2007 Millennium Series French Open
The 2007 Millennium Series French Open, also known as the Disney French Open, was a Millennium Series paintball tournament held at Paris-Disney, France, from 12 to 14 October 2007. It was the fifth and final event of the 2007 Millennium Series season.[1][2]
Joy Stockholm won the professional Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition, ahead of Philly Dogs, Frankfurt Syndicate and Moscow Phoenix. Joy also finished first in the season championship with 464 points.[1]
Event
[edit]Paris-Disney concluded a five-event season whose preceding CPL rounds took place in Toulouse, at the Nürburgring, in London and in Charleroi. The October dates appeared in a contemporary season announcement published by tournament sponsor Luxfer Gas Cylinders.[1][2]
Alongside the professional competition, surviving reports document Division 1 and M5 participation at the French Open.[3][4]
Champions Paintball League
[edit]Championship background
[edit]Joy Stockholm entered the final round with 364 championship points, ahead of Philly Dogs on 332 and London Nexus on 280.[1]
The two leading teams had won all four preceding CPL rounds between them. Philly Dogs won Toulouse, the Nürburgring and Charleroi, while Joy won London. Joy had finished second at each of the other three events.[1]
Final standings
[edit]Joy Stockholm finished first at Paris, taking 100 championship points. Philly Dogs placed second, Frankfurt Syndicate third and Moscow Phoenix fourth.[1]
The archived official ranking table records the following event placings and points. These are championship-ranking points, rather than points scored during individual matches.[1]
| Position | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy Stockholm | 100 |
| 2 | Philly Dogs | 88 |
| 3 | Frankfurt Syndicate | 80 |
| 4 | Moscow Phoenix | 72 |
| 5 | London Nexus | 64 |
| 6 | Toulouse Tontons | 56 |
| 7 | Marseille Icon | 48 |
| 8 | Consilium Dei Zurich | 40 |
| 9 | Manchester Shockwave | 32 |
| 10 | Oslo Menace | 28 |
| 11 | Copenhagen Ducks | 24 |
| 12 | Vision PPC Grenoble | 20 |
| 13 | Stockholm Ignition | 16 |
| 14 | Influence Montpellier | 12 |
| 15 | Sacramento Excessive | 8 |
| 16 | Manchester Kellys | 4 |
Season outcome
[edit]The Paris victory gave Joy Stockholm a final championship total of 464 points, 44 ahead of Philly Dogs on 420. Joy finished in the top two at all five rounds, winning London and Paris.[1]
Philly Dogs finished second overall despite winning three events. Its ninth place at London was its only finish outside the top two.[1]
London Nexus's fifth place at Paris brought its season total to 344 points and secured third in the championship. Consilium Dei Zurich finished fourth overall with 280, ahead of Toulouse Tontons on 264.[1]
Frankfurt Syndicate's third place at Paris matched its opening-round result at Toulouse and brought the team to sixth overall with 256 points. Moscow Phoenix finished seventh in the championship on 228.[1]
Other divisions
[edit]Division 1
[edit]Paris B4 finished third in Division 1. The team's subsequent press dossier records the Paris podium alongside its Toulouse victory and fourth place in the 2007 Division 1 season standings.[3]
M5
[edit]Black Sheep, representing Croatia's Paintball Club Kalnik, recorded a third-place finish in M5. A contemporary report published on 15 October described the team's bronze-medal result and reported nine victories from 12 matches.[4]
The report identified players drawn from several parts of Croatia and described the team's participation as supported by local sponsors and the town of Križevci.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- CPL ranking 2007 — The Millennium Series, archived official event placings and season standings.
- Luxfer-sponsored London Tigers paintball team looks strong for new Millennium Series tournament — Luxfer Gas Cylinders, 6 February 2007; lists Paris-Disney for 12–14 October.
- B4-Paintball Team: Dossier Presse 2008 — B4 Paintball Team, team press dossier; records third place in Division 1 at Paris in 2007.
- Križevački ‘Black Sheep’ brončani na europskom turniru u paintballu — Hrvoje Belani, Križevci.info, 15 October 2007; contemporary report of Black Sheep's M5 result.