Editing 2026 ICPL Classic Cup

The '''2026 ICPL Classic Cup''' was a mechanical paintball tournament held from '''16 to 18 October 2026''' at [[Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City]] (OXCC) in Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States. It was the final event in the [[2026 ICPL season|2026 season]] of the [[International Classic Paintball League]].[1][4]

Brimstone Smoke won professional ten-player, Brawlgang won amateur ten-player, FARSIDE won open five-player and AAF 2 won amateur five-player. The tournament recorded 29 entries across its four divisions.[1][2]

Chicago Aftershock secured the professional ten-player and open five-player season championships. AAF won the amateur ten-player season title, while AAF 2 won amateur five-player.[4]

== 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 scheduled for Friday, 16 October. Professional and amateur ten-player competition followed on Saturday, 17 October and Sunday, 18 October.[1]

== Formats ==

The tournament offered four classic paintball divisions.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Entries
|-
| Professional ten-player || 17–18 October || 9
|-
| Amateur ten-player || 17–18 October || 11
|-
| Open five-player || 16 October || 4
|-
| Amateur five-player || 16 October || 5
|}

The event notice specified ten-minute games on hyperball and cargo fields and 12-minute games on the trench field. Five-player registration listed six-minute games.[1]

== Competition ==

=== Professional ten-player ===

All Americans led the preliminary round with 550 points, followed by Brimstone Smoke on 413 and Chicago Aftershock on 388. The three teams advanced directly to the final.[3]

Brimstone Smoke won the hyperball final with 139 points, ahead of Chicago Aftershock on 97 and All Americans on 32.[3]

=== Amateur ten-player ===

Brawlgang led the preliminary round with 514 points and advanced directly to the final alongside Upstate Remix. Roadies Factory joined them after winning the semi-final round.[3]

Brawlgang won the final with 116 points. Roadies Factory finished second with 26 and Upstate Remix third with 20.[3]

=== Five-player competition ===

FARSIDE won the open five-player final with 192 points, ahead of Image on 100 and Chicago Aftershock on 20.[3]

AAF 2 won amateur five-player with 40 final-round points. StL Suspects and Roadies Factory both scored 20, with the official standings placing StL Suspects second and Roadies Factory third.[2][3]

== Final standings ==

The following tables reproduce the final divisional placings published by PBLeagues.[2]

=== Professional ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Brimstone Smoke
|-
| 2 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 3 || All Americans
|-
| 4 || FARSIDE
|-
| 5 || The Misfits
|-
| 6 || Trauma
|-
| 7 || Adrenaline
|-
| 8 || Prime Suspects
|-
| 9 || Image
|}

=== Amateur ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Brawlgang
|-
| 2 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 3 || Upstate Remix
|-
| 4 || Brimstone Smoke
|-
| 5 || AAF
|-
| 6 || FRACTION
|-
| 7 || StL Suspects
|-
| 8 || FTA
|-
| 9 || Joe Exotic and The Boyz
|-
| 10 || The Leftovers
|-
| 11 || Dispute
|}

=== Open five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || FARSIDE
|-
| 2 || Image
|-
| 3 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 4 || Prime Suspects
|}

=== Amateur five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || AAF 2
|-
| 2 || StL Suspects
|-
| 3 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 4 || AAF
|-
| 5 || Brimstone Smoke
|}

== Season championships ==

The 2026 season standings counted each team’s three highest event scores, dropping its remaining result.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Season champion !! Points !! Runner-up !! Points
|-
| Professional ten-player || Chicago Aftershock || 292 || Brimstone Smoke || 286
|-
| Amateur ten-player || AAF || 283 || Roadies Factory || 267
|-
| Open five-player || Chicago Aftershock || 293 || FARSIDE || 292
|-
| Amateur five-player || AAF 2 || 296 || Roadies Factory || 289
|}

Chicago Aftershock finished six points ahead of Brimstone Smoke in professional ten-player. All Americans also accumulated 286 points but were placed third in the official standings.[4]

Aftershock’s open five-player championship margin was one point over FARSIDE, despite FARSIDE winning the Classic Cup division.[4]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2026 ICPL season]]
* [[2026 ICPL Golden State Classic]]
* [[2026 ICPL Windy City Classic]]
* [[2026 ICPL Pittsburgh Open Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9450/info PBLeagues – Classic Cup: 16–18 October 2026 dates, OXCC venue, divisions and playing times.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9450/rankings PBLeagues – Classic Cup: final divisional placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9450 PBLeagues – Classic Cup: preliminary results and playoff scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/435/seasonRankings/2026 PBLeagues – International Classic Paintball League: final 2026 season standings.]

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