In just under 24 hours the Bolingbrook Aquatic Center will be swarming with paintball enthusiasts and sounds of buzzers and flying paintballs. The 2008 Chicago Open is a national paintball tournament hosted by the PSP, and will take place June 25th-29th. Last year the Chicago PSP event consisted of over 2,400 players in the tournament, and this year is expected to be even bigger. The Chicago PSP event has historically been considered one of the bigger tournaments of the year, so you should expect to see some real competition on the field. Dynasty, Ironmen, X-Factor, Red Legion, and all the other big team names will be playing at the event among the rest of the lower divisions.

The Chicago event is ironically located in Bolingbrook, IL, a close suburb of Chicago. Its location is perfect for anybody of any age to come and watch the games for FREE. Personally, I was first introduced to the sport of paintball by simply watching the tournaments at events like these. It's truly something you need to experience in the first person, especially while it's summer.

For the people curious as to what the teams are playing for, here is a list of the prizes for each division:

XBall Division 1

1st - $10,000
2nd - $5,000
3rd - $2,500
4th - $1,500

XBall Division 2

1st - $8,000
2nd - $4,000
3rd - $2,000
4th - $1,000

XBall Division 3

1st - $5,000
2nd - $2,500
3rd - $1,500
4th - $1,000

5-man XBall Division 3

1st - $2,500
2nd - $1,500
3rd - $1,000
4th - $500

5-man XBall Division 4

1st - $1,800
2nd - $1,000
3rd - $600
4th - $300