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up to the pro CPL division. Amsterdam Heat,
Ronholt Blast, FiveStar Lleida, Ramstein Instinct
and Vienna United also moved up to the CPL.
While it’s great to see teams moving up a division
this number of SPL teams migrating to the CPL
definitely dilutes the level of play a bit at the
highest level.
And again the CPL finals featured two of the
world’s best paintball teams—Toulouse TonTons
and Edmonton Impact. As is often the case
Edmonton Impact got off to a fast start against
the TonTons, opening up a big lead early. But
you may remember last year’s Basildon event
where Impact held a 5-1 lead over the TonTons in
the finals and were on the verge of mercy-ruling The four teams making it to the semifinals in
them. But it didn’t happen. The TonTons came the SPL were Lucky 15s Staffordshire, Cologne
storming back for a 7-6 win.
Hurricanes,
Expendables
Feilding
and
Birmingham Disruption. And neither game was
Could history repeat itself? Not this time. Impact close. Lucky 15s Staffordshire shutout Cologne
held their foot on the gas and cruised to a 6-1 Hurricanes 4-0 and Expendables Feilding did
win.
the same to Birmingham Disruption.
SPL (SEMI PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE)
The SPL final match didn’t disappoint. The back
and forth affair was slow moving for the most
Last year’s top two SPL teams, the Russian part but in the end it was Expendables Feilding,
Legion and Red Storm Moscow have moved to all the way from New Zealand with the 3-2 victory
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