posted Dec 5th, 2021 - The Weembinamic 2021 included an 8-way competition, as well, and the discrepancy between the traditional leaderboard and the placings on the 8-way podium was even more significant than it was in the 4-way competition.

The NSL News explained on December 1st how the different competition format scrambled the 4-way medal positions. It was a close call in 4-way, as the three teams in the rankings behind the winner, Aerokart, were separated by only two points. It was one of the closest medal rankings at any event this year, and the positions on the final leaderboard could have been different easily. The different format pushed the team in 2nd place on the traditional leaderboard, Unicorns, to the 4th place at the Weembinamic.

None of the teams in the medal positions on the traditional 8-way leaderboard were pushed from the podium at the Weembinamic. In fact, the point differences between the teams were much wider compared to the 4-way competition. The situation on the very top was the same as in 4-way, where the high-profile Aerokart lineup had won without any opposition.

There was also no serious 8-way opponent for a very strong Veloce QRF lineup, and the Odin 8-way team finished eight points ahead of After 8 Weembi in 2nd place on the traditional leaderboard.

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Weembinamic 2021			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		C,O,A,P,F	J,L,22,17	18,2,D	H,8,3	15,13,4	19,7,M	11,G,1	14,K,9	5,16,B	6,N,20	Total	Avg
1	Aerokart	FR	53	26	21	23	22	31	23	28	31	25	283	28.3
2	Unicorns	FR	46	21	19	21	19	28	20	26	24	23	247	24.7
3	Rost Beef A	UK	39	22	20	19	18	29	22	26	27	24	246	24.6
4	Saumur Espoir Weembi	FR	45	23	21	21	18	22	22	25	28	20	245	24.5
5	Nice Odin Cavok	FR	40	21	19	20	19	28	19	27	22	14	229	22.9
6	Weembi St Flow	FR	35	17	18	17	16	22	17	20	19	19	200	20.0
7	Shaka	UK	37	19	16	17	14	23	17	12	18	17	190	19.0
8	Monaco Aerodyne	MC	29	15	14	16	14	18	13	18	18	16	171	17.1
9	Oblivion	FR	23	15	16	14	13	21	16	18	18	15	169	16.9
10	Les Hérissons	FR	16	14	11	13	12	18	14	15	16	13	142	14.2

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However, even the 8-point advantage for Odin over After 8 after all ten rounds in 8-way was not safe enough to secure the same 2nd place at the Weembinamic with the different competition format. The format hardly allows a team to show a 2-round weakness throughout the whole competition.

It was the two quarterfinal rounds (5 and 6) when Odin's 8-way lineup managed only a tie (39 - 39) with Otter 2.0, the team in 5th place on the traditional leaderboard. Otter 2.0 won this elimination duel without a penalty and advanced to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by Veloce QRF.

Odin won all their remaining four rounds and ended up in 3rd place on the Weembinamic podium, even though they were 8 points ahead of the team in 3rd place. After 8, the silver medalists, had won their quarterfinal rounds over the Veloce QRF 2 lineup (4th) and the semifinals over Veloce QRF and Otter 2.0.

The biggest upset could have happened right there in Rounds 7 and 8, as the clear winner, Veloce QRF, lost to After 8 in the semifinals (39 - 38). However, three teams were facing each other in this case, and two advanced into the finals. After 8 and Veloce QRF faced each other again for the last two rounds, and After 8 could not repeat the upset of the semifinals.

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Weembinamic 2021			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	8-way		C,O,M,1	4,E,J,G	5,L,6	12,2,10	A,15,21	N,E,P,22	16,17,7	11,19,F	8,B,9	18,K,3	Total	Avg
1	Veloce QRF	FR	26	28	20	19	21	25	21	17	19	26	222	22.2
2	Odin Weembi	FR	29	25	19	17	17	22	22	18	16	26	211	21.1
3	After 8 Weembi	FR	22	24	20	17	19	22	21	18	17	23	203	20.3
4	Veloce QRF 2	FR	24	24	21	16	18	20	20	17	15	24	199	19.9
5	Otter 2.0	FR	22	20	18	15	19	20	15	15	15	20	179	17.9
6	Monaco St Flow Aerodyne	FR	21	20	16	11	19	21	18	16	14	18	174	17.4
7	Valkyries	FR	20	22	12	14	14	21	17	12	12	16	160	16.0
8	World Is Small	DE	17	17	14	13	16	17	16	16	5	18	149	14.9
8	Les Ch'tits & Guests	FR	16	18	16	11	14	15	17	13	12	17	149	14.9
10	Team Allo Allo	FR	17	15	13	12	13	14	16	12	13	18	143	14.3
11	Monty Python	UK	15	16	14	11	13	15	16	11	12	13	136	13.6
12	Team 50/50	FR	14	12	8	8	7	10	10	5	8	14	96	9.6
13	Alles Klar Herr Kommissar	DE	7	11	10	7	9	8	10	8	8	12	90	9.0

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Veloce QRF at the Weembinamic 2021

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However, After 8 was rewarded for the team's only tied highscore in Round 8 with the 8-way silver medals. Odin Weembi outscored the winner three times and tied another round and still ended up only in 3rd place on the Weembinamic podium, eight points ahead of After 8 on the traditional leaderboard.

Veloce QRF walked away with one black eye after the semifinals, where they missed the highscores in two consecutive rounds. The weak phase of the winner came with perfect timing, as the pairings allow two teams to advance once in a while when it is necessary to generate the elimination rounds.

Veloce QRF competed with one of the strongest lineups in the team's history. Brian Krause, Airspeed XP8 world champion at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020 provided QRF with the most current 8-way technology, and he was assisted by Martial Ferre and Marco Arrigo.

The other five QRF members have been training and competing with the international 8-way team mostly at indoor events for several years. The Veloce QRF teams usually visit Paraclete XP for the annual 8-way indoor competitions in February.