2011 PSP Chicago Open
The 2011 PSP Chicago Open was the second event of the 2011 Paintball Sports Promotions season. It took place from 23–26 June 2011 at CPX Sports, 2903 Schweitzer Road, Joliet, Illinois. Boston Red Legion won the professional competition, defeating San Diego Dynasty in overtime. [1][2][3]
Venue and storm disruption
[edit]PSP used CPX Sports, which had hosted the 2011 NPPL Chicago Open the previous month. [2]
A severe storm struck before the tournament, damaging field netting supports and team pit tents. Staff and volunteers rebuilt the site, and competition was reorganised to use five fields instead of the planned six. The Tactical RaceTo-2 division was cancelled. [2]
Professional competition
[edit]Ten teams contested professional RaceTo-7. Boston Red Legion defeated Edmonton Impact 5–2 in the semi-finals, while Dynasty beat the Los Angeles Ironmen 7–2. [2]
In the final, Boston recovered from a 5–2 deficit. Justin Rabackoff hung the flag with two seconds remaining to level the match at 5–5. Boston won the deciding overtime point to defeat Dynasty 6–5. [2][4]
Edmonton Impact finished third, ahead of the Los Angeles Ironmen. [3]
Results
[edit]The following tables list the top four finishers in each completed division. [3]
RaceTo-7, RaceTo-5 and RaceTo-4
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional RaceTo-7 | Boston Red Legion | San Diego Dynasty | Edmonton Impact | Los Angeles Ironmen |
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 | Hurricanes | New Jersey Jesters | Assault | upTon 187 cRew |
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 | Grad Moscow | Wolfpack | DOW Warberg | Distortion |
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 | Detroit Action | Boom II | Annihilators EDGE | Rapinas |
| Division 4 RaceTo-4 | Imperial | Central Florida Paintball | North Texas Shockwave | MOmentum |
RaceTo-2
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open pump | Total Greif | Dallas Notorious | Total Greif Gold | Total Greif Big N Tall |
| Division 3 | CRU LT | Seek and Destroy | Team Betrayal | Last Call |
| Division 4 | Revo II | Syndicate | Atlanta Breakout Gold | Mac Daddy All-Stars |
Selected divisional finals
[edit]Hurricanes defeated New Jersey Jesters 3–2 in the Division 1 final. Grad Moscow won Division 2 with a 5–4 victory over Wolfpack. Detroit Action beat Boom II 4–1 in Division 3, while Imperial defeated Central Florida Paintball 3–2 in Division 4. [2]
Total Greif won the open pump RaceTo-2 final against Dallas Notorious in two consecutive games. [2]
See also
[edit]- Paintball Sports Promotions
- 2011 PSP Galveston Island Open
- 2011 PSP New Jersey Open
- 2011 NPPL Chicago Open
- Paintball in the United States
References
[edit]- PBLeagues – Chicago Open: event dates, CPX Sports venue and competition formats, 23–26 June 2011.
- WARPIG – PSP Chicago Open, 23–26 June 2011: contemporary tournament report.
- PBLeagues – 2011 Chicago Open: final divisional placings.
- SEBURO – “Russians Win PSP Chicago”, 27 June 2011; “JRabb's Incredible Move” and “PSP Chicago Final Dynasty's Coach vs Russians' Coach”, 28 June 2011.