So the our first PSP event of the year would be played just outside Chicago. After a gruelling flight over, sponsored by toddlers kicking the back of the seat, we landed on North American soil..

We had a few days extra planned in to get some practice done with the purpose of getting back in to the American style of play. During Sunday we drove around looking for places and teams to play, visiting Badlandz where Chicago Aftershock and Russian Legion was practicing and later CPX where the event would take place.

Geared up with our 2011 equipment from Planet Eclipse, we were ready to go. Just have a look at those wood grain egos and geos, as well as our new jerseys for the season.




Without any luck we drove around large parts of Joliet ,IL. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to get any practice this day. Back to the hotel and we started planning the days to come before the event.

We managed to squeeze in two days of practicing at CPX. First one with the help of our friends in Chicago Enemy and Chicago Distortion. A lot of adjustments needed to be made, and we did struggle to figure the field out. The second practice was against Grad Moscow which went a lot better. Grad had won the first event in Texas, so playing on par with those guys was a good confidence boost before the event started.

Since the was a lot of stuff to get done, we weren’t able to get too much sightseeing in, which was a shame. We did how ever manage to experience a tornado alarm when having dinner at TGI fridays. Everyone on the team thought this was very exciting, the locals weren’t equally enticed..

The site was demolished by the weather, and we were starting to get a bit worried that the event would be delayed several days, or the worst case scenario, getting cancelled.
The CPX with Darrell at the helm together with the PSP crew pulled of an amazing feat and managed to get the fields back in order by stripping the DYE-field of it’s parts and inserting it in to the other fields. The DYE-field however, was the field we were supposed to play on, so all of our games were postponed to the afternoon on the Empire field. We were very pleased though since it meant that we would get to play!

Thursday meant that we had two games lined up, the first against Zulu Warriors and the second against Static. We met up with an American player who had contacted us and wondered if we needed an extra player. This guy, Ethan Picket, who is an American handball player, currently residing in Denmark. His resumé looked sweet, and from earlier experiences we know that it’s hard to have too many players on the roster.

Game on...
The first game was very shaky. We won the first point because 3 of the Zulu players were pulled for starting early. This would how ever be the highpoint for us.
Zulu basically ran over us in what was a very frustrating game. We had no luck in locking them down and getting the crucial kills. Their dorito-side player had a great time, taking every chance he had to run down the tape and effectively pick us off the field. Theres not much to say about this game than Zulu outplaying us. We really needed to rework our strategies.



The second game against Static, who placed second in Texas, looked a lot better. We managed to control the tapes with the help of the Mayas in the middle, effectively killing their gameplan. We went up 4 to 1, and then something happened. Static changed their game, and suddenly the game was tied at 4-4 and we were going in to overtime.
In a tough point which ended up with both teams having two bodies alive. Their dorito player tries to run down our center who moved to the dorito corner, but gets shot by our snakeplayer, gets a major penalty giving us the final point. A very important game that went in our favor.

We went back to the hotel and with a good feeling, looking forward to the last two games that was supposed to be played on friday afternoon.

The games were against Factory Black and Colorado Ascent. Factory Black had lost both their games with large numbers, so it was an important game for both teams.

Just like the last game we went up 3 to 0, but just like before we let them back in to the game. Because of an major penalty in the first point that we lost, we had to start the next point with only three players. Getting a minor in this point, we now had to start the following one with four players. The score is now tied at 3 to 3 with time running out. We once again head in to overtime. This OT point is however not as close, with us winning it with three players alive.

The last game would not be easier than any of the other, with Ascent scouting us pretty well. After some back and forth, they are up 3 to 1, and we change our gameplan, utilising the corners more instead of the middle like before. We reduce to 3-3 and are back in the game. We win the following point with one and a half minute left on the clock, forcing Ascent to take action to be able to go to overtime. We play disciplined and get the overhand, almost able to hang the flag but the score remains 4 to 3, which meant that we were almost certainly through to the playoffs.



After a while we get information that we were through to the quarter finals, where we would match up against Total Karnage from Orlando, which we were very familiar with after getting to know their general manager Jimmy Nielsen. The game was moved from Sunday to Saturday which is usually a day off, because of the delays the tornado had resulted in. Sadly this was the day we planned to go in to Chicago, but we were here to play paintball so nobody was too disappointed.

So saturday meant win or go home.

We refined our gameplans a bit, and would lock down the corners even more than before to kill their aggressive style and try to utilise the Half-X in the middle more than before. We played clutch and there wasn’t really anything to complain about, it was a great game from our point of view. It ended 5 to 0 and it meant that we would play our first semi-final in the PSP. It turned out that this game would be played on the Pro-field and be broadcasted on their webcast!

The semi-final was against Grad Moscow early sunday morning.Grad had been scouting us hard in our game against TK, they were ready and able..

There a lot to be said about this game, and still it’s hard to formulate a good description of the game. The first point was almost ours after Grad getting a Major penalty but due to some confusion they never pulled enough players and let them win it with one player alive.
We lost our control from the Mayas, which let their dorito-player have a field day and killed us of effectively much like the game against Zulu. They were up 4-0 when we managed to capture a point. Being down three point, something had to happen and fast. We did however not man up and Grad managed to get their last point and secure their spot in the finals.

Have a look at the game that the PSP recorded.


We would however have a game against Chicago Distortion to determine third and fourth place. Funny how in 7 games, we would get to play two of the teams we practiced against before the event. Ces’t la vie! Man the cannons and aim for the bronze!

Since our practice against Distortion didn’t go to well, we knew they were confident in their game, making us the underdog. This suited us very well, because we knew if we played well, they would get frustrated giving us some leverage.

In a tight game where we kept ourselves on top throughout the entire game, the final point was a real nailbiter. We were up 3 to 2, when distortion made a final push to try to even out the score. With three guys left against one of our back players, they tried to run in the flag but getting shot in the process. One of their two players bunkered our last player and was given a major penalty whilst sprinting to the base creating a lot of commotion which was followed by a few minutes of the refs talking things through and informing the teamcaptains. They did not accept the flaghang which meant that we won the game 3 to 2 and took the third podium spot.

After collecting our medals and plaque, we got to watch one of the most exciting pro-finals in the history of the game between Dynasty and Russian Legion. We packed up our things and said our goodbyes. The following day we managed to squeeze in half a day of sightseeing (shopping) in Chicago before it was time to check for our flight home to Sweden.

We made a lot of new friends in chicago like players, organisers, field owners and photographers. This makes the trips across the Atlantic so much more worth taking, and we would like to thank everyone for making each trip an excellent experience!


Most of all we would like to thank PLANET ECLIPSE.
Without the support from the greatest company in the world, we would never have achieved anything at all. Everything from our awesome custom markers that never let us down, to comfortable clothes that can take quite a beating and still hold up perfectly, to just getting some words of encouragement before a tough game, helps us more than you can imagine.

We would also like to thank Ethan Picket and Andreas Östin for playing with us. It was a treat playing side by side with the both of you, as well as all the help Mattias Svensson and Mikael Männer who both took good care of their work at both tapesides.

Hopefully we can return to the great venue that CPX and Darrell had to offer. Thanks for the training facilities!

Please visit Gary Baum from WWW.PAINTBALLPHOTOGRAPHY.COM who took some great pictures throughout the event, and the first team-photo we’ve had in quite a few years. It was a pleasure to meet you, Hope to see you in New Jersey!



Björn - DOW BDX

Another season has come to its end and people are starting to creap into their local Reball lairs. So what is new? Well, after what started as a "just for fun" project, DoW BDX took the over all ranking in the Millenium Div2. We came out strong with a third place in Malaga, took a nose dive in Germany taking a fifth place, getting back on track in London with an incredible first place and ending the season with a painfully bitter sweet second place in Paris. But the overall ranking was nothing but sweet. First place and a bump up into Div1 next year.

So what can I say about the past season?

Ive never had this much fun with paintball is one thing thats for sure. The team has bonded in a way that I dont think we have done since I started playing with DoW BDX. The guns from Planet Eclipse worked fantastic. When you think" Hell, they just cant make these guns any better then this", PE deliver a gun that just blows you away (and the poor players on the other side).

Great big thanks from DoW goes out to Planet Eclipse, Sissos, Exalt, WPP, to the other scandinavian teams who help us out on and off the field and to ourselves for making this family one worth fighting for.

And on a personal note
As some of you know, Im soon to be a father. Angeliqa and I are expecting a child in April next year. This meens, as you might know, a certain commitment from my part. But if you will still have me I would be honored to continue my paintball career with DoW.

Thank you all for a great season
Mike Walls

This weekend the last turnament in the prestigious SM took place in Örebro.

On Saturday morning, in the rain and mud, our teams got ready to show scandinavian paintball who's who one last time this years. Dow 3.1 and DoW3 knew what they wanted. The games began and both teams had their ups and down, but in the end both went through to the finals. The Dow teams where determined to go all the way. Both DoW3 and DoW3.1 reaching the finals was the goal. Unfortunately, they didnt go all the way. DoW3 lost in the quarter-finals. Dow 3.1 kept going but were unforunately knocked out in the semifinals. This did however not put an end to the tournament! They still had the B-finals to play. They had their eyes set on a podium finish, and so it ended, taking a third place in Örebro.

The Big question remained. Was DoW3's sixth place enough to win the series?
IT WAS! In other words Dow 3.1 took the over all third place and DoW3 took the over all first place in Div.3.
CONGRATULATIONS BOYS!

Sunday meant that it was Dow Oldboys turn to show that old dogs still have trick or two up their sleeves! In the beginning their game went up and down like a roller coaster and nobody knew where it would end. They battled their way through the quarter finals and then on to the semifinals. Unfortunately this was where the roller coaster ended. Just as Dow3.1, Oldboys got to play the B-finals. Now they showed that they had what was needed for them to bring home a third place! Withought missing a single spot on the podium the entire season, DoW Oldboys took the over all title in the second division.
CONGRATULATIONS YOU OLD SCALLY WAGGS!

DoW BDX didnt play this tournament, but still ended up in fifth place in the Pro division.
As the season is over for most of the DoW teams, BDX still have two largest and most important tournaments of the year left to attend, Millennium Cup in Paris and World Cup in Orlando.

Team DoW where proud to represent Planet Eclipse at the latest Big Game held by Topgun Paintball in Saxtorp. Attending the Big Game where no less then 315 paying customers. So what where we doing there you ask?? Well let me enlighten you.

Team DoW had a small presentation at the beginning of the day of who we are and what Planet Ecplise is. We showed of our new Ego10 as a little sneakpeak. After that the players where welcome to borrow a marker from the selection of six Ego10s, one Geo10 and two Etek3s, free of charge for one game. The feedback was great and the guns hardly had time to land on our table before someone else wanted to feel the power behind the lightsabres we call Ego, Geo and Etek.

At the end of the day when we all were worn out and ready for some R&R we still had one last surprise. The people who had borrowed a marker from us got to attend a lottery in wich they could win a product from Planet Eclipse. Six happy campers went home with either a players jersey, bandana or cap.

Team DoW would like to thank Topgun Paintballbana for having us, Tibbe and Sissos pro shop for sharing a tent with us, the DoW members who helpt make this day a success and last but not least, Planet Eclipse for providing us with their highend markers and equipment!

Thanks alot!

Team DoW

First of all we would like to give a lot of credit to the Master of the site, Dragan.
Thanks to all the DoW members, sponsors and all people that helped and spend a lot of time on the site to make "West coast challenge" in Varberg become one of the finest competitions in Sweden.
Thank you all for making this happen.

DoW did it again, this time 3 teams conquered spots on the podium.

Day 1 starting with Div 3.

DoW3 had a weak start as usual, but turned it in to tactical and entertaining paintball, it shows that DoW3 still got it. 18 teams became 8 then 4 and Dow3 ended on a 3rd place. This puts them in the lead on the ranking of PBSM in div 3.

And now let me introduce our latest and newest team; DoW3.1. They did a great first competition. These rookies didn't just win over higher ranked teams and more experienced players, they played excellent paintball, that took them all the way to the finals.
This team ended Saturday's Div 3 competition by taking home a silver medal!


dow3 and 3.1.

Day 2 with div 2.

DoW Oldboys, our Div 2 players, competed against 9 other teams and did a great tournament, as expected. Oldboys also went all the way to the finals after a intensive day and ended in 3rd place. This meant that they also to the top spot in their PBSM division.

Congratulations to the top overall ranking for both teams, and a big welcome to the family for DoW 3.1.