The Canadian Xball league has unveiled the paintball field layout for event 1 of the 2012 season. While this layout appears fairly standard, it should be a ton of fun for teams to practice and compete on. Be sure to print out the grid and ask your local field to set this layout up for practice!
Event 1 Schedule:
Eastern: June 2nd/3rd, 2012 at Paintball Mirabel.
Central: June 9th/10th, 2012 at Flag Raiders Paintball
Atlantic: June 23rd/24th, 2012 at Armyman’s Paintball.
Video #1 has hit the airwaves in a feature of the CXBL Richmond Cup at PSP World Cup produced by Backline Media.
The video highlights scores, games and Day 1 results from the CXBL Richmond Cup. Eight different teams would knock each other down to get to the next day of the tournament in the Richmond Cup finals. Action was exciting as teams from all over the world filled the venue to watch the Canadian based paintball league perform at their best.
Here is some commentary from the CXBL, one of the most prominent XBALL leagues in the world, about Day 1 of what was an exciting contribution to a World Cup spectacular.
“All CXBL Finalists have poured their hearts into every point, every victory, and every experience will last forever. However like every great championship only the strongest teams can make it to the final round. For the CXBL, the final round is “The Richmond Cup”. No matter where, how, or with whom it will always be about winning the Richmond cup. So join us in showcasing the first day of the Richmond Cup Finals in Lakeland, Florida and remember that the dream of winning the cup is only another season away. Check it out at http://xball.com/ .”
The CXBL is well known for their XBALL format and conventional scheduling layout. Be sure to check out the latest action on CXBL in months to come.
In just a few hours, the top paintball players from Canada will be flying in to Florida to compete at the 2011 Richmond Cup. Held in tandem with the 2011 PSP World Cup, the 2011 Richmond Cup features the best Canadian paintball teams competing for the X-Ball Championship title. Canadian and US based players competing in the 2011 Richmond Cup will compete on the full X-ball format for over $50,000.00 in prizes. US and Canadian players competing in the PSP’s Race-To format only a few feet away will be playing a modified version of the X-Ball format. ProPaintball is looking forward to talking with players and fans from both sides as to which format and style they prefer, or if they have a preference. Having so many paintball players competing at one location is very exciting and we are really looking forward to the events.
Check out this great video highlighting the paintball stars competing at this weekends 2011 Richmond Cup:
For 2012, the CXBL has announced that the Richmond Cup will once again be held in Canada.
“The CXBL is excited to announce that for the 2012 season, the Richmond Cup will be played here at home on Canadian soil. After listening to player feedback and after extensive internal discussions, we are pleased to announce the Richmond Cup will be played for in the nations capital, Ottawa ON, in the month of September 2012.
The Richmond Cup event will be a 3 day event, encompassing all divisions (CX4, RXL, MXL, and CXBL) and will be played on 4 fields simultaneously. This will be by far Canada’s largest event with over $50,000 in prizes to be awarded on site.
More information will be posted at www.xball.com on these exciting changes.”
The Richmond Cup is just around the corner. Watch this short clip for a action packed intro of the Canadian teams that will be competing in Lakeland, Florida at the PSP World Cup 2011.
“After one of the toughest seasons its no surprise that the winning teams are eager to pack all their gear and get to Lake Land Florida. Spectators and online communities are already calling this “the most evenly matched Richmond cup yet”. It’s going to come down to who shows up to play.”
“Welcome back to Cowboy Paintball for the last event of the Eastern Conference. The perfect weather and playing fields made the last event that much more special. Teams battled it out to make the Richmond Cup in sunny Florida while others fought to stay out of the bottom position. Join us in reliving this momentous weekend of Xball action!”
“Welcome to Flag Raiders Paintball for the last 2011 event of the Central Conference. It’s a big weekend as teams jockey for the top position and fight to stay out of the relegation. Also watch as CXBL history is made with the first appearance of 4 Full Xball fields in the GTA. Thanks to all the teams that participated in the CXBL and Stay tuned to xball.com for all the latest information on the league.”
Check out this video of the CXBL Western Conference Event 3 at XCalibre Paintball. Watch as some of the teams try to fight there way out of the relegation zone while others battle it out for the right to compete at the Richmond Cup in Florida.
“CXBL Western Conference Event 3 at XCalibre Paintball. See the teams fight for the chance to appear at the Richmond Cup Finals in sunny Florida. Teams sitting in the relegation zone made big roster changes and added Pro talent in order to secure a CXBL spot for 2012 . The overall standings leading into this event assured that teams would be putting everything on the line for these last regular season matches. It’s do or die time in the race for the Richmond Cup. Enjoy.”
The Canadian Xtreme Paintball League has released over 50 minutes the recent Border Battle All Star Match. Watch over 50 minutes of true Xball footage filmed with six cameras spread throughout the field. The CXBL 2011 Allstar Match at Commando Paintball featured several pro paintball players including Alfred De Los Santos (Mutiny), Frank Connell (Avalanche), Cole Scott (Uprising), Chad “Yaya” Bouchez (Aftershock), Nick Slowiak (Aftershock) and Thomas Taylor (XSV).
“Border Battle All Star match….TRUE Xball, 50 minutes, 15 bps, Six cameras, and Best of Central versus Eastern CXBL Players.”
Eastern Canada recently faced off against Central Canada in the 2011 CXBL Border Battle over the July 4th weekend. The event was a huge success and there is tons of great paintball footage online and coming online documenting the action. This is the first of two clips and will be followed up with a full 45 minute Xball All Star match video featuring American Pro Paintball players.
Enjoy the CXBL 2011 Border Battle video covering both Central and Eastern conferences. This event is so big that we had to split the action into two episodes and another full 45 minutes, multi-camera All Star Match segment. In this part one clip, we sit down with Nick Slowiak, Neil Banville, Brad Oglestone, Billy Bernacchia, Kevin Norton, Thomas Taylor, and Gilbert Rossignol to give us the play by play on their matches and team performance thus far. Stay clicked to BuyPBL’s Youtube for part two and the All Star Match coming to you shortly…more Pros, more Xball, more CXBL.
The “Border Battle” is a CXBL event that has both the Central and Eastern conferences playing paintball at the same time on four XBall fields. This event will be held July 2nd and 3rd, Canada Day weekend at Commando Paintball, in Ottawa. It is the largest Xball event across Canada. In addition to the Xball matches, we will also host our annual Allstar Paintball Game. This match highlights the best XBall players from our Central versus Eastern Conference, hence the name “Border Battle”.
American pro paintball players Alfred De Los Santos (Mutiny), Frank Connell (Aftershock), Cole Scott (Uprising), Chad “Yaya” Bouchez (Aftershock), Nick Slowiak (Aftershock) and Thomas Taylor (XSV) will be competing in the event.
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