SD Crush

SD Crush was a competitive paintball team based in San Diego, California, United States. The team participated in regional tournament paintball competitions organised by the Almost Famous Paintball League (AFPL) and the West Coast Paintball Players League (WCPPL). Tournament records document its participation between 2016 and 2019.[1]

Originally competing under the name Giant SD Crush, the team participated in Division 5 tournaments before moving into Division 4 X-Ball competition.[1]

History

Early competition (2016)

SD Crush was registered with the Paintball Leagues International (PBLi) tournament database on 2 January 2016. Its earliest recorded tournament appearances were under the name Giant SD Crush, including the AFPL3 Event #1 on 31 January 2016 and AFPL Chaos Ball #1 in April.[1]

During the 2016 season, SD Crush competed in several AFPL Division 5 events using both three-player and X-Ball formats.

On 31 July 2016, SD Crush won the Division 5 competition at AFPL3 Event #3, finishing first among ten teams. The team also placed third at AFPL SoCal Chaos #3 in September and second at the AFPL3 Event #4 Finale in November.[1]

Division 4 competition (2017)

In 2017, SD Crush expanded its participation in Division 4 X-Ball competition. The team finished third among eleven entrants at AFPL SoCal Chaos #1 in April and competed in further AFPL events during the season.[1]

SD Crush also entered the West Coast Paintball Players League, competing at the Oceanside Open in August and the Oceanside Championship in October.

The team finished 13th in the WCPPL Division 4 season standings, recording 159.92 championship points.[2]

WCPPL competition (2018)

SD Crush continued competing in WCPPL Division 4 X-Ball throughout 2018.

The team attended the Oceanside Classic in February, the Jungle Island Open in May, and the Ambush Championship Open in September.

Its strongest recorded result of the season was sixth place among nineteen teams at the Ambush Championship Open. SD Crush finished ninth in the 2018 WCPPL Division 4 season standings with 245.42 points.[3]

Later competition (2019)

In February 2019, SD Crush finished third among fifteen teams in Division 4 at the WCPPL Winter Warmup Event.

The team subsequently competed in three regular-season WCPPL events, finishing tenth at the Jungle Island Open, 22nd at the Victory Park Open, and 20th at the Oceanside Open.[1]

SD Crush finished 19th in the 2019 WCPPL Division 4 season standings with 138.5 points.[4]

Its final tournament appearance currently documented in the PBLi team archive was the WCPPL Oceanside Open, held from 26 to 28 July 2019.[1]

Tournament results

Selected event results

Year	Tournament	Division	Result
2016	AFPL3 Event #3	Division 5	1st of 10
2016	AFPL SoCal Chaos #3	Division 5 X-Ball	3rd of 11
2016	AFPL3 Event #4 Finale	Division 5	2nd of 11
2017	AFPL SoCal Chaos #1	Division 4 X-Ball	3rd of 11
2018	WCPPL Ambush Championship Open	Division 4 X-Ball	6th of 19
2019	WCPPL Winter Warmup Event	Division 4 X-Ball	3rd of 15

Results are taken from the PBLi historical tournament database.[1]

WCPPL season standings

Season	Division	Season ranking	Points
2017	Division 4 X-Ball	13th	159.92
2018	Division 4 X-Ball	9th	245.42
2019	Division 4 X-Ball	19th	138.5

The standings reflect the WCPPL's published season rankings.[2][3][4]

SD Crush Too

A second San Diego team, SD Crush Too, appears in PBLi tournament records with a registration date of 7 April 2016.[5]

The team competed in AFPL Division 4 and Division 5 events during 2016 and 2017.

On 3 and 4 December 2016, SD Crush Too competed in Division 4 X-Ball at the AFPL Sin City Finale, finishing tenth among fourteen teams.

In June 2017, SD Crush Too won the Division 5 X-Ball competition at AFPL SoCal Chaos #2, finishing first among fifteen teams.

The squad also finished second among ten teams at AFPL3 Event #3 in September 2017.[5]

References

External links