Former world No.2 Patryk Dudek powered to 15 paid 17 points for Torun as his side saw off Wroclaw in dramatic style to secure their spot in the PGE Ekstraliga play-off final.
Wroclaw won the second leg 47-43 at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, but Torun’s 52-38 first-leg victory handed them a 95-85 aggregate success, earning them a play-off final showdown with reigning champions Lublin, while Grudziadz awaits Wroclaw in the bronze medal play-off.
The hosts turned up the pressure on Torun in the closing stages, with a huge 5-1 from 2021 Speedway GP world champion Artem Laguta and local hero Maciej Janowski over Emil Sayfutdinov and Jan Kvech in heat 13, giving Wroclaw hope of snatching a final spot.
But Torun quickly hit back as Speedway GP star Mikkel Michelsen led Dudek to a 5-1 over Janowski and Bartlomiej Kowalski in race 14 to put the tie beyond Wroclaw, before Dudek capped off a sublime night’s work by winning heat 15 ahead of Speedway GP title contender Brady Kurtz.
Michelsen also impressed for Torun on 10 paid 11, while Sayfudinov notched nine and Robert Lambert scored six. Kurtz was Wroclaw’s leading scorer on 11, with Laguta tallying 10 paid 11. Janowski scored seven paid eight, Kowalski collected six paid nine and Dan Bewley bagged five.
The first leg of the final and bronze medal play-off will be staged on September 21.
For full details of the results and scorers, CLICK HERE.
In the battle to earn PGE Ekstraliga promotion for 2026, Bydgoszcz and Leszno raced to a 45-45 draw in the Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga play-off final, first leg at the Polonia Stadium.
Former Speedway GP star Janusz Kolodziej starred on 12 paid 15 for Leszno, with Aussie ace Ben Cook adding 11 paid 12 and Grzegorz Zengota scoring 10 paid 11 points.
Polish star Szymon Wozniak led the Bydgoszcz scoring on 10, with Krzysztof Buczkowski notching eight paid nine and SGP rider Kai Huckenbeck picking up seven paid nine.
The second leg takes place at Leszno’s Alfred Smoczyk Stadium next Sunday.
For full details of the results and scorers, CLICK HERE.