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Did You Know...

... that Martial Ferre met two of his world meet 8-way opponents at Paraclete XP?

Veloce QRF at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2018
posted Mar 22nd, 2019 - It is not easy for a team with an international lineup to maintain continuity with training and competition. It is even more difficult for an 8-way team, where logistics and management are at least twice as challenging as for 4-way teams.

Another difficulty for a competitive international team is to find high-profile events with a strong field. FAI/IPC events are not open for guest teams, while some of the national championships allow teams and competitors from other countries to participate and post their scores.

However, even though some of Martial Ferre's Veloce 8-way project teams have no eligibility status at FAI/IPC events and national championships, they have found at least indoor events where they can register for competition. The Paraclete XP Indoor Championship has been one of the destinations for Veloce 8-way teams for many years.

Despite the logistical and administrative challenges for an international 8-way team, Martial Ferre's signature lineup of Veloce QRF (Quick Response Force) has recently shown impressive continuity. The same eight team members of the whole Veloce roster have attended four 8-way indoor meets since December 2017.

Paraclete XP Indoor 2019
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Avg
Rank 8-way Open O,4,B,10 17,6,15 19,9,7 L,K,G,18 21,J,12 M,E,P,D,22 3,1,H Q,A,16,N 11,2,C 13,5,F Total Avg
1 Paraclete XP8  US  28 29 22 30 26 30 43 35 27 26  296 29.6
2 Qatar Falcons  QA  28 27 19 29 22 31 36 35 24 22  273 27.3
3 Veloce QRF 1  INT  23 23 18 24 20 22 32 31 21 19  233 23.3
4 Golden Knights  US  22 21 17 23 19 23 27 24 17 20  213 21.3
5 Veloce QRF 2  FR  18 18 13 19 13 15 23 23 15 16 173 17.3
6 LJ's Angels  US  17 15 14 20 15 18 22 19 13 17 170 17.0
7 Blocksmiths XP  US  17 15 13 19 13 15 21 19 9 14 155 15.5
8 Veloce QRF 3  FR  16 12 13 19 12 16 19 21 11 15 154 15.4
9 Spaceland Lite  US  16 14 11 17 14 15 20 19 11 12  149 14.9
Qatar Falcons and Veloce QRF at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2019
8-way awards at the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2019
Three Germans (Petra Baerenfaenger, Uwe Soppa, Henning Stumpp) have the majority in the lineup. Two Scandinavians (Seth Erickson - Sweden, Kjetil Nordin - Norway), Jérome Héritier from Switzerland and Dutchman Paul Hofstee have been following Martial Ferre's path for a while, who is now the only French team member.

The Paraclete XP Indoor Championship was the first QRF competition this year, after the November visit at the Weembinamic. The Qatar Falcons competed at both events, as well, and both teams increased their meet averages significantly at Paraclete.

The Qatar Falcons move on to the FAI Indoor World Meet, where they will try to get to the medal rankings. Veloce QRF cannot compete at Weembi Lille as a team, and none of the members are also in the respective national 8-way teams - with one exception.

Martial Ferre is the captain of the new French national indoor 8-way team that the NSL News introduced on January 19th. He will try to fend off the challenge of the Qatar Falcons and outscore Paraclete XP and Tanay for the gold medals...

Weembinamic 2018
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Avg
Rank 8-way P,12,6 C,10,3 K,G,B,22 L,A,8,4 M,G,O,18 H,D,N,11 7,2,E 17,J,21 16,5,13 F,9,19 Total Avg
1 Qatar Falcons QA 26 27 29 24 25 28 18 21 21 20 239 23.9
2 Weembi Girls FR 23 25 24 24 24 23 22 22 23 22 232 23.2
3 Veloce QRF 1 INT 23 22 24 20 23 23 17 15 22 18 207 20.7
4 Véloce Vair8maxxx FR 20 22 22 21 21 22 15 19 20 16 198 19.8
5 Airbus DE 18 17 18 18 21 20 17 14 20 17 180 18.0
6 Veloce QRF 2 FR 16 18 18 18 18 19 15 15 17 16 170 17.0
7 Les French Tuktuk FR 17 15 17 15 17 19 15 16 15 15 161 16.1
7 After 8 FR 13 18 16 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 161 16.1
9 Hotchpotch BE 16 17 18 15 17 17 15 13 15 14 157 15.7
10 8 Way Otter FR 14 16 18 17 18 16 12 16 14 14 155 15.5
11 Witbiz FR 13 17 12 16 18 14 16 13 14 13 146 14.6
12 Veloce QRF 4 FR 14 14 13 15 17 13 14 14 17 14 145 14.5
13 Veloce QRF 3 FR 12 17 15 17 18 15 14 12 12 12 144 14.4
13 IN'huit FR 12 15 18 14 16 15 13 12 15 14 144 14.4
15 Le Grand Huit FR 13 12 15 14 12 13 9 12 14 11 125 12.5
16 Rojuhafacribensé FR 9 8 11 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 92 9.2
Qatar Falcons and Veloce QRF at the Weembinamic 2018
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