The tenth anniversary voting for Szczakiele – the PGE Ekstraliga awards summarizing the season of the best speedway league in the world – has been extended until the conclusion of the return matches for this season’s medals. Meanwhile, on October 11, the PGE Ekstraliga speedway awards will be presented to players and coaches. The PGE Ekstraliga Gala will be held then, with the broadcast starting at 8:00 PM on CANAL+ Sport and CANAL+ online.
At the season-ending PGE Ekstraliga Gala, as every year, we will meet the heroes of the 2024 season.
The eliminations that allowed the selection of candidates for the Surprise of the 2024 Season in the PGE Ekstraliga have already concluded. The pre-selection of candidates (the sum of votes from fans on the Speedway Ekstraliga and CANAL+ Speedway Facebook profiles) resulted in five candidates being chosen.
In other categories of Szczakiele 2024, fans have been voting since September 8 on ekstraliga.pl and in the Ekstraliga App, selecting from the TOP-8 riders based on their average points per race after the regular season. In the coach/manager category, fans will vote for eight coaches/managers of the teams that competed in the 2024 PGE Ekstraliga.
Additionally, awards will be presented in the following categories: Race of the Season (selected by the CANAL+ speedway editorial team), Golden Szczakiel – the PGE Ekstraliga award, Team of the 2024 Season (DMP 2024), and the U24 Ekstraliga 2024 winner.
Candidates for Szczakiele 2024:
Surprise of the 2024 Season (in alphabetical order according to fan nominations on Facebook)
- Benjamin Cook (FOGO UNIA Leszno)
- Mads Hansen (KRONO-PLAST WŁÓKNIARZ Częstochowa)
- Michael Jepsen Jensen (ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz)
- Rasmus Jensen (NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra)
- Bartłomiej Kowalski (BETARD SPARTA Wrocław)
Best Junior of the 2024 Season (in order of average points per race after round 14, ranked)
- Wiktor Przyjemski (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.067
- Oskar Paluch (EBUT.PL STAL Gorzów) 1.592
- Kacper Łobodziński (ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz) 1.362
- Krzysztof Sadurski (NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra) 1.098
- Jakub Krawczyk (BETARD SPARTA Wrocław) 1.063
- Jakub Stojanowski (EBUT.PL STAL Gorzów) 1.047
- Krzysztof Lewandowski (KS APATOR Toruń) 1.022
- Bartosz Bańbor (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 1.000
Best Coach/Manager of the 2024 Season (in order of team standings after round 14)
- Maciej Kuciapa (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin)
- Dariusz Śledź (BETARD SPARTA Wrocław)
- Stanisław Chomski (EBUT.PL STAL Gorzów)
- Piotr Baron (KS APATOR Toruń)
- Robert Kościecha (ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz)
- Piotr Protasiewicz (NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra)
- Janusz Ślączka (KRONO-PLAST WŁÓKNIARZ Częstochowa)
- Rafał Okoniewski (FOGO UNIA Leszno)
Best Foreign Rider of the 2024 Season (in order of average points per race after round 14, ranked)
- Leon Madsen (KRONO-PLAST WŁÓKNIARZ Częstochowa) 2.416
- Robert Lambert (KS APATOR Toruń) 2.270
- Anders Thomsen (EBUT.PL STAL Gorzów) 2.183
- Martin Vaculik (EBUT.PL STAL Gorzów) 2.116
- Max Fricke (ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz) 2.091
- Michael Jepsen Jensen (ZOOLESZCZ GKM Grudziądz) 2.077
- Jack Holder (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.000
- Benjamin Cook (FOGO UNIA Leszno) 1.976
Best Polish Rider of the 2024 Season (in order of average points per race after round 14, ranked)
- Bartosz Zmarzlik (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.470
- Artem Laguta (BETARD SPARTA Wrocław) 2.333
- Emil Sajfutdinow (KS APATOR Toruń) 2.200
- Janusz Kołodziej (FOGO UNIA Leszno) 2.194
- Jarosław Hampel (NOVYHOTEL FALUBAZ Zielona Góra) 2.085
- Wiktor Przyjemski (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.067
- Dominik Kubera (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.061
- Patryk Dudek (KS APATOR Toruń) 2.014