their four games. It was France with a perfect 16-0 score in four games and the Americans with a 16-3, four-game total. Belgium also had a 16-3, four-game total for a plus-13. Poland’ s veterans played well, ending the preliminary rounds at plus-8. Sweden, Denmark and Portugal each won three of their four preliminary round games.
Advancing though the quarterfinals and into the semis were France over Germany, Poland over Denmark, Sweden over Belgium and the United States over Portugal. In the semifinals Poland ended France’ s hopes with a 4-3 win, while the Americans advanced to the finals with a 4-3 win over Sweden.
For those that have not been following the paintball scene in Poland, here’ s your wakeup call. Having already won the Men’ s division, Poland’ s Veterans put up an amazing effort against the American veterans, falling just short. United States 4, Poland 3. France shutout Sweden 4-0 to win the consolation game.
In the UPBF U19( under 19 years old) Xball Division there were ten teams ready to battle. Once again Poland showed off their depth of talent in another age-group and another division, going 4-0 in the prelims and posting a divisionbest plus-13. The United States were even better with a plus-14 in the round. France was plus-7 with one loss and Norway and Finland were each plus-2 heading into the playoffs.
In the semifinals Norway stunned the previously undefeated Polish team with a 4-0 cakewalk to the finals. The France team gave the Americans a battle, but fell a point short in this one, as the United States hung on for a 2-1 win.
In the finals it was all United States as they knocked off Norway 4-1. Poland took third by virtue of their 3-2 victory over France.
Nine teams entered the UPBF Women’ s Xball Nations Cup. Mexico and the United States made the longest trek to France, while Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Finland, Norway and Great Britain were playing much closer to home.
Germany put on a show in the preliminary round with an unblemished round of four straight, 4-0 wins for a plus-16 for the round. The United States won their four games with a plus-10. The Netherlands women won three of their four games. www. paintball. media
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