Editing 2025 ICPL Old Bay Classic

The '''2025 ICPL Old Bay Classic''' was a mechanical paintball tournament held from '''30 May to 1 June 2025''' at [[Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City]] in Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States. Part of the [[International Classic Paintball League]] season, it featured professional and amateur ten-player divisions and open and amateur five-player divisions, with 48 entries across the four competitions.[1][2]

Chicago Aftershock won professional ten-player, Dark Carnival won amateur ten-player, FARSIDE won open five-player and AAF 2 won amateur five-player.[3]

== Venue and schedule ==

The tournament took place at Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City, 2941 Old Telegraph Road, Chesapeake City, Maryland 21915.[1]

Five-player competition was held on Friday, 30 May, followed by ten-player competition on Saturday, 31 May and Sunday, 1 June. The organiser advertised hyperball, woods and hybrid trench playing fields.[1][2]

== Formats ==

The tournament used mechanical paintball formats. Both ten-player divisions had a published game time of 12 minutes, while both five-player divisions had six-minute games.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Game time !! Entries
|-
| Professional ten-player || 31 May–1 June || 12 minutes || 16
|-
| Amateur ten-player || 31 May–1 June || 12 minutes || 18
|-
| Open five-player || 30 May || 6 minutes || 7
|-
| Amateur five-player || 30 May || 6 minutes || 7
|}

Nine teams advanced from the preliminary round in each ten-player division: the top four from each preliminary bracket and one wildcard. Semi-final groups then determined the three finalists. In each five-player division, the top three preliminary teams advanced directly to the final round.[4]

== Competition ==

=== Professional ten-player ===

OG Hurricanes recorded the highest professional preliminary total, scoring 506 points, ahead of FARSIDE on 501. Chicago Aftershock advanced with 440 points, then scored 193 in its semi-final group to reach the final alongside FARSIDE and OG Hurricanes.[4]

Aftershock won the final round with 110 points, followed by FARSIDE on 33 and OG Hurricanes on 25.[4]

=== Amateur ten-player ===

FRACTION led the amateur preliminary round with 621 points. Philadelphia Iconic and Dark Carnival also advanced through the semi-finals to the three-team final.[4]

Dark Carnival won the final round with 141 points, ahead of FRACTION on 24 and Philadelphia Iconic on 22.[4]

=== Five-player competition ===

FARSIDE led the open preliminary round with 598 points and won the final round with 34. Chicago Aftershock finished second with 28 final-round points and Image third with 24.[4]

Roadies Factory led the amateur preliminary round with 630 points. AAF 2 won the final round with 136 points, ahead of Roadies Factory on 110 and AAF on 40.[4]

== Final standings ==

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

=== Professional ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 2 || FARSIDE
|-
| 3 || OG Hurricanes
|-
| 4 || Image
|-
| 5 || Infamous
|-
| 6 || All Americans
|-
| 7 || Adrenaline
|-
| 8 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 9 || Team Smoke
|-
| 10 || Trauma
|-
| 11 || SUSPECTS
|-
| 12 || Omaha Bulls
|-
| 13 || Louisville Asylum
|-
| 14 || Rogue
|-
| 15 || Fight Club
|-
| 16 || The Misfits
|}

=== Amateur ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Dark Carnival
|-
| 2 || FRACTION
|-
| 3 || Philadelphia Iconic
|-
| 4 || Thrashers
|-
| 5 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 6 || Fight Club Factory Soap
|-
| 7 || Dirty.
|-
| 8 || THE FARM
|-
| 9 || Oiled up
|-
| 10 || LOCKOUT
|-
| 11 || FTA
|-
| 12 || AAF
|-
| 13 || APE Guerrillas
|-
| 14 || Pittsburgh Rampage
|-
| 15 || Soup Can Cocks
|-
| 16 || The Hooligans
|-
| 17 || Crisis Tactical
|-
| 18 || Hookers Homies
|}

=== Open five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || FARSIDE
|-
| 2 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 3 || Image
|-
| 4 || Dirty.
|-
| 5 || The Misfits
|-
| 6 || Baltimore Rats
|-
| 7 || Louisville Asylum
|}

=== Amateur five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || AAF 2
|-
| 2 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 3 || AAF
|-
| 4 || Dirty. Bastards
|-
| 5 || LOCKOUT
|-
| 6 || APE Guerrillas
|-
| 7 || The Hooligans
|}

== See also ==

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

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8911/info PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: event information, dates, venue and formats.]
# [https://www.nxlclassicpaintball.com/oldbayclassic International Classic Paintball League – 2025 Old Bay Classic: event announcement, divisions and playing fields.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8911/rankings PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: final divisional placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8911/scores PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: preliminary, semi-final and final scores.]

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