2009 Millennium Cup
The 2009 Millennium Cup, also known as the Disney Millennium Cup, was a Millennium Series paintball event held at Disney Village, near Paris, France, from 3 to 5 July 2009.[1] The weekend included the Millennium Cup, an associated Intercontinental Cup and an M5 competition. Chilli Peppers Riga won both the Millennium Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.[2]
The event also hosted outstanding semi-finals and finals from the earlier Málaga tournament. Those matches remained part of the Málaga competition rather than the Paris tournament.[3][4]
Venue and organisation
[edit]The tournament occupied the former Ventury 2 car park opposite the Vinci car park at Disney Village. Admission was free.[5] A contemporary post-event report in Le Parisien described five netted playing fields and attendance by approximately 1,000 competitors and at least 6,000 spectators.[6]
The official Friday schedule placed the postponed Málaga matches at the beginning of the day, followed by the Paris preliminary programme and evening Intercontinental Cup matches.[3]
Competition structure
[edit]The Millennium Cup preliminary draw brought teams from different Millennium divisions into the same groups. For example, Group E included London Nexus, Ronins PBW Haguenau, 2easy Warsaw and MacDev Ronin, while Group C included DC Arsenal Dynasty, Hellwood Paris, All Russians Moscow and Relentless.[3]
The Intercontinental Cup ran alongside the main competition. Its eight teams were divided into two preliminary groups before the quarter-finals.[7]
The Paris event did not appear as a points-scoring round in the official 2009 CPL season table, which recorded Málaga, Bitburg, London and Antalya.[8]
Millennium Cup
[edit]Chilli Peppers Riga defeated DC Arsenal Dynasty in the Millennium Cup final. This was separate from Riga's victory over Joy Stockholm in the Intercontinental Cup final.[2]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chilli Peppers Riga |
| 2 | DC Arsenal Dynasty |
Intercontinental Cup
[edit]Preliminary groups
[edit]The published preliminary tables recorded Joy Stockholm and Chilli Peppers Riga as group winners, each with three victories.[7]
| Position | Group A | Group B |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy Stockholm | Chilli Peppers Riga |
| 2 | Marseille Icon | Budapest Bullets |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur Demonz | MacDev Ronin |
| 4 | Johannesburg Dynamix | Assala Libreville |
Knockout competition
[edit]The quarter-final results were published as follows.[9]
| Round | Winner | Result | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-final | Joy Stockholm | 4–0 | Assala Libreville |
| Quarter-final | Marseille Icon | 4–0 | MacDev Ronin |
| Quarter-final | Kuala Lumpur Demonz | 4–0, awarded | Budapest Bullets |
| Quarter-final | Chilli Peppers Riga | 4–2 | Johannesburg Dynamix |
| Semi-final | Joy Stockholm | 4–0 | Kuala Lumpur Demonz |
| Semi-final | Chilli Peppers Riga | 4–0 | Marseille Icon |
Semi-final scores are recorded in the contemporary results report.[10]
The Demonz–Budapest quarter-final was a walkover rather than a played 4–0 victory. Demonz captain Ben Yaw subsequently explained that Budapest withdrew with two injured players and concentrated on its other competition.[11]
Chilli Peppers Riga defeated Joy Stockholm in the final. Kuala Lumpur Demonz finished fourth.[2][11]
M5 and Activision Cup
[edit]Kuala Lumpur Demonz also reached the Activision Cup final, losing 2–1 to Rats.[12] Yaw's subsequent account described the team's route through the Division 3 competition into the Activision Cup quarter-finals and final.[11]
This result was separate from Demonz's fourth-place finish in the Intercontinental Cup.
Postponed Málaga matches
[edit]The official Friday programme reserved its opening slots for the Málaga semi-finals and finals.[3] Frankfurt Syndicate defeated SK Moscow 5–3 in the semi-final and London Nexus 5–2 in the final to win the outstanding Málaga competition.[4]
Although played at Paris-Disney, these results belonged to the earlier Málaga event.
See also
[edit]- Millennium Series
- 2009 Millennium Series season
- 2009 Campaign Cup
- 2009 Millennium Series Sarsilmaz Cup
References
[edit]- Millennium Series Disney Millennium Cup — Event Field Layout — WARPIG, 3–5 July 2009.
- Riga Chili Peppers Take Millennium Series Paris — SEBURO, 6 July 2009.
- Disney Millennium Cup [France Paris — Schedule Preliminaries, 3 July 2009] — The Millennium Series, official schedule preserved on the EPBF-hosted archive.
- Paris Update: Syndicate Wins All 3 Prelim Games — SEBURO, 4 July 2009; includes the postponed Málaga semi-final and final scores.
- Paintball mondial à Disney Village — Le Parisien, 3 July 2009, in French.
- Les as du paintball au Disney-Village — Le Parisien, 6 July 2009, in French.
- Paris Update: ICC — Both Malaysian Teams Finish 3rd in Their Groups — SEBURO, 5 July 2009; reproduces preliminary standings.
- Champions Paintball League Ranking 2009 — The Millennium Series, archived official season table.
- Paris Update: ICC Quarter-finals — SEBURO, 5 July 2009; the Demonz–Budapest entry was subsequently clarified as a walkover.
- Paris Update: ICC Semi-finals — SEBURO, 5 July 2009.
- Interview with Ben “Todo” Yaw, Captain of the KL Demonz — SEBURO, 14 July 2009.
- Paris Update: Demonz Takes Second in Paris! — SEBURO, 6 July 2009.