2007 Millennium Series season
The 2007 Millennium Series season comprised five European paintball tournaments held between April and October 2007, with rounds in France, Germany, England and Belgium. Joy Stockholm won the Champions Paintball League (CPL) championship with 464 points, ahead of Philly Dogs on 420 and London Nexus on 344. Joy and Philly Dogs shared all five CPL event victories.[1]
Calendar
[edit]The season opened with the Toulouse World Cup and concluded with the French Open at Paris-Disney. The official CPL standings recorded the rounds in the order Toulouse, Nürburgring, London, Charleroi and Paris.[1] Contemporary announcements and event coverage document the dates below.[2][3][4][5]
| Round | Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toulouse World Cup | Toulouse, France | 7–9 April 2007 |
| 2 | Nürburgring | Nürburgring, Germany | 18–20 May 2007 |
| 3 | Campaign Cup | London, England | 20–22 July 2007 |
| 4 | Charleroi | Charleroi, Belgium | 7–9 September 2007 |
| 5 | French Open | Paris-Disney, France | 12–14 October 2007 |
CPL championship
[edit]Opening rounds
[edit]Philly Dogs won the opening two rounds. At Toulouse, Joy Stockholm finished second, Frankfurt Syndicate third and London Nexus fourth. At the Nürburgring, Joy again finished second, with Toulouse Tontons third and Manchester Shockwave fourth.[1]
After two events, Philly Dogs led the championship with 200 points, followed by Joy on 176. Nexus and the TonTons were tied on 120 points.[1]
London and Charleroi
[edit]The Campaign Cup changed the championship lead. Joy won in London, ahead of Moscow Phoenix, London Nexus and Marseille Icon. Philly Dogs finished ninth, receiving 32 points. Joy consequently moved to 276 points, 44 ahead of Philly Dogs on 232.[1]
Philly Dogs recovered to win at Charleroi, where Joy finished second and Nexus third. Consilium Dei Zurich took fourth. The result reduced Joy's championship advantage to 32 points before the final round: Joy had 364 points and Philly Dogs 332.[1]
Paris finale
[edit]Joy won the French Open at Paris-Disney, with Philly Dogs second, Frankfurt Syndicate third and Moscow Phoenix fourth. Joy therefore finished the season on 464 points, securing the championship by 44 points.[1]
Although Philly Dogs won three events to Joy's two, Joy finished in the top two at every round. Philly Dogs' ninth place in London was their only finish outside the top two.[1]
London Nexus finished third overall with 344 points. Their results included consecutive third places in London and Charleroi, followed by fifth at Paris. Consilium Dei Zurich finished fourth overall on 280 points, ahead of Toulouse Tontons on 264 and Frankfurt Syndicate on 256.[1]
Event podiums
[edit]| Event | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | Philly Dogs | Joy Stockholm | Frankfurt Syndicate |
| Nürburgring | Philly Dogs | Joy Stockholm | Toulouse Tontons |
| London | Joy Stockholm | Moscow Phoenix | London Nexus |
| Charleroi | Philly Dogs | Joy Stockholm | London Nexus |
| Paris | Joy Stockholm | Philly Dogs | Frankfurt Syndicate |
All placings are taken from the official Millennium Series CPL rankings.[1]
Final standings
[edit]The official championship table listed 16 CPL teams. The event columns below show finishing positions; the final column gives championship points.[1]
| Position | Team | Toulouse | Nürburgring | London | Charleroi | Paris | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy Stockholm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 464 |
| 2 | Philly Dogs | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 420 |
| 3 | London Nexus | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 344 |
| 4 | Consilium Dei Zurich | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 280 |
| 5 | Toulouse Tontons | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 264 |
| 6 | Frankfurt Syndicate | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 256 |
| 7 | Moscow Phoenix | 10 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 228 |
| 8 | Vision PPC Grenoble | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 204 |
| 9 | Oslo Menace | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 200 |
| 10 | Manchester Shockwave | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 180 |
| 11 | Marseille Icon | 12 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 172 |
| 12 | Copenhagen Ducks | 11 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 148 |
| 13 | Stockholm Ignition | 16 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 108 |
| 14 | Influence Montpellier | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 88 |
| 15 | Sacramento Excessive | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 56 |
| 16 | Manchester Kellys | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 48 |
Other divisions
[edit]Contemporary WARPIG field coverage documented separate layouts for the CPL and SPL competition and for the D7 and five-player competition at the Nürburgring. Its Charleroi coverage also documented the CPL and SPL fields.[3][5]
B4 Paintball Team recorded fourth place in the Division 1 season standings and promotion to SPL for 2008 in its subsequent press dossier. The team's recorded season included victory at Toulouse, ninth at the Nürburgring, twentieth at Charleroi and third at Paris. Its London entry was recorded as refereeing rather than a playing result.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- CPL ranking 2007 — Millennium Series, official event results and final championship standings; archived 4 January 2018.
- Luxfer-sponsored London Tigers paintball team looks strong for new Millennium Series tournament — Luxfer Gas Cylinders, 6 February 2007. Contemporary announcement confirming the Toulouse and Paris dates.
- Millennium Series 2007: Nürburgring field layouts — WARPIG, 18–20 May 2007.
- Millennium Series 2007: London Campaign Cup field layouts — WARPIG, 20–22 July 2007.
- Millennium Series 2007: Charleroi CPL and SPL field layouts — WARPIG, 7–9 September 2007.
- Dossier de presse: B4 Paintball Team — B4 Paintball Team, 2008 press dossier, results and promotion record; hosted on Scribd.