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The extended leaderboard shows the second cleanest round of the competition with only one point deduction for the Swedish national team Bardagi. Only Round 2 was cleaner so far, with no point deductions at all for the Top 8 teams.
However, Bardagi probably still wonders why the exit formation of Block 3 (Side Flake Opal - Turf) was judged incomplete, while the three teams in the battle for the bronze medal position (Paratec-Saar, Sky Panthers Barkli, Gradient Alpha) were glad to get away with a few very close calls that could have easily turned into penalties for "Incomplete Separation".
World Cup 2011 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | 4way Open Class | C,22,19 | E,M,1,2 | 12,9,16 | O,8,10 | Q,14,5 | P,17,K,18 | 21,L,J,13 | 3,11,B | 20,G,H,4 | N,F,A,7 | Total | Avg |
1 | Aerodyne Aerokart | 22 | 27 | 23 (-1) | 22 | 26 | 25 (-1) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 255 | 25.5 |
2 | NMP-PCH Hayabusa | 22 | 27 | 23 | 21 (-1) | 24 | 25 (-3) | 21 (-4) | 23 | 24 | 39 | 249 | 24.9 |
3 | Paratec-Saar | 16 (-2) | 23 | 19 | 15 (-2) | 19 | 18 (-1) | 16 (-2) | 19 | 20 | 31 | 196 | 19.6 |
4 | Sky Panthers Barkli | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 (-2) | 19 (-1) | 16 (-3) | 15 (-4) | 19 | 19 | 33 | 195 | 19.5 |
5 | Gradient Alpha | 17 | 21 | 17 (-2) | 13 (-2) | 20 | 20 (-1) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 189 | 18.9 |
6 | EX3MO4 | 15 (-1) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 (-1) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 182 | 18.2 |
7 | Bardagi | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 (-1) | 14 (-3) | 19 | 15 (-1) | 17 | 29 | 177 | 17.7 |
8 | Dynamite | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | - | 149 | 16.6 |
However, this unoffical title is actually questionable, as another 4way team with "amateur competitors" has already scored higher than Paratec-Saar this year and may do it again this weekend. The Dutch/Belgian Thunder lineup posted a 20.1 average at the Tomscat Trophy 2011, which beats the German 19.6 average at the World Cup.
The ESL Championship 2011 is coming up this weekend, and 15 teams from six different nations have signed up for the meet in Texel. Thunder is officially competing for Belgium in this competition. Three other AAA Class teams from the Netherlands will only see Thunder's backlights on the leaderboard.
Thunder was planning to challenge the German amateur champions at the World Cup 2011 and tried to register as a guest team for the competition on Paratec-Saar's home turf. This duel would have given the event some additional excitement. However, the FAI/IPC rules do not permit guest teams with an international lineup to participate, and Thunder's registration attempt was rejected.
It turned out that there was eventually a guest team at the World Cup that was accepted when IPC President Graeme Windsor decided on the spot to let the Swiss 8way Team VIVA enter the meet with French 8way world champion Martial Ferre. VIVA registered originally with a complete Swiss lineup and had to improvise when some team members were not available.
Thunder's Center Inside Sven Ibens is a member of IPC's Competition Committee and one of the original Hayabusa members. He visited the World Cup 2011 for a day on the way to a training camp, together with Thunder coach Thomas Hughes, and had the opportunity to follow Paratec-Saar's fight for the bronze medals live on site.
The ESL Championship 2011 is the third meet opportunity for Thunder this year, after the World Challenge 2011 and the Tomscat Trophy. The team has plans for the 2012 season with the same lineup and is still looking for an opportunity to face Paratec-Saar directly. The Shamrock Showdown 2012 could become the event for this special showdown.