RESULT: Oxford Cheetahs 45.4 Poole Pirates 45.5 (BSN)

16/04/25

The first clash of last season's league and cup finalists saw their meeting to into overtime as a maximum advantage in heat 15 for the Pirates tied the scores at 45-45, and Poole went on to win the Superheat 5-4.

OXFORD 45+4
Sam Masters 3,3,3,3,1=13 (5) 1st in SH
Jonas Knudsen 0,1,3,1=5 (4)
Jordan Jenkins 1,3,2,2',0=8+1 (5)
Dan Gilkes 0,FD,1',1'=2+2 (4)
Cameron Heeps 3,FD,2,1=6 (4) 4th in SH
Mitch McDiarmid 1',1,0,RS=2+1 (3)
Luke Killeen 2,2',0,3,2=9+1 (5)

POOLE 45+5
Richard Lawson 1',2,3,2,2'=10+2 (5) 2nd in SH
Tobias Thomsen 2,1',1',1=5+2 (4)
Anders Rowe 2',3,0,1=6+1 (4)
Zach Cook 3,2',2,3,3=13+1 (5) 3rd in SH
Lewis Kerr R,2,3,0=5 (4)
Paul Starke 3,0,2,0,RS,0=5 (5)
Matt Marson 0,1,RS,0,RS=1 (3)

Ht 1: S.Masters, T.Thomsen, R.Lawson, J.Knudsen 3-3 3-3 [59]
Ht 2: P.Starke, L.Killeen, M.McDiarmid, M.Marson 3-3 6-6 [61.34]
Ht 3: Z.Cook, A.Rowe, J.Jenkins, D.Gilkes 1-5 7-11 [59.94]
Ht 4: C.Heeps, L.Killeen, M.Marson, L.Kerr [rtd] 5-1 12-12 [61.13]
Ht 5: J.Jenkins, R.Lawson, T.Thomsen, D.Gilkes [fell exc] 3-3 15-15 [60.46]
Ht 6: S.Masters, L.Kerr, J.Knudsen, P.Starke 4-2 19-17 [60.12]
Ht 7: A.Rowe, Z.Cook, M.McDiarmid, C.Heeps [fell exc] 1-5 20-22 [awd]
Ht 8: J.Knudsen, P.Starke, T.Thomsen, L.Killeen 3-3 23-25 [61.82]
Ht 9: L.Kerr, J.Jenkins, D.Gilkes, P.Starke 3-3 26-28 [60.88]
Ht 10: S.Masters, Z.Cook, J.Knudsen, A.Rowe 4-2 30-30 [61.15]
Ht 11: R.Lawson, C.Heeps, T.Thomsen, M.McDiarmid 2-4 32-34 [61.59]
Ht 12: L.Killeen, J.Jenkins, A.Rowe, M.Marson 5-1 37-35 [60.97]
Ht 13: S.Masters, R.Lawson, C.Heeps, L.Kerr 4-2 41-37 [59.94]
Ht 14: Z.Cook, L.Killeen, D.Gilkes, P.Starke 3-3 44-40 [60.72]
Ht 15: Z.Cook, R.Lawson, S.Masters, J.Jenkins 1-5 45-45 [60.19]

SGB Referee Mr Seth Perkin
OXFORD won toss and deferred choice to heat 15; POOLE chose gates 1&3 |OXFORD choose gates 1&3 in heat 15 and in heat 16 (Superheat)
BSN Series Points: OXFORD 1 POOLE 2