PaintballX3 Magazine August, 2013 Euro | Page 99

TOURNAMENT Paintball in Italy is growing fast. Most of the European players have now heard about how hard Italians are trying to develop paintball in their country but also promoting outside of Italy. Champions Paintball series is only the tip of the iceberg but is the bigger example of how much energy and passion they are involving in. The Same emotions and approach are used for the Italian fields and tournaments, and now they have become organized with a newly formed Italian federation (FISP) along with a national and regional championship series of events (IPBS). IPBS is organizing high level tournaments where the country’s most prominate teams are participat- ing. We could see the growth of quality at the second event that took place in Milano on 19 May. Players were organized in two divisions: Div. A with nine teams such as Italian Idols, Scorpions Milano, Empire Venice, Reservoir Dogs and Div. B with eight teams among which Alchemist, Extreme Neapolis 2 Hallucinate and Riddlers. Both divisions were divided into two groups. The event was under the close watch of the EPBS Italian referees led head marshal, Erik Loyd. Loyd is involved teaching the Italian marshal crew. X3EURO.COM 99