posted Feb 28th, 2016 - The Sun Path Products NSL News reported on July 3rd, 2015, that Satori's comeback has become reality. The story explained that the British national 4-way team of many years was on hibernation after the UK Nationals 2013 where the lineup with Julia Foxwell, Aaron Faith, Ian Hodgkinson and John McIver (Dave Head on camera) won with a 20.5 average.

The comeback with a new lineup became reality with 24 training jumps in July last year. Julia Swallow, Ian Hodgkinson and John McIver could welcome Pete Allum as the 4th Satori member, the team name changed to Satori XL, and the new lineup won the UK Nationals 2015 with a 20.7 average.

The story on September 18th then explained that the Satori comeback brings a new contender into the race for the six slots in the final round of the next FAI World Championship of Formation Skydiving, the Mondial 2016 at Skydive Chicago.

Wind Games 2016			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		7,H,15	12,A,22	O,10,E,G	P,2,D,19	5,21,14	C,4,J,11	L,M,18,6	20,3,13	17,9,1	16,N,8	Total	Avg
1	NMP PCH Hayabusa	BE	32	25	33	32	27	32	33	24	28	26	292	29.2
3	Black Cat	RU	29	23	28	25	25	26	27	21	27	24	255	25.5
5	Qatar Tigers	QA	29	21	28	26	21	22	27	20	26	24	244	24.4
7	Satori XL	UK	26	21	28	24	22	25	23	19	27	22	237	23.7

Satori XL was obviously serious about the comeback, as the British national 4-way team launched the world meet season early at the first international meet of the year, the Wind Games 2016.

The leaderboard of the Wind Games is showing that Satori XL's chances for a slot in the finals are very realistic.

There was only a 7-point difference between Satori XL and the Qatar Tigers, who are expected to finish in the Top 6 at the Mondial 2016, as well.

Satori had missed the second cut at the team's first World Meet in Menzelinsk 2010 and finished 6th at the Mondial Dubai 2012.

Paraclete XP Outdoor 2012			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		Q,8,H,22	16,19,13	10,14,2	E,C,20,K	5,M,9	A,6,F,17	D,21,N,B	P,O,G,J,1	18,4,7	12,15,3	Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	US	25	20	18	35	36	25	33	31	23	20	266	26.6
2	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	23	21	20	33	34	29	30	30	20	21	261	26.1
3	Aerodyne Aerokart	FR	23	21	19	33	29	28	28	29	23	21	254	25.4
4	SDC Rhythm XP	US	21	17	15	28	29	23	27	27	19	18	224	22.4
5	Thunder	BE	20	17	16	27	27	22	27	26	17	17	216	21.6
6	Deland Norgies	NO	18	16	15	22	26	20	26	26	18	14	201	20.1
7	Explosion	INT	18	17	15	20	24	18	24	23	19	13	191	19.1
8	Satori	UK	15	14	12	23	26	23	22	23	16	16	190	19.0

The new Satori XL lineup will follow up on the Wind Games with the first international outdoor competition this year, the Shamrock Showdown 2016. The British national team will face off again with Black Cat and the Qatar Tigers, this time in DeLand.

Satori is familiar with the event site in Florida. Julia Swallow competed with the 2008 lineup (Aaron Faith, Liz Matthews, Katie Woods, Ian Ridpath on camera) at the Shamrock Showdown and came back two years later for the first Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship in DeLand.

It was a good start into the 2012 season for Satori, and it was rewarded with the 6th place at the Mondial Dubai 2012.

New Satori XL member Pete Allum competed with the Teiwaz lineup at the Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship last year.

He will be significantly closer to the top of the Shamrock leaderboard this year...

Shamrock Showdown 2008			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		18,7,15	9,10,14	4,F,M,A	L,H,E,6	3,P,5	G,C,J,D,B	12,13,Q	1,16,20	21,N,O,2	19,11,22	Total	Avg
1	Airspeed Odyssey	US	21	22	32	30	25	42	22	17	22	19	252	25.2
2	Maubeuge	FR	21	18	30	28	24	45	21	19	22	19	247	24.7
3	Evolution	CA	18	19	27	27	20	36	19	17	20	17	220	22.0
4	Black Cat	RU	19	17	27	29	23	42	18	16	21	-	212	23.6
5	Golden Knights Black	US	19	19	29	30	22	43	19	18	-	-	199	24.9
6	DeLand Groove	US	19	21	28	29	21	40	18	17	-	-	193	24.1
7	Fastrax	US	18	16	27	28	24	39	19	16	-	-	187	23.4
8	Perris Fury	US	19	17	25	31	22	43	-	-	-	-	157	26.2
9	Satori	UK	16	16	22	26	18	25	16	12	-	-	151	18.9