Paintball Magazine Premier Issue, May 2015 | Page 31

Heat and Edmonton Impact, who had arguably the best
season of any team ever in the Millennium Series last year.
And then there’s the TonTons, who won this event just
two years ago and always seem to play their best in these
opening events in France.
Group A had the TonTons, Edmonton Impact, Marseille
Icon and Amsterdam Heat—a tough bracket for sure.
The TonTons would prove early on in the preliminary
rounds that they were a threat once again in the CPL as
they swept their group in the most impressive fashion,
including a 5-1 win over Edmonton Impact. Their three
games scores combined were 15-2. Edmonton Impact
won their other two games and made the Sunday cut.
Group B saw Houston Heat win their three preliminary
round games, although Frankfurt Syndicate gave them all
they could handle. In their first CPL event after moving
up from the SPL1 MLKings Prague won two of their three
preliminary round games and advanced.
Polar Bears Tarko Sale from Russia were the odds-on
favorites to win Group C of the CPL, and having Ryan
Greenspan and Oliver Lang on the roster didn’t hurt. As
predicted by many, they won their three preliminary round
games, although they got a scare from Outrage Valen