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2005 PSP Orlando Open

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The 2005 PSP Orlando Open was the second tournament of the 2005 Paintball Sports Promotions season, held from 21–24 April at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Florida. It featured divisional X-Ball, five-man competition and NXL regular-season matches.[1][2]

X-Ball competition

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Dynasty recovered from a defeat by the Naughty Dogs to win the Open division final 7–6 against the same opponents.[1]

X-Ball final placings[3]
Division First Second Third Fourth
Open Dynasty Naughty Dogs Avalanche Infamous
Division 1 Jax Warriors X-Factor Fusion Gridlock
Division 2 Team LTZ Team Xtreme Disaster PunishersPB.com
Division 3 San Diego Aftermath East Coast Empire Tippmann Effect Gridlock-PBC
X-Ball championship matches[1]
Division Winner Score Runner-up
Open Dynasty 7–6 Naughty Dogs
Division 1 Jax Warriors 13–5 X-Factor
Division 2 Team LTZ 10–3 Team Xtreme
Division 3 San Diego Aftermath 8–5 East Coast Empire

Five-man competition

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The event introduced PSP's Young Guns division for players aged fifteen and younger.[1]

Five-man final placings[1][3]
Division First Second Third Fourth
Division 1 Runnin Wild Diesel The Other Fury Fury
Division 2 Hi-Tec Factory Team Team Splatball Wildfire Oh-Nos GNR
Division 3 TPA Lost Generation Villain Punishment
Young Guns DBS Kidz Ranch Road Paintball SoFla Army Kids with Gatz

NXL competition

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The NXL schedule included additional games to compensate for rain postponements at the 2005 PSP SoCal Open. These matches contributed to regular-season standings.[1]

Sunday's results were:[1]

Team Score Opponent
Oakland Assassins 13–6 San Diego Legacy
Philadelphia Americans 10–6 Chicago Aftershock
Detroit Strange 10–10 Los Angeles Ironmen
Boston Red Legion 14–4 Miami Effect
Baltimore Trauma 13–6 New York Xtreme

During the event, NXL commissioner Mike Ratko tested directional acoustic equipment intended to monitor individual markers' firing rates remotely during play.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. WARPIG – Orlando Open, 21–24 April 2005. Contemporary tournament report.
  2. PBLeagues – PSP Events archive: Orlando Open, 21–24 April 2005.
  3. PBLeagues – 2005 PSP season rankings. Individual event placings appear in parentheses in the Orlando Open column.