2006 PSP season
The 2006 PSP season was a six-event United States paintball championship series organised by Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP). It introduced changes to divisional X-Ball, replaced traditional five-player competition with five-player X-Ball, and integrated the National Xball League (NXL) more closely into the tournament series.[1]
Boston Red Legion won the professional season championship. Carolina Gridlock led the Division 1 standings, Team Speed won Division 2 and Data Support Systems won Division 3.[2]
Calendar
[edit]PSP expanded from five main tournaments to six, adding a February event in Texas. The professional NXL division retained five championship events; the Mid-Atlantic Open instead hosted an All-Star competition.[1][7]
| Round | Dates | Event | Venue | State | NXL competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16–19 February 2006 | Texas Open | Settler's Park, Round Rock | Texas | Professional tournament |
| 2 | 20–23 April 2006 | Las Vegas Open | Sam Boyd Stadium grounds, Las Vegas | Nevada | Professional tournament |
| 3 | 22–25 June 2006 | Chicago Open | Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex | Illinois | Professional tournament |
| 4 | 10–13 August 2006 | SoCal Open | BLAST Soccer Complex, San Bernardino | California | Professional tournament |
| 5 | 21–24 September 2006 | Mid-Atlantic Open | PBC Sports Park, Rock Hill | South Carolina | All-Star competition |
| 6 | 8–12 November 2006 | World Cup | Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, Orlando area | Florida | Professional tournament |
Dates and venues follow contemporary WARPIG coverage and the PBLeagues event archive.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The wider World Cup programme began on 7 November with the Intercontinental Cup, before the main PSP competitions began on 8 November.[8]
Competition changes
[edit]NXL professional division
[edit]Previously, the NXL had operated a season-long league culminating in championship play-offs at World Cup. In 2006 it changed to individual professional tournaments, each awarding trophies and prizes. Invitations extended participation beyond the existing franchise teams.[1]
Beginning at the SoCal Open, the NXL discontinued its third-place match. Losing semi-finalists were ranked by their performance through the tournament and received equal prize payments.[6]
Divisional X-Ball
[edit]PSP replaced double-elimination preliminary brackets with group competition, giving teams more guaranteed matches before elimination rounds.[1]
At World Cup, Open competition replaced Division 1, allowing entry by teams classified as Professional, Semi-Pro or Division 1 elsewhere. The contemporary season standings retained the earlier Division 1 results and World Cup Open points in one championship table.[2][8]
Five-player X-Ball
[edit]Five-player X-Ball replaced PSP's traditional five-player tournament format. Competition included Division 3 and Division 4, with additional Division 2 competition at World Cup.[1][2]
Event results
[edit]Professional NXL
[edit]| Event | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | Philadelphia Americans | Baltimore Trauma |
| Las Vegas | Boston Red Legion | Los Angeles Ironmen |
| Chicago | Sacramento XSV | Los Angeles Ironmen |
| SoCal | Boston Red Legion | Dynasty |
| World Cup | Boston Red Legion | Portland Naughty Dogs |
Sources: contemporary reports and APPA's season standings.[1][2][4][5][6][8]
Boston won three of the five professional tournaments. At World Cup, it defeated Portland Naughty Dogs 11–3 in the final.[8]
Divisional X-Ball
[edit]| Event | Division 1 winner | Division 2 winner | Division 3 winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | X-Factor | Team Speed | Clutch, as reported by WARPIG |
| Las Vegas | Gridlock | Voltage | RipTide |
| Chicago | Gridlock | East Coast Empire | RipTide |
| SoCal | Gridlock | Team Speed | Data Support Systems |
| Mid-Atlantic | Jacksonville Raiders | Swatpaintball.com | Team SprayPaint |
| World Cup | San Diego Aftermath — Open division | Gridlock-PBC | Dynasty Entourage |
Sources: contemporary tournament reports and season records.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8]
The Texas Division 3 result differs between surviving records. WARPIG reported Clutch defeating PBC-Gridlock in the final, while the archived APPA season table awarded Gridlock the event's first-place points. The sources cited here do not explain the difference.[1][2]
Carolina Gridlock, the Division 1 season leader, should be distinguished from Gridlock-PBC, the Division 2 World Cup winner.[2]
Five-player X-Ball
[edit]| Event | Division 3 winner | Division 4 winner |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | Lost Generation | B Unit |
| Las Vegas | Riptide | Paradise Kids |
| Chicago | ECE Factory Team | Paradise Kids |
| SoCal | TX Justice League | DBS Kidz |
| Mid-Atlantic | TX Justice League | SoFlaMafia.com |
| World Cup | TX Justice League | Final Justice |
Sources: contemporary coverage and the PBLeagues event records.[4][5][7][8][9]
World Cup additionally offered Division 2 five-player competition, won by RNT Allstarz. Documented Young Guns winners included Air Assault Young Guns at Chicago and Team Rush at World Cup.[5][8]
Season championships
[edit]The following totals follow APPA's archived 2006 season standings. They differ from some totals and rankings displayed in the present-day PBLeagues archive.[2][9]
Professional standings
[edit]| Position | Team | Texas | Las Vegas | Chicago | SoCal | World Cup | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Legion | 90 | 100 | 85 | 100 | 100 | 475 |
| 2 | Dynasty | 75 | 75 | 45 | 95 | 75 | 365 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Americans | 100 | 85 | 60 | 70 | 45 | 360 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Ironmen | 45 | 95 | 95 | 75 | 50 | 360 |
| 5 | Baltimore Trauma | 95 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 85 | 350 |
Philadelphia and the Ironmen finished level on points; the contemporary table placed Philadelphia third.[2]
Divisional champions
[edit]| Competition | Season champion | Published total | Runner-up | Published total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 / World Cup Open X-Ball | Carolina Gridlock | 455 | San Diego Aftermath | 431.75 |
| Division 2 X-Ball | Team Speed | 479.91 | Voltage | 479.59 |
| Division 3 X-Ball | Data Support Systems | 465.53 | East Coast Killers | 461.39 |
| Division 3 five-player | TX Justice League | 487.77 | Team Predators | 428.08 |
| Division 4 five-player | DBS Kidz | 486.46 | Sin City Paintball | 454.76 |
Source: contemporary APPA season standings.[2]
Team Speed finished only 0.32 points ahead of Voltage in Division 2. TX Justice League won the final three Division 3 five-player tournaments.[2]
The archived Masters and Division 2 five-player tables contained World Cup results only. Their first-placed teams were Ego Maniacs and RNT Allstarz respectively; these single-event records are distinct from the multi-event championships above.[2]
NXL All-Star competition
[edit]The Mid-Atlantic Open hosted the first NXL All-Star competition instead of a professional championship tournament. Eastern and Western Conference selections played three matches. The East won 12–8 and 10–8 before the West won the final match 10–9, giving the East a two-games-to-one series victory.[7]
Additional World Cup competitions
[edit]Baltimore Trauma won the Intercontinental Cup, defeating Boston Red Legion 4–3 in the final. The competition brought together NXL and Millennium Series teams and was separate from the professional World Cup tournament.[8]
Ego Maniacs won the inaugural Masters competition, which required players to be at least forty years old.[8]
See also
[edit]- Paintball Sports Promotions
- National Xball League
- 2005 PSP season
- 2007 PSP season
- 2006 NPPL season
- Paintball in the United States
References
[edit]- WARPIG — “PSP Texas Open”, 16–19 February 2006. Calendar expansion, NXL integration, revised formats and tournament results.
- American Paintball Players Association — “Paintball Sports Promotions: 2006 Season Rankings”, archived 2 March 2007. Contemporary season standings and event points.
- PBLeagues — PSP Events archive. Scheduled dates for the six 2006 tournaments.
- WARPIG — “PSP Las Vegas Open”, 20–23 April 2006. Sam Boyd Stadium venue and tournament results.
- WARPIG — “PSP Chicago Open”, 22–25 June 2006. Bolingbrook venue, professional and divisional winners.
- WARPIG — “PSP So Cal Open”, 10–13 August 2006. San Bernardino venue, results and removal of the NXL third-place match.
- WARPIG — “PSP Mid-Atlantic Open”, 21–24 September 2006. Divisional results and NXL All-Star competition.
- WARPIG — “PSP Paintball World Cup”, 7–12 November 2006. Professional championship, Open classification, divisional winners, Masters and Intercontinental Cup.
- PBLeagues — “2006 Season Rankings: PSP Events”. Historical event placings; cumulative rankings differ from the contemporary APPA table.