Editing 2023 ICPL Sunshine Classic

The '''2023 ICPL Sunshine Classic''' was an [[International Classic Paintball League]] tournament held in Seffner, Florida, United States, from 3 to 5 February 2023. It opened the league's 2023 season and featured professional and amateur 10-player divisions alongside open and amateur five-player competition.[1][2]

[[Chicago Aftershock]] won the professional 10-player division, Valhalla FSU won the amateur 10-player division, Rogue Silver won the open five-player division, and AAF 2 won the amateur five-player division.[3]

== Venue and schedule ==

PBLeagues identified the venue as [[Thunder Valley Paintball Park]], 210 Pruett Road, Seffner. Contemporary league coverage referred to the host venue as Tiki's Paintball Park.[1][2]

The tournament used Mounds, Hyperball, Town and Hybrid fields. Contemporary coverage reported that the Mounds field hosted Sunday's professional and amateur 10-player finals.[2][4]

Five-player competition was scheduled for Friday, 3 February. The 10-player divisions competed on Saturday and Sunday, 4–5 February.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Format !! Published game time !! Teams
|-
| Professional || 4–5 February || Mechanical 10v10 || 12 minutes || 24
|-
| Amateur || 4–5 February || Mechanical 10v10 || 12 minutes || 32
|-
| Open || 3 February || Mechanical 5v5 || 6 minutes || 12
|-
| Amateur || 3 February || Mechanical 5v5 || 6 minutes || 12
|}

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

== Professional division ==

The professional field comprised 24 teams divided into three preliminary brackets. Each team played seven preliminary games, with the top three teams from each bracket advancing to the semi-finals.[4][5]

The nine semi-finalists contested three three-team groups, with one team from each group progressing to the final round.[4][5]

The professional field included Hydra.Fit, the 2022 amateur season champions, and Maple Leaf Chiefs, winners of the 2022 Windy City amateur event. The contemporary preview identified Maple Leaf Chiefs as a new professional franchise.[2][3]

Chicago Aftershock won all seven preliminary games, both semi-final games and both final-round games, completing an unbeaten 11-game tournament.[4][5]

=== Final round ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Game scores !! Total
|-
| 1 || Chicago Aftershock || 95, 94 || 189
|-
| 2 || Kapp Factory || 95, 12 || 107
|-
| 3 || Los Angeles Infamous || 10, 10 || 20
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[5]

== Amateur 10-player competition ==

Valhalla FSU won ahead of Louisville Asylum and Jungle Lizards.[3]

FRACTION led the preliminary standings with seven wins but lost both semi-final games and finished ninth.[4][5]

=== Final round ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Game scores !! Total
|-
| 1 || Valhalla FSU || 98, 17 || 115
|-
| 2 || Louisville Asylum || 16, 20 || 36
|-
| 3 || Jungle Lizards || 4, 16 || 20
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[5]

== Five-player competition ==

Rogue Silver won the open five-player division ahead of AFTERSHOCK and Farside. AAF 2 won the separate amateur five-player division ahead of Louisville Asylum and ac EVILpb.com.[3]

== Final standings ==

=== Professional 10-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 2 || Kapp Factory
|-
| 3 || Los Angeles Infamous
|-
| 4 || FARSIDE
|-
| 5 || Rogue
|-
| 6 || Ground Zero Gold
|-
| 7 || ac EMPIRE
|-
| 8 || Image
|-
| 9 || Enemy
|-
| 10 || The Misfits
|-
| 11 || The Golden State Chess Club
|-
| 12 || Team Smoke
|-
| 13 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 14 || All Americans
|-
| 15 || ARMADA
|-
| 16 || Adrenaline
|-
| 17 || Hydra.Fit
|-
| 18 || Maple Leaf Chiefs
|-
| 19 || Saberwolves
|-
| 20 || Ground Zero
|-
| 21 || THE FARM
|-
| 22 || Annihilators
|-
| 23 || Desert Edge
|-
| 24 || Fight Club
|}

=== Amateur 10-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Valhalla FSU
|-
| 2 || Louisville Asylum
|-
| 3 || Jungle Lizards
|-
| 4 || Killers
|-
| 5 || AAF
|-
| 6 || Tikis Revo
|-
| 7 || Omaha Bulls
|-
| 8 || Maple Leaf Chiefs II
|-
| 9 || FRACTION
|-
| 10 || gg_Factory Mech Black
|-
| 11 || Kickn Factory
|-
| 12 || gg_Factory Mech Gold
|-
| 13 || Brimstone
|-
| 14 || Annihilators 10 man
|-
| 15 || Team Crowley
|-
| 16 || Warboyz
|-
| 17 || Wiseguys
|-
| 18 || Outcast Dogs
|-
| 19 || PHILIPPINES
|-
| 20 || Tampa Bay Pelicans
|-
| 21 || TRIBE Savages
|-
| 22 || Fight Club Cincy
|-
| 23 || Florida Roosters
|-
| 24 || HUSH
|-
| 25 || Doc's Warriors
|-
| 26 || The Wolverines
|-
| 27 || Orlando Blast
|-
| 28 || Sub Zero
|-
| 29 || GKG
|-
| 30 || LAX Machine
|-
| 31 || TeamCRUSH
|-
| 32 || THE FARM SILVER
|}

Sources for 10-player standings: PBLeagues rankings and scores.[3][5]

=== Open five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Rogue Silver
|-
| 2 || AFTERSHOCK
|-
| 3 || Farside
|-
| 4 || ac POWERHOUSE
|-
| 5 || Saberwolves
|-
| 6 || Florida Annihilators
|-
| 7 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 8 || Ground Zero
|-
| 9 || All Americans 5
|-
| 10 || Omaha Bulls 5 Man
|-
| 11 || ARMADA RED
|-
| 12 || Armada Black
|}

=== Amateur five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || AAF 2
|-
| 2 || Louisville Asylum
|-
| 3 || ac EVILpb.com
|-
| 4 || AAF 3
|-
| 5 || Mayhem Tigers
|-
| 6 || Fiction
|-
| 7 || PHILIPPINES
|-
| 8 || Team Crowley
|-
| 9 || MN MUTINY
|-
| 10 || Wolfpack
|-
| 11 || Revolution
|-
| 12 || Outcast Dogs ll
|}

Source for five-player standings: PBLeagues.[3]

== Coverage ==

GoSports provided live coverage of the Mounds field, with commentary led by Matty Marshall. The league subsequently published a detailed event report covering the professional and amateur 10-player competitions.[4]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2023 ICPL season]]
* [[2023 ICPL Pro DNA Open]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7842/info PBLeagues – ICPL Sunshine Classic: official dates, venue, schedule and formats, 3–5 February 2023.]
# [https://www.nxlclassicpaintball.com/post/the-competitive-paintball-season-kicks-off-in-florida-at-the-23-icpl-sunshine-classic NXL Classic Paintball – The Competitive Paintball Season Kicks off In Florida at the '23 ICPL Sunshine Classic! Quinn Nadu, Iconic Paintball, 31 January 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7842/rankings PBLeagues – Sunshine Classic: official final standings for all four divisions.]
# [https://www.nxlclassicpaintball.com/post/the-2023-major-league-of-paintball-season-is-underway-in-tampa-fl-at-the-icpl-sunshine-classic NXL Classic Paintball – The 2023 Major League of Paintball Season is underway in Tampa, FL at the ICPL Sunshine Classic! 15 February 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7842/scores PBLeagues – ICPL Sunshine Classic: preliminary, playoff and final-round scores.]

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