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The '''2009 Millennium Series Fuengirola Beach Cup''' was the opening event of the [[2009 Millennium Series season]], held on the beach beside Sohail Castle in Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain, from 24 to 26 April 2009.[1] Severe wind and rain disrupted the tournament, leaving outstanding matches to be completed at subsequent Millennium events.[2][3]

[[Frankfurt Syndicate]] ultimately won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition, defeating [[London Nexus]] 5–2 in the postponed final at Paris-Disney on 3 July 2009. [[SK Moscow]] finished third.[4][5][6]

== Venue ==

The event was staged on the beach in front of Sohail Castle. A contemporary announcement identified Mercury Paintball and Millennium Series Ltd as the organisers of the opening round.[1]

The advertised venue arrangements included artificial turf laid over the sand, netted playing fields, spectator seating and a trade exhibition.[7]

== Weather disruption and postponement ==

High winds interrupted play on Saturday, 25 April. A contemporary report relaying the organisers' announcement stated that Division 2 and M5 matches, together with the remaining CPL preliminary games, were to continue on Sunday, while other outstanding competition would be carried forward.[2]

Rain caused further disruption on Sunday. A subsequent Russian-language report described damage to the fields and tournament infrastructure and published results for Division 2 and the M5 groups.[3]

In May, contemporary coverage reported that outstanding Málaga matches would be divided between the European Masters at Bitburg and the following Paris event.[8] The official Paris schedule subsequently reserved its opening Friday slots for the Málaga semi-finals and finals.[9]

== Professional competition ==

=== Completion at Paris-Disney ===

Frankfurt Syndicate defeated SK Moscow 5–3 in the postponed semi-final before beating London Nexus 5–2 in the final.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Documented postponed CPL matches
! Round
! Winner
! Score
! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final
| [[Frankfurt Syndicate]]
| 5–3
| [[SK Moscow]]
|-
| Final
| [[Frankfurt Syndicate]]
| 5–2
| [[London Nexus]]
|}

The matches were played on Friday, 3 July, during the [[2009 Millennium Cup]] weekend, but remained part of the Fuengirola competition.[4][5][9]

Contemporary reporting described Syndicate's victory as the first German team win in the Millennium Series CPL.[5]

=== Final professional standings ===

The archived official Millennium Series table records the following Málaga event placings and championship points. These are ranking points awarded for event finishes, rather than match scores.[6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Ranking points
|-
| 1
| [[Frankfurt Syndicate]]
| 100
|-
| 2
| [[London Nexus]]
| 88
|-
| 3
| [[SK Moscow]]
| 80
|-
| 4
| [[Copenhagen Ducks]]
| 72
|-
| 5
| [[Oslo Menace (Norway)|Oslo Menace]]
| 64
|-
| 6
| [[Joy Division|Joy Stockholm]]
| 56
|-
| 7
| [[Budapest Bullets (Hungary)|Budapest Bullets]]
| 48
|-
| 8
| [[Ramstein Instinct (Germany)|Ramstein Instinct]]
| 40
|-
| 9
| [[Toulouse TonTons]]
| 32
|-
| 10
| DC Arsenal Dynasty
| 28
|-
| 11
| Offenbach Comin At Ya
| 24
|-
| 12
| London Shock
| 20
|-
| 13
| Vision PPC Grenoble
| 16
|-
| 14
| Chilli Peppers Riga
| 12
|-
| 15
| [[Marseille Icon]]
| 8
|-
| 16
| Stockholm Ignition
| 4
|}

== Reported divisional results ==

A report published on 6 May recorded the following Division 2 and M5 podium positions.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
! Third
|-
| Division 2
| Allstars Buenos Aires
| Accro2paintball.com Pau
| Redball Paris
|-
| M5 — Group A
| Paradise Paintworld
| Destination
| Istanbul Noname
|-
| M5 — Group B
| D.R.M
| NG Allstars
| Dragons Odense
|-
| M5 — Group C
| Squatters
| Speed Riders
| Omeyas Team
|}

== See also ==

* [[Millennium Series]]
* [[2009 Millennium Series season]]
* [[2009 Millennium Series European Masters]]
* [[2009 Millennium Cup]]

== References ==

# [https://clubcalibre68.blogspot.com/2008/11/ Ya es oficial: Millennium en Málaga] — Club Calibre 68, 12 November 2008; reproduces the Mercury Paintball announcement identifying the venue and dates.
# [https://viewfromthedeadbox.blogspot.com/2009/04/major-league-paintball-held-hostage_25.html Major League Paintball Held Hostage: Alert] — View from the Deadbox, 25 April 2009, with subsequent update; contemporary reporting on cancellations and proposed rescheduling.
# [https://www.vvv.ru/news/index.php3?news=90464 Стихия разбушевалась на Millennium-2009] — VVV.ru, 6 May 2009; weather disruption and reported Division 2 and M5 results, in Russian.
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2009/07/paris-update-syndicate-wins-all-3.html Paris Update: Syndicate Wins All 3 Prelim Games] — SEBURO, 4 July 2009; records the postponed Málaga semi-final and final scores.
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2009/07/syndicate-wins-malaga-at-paris.html Syndicate Wins Málaga in Paris!] — SEBURO, 4 July 2009.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132540/http://www.millennium-series.com/rankings.php?ranking=cpl_2009 Champions Paintball League Ranking 2009] — The Millennium Series, archived official table; Málaga placings and ranking points.
# [https://malagaeninternet.blogspot.com/2009/03/paintball-en-fuengirola-fuengirola.html Paintball en Fuengirola: Fuengirola Beach Cup] — Málaga en Internet, 25 March 2009; contemporary venue announcement, in Spanish.
# [https://viewfromthedeadbox.blogspot.com/2009/05/major-league-paintball-held-hostage_12.html?m=0 Major League Paintball Held Hostage: Weekly Update] — View from the Deadbox, 12 May 2009; arrangements for completing outstanding Málaga matches.
# [https://millennium-series.epbf.info/downloads/events/draws/schedule_friday_cup_paris_2009.pdf Disney Millennium Cup [France] Paris — Schedule Preliminaries, 3 July 2009] — The Millennium Series, official schedule preserved on the EPBF-hosted archive.

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