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The whole field of 15 teams included only one team that had competed at the World Cup 2011 a few weeks earlier. Whooops from the Netherlands was the Dutch national team in Germany.
Another team had tried to enter the World Cup competition, as well, as the NSL News reported on 15 September 2011. The international Thunder lineup was not accepted as a guest team and then competed at the ESL Championship in Texel.
ESL Championship 2011 | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Rd. 5 | Rd. 6 | Rd. 7 | Rd. 8 | Rd. 9 | Rd. 10 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA Class | 6,Q,B,A | 22,1,10 | 15,17,16 | C,12,7 | 20,E,3 | 18,M,K,J | 13,N,P,9 | L,19,21 | D,14,5 | 11,8,4 | Total | Avg |
1 | Thunder | 27 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 198 | 19.8 |
2 | Whooops | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 138 | 13.8 |
3 | Ignition | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 124 | 12.4 |
4 | Turbulence Unloaded | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 103 | 10.3 |
Whooops posted almost exactly the same meet averages (13.9 - 13.8) at the Dutch Nationals and the ESL Championship. The competition draw at the World Cup was apparently slower, as Whooops finished with a 13.1 average in Germany. It could have been even closer to the other Whooops averages without the four point deductions in Round 4 and Round 6.
The extended leaderboard of the World Cup shows the penalties, and Whooops would end up with a 13.6 average after the nine rounds disregarding the point deductions.
World Cup 2011 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA 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 | Total | Avg |
9 | Australia Rotor Out | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 143 | 15.9 |
10 | UK SonicNutz | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 134 | 14.9 |
11 | NL Whooops | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 (-2) | 14 | 12 (-2) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 118 | 13.1 |
19 | Austria Skyraiders | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 8.9 |
Paratec-Saar, the unofficial amateur champions and Thunder's main target, won the bronze medals at the World Cup with a 19.6 average after ten rounds, which brings both teams really very close together. Whooops completed only nine rounds at the World Cup, and Round 10 had a fast sequence, which would increase Thunder's average somehow.
At the same time, and just as it happened to the German 4way team and others, it is very possible that Thunder might have lost a few points here and there due to the judging at the World Cup. However, there is no doubt that it would have been a nice race to watch between those two teams and the two Russian contenders for the bronze medals.
The on-line judges have a new opportunity to check out the judging standards at the World Cup, as the Whooops videos offer more interesting situations. Each of the four penalties is questionable and a close call. The break of the Bunyip on the second page of Round 4 (10th point) surely comes from the "wrong" position and is premature. But is the Bunyip incomplete because of that? The completing grip of the Bunyip comes first and before the break on the other side, which is visible even without slowmo or "frame work". Whooops is also being punished for the following transition to the Satellite for an "Incomplete Separation" (11th point) than can easily be argued. Being out of synch is not a good situation for a team, but it is not an infringement of the rules.
The Whooops point deductions in Round 6 bring back the discussion about the weather situation in Germany. The on-line judges can make their own calls: The 7th and 8th points did not count as scoring formations due to "Camera Angle / Grip Visibility". The scoresheet made sure for Whooops that it would be worthless asking for a rejump, as it adds: "No Weather Problems"...