posted Mar 24th, 2026 - The NSL News requested an emergency NSL Live Talk with NMP PCH HayaBusa team captain Dennis Praet and team coach Gary Smith following the completion of the BENELUX Indoor Championship 2026 last weekend. Despite a tight schedule on Tuesday, both made time to discuss the outcome of the event.

As expected, NMP PCH HayaBusa won the competition and secured Belgium’s national indoor title, as the event also served as the national indoor championship for teams from Belgium and the Netherlands. The urgency of immediate feedback from Dennis Praet and Gary Smith was driven by the team’s remarkable 34.0 average, boosted by a Super Sequence in Round 10.

The sequence (A, K, M, H, N) was certainly no walk in the park, as both a Hook (K) and a Molar (N) had to be accommodated with smart engineering. However, more movement was required compared to other Super Sequences, as confirmed by both 4-way experts and world champions. In fact, Dennis Praet can draw on a wealth of competition experience, including several other Super Sequences, allowing for direct comparison. Only three point deductions prevented NMP PCH HayaBusa from posting the team’s first 70+ round score in its history, including during the signature 2015–2019 lineup (Dennis Praet, Jeroen Nollet, David and Andy Grauwels) with coach Gary Smith.

BENELUX Indoor Championship 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		8,Q,13		17,10,2		J,6,B,16		3,12,5		22,L,4		P,E,21,F		9,14,O		11,G,C,15		D,7,1		A,K,M,H,N		Total	Avg
1	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	27		25	-1	35		27		23	-3	42	-2	32	-1	27	-2	33		69	-3	340	34.0
2	Out Of The Blue	NL	24		21		28		21		21		36		31		25		28		52		287	28.7
3	AYRO	BE	22		20		29		19		20		30		27		24		28		53		272	27.2
4	Airbenders	BE	20		19		27		22		19		35		28		21		29		49		269	26.9
5	Phoenix	BE	19		15		19		17		18		29		19		17		23		25		201	20.1
6	Hybris	BE	18		15		20		15		16		26		21		16		21		32		200	20.0
7	Name	NL	18		12		16		13		12		28		20		17		20		29		185	18.5
8	Funky Falcon	NL	13		13		16		12		13		22		17		11		18		17		152	15.2
9	Supra	DK	14		12		17		13		11		23		18		15		10		18		151	15.1
10	Slow Is Fast	BE	16		11		12		10		9		21		14		14		17		18		142	14.2
11	Bust a Move	NL	11		9		14		9		11		13		14		12		15		20		128	12.8

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NSL Live Talk with Dennis Praet and Gary Smith - NMP PCH HayaBusa at the BENELUX Indoor Championship 2026

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Dennis Praet and Jeroen Nollet may even have united the official indoor and outdoor world records in their personal collections. Together, they won the FAI outdoor world championship title in Australia 2018, where the competition draw included a Super Sequence in Round 6 (Q, M, F, C, N). HayaBusa’s 62-point round remains the standing world record for outdoor competition.

Last weekend’s 69-pointer in Round 10 could become the new official indoor world record, as official national championships are sanctioned and recognized by FAI/ISC. There have been two 70+ scores in a single round in the history of indoor competition. Notably, at the Weembinamic 2023, Dynos (75) and ISR FireFlash (71) achieved their scores in Round 10 (Q, M, F, C, N). However, the sequence had been publicly announced months in advance and was well known to the participating teams, allowing extensive practice. It was also the same sequence performed in Round 6 at Australia 2018.

Dennis Praet and Gary Smith both emphasized that the full competition draw at last weekend’s BENELUX Championship was generated electronically without any manipulation of the sequences. The teams received the draw on Saturday morning, just a few hours before Round 1. Nine rounds had to be completed before teams could begin preparing for Round 10. Dennis Praet and Gary Smith also shared further valuable insights about Super Sequences, while any potential new world record must first be evaluated and officially confirmed by FAI/ISC.

FAI Outdoor World Championship 2018			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		21,L,B,G		22,18,17		19,7,O		J,16,12		10,A,D,15		Q,M,F,C,N		H,20,P,13		6,14,11		E,2,5		4,1,3		Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	32		21		27	-2	24		22	-3	62	-2	22	-2	20	-1	27	-1	22		279	27.9
2	Arizona Airspeed	US	26	-5	21		27	-1	24		24	-1	60	-1	26		22		27		20		277	27.7
3	Aerodyne Realfly	FR	29	-1	19		24	-2	23		24		52	-3	20	-3	17	-3	24		19		251	25.1
4	Qatar Tigers	QA	24	-2	14	-1	24	-1	21		22		53	-4	21	-1	18		20		17		234	23.4
5	Echochamber	SE	25	-1	16		21	-1	17	-2	20	-1	48	-4	14	-3	18		21	-1	15	-1	215	21.5
6	Amnesya	IT	24	-2	14		20	-1	18		18	-1	48	-5	18		14	-2	21	-1	15		210	21.0
7	Airheads	CH	22	-3	14	-2	19	-2	17	-1	18		44		16		16	-2	18	-1	17		201	20.1
7	Satori XL	UK	21		14	-1	21		19		19		37	-3	19		17		18	-1	16	-1	201	20.1
9	Evolution	CA	21	-1	13	-2	22		18	-1	15	-3	43	-2	15	-5	15	-2	19		15		196	19.6
10	Airbus FSZ Saar	DE	21	-1	14	-1	17	-5	17		16	-1	45	-1	15	-3	14	-1	18	-1	15		192	19.2

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NMP PCH HayaBusa's indoor and outdoor world records for a single round

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