Posted by
Hilu on
2 September 2010, 8:04 am
So our games in Kirkkonummi weren’t that perfect. In Championship league we ended at 3rd place with Trivoga taking both top positions. In the Semi match Trivoga Silver showed great skill in changing their play againsta us. In Div1 again we were slow to start, with a lot of mistakes in the prelims. Still we got through to semis and finals, but GameOver was too tough an opponent, like all season.
After Kirkkonummi we had our end-season break week, when everyone got to heal their wounds and do those “family-oriented” activities. After that we’ve been playing a lot of game trainings and have rebuilt the field twice. We have to say we like the Paris layout better that the Austrian. The Austrian field felt like something developed outside Ring three whilst drunk. But enough of Bit*hing.
The last League round in Mikkeli will be this caturday. First Div is going to play the morning and League the afternoon. We feel strongly that the we have the teams to take the first in both divisions. In league we have calculated that we need fifth place to win the whole Series. Something that has been bad this year, is that official standings haven’t been published publicly. In div one I guess overall we have a chance for second or third place. After the games we will celebrate our great Finnish season and party. It’s also nice that many of the wives/girlfriends/boyfriends/KitchenAid’s are comming along to see what this thing is all about.
LiveLeague will continue, with running scores for both League and Div 0ne. Div two and three are out of the question, because of time management issues. This time we will have a dedicated person, who will run the scores and will run on cheap Finnish lager. This way our players (that being me) can concentrate on the games. If we will get somekind of sponsorship for this thing next year, we might do all the divisions.
After this week our training goes to a lower gear. Some of our domestic tournament players will probably slow their training schedule to one or two trainings per week. Of course we will have Millennium Paris to go, and Cyclone family will support our Mill players as much as possible, with team-game trainings still mandatory for all.
Posted by
Hilu on
6 August 2010, 4:00 pm
So here it is. The first version of Cyclone LiveLeague. The system isn’t perfect, but we’ll test this thing. If it is a success, based on hits and usability, we’ll do both League and First Division for the last round in Mikkeli. So keep on hitting that refresh button for scores tomorrow.
Preliminary Games (Morning):
| Game# | Team | 1.P | 2.P | 3.P | 4.P | 5.P | 6.P | 7.P | Final Score |
| 1 | Dream Team | | x | x | x | x | | | 4 |
| Trivoga Silver | x | | | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | Cyclone | x | x | x | | x | | | 4 |
| NVP | | | | x | | | | 1 |
| 3 | Trivoga | | x | x | | x | x | | 4 |
| RumaQ | x | | | x | | | | 2 |
| 4 | Urho musta | | | | x | | | | 1 |
| Trivoga Silver | x | x | x | | x | | | 4 |
| 5 | Dream Team | x | x | x | x | | | | 4 |
| Takeover | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 6 | Cyclone | | x | | x | x | | x | 4 |
| Trivoga | x | | x | | | x | | 3 |
| 7 | RumaQ | | | x | x | x | | | 3 |
| NVP | x | x | | | | | | 2 |
| 8 | Takeover | | x | | | | | | 1 |
| Trivoga Silver | x | | x | x | - | | | 3 |
| 9 | Urho musta | | x | x | x | x | | | 4 |
| Dream Team | x | | | | | | | 1 |
| 10 | Trivoga | | x | x | x | x | | | 4 |
| NVP | x | | | | | | | 1 |
| 11 | Cyclone | x | x | x | | x | | | 4 |
| RumaQ | | | | x | | | | 1 |
| 12 | Urho musta | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Takeover | x | x | x | x | | | | 4 |
Continue reading ‘Cyclone LiveLeague Round Kirkkonummi (3/4)’ »
Posted by
Hilu on
2 July 2010, 1:58 pm
Our first game will be against Spartans Athens at 14:30 GMT.
Next 16:30 against 7ene Compagnie Nancy.
Last Prelim will be in Caturday 14:00 against our friends Amsterdam Sabotage 2.
It’s a pity that the Div 1. is only a shadow of it’s former self. Playing against the same teams is a bit boring.Bonus side for this is that you get to know your opponents better: Do they play aggressive or defensive, if they have starplayers, how good their aim is, etc. The other thing to keep in mind is that often the roster of a team can change drastically between tournaments. At least ours has. We have about 12 persons on the active European tournament roster and those are seeded to play tournaments according to free time/money/performance. Good thing about this is that we are more unpredictable. Down side in this is that, because Paintball as a team sport on our level demands that you know the playing styles of your field mates intimately, the optimal mix of styles are not always achieved. I feel that in London we have a great team on site and expect results to confirm this. So you better step up boys!
Hopefully our guys will fill our hungry minds with results and thoughts here or in Facebook
Posted by
Stark on
15 June 2010, 9:48 am
PSP Events has launched an new version of their website adding new features and bringing event videos and pictures more available . With Chicago event starting this Thursday and divisional teams starting their games first its going to be interesting to see if we will have even better coverage from on-site. Even when PSP couldn’t afford to produce web cast for Phoenix this year they put great effort to having game updates trough social media. Hopefully we can see some daily clips and gallery updates.
Posted by
Jii on
2 June 2010, 4:34 pm
Five years.
That’s a long time by any standard. For a team that has been almost completely rebuilt and then nourished in the shadow of past success, it’s a long time to struggle for those rare rays of light. Already at the end of last season we felt that we are definitely on the right path, and the team headed into the off-season with a clear goal to make the last push to the top. A lot of hard work has been put in, the countless hours of practises have finally started to pay dividends. Helsinki Cyclone won again.
Continue reading ‘Victorious at last!’ »
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Tagged 2010, Finnish League, Helsinki Cyclone, Ikaalinen, Paintball, SPBL, Team, Victory
Posted by
Jii on
28 May 2010, 7:55 pm
So, the first weekend of the Finnish National League is here, and we are litterally on the way.. In Helsinki the weather was nice when we set off, we’ll have to wait 60km to see what it’s like in Ikaalinen. So far, It’s a bit overcast but hopes for tomorrow are quite nice.. Hopefully it’ll be as nice as it was outside the terrace of Weeruska in Helsinki.
Continue reading ‘On the way to Ikaalinen’ »
Posted by
Stark on
22 March 2010, 3:15 am
Pro
1st – Edmonton Impact
2nd – Tampa Bay Damage
3rd – Aftershock
4th – Infamous
5th – Dynasty
6th – Legion
7th – X-Factor
8th – XSV
9th – Ironmen
10th – Vicious
Semi-Pro
1st – Entourage
2nd – RTN Allstarz
3rd – Aftermath
4th – SK Moscow
5th – TBD Fierce
6th – Elevation
7th – Raiden
8th – CDR
9th – PB Vipers
10th – X-FactorSP
Continue reading ‘2010 PSP Phoenix Open Results – Edmonton Impact Wins’ »
Posted by
Stark on
21 March 2010, 9:20 pm
For Sunday PSP Phoenix Pro teams going to the quarter finals are Infamous, Aftershock, Damage, Impact, Red Legion and Dynasty.
In Semi-Pro SK Moscow lost in semi finals 3-7 to Entourage leaving Russians to play for 3rd and 4th place.
We have in Semi-Pro finals RNT Allstarz vs. Entourage.
Continue reading ‘PSP Phoenix 2010 Saturday Points and Sunday Finalists’ »
Posted by
Hilu on
9 March 2010, 9:00 am
In my first post on this site, I pondered about the strains that tournaments put on our body and mind. The solution for body was covered, and is nothing new, but what about the mind? Again most of these ideas are presented in other channels, but I see them important enough for repetition.
The mental side of paintball is often thought to be a totally different animal and it’s training somewhat unquantifiable. I think this only partly right. Physical training, when done well is about getting you to push through those mental limits that we all have. This constant “overdoing it” prepares the mind for the torrential rains of London, the heat of Malaga and the top players of the game. It really is the old platitude: No pain no gain. Continue reading ‘Thoughts on Physical Training, Mind Games Continued’ »
Posted by
Hilu on
5 March 2010, 9:39 am
I’m the first to admit that I hate winter. Especially this one where all warmth has left us Finns to the embrace of record snow falls and at worst -25 degrees Celsius temperatures and gusty winds. This has been a time, when I’ve doubted my sense to go jogging into the bitter cold. Thank the maker for gyms and central heating.
I believe that physical fitness is something Finnish Paintballers aren’t concentrating enough on. Of course we, the competition paintballers, have left behind the time, when our back players were all over 30 BMI. Still, Cyclones target for this year: getting to play all the games in the final day of all the Millennium tournaments, is something I think few of us Finns are equipped to deal with. It really takes endurance both from the body and mind to keep pushing through those snakes point after point and game after game.
Continue reading ‘Thoughts on Physical Training’ »
