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The final instalment of our Making Moves series brings Stoke Quest's 2020 CPPS season to a close. Did they manage to win Division 1 and earn promotion to Elite for 2021? Read on friends, read on. All good things must come to an end at some point even paintball; after a hectic year for UK paintball CPPS Round 3 would see the final event of the year for Quest. Going into the final event Quest currently sit 7 points clear at the top of Division 1 and would need to win just 2 of their games to be out of sight and win promotion to Elite for the 2021 season. The final event would only be 4 games for Quest due to the nature of the double round robin format, which had been introduced this season. That’s 4 chances to get their hands on the Golden Chalice / Holy Grail / Bleeding Goblets... etc.  The first game of the day saw Quest matchup against the only team that have managed to stop the momentum of Quest so far, the Planet Eclipse factory team Sandbaggers Black. Going into the day, it was...

After a kick ass start to their 2020 campaign in D1, Stoke Quest were coming in to Round 2 as the in-form team with one goal. Victory and promotion to the Elite Division for 2021. Let's follow their story. Making Moves #02 - Featuring Stoke Quest. After a successful Round 1 at the CPPS going 5-0, Stoke Quest would now embark on the next stage of their journey to Elite. CPPS Round 2, Sunday 20th September 2020. An initial hurdle was a smaller squad size due to some player's other life commitments. Chris Milne, Tom Davies, Chris Parsons, Callum Howe, Henry Johnson and Guy Wakefield made the team's full roster of 6. Jim Williams and Andy Gill in a joint effort took on the role of 'Coach'. Finally, not leaving out Caitlin Cross, supporting with pit duties. Round 2 would see Quest face up against 2 different teams for this event in the Form of SAD U.K. and Sandbaggers Black, as well as 3 teams who they have played previously at Round 1 being Thunderducks, Sandstorm and U...

Eclipse Factory, Team Stoke Quest, are a young and progressive team run by the experienced Andy Gill, who knows his stuff; he's been running Stoke Quest teams for many years. His latest Quest team have been smashing their way through the Divisions and really found their form in D2 last year. Their performance in D2 and their subsequent title gave them the belief that they really could make a move for that Elite spot in 2021. Their jump up to D1 for the 2020 season has been an odd one, due to the Covid-19 situation, but it's worked out well for them. The shorter season (3 events) means they can train hard, attack each event hard and ready themselves for a potential Elite Debut in 2021. So what's it like being a paintball team working your way through the CPPS divisional ranks with your hearts set on the Elite Division? We asked them to document their 2020 season, starting at the beginning. Event 1. So here's #1 of our Making Moves blog series - featuring Stoke Quest. Rou...