Paintball Magazine June 2017 Issue | Page 130

The Semi-Pro finals would replicate the same matchup as the Las Vegas Open finals just months before. Yet again, another Brooklyn Bears vs Sacramento DMG showdown. This showdown though would be a slow, stale match that would drag on until the final minute where it came down (tied at 1) to a 1-on-1. DMG rushes to hit the buzzer, takes a hit simultaneously in the process but is able to hit the buzzer. Conflict ensues and confusion fills the stands, pits and commentator booth as DMG is handed the point and the lead 2 to 1 with under thirty seconds remaining. The Bears attempt a desperation push in hopes of a tie, but instead draw a major penalty that would put the nail in the coffin and hand DMG their second victory in a row. The professional finals match would show a test of patience on both ends as neither 0130 paintball.media magazine team would budge to make the first mistake. We see this often come Sunday, everything on the line, a slow, methodical gameplay starts to come out. Back and forth each team would trade, and trade, and trade until the scoreboard sat at 3 apiece. Clock winding down, Impact would make the push, forcing Heat to concede as they hand Impact the 4 to 3 lead with 46 seconds remaining. But if there is one thing we have learned in this sport, is that every second counts and 46 seconds would prove to be plenty of time to stage an epic comeback. In an almost identical fashion to the Las Vegas Open loss to Dynasty, Impact would be unable to hold strong in the final seconds as Sergei Solnishkov barrels down the center of the field picking off Impact one by one. As the final seconds wound down, Sam Monville sprints down to eliminate Nick Leival and hit the buzzer with 4 seconds remaining in