Editing 2023 Road To World Cup

The '''2023 Road To World Cup''' was the 2023 tournament programme recorded under [[Liga Mexicana de Paintball]], comprising three rounds between 22 April and 8 October 2023.[1] Sykaryos, VAGOS RONNIN and VAGOS RONNIN ROJO led Division 3, Division 4 and Tercias D4 respectively in the published final season standings.[2]

== Calendar ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Dates !! Event !! Listed venue
|-
| 1 || 22–23 April 2023 || [[2023 Road To World Cup Dye|Dye]] || Sykaryos Paintball, Mexico City
|-
| 2 || 29–30 July 2023 || [[2023 Road To World Cup Eclipse|Eclipse]] || Gotcha Lerma Dragon Paintball, listed under Toluca
|-
| 3 || 7–8 October 2023 || [[2023 Road To World Cup Recoil|Recoil]] || Sykaryos Paintball, Mexico City
|}

Dates follow the league calendar; venues follow the individual event information pages.[1][3][4][5]

== Round winners ==
The published final event placings record these winners:[6][7][8]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Dye !! Eclipse !! Recoil
|-
| Division 3 || Sykaryos || Sykaryos || MONAGUILLOS
|-
| Division 4 || ARMADA 5 || SYKARYOS WANNABE || ChinChanChon
|-
| Tercias D4 || No result listed || No result listed || VAGOS RONNIN ROJO
|}

The Dye event used the names ''Abierta'' and ''Novatos'' for the competitions identified as D3 and D4 in its score records.[3][9]

== Final season standings ==
The following tables reproduce the published standings including all three rounds.[2] Division 3 and Division 4 contain results from April, July and October; Tercias D4 contains only Recoil results.

MONAGUILLOS is marked as not placed in the Division 4 season table because it moved to another division. Its recorded 30 points are retained without assigning a numbered season position.[2]

=== Division 3 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Sykaryos || 270
|-
| 2 || Hellfish Paintball Team || 164
|-
| 3 || TOWERS || 114
|-
| 4 || MONAGUILLOS || 100
|-
| 5 || ARMADA RED || 92
|-
| 6 || Armada Black || 74
|-
| 7 || SKS || 66
|}

=== Division 4 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || VAGOS RONNIN || 263.64
|-
| 2 || SYKARYOS WANNABE || 230
|-
| 3 || ARMADA 5 || 215.45
|-
| 4 || Obsidian Dragons || 179.09
|-
| 5 || Hellfish Paintball Team RED || 171.82
|-
| 6 || Pink Sykaryos || 130.91
|-
| 7 || SKS CARTEL || 117.27
|-
| 8 || ChinChanChon || 100
|-
| 9 || RAPTORS || 60
|-
| 10 || Bastards || 48.18
|-
| 11 || Merida team || 42.73
|-
| 12 || Balls of duty || 40
|-
| 13 || El CarteL || 36.36
|-
| 14 || Legends || 34.55
|-
| Not placed || MONAGUILLOS || 30
|-
| 15 || ANGELS ECATEPEC || 20
|-
| 16 || Fury || 20
|-
| 17 || Ramirez team || 10
|-
| 18 || VAGOS RONNIN 2 || 10
|}

=== Tercias D4 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || VAGOS RONNIN ROJO || 100
|-
| 2 || D5 Pink sykaryos || 70
|-
| 3 || Cartel D5 || 40
|-
| 4 || Jueces || 10
|}

== Gaps and discrepancies ==
=== Division movement ===
MONAGUILLOS finished eighth in Novatos at Dye, with 30 points. Those points are marked as not placed in the Division 4 season standings. Its separate Division 3 season entry records 100 points from winning Recoil.[2][6][8] The season classification does not remove its published Dye event placing.

=== Eclipse team name ===
The Eclipse event placings and score records identify the seventh Division 4 entry as Loose Riders. The season table instead assigns the corresponding 50.91-point result to Pink Sykaryos.[2][7][10] The final standings above retain the season record's wording; a name change, reassignment or organisational relationship has not been verified.

=== Missing and coded playoff records ===
The Dye Abierta final lists Sykaryos and Hellfish Paintball Team with dashes rather than a numerical score. Their first and second places are separately documented in the event placings.[6][9]

The Eclipse Division 4 final-stage table contains an initial ''F'' entry for both finalists, followed by a 4–1 result for SYKARYOS WANNABE against Hellfish Paintball Team RED. The reason for the additional coded entry is not established.[10]

At Recoil, the Tercias D4 semi-final and final each display 0–0, with individual point entries coded ''T'', ''T'' and ''F'' for both teams. Published placings identify VAGOS RONNIN ROJO first, but the recovered scores do not explain how the playoff positions were decided.[8][11] No numerical winning score or cancellation is inferred.

=== Dye qualification ===
The Dye Novatos preliminary table lists RAPTORS third overall and SYKARYOS WANNABE fifth, but the recovered semi-finals include SYKARYOS WANNABE and omit RAPTORS.[9] The records do not explain that difference; the event placings and season points are retained as published.

=== Ranking order and awards ===
Some equal totals receive separate numbered positions. The published order is reproduced without adding an unverified tie-break explanation.[2]

The standings establish the recorded points and ranking order, rather than proof of World Cup qualification, prize delivery or travel funding.

== See also ==
* [[Road To World Cup]]
* [[Liga Mexicana de Paintball]]
* [[2024 Road To World Cup]]
* [[2025 Road To World Cup]]
* [[2026 Road To World Cup]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/534 PBLeagues: Liga Mexicana de Paintball — 2023 event calendar].
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/534/seasonRankings/2023 PBLeagues: ''2023 Season Rankings: Liga Mexicana de Paintball'' — final standings and division-movement note].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8009/info PBLeagues: ''Road To World Cup Dye'', 22–23 April 2023 — event information].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8147/info PBLeagues: ''Road To World Cup Eclipse'', 29–30 July 2023 — event information].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8188/info PBLeagues: ''Road To World Cup Recoil'', 7–8 October 2023 — event information].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8009/rankings PBLeagues: Dye 2023 — final event placings].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8147/rankings PBLeagues: Eclipse 2023 — final event placings].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8188/rankings PBLeagues: Recoil 2023 — final event placings].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8009/scores PBLeagues: Dye 2023 — preliminary and playoff scores].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8147/scores PBLeagues: Eclipse 2023 — preliminary and playoff scores].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8188/scores PBLeagues: Recoil 2023 — preliminary and playoff scores].

== External links ==
* [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/534 Liga Mexicana de Paintball event archive]

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Mexico]]