Editing 2008 PSP Chicago Open

The '''2008 PSP Chicago Open''' was the third tournament of the 2008 [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] season, held from 25 to 29 June at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Center in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Tampa Bay Damage won the [[National Xball League]] professional division.[1][2]

== Event programme ==
X-Ball competition began on Wednesday, followed by five-player competition on Friday. The NXL tournament concluded on Saturday, with Sunday reserved for its All-Star programme.[1]

== NXL competition ==
Twelve professional teams competed, with six advancing to the second round. Tampa Bay Damage defeated Los Angeles Ironmen 9–8 and Oakland Infamous 9–2 before beating San Diego Aftermath 5–3 in Saturday's final.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Tampa Bay Damage]]
|-
| 2 || [[San Diego Aftermath]]
|-
| 3 || [[Los Angeles Ironmen]]
|-
| 4 || [[San Diego Dynasty]]
|}

Professional placings follow the event results archive.[2]

== Divisional X-Ball ==
=== Finals ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Winner !! Score !! Runner-up
|-
| Division 1 || RNT Allstarz || 5–3 || Vicious
|-
| Division 2 || Cross-Eyed Paintball || 6–5 || Raiden
|-
| Division 3 || Velocity Wrecking Crew || 5–3 || Fierce Heat
|}

Final scores were reported by WARPIG.[1]

=== Leading placings ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || RNT Allstarz || Vicious || Damage D1 || TX Justice League
|-
| Division 2 || Cross-Eyed Paintball || Raiden || Fierce || Warped Army
|-
| Division 3 || Velocity Wrecking Crew || Fierce Heat || DSSP8NTBALL.COM || Chicago WiseGuys
|}

Placings follow the event results archive.[2]

== Five-player competition ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 2 || Team RNT || Dark Army || Rogue || Pintura Fresca
|-
| Division 3 || Boom || Wyldside || PG Style || Storm
|-
| Division 4 || Total Karnage Kids || Texas Select || 100 Proof Paintball || Vivid
|}

Placings follow the event results archive.[2]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2008 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open]]
* [[2008 PSP Northeast Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2008/chicago/index.shtml WARPIG — PSP Chicago Open, 25–29 June 2008: contemporary tournament report.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/771/rankings PBLeagues — 2008 Chicago Open: event placings.]

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