Editing 2013 Millennium Series season

The '''2013 Millennium Series season''' comprised four European paintball tournaments, held in Puget-sur-Argens, Bitburg, Basildon and Chantilly.[1][2] [[Toulouse TonTons]] won the professional season championship, having won the opening two events and finished runners-up at the concluding World Cup.[3][4]

== Events ==

The season opened with the Mediterranean Cup in southern France, followed by the European Masters in Germany, the Campaign Cup in England and the World Cup at Chantilly.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Dates !! Event !! Location
|-
| 1 || 12–14 April 2013 || [[2013 Millennium Series Mediterranean Cup|Mediterranean Cup]] || Puget-sur-Argens, France
|-
| 2 || 24–26 May 2013 || [[2013 Millennium Series European Masters|European Masters]] || Bitburg, Germany
|-
| 3 || 5–7 July 2013 || [[2013 Campaign Cup|Campaign Cup]] || Basildon, England
|-
| 4 || 13–15 September 2013 || [[2013 Millennium Series World Cup|World Cup]] || Chantilly, France
|}

== Professional competition ==

Toulouse TonTons won the Mediterranean Cup against [[Edmonton Impact]] and the European Masters against [[Houston Heat]].[4]

[[Los Angeles Infamous]] won the Campaign Cup, defeating [[Art Chaos Moscow]] 5–1 in the final. Infamous reached the final through victories over [[Breakout Spa]] and [[Frankfurt Syndicate]], while Art Chaos eliminated TonTons and Impact.[5]

Art Chaos won the concluding event at Chantilly, with TonTons finishing second.[4] TonTons secured the overall Millennium Series championship.[3]

=== Event finalists ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Winners !! Runners-up
|-
| Mediterranean Cup || [[Toulouse TonTons]] || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| European Masters || [[Toulouse TonTons]] || [[Houston Heat]]
|-
| Campaign Cup || [[Los Angeles Infamous]] || [[Art Chaos Moscow]]
|-
| World Cup || [[Art Chaos Moscow]] || [[Toulouse TonTons]]
|}

== National-team competitions ==

National-team competitions accompanied Millennium Series events. The men's European championship was held in Basildon during the Campaign Cup weekend, with Russia winning the title.[5][6]

The national-team [[Paintball World Cup]] took place at Chantilly from 13 to 15 September. The European Paintball Federation's annual report records 24 participating teams competing in the RaceTo-4 format.[2]

== See also ==

* [[Millennium Series]]
* [[2014 Millennium Series season]]
* [[Paintball World Cup]]

== References ==

# [https://samuraipaintball.com/a-new-dawn/ A new dawn – 2013 arrives with changes…] — James Riley, Samurai Paintball, 5 January 2013; contemporary calendar for the opening three events.
# [https://www.epbf.info/ra_data/files/Annual%20report%202013.pdf EPBF 2013 Annual Report] — European Paintball Federation, “World Cup 2013”, p. 18.
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2014/01/15/art-chaos-announces-roster-signs-axel-gaudin-clint-moore/ Art Chaos Announces Roster, Signs Axel Gaudin & Clint Moore] — Nicole Episcopo, Social Paintball, 15 January 2014; confirms TonTons' 2013 season championship.
# [https://www.paintballwincount.com/nxl-europe NXL Europe / Millennium Series: 2013 season] — Paintball Win Count, event winners and final opponents.
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/07/07/infamous-defeats-art-chaos-moscow-to-win-the-ms-campaign-cup/ LA Infamous Defeats Art Chaos Moscow to Win the MS Campaign Cup] — Israel L., Social Paintball, 7 July 2013.
# [https://www.epbf.info/ra_data/files/meeting%2007-02-2013%20in%20Paris-CHD.pdf EPBF Board Meeting Minutes, Paris, 7 February 2013] — European Paintball Federation; national championship calendar.

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