posted Jan 8th, 2019 - The first scores of the new year will come from the Czech Republic, where the Hurricane Factory is hosting the Czech part of the World Tunnel League's January competition on Wednesday. The Czech 4-way teams will then follow up with a different competition draw for their national indoor championships on the weekend, while Eliana Rodriguez and Michelle Karamon are running the Arizona Skydiving League's first outdoor meet of the year in Eloy at the same time.

The Finnish Tunnel League will then follow up very soon at the Fööni wind tunnel in Helsinki and join the Czech teams on the WTL January leaderboard.

The Czech teams had once again the vast majority on the December leaderboard, which will change in January when even more Finnish 4-way teams than in September last year are coming back to Fööni for their first WTL indoor meet of the new year.

Once again, the U.S. teams in Northern California completed only six rounds in their 12-foot flying chambers at iFLY SF Bay and iFLY Sacramento, while the Czech teams finished after all ten rounds in their 14-foot chamber. The AAA Class standings were the same after Round 6 and Round 10, and Czech A Class team High Five eventually had international company on the leaderboard, as well.

World Tunnel League December 2018			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		3,B,5		15,J,7		9,16,18		17,C,H,M		14,Q,11		L,6,21		A,P,F,20		K,D,22,13		1,4,12		19,O,8		Total	Avg
1	HF Flying Circus	CZ	24		26		23		32		20		22		33		18		16		20		234	23.4
2	HF Bad Cubs	CZ	22		26		20		33		19		22		29		21		17		18		227	22.7
3	HF Chicks	CZ	22		24		19		25		19		19		29		15		14		19		205	20.5
4	Skydive University Slovakia	SK	15		18		15		24		15		17		21		15		12		16		168	16.8
5	Sky....	CZ	18		18		15		24		15		17		20		15		11		12		165	16.5
6	Building Blocks	US	15		14		14		17		13		14		-		-		-		-		87	14.5
7	Accord	CZ	13		15		10		20		9		13		13		11		10		12		126	12.6
8	M Team	CZ	11		16		12		12		8		14		17		13		8		11		122	12.2
Rank	AA Class		B,E,G,N		15,J,7		9,18		C,H,M,L		14,Q,11		6,21		A,P,F,20		K,D,22		1,4		19,O,8		Total	Avg
1	Cali4nia Kids	US	27		20		16		33		16		15		-		-		-		-		127	21.2
2	HF Flying Rebels	CZ	21		19		16		24		14		14		21		15		12		13		169	16.9
3	4Tune	US	21		12	-1	14		27		14		13	-1	-		-		-		-		101	16.8
4	HF Dragonflies	CZ	22		16		15		31		12		13		19		12		11		14		165	16.5
5	Ladies&Gentlemen	CZ	19		12		12		27		11		12		15		11		10		13		142	14.2
6	Mimozemky	CZ	17		8		11		21		10		12		14		12		9		10		124	12.4
7	HF Chameleons	CZ	4		9		9		11		8		9		10		9		7		6		82	8.2
Rank	A Class		B,E,G		J,7		9,N		C,H,M		Q,L,O		6,21		A,P,F		K,D,8		4,2		19,O		Total	Avg
1	High Five	CZ	20		18		16		24		19		11		12		14		9		12		155	15.5
2	SAC Dec 2018 A Class	US	14		14		16		18		12		9		-		-		-		-		83	13.8

The new NCTL/NCSL team Building Blocks have plans to continue with regular training and competition. DeLoreans members and player coaches Lori Connor and Matt Stephens introduce Lisa Larkin and Maria Sheets to the complete AAA Class dive pool in 2019. Last year's Err Speed member Lisa Larkin switches from point to tail and will be in the rear piece with Lori Connor. Maria Sheets has outside center Matt Stephens as her front piece partner.

The AA Class leaderboard looked differently after Round 6. Cali4nia Kids finished far ahead with a new indoor team record average. The same lineup had missed the USPA Intermediate Class bronze medals last year only after an extra round against Hands Free. They were back in the AA Class at the last indoor meet of the year and seem to position themselves as the U.S. top contender for USPA Intermediate Class medals at the 2019 national championships.

NCTL/NCSL team 4tune had to leave the 2nd and 3rd places after Round 6 for the Czech junior teams and ended up right in the middle of the 7-team field. HF Flying Rebels and HF Dragonflies had their own internal battle behind Cali4nia Kids. The Dragonflies were one point ahead after the first six rounds. Then the Flying Rebels passed the Dragonflies and pulled away in the following three rounds. The same Czech junior duel will take place twice this week...

World Tunnel League December 2018			1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Avg
Rank	AA Class		B,E,G,N	15,J,7	9,18	C,H,M,L	14,Q,11	6,21	Total	Avg
1	Cali4nia Kids	US	27	20	16	33	16	15	127	21.2
2	HF Dragonflies	CZ	22	16	15	31	12	13	109	18.2
3	HF Flying Rebels	CZ	21	19	16	24	14	14	108	18.0
4	4Tune	US	21	12	14	27	14	13	101	16.8
5	Ladies&Gentlemen	CZ	19	12	12	27	11	12	93	15.5
6	Mimozemky	CZ	17	8	11	21	10	12	79	13.2
7	HF Chameleons	CZ	4	9	9	11	8	9	50	8.3