Polish racer Bartosz Zmarzlik piled up a sensational 17 points for Swedish champions Lejonen as they held on for a 46-44 victory at home to Bauhaus Elitserien title rivals Vastervik on Tuesday.
Zmarzlik dropped just one point over six races as Lions’ big guns fired when they needed them most.
His Speedway GP rival Dominik Kubera and fellow Polish star Kacper Woryna filled the minor places behind Vastervik’s Robert Lambert in heat 15 to seal victory for the Lions. Woryna picked up 10 paid 13 points, with Kubera collecting 10 paid 11. Lambert led the Vastervik score chart on 12, with Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren tallying 10.
Elsewhere, Latvian ace Andzejs Lebedevs scored 13 points for Dackarna as they triumphed 48-42 at home to Indianerna.
Former Speedway GP star Pawel Przedpelski and Frederik Jakobsen added 10 paid 12 points each, with Danish racer Rasmus Jensen scoring 10 paid 11. Former world No.2 Patryk Dudek notched 12 paid 14 for the Indians, with Luke Becker and Szymon Wozniak registering 10 each.
Swedish star Kim Nilsson stormed to an 18-point maximum for Smederna as they claimed a 49-41 win away to Vargarna. He was aided by a nine-point haul from SGP2 racer Mathias Pollestad.
Former World Under-21 champion Jakub Miskowiak scored 14 points for Vargarna, with Filip Hjelmland adding 11 paid 12.
In the day’s other meeting, Czech charger Vaclav Milik racked up 16 points for Piraterna, but it was not enough to save Piraterna from a 48-42 loss at home to Rospiggarna.
Former Speedway GP world champion Artem Laguta scored 12 paid 13 points for Rospiggarna, with Aussie international Ryan Douglas adding 10 paid 11. SGP star Kai Huckenbeck scored eight paid 11.
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