posted May 27th, 2025 - One of the popular ingredients of the Shamrock Showdown is the fact that teams and competitors of all levels mingle in a very close environment. Even teams in different categories often share jump preparations and jump planes with each other and take home direct impressions and experiences.

This year's event at Skydive DeLand included teams in three different categories, and additional teams from Texas were added to the leaderboard after using the same competition draw. The four teams in the A Class, which is identical with the 4-way Beginner category at USPA Nationals, were all present in DeLand.

Coaches Gary Smith and Luc Verstrepen guided the two teams from Qatar with the country's newest 4-way competitors though their first competition and shared the A Class leaderboard with the two teams from Florida. JumpFlorida's Pops Tards attended their first competition, as well, while Skydive City's Door BlockerZ had also attended the January meet of the Florida Skydiving League. Neither Door BlockerZ nor Pops Tards could keep up with the A Class winner from Qatar, who are training and practicing 4-way competition to be ready whenever the national teams may need new members in the future. However, Door BlockerZ managed to outscore the second junior team from Qatar, and Pops Tards finished only one average point behind the USPA medal level of 2024. In fact, the 6.0 average in DeLand would have won USPA bronze medals in the A/Beginner Class of 2022.

Shamrock Showdown 2025			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	A Class		F,M,K		19,21		4,A		N,G,H		O,E,P		9,L		6,B		C,J,Q		D,8		7,2		Total	Avg
1	Qatar Juniors B	QA	19		9		11		13		17		12		12		14		8		7		122	12.2
2	Door BlockerZ	US	17		5		8	-1	8		13	-1	8		8		7	-2	5	-1	7		86	8.6
3	Qatar Juniors A	QA	11		6		6	-1	7		10	-1	7		6	-1	10	-1	6		7		76	7.6
4	JumpFlorida Pop's Tards	US	8	-2	4		6		7		8		4		7		4		6		6		60	6.0

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Door BlockerZ - JumpFlorida Pops Tards at the Shamrock Showdown 2025

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Door BlockerZ are already on the way to USPA medal level this year. They had started on the 6-point average level in January and followed up with 8.6 at the Shamrock Showdown last month. CSC Singularity had won the USPA gold medals in the same category last year with an 8.2 average

Inside center Jason King was witnessing the A/Beginner Class competition at Skydive Chicago last year. He was in the tail slot for Air Go who ended up in 2nd place with a 7.5 average. His former team mates, Hannah and Al Etienne, decided to continue in the AA/Intermediate Class with a new team this year, while Jason King recruited three new 4-way competitors at Skydive City.

It's the first year in 4-way training and competition for Jamie Hamilton, John Bruce and Reid Hanson, with Casey Mongoven on camera. Jason King switched from tail to inside center, and the 8.6 average in DeLand is more than promising half a year before the national outdoor championship at Skydive Arizona. The 4-way season of the Florida Skydiving League ended with the Shamrock Showdown and before the beginning of the hot summer months. Door BlockerZ will have to look for additional competition opportunities elsewhere before the trip to Eloy in October.

USPA Nationals 2024		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	A Class	P,9		6,8		J,D,G		M,Q,H		K,A,O		F,L,19		C,7		2,E		21,B		4,N		Total	Avg
1	CSC Singularity	8	-1	6	-1	10		9	-1	10		7	-1	8	-1	8		8		8		82	8.2
2	AirGo	8		5	-1	9		11	-1	9		3	-4	9	-1	7		8		6		75	7.5
3	Toxic Intrusive Thoughts	7	-1	3		5	-2	13		7	-2	6	-2	9		7		8		8	-1	73	7.3

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CSC Singularity - Air Go - Toxic Intrusive Thoughts at the USPA Nationals 2024

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