posted Sep 14th, 2025 - The NSL News aftermath of the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 continues while the next event brings some of the teams back together who competed at Skydive Teuge in the Netherlands not long ago. The BENELUX Championship is the open Belgian national outdoor championship that includes the Dutch championship. NMP PCH HayaBusa (BE), Ayro (BE), Out Of The Blue (NL) and Funky Falcon (NL) are back in 4-way action after recently posting scores at the outdoor world cup.

OOTB had denied Ayro the last Top 10 position at the world cup by three point (175 - 172). It will be very difficult for OOTB to stay ahead of Ayro two weeks later. The Ibens family explained during a visit at Skydive Teuge on September 1st that young Siem Ibens will join the Dutch team after the world cup. He is now in the new lineup for the running competition, where Ayro have continued without any changes. Ayro are ahead by three points after Round 2.

OOTB's previous lineup won the Top 10 battle after ten exciting rounds over Ayro and Spain's Papea. However, the Dutch national team was pushed out of the Top 10 on the unofficial combined AAA Class leaderboard (4-way Open/4-way Women) when Nephtys Maubeuge finished in 4th place right behind the Open Class medal positions.

FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open/Women Combined		B,Q,19,F		G,13,K,A		12,7,8		16,E,6		1,J,9		10,15,21		5,18,L		M,20,11		C,17,2		22,O,P,3		Total	Avg
1	Aethers Lille	FR	36	-2	36		20	-1	25		29		20		24	-1	24		24	-1	25		263	26.3
2	Golden Knights	US	33		31	-2	20		24	-1	27	-1	16	-2	23		24		24		24		246	24.6
3	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	33		28	-3	19		24		30		18	-1	19	-2	22		21	-1	23		237	23.7
4	Nephtys Maubeuge	FR	28		27		17		19	-1	24		17		19		19		19		19		208	20.8
5	SDC Rhythm XP	US	27	-1	22	-5	17		22		21	-3	14	-2	20	-1	18	-1	20		19		200	20.0
6	U.S. Team 1	US	24	-2	21	-2	17		20		24		15	-1	18		19		21	-1	19		198	19.8
7	Skywalkers Junior	CZ	28		22	-2	16	-1	20		23		15	-1	18		18	-1	17	-2	19		196	19.6
8	Echochamber	SE	26		25		16	-1	20		24		12	-1	16	-1	19		18	-1	19		195	19.5
9	Agera	NO	27	-1	23	-1	17		18	-2	23	-1	16		17		17	-1	17	-2	19		194	19.4
10	RhEvolution XP	US	27		22		15		18	-1	21		15		13	-2	17		17		17		182	18.2
11	Out Of The Blue	NL	21	-2	22		13	-2	17		21		14		16		17	-1	17		17		175	17.5
12	AYRO	BE	24		22		13		18		21		12	-1	13	-2	17		17		15		172	17.2
13	Papea	ES	21	-3	22		17		18		18	-3	14		13	-1	15	-2	16	-2	16	-1	170	17.0
14	Thyra	NO	16	-3	17		13		14		16		10	-1	11	-1	12		14		14		137	13.7
15	Chop Chop!	AU	18		16		11		12		16		9		10	-1	14		12	-1	13		131	13.1
16	Les Hermines	FR	17	-2	16	-1	10	-1	12		15		8	-1	10		14		13		13		128	12.8
17	British Army Volt4ge	UK	16		12		10		12		14	-2	11		9	-1	11	-1	10	-1	11		116	11.6
18	XP Angels	US	9	-7	10	-3	9	-2	11		14		9		9		12		12		13		108	10.8
19	Axis	UK	13	-1	10	-2	10		10		14		9		8		11		10	-1	9	-2	104	10.4
20	Perris 4ever	US	13		11		8	-1	9		11		8		8	-1	10		10		11		99	9.9
21	Funky Falcon	NL	11	-2	11	-1	7		9		14		8		8		10		9		11		98	9.8

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Nephtys Maubeuge - U.S. Team 1 at the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025

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The 4th place for Nephtys Maubeuge on the combined leaderboard is the same finishing position that XPG4 had at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2024. Arizona Airspeed, Aethers Lille and Qatar Tigers took the medal positions in 4-way Open at Crystal Coast, and XPG4 won the 4-way Women gold medals. The U.S. team left even NMP PCH HayaBusa behind by 15 points to finish in 4th place on the combined leaderboard.

Nephtys and XPG4 had a modified rematch on the combined leaderboard of the outdoor world cup a year later. Actually, the first modified rematch took place in 4-way Women at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025. Both teams had different lineups at Paraclete XP, and Nephtys won by 28 points this time, three points behind the winner from China (292 - 289).

The latest modified rematch was very different, as the members of both teams competed in different events at the outdoor world cup. Nephtys Maubeuge continued in 4-way Women for France with a new lineup. Gaelle Giesen replaced Clementine LeBohec for outdoor competition in 2025, first at the national championship, followed by the outdoor world cup at Skydive Teuge. The current Nephtys had no serious opponent in 4-way Women in the Netherlands and kept their eyes on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard instead.

FAI Outdoor World Championship 2024			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way AAA		14,G,13		J,C,17,12		D,A,21,P		18,B,H,F		E,L,O,8		22,2,K		6,7,16		9,20,15		3,M,N,4		5,1,10		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	24		27	-1	33		36		31		23		26		26		25		22	-1	273	27.3
2	Aethers	FR	22		23	-4	33		32	-1	29		23		22		21		25		22		252	25.2
3	Qatar Tigers	QA	21		20	-3	26	-2	32		29	-1	20		21		20		19	-2	20		228	22.8
4	XPG4	US	19	-1	22	-1	28		30	-1	28		20		20		18	-1	24		18		227	22.7
5	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	19		21	-2	25		25		25	-1	20		19		17		21	-1	20		212	21.2
5	China	CN	18	-1	17	-4	29		27		28	-1	18		21		16	-1	21		17	-1	212	21.2
7	Nephtys	FR	17		20		27		26	-1	25		18		17	-1	15	-1	17	-2	16		198	19.8
8	Echochamber	SE	17		21	-1	24	-2	26		22	-1	16	-2	20		14	-2	19	-1	17		196	19.6
9	Airbus Illertissen Oceanside	DE	17		19		21	-1	26		23		16		19		15	-1	18	-2	16	-1	190	19.0
10	Agera	NO	14	-1	17	-2	18	-2	26		24		17		17		15		19		17		184	18.4
11	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	16		17		21		23		20		16		15	-1	15		19		17		179	17.9
12	Out Of The Blue	NL	13	-1	17		22	-1	22	-1	22	-1	12	-1	19		14		18	-1	16	-1	175	17.5
12	Apex	UK	15		18		21	-2	25		21	-2	13	-2	18		14	-1	15	-2	15		175	17.5
14	Papea	ES	14	-1	15	-2	23		20	-1	23		14	-2	17		16		13	-1	15		170	17.0
15	Havoc	AU	13		13	-2	19	-1	16	-1	18		13		14	-1	12	-2	16		14		148	14.8
16	Netunos	BR	11		15	-1	17	-1	18	-1	19		13		15		10	-1	14	-1	12	-2	144	14.4
17	Thyra	NO	12		14		18		14	-2	11	-5	13		12	-1	12		14		12		132	13.2

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XPG4 - Nephtys Maubeuge at the FAI Outdoor World Championship 2024

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Former XPG4 members Michelle Karamon and Brenn Richards did not even come back in 4-way Women. They joined forces with Niklas Hemlin and Craig Girard for the 4-way Open Class competition at the outdoor world cup. Their new team name, U.S. Team One, did not make it to the official FAI/ISC leaderboard, where XPG4 has still been listed.

Michelle Karamon, Brenn Richards and Niklas Hemlin knew each other very well after their two meets with Tunnel Vision at the Wind Games in January and the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025 in February. Former SDC Rhythm XP member Keith Conner was the 4th Tunnel Vision member.

Craig Girard joined the same 3-way for the 4-way Open Class competition at the outdoor world cup that the Nephtys Maubeuge members were following very carefully. Both teams ended up very close to each other on the combined leaderboard, where the Nephtys took the 4th place that XPG4 finished in at the outdoor world championship last year. The U.S. team will disband again for the USPA Nationals, with no comeback of XPG4 as a 4-way Women team to be expected. All team members continue in different mixed-gender lineups, in 4-way and in 8-way. The Nephtys will switch back to indoor training and prepare with a similar lineup for the 4-way Women competition at the indoor world cup at Weembi Lille next April.

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Award Ceremony of the FAI Indoor World Cup - Produced by Matt Landsmann

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