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Created article on the World Classic Paintball League (WCPL), documenting its tournament history from 2022 to 2026, classic 10-man and 7-man competition formats, scoring and equipment rules, independent promoters and verified season results. Distinguished the WCPL from the separate ICPL.
 
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{{Short description|American classic-format tournament paintball league}}
The '''World Classic Paintball League''' ('''WCPL''') is an American [[Paintball|paintball]] tournament circuit specialising in classic capture-the-flag competition. Its earliest documented United States season was in 2022. Ten-player competition has been the principal format, with five-player results recorded in 2022 and a seven-player tournament added to the US calendar in 2025.[1][2][3]


The '''World Classic Paintball League''' ('''WCPL''') is an American [[paintball]] tournament circuit specialising in traditional woodland, [[Hyperball]] and earth-mound competition. Its first documented season was held in 2022, with events organised at paintball facilities across the United States.[1][2]
== History and organisation ==
The WCPL was organised as a collective of tournament promoters. Individual promoters administer their events within a shared competition framework. The league's directory associates [[Fred Schultz]] with the California Classic, Dan Colby and Steve Preskill with the Panhandle Classic, Tim Schloss with Gateway and [[Jim Lively]] with the Gold Rush Classic. Schultz was also the listed contact for the 2025 Wisconsin Classic.[3][4][5]


The league promotes classic tournament formats associated with competitive paintball during the 1980s and 1990s, particularly 10-player capture-the-flag competition. It is organised through a collective of independent tournament promoters, including [[Fred Schultz]], Dan Colby, Tim Schloss and [[Jim Lively]].[1][3]
The league's first documented US season opened at Combat Zone Paintball Park in Oroville, California, on 5–6 February 2022. Its results archive includes the ICC/Montressor Classic, which PBLeagues also records under the Iron City Classic. The event contributed to both the WCPL's Open ten-player and five-player standings.[1][2][6][7]


Unlike modern [[X-Ball]] competitions, WCPL tournaments generally use individual games in which teams score points through eliminations, surviving players and flag objectives. The league principally promotes mechanical markers, although electronically operated markers are permitted under specified restrictions.[4]
The [[International Classic Paintball League]] (ICPL) maintains a separate competition programme and results archive. Both circuits have used traditional ten-player formats.[1][8]


== History ==
== Competition formats ==
The WCPL's published programme covers woodland, [[Hyperball]] and earth-mound fields. Under its standard ten-player rules, each team starts with a flag station. A team scores two points for each opponent eliminated, one for each of its own players remaining, twenty for the first opposing flag pull and fifty for hanging the opposing flag. The rulebook provides for adjusted scoring in five-player and seven-player games.[6][9]


=== Establishment and inaugural season (2022) ===
The general competition guide describes twelve-minute games and eight preliminary games per team. Event listings can specify different limits, including the ten-minute games advertised at the 2023 Montressor Classic.[5][10]


The World Classic Paintball League was established to provide organised competition for players interested in traditional tournament paintball.
The league promotes mechanical markers. Its general guidance permits electronic markers capped at 5.5 balls per second and allows magazine-fed markers subject to the equipment rules. First Strike projectiles are prohibited under that guidance. Individual events can set stricter conditions, as at the 2026 Hate City Open, which used mechanical markers.[5][11]


Its organisers sought to revive formats played before inflatable-bunker speedball and X-Ball became dominant in professional competition.
== Classification and rankings ==
The WCPL used an '''Open''' classification in 2022 and proposed using season seeding to identify professional teams for 2023. The published 2023 standings contain a single Open 10v10 division. The four event listings in the 2024 archive also use the Open ten-player classification. A separate professional championship or confirmed promotion list remains unverified.[1][2][5][12]


The league's first documented tournament season took place in 2022.
The league stated that it used its own classification rules within APPA/PBLeagues and that WCPL participation did not affect a player's ranking at other events administered through that system.[5][9]


The original published calendar included events in California, Florida, New York and Missouri. A seven-player tournament in the United Kingdom was also proposed, although its completion has not been independently confirmed.[2]
== United States seasons ==
 
The calendars below distinguish events with recorded results from announced rounds whose outcomes remain unverified. The linked season and event articles contain the detailed results.
The 2022 championship records identify the following events:


=== 2022 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Tournament
! Dates
! Event
! Location
! Location
! Recorded Open 10v10 winner[1][2]
|-
|-
| California Classic
| 5–6 February
| [[2022 WCPL California Classic|California Classic]]
| Oroville, California
| Oroville, California
| Master Blasters
|-
|-
| Florida 10-Man Classic
| 19–20 March
| [[2022 WCPL Florida 10-man Classic|Florida 10-man Classic]]
| Hudson, Florida
| Hudson, Florida
| Team Farside
|-
|-
| New York Classic
| 3–5 June
| [[2022 WCPL New York Classic|New York Classic]]
| Clintondale, New York
| Clintondale, New York
| All Americans
|-
|-
| ICC/Montressor Classic
| 29–31 July
| [[2022 WCPL ICC/Montressor Classic|ICC/Montressor Classic]]
| Clintondale, New York
| Clintondale, New York
| Master Blasters
|-
|-
| Gateway Open
| 15–16 October
| [[2022 WCPL Gateway Open|Gateway Open]]
| Bridgeton, Missouri
| Bridgeton, Missouri
| Phenoms
|}
|}


The WCPL used the [[PBLeagues]] tournament registration and scoring platform to administer its season rankings.[5]
In the [[2022 WCPL season]], [[Master Blasters]] finished first in Open 10v10 with 420.23 points, including 89.41 referee points. All-Americans 2 placed second with 273.21 and [[Lockout]] third with 197.65. AlbanyPower Surge Black led Open 5v5 with 100 points from the single recorded five-player round, the ICC/Montressor Classic.[2]
 
=== 2022 season championship ===
 
The inaugural WCPL Open 10-man season rankings were headed by '''Master Blasters''', which accumulated 420.23 points.
 
Master Blasters won both the California Classic and ICC/Montressor Classic.
 
The leading teams in the final standings were:


=== 2023 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Ranking points
|-
| 1st
| Master Blasters
| 420.23
|-
| 2nd
| All-Americans 2
| 273.21
|-
| 3rd
| [[Lockout]]
| 197.65
|-
| 4th
| Team Farside
| 194.00
|-
| 5th
| Prime Suspects
| 182.47
|}
The results are preserved in the official PBLeagues 2022 season rankings.[5]
=== Subsequent seasons (2023–2024) ===
The WCPL continued organising classic-format tournaments during 2023 and 2024.
The competition incorporated independent regional events using the league's rules and ranking structure.
The tournament programme included competitions in Florida, California, New York and Missouri.
In 2024, documented events included the Florida Open at Panhandle Paintball in Holt, Florida, and the St. Louis Classic at Gateway Paintball in Bridgeton, Missouri.[6]
=== 2025 season ===
The WCPL announced four events for the 2025 season.
The programme included three 10-player tournaments and the addition of a seven-player competition organised by [[Jim Lively]] in Oregon.
{| class="wikitable"
! Tournament
! Dates
! Dates
! Venue
! Event
! Location
! Recorded Open 10v10 winner or status[1][12][13]
|-
|-
| Panhandle Classic 10-Man
| 18–19 February
| 3–4 May 2025
| [[2023 WCPL Southern California Classic|Southern California Classic]]
| Panhandle Paintball, Holt, Florida
| Moorpark, California
| Dynasty Old School
|-
|-
| Wisconsin Classic 10-Man
| 1–2 April
| 2 August 2025
| [[2023 WCPL Panhandle Classic|Panhandle Classic]]
| Commando Paintball Sports, Little Suamico, Wisconsin
| Holt, Florida
| Juggernauts
|-
|-
| Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic 7-Man
| 9–11 June
| 6–7 September 2025
| [[2023 WCPL New York Classic|New York Classic]]
| Splat Action Paintball, Molalla, Oregon
| Clintondale, New York
|-
| All Americans
| Gateway Classic 10-Man
| 11–12 October 2025
| Gateway Paintball, Bridgeton, Missouri
|}
 
The league described the Gold Rush Classic as a new addition to its 2025 programme.[7]
 
At the Panhandle Classic, teams competed on woodland and earth-mound fields.
 
The recorded leading finishers were:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
|-
| 1st
| 29–30 July
| Los Angeles Xtreme
| [[2023 WCPL Montressor Classic|Montressor Classic]]
| Newark, Illinois
| Colorado United Black
|-
|-
| 2nd
| 5–6 August
| SDG
| [[2023 WCPL California Classic|California Classic]]
| Nicolaus, California
| Black Sunday
|-
|-
| 3rd
| 14–15 October
| Semi Serious
| [[2023 WCPL Saint Louis Gateway Classic|Saint Louis Gateway Classic]]
|}
| Bridgeton, Missouri
 
| Announced. No result in the season standings.
The results were reported by ''Paintball Dirt'' on 19 May 2025.[8]
 
=== 2026 season ===
 
The WCPL published a five-event schedule for 2026, expanding the tournament programme to include an event in Georgia.
 
The announced calendar comprised:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Tournament
! Dates
! State
|-
| Hate City Classic 10-Man
| 18–19 April 2026
| Georgia
|-
| Panhandle Classic
| 13–14 June 2026
| Florida
|-
| Wisconsin Classic 10-Man
| 8–9 August 2026
| Wisconsin
|-
| Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic 7-Man
| 5–6 September 2026
| Oregon
|-
| Gateway Classic 10-Man
| 10–11 October 2026
| Missouri
|}
|}


The Georgia tournament was scheduled for Tallapoosa Paintball, while the other events retained established WCPL venues.
Toxic Teddys led the recorded [[2023 WCPL season|2023 Open 10v10 standings]] with 297.75 points, followed by Ironmen on 270.22 and Team Crowley WCPL on 174.62. PBLeagues records five rounds and labels Panhandle as '''Florida Open'''. Paintball Media advertised coverage of the Gateway Classic in its November issue, but the event's placings and any effect on the season standings remain unverified.[12][14]
 
The league announced an entry limit of 18 teams per event.[1]
 
== Competition format ==
 
The World Classic Paintball League specialises in traditional tournament formats, principally 10-player capture-the-flag competition.
 
The league's rules also provide for seven-player and five-player games.


The format differs from modern X-Ball competition, in which teams play repeated points within a timed match.
=== 2024 ===
The [[2024 WCPL season|2024 calendar]] listed four Open ten-player tournaments.[1]


=== Fields ===
* 23 March — [[2024 WCPL Southern California Classic]], SC Village Paintball Park, Corona, California.
* 6–7 April — [[2024 WCPL Florida Open]], Panhandle Paintball, Holt, Florida.
* 10–11 August — [[2024 WCPL California Classic]], Shooter's All Season Paintball and Airsoft, Nicolaus, California.
* 12–13 October — [[2024 WCPL St. Louis Classic]], Gateway Paintball Park, Bridgeton, Missouri.


WCPL tournaments are primarily played on natural woodland fields.
The Florida final-round score sheet records Schlactet Die Gebrmutter defeating MechKats 47–6 and Maynards Arsenal drawing 16–16 with gg_Factory Mech. Final placings for the other three events and a 2024 season champion remain unverified. The PBLeagues season page displays no points table despite the scored Florida matches.[15][16]


Some venues also use constructed earth mounds, berms and Hyperball obstacles.
=== 2025 ===
The [[2025 WCPL season|2025 calendar]] added Jim Lively's seven-player Gold Rush Classic to three ten-player tournaments.[3]


The league's regulations require balanced playing fields with designated starting areas and flag stations.[4]
* 3–4 May — [[2025 WCPL Panhandle Classic]], Panhandle Paintball, Holt, Florida. Paintball Dirt reported LA Xtreme first, SDG second and Semi Serious third.[17]
* 2 August — [[2025 WCPL Wisconsin Classic]], Commando Paintball Sports, Little Suamico, Wisconsin. The event was advertised, with completion and results unverified.[3][17]
* 6–7 September — [[2025 WCPL Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic|Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic]], Splat Action Paintball, Molalla, Oregon. LA Hitmen's team record lists first place. Full standings remain unverified.[3][18]
* 11–12 October — [[2025 WCPL Gateway Classic]], Gateway Paintball, Bridgeton, Missouri. The January 2026 issue announcement from Paintball Media lists Gateway Classic coverage. Placings remain unverified.[3][19]


=== Scoring ===
Published season standings and a 2025 season champion remain unverified.[1][3]


Under the league's published 10-player rules, points are awarded for:
=== 2026 ===
The [[2026 WCPL season|2026 calendar]] announced five US rounds and an entry limit of eighteen teams per event.[20]


* Eliminating opposing players.
* 18–19 April — [[2026 WCPL Hate City Open]], Tallapoosa Paintball, Tallapoosa, Georgia. The league announced the event as the Hate City Classic. The host's recap uses Hate City Open, dates the event to 17–19 April and records The Misfits winning the twelve-team tournament.[11][20]
* Retaining surviving players.
* 13–14 June — [[2026 WCPL Panhandle Classic]], Panhandle Paintball, Holt, Florida. An advance participant post described ten-player competition. A later participant account places the event at the announced venue. Placings remain unverified.[20][21][22]
* Pulling the opposing team's flag.
* 8–9 August — [[2026 WCPL Wisconsin Classic]], Commando Paintball Sports, Little Suamico, Wisconsin. Advertised as ten-player.[20]
* Returning and hanging the opposing team's flag.
* 5–6 September — [[2026 WCPL Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic|Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic]], Splat Action Paintball, Molalla, Oregon. Advertised as seven-player.[20]
* 10–11 October — [[2026 WCPL Gateway Classic]], Gateway Paintball, Bridgeton, Missouri. Advertised as ten-player.[20]


The 10-player scoring system awards:
Completion and results for Wisconsin, Gold Rush and Gateway remain unverified. The public PBLeagues archive lists WCPL events through 2024. A 2026 points table and season champion remain unverified.[1][20]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Action
! Points
|-
| Opposing player eliminated
| 2
|-
| Own player remaining
| 1
|-
| First pull of opposing flag
| 20
|-
| Successful flag hang
| 50
|}
 
The published regulations also provide for adjusted scoring in seven-player and five-player formats.[4]
 
=== Equipment regulations ===
 
The WCPL principally promotes mechanical paintball markers.
 
However, it is not exclusively restricted to markers without electronic components.
 
The league's published rules permit electronically operated markers limited to a maximum firing rate of '''5.5 balls per second'''.
 
Mechanical and pump markers must comply with the applicable firing-mode restrictions.
 
The rules prohibit certain modifications, including reactive or automatically responding trigger systems.
 
Mag-fed markers are permitted, subject to the equipment regulations, while First Strike projectiles are prohibited.[3][4]
 
These restrictions are intended to preserve the playing characteristics of traditional tournament paintball.
 
== Organisation ==
 
The WCPL operates through a collective of independent paintball tournament promoters.
 
Each participating event has its own organiser, while the league coordinates common competition rules and formats.[3]
 
Individuals identified by the WCPL as associated with its promotion include:
 
* '''[[Fred Schultz]]''' – Former professional player, media personality and promoter associated with the California and Wisconsin Classic events.
* '''Dan Colby''' – Paintball equipment developer associated with Air America and the Panhandle Classic.
* '''Tim Schloss''' – Paintball industry veteran associated with Gateway Paintball and the Gateway Classic.
* '''[[Jim Lively]]''' – Historical tournament promoter associated with the International Masters, Music City Open and Skyball, and organiser of the Gold Rush Classic.
* '''Steve Preskill''' – Associated with the Panhandle Paintball tournament programme.
* '''Bill Bailey''' – Listed among the league's event promoters.
 
The official WCPL website maintains a directory of participating organisers.[9]
 
== Relationship to the International Classic Paintball League ==
 
The World Classic Paintball League is separate from the [[International Classic Paintball League]] (ICPL).
 
The ICPL was established in 2019 through the [[National Xball League]] and also promotes classic-format woodland and constructed-field competition.
 
The WCPL operates through its own group of independent promoters.
 
Both organisations have incorporated traditional 10-player paintball, but they maintain separate competition programmes and tournament structures.
 
== Historical significance ==
 
The WCPL forms part of the revival of traditional tournament paintball formats during the 2020s.
 
Its competitions provide opportunities for players to participate in woodland and earth-mound tournaments using rules based on earlier forms of organised paintball.
 
The involvement of promoters including Fred Schultz and Jim Lively connects the league with individuals who organised and participated in national tournaments during the sport's formative decades.
 
The WCPL has also provided a competition structure for established and returning teams interested in classic-format paintball.


== See also ==
== See also ==
 
* [[Paintball in the United States]]
* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[History of tournament paintball]]
* [[History of tournament paintball]]
* [[Fred Schultz]]
* [[Jim Lively]]
* [[PBLeagues]]
* [[Woodsball]]
* [[Woodsball]]
* [[Hyperball]]
* [[Mechanical paintball]]
* [[Mechanical paintball]]


== References ==
== References ==
 
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/502 World Classic Paintball League event archive, PBLeagues.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/ World Classic Paintball League – Official Website]. League objectives, classic tournament format and published 2026 competition schedule.
# [https://mlpb.pbleagues.com/league/502/seasonRankings/2022 2022 World Classic Paintball League season rankings, PBLeagues.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/events World Classic Paintball League – 2022 Events Calendar]. Original event dates and locations, including the proposed United Kingdom event.
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/events53c610ef 2025 Events, World Classic Paintball League, updated April 2025.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/faq World Classic Paintball League – Frequently Asked Questions]. Competition formats, equipment regulations and league organisation.
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/league-promoters League Promoters, World Classic Paintball League.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/rules World Classic Paintball League – Official Rules]. Published tournament rules covering field standards, scoring, player numbers and marker regulations.
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/faq Frequently Asked Questions, World Classic Paintball League.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/502/seasonRankings/2022 PBLeagues – World Classic Paintball League 2022 Season Rankings]. Official Open 10-man championship standings.
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/events 2022 event calendar, World Classic Paintball League.]
# [https://panhandlepaintball.com/wcpl-rules Panhandle Paintball – WCPL Florida Classic Rules 2024]. Event-specific regulations confirming the continuing use of classic tournament formats.
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/381 Iron City Classic event archive, PBLeagues.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/events53c610ef World Classic Paintball League – 2025 Events]. Official four-event calendar, updated April 2025.
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/435 International Classic Paintball League event archive, PBLeagues.]
# [https://paintballdirt.substack.com/p/weekly-newsletter-ft-the-leftovers Paintball Dirt – Weekly Newsletter Featuring the Leftovers]. Brandon Olson, 19 May 2025. Reports the Panhandle Classic results.
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/rules WCPL Official Rules, World Classic Paintball League.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/league-promoters World Classic Paintball League – League Promoters]. Official information on the league's tournament organisers.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7964 Montressor Classic event information, PBLeagues, July 2023.]
# [https://tallapoosapaintball.com/hatecityopen Hate City Open 2026, Tallapoosa Paintball, official event recap.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/502/seasonRankings/2023 2023 World Classic Paintball League season rankings, PBLeagues.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/upcoming-events Upcoming Events, World Classic Paintball League, 29 June 2023.]
# [https://paintball.media/november-2023-issue-of-paintball-media-magazine-is-live-free/ November 2023 issue announcement, Paintball Media, 9 November 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/scores Florida Open match scores, PBLeagues, April 2024.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/502/seasonRankings/2024 2024 World Classic Paintball League season-ranking page, PBLeagues.]
# [https://paintballdirt.substack.com/p/weekly-newsletter-ft-the-leftovers Brandon Olson, “Weekly Newsletter ft. The Leftovers”, Paintball Dirt, 19 May 2025.]
# [https://teamlahitmen.com/ LA Hitmen official team website, published competition achievements.]
# [https://paintball.media/january-2026-issue-of-paintball-media-magazine-is-live-free/ January 2026 issue announcement, Paintball Media, 9 January 2026.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/ 2026 event calendar, World Classic Paintball League, updated February 2026.]
# [https://www.reddit.com/r/paintball/comments/1t6j2zb/wcpl_world_classic_paintball_league_event_2/ Panhandle Classic advance participant post, r/paintball, 2026.]
# [https://www.reddit.com/r/paintball/comments/1vtqzwi/this_is_42/ “This is 42”, Panhandle Classic participant account, r/paintball, 20–21 August 2026.]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.playwcpl.com/ World Classic Paintball League official website]
* [https://www.playwcpl.com/ World Classic Paintball League official website]
* [https://www.playwcpl.com/rules Official WCPL rules]
* [https://www.playwcpl.com/league-promoters WCPL promoters]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/502/seasonRankings/2022 WCPL 2022 season rankings]


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Latest revision as of 04:30, 9 November 2026

The World Classic Paintball League (WCPL) is an American paintball tournament circuit specialising in classic capture-the-flag competition. Its earliest documented United States season was in 2022. Ten-player competition has been the principal format, with five-player results recorded in 2022 and a seven-player tournament added to the US calendar in 2025.[1][2][3]

History and organisation

[edit]

The WCPL was organised as a collective of tournament promoters. Individual promoters administer their events within a shared competition framework. The league's directory associates Fred Schultz with the California Classic, Dan Colby and Steve Preskill with the Panhandle Classic, Tim Schloss with Gateway and Jim Lively with the Gold Rush Classic. Schultz was also the listed contact for the 2025 Wisconsin Classic.[3][4][5]

The league's first documented US season opened at Combat Zone Paintball Park in Oroville, California, on 5–6 February 2022. Its results archive includes the ICC/Montressor Classic, which PBLeagues also records under the Iron City Classic. The event contributed to both the WCPL's Open ten-player and five-player standings.[1][2][6][7]

The International Classic Paintball League (ICPL) maintains a separate competition programme and results archive. Both circuits have used traditional ten-player formats.[1][8]

Competition formats

[edit]

The WCPL's published programme covers woodland, Hyperball and earth-mound fields. Under its standard ten-player rules, each team starts with a flag station. A team scores two points for each opponent eliminated, one for each of its own players remaining, twenty for the first opposing flag pull and fifty for hanging the opposing flag. The rulebook provides for adjusted scoring in five-player and seven-player games.[6][9]

The general competition guide describes twelve-minute games and eight preliminary games per team. Event listings can specify different limits, including the ten-minute games advertised at the 2023 Montressor Classic.[5][10]

The league promotes mechanical markers. Its general guidance permits electronic markers capped at 5.5 balls per second and allows magazine-fed markers subject to the equipment rules. First Strike projectiles are prohibited under that guidance. Individual events can set stricter conditions, as at the 2026 Hate City Open, which used mechanical markers.[5][11]

Classification and rankings

[edit]

The WCPL used an Open classification in 2022 and proposed using season seeding to identify professional teams for 2023. The published 2023 standings contain a single Open 10v10 division. The four event listings in the 2024 archive also use the Open ten-player classification. A separate professional championship or confirmed promotion list remains unverified.[1][2][5][12]

The league stated that it used its own classification rules within APPA/PBLeagues and that WCPL participation did not affect a player's ranking at other events administered through that system.[5][9]

United States seasons

[edit]

The calendars below distinguish events with recorded results from announced rounds whose outcomes remain unverified. The linked season and event articles contain the detailed results.

2022

[edit]
Dates Event Location Recorded Open 10v10 winner[1][2]
5–6 February California Classic Oroville, California Master Blasters
19–20 March Florida 10-man Classic Hudson, Florida Team Farside
3–5 June New York Classic Clintondale, New York All Americans
29–31 July ICC/Montressor Classic Clintondale, New York Master Blasters
15–16 October Gateway Open Bridgeton, Missouri Phenoms

In the 2022 WCPL season, Master Blasters finished first in Open 10v10 with 420.23 points, including 89.41 referee points. All-Americans 2 placed second with 273.21 and Lockout third with 197.65. AlbanyPower Surge Black led Open 5v5 with 100 points from the single recorded five-player round, the ICC/Montressor Classic.[2]

2023

[edit]
Dates Event Location Recorded Open 10v10 winner or status[1][12][13]
18–19 February Southern California Classic Moorpark, California Dynasty Old School
1–2 April Panhandle Classic Holt, Florida Juggernauts
9–11 June New York Classic Clintondale, New York All Americans
29–30 July Montressor Classic Newark, Illinois Colorado United Black
5–6 August California Classic Nicolaus, California Black Sunday
14–15 October Saint Louis Gateway Classic Bridgeton, Missouri Announced. No result in the season standings.

Toxic Teddys led the recorded 2023 Open 10v10 standings with 297.75 points, followed by Ironmen on 270.22 and Team Crowley WCPL on 174.62. PBLeagues records five rounds and labels Panhandle as Florida Open. Paintball Media advertised coverage of the Gateway Classic in its November issue, but the event's placings and any effect on the season standings remain unverified.[12][14]

2024

[edit]

The 2024 calendar listed four Open ten-player tournaments.[1]

The Florida final-round score sheet records Schlactet Die Gebrmutter defeating MechKats 47–6 and Maynards Arsenal drawing 16–16 with gg_Factory Mech. Final placings for the other three events and a 2024 season champion remain unverified. The PBLeagues season page displays no points table despite the scored Florida matches.[15][16]

2025

[edit]

The 2025 calendar added Jim Lively's seven-player Gold Rush Classic to three ten-player tournaments.[3]

  • 3–4 May — 2025 WCPL Panhandle Classic, Panhandle Paintball, Holt, Florida. Paintball Dirt reported LA Xtreme first, SDG second and Semi Serious third.[17]
  • 2 August — 2025 WCPL Wisconsin Classic, Commando Paintball Sports, Little Suamico, Wisconsin. The event was advertised, with completion and results unverified.[3][17]
  • 6–7 September — Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic, Splat Action Paintball, Molalla, Oregon. LA Hitmen's team record lists first place. Full standings remain unverified.[3][18]
  • 11–12 October — 2025 WCPL Gateway Classic, Gateway Paintball, Bridgeton, Missouri. The January 2026 issue announcement from Paintball Media lists Gateway Classic coverage. Placings remain unverified.[3][19]

Published season standings and a 2025 season champion remain unverified.[1][3]

2026

[edit]

The 2026 calendar announced five US rounds and an entry limit of eighteen teams per event.[20]

  • 18–19 April — 2026 WCPL Hate City Open, Tallapoosa Paintball, Tallapoosa, Georgia. The league announced the event as the Hate City Classic. The host's recap uses Hate City Open, dates the event to 17–19 April and records The Misfits winning the twelve-team tournament.[11][20]
  • 13–14 June — 2026 WCPL Panhandle Classic, Panhandle Paintball, Holt, Florida. An advance participant post described ten-player competition. A later participant account places the event at the announced venue. Placings remain unverified.[20][21][22]
  • 8–9 August — 2026 WCPL Wisconsin Classic, Commando Paintball Sports, Little Suamico, Wisconsin. Advertised as ten-player.[20]
  • 5–6 September — Jim Lively's Gold Rush Classic, Splat Action Paintball, Molalla, Oregon. Advertised as seven-player.[20]
  • 10–11 October — 2026 WCPL Gateway Classic, Gateway Paintball, Bridgeton, Missouri. Advertised as ten-player.[20]

Completion and results for Wisconsin, Gold Rush and Gateway remain unverified. The public PBLeagues archive lists WCPL events through 2024. A 2026 points table and season champion remain unverified.[1][20]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. World Classic Paintball League event archive, PBLeagues.
  2. 2022 World Classic Paintball League season rankings, PBLeagues.
  3. 2025 Events, World Classic Paintball League, updated April 2025.
  4. League Promoters, World Classic Paintball League.
  5. Frequently Asked Questions, World Classic Paintball League.
  6. 2022 event calendar, World Classic Paintball League.
  7. Iron City Classic event archive, PBLeagues.
  8. International Classic Paintball League event archive, PBLeagues.
  9. WCPL Official Rules, World Classic Paintball League.
  10. Montressor Classic event information, PBLeagues, July 2023.
  11. Hate City Open 2026, Tallapoosa Paintball, official event recap.
  12. 2023 World Classic Paintball League season rankings, PBLeagues.
  13. Upcoming Events, World Classic Paintball League, 29 June 2023.
  14. November 2023 issue announcement, Paintball Media, 9 November 2023.
  15. Florida Open match scores, PBLeagues, April 2024.
  16. 2024 World Classic Paintball League season-ranking page, PBLeagues.
  17. Brandon Olson, “Weekly Newsletter ft. The Leftovers”, Paintball Dirt, 19 May 2025.
  18. LA Hitmen official team website, published competition achievements.
  19. January 2026 issue announcement, Paintball Media, 9 January 2026.
  20. 2026 event calendar, World Classic Paintball League, updated February 2026.
  21. Panhandle Classic advance participant post, r/paintball, 2026.
  22. “This is 42”, Panhandle Classic participant account, r/paintball, 20–21 August 2026.
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