Editing 2013 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open

The '''2013 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open''' was a [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) tournament held from 3–5 May 2013 at [[Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City]] (OXCC) in Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States. It was the second event of the 2013 PSP season and introduced the professional Challengers division alongside the Champions division.[1][2]

[[San Diego Dynasty]] won Champions, finishing ahead of [[Tampa Bay Damage]], [[Edmonton Impact]] and [[Los Angeles Ironmen]]. [[Omaha Vicious]] won Challengers, with [[upTon 187 cRew]] finishing second.[3][4]

== Venue and formats ==
The venue was Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City, at 2941 Old Telegraph Road. PSP returned to OXCC following its first tournament there in 2012, moving the Mid-Atlantic Open from August to May.[1][2]

Both professional divisions played [[RaceTo|RaceTo-7]]. Divisions 1 and 2 played RaceTo-5, while Divisions 3 and 4 played RaceTo-4. Additional competitions included divisional RaceTo-2 and open pump RaceTo-2.[1]

== Professional competition ==
=== Champions ===
Dynasty secured its second consecutive PSP tournament victory, following the [[2013 PSP Dallas Open]]. Tampa Bay Damage again finished second.[3][4]

Moscow Red Legion and Chattanooga C.E.P were relegated to Challengers for the following event. Los Angeles Infamous and TonTons Flingueurs retained their Champions places.[4]

=== Challengers ===
The Mid-Atlantic Open launched PSP's professional Challengers competition. The format provided a route for its leading teams to enter Champions at the following tournament.[2]

Omaha Vicious defeated upTon 187 cRew 4–1 in the Challengers final. Both teams earned promotion to Champions for the [[2013 PSP Chicago Open]].[4]

The official standings combine the professional divisions in one list: Champions occupy places 1–10 and Challengers places 11–20. The tables below present their finishing orders separately.[3]

== Professional results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Champions RaceTo-7
| San Diego Dynasty
| Tampa Bay Damage
| Edmonton Impact
| Los Angeles Ironmen
|-
| Challengers RaceTo-7
| Omaha Vicious
| upTon 187 cRew
| Texas Storm
| Seattle Thunder
|}

Source: official event standings.[3]

== Divisional results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 RaceTo-5
| VcK
| Florida King$
| Wolfpack
| San Diego Aftermath
|-
| Division 2 RaceTo-5
| DC Devastation
| Hustle
| Revo II
| Leverage
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-4
| CFP Wreckage Krew
| Southern Maryland Mayhem
| P.C. Katana
| Revo III
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-4
| Houston Zone
| SKU Allstars
| CFP Static
| AC417
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-2
| DC DEV II
| Fraction
| 406s Finest
| Windham Table 13
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-2
| OTP United
| Storm Riders
| XCAVATORS_2
| CPB Clap City All Stars
|-
| Open pump RaceTo-2
| Asylum TrueBallers
| Onslaught
| Rockin Cocks
| CP Facory
|}

Source: official event standings. “CP Facory” follows the spelling in that record.[3]

== See also ==
* [[2013 PSP Dallas Open]]
* [[2013 PSP Chicago Open]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2641/info PBLeagues – PSP Mid-Atlantic Open, 2013: dates, venue and formats.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/03/07/2013-psp-mao-at-oxcc-event-2-confirmed/ Paintball Sports Promotions, reproduced by Social Paintball – “2013 PSP MAO at OXCC – Event #2 Confirmed”, 7 March 2013.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2641/rankings PBLeagues – PSP Mid-Atlantic Open, 2013: final standings.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/05/26/5-psp-mid-atlantic-open-winners-and-losers/ Social Paintball – Lawrence Abernathy, “5 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open Winners and Losers”, 26 May 2013.]

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