Editing 2003 PSP Chicago Open

The '''2003 PSP Chicago Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held from 18 to 22 June 2003 at Maywood Park harness racing track in Illinois, United States. Organised by [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP), it featured five-player, ten-player and divisional [[X-Ball]] competition alongside [[National Xball League]] (NXL) matches.[1]

== Venue and organisation ==
The tournament moved from [[Badlandz Paintball Field]] to Maywood Park for 2003. Playing fields occupied the grass infield, while the track accommodated vendors and team staging.[1]

PSP introduced the [[American Paintball Players Association]] player registration database at the event. Players registered individually, and teams submitted rosters using their identification numbers.[1]

== Five-player competition ==
The five-player competition concluded on 19 June. The following totals are final-round points.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
|-
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| 1 || [[AGD Kids]] || 218
|-
| 2 || Momma's Boys || 206
|-
| 3 || Nebraskapaintball.com || 88
|-
| 4 || Dedicated Paintball || 60
|-
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| 1 || Dedicated Paintball 2 || 208
|-
| 2 || Reality Check || 192
|-
| 3 || Rat Factory || 114
|-
| 4 || Adrenalin Rush || 114
|}

Rat Factory placed third ahead of Adrenalin Rush through the head-to-head tie-break.[2]

== Ten-player competition ==
The ten-player competition included Pro-Am, Novice and Rookie divisions. The following totals are final-round points.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
|-
| rowspan="4" | Pro-Am
| 1 || [[Brimstone Smoke]] || 198
|-
| 2 || Cartel || 129
|-
| 3 || Nasty || 120
|-
| 4 || Fusion || 47
|-
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| 1 || Momma's Boys || 290
|-
| 2 || Justice || 121
|-
| 3 || Cypress || 110
|-
| 4 || Havok || 37
|-
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| 1 || Rock It Kids || 284
|-
| 2 || Syndicate || 201
|-
| 3 || Outkasts || 119
|-
| 4 || Texas Torn || 28
|}

Momma's Boys and Rock It Kids each won all three of their final-round games. Brimstone Smoke won its first two games before losing to Cartel, but retained the highest Pro-Am points total.[3]

WARPIG's scoreboard names the third-placed Rookie team Outkasts in the preliminary and semi-final rounds, and Outcasts in the final round.[3]

== Divisional X-Ball ==
Both divisions used double-elimination brackets.[4][5]

=== Division 1 ===
Naughty Dogs defeated Strange 8–4 in the winners' bracket. Strange subsequently beat Legacy 16–2 to reach the final, where Naughty Dogs won 5–4.[1][4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Naughty Dogs]]
|-
| 2 || [[Team Strange|Strange]]
|-
| 3 || Legacy
|-
| 4 || Nasty
|}

=== Division 2 ===
Twisted Factory defeated Total Eclipse 10–8 to advance to the final. Mayhem reached the final through the elimination bracket, beating Underworld 10–3. Twisted Factory then defeated Mayhem 9–4.[1][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Twisted Factory
|-
| 2 || Mayhem
|-
| 3 || Underworld
|-
| 4 || Total Eclipse
|}

== National Xball League ==
NXL matches ran alongside the PSP tournament. Selected results from Sunday, 22 June, were:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| [[Philadelphia Americans]] || 7–6 || [[Baltimore Trauma]]
|-
| [[Miami Effect]] || 12–4 || [[Los Angeles Ironmen]]
|-
| [[Chicago Aftershock]] || 11–7 || Detroit Thunder
|-
| [[Philadelphia Americans]] || 11–5 || [[New York Xtreme]]
|-
| [[Oakland Assassins]] || 8–4 || Detroit Thunder
|}

== References ==
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/chicago/index.shtml WARPIG — PSP Chicago Open, 18–22 June 2003. Contemporary tournament report, divisional X-Ball finals and NXL match results.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/chicago/5pre.shtml WARPIG — PSP Chicago Open 2003: five-player preliminary, semi-final and final scoreboards.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/chicago/10pre.shtml WARPIG — PSP Chicago Open 2003: ten-player preliminary, semi-final and final scoreboards.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/chicago/division1.shtml WARPIG — PSP Chicago Open 2003: Division 1 X-Ball bracket.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/chicago/division2.shtml WARPIG — PSP Chicago Open 2003: Division 2 X-Ball bracket.]

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