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The '''2003 PSP Los Angeles Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held from 5 to 9 March 2003 at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. It opened the [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) tournament series and included five-player, ten-player and divisional [[X-Ball]] competition, alongside matches from the inaugural [[National Xball League]] (NXL) season.[1]
The '''2003 PSP Los Angeles Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held from 5 to 9 March 2003 at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. It opened the [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) championship series, combining five-player, ten-player and divisional [[X-Ball]] competitions with [[National Xball League]] (NXL) regular-season matches.[1]


[[Naughty Dogs]] won professional ten-player competition. [[Team Strange]] won Division 1 X-Ball, while Strange 2 won Division 2.[1]
[[Naughty Dogs]] won professional ten-player. [[Team Strange|Strange]] won Division 1 X-Ball, while Strange 2 won Division 2.[2][4]


== Venue ==
== Venue and schedule ==
The playing fields occupied the Fairplex horse-racing track's grass infield. Stadium lighting enabled evening play, while permanent awnings sheltered staging and vendor displays. Games began at 10:30 because the track was used for horse training earlier in the morning.[1]


Playing fields occupied the Fairplex horse-racing track's grass infield. Stadium lighting enabled evening games, while permanent awnings sheltered player staging and vendor displays.[1]
Five-player competition took place on Wednesday and Thursday. Divisional X-Ball and NXL matches began on Thursday, followed by ten-player competition on Friday.[1]


== Results ==
== Five-player results ==
 
Final-round totals are taken from WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard.[3]
=== Five-player ===
 
WARPIG reported the following final placements.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Division !! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
! Novice
|-
! Rookie
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| 1 || CP Factory Team || 280
|-
|-
| 1
| 2 || Cross || 214
| CP Factory Team
| ACI Turmoil
|-
|-
| 2
| 3 || [[Femmes Fatale]] || 108
| Cross
| Shadow Company
|-
|-
| 3
| 4 || Oregon Outrage || 8
| [[Femmes Fatale]]
| Method
|-
|-
| 4
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| Oregon Outrage
| 1 || ACI Turmoil || 292
| Adrenalin Rush
|-
| 2 || Shadow Company || 204
|-
| 3 || Method || 106
|-
| 4 || Adrenalin Rush || 16
|}
|}


=== Ten-player ===
CP Factory Team won its deciding game against Cross 80–20. ACI Turmoil won all three Rookie final-round games.[3]


The following standings are recorded in WARPIG's final scoreboard.[2]
== Ten-player results ==
With seven professional teams entered, the top four advanced directly from the preliminary round to the finals, bypassing semi-finals.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Division !! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
! First
! Second
! Third
! Fourth
|-
|-
| Professional
| rowspan="4" | Professional
| [[Naughty Dogs]]
| 1 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || 289
| [[San Diego Dynasty]]
| [[Legacy]]
| [[Bushwackers]]
|-
|-
| Amateur
| 2 || [[San Diego Dynasty]] || 195
| [[Evil Factory]]
| [[KAPP Factory]]
| Static
| Hostile Takeover
|-
|-
| Novice
| 3 || Legacy || 114
| Justice
| Next Level Factory
| BC Kids
| Atomix Factory
|-
|-
| Rookie
| 4 || [[Bushwackers]] || 26
| Rock It Kids
|-
| Mayhem
| rowspan="4" | Amateur
| Cartel Empire
| 1 || Evil Factory || 204
| Outlaws
|-
| 2 || [[KAPP Factory]] || 203
|-
| 3 || Static || 197
|-
| 4 || Hostile Takeover || 26
|-
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| 1 || Justice || 288
|-
| 2 || Next Level Factory || 192
|-
| 3 || BC Kids || 114
|-
| 4 || Atomix Factory || 42
|-
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| 1 || Rock It Kids || 285
|-
| 2 || Mayhem || 205
|-
| 3 || Cartel Empire || 117
|-
| 4 || Outlaws || 24
|}
|}


Naughty Dogs finished the professional final with 289 points, ahead of Dynasty with 195, Legacy with 114 and Bushwackers with 26.[2]
Source: WARPIG's ten-player final scoreboard.[2]
 
Naughty Dogs defeated Dynasty 99–2 in their last final-round game to secure the professional title. Legacy defeated Bushwackers 94–12 to finish third.[2]
 
KAPP Factory defeated Evil Factory 93–14, but Evil's combined final-round total remained one point higher. Static finished a further six points behind KAPP.[2]


Evil Factory won Amateur with 204 points, one point ahead of KAPP Factory.[2]
Justice and Rock It Kids each won all three final-round games in their respective divisions.[2]


=== Divisional X-Ball ===
== Divisional X-Ball ==
This was PSP's first Division 1 and Division 2 X-Ball competition. Division 1 began with round-robin matches; Division 2 used double elimination.[1]
 
WARPIG recorded the following final placements.[4]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Place !! Division 1 !! Division 2
! Winner
|-
| 1 || [[Team Strange|Strange]] || Strange 2
|-
| 2 || [[Jacksonville Warriors|Jax Warriors]] || Twisted Factory
|-
| 3 || [[Brimstone Smoke]] || Hurricanes
|-
| 4 || Nasty X || TKO
|-
| 5 || Storm || First Strike
|-
| 6 || — || [[Tippmann Effect]]
|-
|-
| Division 1
| 7 || — || Drive
| [[Team Strange]]
|-
|-
| Division 2
| 8 || — || NCPA Allstars
| Strange 2
|}
|}


Source: WARPIG's tournament report.[1]
=== Division 1 ===
Strange won all four round-robin matches. In the elimination stage, Strange defeated Nasty 12–2, while Jax Warriors defeated Brimstone Smoke 6–5. Strange then won the final 7–2 against Jax Warriors.[4]
 
=== Division 2 ===
Twisted Factory defeated Strange 2 9–3 before the final. Strange 2 subsequently defeated Hurricanes 6–3 and won the championship match against Twisted Factory 7–4.[4]


== National Xball League ==
== National Xball League ==
The event hosted the NXL's second regular-season gathering, following the [[2003 Mardi Gras Open]]. Miami Effect's 15–8 victory over Detroit Thunder on Thursday was described by WARPIG as the league's first night game.[1]


The event hosted the NXL's second competition. WARPIG described Miami Effect's 15–8 victory over Detroit Thunder as the league's first night game.[1]
Selected documented results included:[1]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Day !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Thursday || Los Angeles Ironmen || 15–10 || Miami Effect
|-
| Thursday || Chicago Aftershock || 17–4 || Detroit Thunder
|-
| Thursday || New York Xtreme || 8–7 || Philadelphia Americans
|-
| Thursday || Oakland Assassins || 10–8 || Baltimore Trauma
|-
| Saturday || Oakland Assassins || 9–9 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| Saturday || Baltimore Trauma || 10–10 || New York Xtreme
|-
| Sunday || Oakland Assassins || 10–9 || Philadelphia Americans
|-
| Sunday || Los Angeles Ironmen || 12–7 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| Sunday || Miami Effect || 12–9 || New York Xtreme
|-
| Sunday || Chicago Aftershock || 14–10 || Baltimore Trauma
|}
 
These matches contributed to season standings rather than determining a separate event champion. The scheduled Sunday match between Los Angeles and Detroit was cancelled.[1]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2003 Mardi Gras Open]]
* [[2003 PSP World Cup]]
* [[2003 PSP World Cup]]


== References ==
== References ==
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/index.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Contemporary tournament report]. ''WARPIG'', 5–9 March 2003.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/finals10.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Ten-player Semi-final and Finals Scoreboard]. ''WARPIG'', March 2003.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/pre5.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Five-player Scoreboard]. ''WARPIG'', March 2003.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/divisionx.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Division 1 and Division 2 X-Ball Scoreboard]. ''WARPIG'', March 2003.


# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/index.shtml WARPIG, ''PSP LA Open 2003'', 5–9 March 2003.]
[[Category:Paintball Sports Promotions events]]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/finals10.shtml WARPIG, ''PSP LA Open 2003: Ten-player Semi-final and Finals Scoreboard'', March 2003.]
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/index.shtml WARPIG contemporary tournament coverage and scoreboards]
 
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in California]]
[[Category:Paintball in California]]
[[Category:2000s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2000s in American paintball]]
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 31 October 2026

The 2003 PSP Los Angeles Open was a paintball tournament held from 5 to 9 March 2003 at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. It opened the Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) championship series, combining five-player, ten-player and divisional X-Ball competitions with National Xball League (NXL) regular-season matches.[1]

Naughty Dogs won professional ten-player. Strange won Division 1 X-Ball, while Strange 2 won Division 2.[2][4]

Venue and schedule

[edit]

The playing fields occupied the Fairplex horse-racing track's grass infield. Stadium lighting enabled evening play, while permanent awnings sheltered staging and vendor displays. Games began at 10:30 because the track was used for horse training earlier in the morning.[1]

Five-player competition took place on Wednesday and Thursday. Divisional X-Ball and NXL matches began on Thursday, followed by ten-player competition on Friday.[1]

Five-player results

[edit]

Final-round totals are taken from WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard.[3]

Division Place Team Final-round points
Novice 1 CP Factory Team 280
2 Cross 214
3 Femmes Fatale 108
4 Oregon Outrage 8
Rookie 1 ACI Turmoil 292
2 Shadow Company 204
3 Method 106
4 Adrenalin Rush 16

CP Factory Team won its deciding game against Cross 80–20. ACI Turmoil won all three Rookie final-round games.[3]

Ten-player results

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With seven professional teams entered, the top four advanced directly from the preliminary round to the finals, bypassing semi-finals.[2]

Division Place Team Final-round points
Professional 1 Naughty Dogs 289
2 San Diego Dynasty 195
3 Legacy 114
4 Bushwackers 26
Amateur 1 Evil Factory 204
2 KAPP Factory 203
3 Static 197
4 Hostile Takeover 26
Novice 1 Justice 288
2 Next Level Factory 192
3 BC Kids 114
4 Atomix Factory 42
Rookie 1 Rock It Kids 285
2 Mayhem 205
3 Cartel Empire 117
4 Outlaws 24

Source: WARPIG's ten-player final scoreboard.[2]

Naughty Dogs defeated Dynasty 99–2 in their last final-round game to secure the professional title. Legacy defeated Bushwackers 94–12 to finish third.[2]

KAPP Factory defeated Evil Factory 93–14, but Evil's combined final-round total remained one point higher. Static finished a further six points behind KAPP.[2]

Justice and Rock It Kids each won all three final-round games in their respective divisions.[2]

Divisional X-Ball

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This was PSP's first Division 1 and Division 2 X-Ball competition. Division 1 began with round-robin matches; Division 2 used double elimination.[1]

WARPIG recorded the following final placements.[4]

Place Division 1 Division 2
1 Strange Strange 2
2 Jax Warriors Twisted Factory
3 Brimstone Smoke Hurricanes
4 Nasty X TKO
5 Storm First Strike
6 — Tippmann Effect
7 — Drive
8 — NCPA Allstars

Division 1

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Strange won all four round-robin matches. In the elimination stage, Strange defeated Nasty 12–2, while Jax Warriors defeated Brimstone Smoke 6–5. Strange then won the final 7–2 against Jax Warriors.[4]

Division 2

[edit]

Twisted Factory defeated Strange 2 9–3 before the final. Strange 2 subsequently defeated Hurricanes 6–3 and won the championship match against Twisted Factory 7–4.[4]

National Xball League

[edit]

The event hosted the NXL's second regular-season gathering, following the 2003 Mardi Gras Open. Miami Effect's 15–8 victory over Detroit Thunder on Thursday was described by WARPIG as the league's first night game.[1]

Selected documented results included:[1]

Day Team Score Opponent
Thursday Los Angeles Ironmen 15–10 Miami Effect
Thursday Chicago Aftershock 17–4 Detroit Thunder
Thursday New York Xtreme 8–7 Philadelphia Americans
Thursday Oakland Assassins 10–8 Baltimore Trauma
Saturday Oakland Assassins 9–9 Chicago Aftershock
Saturday Baltimore Trauma 10–10 New York Xtreme
Sunday Oakland Assassins 10–9 Philadelphia Americans
Sunday Los Angeles Ironmen 12–7 Chicago Aftershock
Sunday Miami Effect 12–9 New York Xtreme
Sunday Chicago Aftershock 14–10 Baltimore Trauma

These matches contributed to season standings rather than determining a separate event champion. The scheduled Sunday match between Los Angeles and Detroit was cancelled.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. PSP LA Open 2003: Contemporary tournament report. WARPIG, 5–9 March 2003.
  2. PSP LA Open 2003: Ten-player Semi-final and Finals Scoreboard. WARPIG, March 2003.
  3. PSP LA Open 2003: Five-player Scoreboard. WARPIG, March 2003.
  4. PSP LA Open 2003: Division 1 and Division 2 X-Ball Scoreboard. WARPIG, March 2003.
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