posted Nov 25th, 2021 - Very surprising news came from Qatar and spread around the skydiving world quickly, just a day after NMP PCH HayaBusa won their 14th consecutive CISM military world championship title. It was not new world class scores, competition videos or NSL Live Talk with the Belgian team. It was once again related to the lineup.

The last HayaBusa updates covered mostly the integration of newest member Michele Silvi and David Grauwels' move from inside center to the camera slot. Both changes happened before the successful title defense at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020, which was the 4th consecutive victory at the FAI event, and they happened very smoothly.

The update from Qatar brought the surprising news that original team member Andy Grauwels is now leaving the team. He published a statement that announced his departure after 20 years of training and competing with the reigning FAI indoor and outdoor and CISM world champions.

Andy Grauwels has become one of the most successful 4-way competitors in the history of the sport. He was on his way to break all history records and become the first 4-way competitor to win five consecutive FAI world championship gold medals next year in Eloy. This is not going to happen, according to his announcement.

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FAI Indoor World Meet 2019			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		M,K,D,14		Q,4,5		P,E,9,15		3,N,G,2		6,1,8		F,12,11		13,22,J		H,L,B,18		O,20,A,17		21,7,19		Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	39		36		42		35		27		32		29		42	-1	38		31		351	35.1
2	Weembi High Rollers	FR	38	-2	33	-1	44		32	-1	27		29	-1	26	-2	47		37		31		344	34.4
3	Arizona Airspeed	US	39		33		40		30		27		29		24	-3	39		33		27		321	32.1
FAI Tanay Mondial 2020			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		O,19,Q,5		17,B,E,P		H,15,12		M,N,7,F		K,L,C,4		J,18,16		-		-		-		-		Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	32		41	-1	23		43		30	-4	24	-	-		-		-		-		193	32.2
2	SDC Rhythm XP	US	25	-2	35	-5	22		39		26	-4	22		-		-		-		-		169	28.2
3	Qatar Tigers	QA	24	-1	38	-2	19		34		26		19	-2	-		-		-		-		160	26.7
CISM Military World Meet 2021			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Male		M,11,Q,F		M,P,B,14		M,A,21,C		M,L,R,10		M,N,19,G		M,O,H,17		M,E,K,4		M,D,J,22		-		-		Total	Avg
1	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	35	-2	34		33		31		33	-1	44	-1	31	-4	31	-		-			272	34.0
2	Qatar Tigers	QA	34		29		27	-2	29		30		40		33		28	-1	-		-		250	31.3
3	Germany	DE	31		29		28		24		26		38	-1	27		25		-		-		228	28.5

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FAI Indoor/Outdoor and CISM world champions: NMP PCH HayaBusa

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Andy Grauwels' current team mates have obviously accepted the decision, and they are wishing him well for his life without HayaBusa:

"Words from one of the greatest champion in skydiving history. In our eyes THE BEST flyer in the whole world. HayaBusa would not have existed without him. He deserves all the love in the world. We will miss the laughs, fast skydives, fierce competitions, and most of all the fun we had together. We wish him all the best for the future and may life bring him the happiness he deserves."

The fact that his team mates know him as "THE BEST flyer in the whole world" will make it extremely difficult to replace the team's outside center. The HayaBusa front piece, with Dennis Praet in the point slot, has been well known for a breath-taking performance.

Andy Grauwels was the only remaining original HayaBusa member in the active lineup, after his brother David Grauwels switched from inside center to camera, and Michele Silvi became the new team member. He started in the point slot himself before switching to outside center when Dennis Praet joined the team.

The NSL News will follow up with more information of the new NMP PCH HayaBusa situation as soon as possible.