posted Apr 26th, 2026 - The FAI Indoor World Cup events automatically include continental championships. However, in most cases, only the teams competing in the European championships appear on the official FAI/ISC leaderboards. The European rankings are derived from the Indoor World Cup results, even though they follow the rules of the World Championships. Only one team per country is represented on the European leaderboard.

The exclusion of non-European teams, along with additional 4-way teams from each country’s delegation, significantly reduces the leaderboard size. A total of 52 teams in horizontal formation skydiving (4-way Open, 4-way Women, and 8-way Open) at the Indoor World Cup in Weembi Lille was reduced to 23 teams on the European leaderboard.

The reduction from 26 teams in 4-way Open to 12 teams on the European leaderboard did not affect the ranking of the three teams, who delivered one of the most exciting competitions of the entire Indoor World Cup. Magic 4 from Lithuania, Flyspot Skt4Four from Poland, and Bronteroc from Hungary were separated by just a single point (213–212–212) on the World Cup leaderboard. These three teams, all from Eastern Europe, held the same positions on the European leaderboard as well.

FAI European Indoor Championship 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open		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	Aethers	FR	33	-1	37		42		30	-1	31		32		33		35		36		27		336	33.6
2	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	31	-1	32	-3	42		29		30	-1	29		31		29		32	-1	22	-2	307	30.7
3	Skywalkers Most	CZ	28	-3	34	-1	33	-4	28	-1	27		27	-3	28	-2	28	-1	30	-4	24		287	28.7
4	Amnesya Fly X	IT	28	-1	31		34	-3	26		27		25	-3	27	-1	24	-3	28	-1	22		272	27.2
5	Out Of The Blue	NL	24	-2	28		32		18	-5	23		21	-3	22	-1	23		25	-1	19	-1	235	23.5
6	Kairos	UK	21	-2	26		28		21		21	-1	24		24		22		23		18		228	22.8
7	Magic 4	LT	20		26		27	-1	21		19		18	-2	23		21		22		16	-1	213	21.3
8	Flyspot Sky4Four	PL	22		26		28	-2	21		19	-2	19	-3	18	-3	22		21		16	-1	212	21.2
8	Bronteroc	HU	21		26		26	-3	21		20	-1	21	-1	20		17	-2	23		17		212	21.2
10	Windabona Angels	ES	20		26		27		19	-1	17	-2	21		21	-3	14	-5	19		17		201	20.1
11	AERA Flystation	DE	20		21		23		17		17		19		18	-1	18		21		16		190	19.0
12	Airows	CH	9	-2	15	-2	18		12	-2	7	-2	13		13	-1	7	-4	13	-1	11		118	11.8

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Magic 4 (LT) - Flyspot Sky4Four (PL) - Bronteroc (HU) at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026

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Several other competitions were just as close on the World Cup leaderboards, yet none of them carried their 1-point margins or ties over to the European rankings. Ayro (Belgium) and Aerokart Ak'demie (France) finished tied for 9th place (239–239) in 4-way Open on the World Cup leaderboard. However, they lost their positions on the European leaderboard to Aethers for France and NMP PCH HayaBusa for Belgium. Both Ayro and Aerokart Ak'demie finished just two points behind XYZ from Brazil.

Another tight 1-point contest between three teams unfolded on the World Cup leaderboard, featuring Blue (Brazil – 202), Windabona Angels (Spain – 201), and Panthers (Czech Republic – 201). Only Windabona Angels appeared on the European leaderboard, representing Spain. Mimic (Great Britain) and AERA Flystation (Germany) followed closely behind with a tie at 190, while only the German team represented its country on the European leaderboard.

The 4-way Women leaderboard was reduced from 13 teams at the World Cup to seven European teams. Just four points separated four teams: Airdrops (Switzerland – 203), WingX (Switzerland – 202), Les Hermines (France – 201), and Indonesia’s 4-way Women team (199). After their usual indoor rivalry, only one of the two Swiss teams secured a place on the European leaderboard.

FAI European Indoor Championship 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	Nephtys	FR	29		36		33	-4	25	-2	27		26	-1	28		29		29		21		283	28.3
2	NFTO	UK	24	-2	28	-1	32		23	-2	19	-4	18	-3	23		21	-1	25		20		233	23.3
3	Thyra	NO	25		26		27	-1	21		20		24		22	-1	20		25		19		229	22.9
4	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	22		24		27		21		20		22		21		16	-3	21		16	-1	210	21.0
5	Airdrops	CH	19	-1	25		27		17	-3	18	-1	21		21	-2	16	-2	23		16		203	20.3
6	Aeroxs	FI	20		21		24	-3	18	-1	16	-1	21		15	-3	17		18	-1	16		186	18.6
7	Valkyrie	IT	16	-3	23		24	-3	11	-5	17		18	-1	18	-2	18	-1	20		14	-2	179	17.9

The 8-way leaderboard showed the largest gap between the World Cup and European standings, shrinking from 13 teams to just four. One of the most exciting battles at the top featured Paraclete XP8 (USA – 310) and D'Arc8 (France – 309). Neither team appeared on the European leaderboard, where Germany’s Airbus 8-way team improved from 8th place at the World Cup to claim the European bronze medal. The two British teams at the bottom of the 8-way standings finished in the same order as at the British Indoor Nationals 2025 (114–91), this time separated by just one point (139–138).

The thrilling 4-way Open competition between Magic 4, Sky4Four, and Bronteroc was anticipated, as reflected in the NSL Power Rankings published on March 10th. At that time, the three teams were tied in 17th place, with two additional teams (Dynos and Echochamber) still included, although they did not ultimately compete at Weembi Lille. The three contenders went on to finish 13th (Magic 4) and tied for 14th place (Sky4Four and Bronteroc) on the World Cup leaderboard, and 7th and tied for 8th on the European leaderboard. FAI/ISC are currently discussing the future of continental championships with participants and audiences, and the NSL News will provide further updates soon.

FAI European Indoor Championship 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	8-way Open		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	Aethers Nephtys	FR	37		32		37		37		33		29	-1	32		29		32	-1	32		330	33.0
2	FLY X8	IT	25		23		22		22		22	-1	21		23	-1	17		20	-1	19		214	21.4
3	Airbus	DE	20	-1	21		19		21		20		17		19		19		21		18		195	19.5
4	Octobuzz by Banter	UK	21		17		19		19	-1	18	-1	16	-1	17		17		17		18		179	17.9

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Paraclete XP8 - D'Arc8 at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026

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