2009 MPL Guadalajara Open

The 2009 MPL Guadalajara Open was the third round of the 2009 Mexican Paintball League season, held in Guadalajara over the weekend of 22–23 August 2009.[1][2] The official event page named Arturo Andrade and Isaac Garza as organisers.[3]

Competition

The tournament offered Abierta (Open), played five against five, and Novatos (Novice), played three against three.[3] A contemporary report by participating team Templarios stated that 17 Open teams and 34 Novice teams attended.[2]

The league's subsequent rankings list Guadalajara points for 17 Open entries and 37 Novice entries, differing from the Novice attendance figure in the team report.[2][4]

Recorded event points

The following teams received the four highest Guadalajara point awards in each division. These figures are taken from the Guadalajara column of the league's cumulative rankings after three rounds, rather than a separate event finishing-order table.[4]

Division	Team	Guadalajara points
Abierta	Overhead Black	100.00
Abierta	TJ All Starz Black	94.4
Abierta	TJ All Stars Gold	88.8
Abierta	Overhead Empire	83.1
Novatos	Naughty Paintballs	100.0
Novatos	Cruzlee	97.5
Novatos	XK One 4 One	95.0
Novatos	GDL All Starz	92.5

Contemporary account

In its report published on 26 August, Templarios described winning six games and losing two in Saturday's opening stage, then being eliminated by Naughty Paintball in the following round. The report also documented Rocky Cagnoni's presence at the event, working for DYE.[2]

References

1. Saraí Fuentes García: Propuesta de campaña publicitaria para posicionar el paintball: una alternativa de deporte extremo en el Distrito Federal, UNAM, 2009, p. 44 — MPL calendar.
2. Raul Mares: Templarios (Sith) en el Torneo de Guadalajara de la MPL, Agosto 22, 2009, Templarios Paintball Mexico, 26 August 2009.
3. MPL: Guadalajara event information, archived on 13 August 2009.
4. MPL: Ranking General (Eventos 1, 2 y 3), archived on 18 September 2009.