posted Mar 6th, 2023 - The combined AAA Class leaderboard of the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship actually features teams from three different categories: 4-way Open, 4-way Advanced, 4-way Women. The colored overview is showing how the teams compare directly to each other, as they are using the same competition draw.

Their scores were posted on two different leaderboards at the event, and they had their own two sets of medals. The best 4-way Women team on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard qualifies as the U.S. national team for FAI/ISC events in the following year.

Three of the four teams with all-female lineups competed in 4-way Open to be eligible if they decide to attend the next FAI indoor world cup in 2024 with the U.S. delegation. Frikken's Slot Wizzard signed up for the Advanced Class competition where they had a realistic opportunity to compete for medals.

It turned out that Christy Frikken's team from Southern California ended up tied with the SDE Fly Girls on the combined leaderboard, who may add the next indoor world cup to their international 4-way experiences. The NSL News reported on 7 October 2022 that the New England team have plans to compete at the outdoor world cup in Norway this August.

Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2023			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way AAA/Open/Advanced/Women		15,14,5	19,9,1	10,J,17	M,B,G,E,F	3,18,4	Q,6,C,D	11,7,8	16,H,2	K,N,L,13	A,20,P,O	Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	26	28	31	60	25	42	25	29	37	37	340	34.0
2	Golden Knights	US	20	27	30	58	20	34	23	26	30	28	296	29.6
G	Qatar Tigers	QA	21	26	26	58	22	34	21	24	29	31	292	29.2
3	SDC Rhythm XP	US	20	23	25	52	19	32	23	25	30	27	276	27.6
4	Paraclete XP4	US	21	25	24	43	21	30	21	24	28	26	263	26.3
5	XPG4	US	18	23	24	48	18	29	20	23	25	26	254	25.4
6	Skydive Midwest NEXT	US	19	20	19	45	18	32	19	18	26	24	240	24.0
6	Lightspeed XP	US	19	23	23	38	17	31	19	20	23	27	240	24.0
8	Greenlight	US	18	19	20	45	19	25	18	18	27	26	235	23.5
G	Qatar White	QA	16	23	19	39	17	27	20	20	28	25	234	23.4
9	Air Force Night Fury	US	13	19	19	45	17	20	17	19	24	27	220	22.0
G	Qatar Maroon	QA	15	20	21	37	18	23	20	20	23	20	217	21.7
10	Air Force Zorro	US	16	19	15	37	13	23	16	18	22	21	200	20.0
11	Figjam	US	12	14	15	37	11	23	15	17	20	19	183	18.3
12	Last Minuet	US	12	15	16	34	12	17	14	15	16	19	170	17.0
13	Frikken's Slot Lizard	US	13	16	15	32	12	22	13	13	19	14	169	16.9
13	SNE Fly Girls	US	10	15	16	36	12	17	15	14	20	14	169	16.9
15	Platinum XP	US	11	17	16	31	11	20	14	13	18	17	168	16.8
16	Rheckless	US	10	14	16	31	11	20	14	15	18	15	164	16.4
17	CT TruMoo	US	13	15	14	30	12	16	13	13	17	15	158	15.8
18	Abandoned CART	US	11	14	13	22	11	16	12	14	18	17	148	14.8
19	Off Constantly	US	10	16	11	26	13	13	13	16	14	15	147	14.7
20	Blackjack	US	9	13	12	22	11	16	12	13	19	9	136	13.6
21	Where's Amer?	US	12	12	13	20	9	15	12	12	12	13	130	13.0
22	Paragon	US	8	11	10	24	9	15	13	9	13	13	125	12.5

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4-way Open: grey, 4-way Women: magenta, 4-way Advanced: yellow

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Air Force Night Fury - Air Force Zorro at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2023 - Video footage courtesy of Paraclete XP

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Christy Frikken's Slot Wizzard team were indeed competing for medals in 4-way Advanced. It was the battle for the bronze medals that turned out as the most exciting part of the Advanced Class competition. The two Air Force teams, Night Fury and Zorro, had distanced themselves from the rest of the Advanced Class field and had their own competition with the two 4-way teams of the Qatar Falcons, White and Maroon.

Night Fury and Zorro both were the only Advanced Class teams who outscored any of the Open Class teams, Figjam and SNE Fly Girls. Other than that, the rankings on the combined AAA Class leaderboard were in perfect order between the two separate categories (4-way Open/4-way Advanced), according to the performance and scoring levels.

Where's Amer had two members of last year's AA/Intermediate Class winner (Mike Talerico, Sebastian Jimenez) in the lineup and had to step up to Advanced Class competition. The new lineup, with Bill Baker and James Hall, would have had to work hard to get to this year's medal level in the AA/Intermediate Class. James Hall took on double-duties for Where's Amer. He also competed with Lightspeed XP in the exciting duel with Skydive Midwest NEXT for the 6th place in the U.S. 4-way Open Class rankings. He was also in the Bra Nok XP lineup and won the U.S. bronze medals in 8-way Open.

Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2023		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Advanced	15,14,5	19,9,1	10,J,17	M,B,G,E,F	3,18,4	Q,6,C,D	11,7,8	16,H,2	K,N,L,13	A,20,P,O	Total	Avg
1	Air Force Night Fury	13	19	19	45	17	20	17	19	24	27	220	22.0
2	Air Force Zorro	16	19	15	37	13	23	16	18	22	21	200	20.0
3	Last Minuet	12	15	16	34	12	17	14	15	16	19	170	17.0
4	Frikken's Slot Lizard	13	16	15	32	12	22	13	13	19	14	169	16.9
5	Platinum XP	11	17	16	31	11	20	14	13	18	17	168	16.8
6	Rheckless	10	14	16	31	11	20	14	15	18	15	164	16.4
7	CT TruMoo	13	15	14	30	12	16	13	13	17	15	158	15.8
8	Abandoned CART	11	14	13	22	11	16	12	14	18	17	148	14.8
9	Off Constantly	10	16	11	26	13	13	13	16	14	15	147	14.7
10	Blackjack	9	13	12	22	11	16	12	13	19	9	136	13.6
11	Where's Amer?	12	12	13	20	9	15	12	12	12	13	130	13.0
12	Paragon	8	11	10	24	9	15	13	9	13	13	125	12.5

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Last Minuet - Frikken's Slot Wizzard - Platinum XP at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2023 - Video footage courtesy of Paraclete XP

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Air Force teams Night Fury and Zorro both started their competition career at the USPA Nationals 2021 where they won gold (Zorro) and bronze medals (Night Fury) for the Air Force delegation. They skipped the AA/Intermediate Class competition and followed up on the AAA/Advanced Class leaderboard of the USPA Nationals 2022.

The Paraclete XP Indoor Championship last month was the start of the 2023 season and the third year for both teams. Night Fury and Zorro are also scoring for iFLY Colorado Springs at the Indoor Cloud League events, and they will be the top contenders for the USPA Advanced Class medals this year.

The competition for the bronze medals in the AAA/Advanced Class was the most exciting battle in this category. Last Minuet, Frikkens Slot Wizzard and Platinum XP took turns posting the highscores between each other round by round, and Last Minuet had the last word in the last round.

Three highly experienced 4-way competitors (Christy West, Scott Latinis, Louis French) knew how to deal with a Round 10 situation and provided a great foundation for former Toxic member Angie Scoggins in her first AAA Class competition. It was probably a good finish in this final order, as it would have been unusual if Platinum XP and Last Minuet member Louis French would have to be on the same podium with two different teams...