2013 PSP Dallas Open
The 2013 PSP Dallas Open was a Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) tournament held from 14–17 March 2013 at Cousins Paintball in Forney, Texas, United States. It opened the five-event 2013 PSP season.[1]
San Diego Dynasty won the professional division, defeating Tampa Bay Damage 5–2 in the final. Los Angeles Infamous finished third and Edmonton Impact fourth.[2][3]
Venue and formats
[edit]Although named for Dallas, the tournament took place at Cousins Paintball in Forney, at 8975 FM 740 South.[1]
The professional competition was scheduled from Thursday, 14 March, while divisional RaceTo-4 and RaceTo-5 competition began on Friday, 15 March. The event continued through Sunday, 17 March.[1]
Professionals played RaceTo-7, Divisions 1 and 2 played RaceTo-5, and Divisions 3 and 4 played RaceTo-4. Additional competitions included divisional RaceTo-2, open pump RaceTo-2 and open ten-player paintball.[1]
Professional competition
[edit]Tampa Bay Damage and Los Angeles Infamous completed the preliminary round undefeated, each winning four matches. Houston Heat and Edmonton Impact each recorded three preliminary victories.[4]
Dynasty subsequently won the professional event, defeating Damage 5–2 in the final.[3]
Champions and Challengers qualification
[edit]Dallas preceded the separation of PSP's professional competition into Champions and Challengers divisions. Contemporary coverage identified qualification for the Champions division at the following event as an additional consequence of the Dallas results.[4]
Seattle Thunder, Sacramento XSV and Chicago Aftershock finished their preliminary schedules without a victory and were assigned to the Challengers competition for the 2013 PSP Mid-Atlantic Open.[4]
RaceTo results
[edit]The following top-four placings are recorded in the official event standings.[2]
| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional RaceTo-7 | San Diego Dynasty | Tampa Bay Damage | Los Angeles Infamous | Edmonton Impact |
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 | Sacramento DMG | Boom | Wolfpack | Oakland Fuzion |
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 | ac402.com | PR1ME | VcK 2 | Gainesville Gridiron |
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 | Syndicate | Dallas Jets | DSSP8NTBALL.COM | Pekin Prestige |
| Division 4 RaceTo-4 | CFP Static | Houston Zone | Tampa Bay Notorious D4 | RGV Nemesis |
| Division 3 RaceTo-2 | 406s Finest | Dallas Ducks | S.A. Free Ballers | Colorado Villain |
| Division 4 RaceTo-2 | North Texas Shockwave Black | Royal Flush | Asylum408 | RGV Patriots |
| Open pump RaceTo-2 | Rockin Cocks | Asylum TrueBallers | Protagonist | Blitz |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- PBLeagues – PSP Dallas Open, 2013: dates, venue, schedule and formats.
- PBLeagues – PSP Dallas Open, 2013: final standings.
- Social Paintball – Lawrence Abernathy, “San Diego Dynasty Wins the 2013 PSP Dallas Open!”, 17 March 2013.
- Social Paintball – Kyle King, “5 Thoughts Going Into The Finals – PSP Dallas Open, Day 3”, 17 March 2013.