posted Jun 21st, 2022 - Every coverage of sports in general, and 4-way competition just as well, features naturally much of the action near the top of the leaderboard, with the teams who are in contention for the medal positions. However, the leaderboards usually include several additional internal battles for positioning in other areas of the rankings, and the NSL News covers as much of that as possible.

There is usually more information available of the teams in the top positions of the leaderboards, as it takes some time and attendance at enough events to become a contender for the top spots. The scoring history of the top teams and their lineups alone provide a lot of information that is interesting enough for the audience.

Once in a while, the teams and competitors in other areas of the leaderboards provide the NSL News with team profiles and additional information, which can be used to cover more than only the situation of the top teams. Beyond the usual process of collecting information remotely, the events with live coverage at the competition site allow the NSL News to feature more teams and more footage.

The major events, such as recently the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022, generate significantly more data and information than usual, and the aftermath may follow up with new content for weeks and months.

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FAI Indoor World Cup 2022			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		O,18,14		L,C,F,9		1,J,H,19		3,E,P,Q		20,7,16		2,13,8		17,D,6		N,22,A,G		12,5,11		M,21,4		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	29		54	-3	35		41		29		25		39		37		27		30		346	34.6
2	Aerokart Monaco Akdemie	FR	25	-1	58		28	-3	39	-2	25		25		33		32		24		28	-2	317	31.7
3	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	23	-1	54	-1	30	-1	38	-2	26		23		32		31	-1	24		28	-1	309	30.9
4	ISR FireFlash	BE	22	-1	41	-4	27	-2	36		22	-1	21		31		28		21	-1	27		276	27.6
5	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	22		44		28		30	-2	20	-1	22		26	-1	27		20	-1	24		263	26.3
6	HF Flying Circus	CZ	21	-1	39	-3	27	-2	33	-1	20	-2	21		28	-1	27	-1	21		23	-2	260	26.0
7	Meraki	UK	19	-1	43		25	-1	30	-1	23		20		26		27		20		24		257	25.7
8	Papea Masculino	ES	20	-1	41	-1	26	-2	31		21	-1	17	-2	25	-1	27	-1	21		24		253	25.3
9	SDC Rhythm XP	US	20		39	-2	25		31		17	-2	20		25	-1	22		18	-2	24		241	24.1
10	Out of the Blue	NL	20		39	-2	25		30		17	-2	19		27		23		18	-1	22		240	24.0
10	Echochamber Oceanside	SE	19	-1	43		24	-1	31		18	-2	17	-1	26		23		17	-2	22		240	24.0
12	Once Pakoi	FR	18		36	-2	24		31		19		18		24	-1	24		19		24		237	23.7
13	St Flow Weembi	FR	21		37		25		26	-1	19		19		23		25		19		22		236	23.6
13	Amnesya	IT	17	-1	33	-7	25		29	-1	21		19		24	-1	25		19		24		236	23.6
15	INIT-Y	BR	20	-2	39	-2	24	-1	22	-4	23		18	-1	27	-2	27		14	-3	20	-4	234	23.4
15	Windabona Black Mantis	AT	18	-1	39	-2	25		29		21		18	-1	25		23	-2	14	-2	22		234	23.4
17	Bronteroc	HU	19		41		24		31		19		15	-3	22	-2	24		18	-1	20	-2	233	23.3
18	Chaotic Motion	NL	17	-2	35	-1	23		29		18		18		23		22		19		19	-1	223	22.3
19	Ayro	BE	18	-1	35	-1	22		25	-1	18		17		24		22		17		21		219	21.9
20	Aurora	SE	18		37	-1	23		24	-2	17	-1	17		22	-2	20		17		22		217	21.7
21	Windabona Angels	ES	18	-1	34	-4	20	-1	25	-1	18		17		24		18	-2	18		22		214	21.4
22	Synergy	IT	19		35		22	-1	25	-1	14	-5	17		24		21	-1	16	-2	19		212	21.2
23	Alakran	ES	16	-2	33	-3	24		25	-1	19		18		20	-1	14	-5	14	-2	22		205	20.5
24	So Pressao	BR	15	-1	30	-5	20	-2	25	-1	16		16		21		22	-1	17		22		204	20.4
25	Equinox	LT	14	-4	34		21	-2	25		19		14	-1	21		16	-3	15	-1	22		201	20.1
26	Shaka	UK	17		29		20		22		14	-1	15		17	-2	18		13	-2	19		184	18.4
27	Monaco Aerodyne	FR	16	-1	23	-4	19		21		16		15	-1	18	-1	18		13	-1	18		177	17.7
28	Phoenix	BE	15	-2	27	-2	21		20		13	-4	15		17	-2	17	-1	14	-1	17	-1	176	17.6
29	Flyboys	IL	16		26	-3	16	-3	16	-4	15	-2	14	-1	20	-1	16	-2	12	-1	19	-1	170	17.0

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Flyboys at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 - Footage Courtesy of FAI/ISC/Airspace Charleroi - NSL Live Talk with Joey Jones and Ron Miasnikov

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This time, the NSL News features the teams at the very bottom of the 4-way Open Class leaderboard who battled for their own highscores between each other round by round. The positions changed several times before the final rankings were settled after Round 10.

One of the previews of the FAI Indoor World Cup included NSL Live Talk with Ron Miasnikov, Israel's FAI/ISC Delegate, who had submitted a bidding proposal for the next outdoor world meet in January this year. Joey Jones joined the conversation, after Ron Miasnikov had invited him to Israel, where he was coaching indoor and outdoor teams and introduced skydivers to 4-way training and competition.

Ron Miasnikov explained in the new NSL Live Talk conversation that the participating team from Israel, Flyboys, was originally registered for the 4-way Junior competition in Charleroi. One of the team members turned out to be unavailable for the trip to Belgium, and the team had to switch to 4-way Open when a 4-way senior stepped in as the substitute.

The situation was still the same when the Flyboys arrived at Airspace Charleroi, and they became a part of the featured competition at the bottom of the 4-way Open Class leaderboard, instead of possibly contending for medals in 4-way Junior.

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FAI Indoor World Cup 2022			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way AAA/Open/Women		O,18,14		L,C,F,9		1,J,H,19		3,E,P,Q		20,7,16		2,13,8		17,D,6		N,22,A,G		12,5,11		M,21,4		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	29		54	-3	35		41		29		25		39		37		27		30		346	34.6
2	Aerokart Monaco Akdemie	FR	25	-1	58		28	-3	39	-2	25		25		33		32		24		28	-2	317	31.7
3	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	23	-1	54	-1	30	-1	38	-2	26		23		32		31	-1	24		28	-1	309	30.9
4	HF Cubs	CZ	24		47	-2	24	-5	34	-2	23	-2	23		30		32		22		26	-1	285	28.5
5	ISR FireFlash	BE	22	-1	41	-4	27	-2	36		22	-1	21		31		28		21	-1	27		276	27.6
6	Nephtys	FR	22		44	-1	28		33	-2	23		20	-1	29		29	-1	21	-1	23	-1	272	27.2
7	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	22		44		28		30	-2	20	-1	22		26	-1	27		20	-1	24		263	26.3
8	HF Flying Circus	CZ	21	-1	39	-3	27	-2	33	-1	20	-2	21		28	-1	27	-1	21		23	-2	260	26.0
9	Meraki	UK	19	-1	43		25	-1	30	-1	23		20		26		27		20		24		257	25.7
10	Papea Masculino	ES	20	-1	41	-1	26	-2	31		21	-1	17	-2	25	-1	27	-1	21		24		253	25.3
11	SDC Rhythm XP	US	20		39	-2	25		31		17	-2	20		25	-1	22		18	-2	24		241	24.1
12	Out of the Blue	NL	20		39	-2	25		30		17	-2	19		27		23		18	-1	22		240	24.0
12	Echochamber Oceanside	SE	19	-1	43		24	-1	31		18	-2	17	-1	26		23		17	-2	22		240	24.0
14	Once Pakoi	FR	18		36	-2	24		31		19		18		24	-1	24		19		24		237	23.7
15	St Flow Weembi	FR	21		37		25		26	-1	19		19		23		25		19		22		236	23.6
15	Amnesya	IT	17	-1	33	-7	25		29	-1	21		19		24	-1	25		19		24		236	23.6
17	INIT-Y	BR	20	-2	39	-2	24	-1	22	-4	23		18	-1	27	-2	27		14	-3	20	-4	234	23.4
17	Windabona Black Mantis	AT	18	-1	39	-2	25		29		21		18	-1	25		23	-2	14	-2	22		234	23.4
19	Bronteroc	HU	19		41		24		31		19		15	-3	22	-2	24		18	-1	20	-2	233	23.3
20	Piteraq	DE	19		37		23		30	-1	17	-2	17		24		21		16	-1	22		226	22.6
21	Chaotic Motion	NL	17	-2	35	-1	23		29		18		18		23		22		19		19	-1	223	22.3
22	Skynamite	DE	17	-1	35		23	-1	25	-3	19		16	-1	25		22		15	-2	22		219	21.9
22	Ayro	BE	18	-1	35	-1	22		25	-1	18		17		24		22		17		21		219	21.9
24	Aurora	SE	18		37	-1	23		24	-2	17	-1	17		22	-2	20		17		22		217	21.7
25	Windabona Angels	ES	18	-1	34	-4	20	-1	25	-1	18		17		24		18	-2	18		22		214	21.4
26	Synergy	IT	19		35		22	-1	25	-1	14	-5	17		24		21	-1	16	-2	19		212	21.2
27	Alakran	ES	16	-2	33	-3	24		25	-1	19		18		20	-1	14	-5	14	-2	22		205	20.5
28	So Pressao	BR	15	-1	30	-5	20	-2	25	-1	16		16		21		22	-1	17		22		204	20.4
29	Equinox	LT	14	-4	34		21	-2	25		19		14	-1	21		16	-3	15	-1	22		201	20.1
30	Windwerk EOS	CH	14	-2	30		20		25		17		16		21		19		14	-1	17	-3	193	19.3
31	Shaka	UK	17		29		20		22		14	-1	15		17	-2	18		13	-2	19		184	18.4
32	Monaco Aerodyne	FR	16	-1	23	-4	19		21		16		15	-1	18	-1	18		13	-1	18		177	17.7
33	Phoenix	BE	15	-2	27	-2	21		20		13	-4	15		17	-2	17	-1	14	-1	17	-1	176	17.6
34	Flyboys	IL	16		26	-3	16	-3	16	-4	15	-2	14	-1	20	-1	16	-2	12	-1	19	-1	170	17.0
35	Squadra Militare Femminile	IT	12		19	-3	15		14		12		11	-1	14		15		9	-1	14		135	13.5
36	Fatal Four	NL	11	-1	18	-2	14		16		12	-1	12		14		8	-3	9	-2	15		129	12.9

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Ron Miasnikov was present at the indoor world cup with her small delegation from Israel, while Joey Jones did not make it to Belgium for the event. The Flyboys battled with Phoenix from Belgium and the Monaco 4-way team to stay away from the bottom position and finished within striking distance of the two senior teams.

Shaka from Great Britain had already distanced themselves enough from the three other teams earlier in the meet and before the opponents picked up the pace towards the end. Remarkably, the Flyboys from Israel posted their sole highscore in Round 7 for a sequence with a slot-switching block (17,D,6) that the three 4-way juniors were least prepared for.

The same four teams at the bottom of the 4-way Open Class leaderboard actually outscored a few other teams who performed the same ten sequences. The combined mixed-gender leaderboard is showing two 4-way Women teams behind the same four 4-way Open Class teams.

The six teams in this 4-way group represented six different countries, which made their own competition its own international world meet for a different goal than the world championship title.