2017 Millennium Series Mediterranean Cup
The 2017 Millennium Series Mediterranean Cup was a paintball tournament held in Puget-sur-Argens, France, from 24–26 March 2017. It opened the 2017 Millennium Series season.[1][2]
Edmonton Impact won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition, defeating Toulouse TonTons 6–1 in the final. Breakout Spa finished third and Russian Legion Moscow fourth.[2][3]
Professional competition
[edit]Edmonton Impact and Toulouse TonTons reached the final unbeaten. Impact had required overtime in two of its four preliminary matches, but won the final after taking the opening point.[2]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Impact |
| 2 | Toulouse TonTons |
| 3 | Breakout Spa |
| 4 | Russian Legion Moscow |
Divisional competition
[edit]Contemporary reporting recorded the following semi-professional and divisional winners.[3]
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| Semi-Professional League | Expendables Feilding |
| Division 1 | Droogs Frankfurt 2 |
| Division 2 | Galapagos Tortugas |
| Division 3 | Paintball Family Puget |
| Division 4 | Ratpasse Marseille |
Veterans' World Championship
[edit]A separate veterans' national-team World Championship took place alongside the Millennium Series event. The championship formed part of the European Paintball Federation programme of international competitions linked to the 2017 Millennium calendar.[1]
Russia won the over-40 competition, defeating Sweden 4–2 in the final. France finished third and Latvia fourth.[2]
| Position | National team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
| 2 | Sweden |
| 3 | France |
| 4 | Latvia |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Third EPBF Congress, Barcelona, 10 December 2016 — European Paintball Federation; includes the 2017 international championship calendar.
- Impact kärkeen Millenniumin aloituksessa Ranskassa — Kimmo Kainulainen, Paintball.fi, 26 March 2017.
- Edmonton Impact Win Mediterranean Cup; Results — Paintball Ruined My Life, 26 March 2017; report also preserved on the Millennium archive page.