posted Sep 21st, 2010 - The NSL-TV coverage with reviews of the Top 6 teams at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2010 has come to Round 6 so far. Today's story completes the story of the unofficial "Amateur Championship" in Menzelinsk.

The first part on 22 August 2010 included the first three rounds. The four national teams from Germany (Paratec-Saar), United Kingdom (Satori), Netherlands (Dynamic Fource) and Finland (Pro Team) were set in their final positions after Round 3.

The second part on 3 September 2010 featured the videos of Rounds 4 to 6. The same four teams were now broken up into two duels. Paratec-Saar and Satori were left in the race for the title of the best amateur team in the world throughout the last three rounds.

World Meet 2010		Round1	Round2	Round3	Round4	Round5	Round6	Round7	Round8	Round9	Total	Avg
Rank	Open Class	10,7,12	3,11,5	J,M,Q,P,L	19,1,13	N,18,20	K,17,8	2,15,H	4,D,6	O,E,9,G	Total	Avg
7	Germany Paratec-Saar	16	18	53	17	15	18	16	19	30	202	22.4
8	UK Satori	18	18	47	16	17	18	17	18	29	198	22.0
9	Netherlands Dynamic Fource	17	18	44	16	16	15	16	18	26	186	20.7
10	Finland Pro Team	17	16	43	14	15	17	17	17	28	184	20.4

Paratec-Saar had created a surprising 3-point lead over Satori in the first six rounds. The German 53-pointer in the fast Round 3 was the major contributing factor, which added six points to the German account over Satori. However, the Germans kept hanging on to the lead for the next three rounds as well and were still three points ahead after Round 6.

Satori had lost two more points (-5) in the judging room than the Germans (-3) until Round 6. The scores of Round 7 brought hope for Satori, as Paratec-Saar lost additional two points, and the German lead was down to two points.

It didn't last long. The Germans came back with a great Round 8, while Satori lost a point. The other fast sequence of Round 9 would be the last chance for Satori to win the unofficial amateur title. It would be difficult though since the German team likes the fast sequences, as the scores of Round 4 had already shown.

Rounds 7 - 9 of the Amateur Championship contenders at the World Meet 2010 in Menzelinsk

There was some drama when Paratec-Saar lost four points in Round 9. The German team completed 33 points in working time and ended up with an official score of 29 points. The door was open for Satori.

It was not enough. Satori only made it to the 31st scoring formation and gave away a point, as well. Germany had even added a point to the lead and repeated what the German national team EADS had achieved at the World Meet 2006. However, Paratec-Saar has now taken away all national records from the amateur champion of 2006.

At the same time, the Dutch national team Dynamic Fource was working hard to fend off the Pro Team from Finland. Dynamic Fource was expected to be the top contender for the unofficial amateur title after a battle with the Italian Spin Team at the World Meet 2008 in Maubeuge.

It was a much tougher competition in Menzelinsk this year. Dynamic Fource had finished with an 18.4 average after seven rounds in Maubeuge and had a 20.7 average after nine rounds in Menzelinsk. It was still barely enough to defend the 9th place against the Pro Team.

Finland's national team had reduced the 4-point deficit after Round 6 to three points in Round 7, lost a point in Round 8 and won Round 9 by two points over Dynamic Fource. The Pro Team set new standards for the Scandinavian country this year and finished in 10th place with a 20.4 average.

Dynamic Fource lost a total of six points in the 9-round meet for the semi-finalists, and the Pro Team was one of the cleanest teams with only three point deductions.