2016 Millennium Series season
The 2016 Millennium Series season was an international paintball tournament season comprising four events in Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom and France between April and September 2016.[1]
Edmonton Impact won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) season championship. Impact won the opening Mediterranean Cup and the concluding World Cup, while Houston Heat won the European Masters and Toulouse TonTons won the Campaign Cup.[2][3]
Calendar
[edit]| Round | Event | Dates | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mediterranean Cup | 8–10 April 2016 | Salou, Costa Daurada | Spain |
| 2 | European Masters | 20–22 May 2016 | Bitburg | Germany |
| 3 | Campaign Cup | 1–3 July 2016 | Basildon | United Kingdom |
| 4 | World Cup | 16–18 September 2016 | Chantilly | France |
The calendar was published before the season. Contemporary participant reports identify Salou as the location of the Barcelona–Costa Dorada round and Barleylands Farm in Basildon as the British venue.[1][4][5]
Professional competition
[edit]| Event | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean Cup | Edmonton Impact | Breakout Spa |
| European Masters | Houston Heat | Breakout Spa |
| Campaign Cup | Toulouse TonTons | Edmonton Impact |
| World Cup | Edmonton Impact | Toulouse TonTons |
Event winners and finalists are recorded in the historical professional results archive.[2]
Mediterranean Cup
[edit]Edmonton Impact won the season opener in Salou, defeating Breakout Spa in the professional final.[2][6]
The event included professional and divisional competition. A contemporary participant report, citing organisers' figures, recorded 147 teams and more than 1,000 players across the tournament.[4]
European Masters
[edit]Houston Heat won the German round at Bitburg, with Breakout Spa finishing second for the second consecutive event.[2]
Campaign Cup
[edit]Toulouse TonTons won the British round, defeating Edmonton Impact in the final. The professional semi-finals had paired Impact with Houston Heat and TonTons with Breakout Spa.[2][7]
World Cup and season championship
[edit]Edmonton Impact defeated Toulouse TonTons 6–1 in the Chantilly final, securing both the tournament victory and the overall professional season championship.[3]
Impact's knockout results included a 4–1 quarter-final victory over Houston Heat. TonTons defeated Breakout Spa in overtime in another quarter-final.[3]
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Following the season, contemporary reporting listed London Nexus and Ground Kontrol Paris as relegated from the CPL to the Semi-Professional League (SPL). Russian Legion Moscow and Red Storm Moscow were listed as promoted to the CPL.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Nos vamos a millenium! — FiebrePaintball, 19 March 2016; includes the four-event season calendar.
- NXL Europe / Millennium Series — Paintball Win Count, historical professional event winners, finalists and season champions.
- Edmonton Impact win Millennium World Championship and Series Title — Brad Johnson, Paintball Ruined My Life, 18 September 2016.
- Paintball en estado puro. Millennium series mediterranean cup Salou 8-10 abril 2016 — FiebrePaintball, 20 April 2016; participant report preserved on the author's archive page.
- The Adventures of Rebels from Basildon to Gjøvik — Planet Eclipse HQ Blog, 28 August 2016; participant report preserved in the August archive.
- Pro Finals: Breakout Spa vs Edmonton Impact — Major League Paintball Plus, official 2016 Mediterranean Cup final broadcast.
- Impact vs Heat – Breakout vs TonTons — Major League Paintball Plus, official 2016 Campaign Cup semi-final broadcast.
- The New and Former Pro Teams of the CPL — Paintball Ruined My Life, 23 September 2016; report preserved on the Millennium archive page.