Editing 2003 PSP Los Angeles Open

The '''2003 PSP Los Angeles Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held from 5 to 9 March 2003 at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. It opened the [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) championship series, combining five-player, ten-player and divisional [[X-Ball]] competitions with [[National Xball League]] (NXL) regular-season matches.[1]

[[Naughty Dogs]] won professional ten-player. [[Team Strange|Strange]] won Division 1 X-Ball, while Strange 2 won Division 2.[2][4]

== Venue and schedule ==
The playing fields occupied the Fairplex horse-racing track's grass infield. Stadium lighting enabled evening play, while permanent awnings sheltered staging and vendor displays. Games began at 10:30 because the track was used for horse training earlier in the morning.[1]

Five-player competition took place on Wednesday and Thursday. Divisional X-Ball and NXL matches began on Thursday, followed by ten-player competition on Friday.[1]

== Five-player results ==
Final-round totals are taken from WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
|-
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| 1 || CP Factory Team || 280
|-
| 2 || Cross || 214
|-
| 3 || [[Femmes Fatale]] || 108
|-
| 4 || Oregon Outrage || 8
|-
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| 1 || ACI Turmoil || 292
|-
| 2 || Shadow Company || 204
|-
| 3 || Method || 106
|-
| 4 || Adrenalin Rush || 16
|}

CP Factory Team won its deciding game against Cross 80–20. ACI Turmoil won all three Rookie final-round games.[3]

== Ten-player results ==
With seven professional teams entered, the top four advanced directly from the preliminary round to the finals, bypassing semi-finals.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
|-
| rowspan="4" | Professional
| 1 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || 289
|-
| 2 || [[San Diego Dynasty]] || 195
|-
| 3 || Legacy || 114
|-
| 4 || [[Bushwackers]] || 26
|-
| rowspan="4" | Amateur
| 1 || Evil Factory || 204
|-
| 2 || [[KAPP Factory]] || 203
|-
| 3 || Static || 197
|-
| 4 || Hostile Takeover || 26
|-
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| 1 || Justice || 288
|-
| 2 || Next Level Factory || 192
|-
| 3 || BC Kids || 114
|-
| 4 || Atomix Factory || 42
|-
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| 1 || Rock It Kids || 285
|-
| 2 || Mayhem || 205
|-
| 3 || Cartel Empire || 117
|-
| 4 || Outlaws || 24
|}

Source: WARPIG's ten-player final scoreboard.[2]

Naughty Dogs defeated Dynasty 99–2 in their last final-round game to secure the professional title. Legacy defeated Bushwackers 94–12 to finish third.[2]

KAPP Factory defeated Evil Factory 93–14, but Evil's combined final-round total remained one point higher. Static finished a further six points behind KAPP.[2]

Justice and Rock It Kids each won all three final-round games in their respective divisions.[2]

== Divisional X-Ball ==
This was PSP's first Division 1 and Division 2 X-Ball competition. Division 1 began with round-robin matches; Division 2 used double elimination.[1]

WARPIG recorded the following final placements.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Division 1 !! Division 2
|-
| 1 || [[Team Strange|Strange]] || Strange 2
|-
| 2 || [[Jacksonville Warriors|Jax Warriors]] || Twisted Factory
|-
| 3 || [[Brimstone Smoke]] || Hurricanes
|-
| 4 || Nasty X || TKO
|-
| 5 || Storm || First Strike
|-
| 6 || — || [[Tippmann Effect]]
|-
| 7 || — || Drive
|-
| 8 || — || NCPA Allstars
|}

=== Division 1 ===
Strange won all four round-robin matches. In the elimination stage, Strange defeated Nasty 12–2, while Jax Warriors defeated Brimstone Smoke 6–5. Strange then won the final 7–2 against Jax Warriors.[4]

=== Division 2 ===
Twisted Factory defeated Strange 2 9–3 before the final. Strange 2 subsequently defeated Hurricanes 6–3 and won the championship match against Twisted Factory 7–4.[4]

== National Xball League ==
The event hosted the NXL's second regular-season gathering, following the [[2003 Mardi Gras Open]]. Miami Effect's 15–8 victory over Detroit Thunder on Thursday was described by WARPIG as the league's first night game.[1]

Selected documented results included:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Day !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Thursday || Los Angeles Ironmen || 15–10 || Miami Effect
|-
| Thursday || Chicago Aftershock || 17–4 || Detroit Thunder
|-
| Thursday || New York Xtreme || 8–7 || Philadelphia Americans
|-
| Thursday || Oakland Assassins || 10–8 || Baltimore Trauma
|-
| Saturday || Oakland Assassins || 9–9 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| Saturday || Baltimore Trauma || 10–10 || New York Xtreme
|-
| Sunday || Oakland Assassins || 10–9 || Philadelphia Americans
|-
| Sunday || Los Angeles Ironmen || 12–7 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| Sunday || Miami Effect || 12–9 || New York Xtreme
|-
| Sunday || Chicago Aftershock || 14–10 || Baltimore Trauma
|}

These matches contributed to season standings rather than determining a separate event champion. The scheduled Sunday match between Los Angeles and Detroit was cancelled.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2003 Mardi Gras Open]]
* [[2003 PSP World Cup]]

== References ==
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/index.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Contemporary tournament report]. ''WARPIG'', 5–9 March 2003.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/finals10.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Ten-player Semi-final and Finals Scoreboard]. ''WARPIG'', March 2003.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/pre5.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Five-player Scoreboard]. ''WARPIG'', March 2003.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2003/la/divisionx.shtml PSP LA Open 2003: Division 1 and Division 2 X-Ball Scoreboard]. ''WARPIG'', March 2003.

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