2000 NPPL season

The 2000 NPPL season was the eighth season of the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL). Its five-event United States circuit comprised the Los Angeles Open, Pittsburgh Open, Chicago Open, Nashville Open and World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5]

The Southern California Ironmen won the professional season championship, Naughty Dogs won Amateur A and Team Strange won Amateur B. The Ironmen secured their championship by winning the professional 10-player World Cup.[5]

Calendar

Event	Dates established here	Venue or location
Los Angeles Open	10–12 March 2000	SC Village, Corona, California
Pittsburgh Open	5–6 May 2000	Urban Assault, Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania
Chicago Open	21–25 June 2000	The Badlandz, Crete, Illinois
Nashville Open	August 2000	Nashville Paintball Sports, Lebanon, Tennessee
World Cup	October 2000	Kissimmee, Florida

Dates and locations follow contemporary event coverage. Where an exact date range has not been established from the cited sources, only the month is given.[1][2][3][4][5]

The season opener moved from Las Vegas to SC Village in Southern California. Smart Parts returned its tournament to Pittsburgh after holding its 1999 event in Dallas.[1][2]

Nashville replaced Boston as the fourth stop. Despite the event's Nashville name, its venue was in Lebanon. The tournament offered only 10-player competition.[4]

Ten-player event winners

WARPIG's contemporary reports and ClassicScores record the following winners.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Event	Professional	Amateur A	Amateur B
Los Angeles Open	Lockout	Naughty Dogs	Liquid
Pittsburgh Open	Lockout	Bushwackers	Team Strange
Chicago Open	Southern California Ironmen	Fusion	The Family
Nashville Open	Avalanche	Jacksonville Warriors	Team Strange
World Cup	Southern California Ironmen	Fusion	Team Strange

Lockout won the opening two professional tournaments. The Southern California Ironmen won Chicago, while Avalanche won Nashville.[1][2][3][4]

Five-player competition

Five-player classifications varied between tournaments. The following victories are documented in the event reports and ClassicScores.[1][2][3][6]

Event	Competition	Winner
Los Angeles Open	Amateur	C-Ya
Los Angeles Open	Novice	Storm
Los Angeles Open	Rookie	Spider's Web
Pittsburgh Open	Five-player; classification unspecified	Navarone
Chicago Open	Amateur A	Rabid Virus 1
Chicago Open	Amateur B	Team Spank

World Cup offered separate professional, Amateur A, Amateur B and novice five-player competitions.[5]

World Cup

The Southern California Ironmen won professional 10-player, while the All Americans won professional five-player. Fusion won Amateur A 10-player and Team Strange won Amateur B 10-player.[5]

The following table distinguishes tournament winners from the season champions.[5][6]

Format	Professional	Amateur A	Amateur B	Novice
Ten-player	Southern California Ironmen	Fusion	Team Strange	Static
Five-player	All Americans	TC Factory Team / Consilium Dei	Team Strange	Team Strange

The novice categories were additional World Cup divisions created by dividing the Amateur B entries; WARPIG noted that novice was not an official NPPL classification.[5]

Season championships

WARPIG's closing report confirmed the following season champions.[5]

Division	Season champion
Professional	Southern California Ironmen
Amateur A	Naughty Dogs
Amateur B	Team Strange

Lockout entered World Cup as a leading professional contender after winning two events and receiving refereeing points at the finale. The Southern California Ironmen needed first place at World Cup to win the season championship and achieved that result.[5]

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