Editing 2019 CPPS Round 3

The '''2019 CPPS Round 3''', billed as the '''Valken Cup''', was the third round of the 2019 [[Central Premier Paintball Series]] season. It took place on 6–7 July 2019. Lucky 15s Staffordshire won the Elite Division.[1][2][3]

== Dates ==

The official calendar records the round as taking place on 6–7 July 2019 but does not provide individual division dates. Ryan Finch’s contemporary video of Gang competing in Division 1 explicitly identifies their playing date as 7 July 2019.[1][4]

== Results ==

The leading four teams in each division were as follows, using the event match records and Round 3 positions in the season records.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Elite Division || [[Lucky 15s|Lucky 15s Staffordshire]] || Manchester Firm || [[Lucky 15s|Lucky 15s Mustangs]] || London Tigers
|-
| Division 1 || Skirmish Army || Thunderducks || Gang || Cardinals Red
|-
| Division 2 || Stoke Quest AD || Sandbaggers Green || Celtic Druids || Warped O.G.
|-
| Division 3 || LOKI || Panthers UK || Aztec || Venom
|-
| Division 4 || Tigers Evo || Tsunami || SAD Outlaws || Warthogs
|-
| Division 5 || Lionesses || One41 2 || Sad old Boys || Dungee Dogs
|-
| Breakout Division || Warped Blue || Trash Pandas || London Velocity || Sad Academy Black
|}

The season records assign the leading Division 1 entries Round 3 positions 13–16 and the leading Division 4 entries positions 16–19. The table presents their order within each division, corroborated by the scored finals and third-place matches. Thunderducks is listed as Thunderducks Orange in the season records, while Warped O.G. is listed as Warped Black.[2][3]

== Selected finals ==

Lucky 15s Staffordshire defeated Manchester Firm 4–0 in the Elite final. Lucky 15s Mustangs beat London Tigers 3–2 in the third-place match.[2]

Skirmish Army won the Division 1 final 2–0 against Thunderducks. Gang defeated Cardinals Red 2–0 for third place. Stoke Quest AD beat Sandbaggers Green 3–0 in the Division 2 final, while Celtic Druids defeated Warped O.G. 3–2 for third.[2]

LOKI defeated Panthers UK 3–2 in the Division 3 final. Aztec beat Venom 2–0 in the third-place match. Tigers Evo won the Division 4 final 3–1 against Tsunami, and SAD Outlaws defeated Warthogs 2–0 for third place.[2]

== See also ==

* [[2019 CPPS]]
* [[2019 CPPS Round 2]]
* [[2019 CPPS Round 4]]

== References ==

# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/events?leagueid=1 CPPS official calendar — 2019 Round 3, Valken Cup, event 36]
# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/events/36 CPPS official Round 3 match records, 2019]
# [https://www.okpb.co.uk/cpps/rest/results?leagueid=1&current=false CPPS historical season standings — 2019 Round 3 positions and points]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qb-9ra_GHY Ryan Finch: Gang — CPPS Round 3, Valken Cup, 7 July 2019], published 18 July 2019.

== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_j3Ycv4wek Shattered Lens Paintball: CPPS 2019 Round 3 — Valken Cup] — published 14 August 2019.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qb-9ra_GHY Ryan Finch: Gang — Round 3, Valken Cup, Division 1].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ5FbnJO4ns ReLaBZz: CPPS Round 3, Sean’s camera] — published 16 July 2019.

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