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The '''2003 PSP Los Angeles Open''' was a tournament [[paintball]] event held from 5 to 9 March 2003 at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. Organised by [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP), it was the opening event of the 2003 PSP professional and amateur series.[1][2]
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]


The tournament included five-player and ten-player competition, the first Division 1 and Division 2 [[X-Ball]] tournament of the PSP season, and the second round of the inaugural [[National Xball League]] (NXL) season.[1][2]
[[Naughty Dogs]] won professional ten-player. [[Team Strange|Strange]] won Division 1 X-Ball, while Strange 2 won Division 2.[2][4]


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


== Venue ==
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]


For 2003, PSP moved the Los Angeles Open from the SC Arenas to the Los Angeles County Fairplex. The tournament occupied the grass infield of the Fairplex's horse-racing track.[1][2]
== Five-player results ==
 
Final-round totals are taken from WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard.[3]
The venue provided stadium lighting, allowing games to continue after sunset. Player staging and vendor displays were situated beneath permanent awnings in the paved fairgrounds area.[1][2]
 
Because the racetrack remained in use for training thoroughbred horses during the mornings, competition generally began at 10:30 and continued into the evening under the stadium lights.[1][2]
 
== Competition formats ==
 
The event was held during a period of transition from established five-player and ten-player tournaments towards X-Ball.
 
Several teams that had previously competed in professional ten-player tournaments entered X-Ball instead. The professional ten-player division consequently contained seven teams. The Amateur ten-player division had 16 entries, compared with 24 at the previous year's Los Angeles event.[1][2]
 
The five-player tournament attracted 20 teams: eleven in the Novice division and nine in the Rookie division.[2]
 
== Five-player competition ==
 
The five-player preliminary games began on Wednesday, 5 March. The semi-finals and finals were played the following day.[1][2]
 
CP Factory Team won the Novice division. The deciding game was played against Cross, which had entered the game six points ahead. CP Factory eliminated the opposing players and completed the flag hang to secure the championship.[1][2]
 
ACI Turmoil won all three of its final-round games to take the Rookie division.[1][2]
 
=== Results ===


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


== Ten-player competition ==
CP Factory Team won its deciding game against Cross 80–20. ACI Turmoil won all three Rookie final-round games.[3]
 
Ten-player competition began on Friday, 7 March. The professional division advanced directly from the preliminary round to a four-team final, while the Amateur, Novice and Rookie divisions played semi-finals.[1][2]
 
=== Professional ===


The Naughty Dogs and [[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]] both won their opening two final-round games against Legacy and the Bushwackers. The championship was therefore decided by their final meeting.
== Ten-player results ==
 
With seven professional teams entered, the top four advanced directly from the preliminary round to the finals, bypassing semi-finals.[2]
The Naughty Dogs defeated Dynasty while losing one player during the game. The team had lost 23 players across its preliminary games and eleven during the final round.[1][2]
 
Legacy defeated the Bushwackers in the remaining final-round game to take third place.[1][2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Division !! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
! Team
|-
| rowspan="4" | Professional
| 1 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || 289
|-
| 2 || [[San Diego Dynasty]] || 195
|-
| 3 || Legacy || 114
|-
| 4 || [[Bushwackers]] || 26
|-
|-
| 1
| rowspan="4" | Amateur
| [[Naughty Dogs]]
| 1 || Evil Factory || 204
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || [[KAPP Factory]] || 203
| [[San Diego Dynasty]]
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Static || 197
| [[Legacy]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Hostile Takeover || 26
| [[Bushwackers]]
|}
 
=== Amateur ===
 
The Amateur championship was decided by a one-point margin. KAPP Factory defeated Evil Factory 93–14 in their final meeting, leaving Evil Factory with 204 final-round points and KAPP Factory with 203.[1][2]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| [[Evil Factory]]
| 1 || Justice || 288
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Next Level Factory || 192
| [[KAPP Factory]]
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || BC Kids || 114
| Static
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Atomix Factory || 42
| Hostile Takeover
|}
 
=== Novice and Rookie ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Novice
! Rookie
|-
|-
| 1
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| Justice
| 1 || Rock It Kids || 285
| Rock It Kids
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Mayhem || 205
| Next Level Factory
| Mayhem
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Cartel Empire || 117
| BC Kids
| Cartel Enterprise
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Outlaws || 24
| Atomix Factory
| Outlaws
|}
|}


Justice won the Novice final with 288 points, ahead of Next Level Factory on 192. Rock It Kids won all three of its Rookie final-round games.[1][2]
Source: WARPIG's ten-player final scoreboard.[2]


== X-Ball competition ==
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]


The Los Angeles Open hosted the first Division 1 and Division 2 X-Ball tournament of the 2003 PSP series.
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]


Division 1 used a round-robin preliminary format followed by single-elimination games. Division 2 used a double-elimination format.[1][2]
Justice and Rock It Kids each won all three final-round games in their respective divisions.[2]


=== Division 1 ===
== 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]


Team Strange completed the tournament undefeated. In the elimination round, Strange defeated Nasty 12–2 before beating Jax Warriors 7–2 in the championship match.[1][2]
WARPIG recorded the following final placements.[4]


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


Strange 2 defeated the Hurricanes 6–3 to reach the championship match. It then defeated Twisted Factory 7–4 to win the division.[1][2]
== 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]
 
Selected documented results included:[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Day !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
! Team
|-
| Thursday || Los Angeles Ironmen || 15–10 || Miami Effect
|-
| Thursday || Chicago Aftershock || 17–4 || Detroit Thunder
|-
|-
| 1
| Thursday || New York Xtreme || 8–7 || Philadelphia Americans
| Strange 2
|-
|-
| 2
| Thursday || Oakland Assassins || 10–8 || Baltimore Trauma
| Twisted Factory
|-
|-
| 3
| Saturday || Oakland Assassins || 9–9 || Chicago Aftershock
| Hurricanes
|-
|-
| 4
| Saturday || Baltimore Trauma || 10–10 || New York Xtreme
| TKO
|-
|-
| 5
| Sunday || Oakland Assassins || 10–9 || Philadelphia Americans
| First Strike
|-
|-
| 6
| Sunday || Los Angeles Ironmen || 12–7 || Chicago Aftershock
| Tippmann Effect
|-
|-
| 7
| Sunday || Miami Effect || 12–9 || New York Xtreme
| Drive
|-
|-
| 8
| Sunday || Chicago Aftershock || 14–10 || Baltimore Trauma
| NCPA Allstars
|}
|}


== National Xball League ==
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]
 
The tournament also hosted the second competition of the inaugural NXL season. The participating franchises were the Oakland Assassins, Baltimore Trauma, Los Angeles Ironmen, Miami Effect, Chicago Aftershock, Detroit Thunder, New York Xtreme and Philadelphia Americans.[1][2]
 
The match between Miami Effect and Detroit Thunder was played beneath the Fairplex stadium lights and was reported as the first night game in NXL history. Miami won 15–8.[1][2]
 
Oakland remained undefeated during the event. Its results included victories over Baltimore Trauma, New York Xtreme, Detroit Thunder and the Philadelphia Americans, together with a 9–9 draw against Chicago Aftershock.[2]
 
Other notable results included the Los Angeles Ironmen defeating Chicago Aftershock 12–7, Miami Effect defeating New York Xtreme 12–9 and Chicago defeating Baltimore Trauma 14–10 on the final day.[2]
 
== Significance ==
 
The event demonstrated the changing structure of American tournament paintball in 2003. Alongside the established five-player and ten-player competitions, the Los Angeles Open introduced divisional X-Ball to the PSP series and staged matches from the newly formed professional NXL.[1][2]
 
The small professional ten-player field also prompted discussion about the format's future. Five of the seven participating professional teams reportedly expressed interest in moving to Division 1 X-Ball at later events.[1][2]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[Los Angeles Open]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[X-Ball]]
* [[2003 Mardi Gras Open]]
* [[Naughty Dogs]]
* [[Team Strange]]
* [[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.


# Bill Mills, "PSP Los Angeles Open 2003", ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', August 2003, pp. 91–102.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/index.shtml WARPIG, "PSP LA Open 2003", 5–9 March 2003. Contemporary tournament report and results.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/finals10.shtml WARPIG, "PSP LA Open 2003: 10 Man Semifinal and Finals Scoreboard".]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/divisionx.shtml WARPIG, "PSP LA Open 2003: Division 1 and 2 X-Ball Scoreboard".]
== External links ==
* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/index.shtml WARPIG 2003 PSP Los Angeles Open archive]
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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