2001 NPPL World Cup
The 2001 NPPL World Cup was an international paintball tournament held from 22 to 28 October 2001 in the Orlando area of Florida, United States. Sanctioned by the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL), the tournament featured professional and amateur five-player and ten-player competition.[1]
Dynasty won the professional ten-player championship, while Chicago Aftershock won the professional five-player championship. Aftershock also secured the 2001 NPPL professional season title.[1][2]
Tournament
[edit]The 2001 World Cup was produced during a period of organisational restructuring within the NPPL and its associated tournament promoters.
Following difficulties with field infrastructure at the 2000 event, organisers revised the venue layout, spectator netting, compressed-air filling facilities and player staging arrangements.
Ten concept fields were prepared, incorporating inflatable bunkers and one Hyperball-style field.
Equipment manufacturers and distributors associated with the playing fields included PMI, Shocktech, DYE Precision, Smart Parts, Diablo Paintball, JT USA, National Paintball Supply, KAPP, Ultimate Air and Kingman/Raven.[1][3]
The five-player competition began on 22 October, followed by ten-player competition later in the week.
Five-player competition
[edit]The five-player tournament concluded on 24 October.
Chicago Aftershock won the professional division, finishing ahead of Ground Zero Chaos, Ton Ton Flingueurs and the All Americans.
Strange Red won Amateur A, Ravage won Amateur B and Static AKA won the Novice division.[1]
Professional results
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Aftershock |
| 2 | Ground Zero Chaos |
| 3 | Ton Ton Flingueurs |
| 4 | All Americans |
Divisional winners
[edit]| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| Professional | Chicago Aftershock |
| Amateur A | Strange Red |
| Amateur B | Ravage |
| Novice | Static AKA |
Ten-player competition
[edit]The ten-player competition concluded on 28 October.
Dynasty won the professional championship, with Chicago Aftershock finishing second, Bob Long's Ironmen third and Bad Company fourth.[1][2]
The professional final standings were affected by a disputed penalty during the match between Dynasty and Aftershock.
Aftershock player Ronnie Simpkins received a penalty for continuing to play after being hit. Following a review by ultimate judge Bill Cookston, a 12-point deduction was applied to Aftershock's score.
The adjustment placed Dynasty ahead of Aftershock in the final standings.[1]
Professional results
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Dynasty |
| 2 | Chicago Aftershock |
| 3 | Bob Long's Ironmen |
| 4 | Bad Company (American paintball team) |
Amateur A results
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Trauma |
| 2 | Farside |
| 3 | Naughty Dogs |
| 4 | All Americans 2 |
Amateur B results
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Warped Kids |
| 2 | Outta Control |
| 3 | Mox Nix |
| 4 | Nemesis DYE |
Novice results
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | VIP |
| 2 | Non Stop |
| 3 | Mortadelos/Kaya |
| 4 | Static AKA |
The final placements are documented in WARPIG's contemporary ten-player scoreboard.[2]
NPPL season championships
[edit]The 2001 World Cup concluded the NPPL national tournament season.
| Division | Season champion |
|---|---|
| Professional | Chicago Aftershock |
| Amateur A | Team Strange |
| Amateur B | Warped Kids |
Aftershock secured the professional season championship by advancing to the ten-player finals.[1]
International participation
[edit]The 2001 World Cup attracted teams from outside the United States.
Russian Legion made its first documented appearance in American professional tournament competition.
Other international entrants included British, French and Caribbean teams.
VIP, representing Puerto Rico, won the ten-player Novice division.[1]
See also
[edit]- Paintball World Cup
- National Professional Paintball League
- Paintball Sports Promotions
- San Diego Dynasty
- Chicago Aftershock
- Team Strange
- Russian Legion
- 2000 NPPL World Cup
- 2002 Paintball World Cup
References
[edit]- WARPIG, "NPPL World Cup 2001", October 2001. Contemporary tournament report documenting the event, competition results, season championships and disputed professional final.
- WARPIG, "NPPL World Cup 2001: 10 Man Semi & Finals Scoreboard", 28 October 2001. Officially reported final placements.
- WARPIG, "NPPL World Cup 2001: 10 Man Preliminary Schedule". Contemporary record of playing fields and participating teams.