I agree. When I first heard CA Panthers were in first I was shocked, but not surprised. Cheer Athletics Panthers tumbling was amazing and they seemed to have more group work in their routine as a whole. I would say the main thing they had over many teams was the switch up to opposite leg, tick to normal leg front stretch. Rays and Panthers both had 1 1/2 ups to awesome. The jumps from Panthers were amazing, as well as Rays. Cali's jumps were just ok, they had 5 of them, but their execution was just average. Cali's pyramid, choreography, and energy is what I think everyone is love with, along with their specialty tumbling passes. I can see why Panthers won and have to admit I really think they were the best team to watch. Their kick doubles are INSANE with perfect technique and their dance was hot. Sometimes you have to look past the fun music and crowd reaction to see the routine as a whole.