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Out Of The Blue, the Dutch national 4-way indoor and outdoor team, is well know in the international 4-way community after several appearances at FAI indoor and outdoor world championships and world cups. The second Dutch team with former project members, Chaotic Motion VIXX, has been in the shadow of the national team, while moving consistently closer to the country's 4-way top position.
The most recent duel at the ISR Grand Prix 2022 ended up with a 5-point advantage for OOTB after (193 - 188) the eight meet rounds in Roosendaal. The 23.5 average was a new team record number for Chaotic Motion, while Out OF The Blue finished with almost exactly the same average (24.1 - 24.0) that they had posted at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022. Chaotic Motion were still 17 points behind OOTB at Airspace Charleroi in April.
Both teams then turned to outdoor training and competition and preparations for the national championships in September, and Out OF The Blue continued for another month, as they would compete for the Netherlands at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2022, as well.
ISR Grand Prix 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Avg | ||
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Rank | AAA Class | 13,12,D | O,10,3 | 11,Q,N,15 | A,J,6,18 | 9,16,7 | 22,K,F,C | B,P,5,L | 1,21,H | Total | Avg | |
1 | Out of the Blue | NL | 21 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 193 | 24.1 |
2 | HF Flying Circus | CZ | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 22 | 190 | 23.8 |
3 | Chaotic Motion VIXX | NL | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 21 | 188 | 23.5 |
4 | Falco | BE | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 185 | 23.1 |
5 | Realfly Fire | CH | 18 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 168 | 21.0 |
6 | HF Chameleons | CZ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 161 | 20.1 |
7 | Phoenix | BE | 13 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 150 | 18.8 |
8 | Fuel | NL | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 149 | 18.6 |
9 | HF Flying Rebels | CZ | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 148 | 18.5 |
10 | Jazz Republic | ZA | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 143 | 17.9 |
11 | Trance Ition | NL | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 140 | 17.5 |
12 | Aquila | NL | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 139 | 17.4 |
13 | Lux | NL | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 136 | 17.0 |
14 | Oblivion | IT | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 135 | 16.9 |
15 | Aerogravity | IT | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 134 | 16.8 |
16 | Full Flow | BE | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 117 | 14.6 |
17 | Fire Phoenix | IT | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 113 | 14.1 |
18 | 50 50 | NL | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 105 | 13.1 |
19 | Shinobi | NL | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 96 | 12.0 |
20 | Ascension | ZA | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 92 | 11.5 |
21 | Joulz | NL | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 86 | 10.8 |
It was still the 4th different lineup in Roosendaal at the 4th different competition for Chaotic Motion last year. Sofia van der Vlist, Danny Dörfel and Rick Verbunt provided the consistency of the lineup at all four events. They are also original members of the team and started with Chaotic Motion at the Tomscat Trophy in July 2019. Manuel Klinis completed the original lineup, with Fanny Hopmans on camera.
In fact, original members Sofia van der Vlist, Danny Dörfel and Rick Verbunt have not missed a Chaotic Motion competition yet since the team was founded, and Fanny Hopmans has filmed the team at each outdoor meet with one exception. She performed in front of the camera at this year's national outdoor championship, where Jeffrey Ham took her slot on camera. Fanny Hopmans was not needed for a camera job at the ISR Grand Prix, however, she still competed at the same event with 50 50, while her team mates challenged Out Of The Blue and HF Flying Circus on the top of the same AAA Class leaderboard.
Netherlands Outdoor Nationals 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Avg | |||||||||||
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Rank | AAA Class | Q,20,18 | 19,H,N,L | D,G,16,5 | 1,17,M | B,K,14,6 | 11,J,2 | 22,21,3 | A,P,9,15 | 13,7,F | 4,8,12 | Total | Avg | ||||||||||
1 | Out of the Blue | 12 | -1 | 19 | -2 | 19 | -1 | 17 | 16 | -1 | 15 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 21 | 14 | 166 | 16.6 | |||||
2 | Chaotic Motion VIXX | 12 | -1 | 15 | -2 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 12 | 144 | 14.4 | ||||||
3 | Lux | 10 | -1 | 14 | -1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 15 | -2 | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | ||||||
4 | Shinobi | 7 | -2 | 9 | -2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 90 | 9.0 | |||||||
5 | 4igami | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 | -1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 7 | 89 | 8.9 | |||||||
6 | Joulz | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 7.2 |
Erwin van der Braak was the first substitute at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022. He is a former Dynamic Fource member and launched the 4-way project together with Alex Egberink in 2017. He was glad to fill the open slot in Charleroi.
Original member Sofia van der Vlist's father Hans van der Vlist then stepped in for the Tomscat Trophy 2022, when Manuel Klinis was not ready for his outdoor comeback. Chaotic Motion with Hans van der Vlist posted their scores on the AA Class leaderboard. Team videographer Fanny Hopmans then took the slot in front of the camera at the national outdoor championship, and Manuel Klinis was back for the ISR Grand Prix.
Manuel Klinis will not be back for Chaotic Motion and Jaap Keuter has committed to the new lineup. He is one of the most experienced Dutch 4-way and 8-way competitors, and he also competed with Fuel at the ISR Grand Prix in November. The Dutch race between Out Of The Blue and Chaotic Motion could become even more exciting in the near future.