Editing 2021 ICPL Windy City Classic

The '''2021 ICPL Windy City Classic''' was an [[International Classic Paintball League]] tournament held at [[Badlandz Paintball Field|The Badlandz]] in Crete, Illinois, United States, from 1 to 3 October 2021. It concluded the league's two-event 2021 season, following the [[2021 ICPL Old Bay Classic]].[1][2]

[[Los Angeles Infamous]] won the professional 10-player division, Team Smoke won the amateur 10-player division, and ac TEXAS won the open five-player competition. These teams also finished first in their respective season standings.[2][3]

== Venue and formats ==

The tournament took place at The Badlandz in Crete, south of Chicago.[1]

Open five-player competition was scheduled for Friday, 1 October. Professional and amateur 10-player competition followed on Saturday and Sunday, 2–3 October.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Format !! Published game time !! Teams in final standings
|-
| Professional || 10v10 || 12 minutes || 24
|-
| Amateur || 10v10 || 12 minutes || 37
|-
| Open || 5v5 || 6 minutes || 16
|}

Sources: PBLeagues event information and final standings.[1][3]

== Professional division changes ==

Image and Mutiny entered the professional division following their amateur appearances at the Old Bay Classic. Image had won that event's amateur division, while Mutiny finished third.[4][5]

The league's contemporary Windy City preview explained that the teams received professional places following the relegation of Saberwolves and the vacancy left by RC Seadogs. The same report stated that Saberwolves had lost professional eligibility after missing the Old Bay Classic.[4]

At Windy City, Image finished fifth and Mutiny 11th in the professional standings. Saberwolves competed in the amateur division and finished third.[3]

== Competition ==

=== Professional ===

Los Angeles Infamous won ahead of ac EMPIRE and Saints. Infamous accumulated 123 points in the three-team final round, compared with 23 for ac EMPIRE and 21 for Saints.[3][6]

The result completed a sweep of the season's two professional events for Infamous and secured the professional season championship.[2]

=== Amateur ===

Team Smoke won ahead of ThunderHorse and Saberwolves. The final round was closely scored: Team Smoke accumulated 33 points, ThunderHorse 32 and Saberwolves 27.[3][6]

Combined with second place at the Old Bay Classic, the victory secured Team Smoke's amateur season championship.[2]

The league's pre-event report identified the amateur season title as carrying a professional place for 2022.[4]

=== Open five-player ===

ac TEXAS won ahead of AAF 2 and Florida Annihilators. Its final-round total was 116 points, followed by AAF 2 on 28 and Florida Annihilators on 18.[3][6]

ac TEXAS also finished first in the five-player season standings, with maximum ranking points from both events.[2]

== Final standings ==

=== Professional 10-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Los Angeles Infamous
|-
| 2 || ac EMPIRE
|-
| 3 || Saints
|-
| 4 || All Americans
|-
| 5 || Image
|-
| 6 || Fight Club
|-
| 7 || FARSIDE
|-
| 8 || Ground Zero Gold
|-
| 9 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| 10 || MVPS Dark Ops
|-
| 11 || Mutiny
|-
| 12 || Adrenaline
|-
| 13 || Kapp Factory
|-
| 14 || Ironmen
|-
| 15 || The Misfits
|-
| 16 || RHYTHM
|-
| 17 || Master Blasters
|-
| 18 || Northwest Rogue
|-
| 19 || Annihilators
|-
| 20 || Fox 4 Darkside
|-
| 21 || Docs Warriors
|-
| 22 || Desert Edge
|-
| 23 || Annapolis A-Team
|-
| 24 || ARMADA
|}

=== Amateur 10-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Team Smoke
|-
| 2 || ThunderHorse
|-
| 3 || Saberwolves
|-
| 4 || Hydra.Fit
|-
| 5 || Scorpions
|-
| 6 || FRACTION
|-
| 7 || AAF
|-
| 8 || Louisville Asylum
|-
| 9 || Jungle Lizards
|-
| 10 || Valhalla
|-
| 11 || Moose Krew
|-
| 12 || Black Sunday
|-
| 13 || TRIBE Savages
|-
| 14 || Brimstone
|-
| 15 || Blind Aggression
|-
| 16 || Thunderstruck
|-
| 17 || Wiseguys
|-
| 18 || Social Mutants
|-
| 19 || Fight Club Project Mayhem
|-
| 20 || Detroit Action
|-
| 21 || Prime Suspects
|-
| 22 || Warboyz
|-
| 23 || TeamCRUSH2.0
|-
| 24 || Fight Club Underground
|-
| 25 || Fight Club Ignition
|-
| 26 || Lake Superior LEGACY
|-
| 27 || Zoar hillZ Fury
|-
| 28 || Pittsburgh Rampage
|-
| 29 || Fatal Swoop
|-
| 30 || Desert Edge
|-
| 31 || TEAM FOX
|-
| 32 || Prime Suspects Argh
|-
| 33 || Reign
|-
| 34 || Team Legacy
|-
| 35 || With Intent
|-
| 36 || Deplorables
|-
| 37 || PAINTBALL MASTERS
|}

=== Open five-player ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || ac TEXAS
|-
| 2 || AAF 2
|-
| 3 || Florida Annihilators
|-
| 4 || Image
|-
| 5 || AAF 3
|-
| 6 || ac POWERHOUSE
|-
| 7 || Doc Warriors
|-
| 8 || Mutiny
|-
| 9 || Ground Zero
|-
| 10 || Social Mutants
|-
| 11 || High Octane
|-
| 12 || Annihilators Black
|-
| 13 || Enemy
|-
| 14 || Fatal Swoop Red
|-
| 15 || MO Magic
|-
| 16 || Desert Edge
|}

Source for all final standings: PBLeagues.[3]

== Season championships ==

The final season standings combined the Old Bay Classic and Windy City Classic results.[2]

Los Angeles Infamous won the professional championship with 200 points, ahead of Saints and Ground Zero Gold. Team Smoke won the amateur championship with 196.4 points, ahead of ThunderHorse and FRACTION. ac TEXAS won the open five-player championship with 200 points.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Season place !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| Professional 10-player || 1 || Los Angeles Infamous || 200
|-
| Professional 10-player || 2 || Saints || 175.03
|-
| Professional 10-player || 3 || Ground Zero Gold || 168.32
|-
| Amateur 10-player || 1 || Team Smoke || 196.4
|-
| Amateur 10-player || 2 || ThunderHorse || 179.5
|-
| Amateur 10-player || 3 || FRACTION || 176.7
|-
| Open five-player || 1 || ac TEXAS || 200
|-
| Open five-player || 2 || Mutiny || 150.5
|-
| Open five-player || 3 || ac POWERHOUSE || 140
|}

Source: PBLeagues final season standings.[2]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2021 ICPL season]]
* [[2021 ICPL Old Bay Classic]]
* [[2022 ICPL Sunshine Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7322/info PBLeagues – ICPL Windy City Classic: official dates, venue, registration and formats, 1–3 October 2021.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/435/seasonRankings/2021 PBLeagues – 2021 International Classic Paintball League season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7322/rankings PBLeagues – Windy City Classic: official final divisional standings.]
# [https://www.nxlclassicpaintball.com/post/battle-at-the-badlandz-the-2021-icpl-windy-city-classic NXL Classic Paintball – Battle at the Badlandz, the 2021 ICPL Windy City Classic! Quinn Nadu, Iconic PB, 27 September 2021.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7208/rankings PBLeagues – 2021 Old Bay Classic: official final divisional standings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7322/scores PBLeagues – Windy City Classic: preliminary and final-round scores.]

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