Editing 2015 CPPS Round 1

The '''2015 CPPS Round 1''', billed as the '''Dye Championship''', was the first round of the 2015 [[Central Premier Paintball Series]] season. It took place on 21–22 March 2015. Lucky 15s Staffordshire won the Elite Division.[1][2][3]

== Dates ==

The official calendar records the round as taking place on 21–22 March 2015. The organiser's Saturday and Sunday event videos identify the division schedule.[1][4][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Divisions
|-
| 21 March 2015 || Division 5, Breakout and Breakin
|-
| 22 March 2015 || Elite Division and Divisions 1–4
|}

== Format and participating teams ==

The round introduced the Breakin division alongside the existing Breakout competition. In his contemporary report for ''Paintball Media'', Steve Turnbull described Breakin as an introduction to tournament paintball, with referees helping inexperienced teams learn the game as well as officiating matches. Promotion and relegation between the introductory divisions were intended to provide more closely matched competition.[6]

Participating development teams included Sandbaggers Development Corps, organised by Alan Wood of [[Planet Eclipse]], and Mad Sqad Rebels 2, formed to introduce newer players from Falkirk, Scotland, to tournament competition.[6]

== Tournament report ==

Lucky 15s Staffordshire's Elite victory was described by Turnbull as the team's first podium finish after two years in the division. The organisation also won Division 1 through Lucky 15s Mustangs, whose result earned promotion to Elite for the second round.[6]

London Outcast's line-up included [[Jason Wheeler]], who had left [[London Nexus]] to join his brother Jake. [[Clint Moore]] had returned to Nexus after playing for [[Art Chaos]]. London Outcast finished fifth in Elite, while Nexus finished seventh.[6]

== Results ==

The leading four teams in each division were as follows, using the event match records, Round 1 season records and the organiser's published video descriptions.[2][3][4][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Elite Division || [[Lucky 15s|Lucky 15s Staffordshire]] || Sandbaggers Black || Birmingham Disruption || London Tigers
|-
| Division 1 || Lucky 15s Mustangs || ECI Veterans || London Faction || Volatile
|-
| Division 2 || Spank || Warped Wolf City Union || Sandbaggers Blue || Din Eidyn
|-
| Division 3 || Spartans || Team FE || Envyous || Cardinals Whites
|-
| Division 4 || Team FE 2 || Cartel Media || Amped || The Dogz
|-
| Division 5 || Warzone Exiles || Thunder Ducks || Lossie Havoc || Shoreline Rangers 2
|-
| Breakout Division || Cartel Reapers || Warzone Exiles 2 || Proteus || Outpost Green
|-
| Breakin Division || NG Knights || Sad Academy || Mad Sqad Rebels 2 || Warped Bravo
|}

The season records assign the leading Division 1 entries Round 1 positions 13–16 and the leading Division 3 entries positions 19–22. The table presents their order within each division. The surviving Division 4 season table is incomplete; its podium is confirmed by the organiser's Sunday video description, with Amped's victory over The Dogz recorded in the event results.[2][3][5]

== Selected finals ==

Lucky 15s Staffordshire defeated Sandbaggers Black 3–1 in the Elite final. Birmingham Disruption beat London Tigers 4–0 in the third-place match.[2]

Lucky 15s Mustangs won the Division 1 final 3–2 against ECI Veterans. London Faction defeated Volatile 4–0 for third place. Spank beat Warped Wolf City Union 2–1 in the Division 2 final, while Sandbaggers Blue defeated Din Eidyn 2–0 for third.[2]

Spartans defeated Team FE 2–0 in the Division 3 final. Envyous beat Cardinals Whites 2–1 in the third-place match.[2]

Team FE 2 defeated Cartel Media 2–0 in Division 4's final placing match. Amped beat The Dogz 2–0.[2][5]

== See also ==

* [[2015 CPPS]]
* [[2015 CPPS Round 2]]

== References ==

# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/events?leagueid=1 CPPS official calendar — 2015 Round 1, event 11]
# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/events/11 CPPS official Round 1 match records, 2015]
# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/results?leagueid=1&current=false CPPS historical season standings — 2015 Round 1 positions and points]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtQvK4QIE2o OKPBTV, “CPPS Round 1 2015 (Sat) - The Dye Championship”, 18 April 2015] — Saturday divisions and podiums.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r_Vml2XW-E OKPBTV, “CPPS Round 1 2015 (Sun) - The Dye Championship”, 18 April 2015] — Sunday divisions and podiums.
# [https://viewer.joomag.com/paintball-magazine-premier-issue-may-2015/0863549001429972777/p69 Steve Turnbull, “CPPS Opening Event”, Paintball Media, May 2015, pp. 69–76.]

== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtQvK4QIE2o OKPBTV: CPPS Round 1 2015 — Saturday coverage].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r_Vml2XW-E OKPBTV: CPPS Round 1 2015 — Sunday coverage].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW7_VWT_0m8 The Cartel: CPPS Round 1 – The Dye Championship] — published 21 April 2015.

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