Editing 2006 PSP Chicago Open

The '''2006 PSP Chicago Open''' was the third tournament of the 2006 [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] season, held from 22–25 June at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex in Illinois. [[Sacramento XSV]] won the professional [[National Xball League|NXL]] division.[1]

== Professional competition ==
Los Angeles Ironmen defeated Boston Red Legion 8–4 in the semi-finals, while XSV beat San Diego Legacy 9–8.[1]

XSV defeated the Ironmen 8–5 in the final. Legacy beat Boston 8–7 for third place.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ NXL professional placings[2]
! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| [[Sacramento XSV]]
| Los Angeles Ironmen
| San Diego Legacy
| Boston Red Legion
|}

== Divisional X-Ball ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final placings recorded by PBLeagues[2]
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division I
| Gridlock
| Jacksonville Raiders
| San Diego Aftermath
| X-Factor
|-
| Division II
| East Coast Empire
| Voltage
| Static
| Team Speed
|-
| Division III
| RipTide
| Toronto Mavericks
| No Limit
| East Coast Killers
|}

WARPIG identifies the Division III runner-up as “VM Alliance”, whereas PBLeagues records Toronto Mavericks.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Divisional championship matches reported by WARPIG[1]
! Division !! Winner !! Score !! Runner-up
|-
| Division I || Gridlock || 7–6 || Jacksonville Raiders
|-
| Division II || East Coast Empire || 7–6 || Voltage
|-
| Division III || RipTide || 5–1 || VM Alliance
|}

== Five-man X-Ball ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final placings[1][2]
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division III
| ECE Factory Team
| Zero Effect
| KC Impact
| TX Justice League
|-
| Division IV
| Paradise Kids
| Punisher Punks 1
| DSSP8NTBALL.com
| Groundfire Blue
|-
| Young Guns
| Air Assault Paintball YG
| Young Punishers
| Outbreak 2
| N2 Kidz
|}

ECE Factory Team defeated Zero Effect in two consecutive championship games. Paradise Kids similarly beat Punisher Punks 1, while Air Assault Paintball YG defeated Young Punishers two games to one.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2005 PSP Chicago Open]]
* [[2006 PSP Las Vegas Open]]
* [[2006 PSP SoCal Open]]

== References ==
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2006/chicago/ WARPIG – PSP Chicago Open, 22–25 June 2006. Contemporary tournament report; photographs by JJ Ontiveros and Mark Jovic.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/1/seasonRankings/2006 PBLeagues – 2006 PSP season rankings. Individual event placings appear in parentheses in the Chicago Open column.]

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[[Category:2000s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2006 in paintball]]