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Did You Know...

... that The HF Flying Rebels won the final showdown for the world meet slot?

HF Flying Rebels and HF Chameleons at the ISR Grand Prix 2022
posted Jan 18th, 2023 - The Czech 4-way teams have been in full indoor swing since Jan Klapka opened the winter season with the November meet of the Czech Tunnel League. The two 4-way Junior teams, HF Flying Rebels and HF Chameleons, have completed 58 AAA Class rounds in the six meets within the same time frame, and the two Czech national 4-way teams, HF Flying Circus (4-way Open) and HF Cubs (4-way Women) are not far behind.

The NSL News reported the situation in the race for the 4-way Junior slot in the Czech delegation for the FAI Indoor World Championship 2023 on 18 December 2022. The HF Chameleons were seven points ahead (748 - 741) for the total of the four meets that both teams had attended by then.

HF Flying Rebels won the December duel (203 - 191) and took back the lead by five points (944 – 939). The national indoor championship last week would become the final showdown between the two FAI medal winners at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022.

Only one of the two teams would qualify for the indoor world championship in Slovakia, and the Flying Rebels left no doubt who will compete for the Czech Republic in April. Both teams finished with new team record averages, and even the Chameleons are almost exactly at the AAA Class scoring level of the HF Cubs before they won the 4-way Junior title in 2019. However, only one team per country is eligible for world championships, and Jan Klapka selected the Flying Rebels after the convincing 23.3 average performance last week.

Czech Indoor Open 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Avg
Rank AAA Class 20,15,E 7,N,C,5 6,11,16 H,12,1,3 1,18,J Q,K,19,9 M,8,G,10 O,14,D,4 17,L,22 3,B,F,A Total Avg
1 HF Cubs  CZ  27 30 23 22 26 33 22 27 22 38 270 27.0
2 HF Flying Circus  CZ  23 31 22 20 23 29 24 24 21 36 253 25.3
3 HF Flying Rebels  CZ  20 27 20 19 21 26 20 25 21 34 233 23.3
4 Bronteroc  HU  18 26 19 19 21 24 19 22 20 29 217 21.7
5 HF Chameleons  CZ  20 25 19 20 20 24 17 22 16 30 213 21.3
6 4 V Tunelu  CZ  12 20 13 15 15 17 14 16 8 22 152 15.2
7 Fire Phoenix  IT  11 17 13 14 10 16 14 12 12 16 135 13.5
8 M Team  CZ  10 13 12 13 10 13 12 12 8 14 117 11.7

HF Flying Rebels - HF Chameleons at the Czech Indoor Open 2023
Still enough time for a camera smile: HF Cubs in action
In fact, the HF Cubs posted a 23.3 average in the AAA Class at their last competition before winning the 4-way Junior world championship title in Weembi Lille 2019. The HF Flying Rebels now still have more than two months to transition from the 23.3 AAA Class average to AA Class competition. There is obviously a realistic chance that the new Czech national team in 4-way Junior might finish at least on the same 30-average level as the HF Cubs did in 2019.

There is no doubt that the HF Chameleons will keep pushing their 4-way junior friends in the meantime. The duel between the two teams was very productive and generated the top contender for the 4-way Junior competition in Slovakia, where the Flying Rebels will try to defend the HF Cubs gold medals successfully.

The Flying Rebels are actually not only defending the Cubs' FAI gold medals in 4-way Junior. They are also the reigning world cup champions after winning the 4-way Junior competition at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 with the 28.1 average in April last year. The HF Cubs are in the same situation. They won at the same event in 4-way Women and would win their second world championship title, after the 4-way Junior gold in 2019. At least NFTO and France will try to interfere with the Czech plans.



HF Cubs - HF Flying Circus at the Czech Indoor Open 2023
Jan Klapka with HF Cubs during the Czech Indoor Open 2023
HF Cubs and HF Flying Circus both compete with exactly the same lineups who attended the world championship in 2019 and the world cup in 2022, while the Flying Rebels had one change at the beginning of the 2022/2023 indoor season. The consistency of the Czech 4-way delegation maintains the status of an international indoor powerhouse.

The two sets of FAI gold medals in the horizontal 4-way events at Weembi Lille 2019, plus the Top 10 position of Flying Circus, made the Czech delegation the most successful nation at the event. They confirmed and even improved the results in Charleroi last year, and the run-up to this year's FAI event is promising for Jan Klapka.

The two senior national teams are well prepared, as well. The HF Cubs completed their 4th indoor competition since November at the open national championship, and they are gaining momentum and quality meet by meet. HF Flying Circus have five meets behind them since November, and they are close to their 6th place level (26.0) in April last year. The Czech delegation for the indoor world championship seems to be ready, with more than two months of additional time available for the final preparations.

Czech Indoor Open 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Avg
Rank AA Class E,7,11 19,8 H,9,G O,20,D J,K,C,4 A,22,N M,Q,18 2,6 21,F,P B,15,14 Total Avg
1 Sky 21  CZ  18 12 24 18 16 14 16 11 19 13 161 16.1
2 Kiss My Grips  SK  15 13 24 15 15 12 15 13 19 13 154 15.4
Rank A Class 9,8 6,N 4,M A,O,C G,H,B P,L,D 2,E F,19 7,Q 21,K Total Avg
1 Gang Bang Slavnica  SK  13 14 16 24 22 20 15 16 18 15 173 17.3
2 Panthers  CZ  14 13 16 18 20 22 10 14 19 8 154 15.4
3 Kiss & Piss  CZ  13 8 12 16 21 17 12 15 13 11 138 13.8
4 Moravian Flyers  CZ  12 12 13 16 16 14 12 10 15 11 131 13.1
5 Vortex  UK  11 13 13 10 15 19 13 11 13 12 130 13.0
6 Moravian Cats  CZ  10 9 8 10 14 14 11 14 15 7 112 11.2
Rank Rookie C,B,L J,Q,H G,M,O A,K,D N,F,P E,G,L N,M,B E,O,Q C,H,K A,J,D Total Avg
1 Helicopters  CZ  14 16 15 14 18 13 17 18 16 19 160 16.0
2 Smart Fish  CZ  12 12 19 11 19 12 19 15 14 17 150 15.0
3 Smajlici  CZ  10 10 14 13 17 14 16 14 18 18 144 14.4
4 Surikaty  CZ  10 17 14 12 16 14 21 14 13 11 142 14.2
5 Dycky Most  CZ  7 13 14 15 15 12 20 10 10 12 128 12.8
6 Unicorns  CZ  10 10 11 12 14 11 15 13 11 7 114 11.4
Czech national teams for the FAI Indoor World Championship 2023: HF Flying Circus - HF Cubs - HF Flying Rebels
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