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Support the NSL News in 2025 - Preview of FAI World Cup 2025

Did You Know...

... that Qatar coach Gary Smith explained the current situation of Lions and Cheetahs?

Salem Al Marri with coach Gary Smith
posted Aug 6th, 2025 - The NSL News mentioned in yesterday's update of the power rankings for the upcoming FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 that the Qatar delegation had withdrawn the two 4-way teams, Lions and Cheetahs, from the 4-way Open Class competition. The Cheetahs were considered one of the top contenders for the position right behind the medal rankings.

The withdrawal came after a tragic landing accident of Lions member Salem Al Marri on July 21st during the last training camp. Gary Smith was coaching the Lions in Qatar when it happened, and he brought the sad news to the attention of the NSL News.

He has been working with the Lions and Salem Al Marri since he and Luc Verstrepen started the two 4-way teams in their new lineups at the beginning of 2023. Salem Al Marri was already training and competing with the Lions in 2022, and he was still in the lineup that has been on the way to become a new medal contender for the Qatar delegation. The Lions had taken the slot of the Tigers as the national team in 4-way Open, when the Tigers were assigned to only military CISM competition. The Qatar delegation decided to withdraw both 4-way Open Class teams from the upcoming outdoor world cup, who had witnessed the accident, while the Falcons 8-way team, with coach Jeremie Rollett, have not changed their plans and will compete at the event as planned.



NSL Live Talk with Qatar Coach Gary Smith
FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025
1234567891011TotalAvg
Rank4-way Open Power RankingsTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTotalAvg
1Aethers FR -------------
2Golden Knights US -------------
3NMP PCH HayaBusa BE -------------

4SDC Rhythm XPUS-------------
4EchochamberSE-------------
4XPG4US-------------
4Skywalkers Junior CZ -------------
8AgeraNO-------------
8Out Of The BlueNL-------------
8PapeaES-------------

11RhEvolution XP US -------------
11AyroBE-------------
13Chop Chop!AU-------------
13British Army Volt4geUK-------------
13AxisUK-------------
13Les HerminesFR-------------
On the way to medal positions: Lions with Salem Al Marri (left)
Gary Smith is one of the most experienced competitors and coaches in the history of Formation Skydiving competition, and his input for the previews of the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 was once again a good reason for the NSL News to adjust the power rankings of the event.

He suggested to split the group of seven teams behind the medal positions into four and three teams. He thinks that SDC Rhythm XP (US), Echochamber (SE), XPG4 (US) and Skywalkers Most (CZ) will have their own battle for the 4th place. He said that the first outdoor scores of Skywalkers Most this year do not represent the real potential of the team, and the performance was effected by illness. He said that indoor and outdoor results of the Czech team this year were out of proportion.

The split of the seven teams means that Dutch home team Out Of The Blue, Spain's Papea and Norway's Agera would have to defend the three remaining Top 10 positions. U.S. team RhEvolution XP and Belgium's second team Ayro have a lot of work to do if they plan to get to a Top 10 position ahead of any of the three national teams from the Netherlands, Spain and Norway. Gary Smith did not suggest any changes in the 4-way Woman and 8-way power rankings. He will be live in Teuge, as least a few times. NSL News and audience will have the pleasure of getting his updates in the NSL Coaches Corner whenever he is available in Teuge.

FAI Indoor World Championship 2025
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Rank4-way OpenD,4,17C,22,105,P,Q,181,M,J,O16,6,19H,8,2112,13,AL,G,K,915,F,7E,2,N,BTotalAvg
1Aethers Medjay FR 32 23-135 41 28 27 29 45 32 37-232932.9
2Arizona Airspeed US 27-224 31 34 26 26-127 49 34 36 31431.4
3NMP PCH HayaBusa BE 29-122-233 40-124-323-426 43-428-338-330630.6
4Skywalkers Junior CZ 28 22-230 39 25 23-425 38-227-333 29029.0
5NFTO UK 24-122 26-128-422-122 22-136 29 30 26126.1
5Fly X Amnesya IT 26 19 25-232-123 22-223 32-527-432 26126.1
7Qatar Lions QA 26-119-328-131-524 21-222-134 24-431 26026.0
8Echochamber SE 23-117-227-132-222-122 25-134-327-228-425725.7
9Papea ES 26-118-325 35-219-221-321-233-328-229-325525.5
10Out Of The Blue NL 22 18 21-329-221 21-120-128-325-124-222922.9
11Realfly Fire CH 22 14-323 31 19 18-318-126-421-325-121721.7
12Netunos BR 20-116 20-326-218 18-118 27 21-119-320320.3
13Singapore SG 16 10-411-417-514-115-211-415-315-219-114314.3
14Thailand TH 8-17-27 11-57 7-35-38-411 8-3797.9

Qatar Lions at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025
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