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2015 Speedway World Cup

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The 2015 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the fifteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 6 June and 14 June 2015 and involved nine national teams. It was won by Sweden, the first time they have achieved success since 2004. They beat hosts and defending champions Denmark by two points, while Poland edged out Australia to claim third.

Qualification

Germany Landshut - 9 May 2015 [1]

National team Pts
 Russia 40
 Germany 34
 Slovenia 32
 Italy 17

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Finals appearance Last appearance 2014 place
 Denmark Host 15th 2014 1
 Poland 2014 SWC top eight 15th 2014 2
 Australia 2014 SWC top eight 15th 2014 3
 Great Britain 2014 SWC top eight 15th 2014 4
 Sweden 2014 SWC top eight 15th 2014 5
 United States 2014 SWC top eight 8th 2014 6
 Czech Republic 2014 SWC top eight 14th 2014 7
 Latvia 2014 SWC top eight 3rd 2014 8
 Russia Qualifying Round Winner 12th 2013 QR

Tournament

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The final was delayed from 13 Jun until 14 Jun after rain caused the meeting to be abandoned. [2]

Final classification

Pos. National team Pts.
Gold  Sweden 34
Silver  Denmark 32
Bronze  Poland 27
4  Australia 26
5  Great Britain 43
6  United States 22
7  Russia 11
8  Czech Republic 20
9  Latvia 9


See also

References

  1. ^ "2015 Speedway World Cup Qualification". Sportowe Fakty (In Polish).
  2. ^ "2015 Speedway World Cup Final delayed". SWC.