Paintball Magazine October 2015 | Page 18

BOREDshorts GI HOUSTON HEAT WIN MILLENNIUM SERIES TITLE AND WORLD CUP GI Houston Heat won both the Chantilly Millennium event as well as the Millennium Series CPL Championship. After defeating Edmonton Impact and the MLKings in the semifinals and finals, Heat won the MS World Cup in Chantilly, France as well as the overall CPL Rankings title. To check out webcast games you may have missed, go to: www.paintball.media and look at our video archives to watch the matches. A huge congratulations goes out to Houston Heat, and all the teams that played this year. BOB GURNSEY WORLD CUP MEMORIAL Bob Gurnsey, the father of paintball, recently passed away. The NXL is having a memorial service for him at the World Cup in October in Kissimmee, Florida. Thursday October 15th will be dedicated as “Thank Gurns Day”. At 5pm there will be a public memorial, followed by a private industry-only VIP reception for manufacturers and field owners. Attendees will have the opportunity to have a 30-second “Thank You Gurns” and say how paintball has impacted their lives. Key historic memorabilia will also be auctioned off at this event. Jim Livel, Bob Gurnsey, Tom Kaye, Jessica Sparks, Brenda Seefeldt and John Amodea 018 paintball.media magazine BATTLE OF WEST POINT The West Point Combat Classic is a premier scenario event in the Northeast ran by USMA cadets. The teams are American vs. British