CCPL 2009 Tournament Classifications

 

RaceTo Formats

RaceTo-1 (3-man)

  • 3 players on the field, up to 5 players on the roster
  • 3-minute games
  • Play one game each against 8 opponents
  • One point per flag hang, most hangs advance.
  • Ties broken by shortest game time elapsed in games where team hung flag.

RaceTo-2 (5-man)

  • 5 players on the field, up to 8 players on the roster
  • 5-minute games
  • Play one best two-of-three match against each of 4 opponents
  • One game point per flag hang. Two match points per win (match with more game points than opponent), one match point for a tie, most match points advances.
  • Ties broken by most flags hung, then least game time elapsed in games where team hung flag.

 

Universal Classification Rules

Classifications Explained

In order to best understand the classification system, it is important to understand what kind of players each division is intended for, so a brief explanation follows.

Beginner

New players start as Beginners. Beginner is meant for players brand-new to competitive paintball and is designed to provide a low-pressure, fun experience. Prizes for beginner are strongly discouraged.

Beginner is likely to be offered in the RaceTo-1 (3-man) format only.

Division 5

D5 marks the entry-level for serious tournament competition. All but extremely occasional or unsuccessful players should expect to spend about a season in D5 before moving up to Division 4.

Division 5 is likely to be offered in the RaceTo-1 (3-man) and RaceTo-2 (5-man) formats.

Division 4

D4 is the "collection" division for local and regional events. D4 players may be players who primarily play tournaments for fun but are no longer inexperienced enough to be D5, or may be newer, serious competitors on their way to D3. Many local and regional players who do not have ambitions for national competition may stay D4 forever, but players who consistently do well in D4 will move up to D3.

Division 4 is the entry level for timed, repeat-point formats, and will thus be offered in RaceTo-4 (X-Ball). D4 will also be offered in RaceTo-2 (5-man) and RaceTo-1 (3-man).

 

The Classification Rules

For the 2009 season only, only national-level participation will cause a player to be ranked D2 at the national level.

RaceTo-2 (5-man)

The higher of a player's RaceTo-4/5/7 class or:
  • Division 3 - Any player who has appeared on more than one Division 3 or higher roster (or been promoted at the end of a season)
  • Division 4 - Any player who has appeared on more than one Division 4 or higher RaceTo-2/4/5/7 roster (or been promoted at the end of a season)
  • Division 5 - All other players

RaceTo-1 (3-man)

The higher of a player's RaceTo-2 class or:
  • Division 4 - Any player who has appeared on more than one Division 4 or higher RaceTo-1/2/4/5/7 roster (or been promoted at the end of a season)
  • Division 5 - Any player who has appeared on more than one Division 5 or higher RaceTo-1/2/4/5/7 roster, or has participated in more than 2 tournaments prior to the current season.
  • Beginner - All other players

RaceTo-1 rosters are not counted higher than Division 4.
RaceTo-2 rosters are not counted higher than Division 3.

For the purpose of determining UCP classification,

  • 2-man and 3-man count as RaceTo-1 experience
  • 4-man and 5-man count as RaceTo-2 experience
  • 7-man and 10-man count as RaceTo-4 experience

Determining Your Class

Your classification is determined based on rosters you have appeared on as a player in the past. This can occur in two ways:

If you play at a given class twice, your classification moves up to that class. For example, if you are currently Division 4, and then proceed to play two Division 3 events, you will then be Division 3.

If you do well in a particular class during the course of a season, you may be moved up to the next highest class at the conclusion of that season. For example, if you play Division 4 all season and place in three or more events, you will probably be promoted to Division 3 the following season.

ALL events a player participates in count towards a player's classification. For UCP events, rosters count as the class in which they appear - for example, if you play on a Division 3 roster, that roster counts as Division 3. For current and past events not currently using UCP classifications, the roster will be assigned a classification which may vary from league to league. You can see this classification listed next to the event in your player history. For example, in CFOA or CFP events from previous seasons, Beginner counts as D5, Rookie counts as D4, and Novice and Amateur count as D3. Thus if you had played Novice once in CFOA and D3 once in PSP, you would be a D3 player.

Additionally, players may be moved up based on previous season performance. Various leagues including PSP and CFOA have moved players up a class for 2009 based on their performance in 2008 and these transitions do affect UCP classification. Players should already be aware of these changes if they affect them.

Team Composition

  • RaceTo-2 (5-man): Up to one player of one class higher per team.
  • RaceTo-1 (3-man): No players from higher classifications.