Editing 2026 European Classic Paintball League

The '''2026 European Classic Paintball League''' was the 2026 season of the [[European Classic Paintball League]]. The official championship calendar lists four numbered rounds between 29 March and 20 September. Rushers finished first in the published combined standings with 394 points, followed by The Expendables on 318 and Corruption on 300.[1][2]

== Calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Recorded playing dates !! Venue
|-
| [[2026 European ECPL Round 1|Round 1]] || 29 March 2026 || Nottingham Skirmish
|-
| [[2026 European ECPL Round 2|Round 2]] || 31 May 2026 || Warped
|-
| [[2026 European ECPL Round 3|Round 3]] || 5 July 2026 || CPPS
|-
| [[2026 European ECPL Round 4|Round 4]] || 19–20 September 2026 || Mayhem Paintball, Essex
|}

The official calendar gives 31 May as the playing date for Round 2, while Just Paintball advertised the wider 30–31 May weekend at Warped. Round 4 is recorded as one tournament across two days.[1][3]

== Season summary ==

Rushers won the opening three rounds and finished second at Round 4. Mayhem Tigers won the final event, scoring 1,087 event points against Rushers' 1,077. Event points were recorded separately from the ranking points contributing to the season table.[2][4]

The published standings combine teams carrying Pro and Amateur tier labels in one ranking order. Every listed season total equals the sum of the team's recorded ranking points across the four rounds.[2]

== Contemporary coverage ==

Just Paintball's report of 14 June confirmed its attendance at the Warped event. Its 9 July recap described ECPL sharing a weekend with CPPS Round 3 and the NXL Europe British Invitational.[5][6]

UK Redskins' team updates dated 19–23 September, preserved on LocalGymsAndFitness, documented participation and photographs from Round 4 at Mayhem.[7]

== Final standings ==

The table follows the official published ranking order. A dash in a round column indicates that no points figure is supplied; a dash in the tier column indicates that no tier label is supplied.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Team !! Tier !! Round 1 !! Round 2 !! Round 3 !! Round 4 !! Total
|-
| 1 || Rushers || Pro || 100 || 100 || 100 || 94 || 394
|-
| 2 || The Expendables || Pro || 94 || 76 || 84 || 64 || 318
|-
| 3 || Corruption || Amateur || 72 || 80 || 76 || 72 || 300
|-
| 4 || Faction || Amateur || 60 || 72 || 80 || 76 || 288
|-
| 5 || Mayhem Tigers Gold || Amateur || 80 || 60 || 72 || 68 || 280
|-
| 6 || Mayhem Tigers || Pro || 84 || — || 88 || 100 || 272
|-
| 7 || Fat Freddys Cat || Amateur || 58 || 64 || 64 || 56 || 242
|-
| 8 || Turks || Pro || 76 || 84 || — || 80 || 240
|-
| 9 || UK Redskins || Pro || 68 || 94 || — || 60 || 222
|-
| 10 || Ruthless || Amateur || 64 || 68 || — || 84 || 216
|-
| 11 || Operation Sandbaggers || Pro || 88 || 88 || — || — || 176
|-
| 12 || Sporting Lisbon || Pro || — || — || 94 || — || 94
|-
| 13 || Rushers GT || — || — || — || — || 88 || 88
|-
| 14 || Just For Fun || Amateur || — || — || 68 || — || 68
|-
| 15 || Iron Wolf || — || — || — || — || 58 || 58
|-
| 16 || Warped Tac Pioneers || Amateur || — || 58 || — || — || 58
|-
| 17 || OAPB || — || — || — || — || 54 || 54
|-
| 18 || SBOS || — || — || — || — || 52 || 52
|}

== Video coverage ==

Jinxys Adventures published ''Rushers Paintball Team ECPL At The CPPS'' on 2 August 2026, identifying the footage as Round 3 at CPPS.[8]

Fpvmilky published ''European Classic Paintball League - 10 Man Tournament - 19th Sept 2026'' on 21 September. Its description identifies Mayhem Paintball as the venue.[9]

== See also ==

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

== References ==

# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/events?leagueid=2 ECPL official event calendar, 2026] — four numbered rounds and playing dates.
# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/results?leagueid=2 ECPL official results feed, 2026 section] — combined season standings, tier labels and round ranking points.
# [https://www.justpaintball.co.uk/pages/events “Events”, Just Paintball, 2026 calendar] — Nottingham Skirmish, Warped and Mayhem dates and venues.
# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/events/summary/80 ECPL Round 4 official final standings] — event classification and event points.
# [https://www.justpaintball.co.uk/blogs/news/huge-infamous-pro-dna-delivery-before-the-season-starts “Huge Infamous Pro DNA Delivery Before The Season Started!”, Just Paintball, 14 June 2026] — post-event account referring to ECPL Warped.
# [https://www.justpaintball.co.uk/blogs/news/cpps-round-3-nxl-europe-british-invitational-amp-ecpl-recap “CPPS Round 3, NXL Europe British Invitational & ECPL Recap!”, Just Paintball, 9 July 2026] — contemporary shared-weekend report.
# [https://www.localgymsandfitness.com/GB/Penkridge/118538421555701/UK-Redskins-Paintball-Team UK Redskins Paintball Team updates, 19–23 September 2026, preserved on LocalGymsAndFitness] — Round 4 participation and photographs.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIj1hjJqDI Jinxys Adventures, “Rushers Paintball Team ECPL At The CPPS”, YouTube, 2 August 2026].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dgAAc3KRY fpvmilky, “European Classic Paintball League - 10 Man Tournament - 19th Sept 2026”, YouTube, 21 September 2026].

== External links ==

* [https://ecpl.ukpl.co.uk/ Official European ECPL website and season standings].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIj1hjJqDI Round 3: Rushers at CPPS].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dgAAc3KRY Round 4: Mayhem footage, 19 September 2026].

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