Premier league knockout cup quarter final
The Premier League Knockout Cup is a motorcycle speedway competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), The 2015 Competition is sponsored by Travel Plus Tours in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The teams from the Premier League, the top tier of league racing between 1995 and 1996 and currently the second tier of three, take part. In the past, similar competitions were staged between teams in the two divisions of the British League. The 2016 winners of the Knockout Cup were the Glasgow Tigers who gained a 104–76 aggregate victory over the Newcastle Diamonds over two legs.
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Competition format
The competition is run on a knockout principle; teams drawn together race home and away matches against each other, with the aggregate score deciding the result. In the event of the aggregate score being level, the teams again race home and away against each other until the tie is decided by an aggregate win. With the current 14 teams, 12 teams will be drawn into the first round, with two other teams receiving a bye into the next round. Each round is contested with a home and away leg, with the winner on aggregate qualifying for the next round.