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The '''2017 Millennium Series European Masters''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held in Bitburg, Germany, from 12–14 May 2017. It was the second round of the [[2017 Millennium Series season]], following the Mediterranean Cup in France.[1][2]

[[Russian Legion|Russian Legion Moscow]] won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition, defeating [[Breakout Spa]] 6–5 in overtime. [[Edmonton Impact]] finished third and [[Toulouse TonTons]] fourth.[3][4]

== Event ==

Preliminary matches took place on Friday and Saturday, followed by knockout competition on Sunday. The programme included professional, semi-professional and divisional competition, alongside a separate women's national-team World Championship.[1][2]

A free webcast covered the main field, including professional matches, women's national-team competition and divisional finals.[1]

== Professional competition ==

Russian Legion defeated Edmonton Impact in the semi-finals, while Breakout Spa overcame Toulouse TonTons. Both matches went to overtime.[3]

Breakout Spa took a 3–0 lead in the final and subsequently led 5–3. Russian Legion recovered to equalise with approximately ten seconds remaining, then won the deciding point in overtime to secure a 6–5 victory.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Champions Paintball League leading positions
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Russian Legion|Russian Legion Moscow]]
|-
| 2 || [[Breakout Spa]]
|-
| 3 || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| 4 || [[Toulouse TonTons]]
|}

Edmonton Impact remained first in the season standings after Bitburg, followed by Russian Legion, Breakout Spa and Toulouse TonTons. The four teams were separated by 18 championship points.[3]

== Women's World Championship ==

The accompanying women's national-team championship was organised by the [[European Paintball Federation]] under the sanction of the [[United Paintball Federation]].[2]

France won the competition, followed by Germany and Norway.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! National team
|-
| 1 || France
|-
| 2 || Germany
|-
| 3 || Norway
|-
| 4 || Russia
|-
| 5 || Great Britain
|}

== See also ==

* [[Millennium Series]]
* [[2017 Millennium Series season]]
* [[2017 Campaign Cup]]

== References ==

# [https://paintball.fi/kimmo-kainulainen/uutiset/1020/millennium-seriesin-saksan-osakilpailu-kayntiin-tanaan Millennium Seriesin Saksan osakilpailu käyntiin tänään] — Kimmo Kainulainen, Paintball.fi, 12 May 2017.
# [https://www.epbf.info/ra_data/files/2017%20invitation%20WOMENS.pdf 2017 World Championship Women's: Official Invitation Letter] — European Paintball Federation and United Paintball Federation.
# [https://paintball.fi/kimmo-kainulainen/uutiset/1021/russian-legion-saksan-millenniumin-voittoon Russian Legion Saksan Millenniumin voittoon] — Kimmo Kainulainen, Paintball.fi, 14 May 2017. The report describes Russian Legion's 6–5 victory, although its accompanying CPL list transposes the two finalists.
# [https://www.paintballwincount.com/nxl-europe NXL Europe / Millennium Series] — Paintball Win Count, historical professional event winners and finalists; records Russian Legion as the 2017 German event winner against Breakout Spa.

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Admin: Created article on the 2017 Millennium Series European Masters in Bitburg, covering event dates, Russian Legion's overtime victory, professional top four and accompanying women's World Championship results.