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Final Four DeLand defended the title successfully and had the opportunity to impress the German 4-way community even more with good scores in the last three rounds. This story did not have a happy end though, as the team did not perform on the expected level and even lost one round to the Usual Suspects.
On the other hand, the team in 2nd place could be very pleased with last weekend's performance. The Usual Suspects, with former X-Ray Remscheid member Uwe Soppa guiding the team, finished above the 14-average level for the first time in team history.
Northern German 2011 | Round1 | Round2 | Round3 | Round4 | Round5 | Round6 | Round7 | Round8 | Round9 | Round10 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA Class | 21,15,O | 20,12,3 | G,1,H,9 | 11,A,L,7 | 17,P,N,8 | 10,F,14 | D,2,K,5 | Q,19,4 | 22,16,J | B,13,C,E | Total | Avg |
1 | Final Four DeLand | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 161 | 16.1 |
2 | Usual Suspects | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 141 | 14.1 |
3 | Gelb Jung und Schoen | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 113 | 11.3 |
4 | Phos4 Kassel | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 96 | 9.6 |
5 | Pacmen | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 8.2 |
The Yellow, Young and Beautiful 4-way veterans could finally not live up to the team name, at least in one aspect. The NSL News mentioned at last weekend's first update that a Block 14 collision in training had caused a black eye.
The victim, Uli Sehrbrock, now provided a photo and admitted that his team mate Henning Stumpp's knee was in the way of a smooth turn. It was surely not the first collision that happened during Block 14 (Bipole - Bipole). Many 4-way competitors have suffered bruises on heads, knees and ellbows while spinning on place.
The award ceremony still happened under blue skies in the early afternoon, students and other jumpers still continued until approx. 4 PM and the arrival of the weather front.
Germany also hosts the World Cup this year. Final Four does not have this event on the team's calendar. Yellow Young and Beautiful members Henning Stumpp and Olaf Biedermann will compete with the German 8-way team at the World Cup. X-Ray Remscheid members Steffen Schiedek and Uli Sehrbrock will compete with Final Four for medals at the German Nationals in September.