Editing 2009 USPL West Coast Open

The '''2009 USPL West Coast Open''' was a [[US Paintball League]] (USPL) tournament held from 24 to 26 July 2009 at SC Village in Corona, California. It was the second event of the league's 2009 season and included seven-player, five-player and pump competition. [[DC Arsenal]] won the professional division, defeating [[Avalanche|St. Louis Avalanche]] in the final.[1][2]

== Background and NPPL relationship ==

The tournament was promoted under the USPL name. In an announcement dated 29 April 2009, the league stated that it had purchased the trademarks and rights to the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) Super 7 World Series. It would retain NPPL sanctioning rules and committees, while its member teams considered using the NPPL name the following year.[3]

The same announcement reduced the 2009 calendar to four events and postponed the D.C. Challenge until August. The West Coast Open therefore followed the April Huntington Beach tournament as the second event. Participation in the West Coast Open was required for teams seeking a Western Conference championship.[3]

== Competition ==

The event attracted 44 seven-player teams and 25 five-player teams, compared with 71 and 34 respectively at Huntington Beach.[1]

DC Arsenal won all seven professional preliminary games. The team subsequently defeated Oakland Blast in the semi-finals before beating St. Louis Avalanche for the championship. Avalanche reached the final by winning two of three semi-final games against [[San Antonio X-Factor|X-Factor]]. X-Factor defeated Oakland Blast for third place.[1]

== Seven-player results ==

=== Professional ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[DC Arsenal]]
|-
| 2 || [[Avalanche|St. Louis Avalanche]]
|-
| 3 || [[San Antonio X-Factor|X-Factor]]
|-
| 4 || [[Oakland Blast]]
|-
| 5 || [[Los Angeles Infamous]]
|-
| 6 || [[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]]
|-
| 7 || Indianapolis Mutiny
|-
| 8 || OC Bushwackers
|-
| 9 || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| 10 || Legend
|-
| 11 || Explicit
|-
| 12 || [[Sacramento XSV]]
|-
| 13 || Scottsdale Elevation
|-
| 14 || Phoenix United
|-
| 15 || [[Tampa Bay Damage]]
|-
| 16 || [[San Diego Aftermath]]
|}

Source: APPA event placings, preserved by PBLeagues.[2]

=== Amateur divisions ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || Dynasty Entourage || Arsenal Evolution || Hollywood HK || Warped Army
|-
| Division 2 || Senate || Infamy || Arsenal Predators || Monster Hitman
|-
| Division 3 || Impact Kids || SCP Edge || Rockstar Wrecking Crew || L.A. Distraction
|}

Sources: APPA event placings and contemporary results published by Paintball Headlines.[2][4]

== Five-player results ==

The K.G.B. Mob defeated Team Rip in the Division 3 final. Good for Nothing finished third, ahead of Fresno Misfits.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 five-player || The K.G.B. Mob || Team Rip || Good for Nothing || Fresno Misfits
|}

Sources: APPA event placings and Paintball Headlines.[2][4]

== Pump results ==

The open pump competition used five-player teams. LA Hitmen.com finished first, followed by PaintballGateway.com – Old School.[2][4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open pump five-player || LA Hitmen.com || PaintballGateway.com – Old School || Hard Eight feat. Flipped Out || FieldofFire.com
|}

Sources: APPA event placings and Paintball Headlines.[2][4]

== See also ==

* [[US Paintball League]]
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[2009 USPL Huntington Beach Open]]
* [[2009 USPL D.C. Challenge]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/uspl/2009/westcoast/index.shtml USPL West Coast Open]. WARPIG. Contemporary tournament coverage, 24–26 July 2009.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/1098/rankings Places: West Coast Open]. APPA event placings, preserved by PBLeagues.
# [https://thisispaintball.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/uspl-pevs-dc-challenge-rescheduled-and-nppl-returning/ USPL PEVS DC Challenge Rescheduled and NPPL Returning]. ThisISPaintball.ca, 30 April 2009. Reproduces the USPL announcement dated 29 April 2009.
# [https://paintballheadlines.com/tag/west-coast-open/ USPL West Coast Open Scores]. Paintball Headlines, 27 July 2009.

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