Editing 2010 PSP Phoenix Open

The '''2010 PSP Phoenix Open''' was the opening tournament of the 2010 [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) season, held from 19 to 21 March 2010 at the Glendale Youth Soccer Complex in Glendale, Arizona. [[Edmonton Impact]] won the professional RaceTo-7 division, defeating [[Tampa Bay Damage]] 7–4 in the final.[1][2]

== Venue and competition ==

The tournament took place on grass fields at the Glendale Youth Soccer Complex. Event publicity also identified the location by the neighbouring University of Phoenix Stadium. The site opened on Thursday, 18 March, for registration and field walking, with competition beginning on Friday.[1][4]

Competition included professional and semi-professional RaceTo-7, Division 1 and Division 2 RaceTo-5, Division 3 and Division 4 RaceTo-4, and separate Division 3 and Division 4 RaceTo-2 divisions.[1]

RaceTo-2 used a best-of-three five-player format. In the longer RaceTo formats, teams competed to reach the division's points target before the match clock expired.[1]

== Professional competition ==

Edmonton Impact defeated [[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]] 6–5 in the quarter-finals and [[Los Angeles Infamous|LA Infamous]] 7–4 in the semi-finals. Tampa Bay Damage reached the final by defeating [[Chicago Aftershock]] 7–1.[5]

Impact won the final 7–4, securing its first PSP professional tournament victory. Chicago Aftershock finished third ahead of LA Infamous.[1][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| 2 || [[Tampa Bay Damage]]
|-
| 3 || [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
| 4 || [[Los Angeles Infamous|LA Infamous]]
|-
| 5 || [[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]]
|-
| 6 || [[Russian Legion|Boston Red Legion]]
|-
| 7 || [[San Antonio X-Factor|X-Factor]]
|-
| 8 || [[Sacramento XSV]]
|-
| 9 || [[Los Angeles Ironmen]]
|-
| 10 || [[Vicious]]
|}

Source: APPA event placings, preserved by PBLeagues.[2]

== Divisional results ==

=== RaceTo-7, RaceTo-5 and RaceTo-4 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Semi-professional RaceTo-7 || Entourage || RNT Allstarz || San Diego Aftermath || SK Moscow
|-
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 || Palm Beach Venom || Total Karnage Orlando || DBS Kidz || L.I.F.T
|-
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 || Boom || NuSkool Wrecking Crew || VcK || Noble
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 || Assault || Hellcats || Coalition || Topgun Union
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-4 || MPS Kids || Tampa Bay Vengeance || Goon Squad || Merc Factory
|}

Source: APPA event placings.[2]

=== RaceTo-2 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Golden State Pirates || Chicago WiseGuys || Outbreak TX || Puppy Control
|-
| Division 4 || Dallas Lethal || Atlanta Breakout || NuSkool Wrecking Crew Kids || Friendly Fire
|}

Source: APPA event placings.[2]

=== Championship finals ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Winners !! Score !! Runners-up
|-
| Semi-professional RaceTo-7 || Entourage || 6–4 || RNT Allstarz
|-
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 || Palm Beach Venom || 5–2 || Total Karnage Orlando
|-
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 || Boom || 5–1 || NuSkool Wrecking Crew
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 || Assault || 4–1 || Hellcats
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-4 || MPS Kids || 4–1 || Tampa Bay Vengeance
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-2 || Golden State Pirates || 2–0 || Chicago WiseGuys
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-2 || Dallas Lethal || 2–0 || Atlanta Breakout
|}

Sources: WARPIG and contemporary published score records.[1][3]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[2009 PSP World Cup]]
* [[2010 PSP Chicago Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2010/phoenix/ 2010 Phoenix Open]. WARPIG. Contemporary tournament coverage, 19–21 March 2010.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/1315/rankings Places: Phoenix Open]. APPA event placings, preserved by PBLeagues.
# [https://bestofpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/04/results-from-psp-pheonix.html Results from PSP Phoenix Open 2010]. The BEST of Paintball, 3 April 2010. Contemporary reproduction of division standings and match scores.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2010/phoenix/fields/ 2010 PSP Phoenix Open: Field Preview]. WARPIG. Event dates and stadium location reference.
# [https://jrdominguez32paintball.blogspot.com/2010/03/psp-phoenix-pro-paintball-schedule.html PSP Phoenix Pro Paintball Schedule – Sunday]. JR Dominguez 32 Paintball, posted 28 March 2010. Reproduces contemporary ProPaintball updates covering the elimination matches and Impact's first PSP professional victory.

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