2007 Millennium Series Nürburgring

The 2007 Millennium Series Nürburgring event was a Millennium Series paintball tournament held at the Nürburgring in Germany from 18 to 20 May 2007. It was the second round of the 2007 Millennium Series season, following the opening event in Toulouse.[1][2]

Philly Dogs won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition, ahead of Joy Stockholm, Toulouse Tontons and Manchester Shockwave. The result gave Philly Dogs consecutive victories at the opening two rounds.[2]

Event

WARPIG published a contemporary Nürburgring event index with printable maps, three-dimensional previews and virtual field walks. It provided separate previews for Champions Paintball League and Semi-Professional Paintball League (SPL) competition, and for seven-player and five-player competition.[1]

The seven-player and five-player preview identified a shared layout for the Dye, Eclipse, Tomahawk and Chronic fields, using Sup'Air inflatable bunkers.[3]

The German round was followed by the Campaign Cup in London, the Charleroi event and the French Open at Paris-Disney.[2]

Champions Paintball League

Championship background

Philly Dogs entered the tournament leading the CPL championship after winning at Toulouse. Joy Stockholm had finished second, Frankfurt Syndicate third and London Nexus fourth.[2]

The Nürburgring produced the same first- and second-place teams as the opening round. Philly Dogs earned another 100 championship points, while Joy added 88.[2]

Toulouse Tontons improved from seventh at Toulouse to third in Germany. Manchester Shockwave rose from ninth to fourth, while Vision PPC Grenoble repeated its fifth-place finish.[2]

Final standings

The archived official CPL ranking table records the following Nürburgring placings and championship points. These are event-ranking points, rather than points scored during individual matches.[2]

Position	Team	Championship points
1	Philly Dogs	100
2	Joy Stockholm	88
3	Toulouse Tontons	80
4	Manchester Shockwave	72
5	Vision PPC Grenoble	64
6	Consilium Dei Zurich	56
7	London Nexus	48
8	Copenhagen Ducks	40
9	Frankfurt Syndicate	32
10	Oslo Menace	28
11	Sacramento Excessive	24
12	Marseille Icon	20
13	Moscow Phoenix	16
14	Manchester Kellys	12
15	Stockholm Ignition	8
16	Influence Montpellier	4

Third place was Toulouse Tontons' highest CPL finish of the season. The Nürburgring also produced the season's best event finishes for Manchester Shockwave, in fourth, and Sacramento Excessive, in 11th.[2]

Consilium Dei Zurich finished sixth for the second consecutive round. London Nexus placed seventh after its opening fourth place, while Frankfurt Syndicate finished ninth following its Toulouse podium.[2]

Division 1

Paris B4's team press dossier records a ninth-place finish in Division 1 at the Nürburgring. The team had won that division at the preceding Toulouse event.[4]

Championship position

After two rounds, Philly Dogs led the CPL championship with 200 points, followed by Joy Stockholm on 176. Toulouse Tontons and Vision PPC Grenoble each had 128, while London Nexus had 120.[2]

Team	Toulouse points	Nürburgring points	Total after two rounds
Philly Dogs	100	100	200
Joy Stockholm	88	88	176
Toulouse Tontons	48	80	128
Vision PPC Grenoble	64	64	128
London Nexus	72	48	120
Consilium Dei Zurich	56	56	112
Frankfurt Syndicate	80	32	112
Manchester Shockwave	32	72	104

Philly Dogs subsequently won a third event at Charleroi, but Joy Stockholm won the overall championship with 464 points. Philly Dogs finished second on 420 and London Nexus third on 344.[2]

References

Millennium Series Nürburgring: Field Previews — WARPIG, event dated 18–20 May 2007.
CPL ranking 2007 — The Millennium Series, archived official event placings and season standings.
Nürburgring: D7 and five-player field preview — WARPIG, May 2007; field names and layout arrangements.
B4-Paintball Team: Dossier Presse 2008 — B4 Paintball Team, team press dossier; records its Division 1 results at Toulouse and the Nürburgring in 2007.