Editing 2009 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open

The '''2009 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open''' was a [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) tournament held from 30 April to 3 May 2009 at PBC Sports Park in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was the second event of the 2009 PSP season. [[Los Angeles Ironmen]] won the professional division, defeating [[Philadelphia Americans]] 5–4 in the final.[1][2]

== Competition ==

The tournament featured professional and semi-professional RaceTo-7, Division 1 and Division 2 RaceTo-5, Division 3 RaceTo-4, and separate Division 3 and Division 4 five-player RaceTo-2 competitions.[2]

Contemporary WARPIG coverage continued to describe the professional competition as NXL and the longer divisional formats as X-Ball. The event's APPA scoreboards identify the competitions by their RaceTo designations.[1][2]

Professional and divisional X-Ball competition began on Thursday, while the five-player RaceTo-2 divisions began on Saturday.[1]

== Professional competition ==

Los Angeles Ironmen defeated [[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]] 7–5 in the semi-finals, while Philadelphia Americans beat [[Tampa Bay Damage]] by the same score. The Ironmen subsequently won the final 5–4. Damage defeated Dynasty 7–2 for third place.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Los Angeles Ironmen]]
|-
| 2 || [[Philadelphia Americans|Philly Americans]]
|-
| 3 || [[Tampa Bay Damage]]
|-
| 4 || [[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]]
|-
| 5 || [[Russian Legion|Boston Red Legion]]
|-
| 6 || [[Los Angeles Infamous|LA Infamous]]
|-
| 7 || [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
| 8 || [[Seattle Naughty Dogs]]
|-
| 9 || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| 10 || [[San Diego Aftermath]]
|-
| 11 || Bushwackers
|-
| 12 || [[San Antonio X-Factor|X-Factor]]
|-
| 13 || Hurricanes
|}

Source: APPA event placings, preserved by PBLeagues.[3]

== Divisional results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Semi-professional RaceTo-7 || Aftermath II || RNT Allstarz || Sacramento XSV || Vicious
|-
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 || Seattle CDR || TBD Fierce || Cross Eyed Paintball || Palm Beach Venom
|-
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 || Team Unlimited || Cross Eyed Paintball Grey || Total Karnage || Palm Beach Vipers Black
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 || Boom || No Limit || Nor*Car Hype || See note
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-2 || Inertia || WiseGuys || Tyranny || C.V. aka East Coast Bullfighters
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-2 || Coalition || Amped || Team Unlimited || Cincinnati Devastation Black
|}

Source: APPA placings and final-round scoreboards, preserved by PBLeagues.[2][3]

=== Championship finals ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Winners !! Score !! Runners-up
|-
| Semi-professional RaceTo-7 || Aftermath II || 7–0 || RNT Allstarz
|-
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 || Seattle CDR || 5–1 || TBD Fierce
|-
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 || Team Unlimited || 5–2 || Cross Eyed Paintball Grey
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 || Boom || 4–0 || No Limit
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-2 || Inertia || 2–0 || WiseGuys
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-2 || Coalition || 2–0 || Amped
|}

Source: APPA final-round scoreboards.[2]

=== Division 3 results discrepancy ===

WARPIG reported that Wired defeated Nor*Car Hype 4–0 for third place. However, the surviving APPA final-round scoreboard records an awarded win for Nor*Car Hype and a forfeit for Wired. The placings page lists Nor*Car Hype third and leaves Wired unplaced. Consequently, no confirmed fourth-place finisher is given here.[1][2][3]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[2009 PSP Phoenix Open]]
* [[2009 PSP Chicago Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2009/mao/index.shtml PSP Mid Atlantic Open 2009]. WARPIG. Contemporary tournament report, 30 April–3 May 2009.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/986/scores Scores: Mid-Atlantic Open]. APPA event scoreboards, preserved by PBLeagues. Includes RaceTo division names and final-round results.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/986/rankings Places: Mid-Atlantic Open]. APPA event placings, preserved by PBLeagues.

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