The International Classic Paintball League( ICPL) held its first event in June of 2019— and while the league hasn ' t grown by leaps and bounds, it remains a steady presence and influence in the U. S. Classic paintball scene. It ' s the highest level of play for classic woodsball tournaments worldwide, with four events Stateside yearly and a smattering of worldwide affiliate events in places like England, Portugal, Mexico and France. While there are a ton of one-off classic events and several smaller classic league in the U. S., the best Pro and Amateur teams compete in the ICPL.
Pro Ten V Ten Division, Setting the Scene
Coming into the Classic Cup, Chicago Aftershock held the top spot on the season leaderboard, with first-place wins in Maryland and Pittsburgh. Farside and Image remained within close striking distance of ' Shock coming into the Classic Cup, the season finale event. The All Americans, Team Smoke and Adrenaline were mathematically alive but unlikely to catch Aftershock.
The Games
In the Pro preliminary rounds it was the aforementioned Chicago Aftershock doing what Aftershock does, winning seven of their eight games. ' Shock ' s roster, as it usually is, was filled with names you know... Todd Adamson, Billy Ceranski, Demetrius Ninios, Chris Hudson and Raney Stanczak, to name a few. Team Smoke also had a brilliant preliminary round showing, also with seven wins. While Smoke ' s roster doesn ' t have the star-power of Aftershock ' s, it ' s still elite, with players like Danny Manning, Ronnie Simpkins, Julian Maliszewski, Matthew Askren and Danny Manning.
Image also came out hot, winning six of eight first-round games. Adrenaline and The Misfits rounded out the top five and the class advancing to Sunday. Aftershock and Smoke earned a semifinals round bye, by finishing in the top two Pro spots in the prelims. That left Image, the Misfits and Adrenaline to battle it out for the one remaining final-round spot. www. paintball. media
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