Did you know that Qatar coach Gary Smith explained the current situation of Lions and Cheetahs? 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in yesterday's update of the power rankings for the upcoming FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 that the Qatar delegation had withdrawn the two 4-way teams, Lions and Cheetahs, from the 4-way Open Class competition.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... (more)
Did you know that the Netunos have registered for 8-way at the FAI Outdoor World Cup? posted: Aug 5th, 2025 Round 1 of the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025 at Skydive Teuge in the Netherlands is only little over three weeks away (August 29th), and a new update has brought a few changes, which do not cause a heavy impact on the NSL Power Rankings..
However, the withdrawal of the two 4-way teams from Qatar, Lions and Cheetahs, reduce the number of 4-way Open Class teams to sixteen. Austria did not register the team that was on the first list, and Bripac from Spain are not joining Papea on the 4-way Open Class leaderboard.
The latest addition to the list came from Brazil. The Netunos were most recently... (more)
Did you know that two teams switched quickly from outdoor to indoor in Brazil? posted: Aug 4th, 2025 The NSL News reported the results of Brazil's national outdoor championships 2025 with the update on July 30th. The story featured primarily Brazil's military Netunos 4-way and 8-way teams of the Navy, who have been representing the country at the most recent major events.
The Brazilian Navy has participated in 4-way and 8-way events in Brazil for a long time with the Netunos, however, it took a while until they eventually became a national top contender. The 4-way team was still competing in the AA Class when they joined Brazil's Tunnel League in 2019, before they moved up to AAA Class competition... (more)
Did you know that Indoor Cloud League July in Tampa included a coincidental CitiZen reunion? posted: Aug 2nd, 2025 The Indoor Cloud League team at iFLY Tampa was able to tie the scores of the South Florida team at iFLY Fort Lauderdale in May, as the NSL News reported on June 6th. Then there was a difference of 17 points in June (99 - 82), and Marcella Rey's team was out of reach last month (106 - 77).
It was a new record total for iFLY Fort Lauderdale in July, as the NSL News reported on July 29th, while the iFLY Tampa team was still trying to catch up with some sequences of previous months. iFLY Fort Lauderdale is still quite far ahead of the iFLY Tampa team on the 2025 leaderboard at the beginning of the... (more)
Did you know that there will be a battle for the European outdoor bronze medals? posted: Aug 1st, 2025 The Echochamber storyline is still not over after the previous updates last week, which were related to the status of the Swedish team as one of the top contenders for a medal position at the European championship part of the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025.
The updates reviewed the 3rd place of Echochamber at the FAI European Indoor Championship 2018 and the 6th place at the integrated European championship of the FAI Indoor World Cup 2022 in Charleroi, Belgium. The next European championship is an outdoor event and a part of the FAI Outdoor World Cup 2025.
The last outdoor world cup in Eloy... (more)
Did you know that Netunos 8-way team finished with a new team record average? posted: Jul 30th, 2025 4-way competition in Brazil used to be dominated by civilian teams, after Fábio Diniz, André Ferraz, Pedro Ushizima launched the CTR Optimum team project, with Ziara Abud in the first lineup. They represented Brazil at the world championships in Gera 2006 and Maubeuge 2008 before the next CTR Optimum lineup (Fábio Diniz, André Ferraz, Guillermo Gorg, Daiton Ribeiro, Kalley Ferreira on camera) competed for Brazil in Dubai 2012.
The next new lineup (André Ferraz, Daiton Ribeiro, Juliana Sé, George Narita, Rick Neves on camera), still with founder and original member André Ferraz, were... (more)
Did you know that Qatar coach Gary Smith explained the current situation of Lions and Cheetahs?
Did you know that the Netunos have registered for 8-way at the FAI Outdoor World Cup?
Did you know that two teams switched quickly from outdoor to indoor in Brazil?
Did you know that Indoor Cloud League July in Tampa included a coincidental CitiZen reunion?
Did you know that there will be a battle for the European outdoor bronze medals?
Did you know that Netunos 8-way team finished with a new team record average?