and scoring a perfect 15 points. Piotr Pawlicki secured second place, only losing to Cierniak, while Vaclav Milik completed the podium. An additional race determined the final qualifier for the SEC Challenge, with Andreas Lyager prevailing over Anze Grmek to secure the last spot.
4th Qualifying Round, Krsko:
1.Mateusz Cierniak (Poland) - (3,3,3,3,3,3) 15
2.Piotr Pawlicki (Poland) - (3,3,3,2,3) 14
3.Vaclav Milik (Czech Republic) - (1,2,3,3,3,3) 12
4.Andreas Lyager (Denmark) - (3,3,2,1,2) 11+3
5.Anze Grmek (Slovenia) - (3,1,1,3,3) 11+2
6.Norick Blodern (Germany) - (2,2,3,2,1) 10
7.Paco Castagna (Italy) - (0,2,2,3,2) 9
8.Francis Gusts (Latvia) - (1,3,1,2,2) 9
9.Matic Ivacic (Slovenia) - (2,0,2,1,1) 6
10.Henry van der Steen (Netherlands) - (2,1,1,2,0) 6
11.Truls Kamhaug (Norway) - (1,2,1,0,ex) 4
12.Denis Stojs (Slovenia) - (0,0,0,1,2) 3
13.Steven Goret (France) - (2,1,0,ex,0) 3
14.David Bellego (France) - (1,0,2,-,-) 3
15.Andrea Battaglia (Italy) - (ex,1,0,0,1) 2
16.Andrei Popa (Romania) - (0,0,0,0,1) 1
