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Two other national 4-way teams honored the occasion with their presence at the Luxfly windtunnel in Luxembourg. Out Of The Blue defended the national indoor title successfully with the team's 3rd place behind ISR FireFlash (Belgium) and Agera (Norway).
Out Of The Blue and ISR FireFlash have met each other multiple times at 4-way indoor and outdoor events, while Agera were facing the best Belgium 4-way team behind NMP PCH HayaBusa for the first time. Agera and Out Of The Blue have been their countries' respective national teams for several years. They were direct opponents for the first time at the 25th FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships 2022. Agera (9th) outscored Out Of The Blue (11th) by five points in Eloy. The Dutch national 4-way team turned the table at the 4th FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championship 2023 in Slovakia and won the next duel by two points. Out Of The Blue maintained the upper hand at the 23rd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving 2023 in Norway (173 - 165). Agera now tied the duel (2:2) with the 9-point advantage over the new OOTB lineup.
BENELUX Indoor 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Avg | ||
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Rank | AAA Class | 6,2,C | J,L,21,O | N,D,17,Q | A,9,B,19 | 3,F,H,22 | P,14,16 | E,M,4,1 | 15,12,20 | 10,18,5 | 11,13,K | Total | Avg | |
1 | ISR Fireflash | BE | 24 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 258 | 25.8 |
2 | Agera | NO | 24 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 241 | 24.1 |
3 | Out Of The Blue | NL | 24 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 232 | 23.2 |
4 | AYRO | BE | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 210 | 21.0 |
5 | Garudas | BE | 19 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 192 | 19.2 |
6 | Full Flow | BE | 16 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 183 | 18.3 |
ISR FireFlash and Out Of The Blue were again on the same leaderboard at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 where FireFlash finished right behind NMP PCH HayaBusa, and Out Of The Blue made the Top 10 with a 24.0 average. The Dutch team reduced the distance to FireFlash significantly at the previous lineup's last indoor meet, the ISR Grand Prix in November 2023, and finished ten points behind in 2nd place.
The distance grew again last weekend when Out Of The Blue competed with the new lineup for the first time. ISR FireFlash were back for their 4th competition with the new lineup that started in November last year, while Out Of The Blue replaced Mandy Feijen and Bart Daenen with Roald de Leest andPaul Hofstee, as the NSL News reported on February 13th. Agera's newest member Amund Meyer joined the team at the beginning of last year, and the BENELUX Championship was the 6th competition for the current lineup.
BENELUX Indoor 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Avg | ||
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Rank | AA Class | 6,C,2 | J,L,21 | N,D,Q,O | A,9,B | F,H,22 | P,14,19 | E,M,4 | 15,20 | Total | Avg | |
1 | Hybris | BE | 8 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 139 | 17.4 |
2 | Les Bones Nancy | FR | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 122 | 15.3 |
3 | V-Power | NL | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 13.5 |
4 | Lift Off | FR | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 106 | 13.3 |
5 | KO's Lux Edition | DE | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 95 | 11.9 |
6 | The Loop | NL | 8 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 90 | 11.3 |
Rank | A Class | 6,C | J,L,21 | N,D,Q | A,9 | F,H,2 | P,O,19 | E,M,4 | K,G,8 | Total | Avg | |
1 | Evolys | BE | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 110 | 13.8 |
2 | Fuelled by Eddy | BE | 9 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 11.3 |
3 | JokAir Nancy | FR | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 87 | 10.9 |
4 | The Frouts | BE | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 84 | 10.5 |
Rank | Rookie | C,J,L | A,B,F | N,D,Q | H,P,O | E,M,K | G,K,C | J,H,L | G,E,Q | Total | Avg | |
1 | Fourplay | BE | 10 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 120 | 15.0 |
2 | The Lobsters | LU | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 5.5 |
3 | Les Touristes | BE | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 2.6 |
Agera were happy with their performance in Luxembourg, and they enjoyed the visit at the BENELUX Championship as a guest team. They arrived at the competition site late on Friday and could prepare only with the one minute of speed-checking time. Then they had to deal with an unfamiliar entry door and airflow in Round 1 on Saturday morning.
Team member Kjetil Viste Levik said that his team selected Block 6 (Stardian - Stardian) for their speed-checking time and practiced the entry three times with "horrible results". However, Agera were hoping that Block 6 was most likely not one of the entry formations or blocks in the ten meet rounds. Then it was drawn for Round 1, and the team confidence was not on the highest level. Agera still mastered Block 6 in Round 1 well and tied ISR FireFlash in the opening round, and four more times. The guest team from Norway felt welcome and enjoyed the first friendly confrontation with the new Out Of The Blue lineup. The next one will follow soon at the indoor world cup in China.