2012 Millennium Series season
The 2012 Millennium Series season comprised four European paintball tournaments, held in southern France, Bitburg, London and Disneyland Paris. Art Chaos Moscow won the professional season championship and two of the four events, including the concluding World Cup.[1][2]
Events
[edit]| Round | Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23–25 March 2012 | French Riviera Cup | Puget-sur-Argens, France; promoted as Saint-Tropez–Cannes |
| 2 | 25–27 May 2012 | European Masters | Bitburg, Germany |
| 3 | 29 June–1 July 2012 | London Masters | London, England |
| 4 | 12–14 October 2012 | World Cup | Disneyland Paris, France |
The French Riviera Cup took place at Parc Saint James Oasis Village in Puget-sur-Argens.[3] Contemporary event coverage and previews record the season's dates and remaining venues.[4][5][6][7]
Professional competition
[edit]Art Chaos Moscow won the opening French Riviera Cup, defeating San Diego Dynasty 5–1 in the final.[4]
Dynasty won the European Masters against Frankfurt Syndicate, also by 5–1. The result put Dynasty sixteen points ahead of Art Chaos in the professional season standings after two events.[5]
Toulouse TonTons won the London Masters, defeating Dynasty 5–2 in the final. TonTons won all six of their matches at the event.[6]
Art Chaos won the concluding World Cup against Ramstein Instinct and secured the overall season championship. Dynasty failed to qualify for Sunday's knockout rounds at the final event.[1][2]
Event finalists
[edit]| Event | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| French Riviera Cup | Art Chaos Moscow | San Diego Dynasty |
| European Masters | San Diego Dynasty | Frankfurt Syndicate |
| London Masters | Toulouse TonTons | San Diego Dynasty |
| World Cup | Art Chaos Moscow | Ramstein Instinct |
Participation and national-team competitions
[edit]Contemporary reports recorded more than 140 entries at the French Riviera Cup, 180 teams at Bitburg and 215 at the concluding World Cup.[1][5][8]
France won the European Ladies Championship held alongside the Bitburg event, ahead of Russia and Germany.[5] An under-19 national-team competition involving ten European countries accompanied the World Cup at Paris-Disney.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- End of the line for the 2012 Millennium Series season. — G.I. Sportz, 2 November 2012.
- NXL Europe / Millennium Series: 2012 season — Paintball Win Count.
- MS French Riviera Cup 2012 — View from the Deadbox, January 2012; reproduces the Millennium Series venue announcement.
- Art Chaos Moscow Beats San Diego Dynasty to Win CPL, Millennium Series France – St. Tropez-Cannes | French Riviera Cup — Israel L., Social Paintball, 25 March 2012. Dates also recorded in Social Paintball's official event-video listing.
- San Diego Dynasty Wins 2012 Millennium Series, Bitburg European Masters! — Lawrence Abernathy, Social Paintball, 27 May 2012. Bitburg dates also recorded in Social Paintball's official event-video listing.
- Toulouse TonTons Win the 2012 London Masters — Byron Woodfork, Social Paintball, 1 July 2012.
- Millennium Paintball World Cup – 2012 Layout Revealed — Social Paintball, 12 September 2012; archive listing confirms the World Cup dates and venue.
- CPL Results Day 1, Millennium Series France – St. Tropez-Cannes | French Riviera Cup — Lawrence Abernathy, Social Paintball, 23 March 2012.