posted Feb 1st, 2019 - Eight rounds have been completed at the Wind Games 2019, and NMP PCH HayaBusa is back with a very strong statement.

The reigning indoor and outdoor world champions from Belgium get their re-match with the Weembi Mix lineup of the FAI Indoor World Cup 2018 in a much better situation. HayaBusa is obviously very well prepared this time, as the Belgians are heading towards a new historic indoor average above the 35+ level.

The world's highest AAA Class meet average in history is the 34.9 that HayaBusa had posted at the World Challenge 2018. The same Weembi Mix lineup as in Bahrain in October last year is now facing a Belgian team that is well trained for indoor competition.

NMP PCH HayaBusa lost the same duel in Bahrain without much specific indoor preparations, while Weembi Mix has only been training and competing in wind tunnels. The Belgians had just won their third consecutive set of FAI outdoor gold medals in Australia when the previous indoor challenge came upon them. Weembi Mix won by 12 points in Bahrain and are now 18 points behind after Round 8.

Wind Games 2019			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		F,21,6		L,H,22,7		C,8,19		9,D,5		16,N,14		13,20,G		4,N,J,M		11,17,Q		3,O,K,E		A,12,2		15,18,P		Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	33	-1	37	-1	31	-1	50		31		26	-2	46	-1	34		-		-		-		288	36.0
2	Weembi Mix MF	FR	29	-3	33	-2	26	-3	47		31		28	-1	44	-2	32	-1	-		-		-		270	33.8
3	Arizona Airspeed	US	28	-3	34		28		46		29		25	-1	37	-5	30	-2	-		-		-		257	32.1
4	Qatar Tigers	QA	31		29	-3	27		39		26		24		39	-2	29	-1	-		-		-		244	30.5
5	SDC Rhythm XP	US	29		29	-1	23	-2	41		27		26		37	-3	27	-1	-		-		-		239	29.9
6	Echochamber	SE	25	-2	26	-1	23	-1	37		23	-1	23		35	-2	28		-		-		-		220	27.5
7	Nephtys Weembi	FR	25	-2	26	-1	21	-2	36		23	-1	21	-1	35		25	-1	-		-		-		212	26.5
8	NFTO	UK	24	-3	26	-2	25		30	-2	21		19	-2	33	-3	24	-1	-		-		-		202	25.3
9	Papea Masculino	ES	24		24	-2	22		28	-1	22		21		31	-2	20	-2	-		-		-		192	24.0
10	Team X	SE	23	-1	23	-1	22		29		21		16	-2	32	-2	22		-		-		-		188	23.5
11	Out of the Blue Project 20+	NL	21	-1	20	-1	19		28		19		17		28	-1	21		-		-		-		173	21.6
12	Voss Vind Girls	NO	19	-3	22		18		27		19		18		27	-3	20		-		-		-		170	21.3
13	Alakran	ES	19	-4	18	-3	20	-1	22	-4	17	-1	16	-1	30		19		-		-		-		161	20.1
14	Barak	ES	19	-3	21		15	-2	26	-1	19		13	-2	23	-3	17	-2	-		-		-		153	19.1
15	Are We There Yet?	HU	17	-5	21	-1	15	-4	25		19		16	-1	22	-2	14	-2	-		-		-		149	18.6
16	Só Pressão	BR	21		16	-3	17		21	-3	19		12	-3	25	-1	16		-		-		-		147	18.4
17	Les Affranchis	FR	19	-1	17		16		22		17		15		20	-3	15	-1	-		-		-		141	17.6
18	Windobona Angels	ES	12	-7	19	-1	13	-4	23		15		14	-2	27		17		-		-		-		140	17.5
19	Papea 1	ES	19		17		16	-1	17	-3	13	-2	16	-1	25	-1	12	-1	-		-		-		135	16.9
20	Chimera	UK	0		0		0		0		0		18	-1	28	-4	26		-		-		-		72	9.0

SDC Rhythm XP member Doug Barron is back in full action after his injury, which is great news for the U.S. team.

JaNette Lefkowitz had told the NSL News on 30 November 2018 that he had started with indoor training after his injury and recovery last year.

Arizona Airspeed is still far ahead, even though Rhythm is also heading towards a new team record average. In fact, there is a slight chance that Rhythm might get to the 30+ average level at the Wind Games for the first time.

The Qatar Tigers continue to move closer to the medal positions with their new coach Gary Smith. They were still behind SDC Rhythm XP at the Shamrock Showdown 2018 and are significantly closer to Arizona Airspeed now after Round 8 than a year ago at the same event after Round 10 (316 - 284).

Echochamber has Martin Bäcklin back in the lineup who took a break last year. Coach Mattias Nord is back on the bench, and the team resumes with the complete lineup on the same level where they were in October last year.

SDC Rhythm XP - NFTO at the Wind Games 2019

4-way Women world champion Clementine Le Bohec is once again heading the French indoor B-Team, who compete under Nephtys Weembi this time. The same lineup had competed at the Weembinamic 2018. Nephtys Weembi are in 1st place on the separate 4-way Women leaderboard at the Wind Games.

The same team with Camille Villanneau in the lineup had won the silver medals for France at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2018, 24 points behind NFTO (254 - 230). Clementine Le Bohec has now lifted the B-Team to the 1st place on the 4-way Women leaderboard, 10 points ahead of NFTO after Round 8.

The British team competes with a very different lineup at the Wind Games though. Catherine Anderson has left NFTO, and former Volition member Kate Lindsley is taking her slot for indoor and outdoor training and competition this year. She was the team's alternate at the FAI World Meet 2018.

Anna Hicks is also missing the meet in Spain, and Satori member Julia Swallow is helping out. She was already back in 4-way action for the British delegation in Bahrain last year, with an all-female Satori lineup. The new and temporary NFTO lineup performs on the same level as in October 2018, and Julia Swallow has no troubles keeping up with the pace...