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The '''2008 CPPS Trial Event (2 November)''' was a trial tournament organised by Balls Out Promotions on 2 November 2008 ahead of the following year's [[Central Premier Paintball Series]]. The organiser's same-day report confirms X Ball and five-man competitions.[1][2]

== Organisation and formats ==

Rich Harris published a provisional team list on 21 October 2008. The advertised formats included X Ball light and five-man under contemporary Millennium rules, with 12 balls per second ramping. A limited-paint three-man format was also proposed, but its operation at the event has not been confirmed.[1]

The five-man plan provided seven preliminary games followed by playoffs. The provisional entry list should not be treated as a confirmed attendance list: contemporary reports describe teams failing to attend and adjustments to the X Ball programme.[1][2][4]

== Available results ==

A complete official results table has not been recovered. In a same-day team report, Twizz ECI stated that Evil Saints won five-man and finished unbeaten. Another participant reported third place while describing playing for Dave's Truck.[3][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! Team !! Reported result !! Evidence
|-
| Five-man || Evil Saints || First; unbeaten || Team member's contemporary report
|-
| Five-man || Dave's Truck || Third || Participant's contemporary report
|}

Contemporary accounts document So Manc, No Limit/Showtime and Mean Machine in X Ball. A Showtime representative described a captains' meeting at which the format and game times were adjusted following other teams' non-attendance. Complete X Ball placings and scores have not been verified.[4]

== Feedback ==

Harris requested feedback to help prepare the following year's series. Participants praised the playing fields and organisation while repeatedly identifying mud around the fields and staging areas as a problem. Harris subsequently confirmed that the organisers were considering alterations.[2][6]

== See also ==

* [[Central Premier Paintball Series]]
* [[2009 CPPS]]
* [[2009 CPPS Round 1]]

== References ==

# [https://p8ntballer.com/threads/team-list-for-cpps-trial-event-2nd-nov.69528/ Rich Harris, “Team list for CPPS trial event 2nd Nov”, P8ntballer, 21 October 2008] — date, proposed formats and provisional entries.
# [https://p8ntballer.com/threads/cpps-trial-event-feed-back.69906/ Rich Harris, “CPPS trial event feed back.”, P8ntballer, post 1, 2 November 2008] — confirms the event and requests feedback for the following year's series.
# [https://p8ntballer.com/threads/cpps-trial-event-feed-back.69906/page-2#post-817087 Twizz ECI, Evil Saints event report, P8ntballer, post 15, 2 November 2008] — reports the team's unbeaten five-man victory.
# [https://p8ntballer.com/threads/cpps-trial-event-feed-back.69906/page-3#post-817094 richquest, Showtime event report, P8ntballer, post 22, 3 November 2008] — opponents and changes to the X Ball programme.
# [https://p8ntballer.com/threads/cpps-trial-event-feed-back.69906/#post-817081 onasilverbike, five-man participant report, P8ntballer, post 9, 2 November 2008] — reported third place with Dave's Truck.
# [https://p8ntballer.com/threads/cpps-trial-event-feed-back.69906/page-5#post-817121 Rich Harris, response to feedback, P8ntballer, post 49, 3 November 2008].

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