2017 Campaign Cup
The 2017 Campaign Cup was a paintball tournament held at the South of England Event Centre near Gatwick, England, from 30 June–2 July 2017. It was the third round of the 2017 Millennium Series season.[1][2]
Edmonton Impact won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition, defeating Russian Legion 4–3 in the final. Toulouse TonTons finished third and Breakout Spa fourth.[3]
Professional competition
[edit]Edmonton Impact, Russian Legion Moscow, Toulouse TonTons and Breakout Spa reached the semi-finals, continuing their occupation of the top four places at each event of the season. Impact defeated TonTons to reach the final, while Russian Legion beat Breakout Spa 4–2.[3]
Russian Legion established a 3–1 lead in the final before Impact recovered to win 4–3. It was Impact's second tournament victory of the season.[3]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Impact |
| 2 | Russian Legion Moscow |
| 3 | Toulouse TonTons |
| 4 | Breakout Spa |
Impact retained the championship lead after the tournament. The leading four teams were separated by 36 points ahead of the concluding World Cup at Chantilly.[3]
Divisional competition
[edit]The event also included semi-professional and divisional competition. Contemporary reporting recorded the following winners.[4]
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| Semi-Professional League | Expendables Feilding |
| Division 1 | Ugly Ducklings Odense |
| Division 2 | Galapagos Tortugas |
| Division 3 | London Thunderducks |
Men's World Championship
[edit]The separate men's national-team World Championship took place alongside the Campaign Cup. The official federation report recorded 22 national teams and 220 players, competing in a Race-to-4 format.[1]
The United States won the championship, defeating Russia 2–1 in the final. The Czech Republic finished third after beating Germany 3–2 in overtime.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- World Championship Men's 2017: event report — European Paintball Federation, tournament held 30 June–2 July 2017.
- Paintball World Cup 2017 Men's — South African National Paintball/Airsoft Association, 28 June 2017; preserved on the author's archive page.
- Impact voittoon Campaign Cupissa Englannissa 2017 — Kimmo Kainulainen, Paintball.fi, 2 July 2017.
- Eclipse LV1.5, MS Campaign Cup & Nummech Freak XL Adapters – PBRMW — Paintball Ruined My Life, 3 July 2017; results preserved on the news archive page.