Editing 2023 ICPL Golden State Classic

The '''2023 ICPL Golden State Classic''' was an [[International Classic Paintball League]] tournament at [[Capital Edge Paintball Park]] in Sacramento, California, United States. It was advertised for 24–25 June 2023; the surviving official match schedule records competition on Saturday, 24 June.[1][2]

Maple Leaf Chiefs won the professional 10-player division, while Reno Respawn won the amateur 10-player division. Eight teams appeared in the final standings: three professional and five amateur.[3]

== Venue and schedule ==

The tournament took place at Capital Edge Paintball Park, 9391 Florin Road, Sacramento.[1]

PBLeagues listed an event date range of Saturday, 24 June, to Sunday, 25 June. The registration programme labelled the 10-player competition for Saturday, and the surviving match schedule contains games dated 24 June only.[1][2]

The published game time was 12 minutes. The event records list professional and amateur classic 10-player divisions, with no five-player division.[1][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Format !! Published game time !! Teams
|-
| Professional || Classic 10v10 || 12 minutes || 3
|-
| Amateur || Classic 10v10 || 12 minutes || 5
|}

Sources: PBLeagues event information and final standings.[1][3]

== Competition format ==

Professional and amateur teams played together in a mixed preliminary schedule. The eight entries each faced the other seven teams, with games recorded on the Mounds and Hyperball fields.[2]

PBLeagues published separate professional and amateur final standings.[3]

After the mixed preliminary games, the schedule records three additional Mounds-field games between the professional entries: Maple Leaf Chiefs, Chicago Aftershock and The Golden State Chess Club.[2]

== Professional competition ==

Maple Leaf Chiefs finished first ahead of Chicago Aftershock and The Golden State Chess Club.[3]

The final three recorded professional games were:

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Time !! Team !! Score !! Team
|-
| 24 June 2023 || 15:00 || The Golden State Chess Club || 14–14 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 24 June 2023 || 15:20 || Chicago Aftershock || 10–19 || Maple Leaf Chiefs
|-
| 24 June 2023 || 15:40 || Maple Leaf Chiefs || 17–8 || The Golden State Chess Club
|}

Source: PBLeagues match schedule.[2]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| 1 || Maple Leaf Chiefs || 300
|-
| 2 || Chicago Aftershock || 276
|-
| 3 || The Golden State Chess Club || 259
|}

== Amateur competition ==

Reno Respawn finished first in the amateur standings, followed by The Wolverines and WAR.[3]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| 1 || Reno Respawn || 100
|-
| 2 || The Wolverines || 96
|-
| 3 || WAR || 93
|-
| 4 || Valve Monkeys || 90
|-
| 5 || GSCC || 87
|}

The amateur entry GSCC and the professional entry The Golden State Chess Club are listed separately in the official records.[2][3]

Source for both final standings tables: PBLeagues. Ranking points are distinct from individual game scores.[3]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2023 ICPL season]]
* [[2023 ICPL Old Bay Classic]]
* [[2023 ICPL Badlandz 5-man]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8089/info PBLeagues – Golden State Classic: official advertised dates, Capital Edge Paintball Park venue, registration programme and formats, 24–25 June 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8089/schedule PBLeagues – Golden State Classic: recorded match schedule and scores, 24 June 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8089/rankings PBLeagues – Golden State Classic: official professional and amateur final standings.]

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