2019 ICPL Windy City Classic
The 2019 ICPL Windy City Classic was the inaugural tournament of the International Classic Paintball League (ICPL), held on 1–2 June 2019 at Badlandz in Crete, Illinois. The event featured professional and amateur ten-player mechanical paintball competition.[1][2]
Adrenaline won the professional division, finishing one point ahead of Los Angeles Infamous in the final round. PPS SFO won the amateur division.[1][3]
Background and venue
[edit]The tournament introduced the ICPL's national classic-format competition. Contemporary coverage identified the event as the league's first ten-player mechanical tournament.[1]
Badlandz hosted games on woodland and Hyperball fields. Official team schedules identify playing areas named Hyperball, Woods 1 and Woods 2.[4]
The event brought together teams associated with different periods of tournament paintball. Professional entrants included Adrenaline, Los Angeles Infamous, Chicago Aftershock, San Diego Dynasty, All Americans, Ironmen and Master Blasters.[3]
Competition structure
[edit]The official results recorded twenty professional teams and nineteen amateur teams. Teams played eight preliminary games, followed by separate professional and amateur semi-final and final rounds.[2]
Nine teams advanced in each division. The semi-finals comprised three groups of three teams, with each team playing twice. The three group winners advanced to a final round in which each finalist again played two games.[2]
The results used accumulated game scores rather than a single head-to-head championship match.[2]
Professional competition
[edit]Chicago Aftershock led the professional preliminary standings with 769 points from eight games. Saberwolves finished second overall in the preliminary rankings, followed by The Misfits.[2]
Chicago Aftershock, Adrenaline and Los Angeles Infamous won their respective semi-final groups and advanced to the final round.[2]
Final round
[edit]| Position | Team | Game scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrenaline | 13, 41 | 54 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Infamous | 38, 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Chicago Aftershock | 39, 9 | 48 |
Source: official final-round scores.[2]
Adrenaline's total of 54 points secured the championship by one point. Infamous's contemporary team report acknowledged the narrow margin and its second-place finish.[1][2]
Final professional placings
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adrenaline |
| 2 | Los Angeles Infamous |
| 3 | Chicago Aftershock |
| 4 | San Diego Dynasty |
| 5 | Northwest Rogue |
| 6 | Saberwolves |
| 7 | Fight Club |
| 8 | The Misfits |
| 9 | All Americans |
| 10 | Ironmen |
| 11 | Farside |
| 12 | Royal City Seadogs |
| 13 | Master Blasters |
| 14 | Kapp Factory |
| 15 | Fox 4 Darkside |
| 16 | Annapolis A-Team |
| 17 | Desert Edge |
| 18 | Annihilators |
| 19 | Scottsdale Elevation |
| 20 | Armada |
Source: event placings recorded in the official season standings.[3]
Amateur competition
[edit]PPS SFO, Docs Warriors and ThunderHorse advanced to the amateur final round.[2]
Final round
[edit]| Position | Team | Game scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPS SFO | 97, 46 | 143 |
| 2 | Docs Warriors | 16, 5 | 21 |
| 3 | ThunderHorse | 10, 6 | 16 |
Source: official final-round scores.[2]
Final amateur placings
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | PPS SFO |
| 2 | Docs Warriors |
| 3 | ThunderHorse |
| 4 | Failure to Flatline |
| 5 | Saints |
| 6 | Ground Zero Gold |
| 7 | Shocktech Gunfighters |
| 8 | Team Smoke |
| 9 | Louisville Asylum |
| 10 | Black Sunday |
| 11 | Detroit Action |
| 12 | Underground |
| 13 | The Family |
| 14 | Destiny Midwest |
| 15 | X-Men |
| 16 | RRDP |
| 17 | Fight Club Factory Soap |
| 18 | Destiny Midwest SpeedCorps |
| 19 | Desert Edge Silver |
Source: event placings recorded in the official season standings.[3]
Contemporary coverage
[edit]Infamous published a report on 20 June 2019 describing its return to mechanical ten-player competition. Its roster combined current players, former Infamous members and players associated with other teams, including Travis Lemanski, Chris LaSoya, Cody Mickowski, Archie Montemayor and Ryan Brand.[1]
GoSports also produced a documentary about the inaugural event, subsequently available through Major League Paintball Plus.[5]
See also
[edit]- International Classic Paintball League
- Badlandz Paintball Field
- 2019 ICPL Florida Open
- Paintball in the United States
References
[edit]- Infamous Paintball – The First ICPL 10 Man Mechanical Event, 20 June 2019.
- PBLeagues – ICPL Windy City Classic: preliminary, semi-final and final scores, 2019.
- PBLeagues – 2019 International Classic Paintball League season standings, including individual event placings.
- PBLeagues – Shocktech Gunfighters at ICPL Windy City Classic: dated schedule and playing fields, 1–2 June 2019.
- Major League Paintball Plus – ICPL Windy City Classic documentary.