2003 NPPL Huntington Beach Open
The 2003 NPPL Huntington Beach Open was a seven-player paintball tournament held from 7 to 9 February 2003 in Huntington Beach, California, United States. It opened the NPPL Super 7 World Series and was the first tournament produced by Pure Promotions, WDP's newly formed event-production company.[1]
San Diego Dynasty won Professional, Evil Factory won Amateur, Vicious won Novice and Team RM won Rookie.[2][3]
Venue and organisation
[edit]Five inflatable-bunker fields were constructed on the beach beside Huntington Beach Pier. A central field had spectator grandstands and facilities for television production. The beachfront parking and park areas accommodated the trade exhibition.[1]
Joy Division players and independently hired referees officiated together, with Joy Division supplying each field's head referee. The event was dedicated to the memory of Maurice Gibb.[1]
An organisers' press release recorded 91 participating teams, US$35,000 in cash and US$90,000 in prizes. Dynasty received US$20,000 for winning Professional.[4]
Competition format
[edit]The event used seven-player competition and incorporated elements of the Millennium Series rules. Eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals in Professional, Amateur and Rookie, with sixteen advancing in Novice.[1]
Four teams per division progressed to paired semi-finals. Semi-finals and placement finals used a best-of-three format, with separate contests deciding first–second and third–fourth places.[1]
Results
[edit]WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard and ClassicScores record the following placements.[2][3]
| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | San Diego Dynasty | Ton Ton Flingueurs | Naughty Dogs | Bushwackers International |
| Amateur | Evil Factory | KAPP Factory | PaintballGateway.com | STP |
| Novice | Vicious | Boston Paintball Factory 2 | Old School Hustle | Team Platinum |
| Rookie | Team RM | Ballerz Inc. | Strikeforce | Ephect |
Professional
[edit]Dynasty won all three quarter-final games, scoring 292 points. It then recovered from losing the opening semi-final game against Bushwackers International to win the next two.[2]
Ton Ton Flingueurs defeated Naughty Dogs in the other semi-final. In the championship match, Ton Ton won the first game 94–18, before Dynasty won 99–3 and 97–9 to take the title. Naughty Dogs defeated Bushwackers International in the third-place contest.[2]
Amateur, Novice and Rookie
[edit]Evil Factory defeated KAPP Factory in two games to win Amateur. PaintballGateway.com finished third ahead of STP.[2]
Vicious recovered from an opening-game defeat against Boston Paintball Factory 2 to win the Novice championship. Old School Hustle finished third.[2]
Team RM defeated Ballerz Inc. to win Rookie, while Strikeforce defeated Ephect for third place.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Huntington Beach NPPL 2003: Contemporary tournament report. WARPIG, 7–9 February 2003.
- Huntington Beach NPPL 2003: Quarter-final, Semi-final and Final Scoreboards. WARPIG, February 2003.
- ClassicScores historical tournament results, 2003 NPPL Huntington Beach, seven-player divisions.
- Super 7 World Series Shatters Paintball Attendance Record. Organisers' press release, published by WARPIG, 13 February 2003.