Editing 2023 WCPL Panhandle Classic

The '''2023 WCPL Panhandle Classic''', promoted as the '''Panhandle Paintball Classic''' and recorded by PBLeagues as the '''Florida Open''', was a paintball tournament held on '''1–2 April 2023''' at '''Panhandle Paintball''' in '''Holt, Florida'''. It was the second event of the [[World Classic Paintball League]]'s 2023 season.[1][2][3]

Juggernauts won the ten-team open ten-player competition, followed by Revolution and Team Crowley WCPL.[4][5]

== Name and organisation ==

The WCPL's registration announcement identified the tournament as the Panhandle Paintball Classic. A subsequent league preview explicitly linked the Panhandle event to its Florida Open registration page, confirming that the two names described the same tournament.[1][3]

The event was hosted by Dan Colby and Steve Preskill at Panhandle Paintball.[1]

== Venue ==

PBLeagues listed the venue at '''4428 Cooper Lane, Holt, Florida'''.[2]

Before the tournament, the WCPL published photographs of the mounds field intended for competition. The preview described its elevation changes and shooting angles and announced a maximum entry of 18 teams.[3]

The final results contain ten ranked teams.[4]

== Format ==

PBLeagues listed the competition as '''Open 10v10 (Sat–Sun)''', with '''12-minute games'''. Its registration record showed ten teams signed up and paid.[2]

The WCPL's contemporary competition guidance described ten-player capture-the-flag games in which teams attempted to capture the opposing flag and return it to their own base. The guidance permitted electronic markers limited to 5.5 balls per second alongside mechanical markers.[6]

The event's published final standings contain one open ten-player division.[4]

== Results ==

Juggernauts finished first, Revolution second and Team Crowley WCPL third.[4]

The WCPL subsequently published a profile of the Pensacola Juggernauts identifying their Panhandle victory. Its Team Crowley profile independently recorded Crowley's third-place finish.[5][7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Team
|-
| 1
| Juggernauts
|-
| 2
| Revolution
|-
| 3
| Team Crowley WCPL
|-
| 4
| LAX Machine
|-
| 5
| Lockout
|-
| 6
| Toxic Teddys
|-
| 7
| Adopted Rage
|-
| 8
| Master Blasters
|-
| 9
| Team Fox
|-
| 10
| The Band
|}

== Calendar position ==

The tournament followed the [[2023 WCPL Southern California Classic]], held on 18–19 February.[6]

The next announced United States event was the [[2023 WCPL New York Classic]], scheduled for '''9–11 June 2023''' at '''Paintball Sports New York''' in Clintondale, New York. The league identified the opening day as a field-walking day.[8]

== See also ==

* [[World Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2023 WCPL season]]
* [[2023 WCPL Southern California Classic]]
* [[2023 WCPL New York Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://www.playwcpl.com/registration-for-wcpl-panhandle-paintball-classic-now-open World Classic Paintball League – Registration for WCPL Panhandle Paintball Classic Now Open, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7966/info PBLeagues – Florida Open, 1–2 April 2023: venue, registration and format.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/update-season-standings-posted-panhandle-mounds-fields World Classic Paintball League – Update: Season Standings Posted: Panhandle Mounds Fields, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7966/rankings PBLeagues – Florida Open: complete final placings.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/wcpl-team-profile-juggernauts World Classic Paintball League – WCPL Team Profile: Juggernauts, 2023.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/catching-up World Classic Paintball League – Catching Up, 2023: event announcements and competition guidance.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/wcpl-team-profiles-team-crowley World Classic Paintball League – WCPL Team Profiles: Team Crowley, 2023.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/team-dynasty-wins-wcpl-southern-california-classic World Classic Paintball League – Team Dynasty Wins WCPL Southern California Classic, 2023: subsequent event calendar.]

== External links ==

* [https://pbleagues.com/event/7966/info PBLeagues event information]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/7966/rankings Complete event results]
* [https://www.playwcpl.com/ Official WCPL website]

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball in Florida]]