posted Dec 17th, 2015 - The Sun Path Products NSL News presented the updated Top 10 of the World Outdoor Team Rankings in 4-way Open after the World Air Games 2015 with the story on December 14th.

Two of the Top 10 teams in the 4-way Open Class (Golden Knights - 4th, French FLY-IN Girls - 9th) are naturally in the two top spots of the 4-way Women rankings, as well.

Not much has changed in the 2015 rankings for the teams in this category, even though the results of the World Air Games were quite different compared to the previous rankings in October. The Golden Knights were and still are far ahead of the French national team, which is not very realistic any longer after the 3-point difference in Dubai. The French FLY-IN Girls could have even shaken the rankings upside down without the disastrous Round 7. The final leaderboard is showing that both teams competed on the same level - except in Round 7.

Rank	Top 10 - December 2015	Country	Averages	Best 3
1(1)	Golden Knights	US	23.3 - 22.4 - 22.7	22.8(22.9)
2(2)	French FLY-IN Girls	FR	19.9 - 20.3 - 21.3 - 22.4	21.3(20.5)
3(3)	NFTO	UK	16.4 - 16.5	16.5(16.4)
4(4)	Parachute Montreal Fuzion	CA	15.7 - 17.1	16.4(15.7)
5(6)	Kewara	IT	14.8	14.8(14.8)
6(7)	Infra Red Band	RU	13.3 - 13.5 - 15.1	14.0(13.4)
7(5)	Dubai Asaar Ladies	AE	15.3 - 11.4	13.4(15.3)
8(8)	Bellatrix	AU	12.9 - 13.1	13.0(13.0)
9(9)	Les Stunts	BE	12.5	12.5(12.5)
10(10)	Camdak.is	US	12.1	12.1(12.1)

Fact is also that Parachute Montreal Fuzion outscored NFTO in Dubai (17.1 - 16.5) and won the FAI bronze medals. The British national team is still 0.1 average points ahead of Fuzion in the rankings.

However, the results at the World Air Games also caused one change in the rankings. The Russian Infra Red Band improved their meet average once again (13.3 - 13.5 - 15.1) and this time significantly. The 15.1 average lifted the Russian team up by one slot and closer to the Italian Kewara reunion lineup.

Six of the Top 10 ranked 4-way Women teams competed at the World Air Games, while the rankings of the non-present teams did not change.

World Air Games 2015			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		B,C,17,2	N,19,4	13,14,F	6,E,O,L	7,1,A	D,18,P,22	M,H,5,15	16,9,12	21,K,G,Q	11,20,3	Total	Avg
1	Golden Knights	US	25	21(-1)	22	25(-4)	23	19	29	21	25	17	227(-5)	22.7
2	French FLY-IN Girls	FR	25	22	21	30	21(-2)	20	20(-3)	22	25	18	224(-5)	22.4
3	Para. Montreal Fuzion	CA	16	19	16	26	18	12	21	16	14	13	171	17.1
4	NFTO	UK	18	17	15	20	18	15	17	14	19	12	165	16.5
5	Infra Red Band	RU	17	15	12	20	12	14	17	13	16	-	136	15.1
6	Dubai Asaar Ladies	AE	12	12	9	14	11	11	10	12	-	-	91	11.4

Four of the six teams in Dubai finished with better meet averages compared to their results at the previous World Outdoor Team Rankings in 4-way Women, three of them significantly. The French FLY-IN Girls are the most improved team (20.5 - 22.4 = 1.9) followed by the Infra Red Band (13.4 - 15.1 = 1.7).

The French FLY-IN Girls started with a 19.9 average in July and followed up with 20.3 in August, then 21.3 at the FAI World Cup 2015. The lineup changed after the World Cup in Teuge, and the new team with Outside Center Pamela Lissajoux has now a 22.4 average in the records.

Parachute Montreal Fuzion earned the bronze medals with a 1.4 progression (15.7 - 17.1) while NFTO was only 0.1 average points better than before (16.4 - 16.5). The next outdoor update with the first 2016 scores will probably follow after the Shamrock Showdown 2016...