PaintballX3 Magazine March 2015 | Page 57

57 The Pros You might remember that last year’s opening event in the pro division of Dallas was won by LA Infamous. For a team that came out on fire in 2014, winning in Dallas, they were never able to achieve that level of play the rest of the season. In fact, the best Infamous could muster in the remaining four events was a 9th place finish in the MAO. And much like last year LA Infamous came out smoking in Dallas this year, winning all of their preliminary round games. And they not only won their preliminary round games, they won them big. With scores of 7-3, 7-2 and 7-5, Infamous was barely challenged in the opening round. only had one challenging game and that was against San Antonio X-Factor. For reasons I don’t quite understand, all 16 teams entering the PSP Dallas event in the pros made the cut to the Ocho rounds. That means the reward for ac Dallas, Chicago Aftershock, Trenton Top Gun Union and Baltimore Revo losing all three of their games is, who cares? They made it to the next round anyway. In the Ochos Chicago Aftershock came alive with a 7-2 win over Boom. Things didn’t go as well for Revo, Top Gun Union and ac Dallas however. Some of the other big games in the pro Ochos were Houston Heat dismantling Tampa Bay Damage, LA Infamous beating X-Factor 5-3, Moscow Red Legion over Revo 7-3, upTon 187 cRew beating the Likewise, Houston Heat won all Ironmen 6-3, Seattle Thunder 6-2 of their first round games. After a tough first game win against what over ac Dallas and Dynasty just appears to be a much improved Se- getting by Edmonton Impact 6-5. attle Thunder, Houston Heat won The pro quarterfinals were full of their next two games 7-1 and 7-1 great games and surprises beginand cruised into the next round. ning with Seattle Thunder sending Moscow Red Legion packing with upTon 187 cRew, with the newly acquired Nick Slowiak also balled- a great 6-5 win. Seattle Thunder’s out and won their opening three game. Ditto that for Dynasty, who WWW.PAINTBALLX3.COM