2026 ICPL season

The 2026 ICPL season was the eighth season of the International Classic Paintball League. Its United States championship comprised four tournaments: the Golden State Classic, Windy City Classic, Pittsburgh Open Classic and Classic Cup.[1–5]

Chicago Aftershock won the Professional ten-player and Open five-player season championships. AAF won Amateur ten-player, while AAF 2 won Amateur five-player.[1][6]

Calendar

All four championship events took place in the United States.[2–5]

Dates	Event	Venue
10–12 April 2026	2026 ICPL Golden State Classic	Ambush Paintball Park, Moorpark, California
12–14 June 2026	2026 ICPL Windy City Classic	The Badlandz, Crete, Illinois
31 July–2 August 2026	2026 ICPL Pittsburgh Open Classic	Urban Assault, McDonald, Pennsylvania
16–18 October 2026	2026 ICPL Classic Cup	Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City, Chesapeake City, Maryland

Formats and championship scoring

Each event offered four divisions:

Professional ten-player.
Amateur ten-player.
Open five-player.
Amateur five-player.[2–5]

Five-player competition was scheduled for Friday, followed by ten-player competition on Saturday and Sunday.[2–5]

The league used classic capture-the-flag competition across field types including woodland, hyperball, mounds and hybrid layouts. Teams earned game points for flag actions, eliminated opponents and surviving players.[7]

Game times varied by field. At Pittsburgh, woodland and hybrid games lasted twelve minutes, while hyperball and mounds games lasted ten minutes. At the Classic Cup, hyperball and cargo games lasted ten minutes and trench games lasted twelve minutes. Five-player games were listed as six minutes.[4][5]

Each team's three highest tournament ranking scores counted towards its season total; additional scores were dropped.[1]

Event winners

The following divisional winners are recorded in the official season standings.[1]

Division	Golden State Classic	Windy City Classic	Pittsburgh Open Classic	Classic Cup
Professional ten-player	All Americans	FARSIDE	Chicago Aftershock	Brimstone Smoke
Amateur ten-player	Los Angeles Faction	AAF	Ohio Outlaws	Brawlgang
Open five-player	Chicago Aftershock	Chicago Aftershock	ATTKTX	FARSIDE
Amateur five-player	AAF 2	Roadies Factory	Ohio Outlaws	AAF 2

Windy City weather disruption

The Windy City Classic experienced a rain delay. Organisers announced that games would begin one hour later than originally scheduled and updated the ten-player schedule on Friday to accommodate storm-affected teams.[3]

Classic Cup

Brimstone Smoke won the concluding Professional ten-player tournament ahead of Chicago Aftershock and the All Americans. Brawlgang won Amateur ten-player, followed by Roadies Factory and Upstate Remix.[6]

FARSIDE won Open five-player ahead of Image and Chicago Aftershock. AAF 2 won Amateur five-player, with StL Suspects second and Roadies Factory third.[6]

The event results were distinct from the season championships: Chicago Aftershock secured both professional ten-player and Open five-player series titles, while AAF won the Amateur ten-player series.[6]

Season championships

The final championship standings counted each team's three highest tournament scores.[1]

Division	Champions	Points	Runners-up	Points	Third place	Points
Professional ten-player	Chicago Aftershock	292	Brimstone Smoke	286	All Americans	286
Amateur ten-player	AAF	283	Roadies Factory	267	Brimstone Smoke	258
Open five-player	Chicago Aftershock	293	FARSIDE	292	All Americans	271
Amateur five-player	AAF 2	296	Roadies Factory	289	StL Suspects	279

Chicago Aftershock finished six points ahead of Brimstone Smoke in Professional ten-player. Brimstone Smoke and the All Americans both recorded 286 points, with the official standings placing Smoke second.[1]

The Open five-player championship was decided by one point, with Chicago Aftershock finishing ahead of FARSIDE.[1]

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