PaintballX3 Magazine May, 2013 | Page 123

TOURNAMENT players to hustle through their games and the fact that just over a dozen teams came to face off in the combined Division 4 / Division 5 bracket . The prize list for the division was solid , with Valken Proton markers , red-hot Virtue Spire loaders , Eclipse gear and Valken equipment on the line , along with some unique and impressive Exalt team microfiber goggle cloths , sublimated with the MAPL logo and the place the winning team finished at the event . Complete with carabiners for hanging the large banner-like goggle cleaning cloth in a team ’ s tent or pit , the attractive , unique prize garnered almost as much attention as the markers and Virtue Spires . Sunday ’ s fiveman prize list was even more lucrative for that Division 4 / Division 5 bracket than Saturday ’ s three-man , with Bob Long G6R markers on the block , along with yet more Virtue Spires , Exalt cloths , custome-made MAPL Crossfire air bottles and Eclipse gear bags . While Luxe markers were offered for the winners of the D2 / D3 five-man bracket , as the PSP MAO event was looming in the near future , many teams elected to save their money for the national event , and the league simply did not draw enough teams to host the division at Maryland Cup .
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TOURNAMENT players to hustle through their games and the fact that just over a dozen teams came to face off in the combined Division 4 / Division 5 bracket . The prize list for the division was solid , with Valken Proton markers , red-hot Virtue Spire loaders , Eclipse gear and Valken equipment on the line , along with some unique and impressive Exalt team microfiber goggle cloths , sublimated with the MAPL logo and the place the winning team finished at the event . Complete with carabiners for hanging the large banner-like goggle cleaning cloth in a team ’ s tent or pit , the attractive , unique prize garnered almost as much attention as the markers and Virtue Spires . Sunday ’ s fiveman prize list was even more lucrative for that Division 4 / Division 5 bracket than Saturday ’ s three-man , with Bob Long G6R markers on the block , along with yet more Virtue Spires , Exalt cloths , custome-made MAPL Crossfire air bottles and Eclipse gear bags . While Luxe markers were offered for the winners of the D2 / D3 five-man bracket , as the PSP MAO event was looming in the near future , many teams elected to save their money for the national event , and the league simply did not draw enough teams to host the division at Maryland Cup .

While forty teams wasn ’ t exactly a massive turnout for their first event of the season , the MAPL Maryland Cup was a successful event thanks to beautiful Spring weather , a worldclass host park , competitive teams , great referees , lush grass and impressive prizes from companies like Valken , Luxe , GOG , Planet Eclipse , Virtue , Exalt , Crossfire and Bob Long . For more information on the MAPL visit their newly redesigned website online at www . MAPLSeries . com .
Teams making the afternoon rounds on Saturday ’ s three-man competition included WeR1 , Baltimore Equinox 2 and Freedom , and it was Freedom that stood atop the podium when the dust settled . They led Baltimore Equinox 2 and weR1 in the silver and bronze positions , respectively . Sunday ’ s five-man RaceTo competition saw Leverage D4 take top honors , ahead of Tri-State Terror and Shooters 365 . Leverage D4 also won the best-dressed team award for their unique and stylish jersey design and color combination . There wasn ’ t actually a best-dressed team award , but if there had been , they ’ d have won it .

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