BBL 2017/18 Season - Weekend Seventeen (19th-21st January)

(Riders in action against Flyers, thanks to BBL Official for the photo)

Friday 19th January

BBL Championship

Worcester Wolves 109-75 Manchester Giants

BBL Trophy Quarter Finals

Newcastle Eagles 76-81 Sheffield Sharks

Loughborough Student Riders 73-81 London Lions

Saturday 20th January

BBL Championship

Surrey Scorchers 87-79 Glasgow Rocks

Leicester Riders 86-57 Bristol Flyers

Sunday 21st January

BBL Championship

Leeds Force 62-94 London Lions

Plymouth Raiders 81-95 Glasgow Rocks

Cheshire Phoenix 72-79 Newcastle Eagles

Latest BBL Championship Standings

1. Leicester Riders Played 16 Won 14 Pct .875 Pts 28 

2. Newcastle Eagles Played 16 Won 13 Pct .813 Pts 26 

3. Glasgow Rocks Played 18 Won 11 Pct .611 Pts 22 

4. London Lions Played 16 Won 10 Pct .625 Pts 20 

5. Surrey Scorchers Played 20 Won 10 Pct .500 Pts 20 

6. Worcester Wolves Played 15 Won 9 Pct .600 Pts 18 

7. Sheffield Sharks Played 13 Won 8 Pct .615 Pts 16 

8. Cheshire Phoenix Played 13 Won 7 Pct .538 Pts 14 

9. Bristol Flyers Played 15 Won 7 Pct .467 Pts 14 

10. Plymouth Raiders Played 17 Won 4 Pct .235 Pts 8 

11. Manchester Giants Played 15 Won 2 Pct .133 Pts 4 

12. Leeds Force Played 18 Won 1 Pct .056 Pts 2

Riders and Eagles continued their dominance of the Championship after they both won at the weekend although Eagles did lose their quarter final Trophy tie to Sharks to make it a mixed weekend for the north east side.  In the other quarter final Lions eventually saw off a plucky Student Riders side to make the semis, and the followed that up with a more routine win over bottom side Force in the championship.  The Scorchers recorded a magnificent win over The Rocks on Friday evening, the Glasgow outfit did bounce back though win victory over Raiders on Sunday.  And both BBL Cup finalists warmed up for their clash in Birmingham with differing fortunes, Wolves thrashing the Giants whilst Phoenix had a much tougher assignment and lost to the Eagles, but only by seven points in the end.

This weekends fixtures

Friday 26th January

BBL Championship

Sheffield Sharks vs Manchester Giants

Glasgow Rocks vs Plymouth Raiders

Saturday 27th January

BBL Championship

Bristol Flyers vs London Lions

Leicester Riders vs Surrey Scorchers

Sunday 28th January

BBL Cup Final (at Arena Birmingham)

Worcester Wolves vs Cheshire Phoenix

So this weekend sees the first trophy awarded as the BBL Cup Final takes place at Arena Birmingham.  Wolves won the latest battle against Phoenix a couple of weeks ago in a tight one so expect a decent battle in this one.