posted Mar 30th, 2008 - Things obviously turned around again at the World Challenge 2008, as the leaderboard after Round 9 shows. XL lost the first two rounds in the morning, however, still kept close enough to Airspeed. The NSL News mentioned earlier that the situation might be different compared to last year when XL collapsed on the second day.

Airspeed Odyssey did not have a good Round 9 and lost two points in the judging room. It was enough to let the rest of the field beat and tie Airspeed's 21-pointer. XL won back three points and now shares the lead with Airspeed after Round 9. Airspeed's Round 8 was captured by the NSL-TV camera and can now be viewed by clicking here.

Round 10 has already been completed, and the NSL-TV camera spent quite some time in the flying chamber to capture as many team sessions as possible, including most of the top teams. It will take some time to download, edit and upload the videos.

In the meantime, the judges have already completed the judging procedures for Round 10. However, the scores have not been posted yet. The judging will be shown very soon on the public screens, in the reverse order of the standings after Round 9.

Airspeed Odyssey and XL are prepared to go back into the flying chamber for a jump-off round. Both teams delivered well in Round 10, and everything is possible. The NSL-TV eyes would give Airspeed a slight advantage after the live viewing in the 16-foot chamber. The countdown to the cashout of the £10,000 for the first four places will begin very soon. Stay tuned.