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THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT PLAYED IN THE MPC IN 2008. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE IN THE 2009 SEASON!

MPC E4 - BATTLEGROUND (September 27th, 2008) Event Review

What a great day to play paintball. The event began with the gates opening at 6:00 am. The field staff was quick to get the field set up for the teams and the air station up and running. With the morning set-up completed, team registration began around 7:00 AM. After signing in, most teams purchased paintballs. Fortunately for all MPC players, the folks at Nelson, Procaps, & JT came through big time on the paint. With three different grades from our three different paint sponsors available, all players could find the paint that best fit their marker and playing style. To further assist players, one bag of each type of paint for the event was made available to the teams to test and match to their barrels. The air station was set up and pumping all day long. All players received fills at over 4000 PSI all day long, including through the morning rush. It doesn’t get any better than that. It was sunny all day long and about 70 degrees.

For the event, we utilized two fields. The fields that were set up for the event played very fast, and because of this and the organization of our referees, we seemed to cruise through prelims. As has become standard for an MPC event, the referee crew did a great job at keeping the field in tiptop shape. In between games all referees could be seen wiping down bunkers and filling them as needed. The referees were very proactive. They were constantly checking players, and making quick calls. One of the players commented that the referees were moving more than the players!

 The general feel of the event was very laid back. I had many players comment on how relaxed and organized everything was. With five teams in the open division, nine teams in the rookie division, and three teams in the young guns division, the event was very competitive.

After prelims in the open division, the top two open teams would play a best two of three (based off points) to see who would be taking home 1^st place honors. In the end, Shameless came out on top taking home 5 NXT Shockers, with Seattle CDR taking home second place.

The rookie division ended up with nine teams. The top four teams after prelims from this division moved on to play in single round robin to see who would take home the prizes. The top four teams after prelims were Malicious Intent, Affliction, CDR Kids, and Killa Krew. Coming out on top was Malicious Intent, with Affliction in 2^nd, CDR Kids in third, and Killa Krew in fourth.

The young guns teams played 8 games each, with Notorious coming out on top, NW Devastation 2 taking home second place, and NW Devastation taking home third. This division showed some amazing competition. I want to personally thank all of the parents that made it possible for these guys to play. It seemed like there was a parent on-site for every kid and they encouraged all players. Again, thanks to the parents that came out.

The awards ceremony at this event was amazing. I have yet to go to an event where over 75% of the event participants stuck around for the awards ceremony. Also, the MPC would like to thank BW Dunn of Procaps Direct for ordering pizza for everyone that stuck around. With this event being the final event of the year, it was time for us at the MPC to sit down and crunch some numbers. After four events, and taking home 70 cases of paintballs for winning the overall for the Open division, Notorious came out on top for the year. In the Rookie division, and also taking home 70 cases of paintballs was Malicious Intent. In the Young Guns division, taking home 40 cases of paintballs was NW Devastation. We at the MPC believe highly in good sportsmanship, and would like to thank NW Devastation, who took home an additional 30 cases of paintballs for winning the sportsmanship award for the year, as voted by the teams that played in the events.

Well, another great year has been concluded here in the Northwest and we highly encourage everyone to remember to support your local stores and fields. Without them, and the companies that are support the events here in the Northwest, paintball as we know it would not exist.

Our sponsors included Smart Parts, Bloodworks, Custom Products, Draxxus, Dye, Energy Paintball Batteries, JT USA, Kingmann, Nelson, NXe, Procaps, Sup Air, Tippmann, and Virtue.

Our marketing partners included DoodleBug Sportz, ForestFire Paintball, Battleground Paintball, Mainstream Paintball Ministries, Action Acres, TPS Paintball, Tacoma Paintball, SVP, Splat Action Paintball, Rush Paintball, KC Crusaders, NW Ambush, and Danger Zone Paintball.

Thanks again to everyone involved,



Danny Cort