And on a somewhat sad note , Shelley Farmer , a mainstay in UK and European paintball is retiring from international play following the event .
In the semifinals Team France beat Team Norway 4-0 and USA beat Great Britain by the same 4-0 score . In the finals it was Team USA over Team France 4-2 .
The UPBF Veterans Masters Xball division saw 16 teams , again representing their countries from all over the world . On paper no one would be able to touch Team USA . With a jacked roster full of names like Greenspan , Podesta , Connell , Everett , Taylor and Adamson it was a straight uphill climb to not only beat Team USA , but to be competitive .
Team USA with a five-division sweep of the Nation ’ s Cup . At times it wasn ’ t easy for any of the five teams , but they persevered , in all likelihood because of their year-long training . With seasonlong training from BKi ’ s and the Paintball Combine camps , to coaching and training by Antony Vitale , Lori Miller , Marcello Margott , Ryan Gray , Andrea Martinez , Kyle Barry and facilities like Boston Paintball and PaintballFit , this is a nearly impossible group to beat .
That said , international paintball play is at a higher level than it ’ s ever been .
See you at the World Cup !
Out of the gate Team USA looked dominant with three straight wins by a combined score of 10-2 . Not to be outdone yet , Team France , Team Belgium and Team Lithuania also won their three first-round games . In the end it wasn ’ t the cakewalk many predicted , but it was Team USA with the final-round win over Team France 4-3 . In the UPBF Under 19 team USA beat Poland 4-0 int the finals . Team Brazil beat Sweden 4-0 to take 3rd place . And in the Under 16 UPBF it was again Team USA holding the trophy at the end by virtue of their 4-1 win over Italy in the finals .
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