Editing 2004 PSP Chicago Open

The '''2004 PSP Chicago Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held from 23 to 27 June 2004 at [[Badlandz Paintball Field]] in Illinois, United States. The third main event of the [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) season, it featured five-player, ten-player and divisional [[X-Ball]] competition alongside [[National Xball League]] (NXL) matches.[1][2]

== Venue ==
The Chicago Open returned to Badlandz after being held at Maywood Park in 2003.[1]

== Five-player competition ==
The top four teams in each division were:[1][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Novice !! Rookie
|-
| 1 || Nebraskapaintball.com || Kamikaze Kids
|-
| 2 || MW Army || Team LTZ
|-
| 3 || Division || DP United
|-
| 4 || Vintage || SplatDome Factory
|}

== Ten-player competition ==
The top four teams in each division were:[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Pro/Am !! Novice !! Rookie
|-
| 1 || Mantis Factory Team || Enemy || Cartel Kidz
|-
| 2 || Fusion || Momma's Boys || Team Aggressive
|-
| 3 || Rage || Rock It Kids || Excalibur
|-
| 4 || Brimstone Smoke || Dominion V3 || Backdraft
|}

Enemy won Novice with 204 final-round points, one ahead of Momma's Boys. Mantis Factory Team won Pro/Am with 209 points.[1]

== Divisional X-Ball ==
The top four teams in each division were:[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Division 1 !! Division 2 !! Division 3
|-
| 1 || [[Avalanche]] || Team Ultimate || X-Factor
|-
| 2 || [[Infamous (paintball team)|Infamous]] || Hogan's Alley Factory Team || Team CDR
|-
| 3 || [[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]] || Xtreme Sports Factory || DC Devastation
|-
| 4 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || Twisted Revolution || Demented Kidz
|}

=== Championship matches ===
Avalanche defeated Infamous in the Division 1 final. Team Ultimate defeated Hogan's Alley Factory Team 7–5 in Division 2, while X-Factor defeated Team CDR 10–9 in Division 3.[1]

== National Xball League ==
Sunday's documented NXL results were:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| [[Philadelphia Americans]] || 16–6 || San Diego Legacy
|-
| [[Baltimore Trauma]] || 13–10 || [[Team Strange|Detroit Strange]]
|-
| [[Los Angeles Ironmen]] || 11–6 || [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
| [[Oakland Assassins]] || 11–9 || [[New York Xtreme]]
|-
| [[Baltimore Trauma]] || 17–6 || [[Miami Effect]]
|}

== References ==
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2004/chicago/index.shtml Dawn Mills, WARPIG — PSP Chicago Open, June 2004. Contemporary tournament report, with photographs by JJ Ontiveros.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/1 PBLeagues — PSP Events archive. Chicago Open, 23–27 June 2004.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/1/seasonRankings/2004 PBLeagues — 2004 PSP Events season rankings. Individual Chicago Open placings appear in parentheses in the event column.]

== External links ==
* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2004/chicago/index.shtml WARPIG contemporary coverage, photographs and scoreboard links]

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