Editing 2022 ICPL Windy City Classic

The '''2022 ICPL Windy City Classic''' was an [[International Classic Paintball League]] tournament held at [[Badlandz Paintball Field|The Badlandz]] in Crete, Illinois, United States, from 29 September to 2 October 2022. It featured professional and amateur mechanical 10-player divisions and an open mechanical five-player division.[1][2]

Kapp Factory won the professional division, Maple Leaf Chiefs won the amateur division, and Florida Annihilators won the open five-player competition. Kapp Factory, Hydra.Fit and Florida Annihilators finished first in the corresponding season standings.[2][3]

== Venue and schedule ==

The tournament took place at The Badlandz in Crete, south of Chicago.[1]

Open five-player competition was scheduled for Thursday, 29 September. Professional and amateur 10-player competition was scheduled from Friday, 30 September, to Sunday, 2 October.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Format !! Published game time !! Teams in final standings
|-
| Professional || 30 September–2 October || Mechanical 10v10 || 12 minutes || 23
|-
| Amateur || 30 September–2 October || Mechanical 10v10 || 12 minutes || 38
|-
| Open || 29 September || Mechanical 5v5 || 7 minutes || 21
|}

Sources: PBLeagues event information and final standings.[1][2]

== Results ==

=== Professional 10-player ===

Kapp Factory won ahead of Los Angeles Infamous and ac EMPIRE.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Kapp Factory
|-
| 2 || Los Angeles Infamous
|-
| 3 || ac EMPIRE
|-
| 4 || All Americans
|-
| 5 || FARSIDE
|-
| 6 || Adrenaline
|-
| 7 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 8 || Ground Zero Gold
|-
| 9 || Northwest Rogue
|-
| 10 || Annihilators
|-
| 11 || Image
|-
| 12 || Saints
|-
| 13 || Fight Club
|-
| 14 || Mutiny
|-
| 15 || ARMADA
|-
| 16 || The Golden State Chess Club
|-
| 17 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 18 || Docs Warriors
|-
| 19 || Rushers
|-
| 20 || Team Smoke
|-
| 21 || The Misfits
|-
| 22 || Ground Zero
|-
| 23 || Desert Edge
|}

=== Amateur 10-player ===

Maple Leaf Chiefs won ahead of Hydra.Fit and THE FARM. Hydra.Fit's second-place finish contributed to its amateur season championship.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Maple Leaf Chiefs
|-
| 2 || Hydra.Fit
|-
| 3 || THE FARM
|-
| 4 || Requiem
|-
| 5 || Saberwolves
|-
| 6 || MN MUTINY
|-
| 7 || Scorpions
|-
| 8 || Valhalla
|-
| 9 || Jungle Lizards
|-
| 10 || Lake Superior LEGACY
|-
| 11 || Moose Krew
|-
| 12 || Pittsburgh Rampage
|-
| 13 || FRACTION
|-
| 14 || Brimstone
|-
| 15 || Social Mutants
|-
| 16 || TRIBE Savages
|-
| 17 || Fight Club Jamz
|-
| 18 || Ironmen
|-
| 19 || The Wolverines
|-
| 20 || Chicago Conmen
|-
| 21 || Louisville Asylum
|-
| 22 || Wiseguys
|-
| 23 || AAF
|-
| 24 || Blind Aggression
|-
| 25 || Fight Club Factory Soap
|-
| 26 || Fatal Swoop
|-
| 27 || Fight Club Anarchy
|-
| 28 || Veteran Militia
|-
| 29 || Reign
|-
| 30 || TeamCRUSH2.0
|-
| 31 || Northern Frontier
|-
| 32 || Team 13
|-
| 33 || Black Sunday
|-
| 34 || Dreamy Paintball
|-
| 35 || With Intent
|-
| 36 || Fight Club Underground
|-
| 37 || Veteran Militia Bravo
|-
| 38 || Chi-Town Let Downs
|}

=== Open five-player ===

Florida Annihilators won ahead of Mutiny and AFTERSHOCK.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Florida Annihilators
|-
| 2 || Mutiny
|-
| 3 || AFTERSHOCK
|-
| 4 || Ground Zero
|-
| 5 || Team Fight Club
|-
| 6 || ac EVILpb.com
|-
| 7 || ac POWERHOUSE
|-
| 8 || Lake Superior LEGACY D500
|-
| 9 || Fiction
|-
| 10 || AAF 3
|-
| 11 || AAF 2
|-
| 12 || ARMADA RED
|-
| 13 || ShopFBC
|-
| 14 || Jungle Leezards
|-
| 15 || Team Crowley
|-
| 16 || Social Mutants
|-
| 17 || Team 13
|-
| 18 || Heist
|-
| 19 || Requiem II
|-
| 20 || Armada Black
|-
| 21 || Northern Frontier
|}

Source for all event standings: PBLeagues.[2]

== Season championships ==

Windy City awarded twice the ranking points shown for equivalent placings at the earlier domestic events. Kapp Factory received 600 points for its professional victory, while the amateur and five-player winners each received 200.[2][3]

The season standings counted each team's three highest scores, with no more than one result from a regional event.[3]

Kapp Factory won the professional championship with 1,200 points, counting victories at the Golden State Classic, Old Bay Classic and Windy City Classic. Its third-place Sunshine Classic result was dropped.[3]

Hydra.Fit won the amateur championship with 371 points, ahead of Saberwolves on 361 and Valhalla on 351. Its counted results were seventh at the Sunshine Classic and second at both Old Bay and Windy City.[3]

Florida Annihilators won the open five-player championship with 381 points. AFTERSHOCK and ac POWERHOUSE both finished with 366 points; the official standings placed AFTERSHOCK second and ac POWERHOUSE third.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Season place !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| Professional 10-player || 1 || Kapp Factory || 1200
|-
| Professional 10-player || 2 || Los Angeles Infamous || 979
|-
| Professional 10-player || 3 || All Americans || 976
|-
| Amateur 10-player || 1 || Hydra.Fit || 371
|-
| Amateur 10-player || 2 || Saberwolves || 361
|-
| Amateur 10-player || 3 || Valhalla || 351
|-
| Open five-player || 1 || Florida Annihilators || 381
|-
| Open five-player || 2 || AFTERSHOCK || 366
|-
| Open five-player || 3 || ac POWERHOUSE || 366
|}

Source: PBLeagues final season standings.[3]

== Subsequent professional participation ==

Following its amateur season championship, Hydra.Fit competed in the professional division at the [[2023 ICPL Sunshine Classic]], finishing 17th of 24 teams.[4]

This subsequent professional participation is documented in the official tournament record; it is separate from Maple Leaf Chiefs' amateur event victory at Windy City.[2][4]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2022 ICPL season]]
* [[2022 ICPL Old Bay Classic]]
* [[2023 ICPL Sunshine Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7726/info PBLeagues – ICPL Windy City Classic: official dates, Badlandz venue, playing schedule and formats, 29 September–2 October 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7726/rankings PBLeagues – Windy City Classic: official final divisional standings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/435/seasonRankings/2022 PBLeagues – 2022 International Classic Paintball League season rankings and scoring rules.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/0E27Ag4P1nkg8m2E PBLeagues – Hydra.Fit: official tournament history, including professional participation at the 2023 Sunshine Classic.]

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