https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=2009_PSP_Phoenix_Open 2026-11-06T16:28:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.46.2 https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php?title=2009_PSP_Phoenix_Open&diff=3917&oldid=prev 2026-11-01T13:55:14Z

<p>Create 2009 PSP Phoenix Open article with verified dates and Glendale venue, professional and divisional results, and PSP&#039;s transition from NXL terminology to professional RaceTo-7; cite contemporary reporting, format announcement and PBLeagues.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;2009 PSP Phoenix Open&#039;&#039;&#039; opened the 2009 [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] season from 19 to 22 February at Glendale Youth Soccer Complex at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Philadelphia Americans won the professional division.[1][2][4]<br /> <br /> == Competition formats ==<br /> PSP&#039;s announcement for 2009 designated its professional division as “Pro Race to 7 (Formerly NXL)”. It also introduced a Semi-Pro RaceTo-7 division. WARPIG&#039;s contemporary Phoenix coverage continued to use the NXL name for professional competition.[1][3]<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Division !! Format !! Match time<br /> |-<br /> | Professional and Semi-Pro || RaceTo-7 || 20 minutes<br /> |-<br /> | Divisions 1 and 2 || RaceTo-5 || 15 minutes<br /> |-<br /> | Division 3 || RaceTo-4 || 10 minutes<br /> |-<br /> | Divisions 3 and 4 five-player || RaceTo-2 || Up to three five-minute points<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Formats follow PSP&#039;s published announcement for the 2009 season.[3]<br /> <br /> == Professional competition ==<br /> Philadelphia Americans defeated Boston Red Legion 7–2 in the semi-finals, while Los Angeles Ironmen beat San Diego Dynasty 7–5. Philadelphia won the final against the Ironmen, and Dynasty defeated Boston for third place.[1]<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Position !! Team<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || [[Philadelphia Americans]]<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || [[Los Angeles Ironmen]]<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || [[San Diego Dynasty]]<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || [[Boston Red Legion]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Professional placings follow the event results archive.[2]<br /> <br /> == Semi-Pro and divisional results ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth<br /> |-<br /> | Semi-Pro RaceTo-7 || Sacramento XSV || Vicious || Palm Beach Vipers || RNT Allstarz<br /> |-<br /> | Division 1 RaceTo-5 || Aftermath II || Cross Eyed Paintball || TBD Fierce || Seattle CDR<br /> |-<br /> | Division 2 RaceTo-5 || Free Train Rides || DSSP8NTBALL.COM || Shogun || Total Karnage<br /> |-<br /> | Division 3 RaceTo-4 || Tombstone || ByF8th Nation || Boom || No Limit<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Placings follow the event results archive, with Tombstone&#039;s Division 3 victory corroborated by WARPIG.[1][2]<br /> <br /> === Finals ===<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Division !! Winner !! Score !! Runner-up<br /> |-<br /> | Semi-Pro || Sacramento XSV || 6–5 || Vicious<br /> |-<br /> | Division 1 || Aftermath II || 5–1 || Cross Eyed Paintball<br /> |-<br /> | Division 2 || Free Train Rides || 5–2 || DSSP8NTBALL.COM<br /> |-<br /> | Division 3 || Tombstone || 4–1 || ByF8th Nation<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Final scores were reported by WARPIG.[1]<br /> <br /> == Five-player RaceTo-2 ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth<br /> |-<br /> | Division 3 || WiseGuys || Axis || BioHazard Amh || Biting Rabbits<br /> |-<br /> | Division 4 || Coalition Black || Black Ice || Ranjerz || West Coast Dyenamix<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Placings follow the event results archive.[2]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]<br /> * [[National Xball League]]<br /> * [[2008 PSP Phoenix Open]]<br /> * [[2009 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open]]<br /> * [[Paintball in the United States]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> # [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2009/phoenix/ WARPIG — PSP Phoenix Open 2009: contemporary tournament report.]<br /> # [https://pbleagues.com/event/874 PBLeagues — 2009 Phoenix Open: event rankings.]<br /> # [https://pbhub.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36028 Paintball Sports Promotions — 2009 format and rule announcement, reproduced in the contemporary pbhub.de discussion “PSP 2009”.]<br /> # [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/1 PBLeagues — PSP Events archive: Phoenix Open, 19–22 February 2009.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Paintball Sports Promotions events]]<br /> [[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Paintball tournament results]]<br /> [[Category:Paintball in Arizona]]<br /> [[Category:2000s in American paintball]]<br /> [[Category:2009 in paintball]]</div>

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