2023 European Classic Paintball League
The 2023 European Classic Paintball League was a season of the European Classic Paintball League, a ten-player classic paintball competition. Documented events took place at Skirmish, Holmbush, Warped Sports and Mayhem Paintball. Mayhem Tigers reported winning the Pro season championship.[1][2][3][4][5]
Calendar
[edit]| Event | Playing dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Skirmish Shield | 19 March 2023 | Skirmish Pro Training Centre, Nottingham[1] |
| 2023 Holmbush ECPL — Round 2 | Exact dates unconfirmed | Holmbush[2] |
| 2023 Warped ECPL — Round 3 | Exact dates unconfirmed | Warped Sports[3] |
| 2023 British ICPL | 5–6 August 2023 | Mayhem Paintball, Abridge, Essex[4] |
Mayhem Tigers' contemporary reports identify Holmbush as Round 2 and Warped as Round 3. Their publication dates, 12 May and 28 June respectively, are not established playing dates.[2][3]
The British ICPL was listed as the British Classic by PBLeagues, whose event record specifies ten-player teams and 12-minute games.[4]
Season championship
[edit]Mayhem Tigers announced that they were the 2023 ECPL Pro series champions in a team video published on 14 September 2023.[5]
| Competition | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pro season championship | 1 | Mayhem Tigers[5] |
Selected event results
[edit]Mayhem Tigers reported second place at Holmbush and second place in Pro at Warped.[2][3] Just Paintball's contemporary British ICPL report named So-manc Mafia as Pro winners, UK Redskins as Pro runners-up and Corruption as A Division winners.[6] These results concern individual events rather than the season championship.
Video coverage
[edit]Organiser coverage of the Skirmish Shield describes a nine-team opening event and a 100-point season bonus for the fastest game.[7]
Dedication, published by Truternology by Nicky T on 14 December 2023, follows Mayhem Tigers and captain Alan Smith at the British ICPL during their pursuit of the season title.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Truternology by Nicky T, “2023 Skirmish Shield | ECPL | 10-Man Classic Paintball”, YouTube, 8 April 2023 — description identifies the playing date and venue.
- Mayhem Tigers, “Mayhem Tigers Paintball Team Hit the Podium - European Classic Paintball League Paintball Tournament”, YouTube, 12 May 2023 — Round 2 at Holmbush and second-place finish.
- Mayhem Tigers, “European Classic Paintball League Paintball Tournament - Mayhem Tigers Paintball Team Hit the Podium”, YouTube, 28 June 2023 — Round 3 at Warped and second place in Pro.
- “British Classic”, PBLeagues — dates, venue and format.
- Mayhem Tigers, “ECPL PRO SERIES CHAMPS 2023 - MAYHEM TIGERS PAINTBALL TEAM”, YouTube, 14 September 2023.
- “Just Paintball at the ICPL 2023 Event!”, Just Paintball, 7 August 2023.
- Truternology by Nicky T, “2023 Skirmish Shield | 10-man Classic Paintball | ECPL”, YouTube, 21 April 2023.
- Truternology by Nicky T, “Dedication | A Mayhem Tigers Eye View of the 2023 British ICPL | ECPL”, YouTube, 14 December 2023.