2013 PSP Chicago Open
The 2013 PSP Chicago Open was a Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) tournament held from 20–23 June 2013 at CPX Sports in Joliet, Illinois, United States. It was the third event of the 2013 PSP season.[1]
Houston Heat won the professional Champions division, defeating San Diego Dynasty 5–3 in the final. Moscow Red Legion won Challengers, defeating Trenton Topgun Union 7–1.[3]
Venue and formats
[edit]The tournament took place at CPX Sports, at 2903 Schweitzer Road in Joliet.[1]
Professional Champions and Challengers played RaceTo-7. Divisions 1 and 2 played RaceTo-5, while Divisions 3 and 4 played RaceTo-4. Additional competitions included divisional RaceTo-2 and open pump RaceTo-2.[1]
The event began on Thursday, 20 June, with divisional competition. Professional play was scheduled from Friday through Sunday.[1]
Professional competition
[edit]Champions
[edit]Houston Heat reached the final without a defeat, including a preliminary victory over Tampa Bay Damage. Dynasty also completed the preliminary round undefeated and defeated Edmonton Impact before reaching the final.[3]
Heat defeated Dynasty 5–3 to win the event, ending Dynasty's run of victories at the first two PSP tournaments of the season.[3]
Challengers
[edit]Moscow Red Legion defeated Trenton Topgun Union 7–1 in the Challengers final. Both teams earned promotion to Champions for the 2013 PSP West Coast Open.[3]
upTon 187 cRew and TonTons Flingueurs were relegated from Champions to Challengers for that event.[3]
Professional results
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions RaceTo-7 | Houston Heat | San Diego Dynasty | Edmonton Impact | Omaha Vicious |
| Challengers RaceTo-7 | Moscow Red Legion | Trenton Topgun Union | Chattanooga C.E.P | San Jose Royalty |
Sources: official standings and contemporary event report.[2][3]
Divisional competition
[edit]Revo defeated VcK 3–2 in the Division 1 final. VcK 2 won Division 2 with a 4–3 victory over Hustle. In Division 3, ac Dallas defeated DSSP8NTBALL.COM 4–2, while AAF 2 defeated Project Mayhem 4–1 in Division 4.[3]
Results
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 RaceTo-5 | Revo | VcK | Grad Moscow | Boom |
| Division 2 RaceTo-5 | VcK 2 | Hustle | Carolina Collision | DC Devastation |
| Division 3 RaceTo-4 | ac Dallas | DSSP8NTBALL.COM | White Tee Gang | Carolina Breakout |
| Division 4 RaceTo-4 | AAF 2 | Project Mayhem | Detroit Action | CFP Static |
| Division 3 RaceTo-2 | Mac Daddy All-Stars | 406s Finest | Ohio Havoc | CPB Clap City All Stars |
| Division 4 RaceTo-2 | Vintage | O'Hare Nightmare | Royal Flush | Wichita Threat Red |
| Open pump RaceTo-2 | Total Greif | Asylum TrueBallers | Short Bus | ATB Unleashed |
Source: official event standings.[2]