2009 USPL Las Vegas World Championships
The 2009 USPL Las Vegas World Championships, promoted as the Las Vegas World Paintball Championships, was the fourth and final tournament of the 2009 US Paintball League (USPL) season. It took place from 16 to 18 October 2009 outside the Riviera Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. San Diego Dynasty won the professional tournament, while Oakland Blast finished first in the professional season standings.[1][2][3]
Venue and scheduling
[edit]The tournament was held on the grounds outside the Riviera Hotel and Casino. Contemporary publicity confirmed the dates as 16–18 October and advertised accommodation at the host hotel.[1]
An earlier league announcement had provisionally scheduled the Las Vegas finale for 2–4 October, with its venue still to be announced. The completed event took place on the later October dates recorded by APPA.[2][4]
NPPL relationship
[edit]The event was promoted under the USPL name. In April 2009, the league announced that it had purchased the trademarks and rights to the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) Super 7 World Series. It retained NPPL sanctioning rules and committees while its member teams considered adopting the NPPL name for the following year.[4]
Contemporary reports continued to identify the Las Vegas tournament and its results as USPL competition.[1][5]
Tournament results
[edit]Professional seven-player
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dynasty |
| 2 | Oakland Blast |
| 3 | Edmonton Impact |
| 4 | Los Angeles Infamous |
| 5 | Indianapolis Mutiny |
| 6 | Scottsdale Elevation |
| 7 | St. Louis Avalanche |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Damage |
| 9 | X-Factor |
| 10 | Sacramento XSV |
| 11 | Phoenix United |
| 12 | DC Arsenal |
| 13 | Seattle Naughty Dogs |
| 14 | Legend |
| 15 | Bushwackers |
| 16 | Explicit |
Source: APPA event placings, preserved by PBLeagues.[2]
Amateur seven-player
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Dynasty Entourage | Hollywood HK | Warped Army | Rockstar Factory |
| Division 2 | SCP Epic | One18 | Arsenal Predators | Stoned Assassins |
| Division 3 | Impact Kids | TLords | Bonehead Paintball | Long Beach Effects |
Sources: APPA event placings and contemporary results reporting.[2][5]
Five-player
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 3 | Team Rip | Vegas Reapers | Good for Nothing | Surgical Strike |
| Division 4 | 406s Finest | SuckerPunch | Boston Reapers | Tropix Hawaii [Tradition] |
Sources: APPA event placings and contemporary results reporting.[2][5]
Open pump five-player
[edit]| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA Hitmen.com | GAT Products Factory | Poi & Tacos | FieldofFire.com |
Sources: APPA event placings and contemporary results reporting.[2][5]
Season championships
[edit]The event concluded the four-tournament USPL season. Tournament winners and season champions differed in several divisions.[3]
Oakland Blast finished second in Las Vegas and won the professional season championship with 70 points. DC Arsenal, winners of the first three tournaments, finished twelfth in Las Vegas and second overall with 68 points. Dynasty's tournament victory placed the team third overall with 66 points.[3]
Dynasty Entourage won all four Division 1 tournaments, finishing with 200 points. In Division 3 five-player competition, The K.G.B. Mob finished the season one point ahead of Las Vegas winners Team Rip, 140–139.[3]
| Division | Season champions | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Professional seven-player | Oakland Blast | 70 |
| Division 1 seven-player | Dynasty Entourage | 200 |
| Division 2 seven-player | Arsenal Predators | 186 |
| Division 3 seven-player | Impact Kids | 189 |
| Division 3 five-player | The K.G.B. Mob | 140 |
| Open pump five-player | LA Hitmen.com | 150 |
Source: APPA's final 2009 USPL season rankings.[3]
The Division 4 five-player season table contains only the Las Vegas event, with 406s Finest ranked first on 50 points.[3]
See also
[edit]- US Paintball League
- National Professional Paintball League
- 2009 USPL D.C. Challenge
- Paintball in the United States
References
[edit]- Vegas, Baby!. Paintball Headlines, 21 August 2009. Contemporary announcement confirming the Riviera venue and 16–18 October dates.
- Places: Las Vegas World Paintball Championships. APPA tournament placings, preserved by PBLeagues. Event dates are also recorded in the USPL event calendar.
- 2009 Season Rankings: US Paintball League. APPA final season standings, preserved by PBLeagues.
- USPL PEVS DC Challenge Rescheduled and NPPL Returning. ThisISPaintball.ca, 30 April 2009. Reproduces the USPL announcement dated 29 April 2009.
- USPL Las Vegas Results. Paintball Headlines, 20 October 2009. Also preserved on the publication's Las Vegas archive page.