posted Oct 16th, 2017 - Teams and competitors of the Florida Skydiving League and other Indoor Cloud League participants came together at iFLY Tampa last week to complete their fifth 10-round meet of the World Tunnel League this year.

Differently compared to the 4-way teams in the Czech Republic, Florida and Northern California continue with the monthly indoor competition throughout the outdoor season, as well.

Florida has been running the WTL meets every other month, while Northern California offers 6-round meets each month.

The competition draw is synchronized between the participating teams, and the draw is posted at the beginning of the month. All meet rounds can only be performed once on the announced date at each wind tunnel under the conditions of a live meet, while teams still have the opportunity to practice for the competition sequences between the beginning of the month and the meet date.

World Tunnel League August 2017			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		N,6,H,3	9,14,5	B,16,17	7,11,C	21,O,15	K,Q,18,P	1,22,13	G,J,12,E	M,F,A,20	4,8,L	Total	Avg
1	DeLand Kickers	FTL	17	19	19	17	16	16	13	15	24	16	172	17.2
2	Team Kaputt	FTL	17	17	18	19	17	19	11	14	23	14	169	16.9
3	The Gangnam	NCTL	14	16	18	18	16	17	-	-	-	-	99	16.5
Rank	AA Class		N,6,14	9,21	B,C,P,E	7,11	O,15,L	K,Q,18	1,22	G,J,13	M,F,A,20	4,8	Total	Avg
1	Meta4	NCTL	17	16	24	15	13	15	-	-	-	-	100	16.7
2	4Tune	NCTL	12	13	21	12	11	11	-	-	-	-	80	13.3
3	SDC ZEUS 2.2	FTL	10	14	18	12	11	11	8	8	13	9	114	11.4
4	SCZ FutheranZe XP 2.1	FTL	6	10	15	10	10	9	4	10	12	7	93	9.3
5	SCZ FutheranZe XP 2.2	FTL	5	9	13	9	9	11	6	7	14	8	91	9.1
6	Zephyr Pulse	FTL	7	8	13	7	10	7	5	5	7	6	75	7.5
Rank	A Class		N,H,6	9,A	B,C,P	7,E	O,9	K,Q,D	19,L	G,J,6	M,F,A	4,8	Total	Avg
1	Err Speed	NCTL	14	21	19	17	20	22	-	-	-	-	113	18.8
2	Flight Club	NCTL	15	18	19	16	19	18	-	-	-	-	105	17.5
3	Team Chet	NCTL	11	10	10	15	20	14	-	-	-	-	80	13.3
4	Out of Order	NCTL	9	13	11	13	8	8	-	-	-	-	62	10.3
Rank	Rookie		G,B,L	J,M,K	H,C,P	E,G,F	O,A,N	K,Q,D	L,B,C	G,J,P	M,F,A	D,E,O	Total	Avg
1	Fourmation	NCTL	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	19.0
2	2-on-2	NCTL	12	17	14	7	12	12	-	-	-	-	74	12.3
3	Grip Tease	NCTL	10	15	12	14	9	10	-	-	-	-	70	11.7
4	Hot Fuel	NCTL	6	16	11	9	8	8	-	-	-	-	58	9.7

Teams from Florida and Northern California competed the last time together in August. Florida had all teams in the AAA and AA rankings, and Northern California was alone in the A and Rookie Class. Meta4 won the AA/Intermediate Class indoor competition in August and followed up with six more rounds in September before bringing the USPA silver medals in the same category to Northern California after the USPA Nationals 2017. Meta4 competed under the team name Cali4nia Raptors in Perris.

The six different lineups in Tampa last week are now waiting for the next WTL scores from Northern California, while they will be getting ready for the next Indoor Cloud League events and the NSL Championship 2017, which is also once again offering a 10-round indoor competition.

It will not be the first time that participating teams at the NSL Championship combine indoor and outdoor competition. Bad weather was mostly the reason in the past when teams and competitors moved from Skydive DeLand to iFLY Orlando during the November/December events, and the competition sequences were different.

This year, the NSL Outdoor Championship will be hosted by Skydive City, and the indoor event takes place at iFLY Tampa. The 14-foot flying chamber in Tampa allows the NSL Championship to apply a new format that includes a combination of both events.

The 10-round competition draw for indoor and outdoor events both will be identical, and the NSL Championship will not only produce separate indoor and outdoor winners this year. There will also be the overall NSL champions, which will be the best teams after combining the indoor and outdoor results.

World Tunnel League 2017		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	Q,7,F,16	D,E,O,6	P,3,11	L,J,14,N	9,18,5	K,21,H,C	B,15,12	4,19,2	G,A,17,1	M,8,10	Total	Avg
1	Blue Steel	19	23	16	17	16	16	14	13	15	14	163	16.3
2	Team Kaputt	17	21	15	20	15	9	9	12	16	14	148	14.8
Rank	AA Class	Q,7,21	D,E,O,6	P,11,N	L,J,14	9,18	K,H,C,15	B,13,20	4,19	G,A,22	M,8,F	Total	Avg
1	SCZ FutheranZe XP 2.1	14	15	12	13	10	12	9	9	11	14	119	11.9
2	Z-Hills Tunnel L/D	11	12	10	11	10	12	8	8	9	10	101	10.1
2	SCZ ZEUS	11	15	13	12	10	9	6	7	10	8	101	10.1
4	Team JAKE	9	14	9	9	6	6	9	8	7	13	90	9.0

The same ten competition sequences will first be applied on Thursday evening at iFLY Tampa and produce the NSL indoor champions of 2017. Then the teams will use the same draw for the NSL Outdoor Championship at Skydive City, beginning on Friday afternoon.

The outdoor champions will be awarded on Sunday, together with the indoor champions, and the overall winner is the best team after combining the scores of both events.

Teams have the option to sign up only for one or the other event, and they can also enter the ultimate 4-way challenge with the combination of indoor and outdoor competition.

It is the first time in history that this format will be applied. The logistics in the area allow the indoor/outdoor combo, as iFLY Tampa and Skydive City are only a short driving distance away from each other. It is a format that could become more relevant in the future, as 4-way indoor and outdoor competition have turned more into separate and specialized events, with an increasing number of teams focusing only on one or the other.

It is only logical that the best 4-way team in the world will be the one that masters both environments better than anybody else. The new NSL Championship format will generate the best all-round 4-way team...