posted Nov 10th, 2015 - The Sun Path Products NSL News follows up on the SKYLEAGUE.COM Team World Rankings in 4-way Open with the 2015 leaderboard in 4-way Women.

Two of this year's ten best 4-way teams in the world were an unofficial part of the rankings in 4-way Open, where they would be listed in 4th (Golden Knights) and 10th (French Girls) position. Both teams are now naturally in the two top spots of the rankings in 4-way Women.

There is a big gap between Golden Knights/French Girls and the next teams on the female leaderboard, and the four teams in the top spots are from the same nations that were in the Top 4 at the world meet in Prostejov 2014. Only French Girls and Golden Knights have switched their rankings.

Rank	4-way Women - Top 10	Country	Averages	Best 3
1	Golden Knights	US	23.3 - 22.4	22.9
2	French Girls	FR	19.9 - 20.3 - 21.3	20.5
3	NFTO	UK	16.4	16.4
4	Parachute Montreal Fuzion	CA	15.7	15.7
5	Dubai Asaar Ladies	AE	15.3	15.3
6	Kewara	IT	14.8	14.8
7	Infra Red Band	RU	13.3 - 13.5	13.4
8	Bellatrix	AU	12.9 - 13.1	13.0
9	Les Stunts	BE	12.5	12.5
10	Camdak.is	US	12.1	12.1

The Golden Knights are the only one of the Top 4 who have trained and competed with the same lineup. The French Girls had three personnel changes since winning the gold medals last year. Bronze medal winner Kaizen is not competing for the United Kingdom any longer, and Parachute Montreal Fuzion has a new team member with Renee Point.

There is a major difference between the 4-way Open Class world rankings and 4-way Women. Nine of the ten Top 10 teams are the national teams for their countries, while the Top 10 in 4-way Open came from only five nations. Only the USA has a second team in the Top 10.

The 4-way Women teams have obviously less domestic competition, while the battles for the national top spots are often fierce in 4-way Open.

World Meet 2014			Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Rd. 4	Rd. 5	Rd. 6	Rd. 7	Rd. 8	Rd. 9	Rd. 10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		E,3,C,5	F,6,D,21	19,H,2	M,4,1	O,14,A,P	8,J,16	7,11,12	22,20,15	17,G,18	13,B,9	Total	Avg
1	French Girls	FR	21	25	22	20	27	21	18	17	19	24	214	21.4
2	Golden Knights	US	22	25	21	21	23	18	16	15	19	24	204	20.4
3	Kaizen	UK	15	20	16	18	19	14	14	13	15	17	161	16.1
4	Fuzion	CA	17	16	17	15	16	14	11	12	13	16	147	14.7
5	Infra Red Band	RU	12	12	14	15	16	16	13	9	14	11	132	13.2
6	Les Stunts	BE	14	14	13	14	16	13	8	11	10	12	125	12.5

The SKYLEAGUE.COM Team World Rankings in 4-way Women will most likely change very soon, as well. The six nations who made it to the finals in Prostejov have been invited to the World Air Games in Dubai.

All six nations have teams in the Top 10 of the world rankings and will be able to improve their current positions. Kewara's comeback in Italy interfered with the current world rankings. Italy did not have a team in 4-way Women last year in Prostejov, and Kewara will not compete in Dubai. Russia's Infra Red Band and Les Stunts from Belgium may have the opportunity to catch up with the Italian team.

The World Air Games are scheduled right after the Clash of Champions, which will feature live Sun Path Products NSL News coverage from Inflight Dubai.