2023 ICPL Old Bay Classic

The 2023 ICPL Old Bay Classic was an International Classic Paintball League tournament held at Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City in Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States, from 19 to 21 May 2023.[1]

Ground Zero Gold won the professional 10-player division, gg_Factory Mech Gold won the amateur 10-player division, and Ground Zero won the open five-player competition.[2]

Venue and schedule

The tournament took place at Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City, also known as OXCC, at 2941 Old Telegraph Road, Chesapeake City.[1]

Open five-player competition was scheduled for Friday, 19 May. Professional and amateur 10-player competition followed on Saturday and Sunday, 20–21 May.[1]

Division	Playing dates	Format	Published game time	Teams
Professional	20–21 May	10v10	12 minutes	7
Amateur	20–21 May	10v10	12 minutes	15
Open	19 May	5v5	6 minutes	7

Source: PBLeagues event information.[1]

Official match records document play on Hyperball, Trench and Woods fields.[3]

Competition format

Professional and amateur teams played mixed preliminary games, but contested separate divisional playoffs and championships.[3][4]

Each 10-player team had eight preliminary games. Four professional teams advanced directly to a four-team final round. Seven amateur teams advanced, with six contesting semi-finals and preliminary leaders Louisville Asylum appearing directly in the three-team final.[3]

The five-player competition advanced its top three preliminary teams directly to a three-team final.[3]

Professional 10-player competition

Ground Zero Gold won the four-team final with 120 points, ahead of Kapp Factory, Team Smoke and Ground Zero. Ground Zero Gold and Ground Zero were separate entries.[2][3]

Final-round scores

Place	Team	Game scores	Total
1	Ground Zero Gold	11, 18, 91	120
2	Kapp Factory	43, 18, 15	76
3	Team Smoke	14, 41, 14	69
4	Ground Zero	20, 18, 17	55

Source: PBLeagues.[3]

Final standings

Place	Team	Ranking points
1	Ground Zero Gold	300
2	Kapp Factory	276
3	Team Smoke	259
4	Ground Zero	243
5	Image	228
6	Fight Club	214
7	THE FARM	201

Amateur 10-player competition

gg_Factory Mech Gold won ahead of FRACTION and Louisville Asylum.[2]

Final-round scores

Place	Team	Game scores	Total
1	gg_Factory Mech Gold	16, 96	112
2	FRACTION	16, 43	59
3	Louisville Asylum	8, 14	22

Source: PBLeagues.[3]

Final standings

Place	Team	Ranking points
1	gg_Factory Mech Gold	100
2	FRACTION	96
3	Louisville Asylum	93
4	TRIBE Savages	90
5	Enigma	87
6	Omaha Bulls	85
7	Outcast Dogs	83
8	LOCKOUT	81
9	Pittsburgh Rampage	80
10	Team Crowley 10Man	68.33
11	LOCKOUT CANADA	56.67
12	Soup Can Cocks	45
13	Richmond Remechs	33.33
14	Outcast Dogs ll	21.67
15	GKG	10

Open five-player competition

Ground Zero won ahead of Omaha Bulls 5 Man and Mayhem Tigers.[2]

Final-round scores

Place	Team	Game scores	Total
1	Ground Zero	18, 96	114
2	Omaha Bulls 5 Man	12, 98	110
3	Mayhem Tigers	4, 8	12

Source: PBLeagues.[3]

Final standings

Place	Team	Ranking points
1	Ground Zero	100
2	Omaha Bulls 5 Man	96
3	Mayhem Tigers	93
4	Image	90
5	LOCKOUT	87
6	Outcast Dogs Red	85
7	Misfit Militia	83

Source for all final standings: PBLeagues. Ranking points are separate from the game scores used during competition.[2][3]

See also

• International Classic Paintball League
• 2023 ICPL season
• 2023 ICPL Pro DNA Open
• 2023 ICPL Golden State Classic

References

1. PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official dates, Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City venue, schedule and formats, 19–21 May 2023.
2. PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official final divisional standings.
3. PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: preliminary, semi-final and final-round scores.
4. PBLeagues – Ground Zero at the 2023 Old Bay Classic: mixed preliminary schedule and professional final-round matches.