Editing 2011 PSP Galveston Island Open

The '''2011 PSP Galveston Island Open''' was the opening tournament of the 2011 [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] season. It took place from '''11–13 March 2011''' at '''Galveston Island Paintball''', 9020 Stewart Road, [[Galveston]], [[Texas]]. [[San Diego Dynasty]] won the professional competition, defeating [[Russian Legion|Boston Red Legion]] 7–2 in the final. [1][2]

== Event ==

The tournament was PSP's first season-opening event in Galveston. Competition began on Friday and continued through Sunday. [2]

Seven divisions competed: professional RaceTo-7, Division 1 and Division 2 RaceTo-5, Division 3 and Division 4 RaceTo-4, and Division 3 and Division 4 RaceTo-2. [1]

== Professional competition ==

Ten professional teams competed in two preliminary groups, with each team playing four matches. The top four advanced directly to the semi-finals. Dynasty subsequently defeated Boston Red Legion 7–2 to win the tournament. [2]

Contemporary coverage also documented [[Chattanooga CEP]]'s professional debut. [4]

== Results ==

=== Professional ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1
| [[San Diego Dynasty]]
|-
| 2
| [[Russian Legion|Boston Red Legion]]
|-
| 3–4
| [[Los Angeles Infamous|LA Infamous]] and [[Tampa Bay Damage]] — published order differs between sources
|}

Paintball Headlines' contemporary results list Infamous third and Damage fourth. PBLeagues' surviving event rankings list Damage third and Infamous fourth. [3][5]

=== Divisional RaceTo results ===

The following divisional placings agree between the contemporary published results and PBLeagues' surviving rankings. [3][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 RaceTo-5
| Total Karnage Orlando
| upTon 187 cRew
| T1 Topgun Union
| HuSTLe
|-
| Division 2 RaceTo-5
| Grad
| Static
| D.C. Monstars
| Distortion
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-4
| Revo
| LA Heat
| PR1ME
| Detroit Action
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-4
| Richmond United
| Central Florida Paintball
| MOmentum
| Outbreak TX
|-
| Division 3 RaceTo-2
| LA SWAT
| Richmond Rage
| FATE
| CO Ascent 2
|-
| Division 4 RaceTo-2
| Avid Extreme Sports Militia
| LSD II
| Brutality Red
| Valley Paintball
|}

== Selected divisional matches ==

Total Karnage Orlando defeated upTon 187 cRew 5–1 in the Division 1 final, while T1 Topgun Union beat HuSTLe 5–0 for third place. [2]

Grad defeated Static 3–2 in the Division 2 final. D.C. Monstars secured third place with a 4–3 victory over Distortion. [2]

Revo won the Division 3 RaceTo-4 final 4–0 against LA Heat. PR1ME defeated Detroit Action 4–3 in the third-place match. [2]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[2010 PSP World Cup]]
* [[2011 PSP Chicago Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/1803/info PBLeagues – PSP Galveston Island Open: event dates, Galveston Island Paintball venue and competition formats, 11–13 March 2011.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/psp/2011/galveston/ WARPIG – PSP Galveston Island, 11–13 March 2011: contemporary tournament report.]
# [https://paintballheadlines.com/category/teams/russian-legion/ Paintball Headlines – “PSP Galveston Results”, 14 March 2011.]
# [https://viewfromthedeadbox.blogspot.com/2011/03/pro-division-at-psp-galveston.html?m=0 View from the Deadbox – “The Pro Division at PSP Galveston”, 18 March 2011.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/1803 PBLeagues – PSP Galveston Island Open: final event rankings.]

[[Category:Paintball Sports Promotions events]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in Texas]]
[[Category:2010s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2011 in paintball]]