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The '''2022 ICPL Old Bay Classic''' was an [[International Classic Paintball League]] tournament held at [[Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City]] in Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States, from 19 to 22 May 2022. The four-day programme featured professional and amateur 10-player competition and an open mechanical five-player division.[1]

Kapp Factory won the professional division, FRACTION won the amateur division, and ac POWERHOUSE won the open five-player competition.[2]

== Venue and playing schedule ==

The tournament took place at Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City, also known as OXCC, at 2941 Old Telegraph Road, Chesapeake City.[1]

Unlike the three-day programmes used at the earlier 2022 Sunshine and Golden State Classics, the Old Bay Classic began on Thursday. Open five-player competition was scheduled for 19 May, followed by professional and amateur 10-player competition from Friday, 20 May, to Sunday, 22 May.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Format !! Published game time !! Teams in final standings
|-
| Professional || 20–22 May || 10v10 || 12 minutes || 24
|-
| Amateur || 20–22 May || 10v10 || 12 minutes || 22
|-
| Open || 19 May || Mechanical 5v5 || 7 minutes || 13
|}

Sources: PBLeagues event information and final standings.[1][2]

Contemporary coverage documented competition on the venue's Hyperball, Trench and Woods fields. The professional semi-finals and final round were played on the Woods field.[3]

== Professional competition ==

Kapp Factory won ahead of Image and Los Angeles Infamous, following its victory at the [[2022 ICPL Golden State Classic]].[2][3]

Thirteen professional teams advanced to Sunday's playoffs. Seven received byes into the semi-finals, while the remaining six contested two three-team quarter-final groups. Saints and Adrenaline advanced from those groups.[3]

The nine semi-finalists were divided into three round-robin groups, with the winners progressing to the final round.[3]

The league's contemporary report highlighted Glenn Forster and Rodney Squires for their contributions to Kapp Factory's field preparation, strategy and play.[3]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Kapp Factory
|-
| 2 || Image
|-
| 3 || Los Angeles Infamous
|-
| 4 || Ground Zero Gold
|-
| 5 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 6 || All Americans
|-
| 7 || The Misfits
|-
| 8 || Adrenaline
|-
| 9 || Saints
|-
| 10 || Annihilators
|-
| 11 || Northwest Rogue
|-
| 12 || Fight Club
|-
| 13 || The Golden State Chess Club
|-
| 14 || Team Smoke
|-
| 15 || FARSIDE
|-
| 16 || Master Blasters
|-
| 17 || Ground Zero
|-
| 18 || RHYTHM
|-
| 19 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 20 || ac EMPIRE
|-
| 21 || Mutiny
|-
| 22 || Docs Warriors
|-
| 23 || Desert Edge
|-
| 24 || ARMADA
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[2]

== Amateur competition ==

FRACTION won the amateur division ahead of Hydra.Fit and Valhalla. The league's contemporary report identified the victory as following three consecutive ICPL top-six finishes for FRACTION.[2][3]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || FRACTION
|-
| 2 || Hydra.Fit
|-
| 3 || Valhalla
|-
| 4 || ThunderHorse
|-
| 5 || Saberwolves
|-
| 6 || Brimstone
|-
| 7 || THE FARM
|-
| 8 || Brawlgang
|-
| 9 || Mutiny Swords
|-
| 10 || AAF
|-
| 11 || TRIBE Savages
|-
| 12 || Blind Aggression
|-
| 13 || FC Factory Soap
|-
| 14 || Richmond Remechs
|-
| 15 || Fox 4 Darkside
|-
| 16 || Portland Darkside
|-
| 17 || Warboyz
|-
| 18 || LOCKOUT
|-
| 19 || Wiseguys
|-
| 20 || Soup Can Cocks
|-
| 21 || Maple Leaf Chiefs
|-
| 22 || Pittsburgh Rampage
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[2]

== Open five-player competition ==

ac POWERHOUSE won the open five-player division ahead of ac EVILpb.com and Ground Zero.[2]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || ac POWERHOUSE
|-
| 2 || ac EVILpb.com
|-
| 3 || Ground Zero
|-
| 4 || AAF 2
|-
| 5 || Mutiny
|-
| 6 || Florida Annihilators
|-
| 7 || Team Fight Club
|-
| 8 || Saberwolves
|-
| 9 || AFTERSHOCK
|-
| 10 || Team Crowley
|-
| 11 || ARMADA RED
|-
| 12 || Toxic Remains
|-
| 13 || Skyline lightning
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[2]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2022 ICPL season]]
* [[2022 ICPL Golden State Classic]]
* [[2022 ICPL Windy City Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7639/info PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official dates, Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City venue, playing schedule and formats, 19–22 May 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7639/rankings PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official final divisional standings.]
# [https://www.nxlclassicpaintball.com/post/kapp-factory-nearly-perfect-in-icpl-old-bay-classic-win-behind-forster-and-squires NXL Classic Paintball, in partnership with Iconic Paintball – KAPP Factory nearly perfect in ICPL Old Bay Classic Win behind Forster and Squires, 28 May 2022.]

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