Editing 2024 WCPL Florida Open

The '''2024 WCPL Florida Open''' was a paintball tournament held on '''6–7 April 2024''' at '''Panhandle Paintball''' in '''Holt, Florida'''. It was listed under the [[World Classic Paintball League]] and featured ten teams in open ten-player competition.[1][2]

PBLeagues records preliminary, semi-final and final-round scores. Schlactet Die Gebrmutter defeated MechKats 47–6 in the championship match, although the event's separate team-list page does not publish a complete finishing order.[2][3][4]

== Title and venue ==

The event's PBLeagues title is '''Florida Open'''. Its venue was '''Panhandle Paintball, 4428 Cooper Lane, Holt, Florida'''.[1]

The previous year's tournament at Panhandle Paintball was promoted as the [[2023 WCPL Panhandle Classic|Panhandle Paintball Classic]] and recorded as the Florida Open. The 2024 record retains Florida Open as its event title.[1][5]

== Dates and format ==

The tournament was listed for Saturday, 6 April, and Sunday, 7 April 2024. Its scored schedule records competition on both days.[1][2]

The advertised division was '''Open 10v10 (Sat–Sun)''', with '''12-minute games'''. PBLeagues recorded ten registered and paid teams.[1]

The published schedule identifies a '''Woods''' field. Preliminary games were followed by semi-finals and final-round matches on Sunday.[2]

== Recorded results ==

=== Semi-finals ===

PBLeagues records the following semi-final scores on 7 April.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! Score
! Team
|-
| gg_Factory Mech
| 14–17
| MechKats
|-
| Schlactet Die Gebrmutter
| 12–12
| Maynards Arsenal
|}

Schlactet Die Gebrmutter subsequently appeared in the championship match. The published score alone does not explain the resolution of its tied semi-final.[2]

=== Final round ===

The final-round records show Schlactet Die Gebrmutter beating MechKats 47–6. The other final-round game, between gg_Factory Mech and Maynards Arsenal, finished 16–16.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Match
! Team
! Score
! Team
|-
| Championship match
| Schlactet Die Gebrmutter
| 47–6
| MechKats
|-
| Other final-round match
| gg_Factory Mech
| 16–16
| Maynards Arsenal
|}

The final-score table places Schlactet Die Gebrmutter first and MechKats second. A complete event finishing order, including the resolution of the other tied final-round game, is not supplied on the event's separate team-list page.[3][4]

Team names above follow the spellings used in PBLeagues.

== Recorded teams ==

The event record lists the following ten teams. This list is alphabetical and does not represent final placings.[4]

* gg_Factory Mech
* Maynards Arsenal
* MechKats
* Midwest Legion
* Montressor's Marauders
* NFG Nation
* S.F. CHAOS
* Schlactet Die Gebrmutter
* Team Fox
* Woodland Warriors

== Calendar position ==

The Florida Open followed the scheduled [[2024 WCPL Southern California Classic]] in the league's published event archive.[6]

The next listed United States event was the [[2024 WCPL California Classic]], scheduled for '''10–11 August 2024''' in '''Nicolaus, California'''.[6]

== See also ==

* [[World Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2024 WCPL season]]
* [[2023 WCPL Panhandle Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/info PBLeagues – Florida Open, 6–7 April 2024: title, venue, registration and advertised format.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/schedule PBLeagues – Florida Open: dated match schedule and recorded scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/scores PBLeagues – Florida Open: preliminary, semi-final and final-round score records.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/teams PBLeagues – Florida Open: team entries, without assigned final placings.]
# [https://www.playwcpl.com/update-season-standings-posted-panhandle-mounds-fields World Classic Paintball League – Update: Season Standings Posted: Panhandle Mounds Fields, 2023: previous event's Panhandle Paintball Classic/Florida Open naming.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/502 PBLeagues – World Classic Paintball League event archive, 2024 calendar.]

== External links ==

* [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/info PBLeagues event information]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/schedule Scored match schedule]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/8318/scores Round scores]

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