posted Apr 13th, 2026 - The highly convincing, gold-medal performance of China’s 4-way Women team from Hubei came as little surprise—neither to the other twelve teams on the leaderboard nor to experts and spectators. The same team had already won the 4-way Women competition at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2024 and the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025.

A more unexpected result came from China’s second 4-way Women team, which raised its meet average from 23.3 in 2024 to 25.8 last week, securing the bronze medal and a second podium finish for China. Only the French Nephtys managed to separate the two Chinese teams on the 4-way Women leaderboard at Weembi Lille.

NFTO and XPG4 had both finished ahead of China’s second team on their home turf in Macau two years ago. However, NFTO arrived in Weembi Lille with a different lineup, and XPG4 did not return as a team. Three members of the XPG4 lineup from the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2026 (Jeana Billings, Natalie Arcia, Joy Jing) instead competed with Jillian Hix as part of the XP Angels at the Indoor World Cup. Neither NFTO nor the XP Angels likely expected to challenge China’s top team or Nephtys, while the second team from Hubei emerged as one of the biggest surprises of the competition with its 25+ scoring performance.

FAI Indoor World Cup 2024			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		8,C,7		K,G,12,B		6,4,H		20,1,5		15,10,A		F,O,P,21		19,M,9		J,13,E,22		16,3,N		L,Q,D,18		2,11,17		Total	Avg
1	China Hubei 1	CN	27	-4	33	-1	31		26	-1	21	-3	44		32	-3	29		29		33	-1	-		305	30.5
2	NFTO	UK	26		27	-1	25	-1	25		23		36	-3	32	-1	27		23	-2	32		24	-1	276	27.6
3	XPG4	US	29		28	-2	26		25		24		39		31	-1	25	-1	23	-3	26	-3	23		276	27.6
4	China Hubei 2	CN	25	-2	30		25	-1	19	-2	14	-4	34		27	-1	19	-4	20	-1	19	-5	-		232	23.2
5	Indonesia	ID	22	-4	23	-5	21	-3	18	-4	18	-1	30	-2	25	-1	20	-1	16	-5	26		-		219	21.9
6	Fire Phoenix	IT	16	-5	15	-4	16	-1	14		14	-1	23	-2	19	-2	17	-3	13	-2	19		-		166	16.6
7	Synergy X	SG	17		15	-3	16	-1	14		11	-2	23	-4	16	-3	15		13	-1	17	-1	-		157	15.7
8	Thailand	TH	11	-8	15	-3	15	-3	11	-2	11	-2	20	-5	17	-2	13	-3	15	-1	14	-1	-		142	14.2
9	Yangon	MM	8	-11	15	-2	16		10	-3	12	-1	23	-1	16	-3	15		10	-5	15		-		140	14.0

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China Hubei 1 - Nephtys - China Hubei 2 at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026

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The 4-way Women competition at the Indoor World Cup in Weembi Lille had the potential to reach a record participation level. Only the FAI Dubai Mondial 2012 previously featured more teams, with entries from 14 different countries on the 4-way Women leaderboard. Last week in Weembi Lille, 13 teams from ten countries competed—still a new record for a World Cup event, where up to four teams per nation are allowed.

Two additional 4-way Women teams took part in the EASA Indoor Cup in Moscow, as mentioned in earlier NSL News updates. The Siberries even ranked within the Top 10 of the combined AAA Class leaderboard (4-way Open/4-way Women) after Round 2, as reported on April 9th. This combined leaderboard included all teams—regardless of gender category—as well as the six Russian teams that mirrored the official competition draw and schedule in their own wind tunnel in Moscow.

Two of those teams, Siberries and Aura Nomads, featured all-female lineups. Including them would bring the total number of 4-way Women teams to a record 15. Based on their scores, the Siberries would have pushed the French Nephtys from second to third place, leaving China with only the gold medal—assuming that the Russian judging matched the standards applied by FAI judges in Weembi Lille. The Siberries held onto their second-place position after Round 2, while Aura Nomads improved by one ranking position. However, the total of 15 teams remains an unofficial record, recognized only on the NSL’s combined 4-way Women leaderboard.

FAI Indoor World Cup 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Women		J,20,C,4		10,O,L,M		B,21,N,H		14,F,3		18,16,9		E,6,8		19,1,Q		G,5,12		P,D,17,22		15,11,2		Total	Avg
1	China Hubei 1	CN	31		35		37	-1	26	-1	30		29		29	-1	30		32		23	-2	302	30.2
-	Siberries	RU	30	-2	33		37		27	-2	28		28	-1	26	-2	29		31		24		293	29.3
2	Nephtys	FR	29		36		33	-4	25	-2	27		26	-1	28		29		29		21		283	28.3
3	China Hubei 2	CN	27	-2	28	-2	29	-2	24		25	-2	27		25		27	-3	26	-3	20	-2	258	25.8
4	NFTO	UK	24	-2	28	-1	32		23	-2	19	-4	18	-3	23		21	-1	25		20		233	23.3
5	Thyra	NO	25		26		27	-1	21		20		24		22	-1	20		25		19		229	22.9
6	XP Angels	US	26		23	-1	25	-2	23		20		22	-2	20	-3	20	-1	24		18	-1	221	22.1
7	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	22		24		27		21		20		22		21		16	-3	21		16	-1	210	21.0
8	Airdrops	CH	19	-1	25		27		17	-3	18	-1	21		21	-2	16	-2	23		16		203	20.3
9	WingX	CH	21	-1	25		25	-2	21		19		17	-2	20	-1	19		21	-1	14	-2	202	20.2
10	Les Hermines	FR	22		22		23		20		15	-3	19		21		19		23		17		201	20.1
11	Indonesia Women	ID	20	-3	25		23	-4	19	-1	20	-1	19	-2	18	-2	20		19	-1	16	-1	199	19.9
-	Aura Nomads	RU	19	-1	20	-1	19		17	-2	18	-1	20		20		21		23		17	-1	194	19.4
12	Aeroxs	FI	20		21		24	-3	18	-1	16	-1	21		15	-3	17		18	-1	16		186	18.6
13	Valkyrie	IT	16	-3	23		24	-3	11	-5	17		18	-1	18	-2	18	-1	20		14	-2	179	17.9

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Siberries - Aura Nomads at the EASA Indoor Cup 2026

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