Paintball Media Magazine July 2023 | Page 46

In the Pro semifinals , San Antonio X-Factor did what no other team has been able to do this season — send Dynasty home early . They did it with a 4-3 win . The other Pro semifinal round game saw Tampa Bay Damage knock off Houston Heat 3-2 .
The Pro Finals : Tampa Bay Damage Versus San Antonio X-Factor
In 2008 Tampa Bay Damage won the Chicago Open . In 2010 they won the PSP Rankings Title and had become a force on the Pro paintball scene . In 2011 Damage won the NEO and the World Cup and then the opening event in 2012 becoming the only team not named Dynasty to win three straight PSP Pro events . In 2013 Damage
Photo By Weronika Krzemińska Połeć won the Mid Atlantic Open … their last Professional tournament win in ten years heading into this year ’ s Mid Atlantic Major . What a story .
San Antonio X-Factor is also no stranger to the Professional NXL / PSP podium , with three major wins and a Series Rankings title in 2019 .
For this Professional finals round it would be David versus David . No Goliath . The Goliaths have all been dispatched to the grandstands . This game would go down like so many games do in the Pro ranks … a closely fought battle that would come down to the wire .
Photo By John Amodea
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