posted Aug 28th, 2012 - NMP-PCH Hayabusa lost two points in Round 3 and allowed SportLoto and Thunder once again to keep close in a round. It seems like Hayabusa has the same problem that Aerodyne Aerokart and Arizona Airspeed have mentioned earlier this year. It is difficult to get to the peak performance level if there is no pressure at all.

The situation is completely different in the female 4way category. The adjusted leaderboard, with the French team added to Golden Knights and Polaris, shows that Aerodyne Deep Blue Defenders is not only under pressure in Prostejov. The Golden Knights have caught up without a doubt and have won two of the three round.

In fact, the French team has not won a round yet. The videos of Round 3 confirm what the scores have indicated. The Defenders do not seem to under-perform that much - the Golden Knights simply look very strong. It will be interesting to see how France will react under so much pressure.

World Cup 2012		Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	Avg
Rank	4way Women	1,19,2	14,18,15	N.16,20	Total	Avg
1	Golden Knights (US)	17	15	18	50	16.7
2	Aerodyne Deep Blue Defenders (FR)	16	15	17	48	16.0
3	Polaris (NO)	15	13	14	42	14.0

It has been a while that the French team in the female 4way category faces so much pressure. This was not the case when both teams competed at the Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship 2012. The Golden Knights were far behind (201 - 172) in March this year.

The French team with the current lineup has never been in Round 3 without winning a round, which is the current situation in Prostejov. There is serious work ahead for the Aerodyne Deep Blue Defenders to master a very unusual challenge.

The Golden Knights provide the evidence for their own progression not only with the video of Round 3. Polaris was in touch with the US team in Florida early this year and lost only by one single point after ten rounds. The difference is now six points after three rounds, and it will most likely go up if the Golden Knights continue with the same pace and quality.