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Qatar Falcons finished in 2nd place at the 26th FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships, 49 points behind GKXP8. France did not even have an 8-way team at Crystal Coast. The last French 8-way team at a world championship were Mojo Annecy who finished in last place at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2022 in Eloy.
The 8-way teams of the three Formation Skydiving powerhouses seem to be so clearly separated that they were set in the most obvious ranking and medal positions. However, the gold, silver and bronze medal positions in 8-way could also be totally undefined and open at the same time, considering the situations at the end of the 2024/2025 indoor competition season and before Round 1 at Paraclete XP. The home team has changed the lineup, and the new one, with four new members (Jennifer Davidson, Brandon Kashani, Ian Pedowitz, Jill Stephenson) won the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025 in February this year with a 27.7 average. Qatar Falcons, silver medalists at Crystal Coast last year, had already posted a 27+ average in November last year with the same lineup, and it was not the first time with a 27+ average in the team's history. Last and not least, Martial Ferre guided his No Name lineup to a 26.4 average, also at Weembi Lille in November last year.
FAI Indoor World Championship 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total | Avg | ||
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Rank | 8-way Open Power Rankings | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Total | Avg | |
1 | Paraclete XP8 | US | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | Qatar Falcons | QA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | No Name | FR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4 | Netunos | BR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 | Team Canada | CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 | Air Gremlins | UK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7 | China | CN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Only the 8-way lineup of the Netunos from Brazil seem to be in a secure position behind the medal rankings. Team Canada's 8-way lineup finished 19 points behind Netunos at Paraclete XP in February, and it seems unlikely that the Canadian team could challenge Brazil seriously only seven weeks later.
The Netunos transition to outdoor training and competition right after the end of the indoor season. They travel from North Carolina to Florida to join the registered world class 4-way teams at the Shamrock Showdown 2025. Registration is still open for additional other 8-way teams. Great Britain has also originally registered an 8-way team for the indoor world championship. The colorful Air Gremlins lineup won the British Indoor Nationals in November last year, where the Qatar Falcons posted their 27.1 average. However, there is no indication whether any British 8-way team will represent the country at Paraclete XP.
Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Avg | ||
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Rank | 8-way Open | J,16,N,G | 5,O,M,B | 12,1,18 | 17,K,20 | 14,Q,3 | L,19,11 | 15,10,A | 6,E,P,D | C,9,7 | F,22,13 | Total | Avg | |
1 | XP8 | US | 38 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 277 | 27.7 |
2 | Prison 9 | US | 29 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 216 | 21.6 |
3 | Infinite Octane | US | 26 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 203 | 20.3 |
4 | Bra Nok XP | US | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 193 | 19.3 |
5 | Netunos | BR | 16 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 154 | 15.4 |
6 | Team Canada | CA | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 135 | 13.5 |
7 | Papa D's G8ngsteRhs | US | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 130 | 13.0 |
8 | Platinum XP8 | US | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 119 | 11.9 |
9 | 34 Points | US | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 92 | 9.2 |
The 8-way lineup could be a combination of the two 4-way teams or a separate unknown 8-way team. Either way, China is only listed at the bottom of the NSL Power Rankings due to to the lack of any information and previous scores. The whole 8-way leaderboard is actually open for China if they visit the United States with similar strength as in 4-way on their home turf at the indoor world cup last year.
China has never competed in 8-way at world championships since 1985, neither outdoors nor indoors. It would be the first time that a Chinese 8-way team participated in the event. Even only a combination of the two 4-way teams would probably move up the 8-way team to a higher position on the 8-way leaderboard. Both Chinese 4-way teams impressed at the indoor world cup, and the 4-way Women team followed up outdoors with the 2nd place at the 26th FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships. The 4-way Women team is expected to be the top contender, and the 4-way Open Class team could be in the race for the 4th place. China's 8-way team is only a question mark so far.
British Indoor Nationals 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Avg | ||
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Rank | 8-way Open | E,11,G,O | 3,A,P,19 | 1,22,B | 9,L,17 | 18,J,N,4 | 15,16,13 | 12,M,5 | C,Q,20,7 | 14,2,F | D,21,H,10 | Total | Avg | |
1 | Qatar Falcons | QA | 30 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 271 | 27.1 |
Weembinamic 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Avg | ||
Rank | 8-way Open | 16,A,18 | 19,7,13 | K,2,G,F | 21,E,M,H | O,L,J,C,P | 9,14,12 | N,6,D,17 | 20,11,22 | B,10,15 | 4,1,3 | Total | Avg | |
1 | No Name | FR | 29 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 264 | 26.4 |