Editing 2014 PSP Dallas Open

The '''2014 PSP Dallas Open''' was a [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) tournament held from 14–16 March 2014 at [[Cousins Paintball]] in Forney, Texas, United States. It opened the five-event 2014 PSP season.[1]

[[Los Angeles Infamous]] won the professional Champions division, defeating [[Omaha Vicious]] 7–3 in the final. [[Art Chaos Moscow]] won Challengers, with [[upTon 187 cRew]] finishing second.[2][3]

== Venue and formats ==
Although named for Dallas, the tournament took place at Cousins Paintball in Forney, at 8975 FM 740 South.[1]

Professional Champions and Challengers 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 ===
Omaha Vicious took an early 1–0 lead in the final, but penalties during the middle of the match helped Infamous gain control. Infamous won 7–3.[3]

Contemporary coverage highlighted Zack Wake's performance on the snake side and Damian Ryan's play through the middle of the field. Shane Colby was identified as a prominent snake-side player for Vicious.[3]

The victory was Infamous's first PSP professional tournament title since the [[2012 PSP Chicago Open]].[3]

=== Challengers ===
Art Chaos Moscow finished first in Challengers, ahead of upTon 187 cRew, Houston VcK and Sacramento XSV.[2]

Art Chaos and upTon 187 cRew subsequently entered the Champions competition at the [[2014 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open]].[4]

== Professional results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Champions RaceTo-7
| Los Angeles Infamous
| Omaha Vicious
| San Antonio X-Factor
| San Diego Dynasty
|-
| Challengers RaceTo-7
| Art Chaos Moscow
| upTon 187 cRew
| Houston VcK
| Sacramento XSV
|}

Source: official event standings. Challengers are numbered from eleventh onwards in the event record.[2]

== Divisional results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 RaceTo-5
| ac Dallas
| TradeMyGun Outlaws
| Carolina Collision
| VcK II
|-
| Division 2 RaceTo-5
| Project Mayhem
| Louisville Asylum
| Syndicate
| TJ All Stars
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-4
| Houston Zone
| Chicago Warped
| Project Mayhem D3
| AAF
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-4
| Uncle Johnsons Thunder Ducks
| Combat Houston
| Boise Dominators
| PBC Army
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-2
| Elite
| Swamp Chickenz
| D12 Allstars
| K.C. Shuffle
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-2
| Storm Riders
| SA Notorious F.S.U.
| N.O. Bounty
| GREED
|-
| Open pump RaceTo-2
| Asylum TrueBallers
| Blitz
| Lockout Red
| Lockout
|}

Source: official event standings.[2]

== See also ==
* [[2013 PSP Dallas Open]]
* [[2014 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3215/info PBLeagues – PSP Dallas Open, 2014: dates, venue and formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3215/rankings PBLeagues – PSP Dallas Open, 2014: final standings.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2014/03/16/15700/ Social Paintball – Lawrence Abernathy, “Los Angeles Infamous Wins 2014 PSP Dallas Open”, 16 March 2014.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2014/04/29/2014-psp-mid-atlantic-open-brackets-released/ Social Paintball – “2014 PSP Mid Atlantic Open Brackets Released”, 29 April 2014.]

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