The 2013 PSP Dallas Open has officially begun, an event set to be one of the most exciting professional paintball tournaments to date.

Thursday’s story of the day was without a doubt Chattanooga CEP grabbing an epic win over San Antonio X-Factor 7-1.  CEP has struggled since their pro debut, but it appears new team owner Steve Nicola and captain Robbie Goldsmith have made all the right moves during this crazy offseason and have built a more competitive squad for 2013.

Damage casually picked up 7-1 and 7-3 wins over Aftershock and Vicious, although 2012 PBA MVP Jason Edwards was disappointed in their margins.

Here are some photos from Thursday’s games, check out the Dye Blog and Dye on Instagram @DYEPaintball for more photos from PSP Dallas!

Dye Tactical is excited to announce that Andre “WOLF” Critchlow will be a General this year at Living Legends 6!

Living Legends is one of the largest paintball games of the year, drawing in over 2,000 players from around the world.  After a victory two years ago at Living Legends 4, WOLF has been chosen to represent the New Empire team in 2013′s battle against The Horde.

For more information on Living Legends visit www.LivingLegendsofPaintball.com

Date: May 17-19, 2013

Address: CPX Sports – 2903 Schweitzer Road, Joliet, IL 60436 - 815.726.2800

Websites: LivingLegendsofPaintball.com // DyeTactical.com  // CPXSports.com  // YouTube.com/DreWolf

Social: Instagram @DYEPaintball // @DYETactical // @WOLFPaintball

We are about to enter a new era of professional paintball…  Are you ready?  Here’s the latest from the PSP regarding their new Pro Divisions – Champions & Challengers:

[via PSPevents.com]  - “The level of talent in the PSP Professional Division is undisputedly the fiercest in the world.  Teams from all divisions train week in and out to ultimately one day become a Professional team in the PSP.  Actually making the advancement into Pro however, has historically been too large of a move for most teams to make. 

The PSP would like to change this by putting a system into place for fresh teams to move into an even stronger Pro League.  

The PSP Professional teams will compete against each other in the 2013 PSP Dallas Open.  The top 10 teams from that event will move on to PSP’s Event #2 and play in the newly established Champions Division.  They will perform on the main field for all the glory in front of thousands of fans watching from the PaintballAccess.com webcast and the PSP grandstands.

The other Pro teams from the Dallas Open will be enlisted in a new division known as the Challengers Division.  They will be joining other teams to be named at a later date.  The group of teams in the Challengers Divisions will use the same format and rules, but play on a secondary Professional field during the prelims and will play their final match on the main field for all their fans to watch.  Starting after Event #2, the top two teams from the Challengers Division in each event will move up and compete in the PSP Champions Division for the following event.  They will be replacing the bottom 2 finishers from the previous event’s Champions Division, who will instead perform in the Challengers Division. 

This system of constant circulation will continue event by event for seasons to come.  It is now more important than ever for teams to give their all in each match – as they no longer have just one goal of winning the event – but must perform at their top in every game to make sure they do not suffer the consequence of being knocked out of the Champions Division.  Likewise, the Challengers Division teams at each event have the option to perform and move up for the following event. 

The fight begins March 14, 2013 at the PSP Dallas Open.  Team Registration for all divisions opens soon at PSPevents.com.” 

TonTon, the French paintball powerhouse and one of Dye’s European flagship teams, have re-signed with Dye and decided to compete in both the Millennium Series CPL and the Pro division of the PSP.

After an incredible season in 2012, celebrating their 20th birthday, grabbing a 1st place win in London and finishing 3rd place overall in the Millennium Series, TonTon will be putting their organization to the ultimate test this year by competing against some of the best teams in the world in the PSP.  TonTon will continue to shoot use Dye products from head to toe, and will continue to give back to the paintball community as much as possible in 2013 with various clinics, signings and store appearances throughout Europe and the States.

If you speak French, check out the TonTon on Facebook Here or visit www.teamtonton.fr

If you don’t speak French, you’ll be able to follow TonTon and hear their story via the Dye Blog and www.PaintballAccess.com

They’re here! After months of anticipation leading up to the 2013 PSP schedule, official dates have finally been released.  Only time will tell who is going to rise to the top, but one thing is for sure… the 2013 PSP Season is going to be the biggest to date.

Be sure to keep up on these pages for up-to-date information on the teams, players, and rumors surrounding what is sure to be an epic season of professional and divisional paintball:

PaintballAccess.com – Twitter @PaintballAccess – Instagram @PaintballAccess – Facebook.com/PaintballAccess

PSPEvents.com – Twitter @PSPEvents – Facebook.com/PSPEvents

DyePaintball.com – Twitter @DyePrecisionInc – Instagram @DYEPaintball – Facebook.com/DYEPaintball

Official 2013 PSP Schedule:

Event #1 – Dallas Open

March 15-17, 2013

Cousins Paintball, Forney Texas

Event #2 – TBD

May 3-5

Details Coming Soon

Event #3 - Chicago Open

June 20-23, 2013

CPX Sports Park, Joliet Illinois

Event #4 – TBD

August 16-18, 2013

Details Coming Soon

Event #5 – World Cup

October 17-20, 2013

Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida