Editing 2026 ICPL Windy City Classic

The '''2026 ICPL Windy City Classic''' was a mechanical paintball tournament held from '''12 to 14 June 2026''' at [[The Badlandz]] in Crete, Illinois, United States. It formed part of the [[International Classic Paintball League]] season and featured professional and amateur ten-player divisions alongside open and amateur five-player competition.[1][2]

FARSIDE won professional ten-player, AAF won amateur ten-player, Chicago Aftershock won open five-player and Roadies Factory won amateur five-player.[3]

== Venue and ICPL status ==

The tournament took place at The Badlandz, whose address was given in the organiser’s announcement as 306 West Elms Court Lane, Crete, Illinois 60417.[2]

The event was registered under the International Classic Paintball League on PBLeagues and linked to the league’s 2026 season standings.[1][3]

== Schedule and weather disruption ==

Five-player competition was scheduled for Friday, 12 June. Professional and amateur ten-player competition followed on Saturday, 13 June and Sunday, 14 June.[1][2]

An official event notice announced a one-hour rain delay and stated that the online schedule reflected the revised times. The ten-player schedule was also updated at 16:00 on Friday because of storm-affected teams.[1]

== Formats ==

The tournament offered four mechanical classic paintball divisions.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Teams in final standings
|-
| Professional ten-player || 13–14 June || 13
|-
| Amateur ten-player || 13–14 June || 21
|-
| Open five-player || 12 June || 6
|-
| Amateur five-player || 12 June || 7
|}

The registration information listed six-minute five-player games. For ten-player competition, the event notice specified 12-minute woodsball games and ten-minute games on the other fields.[1]

The final standings contained 47 divisional entries. The registration record listed 48 signed-up entries, of which 47 were paid.[1][3]

== Competition ==

=== Professional ten-player ===

FARSIDE and Adrenaline advanced through the semi-finals to join Chicago Aftershock in the final. FARSIDE won with 122 final-round points, ahead of Aftershock on 101 and Adrenaline on 20.[4]

=== Amateur ten-player ===

AAF, FRACTION and Mildly Competitive reached the amateur ten-player final. AAF won with 116 points, followed by FRACTION on 112 and Mildly Competitive on 14.[4]

=== Five-player competition ===

Chicago Aftershock won the open five-player final with 116 points, narrowly ahead of FARSIDE on 114. Prime Suspects finished third with ten points.[4]

Roadies Factory won amateur five-player with 108 final-round points, ahead of AAF 2 on 106 and StL Suspects on 12.[4]

== Final standings ==

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

=== Professional ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || FARSIDE
|-
| 2 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 3 || Adrenaline
|-
| 4 || Brimstone Smoke
|-
| 5 || Dark Carnival
|-
| 6 || All Americans
|-
| 7 || The Misfits
|-
| 8 || Prime Suspects
|-
| 9 || Omaha Bulls
|-
| 10 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 11 || Dirty.
|-
| 12 || Detroit Infamous
|-
| 13 || Midwest Legacy
|}

=== Amateur ten-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || AAF
|-
| 2 || FRACTION
|-
| 3 || Mildly Competitive
|-
| 4 || Requiem
|-
| 5 || DETROIT FUSION
|-
| 6 || PHILIPPINES
|-
| 7 || WARBIRDS
|-
| 8 || Brimstone Smoke
|-
| 9 || Power Rangers
|-
| 10 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 11 || StL Suspects
|-
| 12 || Pittsburgh Rampage
|-
| 13 || Dirty. Bastards
|-
| 14 || The Hooligans
|-
| 15 || With Intent
|-
| 16 || THE FARM
|-
| 17 || HAVOC
|-
| 18 || Chi Town Nightmare
|-
| 19 || Moose Krew
|-
| 20 || Reigning Chumps
|-
| 21 || Fiction
|}

=== Open five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 2 || FARSIDE
|-
| 3 || Prime Suspects
|-
| 4 || Brimstone Smoke
|-
| 5 || Prime Mech
|-
| 6 || All Americans
|}

=== Amateur five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Roadies Factory
|-
| 2 || AAF 2
|-
| 3 || StL Suspects
|-
| 4 || AAF
|-
| 5 || Dos Requiem
|-
| 6 || Off Constantly
|-
| 7 || Banditz
|}

== See also ==

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

== References ==

# [https://woods.pbleagues.com/event/9341/info PBLeagues – Windy City Classic: dates, venue, registration, formats and weather notices.]
# [https://www.nxlclassicpaintball.com/windy-city-classic International Classic Paintball League – Windy City Classic: official event announcement, venue address and divisions.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9341/rankings PBLeagues – Windy City Classic: final divisional placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9341/scores PBLeagues – Windy City Classic: completed playoff and final scores.]

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