National Professional Paintball League
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The National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) is one of two American paintball
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 national tournament series that travel throughout the United States each year, and was also the largest professional seven-man paintball league in the world.

History

The NPPL holds five events throughout the United States each year. Registration was open to any team in any division except in the professional division which consisted of 18 franchised professional teams. The three lowest-ranked professional teams at the end of a season were relegated to the semi-professional division, and the three highest-ranked semi-professional teams were promoted to the professional division. Teams competed according to skill level classified into separate divisions. Divisions were distinguished in ascending order as: Division III (D3), Division II (D2), Division I (D1), Semi-Professional, and Professional. Cash prizes were given out to the top four finishers in each division. The season generally started in March and went through October with a tournament being played about every other month.

On December 2, 2008 the NPPL filed for bankruptcy, after the NPPL's 2008 San Diego tournament - ending a short season, due to a hurricane cancelling the Houston event. In 2009, the remaining professional teams contacted former NPPL President Chuck Hendsch and formed the USPL. In late 2009, the USPL obtained the rights to the NPPL namesake for the 2010 season.

General regulations

A regulation NPPL field is 180 feet (54.9 m) long by 100 feet (30.5 m) wide. Inflatable bunkers of differing shapes and sizes are placed on the field in mirrored symmetry. Each end of the field has a start box with the team's flag on it. Each team consists of seven players.

At the beginning of a match, the head referee raises his hand and announces the start of the silent ten-second countdown. At the end of the silent countdown, the game is commenced with the head referee yelling "Go, go, go!" When the game commences, a seven minute countdown is started. The game ends when either all the players on both teams are eliminated, time runs out, or a flag is hung. Points are awarded for hanging the opposing team's flag on your start station, pulling the opponent's flag from their start station, eliminating opposing players, and for live (unmarked) players at the end of a match.

A player is eliminated when they are hit by a paintball that breaks on any part of the body or equipment. Upon elimination the player must place their gun behind their start station and go to their team's deadbox, located in their back corner of the field. If a player fails to acknowledge a hit they run the risk of being penalized with a "one-for-one." This penalty consists of a referee pulling out the eliminated player and the closest friendly player.

Past Venue Locations & Results

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Event 1 Huntington Beach, CA
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Ton Ton Flingeurs

3rd Portland Naughty Dogs

4th OC Bushwackers
Huntington Beach, CA
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Avalanche

3rd Portland Naughty Dogs

4th Arsenal
Huntington Beach, CA
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Sacramento XSV

3rd SF Avalanche

4th Portland Naughty Dogs
Huntington Beach, CA
1st Sacramento XSV

2nd San Diego Dynasty

3rd New York NRG

4th Miami Rage
Huntington Beach, CA
1st Oakland BLAST

2nd Edmonton Impact

3rd San Diego Dynasty

4th Stockholm Joy
Huntington Beach, CA
1st San Antonio X-Factor

2nd St. Louis Avalanche

3rd San Diego Dynasty

4th Golden State Ironmen
Event 2 Las Vegas, NV
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Portland Naughty Dogs

3rd Russian Legion

4th OC Bushwackers
Tampa, FL
1st LA Infamous

2nd San Diego Dynasty

3rd Portland Naughty Dogs

4th Sedition
Tampa, FL
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Sacramento XSV

3rd Empire

4th LA Infamous
Tampa, FL
1st Sacramento XSV

2nd San Diego Dynasty

3rd Pittsburgh All Americans

4th Ironmen
Tampa, FL
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Edmonton Impact

3rd LA Ironmen

4th St Louis Avalanche
Jacksonville, Fl
1st San Diego Aftermath

2nd Golden State Ironmen

3rd New England Hurricanes

4th Oakland BLAST
Event 3 Chicago, IL
1st Naughty Dogs

2nd Bad Company

3rd San Diego Dynasty

4th Brass Eagle
Denver, CO
1st LA Infamous

2nd Sacramento XSV

3rd San Diego Dynasty

4th Avalanche
Denver, CO
1st Sacramento XSV

2nd San Diego Dynasty

3rd Avalanche

4th Empire
Boston, MA
1st Miami Rage

2nd Portland Naughty Dogs

3rd Stockholm Joy Division

4th Chicago Evil
Boston, MA
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd LA Infamous

3rd Stockholm Joy Division

4th Pittsburgh All Americans
Buffalo, NY
1st LA Ironmen

2nd NE Hurricanes

3rd San Diego Dynasty

4th Sacromento XSV
Event 4 Atlantic City, NJ
'1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Montreal Image

3rd Portland Naughty Dogs

4th Bad Company
Las Vegas, NV
'1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Sacramento XSV

3rd LA Infamous

4th SD Dynasty Entourage
San Diego, CA
'1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Sacramento XSV

3rd Oakland Empire

4th Miami Rage
San Diego, CA
'1st Stockholm Joy Division

2nd Ironmen

3rd San Diego Dynasty

4th Miami Rage
Kansas City, MO
'1st LA Ironmen

2nd San Diego Dynasty

3rd NE Hurricanes

4th Montreal Image
San Diego, CA
'1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd OC Bushwackers

3rd Edmonton Impact

4th Tampa Bay Damage
Event 5 Miami, FL
'1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Brass Eagle

3rd Strange

4th Bad Company
San Diego, CA
'1st The Men

2nd Ironmen

3rd Nexus

4th NXS
Miami, FL
'1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Sacramento XSV

3rd Portland Naughty Dogs

4th Joy Division
Orange County, CA
'1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd Stockholm Joy Division

3rd Sacramento XSV

4th Portland Naughty Dogs
San Diego, CA
1st San Diego Dynasty

2nd St. Louis Avalanche

3rd NE Hurricanes

4th Edmonton Impact
Houston, TX
Cancelled due to Hurricane Ike.
Season Standings 1. San Diego Dynasty 1. San Diego Dynasty 1. San Diego Dynasty 1. San Diego Dynasty 1. San Diego Dynasty

2. Edmonton Impact

3. Ironmen

4. Los Angeles Infamous
1. San Diego Dynasty

Teams

The following is a list of teams to have played in the National Professional Paintball League.

Professional

  • Bob Long’s Ironmen (2002)
  • Ground Zero Black (2002)
  • Ground Zero Gold (2002)
  • Fusion (2002)
  • Jax Warriors (2002)
  • Lockout (2002)
  • Miami Rage (2002)
  • Pittsburgh All Americans (2002)
  • San Diego Dynasty
    San Diego Dynasty
    San Diego Dynasty is an American professional paintball team, generally considered the most dominant in the history of professional paintball; the team holds three Triple Crown world championships...

     (2002)
  • SC Ironmen (2002)
  • St. Louis Avalanche (2002) - originally San Francisco Avalanche
  • Strange (2002)
  • Ton Ton Flingueres (2002)
  • Brass Eagle Allstars (2003)
  • New England Hurricanes (2004) - Played as Redz Factory team in 2003
  • Nexus (2003)
  • OC Bushwackers (2003) - Bushwackers International Lost spot in pro Division end of 2006. Regained spot in 2008 placing top 3 in Semi Pro taking Las Vegas LTZ’s spot
  • Portland Naughty Dogs
    Portland Naughty Dogs
    The Portland Naughty Dogs are an American professional paintball team that competes in the NPPL. Portland is featured in the video game NPPL Championship Paintball 2009. They also go under the name the Seattle Naughty Dogs. Portland joined the NPPL in 2003 and have won 2 tournaments.The Naughty...

     (2003)
  • Russian Legion (2003)
  • Pasadena Bad Company (2003) - Lost spot in Pro Division 2007 to SD Aftermath
  • Stockholm Joy (2003) - Withdrew at end of 2007 season due to referee issues.
  • Los Angeles Infamous (2004)
  • Sacramento XSV (2004)
  • Sedition (2004)
  • Chicago Legend
  • Chicago Evil changed name in 2007 to Chicago Farside (2003)
  • Oakland gang bangers (2005) - originally Oakland Empire
  • Los Angeles Ironmen (2006)
  • DC Arsenal (2007) - also played as Dallas Elite
  • Edmonton Impact (2007)
  • Montreal Image (2007)-originally New York NRG
  • San Antonio X-Factor
    San Antonio X-Factor
    The San Antonio X-Factor are an American professional paintball team who competes in the NPPL and PSP. X-Factor is featured in the video game NPPL Championship Paintball 2009. One of the team's premier players is Colt Roberts. In their first season at the Pro level of the NPPL, the X-Factor have...

     (2008) - Took over Las Vegas LTZ’s spot by placing 4th in semi pro and A-Team the first place finisher no longer being a team.
  • SD Aftermath (2008) - Took over Bad Company’s spot by placing top 3 in semi pro.
  • Tampa Bay Damage (2008) - Purchased Jacksonville Raiders spot in the pro division
  • Jacksonville Raiders (2007) - Also known as Doc’s Raiders Sold pro spot to Tampa Bay Damage for 2008 season
  • Las Vegas LTZ (2007) - Lost spot in pro division end of 2007 to San Antonio X-Factor
    San Antonio X-Factor
    The San Antonio X-Factor are an American professional paintball team who competes in the NPPL and PSP. X-Factor is featured in the video game NPPL Championship Paintball 2009. One of the team's premier players is Colt Roberts. In their first season at the Pro level of the NPPL, the X-Factor have...

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