Editing 2015 PSP Dallas Open

The '''2015 PSP Dallas Open''' was a [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) tournament held from 13–15 March 2015 at [[Cousins Paintball]] in Forney, Texas, United States. [[Los Angeles Infamous]] won the professional championship, defeating [[Houston Heat]] 5–4 in the final. The event introduced a combined professional opening stage, alongside changes to firing modes and coaching rules.[1][2][3][4]

== Venue and conditions ==
The tournament took place at Cousins Paintball, 8975 FM 740 South, Forney. Although named the Dallas Open, it was held outside Dallas.[1]

Rain before and during the tournament produced muddy playing conditions, with the grass deteriorating as competition progressed.[3]

== Formats and rule changes ==
The professional competition used RaceTo-7 with 20-minute games. Divisions 1 and 2 played RaceTo-5, while Divisions 3 and 4 played RaceTo-4. Separate five-player RaceTo-2 competitions were held for Divisions 3 and 4, alongside open pump RaceTo-2.[1]

Unlike the separate professional opening competitions used in 2014, Dallas had a single 16-team professional field, divided into four preliminary brackets of four teams. All 16 advanced to the next round.[2]

The announced 2015 rules also introduced semi-automatic firing for professional players and prohibited outside coaching. PSP chief operating officer Lane Wright discussed these changes in a December 2014 interview with Social Paintball.[4]

== Professional competition ==
Los Angeles Infamous won all three preliminary matches. In the knockout rounds, Infamous defeated San Antonio X-Factor 5–3 and San Diego Dynasty 7–4 before beating Houston Heat 5–4 in the championship final.[3]

Contemporary coverage also recorded a Challengers final between Chicago Aftershock and Seattle Thunder, which Aftershock won 7–0. Both teams were reported as earning Champions places for the next scheduled event in Nashville.[3]

The official PBLeagues results publish one overall professional classification. The separate Champions and Challengers results below follow Paintball Media's contemporary report.[3][5]

=== Professional results ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Champions !! Challengers
|-
| 1 || [[Los Angeles Infamous]] || [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
| 2 || [[Houston Heat]] || [[Seattle Thunder]]
|-
| 3 || [[San Diego Dynasty]] || [[Moscow Red Legion]]
|-
| 4 || [[upTon 187 cRew]] || TradeMyGun Outlaws
|}

== Divisional competition ==
Seattle Uprising won Division 1 without losing a match, defeating Birmingham Prime 5–4 in the final. P.C. Katana defeated Supreme by the same score to win Division 2.[3]

=== Divisional X-Ball results ===
The following tables show the leading four teams in each competition.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Division 1 !! Division 2 !! Division 3 !! Division 4
|-
| 1 || Seattle Uprising || P.C. Katana || Proedge Army || Chicago Warped Black
|-
| 2 || Birmingham Prime || Supreme || Ralph Boyz || H-Town Notorious FSU
|-
| 3 || Charlotte BloodHounds || Freestyle || PR1ME 2 || DBS Supersonics
|-
| 4 || Distortion || Tampa Bay Revolution || NC Xplicit || Outlaws
|}

=== RaceTo-2 and pump results ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Division 3 RaceTo-2 !! Division 4 RaceTo-2 !! Open pump RaceTo-2
|-
| 1 || Cen Cal Alliance || N.O. Bounty || Lockout
|-
| 2 || Elite || Proedge Army 2 || True Semi
|-
| 3 || Storm Riders || Toy Soldierz FYF || Short Bus
|-
| 4 || Revolution || Chi-Town Fury || Austin WEiRD
|}

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3838/info PBLeagues – PSP Dallas Open: event information, dates, venue and formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3838/brackets PBLeagues – PSP Dallas Open: preliminary brackets and advancement.]
# [https://paintball.media/2015-psp-dallas-open/ Paintball Media – “2015 PSP Dallas Open”, 9 April 2015.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2014/12/18/interview-psps-lane-wright-2015-rule-changes/ Byron Woodfork, Social Paintball – “Interview with PSP’s Lane Wright on 2015 Rule Changes”, 18 December 2014.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3838/rankings PBLeagues – PSP Dallas Open: final placings.]

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