posted Oct 23rd, 2015 - Seven rounds have been completed at the 1st FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships, and only the competition in 4-way VFS has a battle for the top position.

NMP-PCH Hayabusa is far ahead of all other top teams in 4-way Open, where Black Cat confirms the 2nd place in the world rankings after silver medals at the FAI World Cup 2015. Of course, the world rankings don't count much without the US national team competing, Arizona Airspeed.

However, there is a US team in Prague, and the Golden Knights are not only as far ahead of all other 4-way Women teams as Hayabusa leads in the Open Class. The Golden Knights are actually in 2nd place on the mixed SKYLEAGUE leaderboard. In fact, the Golden Knights have created more distance to the team in 2nd place on the Open Class leaderboard (17) than Hayabusa is ahead of the US Army team (11). On top of that, the Golden Knights posted the highscore of all 4-way teams in Round 6, including the reigning 4-way world champions from Belgium.

FAI World Indoor 2015			Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		22,F,20	16,B,14	3,H,4	L,K,7,C	10,D,6	15,A,Q,M	5,8,P	Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	29	30	30	43	28	36	30	226	32.3
1	Golden Knights	US	25	28	29	41	24	40	28	215	30.7
2	Black Cat	RU	21	26	27	34	23	39	28	198	28.3
3	Qatar Tigers	QA	23	24	25	33	23	35	28	191	27.3
4	FLY-IN	FR	24	26	21	37	23	35	24	190	27.1
2	FLY-IN	FR	23	26	19	33	24	31	25	181	25.9
5	Gryttjom Volo	SE	20	21	22	32	21	32	23	171	24.4
6	Bad Boys	CZ	19	20	23	32	21	31	23	169	24.1
3	Fly Like A Girl	UK	21	20	24	30	20	31	22	168	24.0
7	Voodoo	UK	21	21	20	32	20	31	19	164	23.4
7	Dubai Asaar Black	AE	22	23	20	26	21	31	21	164	23.4
4	HF Chicks	CZ	20	19	20	28	18	27	21	153	21.9
9	Tigers	FI	21	21	19	27	18	27	19	152	21.7
10	Jazz Republic	ZA	20	19	18	28	19	26	18	148	21.1

It's a psychologically very challenging situation for the French Girls with their new lineup, who are 34 points behind the Golden Knights after Round 7.

It is not a surprise that the Golden Knights are ahead of the reigning French world champions in 4-way Women. The French lineup has changed a few times after the last gold medals in Prostejov 2014, and the new team with Outside Center Pamela Lissajoux just started their training recently.

However, the distance to the Golden Knights must still be frightening, as there is only one year left to catch up, and the Golden Knights make impressive steps with coach Solly Williams in their 5th year with the same lineup. French coach Mathieu Bernier and the French Girls have some work cut out for them...

FAI World Indoor 2015			Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		22,F,20	16,B,14	3,H,4	L,K,7,C	10,D,6	15,A,Q,M	5,8,P	Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	29	30	30	43	28	36	30	226	32.3
2	Black Cat	RU	21	26	27	34	23	39	28	198	28.3
3	Qatar Tigers	QA	23	24	25	33	23	35	28	191	27.3
4	FLY-IN	FR	24	26	21	37	23	35	24	190	27.1
5	Gryttjom Volo	SE	20	21	22	32	21	32	23	171	24.4
6	Bad Boys	CZ	19	20	23	32	21	31	23	169	24.1
7	Voodoo	UK	21	21	20	32	20	31	19	164	23.4
7	Dubai Asaar Black	AE	22	23	20	26	21	31	21	164	23.4
9	Tigers	FI	21	21	19	27	18	27	19	152	21.7
10	Jazz Republic	ZA	20	19	18	28	19	26	18	148	21.1
11	VAF Warriors	DK	19	17	18	25	16	28	20	143	20.4
12	Sky Dragons	SI	20	18	17	26	18	27	16	142	20.3
13	Magic 4	LT	19	17	15	26	17	25	18	137	19.6
13	Lupus	EE	15	19	18	26	17	27	15	137	19.6
15	Aladeen	HU	16	16	14	23	15	20	14	118	16.9
16	Murphy Mania	NL	13	9	12	17	11	18	12	92	13.1
17	HF Junior Zeleny	CZ	11	10	7	11	6	12	7	64	9.1
18	HF Junior Zluti	CZ	10	8	6	9	7	9	2	51	5.1

There is another very competitive part in the works in Prague. One more round is left until the first cut for the semifinals. The teams in 4-way Women don't have to worry about making it to Round 9, as the Top 10 qualify. The first six places in this event seem to be in solid possession, as well.

This is different in the 4-way Open Class competition, where Jazz Republic from South Africa has to defend the 10th place. The VAF Warriors are gaining momentum after a slow start and are in striking distance, with the Sky Dragons only one point behind.

Gryttjom Volo and Bad Boys are holding 5th and 6th place in the battle for the slots in the finals. Voodoo and Dubai Asaar Black have two more rounds to challenge the teams for the 6th place before they will be eliminated after Round 9.