Editing 2025 ICPL Classic Cup (2025 season)

''For the tournament held from 31 January to 2 February 2025, see [[2025 ICPL Classic Cup (2024 season)]].''

The '''2025 ICPL Classic Cup''' was a mechanical paintball tournament held from '''3 to 5 October 2025''' in Seffner, Florida, United States. It concluded the [[2025 ICPL season|2025 season]] of the [[International Classic Paintball League]]. Contemporary announcements identified the venue as '''Tiki’s Paintball Park'''; the current PBLeagues record names the same site '''Thunder Valley Paintball Park'''.[1][2]

Team Smoke won professional ten-player, Roadies Factory won amateur ten-player, FARSIDE won open five-player and AAF 2 won amateur five-player.[3]

== Season relationship ==

The October tournament concluded the 2025 ICPL season. It was separate from the [[2025 ICPL Classic Cup (2024 season)|Classic Cup held from 31 January to 2 February 2025]], which was included in the league’s 2024 season standings.[1][5][6]

== Venue and schedule ==

The event took place at 210 Pruett Road, Seffner, Florida 33584. The organiser advertised hyperball, hybrid and mounds playing fields.[1][2]

Five-player competition was held on Friday, 3 October. Professional and amateur ten-player competition followed on Saturday, 4 October and Sunday, 5 October.[1][2]

== Formats ==

The tournament offered four mechanical paintball divisions, with 37 entries in total.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Published game time !! Entries
|-
| Professional ten-player || 4–5 October || 10 minutes || 12
|-
| Amateur ten-player || 4–5 October || 10 minutes || 13
|-
| Open five-player || 3 October || 6 minutes || 4
|-
| Amateur five-player || 3 October || 6 minutes || 8
|}

== Competition ==

=== Professional ten-player ===

Chicago Aftershock led the preliminary round with 680 points, followed by Team Smoke on 677 and Image on 595. Five teams advanced beyond the preliminary round. Image subsequently won the semi-final round to join Aftershock and Smoke in the final.[4]

Team Smoke won the three-team final with 107 points, narrowly ahead of Image on 105 and Chicago Aftershock on 104.[4]

=== Amateur ten-player ===

Roadies Factory won the amateur ten-player division ahead of Oiled up and Dark Carnival.[3]

=== Five-player competition ===

FARSIDE won the open five-player division ahead of Chicago Aftershock and Omaha Bulls. AAF 2 won amateur five-player ahead of Oiled up and AAF.[3]

== Final standings ==

The following tables reproduce the final divisional placings published by PBLeagues.[3]

=== Professional ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Team Smoke
|-
| 2 || Image
|-
| 3 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 4 || Adrenaline
|-
| 5 || The Misfits
|-
| 6 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 7 || FARSIDE
|-
| 8 || Infamous
|-
| 9 || Prime Suspects
|-
| 10 || Omaha Bulls
|-
| 11 || ARMADA
|-
| 12 || TEAM CROWLEY RANGERS
|}

=== Amateur ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 2 || Oiled up
|-
| 3 || Dark Carnival
|-
| 4 || Shock
|-
| 5 || FRACTION
|-
| 6 || AAF
|-
| 7 || Charm City Factory
|-
| 8 || THE FARM
|-
| 9 || Florida Roosters
|-
| 10 || Dirty.
|-
| 11 || Brimstone Smoke
|-
| 12 || LOCKOUT
|-
| 13 || Thrashers
|}

=== Open five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || FARSIDE
|-
| 2 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 3 || Omaha Bulls
|-
| 4 || MVPS Dark Ops
|}

=== Amateur five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || AAF 2
|-
| 2 || Oiled up
|-
| 3 || AAF
|-
| 4 || Maynards Armory
|-
| 5 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 6 || Docs Raiders
|-
| 7 || Armada Black
|-
| 8 || LOCKOUT
|}

== Season championships ==

The tournament completed the standings for the four principal US divisions. Chicago Aftershock and Dark Carnival won the professional and amateur ten-player season championships respectively. FARSIDE won open five-player, while AAF 2 won amateur five-player.[5][7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! 2025 season champion !! Season points !! Runner-up !! Runner-up points
|-
| Professional ten-player || Chicago Aftershock || 293 || Image || 282
|-
| Amateur ten-player || Dark Carnival || 293 || Oiled up || 269
|-
| Open five-player || FARSIDE || 296 || Chicago Aftershock || 285
|-
| Amateur five-player || AAF 2 || 281 || Roadies Factory || 279
|}

The championship totals incorporated results from the Old Bay Classic, Pittsburgh Open Classic and October Classic Cup.[5]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2025 ICPL season]]
* [[2025 ICPL Old Bay Classic]]
* [[2025 ICPL Pittsburgh Open Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://www.nxlclassicpaintball.com/classiccup International Classic Paintball League – 2025 Classic Cup: event announcement, venue, schedule and formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8994/info PBLeagues – Classic Cup: 3–5 October 2025 event information.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8994/rankings PBLeagues – Classic Cup: final divisional placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8994/scores PBLeagues – Classic Cup: competition scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/435/seasonRankings/2025 PBLeagues – International Classic Paintball League: 2025 season standings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/435/seasonRankings/2024 PBLeagues – International Classic Paintball League: 2024 season standings, including the January–February 2025 Classic Cup.]
# [https://paintballdirt.substack.com/p/weekly-newsletter-team-smoke-wins Paintball Dirt – Weekly Newsletter: Team Smoke WINS ICPL Classic Cup!, Brandon Olson, 6 October 2025.]

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