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Day one of the PSP Phoenix event, Infamous gears up to start the event playing against LA Ironmen and Upton 187. Facing a tough lost to the Ironmen, Infamous comes back strong against 187. With a record of 1&1 heading into Saturday, Infamous has two must win matches. First Tampa Bay Damage, the defending champs who haven’t lost a game since NJ 2011, and Aftershock.

Infamous would like to thank our sponsors. Empire, for amazing gear, and gear that didn’t kill us in the Phoenix temperatures! RPS evil paintballs for being the best paint at the event even in the blistering heat.

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Mac Miller – America

PSP players and teams converged on the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale AZ for the PSP’s second event of the season. The weather was warm and dry and the playing fields were covered by level and well kept grass. While the layout was a duplicate of the field from the 2012 PSP Galveston Open, players and fans were able to participate without threat of hurricane style storms.

On Thursday, Paintball Access (the media arm of the PSP) began treating paintball fans across the world to a free paintball webcast. Hosted by pro veterans Matty Marshall, Chris Lasoya, Todd Martinez, Davey Williamson and Steve Rabackoff, and filmed by Patrick Sophrer (Monkey with a Gun fame), the webcast was presented in a clean, professional format that was easy to follow and very entertaining.

Thursday saw the culmination of the matches carried over from PSP Galveston (pro division was delayed due to weather). In that event, Tampa Bay Damage defeated new comers Houston Heat for the 1st place title.

Friday began the preliminary matches for the PSP Phoenix Open. Most of the matches were fairly straight forward with the occasional penalties but nothing out of the ordinary. The surprises didn’t start until late Saturday when we learned that Tampa Bay Damage, who won the PSP Galveston event (played only two days prior and on the same layout) and San Diego Dynasty had missed the cut. To the shock of the entire paintball community, neither Dynasty or Damage would be moving on into the Sunday club and playing in the finals.

Pro teams playing in the quarter finals included San Antonio X-Factor, Los Angeles Ironmen (who had gone 4-0 in prelims and earned a bye), Omaha Vicious, LA Infamous, Russian Legion, and Houston Heat. Infamous played Russian Legion and the Russians proved they wanted it more. Following on their heals, X-Factor beat out Vicious. In the semi’s, Ironmen and Russians played one another. The match was close and it looked like the Ironmen were going to tie it up and push the match into overtime but a major penalty (red flag) against the Ironmen ended the game early. This win by the Russians would allow them to move on into the final match up. Following the RL vs Ironmen match, Texas pro teams Houston Heat and San Antonio X-Factor faced off against one another for the right to represent Texas. Houston Heat proved the better of the two and would move on to do battle against the Russians.

In the finals we watched as rivals Russian Legion and Houston Heat faced off for 1st and 2nd. It is worth noting that while composed of three former Legion players and several pro veterans, Heat is a relatively new team. 2012 marks Heat’s inaugural season. While the Russians put the first point on the scoreboard, Heat left an impression by scoring 3 in a row. The match went back and forth but ultimately Heat won out and secured their first victory with a final score of 6-3 against the Russians.

Pro Division Race to 7:

1. Houston Heat
2. Russian Legion
3. Los Angeles Ironmen
4. San Antonio X-Factor

Division 1 Race to 5:

1. Texas Storm
2. Static
3. San Diego Pirates
4. Fuzion

Division 2 Race to 5:

1. Revo
2. Denver Fury
3. Scottsdale Elevation
4. Boom

Division 3 Race to 4:

1. Central Florida Paintball
2. DC Devastation
3. Golden State Kinghts
4. OutKast

Division 4 Race to 4:

1. Imperial
2. North Texas Shockwave
3. Central Florida P8ntball
4. TKO

Division 3 Race to 2:

1. IE Unseen
2. Kansas Vengeance

Division 4 Race to 2:

1. AZ Cooch powered by Battery Acid
2. Cowtown Caballeros
3. DM Army Texas
4. Houston Legends

Pump Race to 2:

1. TGP Allstars
2. Blitz
3. Tennessee True Ballers
4. Kamandag Fatal Hit

Professional teams that are competing Sunday include;

• Los Angeles Ironmen
• LA Infamous
• San Antonio X-Factor
• Houston Heat
• Omaha Vicious
• Russian Legion

Division 1 teams that are competing Sunday include:

• Top Gun Union (t1)
• Static
• San Diego Pirates
• Fuzion
• RNT Allstars
• Texas Storm

Notably missing from the list is Tampa Bay Damage who was the top prediction by you, the ProPaintball community, to win the 2012 PSP Phoenix event. It is interesting to note that Damage had been on a 3 (PSP) event winning streak AND had won the Galveston event yesterday by competing on this exact same layout. Another surprising MIA is San Diego Dynasty, who has one of the most talented rosters in professional paintball.

Tune in for the free paintball webcast and watch as the best paintball teams from around the world battle it out for the Phoenix Open title.

Who do you predict will take home the 2012 PSP Phoenix Layout? Share your predictions in the comments!

Pro Paintball team Tampa Bay Damage

After a hard fought match, Tampa Bay Damage beat out Houston Heat for the PSP Galveston Open title. Tampa Bay Damage, a DYE Paintball team, played exceptionally well and finished strong in the finals. This was Houston Heat’s first event in the pro paintball division and the team definitely proved they are not messing around. San Diego Dynasty placed in third and the Los Angeles Ironmen placed in 4th.

Tune in tomorrow for Day 1 of the PSP Phoenix Open paintball event. ProPaintball will be hosting a free paintball webcast and live chat, powered by Paintball Access.

Teams from across the world are preparing for a combination of paintball events hosted in Glendale, AZ at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Tomorrow begins the pro paintball finals that were postponed from PSP Galveston (due to extreme weather). Friday morning the 2012 PSP Phoenix Open kicks off with a bang. Pro and divisional competition and a huge paintball trade show will run through the weekend.

The next 4 days will feature some of the greatest action best paintball has to offer. For those of you stuck at home (or in an office), be sure to catch the free paintball webcast on ProPaintball.com powered by Paintball Access.

Read on for official schedules and more.

These are the remaining preliminary matches from the Galveston Island event that had to be postponed due to weather. Phoenix matches will begin Friday morning.

Thursday, Pro Schedule (All times are Pacific):

8:00 AM Tampa Bay Damage vs Houston Heat
8:45 AM Omaha Vicious vs upTon 187 cRew
9:30 AM Moscow Red Legion vs LA Infamous
10:15 AM Tampa Bay Damage vs upTon 187 cRew
11:00 AM LA Infamous vs Houston Heat
11:45 AM Moscow Red Legion vs Omaha Vicious

Quarter-Finals, Semis and Finals will follow.  After Thursday’s games are completed, a schedule of the Professional Games for the Phoenix Open (starting at 8:00 am on Friday) will be released.

Scott Kemp of the Los Angeles Ironmen will not being competing at the 2012 PSP Phoenix Open. If rumors are true, this would be the 2nd (of 2) events he has missed in 2012. The first event was due to friend and former teammate Alex Hong’s wedding. This time around his absence is due to a Body Building competition. According to ProPaintball insiders Skemp would like to continue competing professionally but his body building career takes priority. From what we have heard, Skemp is extremely dedicated to body building. So much so that he recently left his desk job to follow his dream. Only time will tell what happens with his professional paintball career.

Where do you think Skemp should focus his energy? Paintball, Body Building, or both?

In previous events, the PSP had setup the broadcast tower on the far side of the field (pro area). This new paintball broadcast tower will be placed alongside the grandstand seating and contribute to the energy of the event.

Be sure to tune in to the free paintball webcast and chat hosted live on ProPaintball.com and Paintball Access.com this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Ironmen Paintball team breaking out

Phillip “Stretch” Baker (1904Photography) and ProPaintball are proud to unveil part 4 of the PSP Galveston Paintball Photo collection. Check out action from the divisional and professional paintball divisions. Witness the struggle and the triumph as the best paintball players in the world fight for their way to the podium.

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Andrew Holtegaard (AndrewHPhoto) and ProPaintball are proud to unveil part 3 of the PSP Galveston Paintball Photo collection. Check out action from the divisional and professional paintball divisions. Witness the struggle and the triumph as the best paintball players in the world fight for their way to the podium.

Check back tomorrow for another great photo gallery of PSP Galveston 2012!

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Taking a bath on the pro field

Phillip “Stretch” Baker (1904Photography) and ProPaintball are proud to unveil part 2 of the PSP Galveston Paintball Photo collection. Check out action from the divisional and professional paintball divisions. Witness the struggle and the triumph as the best paintball players in the world fight for their way to the podium.

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What photos are your favorites? Share them in the comments and we can feature them throughout the site.