2021 ICPL Old Bay Classic
The 2021 ICPL Old Bay Classic was an International Classic Paintball League tournament held at Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City in Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States, from 4 to 6 June 2021. It opened the league's 2021 season and featured professional and amateur 10-player divisions and an open five-player competition.[1][2]
Los Angeles Infamous won the professional 10-player division, Image won the amateur 10-player division, and ac X won the open five-player competition.[3]
Venue and formats
[edit]The tournament took place at Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City, also known as OXCC, at 2941 Old Telegraph Road, Chesapeake City.[1]
The open five-player competition was scheduled for Friday, 4 June, followed by professional and amateur 10-player competition on Saturday and Sunday, 5–6 June.[1]
| Division | Format | Published game time | Teams in final standings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | 10v10 | 12 minutes | 22 |
| Amateur | 10v10 | 12 minutes | 26 |
| Open | 5v5 | 5 minutes | 13 |
Sources: PBLeagues event information and final standings.[1][3]
The contemporary event preview described the 10-player competition as a mechanical-marker, capture-the-flag format culminating in a three-team round-robin final. Preliminary games included matches between professional and amateur teams, although the divisions had separate final standings.[2][4]
Competition used the venue's Hyperball, Trench and Deep Woods fields.[4][5]
Professional competition
[edit]Los Angeles Infamous won the professional division ahead of Ground Zero Gold and defending season champions Kapp Factory.[3]
The league's contemporary report described Infamous as unbeaten across the two days of 10-player competition. Its roster included Ryan Brand, TJ Danner, Harrison Frye, Ryan Hall, Chris Lasoya, Travis Lemanski, Brett Messer, Cody Mickowski, Archie Montemayor, Kevin Rudulph and Drew Templeton.[5]
Ground Zero Gold had completed Saturday's opening five preliminary games without defeat, according to the contemporary second-day report, before going on to finish second overall.[3][4]
Final standings
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Infamous |
| 2 | Ground Zero Gold |
| 3 | Kapp Factory |
| 4 | Fox 4 Darkside |
| 5 | Saints |
| 6 | All Americans |
| 7 | The Misfits |
| 8 | Ironmen |
| 9 | FARSIDE |
| 10 | ac EMPIRE |
| 11 | Docs Warriors |
| 12 | Master Blasters |
| 13 | Annapolis A-Team |
| 14 | Adrenaline |
| 15 | MVPS Dark Ops |
| 16 | Annihilators |
| 17 | RHYTHM |
| 18 | Northwest Rogue |
| 19 | Chicago Aftershock |
| 20 | Desert Edge |
| 21 | Fight Club |
| 22 | ARMADA |
Source: PBLeagues.[3]
Amateur competition
[edit]Image won the amateur division ahead of Team Smoke and MUTINY.[3]
In the league's post-event report, Image described recovering from a semi-final defeat against FRACTION by scoring 99 against Portland Darkside to advance. Image subsequently lost to Team Smoke in the final round but defeated MUTINY 22–7 and secured first place overall.[6]
The contemporary preliminary-round report also highlighted PL Pirates, who defeated professional teams FARSIDE and MVPS Dark Ops on the Trench field. PL Pirates ultimately finished 11th in the amateur standings.[3][4]
Final standings
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Image |
| 2 | Team Smoke |
| 3 | MUTINY |
| 4 | FRACTION |
| 5 | Fatal Swoop |
| 6 | ThunderHorse |
| 7 | Portland Darkside |
| 8 | All-Americans 2 |
| 9 | Wiseguys |
| 10 | TRIBE Savages |
| 11 | PL Pirates |
| 12 | Overshot Factory |
| 13 | N.W. Rogue AM |
| 14 | Fight Club Factory Soap |
| 15 | New Jersey Jesters |
| 16 | BTA Butchers |
| 17 | LOCKOUT |
| 18 | Tantrum |
| 19 | Fight Club Underground |
| 20 | Pittsburgh Coalition |
| 21 | Ground Zero Red |
| 22 | Social Mutants |
| 23 | Arsenal |
| 24 | Fight Club Anarchy |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Rampage |
| 26 | Fight Club Project Mayhem |
Source: PBLeagues.[3]
Open five-player competition
[edit]ac X won the five-player competition ahead of Mutiny and SAVAGES.[3]
SAVAGES led the preliminary round and advanced directly to the final. Six other teams contested two three-team semi-final groups, with Mutiny and ac X qualifying for the final.[7]
The final round was played on the Trench field. Mutiny drew both of its games, leaving the meeting between ac X and SAVAGES to decide the winner. ac X secured a body-count victory, with neither team pulling or hanging the flag.[7]
The event standings identify the winner as ac X; the season standings record its result under the name ac TEXAS.[3][8]
Final standings
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | ac X |
| 2 | Mutiny |
| 3 | SAVAGES |
| 4 | Ground Zero |
| 5 | ac POWERHOUSE |
| 6 | N.Y.B |
| 7 | NWR |
| 8 | Fatal Swoop Red |
| 9 | Image |
| 10 | KAPP |
| 11 | Florida Annihilators |
| 12 | Ironmen |
| 13 | FC Anarchy |
Source: PBLeagues.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official event information, dates, venue and formats, 4–6 June 2021.
- NXL Classic Paintball – 2021 ICPL Event One Preview: The Old Bay Classic kicks off the season in Chesapeake City, Maryland! Quinn Nadu, 2 June 2021.
- PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official final divisional standings.
- NXL Classic Paintball – 2021 ICPL Old Bay Classic Day 2 Recap. Quinn Nadu, ProPaintball, republished 9 June 2021.
- NXL Classic Paintball – Infamous wins the ICPL Old Bay Classic Pro 10-Man Division! Published 18 June 2021.
- NXL Classic Paintball – Image wins the ICPL Old Bay Classic Amateur 10-Man Division! 21 June 2021.
- NXL Classic Paintball – 2021 ICPL Old Bay Classic Day 1 Recap. Quinn Nadu, ProPaintball, republished 9 June 2021.
- PBLeagues – 2021 International Classic Paintball League season rankings.