2006 MAXS European Masters
The 2006 MAXS European Masters was a Millennium Series paintball tournament held in Bitburg, Germany. It was the second round of the 2006 Millennium Series season, between the opening World Cup and the Iberian Cup. The Millennium Series posted its updated rankings after Bitburg, and a report published by Luxfer Gas Cylinders on 16 May confirmed that the event had taken place.[1][2][3]
Joy Stockholm won the Champions Paintball League (CPL) competition ahead of Toulouse TonTons and Oslo Menace. It was the first of four consecutive CPL event wins for Joy that season.[3]
Divisions
[edit]The official season rankings record 156 team entries across five divisions. The organisers listed the Bitburg round as MAXS Masters in each divisional table.[3][4][5][6][7]
| Division | Entries | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPL | 16 | Joy Stockholm | Toulouse TonTons | Oslo Menace |
| Division 1 | 40 | DG Icon | Chilli Peppers | Dagnir Dae |
| Division 2 | 36 | Chaos | MK Storm | Stealers Am |
| Division 3 | 37 | Outrage UK | MRD Com | Elite |
| M5 | 27 | Templer Blut | Capital Bern | ReduX |
| Total | 156 | |||
Champions Paintball League
[edit]Joy Stockholm improved from fifteenth place at the opening World Cup to first in Bitburg, earning 100 championship points. Toulouse TonTons finished second for the second successive round. Oslo Menace, who had won the opener, placed third and retained the season lead with 180 points, four ahead of Toulouse. Manchester Shockwave and Frankfurt Syndicate each had 144 points after two rounds, with Joy on 108.[3]
Final event placings
[edit]The points shown are the championship awards for the Bitburg placings.[3]
| Place | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy Stockholm | 100 |
| 2 | Toulouse TonTons | 88 |
| 3 | Oslo Menace | 80 |
| 4 | Manchester Shockwave | 72 |
| 5 | Frankfurt Syndicate | 64 |
| 6 | Sacramento Excessive | 56 |
| 7 | Vision PPC Grenoble | 48 |
| 8 | Influence Montpellier | 40 |
| 9 | Stockholm Ignition | 32 |
| 10 | Moscow Phoenix | 28 |
| 11 | London Nexus | 24 |
| 12 | Consilium Dei Zurich | 20 |
| 13 | Copenhagen Ducks | 16 |
| 14 | Helsinki Cyclone | 12 |
| 15 | London Tigers | 8 |
| 16 | Orebro Powertrip | 4 |
Division 1
[edit]DG Icon won Division 1 after finishing fifth at the opening round. Chilli Peppers took second and Dagnir Dae third. The official table lists Enemy and Bullets under REF, with 191 and 195 championship points respectively for refereeing.[4]
| Place | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DG Icon | 200 |
| 2 | Chilli Peppers | 195 |
| 3 | Dagnir Dae | 190 |
| 4 | Blackout | 185 |
| 5 | Squall | 180 |
| 6 | Instinct | 175 |
| 7 | 2die4 Factory | 170 |
| 8 | Tontons Cadet | 165 |
Division 2
[edit]German team Chaos won Division 2 with 199 points after placing thirtieth at the opening World Cup. British teams MK Storm and Stealers Am took second and third. Ipnoz, the eventual Division 2 season champions, finished fourth in Bitburg.[5]
| Place | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaos | 199 |
| 2 | MK Storm | 194 |
| 3 | Stealers Am | 188 |
| 4 | Ipnoz | 183 |
| 5 | Xtreme | 177 |
| 6 | Metralhas | 172 |
Division 3
[edit]Outrage UK won their second consecutive Division 3 event, taking their season total to 398 points. MRD Com placed second and Elite third. Freakshow finished sixth in Bitburg, a result also reported by the Munich team's sponsor, Luxfer Gas Cylinders.[2][6]
| Place | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outrage UK | 200 |
| 2 | MRD Com | 194 |
| 3 | Elite | 189 |
| 4 | 2die4 Legend | 183 |
| 5 | PMA Rush | 178 |
| 6 | Freakshow | 173 |
| 7 | Hotshots | 167 |
| 8 | Blast | 162 |
M5
[edit]Templer Blut won the five-player M5 division with 198 points. Capital Bern took second and ReduX third. Notorious Kids, who went on to win the M5 season championship, placed sixteenth at Bitburg.[7]
| Place | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Templer Blut | 198 |
| 2 | Capital Bern | 190 |
| 3 | ReduX | 183 |
| 4 | Zen Ztars | 175 |
| 5 | Fortune | 168 |
| 6 | CD Pimp Slap | 161 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 2006 Millennium ranking after Bitburg — Millennium Series news index, archived 12 May 2006.
- Luxfer Gas Cylinders proudly sponsors Team Freakshow in Millennium Series paintball tournament — Luxfer Gas Cylinders, 16 May 2006.
- Millennium Series Rankings – 2006, M7 Champions Paintball League — Millennium Series official rankings, archived PDF.
- Millennium Series Rankings – 2006, Division 1 — Millennium Series official rankings, archived PDF.
- Millennium Series Rankings – 2006, Division 2 — Millennium Series official rankings, archived PDF.
- Millennium Series Rankings – 2006, Division 3 — Millennium Series official rankings, archived PDF.
- Millennium Series Rankings – 2006, M5 — Millennium Series official rankings, archived PDF.