Editing 2008 Millennium Series season

The '''2008 Millennium Series season''' was a five-event season of the European [[Millennium Series]] tournament paintball circuit, with rounds in Spain, England, France and Germany.[1]

[[Joy Division (paintball team)|Joy Stockholm]] won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) championship with 412 points, ahead of [[Budapest Bullets (Hungary)|Budapest Bullets]] on 392 and Philly Dogs on 320. [[London Nexus]] won two professional events, while Joy Stockholm, [[Moscow Phoenix]] and Philly Dogs each won one.[1]

== Events ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Event
! Location
! Date
! CPL winner
|-
| 1
| [[2008 Millennium Series Iberian Cup|Iberian Cup]]
| Fuengirola, Málaga province, Spain
| 4–6 April
| [[Joy Division (paintball team)|Joy Stockholm]]
|-
| 2
| [[2008 Campaign Cup|Campaign Cup]]
| London, England
| 23–25 May
| [[Moscow Phoenix]]
|-
| 3
| [[2008 Millennium Series Toulouse World Cup|Toulouse World Cup]]
| Toulouse, France
| 4–6 July
| [[London Nexus]]
|-
| 4
| [[2008 Millennium Series German Masters|German Masters]]
| Nürburgring, Germany
| September
| Philly Dogs
|-
| 5
| [[2008 Millennium Series French Open|French Open]]
| Paris-Disney, France
| 10–12 October
| [[London Nexus]]
|}

The official archived CPL table records all five rounds as championship points-scoring events.[1] Contemporary reports and event previews document the dates and locations.[2][3][4][5][6]

== Season overview ==

=== Iberian Cup ===

Joy Stockholm began its defence of the 2007 CPL championship by winning the Iberian Cup. The team defeated Copenhagen Ducks 5–0 in the professional final.[2]

The event took place at Playa del Castillo in Fuengirola. Contemporary Spanish coverage described plans to cover the beach sand with artificial turf and install tournament fields and spectator stands.[7]

Budapest Bullets finished third, Frankfurt Syndicate fourth and Vision PPC Grenoble fifth. Joy left the opening round with 100 championship points, followed by Copenhagen on 88 and Budapest on 80.[1]

=== Campaign Cup ===

Moscow Phoenix won the second round in London, ahead of Budapest Bullets, Joy Stockholm and Chilli Peppers Riga.[1]

Budapest's second consecutive podium finish brought its total to 168 points. Joy retained the championship lead with 180, while Moscow Phoenix moved to 156 and Copenhagen Ducks reached 128.[1]

=== Toulouse World Cup ===

London Nexus won the Toulouse round, held at Parc de Sesquières from 4 to 6 July.[4][8] Nexus had finished tenth at Málaga and 13th at London, while Toulouse runner-up Philly Dogs had placed 11th and 12th at the opening two events.[1]

Budapest finished third at Toulouse, ahead of Moscow Caste and Joy Stockholm. The result moved Budapest into the championship lead with 248 points, four ahead of Joy on 244. Moscow Phoenix remained third on 184 despite finishing tenth at the event.[1]

A separate [[Intercontinental Cup]] competition was held alongside the Toulouse tournament and was won by Joy Stockholm. Its result was distinct from Joy's fifth-place CPL finish.[8]

=== German Masters ===

Philly Dogs won the Nürburgring round, defeating Joy Stockholm 5–3 in the final. Budapest Bullets beat Marseille Icon 5–4 in the third-place match.[5]

Joy's second place restored its championship lead. With one round remaining, Joy had 332 points and Budapest 328. Moscow Phoenix stood third on 248, followed by Philly Dogs on 232.[1]

=== French Open ===

London Nexus secured its second event victory at Paris-Disney, defeating Philly Dogs 5–1 in the final. Joy Stockholm finished third with a 5–2 victory over Oslo Menace.[9]

Budapest finished fifth, earning 64 points and ending the season on 392. Joy's 80 points for third place brought its total to 412, securing the championship by 20 points.[1]

Philly Dogs finished third overall with 320 points after reaching the final at each of the last three events. Moscow Phoenix took fourth with 304, while Nexus's two victories contributed to fifth place on 292.[1]

== Champions Paintball League standings ==

The following table reproduces the final order from the archived official CPL rankings. Event columns show '''finishing places'''; the final column gives accumulated '''championship points'''.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Málaga
! London
! Toulouse
! Nürburgring
! Paris
! Total points
|-
| 1
| [[Joy Division (paintball team)|Joy Stockholm]]
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 412
|-
| 2
| [[Budapest Bullets (Hungary)|Budapest Bullets]]
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 5
| 392
|-
| 3
| Philly Dogs
| 11
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 320
|-
| 4
| [[Moscow Phoenix]]
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 6
| 304
|-
| 5
| [[London Nexus]]
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 292
|-
| 6
| [[Copenhagen Ducks]]
| 2
| 8
| 9
| 6
| 7
| 264
|-
| 7
| Chilli Peppers Riga
| 9
| 4
| 6
| 8
| 11
| 224
|-
| 8
| [[Marseille Icon]]
| 8
| 9
| 7
| 4
| 10
| 220
|-
| 9
| [[Frankfurt Syndicate]]
| 4
| 11
| 8
| 9
| 13
| 184
|-
| 10
| Moscow Caste
| 15
| 10
| 4
| 10
| 9
| 168
|-
| 11
| London Shock
| 7
| 6
| 12
| 16
| 14
| 140
|-
| 12
| Vision PPC Grenoble
| 5
| 7
| 16
| 14
| 15
| 136
|-
| 13
| Stockholm Ignition
| 12
| 5
| 14
| 12
| 12
| 136
|-
| 14
| [[Oslo Menace (Norway)|Oslo Menace]]
| 14
| 16
| 13
| 11
| 4
| 128
|-
| 15
| Consilium Dei Zurich
| 13
| 14
| 15
| 15
| 8
| 84
|-
| 16
| Influence Montpellier
| 16
| 15
| 11
| 13
| 16
| 56
|}

Joy Stockholm and Budapest Bullets both finished in the top five at every round. Joy recorded four podium finishes and Budapest four, although Budapest did not win an individual CPL event.[1]

Vision PPC Grenoble and Stockholm Ignition each accumulated 136 points; the official table placed Vision 12th and Ignition 13th.[1]

== Other competitions ==

The season also included the Semi-Professional Paintball League, Division 1, Division 2 and M5. Contemporary sources preserve selected results from these competitions.[8][10][11][12]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! Competition
! Documented result
|-
| Iberian Cup
| Division 1
| Notorious London finished third.[10]
|-
| Campaign Cup
| SPL
| SK Moscow won the event.[11]
|-
| Toulouse World Cup
| SPL
| FC Benfica won the event.[8]
|-
| Toulouse World Cup
| Division 2
| Johannesburg Reaper defeated Datis 4–3 in the final; Mallorca Madness finished third.[8]
|-
| Toulouse World Cup
| Intercontinental Cup
| Joy Stockholm won the separate cup competition.[8]
|-
| French Open
| SPL
| Ramstein Instinct finished first, Outrage Valence second and Offenbach Comin At Ya third.[12]
|-
| French Open
| Division 2
| Veterans defeated Graffiti 4–0 in the final; Powerplay finished third.[12]
|}

These are individual event results, rather than a table of divisional season champions.

== See also ==

* [[Millennium Series]]
* [[2009 Millennium Series season]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132540/http://www.millennium-series.com/rankings.php?ranking=cpl_2008 CPL ranking 2008] — The Millennium Series, archived official event placings and season standings.
# [https://svenskamagasinet.nu/artiklar/sverige-vann-malaga-iberian-cup-en-deltavling-i-champions-paintball-league-2008/ Sverige vann Malaga Iberian Cup en deltävling i Champions Paintball League 2008] — Svenska Magasinet, 7 April 2008.
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/millennium/2008/campaign/fields/index.shtml Millennium Series Campaign Cup: Event Field Layout] — WARPIG, event dated 23–25 May 2008.
# [https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2008/07/02/462373-un-tournoi-mondial-de-paintball-pour-gagner-le-drapeau-occitan.html Un tournoi mondial de paintball pour gagner le drapeau occitan] — Silvana Grasso, La Dépêche du Midi, 2 July 2008.
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2008/09/philly-dogs-win-millenium-series.html Philly Dogs Win Millenium Series Germany] — SEBURO, 7 September 2008.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/millennium/2008/paris/fields/ Millennium Series Disney French Open: Event Field Layout] — WARPIG, event dated 10–12 October 2008.
# [https://clubcalibre68.blogspot.com/2008/03/noticia-en-el-diario-sur.html Unos 1.300 jugadores participarán en el Europeo de Paintball] — M. J. Cruzado, Diario Sur, 28 March 2008; reproduced by Club Calibre 68 on 29 March 2008.
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2008/07/nexus-make-big-come-back.html Nexus Make a Big Come Back; Reapers Make a Huge Impact for PALS] — SEBURO, 9 July 2008.
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2008/10/london-nexus-take-paris.html London Nexus Take Paris] — SEBURO, 13 October 2008.
# [https://clubcalibre68.blogspot.com/2008/04/notorius-podium-en-millenium.html Notorius podium en Millenium] — Club Calibre 68, 9 April 2008.
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2009/09/campaign-cup-results.html Campaign Cup Results] — Planet Eclipse, 22 September 2009; identifies SK Moscow as the 2008 Campaign Cup SPL winner.
# [https://pbhub.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34002&start=425 Paris News & Scores, page 18] — pbhub.de, contemporary final results and divisional placings, 12 October 2008.

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