2005 NPPL San Diego Open

The 2005 NPPL San Diego Open was the fourth tournament of the 2005 NPPL Super 7 season, held from 16–18 September at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. San Diego Dynasty defeated Sacramento XSV to win the professional division.[1][2][3]

Venue and organisation

Pure Promotions installed tournament fields in the stadium parking area, using NPPL Action Turf. The event included a trade show and live music.[1]

Divisional competition began on Friday, while professional preliminary games took place on Saturday. Six college teams also competed.[1]

Professional competition

Eighteen professional teams played in two preliminary groups. Eight advanced to a quarter-final round-robin, from which XSV, Oakland Empire, Dynasty and Miami Rage reached the semi-finals.[1]

XSV won the opening championship game, but Dynasty took the next two to secure the title. Oakland Empire defeated Miami Rage in two games for third place.[1]

Results

Final placings[3]
Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Professional	San Diego Dynasty	Sacramento XSV	Oakland Empire	Miami Rage
Semi-professional	All Americans	Dynasty Dynamics	Doc's Raiders	Shockwave Canada
Division I	San Diego Aftermath	Texas Storm	Urban Quest	Triple Tap
Division II	NTK	X-Factor	San Diego Aftermath 2	Total Chaos
Division III	The Outfit	SCP Epic	Icon	Oklahoma Impact
College	USC	Arizona State Maroon	UC Irvine Blue	Arizona State Gold

Divisional finals

All Americans recovered from an opening loss to beat Dynasty Dynamics two games to one. San Diego Aftermath defeated Texas Storm in two games for Division I. NTK beat X-Factor in two games for Division II, while The Outfit defeated SCP Epic in two games for Division III.[1]

College competition

USC defeated Arizona State Maroon in two games for the college title. UC Irvine Blue beat Arizona State Gold in two games for third place.[1]

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