2012 PSP season
The 2012 PSP season was the national tournament season organised by Paintball Sports Promotions in the United States. Five events were held, beginning with the Galveston Island Open in March and concluding with the World Cup in October.[1]
Houston Heat won the professional season championship and World Cup. Severe weather disrupted the opening tournament, requiring its unfinished professional matches to be completed in Arizona before the separate Phoenix Open.[2][3][4]
Calendar
[edit]| Round | Event | Dates | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 PSP Galveston Island Open | 9–11 March 2012 | Galveston Island Paintball | Galveston, Texas |
| 2 | 2012 PSP Phoenix Open | 20–22 April 2012 | Glendale Youth Sports Complex | Glendale, Arizona |
| 3 | 2012 PSP Chicago Open | 21–24 June 2012 | CPX Sports | Joliet, Illinois |
| 4 | 2012 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open | 10–12 August 2012 | Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City | Chesapeake City, Maryland |
| 5 | 2012 PSP World Cup | 25–28 October 2012 | Fantasy of Flight | Polk City, Florida |
Dates and locations follow the PSP event archive and individual event records. Galveston's professional competition was completed separately on 19 April at the Phoenix venue.[1][3][5][6]
Galveston postponement
[edit]Heavy rain disrupted the Galveston Island Open. The divisional competitions produced their winners in Texas, but the professional programme remained unfinished.[2]
The outstanding professional competition resumed on Thursday, 19 April, before the Phoenix Open began. It included remaining preliminary matches and the elimination rounds. Tampa Bay Damage defeated Houston Heat 7–1 in the rescheduled final.[3]
These matches retained their identity as Galveston Island Open competition. They were separate from the Phoenix Open, held from 20–22 April, which Houston Heat won.[3][7]
PSP also reused Galveston's field layout at Phoenix. WARPIG's contemporary preview quoted PSP's explanation that severe weather had prevented the layout from being played as intended and that professional teams had been unable to complete their Galveston matches.[8]
Competition formats
[edit]Professional teams competed in RaceTo-7. Divisions 1 and 2 played RaceTo-5, while Divisions 3 and 4 played RaceTo-4. Separate divisional five-player and open pump competitions used RaceTo-2.[5][9][10][11]
World Cup also included Masters X-Ball, Division 2 and Division 5 RaceTo-2, and open ten-player competition.[6]
Professional results
[edit]| Event | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Galveston Island Open | Tampa Bay Damage | Houston Heat |
| Phoenix Open | Houston Heat | Moscow Red Legion |
| Chicago Open | Los Angeles Infamous | Moscow Red Legion |
| Mid-Atlantic Open | Houston Heat | Los Angeles Infamous |
| World Cup | Houston Heat | Tampa Bay Damage |
Sources: contemporary Galveston and Phoenix reports, APPA event results and season records.[3][4][7][10][11][12]
Houston Heat won three of the five professional tournaments: Phoenix, the Mid-Atlantic Open and World Cup. The World Cup victory also secured the professional season championship.[12]
Leading season standings
[edit]| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Heat | 559.09 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Damage | 504.34 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Infamous | 462.80 |
Source: APPA season rankings, preserved by PBLeagues.[4]
Divisional event winners
[edit]RaceTo-5 and RaceTo-4
[edit]| Event | Division 1 RaceTo-5 | Division 2 RaceTo-5 | Division 3 RaceTo-4 | Division 4 RaceTo-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston Island Open | San Diego Pirates | Coalition | Palm Beach Venom | TKO |
| Phoenix Open | Texas Storm | Revo | Central Florida Paintball | Imperial |
| Chicago Open | Grad Moscow | ac402.com | Revo II | Playground Army |
| Mid-Atlantic Open | Sacramento Damage | Scottsdale Elevation | DC Devastation | Imperial |
| World Cup | T1 Topgun Union | Revo | Palm Beach Venom | Galveston Island Paintball |
Sources: contemporary Galveston reporting and APPA event placings.[2][9][10][11][13]
Five-player RaceTo-2
[edit]| Event | Division 3 winners | Division 4 winners |
|---|---|---|
| Galveston Island Open | Gainesville Gridiron | Pound Town |
| Phoenix Open | IE Unseen | Az Chooch powered by Battery Acid |
| Chicago Open | Gainesville Gridiron | Mac Daddy All-Stars |
| Mid-Atlantic Open | HTX Hurricanes | Misfit Mafia |
| World Cup | Slaughterhouse Krew | ULTRA |
Sources: contemporary Galveston reporting and APPA event placings.[2][9][10][11][13]
Open pump RaceTo-2
[edit]| Event | Winners |
|---|---|
| Galveston Island Open | Dallas Notorious |
| Phoenix Open | TPG AllStars |
| Chicago Open | Total Greif |
| Mid-Atlantic Open | Rockin Cocks |
| World Cup | Tennessee TrueBallers |
Sources: contemporary Galveston reporting and APPA event placings.[2][9][10][11][13]
Additional World Cup competitions
[edit]Kosmos Veterans won Masters X-Ball, TJ Allstarzz won Division 2 RaceTo-2, Atlanta Rising won Division 5 RaceTo-2, and Team Zone won open ten-player competition.[13]
Season champions
[edit]The following teams finished first in the published standings for competitions contested across multiple events.[4]
| Division | First in season standings | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Professional RaceTo-7 | Houston Heat | 559.09 |
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 | T1 Topgun Union | 533.60 |
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 | Revo | 530.42 |
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 | Revo II | 481.40 |
| Division 4 RaceTo-4 | Imperial | 546.26 |
| Division 3 RaceTo-2 | Gainesville Gridiron | 458.34 |
| Division 4 RaceTo-2 | North Texas Shockwave Blue | 488.12 |
| Open pump RaceTo-2 | Tennessee TrueBallers | 433.79 |
Revo finished 3.37 points ahead of Boom in Division 2 RaceTo-5. Revo II won the Division 3 RaceTo-4 standings despite finishing 29th at World Cup.[4]
PBLeagues labels several divisional standings as “Season Entry”. Masters, open ten-player, Division 2 RaceTo-2 and Division 5 RaceTo-2 contain only World Cup results in the season record.[4]
See also
[edit]- Paintball Sports Promotions
- 2011 PSP season
- 2013 PSP season
- Houston Heat
- Paintball in the United States
References
[edit]- PBLeagues — Paintball Sports Promotions event archive: 2012 calendar.
- Lawrence Abernathy, Social Paintball — “Analysis and Recap of 2012 PSP Galveston Island Open”, 12 March 2012.
- Lawrence Abernathy, Social Paintball — “Tampa Bay Damage Defeats Houston Heat to Win the 2012 PSP Galveston Island Open”, 19 April 2012.
- APPA/PBLeagues — 2012 Season Rankings: PSP Events.
- PBLeagues — 2012 PSP Phoenix Open: event information and competition formats.
- PBLeagues — 2012 PSP World Cup: event information and competition formats.
- Lawrence Abernathy, Social Paintball — “Houston Heat Defeats Moscow Red Legion to Win the 2012 PSP Phoenix Open”, 22 April 2012.
- WARPIG — “2012 PSP Phoenix Open Field Preview”, 1 April 2012. Includes PSP's explanation for reusing the Galveston layout.
- APPA/PBLeagues — 2012 PSP Phoenix Open: final placings.
- APPA/PBLeagues — 2012 PSP Chicago Open: final placings.
- APPA/PBLeagues — 2012 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open: final placings.
- Lawrence Abernathy, Social Paintball — “Houston Heat Wins the 2012 PSP World Cup and 2012 PSP Series Titles”, 28 October 2012.
- APPA/PBLeagues — 2012 PSP World Cup: final placings.