The Poole Pirates progressed through to the MaxiCab KO Cup Semi-Final with a 52-38 Quarter Final, Second leg victory over the Plymouth Gladiators, to take the tie 93-87 on aggregate.

The Gladiators delivered a spirited performance, and were only four points down after heat 7 at Wimborne Road, but the Pirates increased the pressure with a 4-2 in the eighth, followed by two maximum heat advantages in heats 9 and 10.

Nicolai Klindt and Alfie Bowtell responded with a maximum 5-1 of their own in heat 11, before the Pirates extended their lead to 16 by heat 13.  Ben Trigger and Lasse Fredrikson teamed up for a 5-1 in the 14th, before the Pirates took a 4-2 victory in the nominated heat 15 to win by 6 points on aggregate

Nicolai Klindt top scored for the Gladiators with 10, backed by Ben Barker (8) and Joe Thompson (6+1)

Poole Pirates : 52 (93)

1. Richard Lawson - 3, 2, 3, 2', 1 = 11+1

2. Tobias Thomsen - 1, 1', 1, 2' = 5+2

3. Anders Rowe - 3, 1', 3, 3, 3 = 13+1

4. Lewis Kerr - 2', 2, 2', 1 = 7+2

5. Zach Cook - Fx, 2, 1, 3 = 6

6. Paul Starke - 2, 1', 0 = 3+1

7. Darryl Ritchings - 1', 2, 3, 1, 0 = 7+1

Plymouth Gladiators : 38 (87)

1. Nicolai Klindt - 2, 3, 3, R, 2 = 10

2. Alfie Bowtell - 0, 0, 2' = 2+1

3. Lasse Fredriksen - 1, F, 0, 2 = 3

4. Joe Thompson - 0, 3, 1, 2' = 6+1

5. Ben Barker - 3, 3, 1, 1, 0 = 8

6. Mitchell Cluff - 3, 1, Fx, 0, 0 = 4

7. Ben Trigger - 0, 0, 2, 3 = 5

Heat Results

Plymouth win toss and choose gates 1 & 3.

Heat 01: Lawson, Klindt, Thomsen, Bowtell 4-2 (4-2)

Heat 02: Cluff, Starke, Ritchings, Trigger 3-3 (7-5)

Heat 03: Rowe, Kerr, Fredriksen, Thompson 5-1 (12-6)

Heat 04: Barker, Ritchings, Cluff, Cook (Fx) 2-4 (14-10)

Heat 06: Barker, Lawson, Thomsen, Trigger 3-3 (20-16)

Heat 07: Thompson, Cook, Starke, Fredriksen (F) 3-3 (23-19)

Heat 08: Ritchings, Trigger, Thomsen, Cluff (Fx) 4-2 (27-21)

Heat 09: Rowe, Kerr, Barker, Cluff 5-1 (32-22)

Heat 10: Lawson, Thomsen, Thompson, Fredriksen 5-1 (37-23)

Heat 11: Klindt, Bowtell, Cook, Starke 1-5 (38-28)

Heat 12: Rowe, Fredriksen, Ritchings, Cluff 4-2 (42-30)

Heat 13: Cook, Lawson, Barker, Klindt (R) 5-1 (47-31)

Heat 14: Trigger, Thompson, Kerr, Ritchings 1-5 (48-36)

Heat 15: Rowe, Klindt, Lawson, Barker 4-2 (52-38)

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