2017 Millennium Series European Masters
The 2017 Millennium Series European Masters was a paintball tournament held in Bitburg, Germany, from 12–14 May 2017. It was the second round of the 2017 Millennium Series season, following the Mediterranean Cup in France.[1][2]
Russian Legion Moscow won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition, defeating Breakout Spa 6–5 in overtime. Edmonton Impact finished third and Toulouse TonTons fourth.[3][4]
Event
[edit]Preliminary matches took place on Friday and Saturday, followed by knockout competition on Sunday. The programme included professional, semi-professional and divisional competition, alongside a separate women's national-team World Championship.[1][2]
A free webcast covered the main field, including professional matches, women's national-team competition and divisional finals.[1]
Professional competition
[edit]Russian Legion defeated Edmonton Impact in the semi-finals, while Breakout Spa overcame Toulouse TonTons. Both matches went to overtime.[3]
Breakout Spa took a 3–0 lead in the final and subsequently led 5–3. Russian Legion recovered to equalise with approximately ten seconds remaining, then won the deciding point in overtime to secure a 6–5 victory.[3]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Legion Moscow |
| 2 | Breakout Spa |
| 3 | Edmonton Impact |
| 4 | Toulouse TonTons |
Edmonton Impact remained first in the season standings after Bitburg, followed by Russian Legion, Breakout Spa and Toulouse TonTons. The four teams were separated by 18 championship points.[3]
Women's World Championship
[edit]The accompanying women's national-team championship was organised by the European Paintball Federation under the sanction of the United Paintball Federation.[2]
France won the competition, followed by Germany and Norway.[3]
| Position | National team |
|---|---|
| 1 | France |
| 2 | Germany |
| 3 | Norway |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Great Britain |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Millennium Seriesin Saksan osakilpailu käyntiin tänään — Kimmo Kainulainen, Paintball.fi, 12 May 2017.
- 2017 World Championship Women's: Official Invitation Letter — European Paintball Federation and United Paintball Federation.
- Russian Legion Saksan Millenniumin voittoon — Kimmo Kainulainen, Paintball.fi, 14 May 2017. The report describes Russian Legion's 6–5 victory, although its accompanying CPL list transposes the two finalists.
- NXL Europe / Millennium Series — Paintball Win Count, historical professional event winners and finalists; records Russian Legion as the 2017 German event winner against Breakout Spa.