If you needed more proof that classic paintball is back , and back for good , look no further than the Florida Ten-Man Classic ( FTMC ). Held at Gator Paintball Extreme ( GPX ) in Hudson , Florida , the 2021 Florida Ten-Man Classic is run by Rick “ Rico ” Fernandez , a paintball lifer and one of the good guys in the game . Rico , who has played on teams like the Jax Warriors , Strange and Rage , currently also runs Gator Paintball Extreme , one of the paintball field gems on the Gulf Coast of Florida .
After playing the 2017 Iron City Classic ( ICC ), Rico was inspired to create an event with the same goals and vision as Tim Montressor ’ s ICC . “ I need to provide the facility and venue for players [ and teams ] to practice for the ICC ,” Rico told us recently . And that ’ s exactly what he did . For this event Rico built three truly awesome fields : A Hyperball field , Mounds field and tenman woodsball field — and all were in play for this event .
GPX is located just off of Florida Rt . 19 in Hudson and the facilities were perfect for this event — plenty of parking , great fields and close to everything being just a mile off of a major road . Eighteen teams brought their best ten to this event — some team names you ’ d know and some you might not . Fox 4 Darkside came all the way from New England ; the Master Blasters and Ground Zero made the trip from New York ; Farside came from all over the country ; the All Americans and Rampage came from Pittsburgh ; and other teams and players came from Ohio , Tennessee and beyond .
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