Paintball Magazine October 2015 | Page 49

Coming into Chantilly the SPL 1 (Semi Pro 1) was a three team race to the title, with Manchester Firm, FiveStar Lleida and Scorpions Milano (with Max Lundqvist) fighting to the end. In fact all three made it to the quarterfinals and only FiveStar Lleida got knocked out before making it to the semifinals. It was Norway’s Ronholt Blast sending FiveStar Lleida home with a 2-1 win. Rammstein Instinct beat Vienna United 3-2 in the quarters, Manchester Firm knocked out Russia’s Red Storm Moscow 4-0 and Scorpions Milano beat Bad Boys OSS 3-1. In the SPL 1 semifinals it was Ronholt Blast defeating Manchester Firm 4-3 and Rammstein Instinct beating Scorpions Milano 4-3. In the finals it was Germany’s Remmstein Instinct making quick work of Ronholt Blast 4-1 to take the Millennium Series World Cup in the SPL 1 division. Although neither Scorpions Milano or Manchester Firm made it to the finals, they took the top two spots in the 2015 SPL 1 final rankings and both will be promoted to the CPL for 2016. 2015 TOP FOUR SPL 1 RANKINGS • Scorpions Milano • Manchester Firm • FiveStar Lleida • Ronnholt Blast What a season it’s been for Lucky 15s Staffordshire in the SPL 2. After a fifth place finish in Puget Sur-Argens, France Lucky 15s Staffordshire took first place in Bitbuurg, Germany. Although England was not a great event for www.paintball.media 049