Editing 2024 European Classic Paintball League

The '''2024 European Classic Paintball League''' was the 2024 season of the [[European Classic Paintball League]]. Its four-event calendar ran from 24 March to 4 August, with all events held in the United Kingdom. Sandbaggers won the Pro ten-player championship with 388 points, two ahead of Rushers. Warped Tactical won Amateur with 396 points.[1][2]

== Calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Dates !! Venue
|-
| [[2024 Skirmish Shield]] || 24 March 2024 || Skirmish Pro Training Centre, Budby
|-
| [[2024 Grand Central Classic]] || 28 April 2024 || NPF Bassetts Pole Adventure Park, Birmingham
|-
| [[2024 Warped Classic Cup]] || 23 June 2024 || Warped Sports, Wolverhampton
|-
| [[2024 British ICPL]] || 3–4 August 2024 || Mayhem Paintball, Abridge, Essex
|}

Dates and venues are documented in the individual event records. The British ICPL was a single tournament held across two days.[3][4][5][6]

== Season summary ==

The championship had Pro and Amateur classic ten-player divisions. The published season totals include the points recorded at all four events.[1]

Sandbaggers finished second at the opening three events before winning the British ICPL. Rushers won the Skirmish Shield and Warped Classic Cup but finished fourth at the Grand Central Classic, leaving them two points behind Sandbaggers overall.[1]

Warped Tactical won the Skirmish Shield, Grand Central Classic and British ICPL in Amateur, finishing second at the Warped Classic Cup. UK Redskins were season runners-up and Corruption finished third.[1]

Just Paintball's report of the British ICPL, published on 8 August 2024, confirmed that the event concluded the season and recorded Sandbaggers receiving season championship rings. The report also noted attendance by teams from elsewhere in Europe.[2]

== Final standings ==

The following tables reproduce PBLeagues' final ranking order, event ranking points and totals. A dash indicates that no points figure is given for that event.[1]

=== Pro ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Team !! Skirmish Shield !! Grand Central Classic !! Warped Classic Cup !! British ICPL !! Total
|-
| 1 || Sandbaggers || 96 || 96 || 96 || 100 || 388
|-
| 2 || Rushers || 100 || 90 || 100 || 96 || 386
|-
| 3 || Mayhem Tigers || 93 || 100 || 81 || 93 || 367
|-
| 4 || So-manc Mafia || 90 || 93 || 87 || 90 || 360
|-
| 5 || UK Predators || 87 || 87 || 93 || 85 || 352
|-
| 6 || Turks || 85 || 85 || 85 || 87 || 342
|-
| 7 || Mayhem Tigers Gold || 83 || 80 || 83 || 83 || 329
|-
| 8 || All Stars || — || 83 || 90 || — || 173
|-
| 9 || Hawks || — || 81 || — || — || 81
|}

=== Amateur ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Team !! Skirmish Shield !! Grand Central Classic !! Warped Classic Cup !! British ICPL !! Total
|-
| 1 || Warped Tactical || 100 || 100 || 96 || 100 || 396
|-
| 2 || UK Redskins || 96 || 90 || 90 || 96 || 372
|-
| 3 || Corruption || 90 || 93 || 93 || 87 || 363
|-
| 4 || BZ Grizzlies || 93 || 80 || 100 || 85 || 358
|-
| 5 || SBOS || 85 || 96 || 81 || 90 || 352
|-
| 6 || Fat Freddys Cat || 81 || 87 || 87 || 93 || 348
|-
| 7 || Old age paint ballers || 83 || 85 || 83 || 83 || 334
|-
| 8 || Yorkshire Bants || 87 || 81 || 85 || — || 253
|-
| 9 || Perception || — || 83 || — || — || 83
|-
| 10 || Mechanical Masters || — || — || 80 || — || 80
|-
| 11 || Reapers || 80 || — || — || — || 80
|}

== Video coverage ==

OneManMedia published BZ Grizzlies footage from the Skirmish Shield on 29 March 2024 and from the British ICPL on 27 October 2024.[7][8]

The Truternology by Nicky T channel subsequently published Onemanmedia retrospectives of the Warped Classic Cup on 9 April 2025 and the British ICPL on 16 April 2025.[9][10]

== See also ==

* [[European Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2025 European Classic Paintball League]]
* [[International Classic Paintball League]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/league/555/seasonRankings/2024 “2024 Season Rankings: European Classic Paintball League”, PBLeagues] — complete Pro and Amateur standings and event points.
# [https://www.justpaintball.co.uk/blogs/news/2024-british-icpl-mayhem-ecpl “2024 British ICPL | Mayhem ECPL”, Just Paintball, 8 August 2024] — contemporary attendee report, season finale and Sandbaggers' championship rings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8390/info “2024 Skirmish Shield”, PBLeagues] — date and venue.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8404/info “2024 Grand Central Classic”, PBLeagues] — date and venue.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8465/info “2024 Warped Classic Cup”, PBLeagues] — date and venue.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8466/info “2024 British ICPL”, PBLeagues] — dates and venue.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEtSXAgfjes OneManMedia, “The BZGrizzlies at the 2024 skirmish shield”, YouTube, 29 March 2024].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCGrgjA4n8o OneManMedia, “THE BZGRIZZLIES ECPL / ICPL BRITISH CLASSIC 2024 Mayhem Paintball”, YouTube, 27 October 2024].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8I3-ywVydE Truternology by Nicky T, “2024 Warped Classic Cup | European Classic Paintball League | Onemanmedia”, YouTube, 9 April 2025].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5QdbBqq0Jg Truternology by Nicky T, “2024 British ICPL | European Classic Paintball League | Onemanmedia”, YouTube, 16 April 2025].

== External links ==

* [https://pbleagues.com/league/555/seasonRankings/2024 Official season standings].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEtSXAgfjes Skirmish Shield: BZ Grizzlies coverage].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8I3-ywVydE Warped Classic Cup: Onemanmedia coverage].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5QdbBqq0Jg British ICPL: Onemanmedia coverage].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCGrgjA4n8o British ICPL: BZ Grizzlies coverage].

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