Editing 2023 WCPL season

The '''2023 WCPL season''' was a United States tournament season of the [[World Classic Paintball League]]. Five events contributed results to its published Open 10v10 standings, with an additional Gateway tournament announced for October.[1][2]

Toxic Teddys finished first in the recorded standings with 297.75 points, ahead of Ironmen and Team Crowley WCPL. The standings list a single Open ten-player division rather than separate professional and amateur championships.[1]

== Formats and organisation ==
The WCPL's contemporary competition guide described ten-player capture-the-flag games played on woodland and mound fields. Its standard programme specified twelve-minute games and eight preliminary games per team, although individual event listings could specify different arrangements.[3]

Mechanical markers were encouraged. Electronic markers were permitted with a maximum firing rate of 5.5 balls per second. The league used its own player-ranking arrangements within APPA/PBLeagues and stated that participation would not affect a player's classification at other events using that system.[3]

Each event was administered by its individual promoter. The league explained that entry fees were collected directly by promoters, so payment figures displayed on PBLeagues did not necessarily represent attendance.[3]

=== Professional classification ===
The league's earlier FAQ proposed identifying professional teams from the 2022 standings for the following season.[4] However, the published 2023 season standings use '''Open 10v10''', and the Montressor Classic registration likewise lists an Open division.[1][5]

The recorded results therefore support an Open season standings table. They do not establish a separate 2023 professional championship or a confirmed list of promoted professional teams.

== United States calendar ==
The first five events below have results in the published season standings. The October Gateway event was announced separately and is not included in that table.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Dates
! Event
! Venue and location
! Recorded status
|-
| 18–19 February 2023
| [[2023 WCPL Southern California Classic]]
| Ambush Paintball Park, Moorpark, California
| Completed; results recorded
|-
| 1–2 April 2023
| [[2023 WCPL Panhandle Classic]]
| Panhandle Paintball, Holt, Florida
| Completed; recorded as Florida Open
|-
| 9–11 June 2023
| [[2023 WCPL New York Classic]]
| Paintball Sports New York, Clintondale, New York
| Completed; 9 June designated for field walking
|-
| 29–30 July 2023
| [[2023 WCPL Montressor Classic]]
| Fox Paintball, Newark, Illinois
| Completed; results recorded
|-
| 5–6 August 2023
| [[2023 WCPL California Classic]]
| Shooter's All Season Paintball and Airsoft, Nicolaus, California
| Completed; results recorded
|-
| 14–15 October 2023
| [[2023 WCPL Saint Louis Gateway Classic]]
| Gateway Paintball, Bridgeton, Missouri
| Announced; absent from the published season standings
|}

The league also used '''Northern California Classic''' for the August tournament and '''Gateway Classic''' or '''Saint Louis Classic''' for the October event.[2][6]

== Event results ==
The following podiums are recorded in the Open 10v10 season standings.[1] The Southern California league report additionally identifies its runner-up as '''OG Ironmen'''.[6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! First
! Second
! Third
|-
| Southern California Classic
| Dynasty Old School
| OG Ironmen
| Los Angeles Ironmen
|-
| Panhandle Classic / Florida Open
| Juggernauts
| Revolution
| Team Crowley WCPL
|-
| New York Classic
| All Americans
| Ironmen
| APE Guerrillas
|-
| Montressor Classic
| Colorado United Black
| Indy Reign
| Prime Suspects
|-
| California Classic
| Black Sunday
| Ironmen
| Toxic Teddys
|}

=== Southern California ===
Ten teams attended the Southern California Classic. Dynasty Old School, OG Ironmen and Los Angeles Ironmen contested a three-team final round-robin, finishing in that order.[6]

=== New York ===
The New York Classic attracted fourteen teams. The league subsequently explained that the preliminary programme comprised two groups of seven, followed by cross-group games to give each team eight preliminary matches. The leading four teams then contested a final round-robin.[7]

The league announced completion of the score entry on 30 June 2023. The final PBLeagues rankings place UK Predators fifth, behind Automen Aces in fourth.[7][8]

=== Montressor and California ===
The Montressor Classic listed ten-minute Open ten-player games. The California Classic also advertised ten-minute ten-player games, differing from the twelve-minute standard described in the league's general guide.[3][5][9]

=== Gateway record ===
The league announced the Gateway Classic for 14–15 October. On 9 November, Paintball Media advertised coverage of a WCPL Gateway Classic in its November issue.[2][10]

The published PBLeagues season standings contain no Gateway column or results. Its event placings and any contribution to a separate final championship announcement are not established by that standings record.[1]

== Recorded season standings ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| Toxic Teddys
| 297.75
|-
| 2
| Ironmen
| 270.22
|-
| 3
| Team Crowley WCPL
| 174.62
|-
| 4
| Black Sunday
| 150
|-
| 5
| Colorado United Black
| 100
|-
| 6
| All Americans
| 100
|-
| 7
| Juggernauts
| 100
|-
| 8
| Dynasty Old School
| 100
|-
| 9
| Indy Reign
| 95
|-
| 10
| Prime Suspects
| 90
|}

Positions and totals follow PBLeagues, including its ordering of teams with equal points. Toxic Teddys scored at all five recorded rounds.[1]

== See also ==
* [[World Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2022 WCPL season]]
* [[2024 WCPL season]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/502/seasonRankings/2023 2023 World Classic Paintball League season standings, PBLeagues.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/upcoming-events Upcoming Events: The Rest of the 2023 Season, World Classic Paintball League, 29 June 2023.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/catching-up Catching Up: Formal Announcements and WCPL Basics, World Classic Paintball League, 2023.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/faq WCPL frequently asked questions, including the proposed professional classification following the 2022 season.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7964 Montressor Classic: dates, venue and Open ten-player format, PBLeagues, 29–30 July 2023.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/team-dynasty-wins-wcpl-southern-california-classic Team Dynasty Wins WCPL Southern California Classic, World Classic Paintball League, 2023.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/wcpl-new-york-classic-scores-finalized WCPL New York Classic Scores Finalized, World Classic Paintball League, 30 June 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8015/rankings New York Classic final rankings, PBLeagues, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8152 California Classic: dates, venue and format, PBLeagues, 5–6 August 2023.]
# [https://paintball.media/november-2023-issue-of-paintball-media-magazine-is-live-free/ November 2023 Issue of Paintball Media Magazine is Live & Free, Paintball Media, 9 November 2023.]

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