Editing 2006 Campaign Cup

The '''2006 Campaign Cup''' was the fifth and final tournament of the [[2006 Millennium Series season]]. The series' published calendar scheduled the British event for 8–10 September 2006.[1][2]

[[Joy Division|Joy Stockholm]] won the Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition ahead of [[Toulouse Tontons]] and [[Sacramento Excessive]]. Despite Joy's event victory, the TonTons secured the CPL season championship with 424 points, finishing 16 points ahead of Joy.[2]

The official Millennium records listed 145 teams across CPL, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3 and M5.[2][3][4][5][6]

== Divisions ==

The Campaign Cup concluded a five-round season comprising the World Cup, MAXS Masters, Iberian Cup, Millennium Cup and Campaign Cup. The official ranking documents recorded the following divisional fields and winners.[2][3][4][5][6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Teams
! Event winner
|-
| Champions Paintball League
| 16
| [[Joy Division|Joy Stockholm]]
|-
| Division 1
| 29
| [[Manchester Kellys|Kellys]]
|-
| Division 2
| 31
| [[Ipnoz]]
|-
| Division 3
| 32
| [[MRD Com]]
|-
| M5
| 37
| [[LosLobos]]
|-
! Total
! 145
|
|}

== Champions Paintball League ==

Joy Stockholm won their fourth consecutive CPL event, completing a sequence of victories at the MAXS Masters, Iberian Cup, Millennium Cup and Campaign Cup. Toulouse Tontons finished second, Sacramento Excessive third and [[Stockholm Ignition]] fourth.[2]

For Excessive and Ignition, these were their highest CPL placings of the season. [[Oslo Menace]] finished fifth and [[Frankfurt Syndicate]] sixth, followed by [[London Nexus]] and [[Vision PPC Grenoble]].[2]

=== Final placings ===

The points below are championship-ranking points awarded for the event, rather than individual match scores.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Team
! Championship points
|-
| 1
| [[Joy Division|Joy Stockholm]]
| 100
|-
| 2
| [[Toulouse Tontons]]
| 88
|-
| 3
| [[Sacramento Excessive]]
| 80
|-
| 4
| [[Stockholm Ignition]]
| 72
|-
| 5
| [[Oslo Menace]]
| 64
|-
| 6
| [[Frankfurt Syndicate]]
| 56
|-
| 7
| [[London Nexus]]
| 48
|-
| 8
| [[Vision PPC Grenoble]]
| 40
|-
| 9
| [[Moscow Phoenix]]
| 32
|-
| 10
| [[Manchester Shockwave]]
| 28
|-
| 11
| [[Helsinki Cyclone]]
| 24
|-
| 12
| [[Consilium Dei Zurich]]
| 20
|-
| 13
| [[Copenhagen Ducks]]
| 16
|-
| 14
| [[London Tigers]]
| 12
|-
| 15
| [[Orebro Powertrip]]
| 8
|-
| 16
| [[Influence Montpellier]]
| 4
|}

=== Championship outcome ===

Toulouse Tontons entered the final round with 336 points, ahead of Joy Stockholm on 308 and Oslo Menace on 296. Second place at the Campaign Cup added 88 points to the TonTons' total, securing the championship on 424. Joy's victory brought them to 408, while Oslo finished third overall with 360.[2]

The TonTons won the championship without an individual event victory. Their five results were second, second, third, third and second. Joy won four rounds but had finished fifteenth at the opening World Cup, receiving eight points there.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Final championship position
! Team
! Season points
|-
| 1
| [[Toulouse Tontons]]
| 424
|-
| 2
| [[Joy Division|Joy Stockholm]]
| 408
|-
| 3
| [[Oslo Menace]]
| 360
|-
| 4
| [[Frankfurt Syndicate]]
| 296
|-
| 5
| [[Manchester Shockwave]]
| 276
|-
| 6
| [[Sacramento Excessive]]
| 264
|-
| 7
| [[Vision PPC Grenoble]]
| 256
|-
| 8
| [[London Nexus]]
| 200
|}

== Division 1 ==

Kellys won Division 1, ahead of [[Enemy]], [[Solid]] and [[Blackout]]. The victory helped Kellys finish second in the season standings with 917 points.[3]

[[Marseille Icon|DG Icon]] finished as Division 1 season champions on 948 points. Their Campaign Cup entry was recorded as ''REF'', with 200 points, rather than an event placing. [[Chilli Peppers]] and [[Instinct]] were also recorded as ''REF'' with 200 points each.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Team
! Championship points
|-
| 1
| [[Manchester Kellys|Kellys]]
| 198
|-
| 2
| [[Enemy]]
| 191
|-
| 3
| [[Solid]]
| 184
|-
| 4
| [[Blackout]]
| 177
|-
| 5
| [[2die4 Factory]]
| 171
|-
| 6
| [[Daltons]]
| 164
|-
| 7
| [[Budapest Bullets|Bullets]]
| 157
|-
| 8
| [[DoW BdX]]
| 150
|}

== Division 2 ==

Ipnoz won Division 2, with [[Crossfire]] second, [[Evil Pigs]] third and [[B4 Paintball Team|B4]] fourth.[4]

The result decided a close season championship. Ipnoz finished with 828 points, just two ahead of Evil Pigs on 826. Before the Campaign Cup, Evil Pigs had accumulated 640 points to Ipnoz's 629; the final-round awards of 199 and 186 points reversed their positions.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Team
! Championship points
|-
| 1
| [[Ipnoz]]
| 199
|-
| 2
| [[Crossfire]]
| 192
|-
| 3
| [[Evil Pigs]]
| 186
|-
| 4
| [[B4 Paintball Team|B4]]
| 179
|-
| 5
| [[Berserks]]
| 173
|-
| 6
| [[Praetorians]]
| 166
|-
| 7
| [[Rebirth Berlin]]
| 160
|-
| 8
| [[Comin at Ya Army]]
| 153
|}

== Division 3 ==

MRD Com won Division 3 ahead of [[The Firm]], [[PMA Rush]] and [[Team Impact S.A.]]. PMA Rush's third place contributed 186 points to their championship-winning season total of 903.[5]

[[Freakshow]] finished tenth at the event and second overall with 872 points. [[Outrage UK]], winners of the opening two rounds, finished twelfth at the Campaign Cup and third in the championship on 857.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Team
! Championship points
|-
| 1
| [[MRD Com]]
| 199
|-
| 2
| [[The Firm]]
| 193
|-
| 3
| [[PMA Rush]]
| 186
|-
| 4
| [[Team Impact S.A.]]
| 180
|}

== M5 ==

LosLobos won the five-player M5 division, receiving 200 championship points. [[FTW]] finished second, [[Notorious Kids]] third and [[Gang Bang East]] fourth.[6]

Notorious Kids finished as M5 season champions with 828 points, ahead of [[Speedfire]] on 792 and [[Blackout Chaos]] on 705. LosLobos' Campaign Cup victory was their only points-scoring appearance listed in the official 2006 M5 standings.[6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Team
! Championship points
|-
| 1
| [[LosLobos]]
| 200
|-
| 2
| [[FTW]]
| 198
|-
| 3
| [[Notorious Kids]]
| 189
|-
| 4
| [[Gang Bang East]]
| 187
|-
| 5
| [[Blackout Chaos]]
| 178
|}

== See also ==

* [[Campaign Cup]]
* [[Millennium Series]]
* [[2006 Millennium Series season]]
* [[2006 Millennium Series Iberian Cup]]

== References ==

# [https://pbhub.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10851 Pressemitteilung Millennium Series 2006 – The new season] — Millennium Series Board announcement, reproduced on pbhub.de, 14 September 2005; published calendar scheduling the Campaign Cup for 8–10 September 2006.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132540/http://www.millennium-series.com/downloads/series-rankings-history/2006_ranking_cpl.pdf Millennium Series Rankings – 2006: M7 Champions Paintball League] — Millennium Series, official rankings, 2006; archived PDF.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132540/http://www.millennium-series.com/downloads/series-rankings-history/2006_ranking_d1.pdf Millennium Series Rankings – 2006: Division 1] — Millennium Series, official rankings, 2006; archived PDF.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132540/http://www.millennium-series.com/downloads/series-rankings-history/2006_ranking_d2.pdf Millennium Series Rankings – 2006: Division 2] — Millennium Series, official rankings, 2006; archived PDF.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132540/http://www.millennium-series.com/downloads/series-rankings-history/2006_ranking_d3.pdf Millennium Series Rankings – 2006: Division 3] — Millennium Series, official rankings, 2006; archived PDF.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132540/http://www.millennium-series.com/downloads/series-rankings-history/2006_ranking_m5.pdf Millennium Series Rankings – 2006: M5] — Millennium Series, official rankings, 2006; archived PDF.

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