2007 NPPL season
The 2007 NPPL season was the fifth season of the National Professional Paintball League's Super 7 World Series. Five United States tournaments offered seven-player competition in Professional, Semi-Pro and Divisions I–III.[1][2][3][4][5]
San Diego Dynasty won its fifth consecutive professional Super 7 series championship. A-Team won Semi-Pro, Dynasty Entourage won Division I, 187 cRew won Division II and Xclusive won Division III.[5]
Organisation
[edit]The season began following the acquisition of the NPPL and XPSL by Pacific Paintball LLC. Shawn Walker became president of Pacific Paintball, overseeing both leagues.[1]
Professional remained an eighteen-team restricted division. Teams seeking professional status competed through Semi-Pro, while the lowest-ranked professional teams faced relegation.[1][5]
United States calendar
[edit]| Round | Event | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Beach Open | 23–25 March 2007 | Huntington Beach, California |
| 2 | Tampa Open | 11–13 May 2007 | Raymond James Stadium grounds, Tampa, Florida |
| 3 | Boston Open | 13–15 July 2007 | Gillette Stadium grounds, Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 4 | Kansas City Open | 21–23 September 2007 | Kemper Arena complex, Kansas City, Missouri |
| 5 | Commander's Cup | 30 November–2 December 2007 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California |
Sources: contemporary WARPIG event reports.[1][2][3][4][5]
Event results
[edit]The table lists tournament winners. Kansas City's professional result incorporates the subsequent tie-breaker rather than the initially announced shared first place.[4][5]
| Event | Professional | Semi-Pro | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Beach | Oakland Blast | SE X-Factor | Synergy | Splat Kids | Xclusive |
| Tampa | San Diego Dynasty | OC Bushwackers | Dynasty Entourage | Miami Rage D2 | Air Assault Factory |
| Boston | San Diego Dynasty | SA X-Factor | Rock-It Kids | SCP Epic | FYT |
| Kansas City | Los Angeles Ironmen | SE X-Factor | Dynasty Entourage | Arsenal Kidz | Go For Broke |
| Commander's Cup | San Diego Dynasty | A-Team | Dynasty Entourage | Arsenal Kidz | Rockstar Factory Red |
Sources: WARPIG's event reports and ClassicScores. ClassicScores retains both Ironmen and Edmonton Impact in first place at Kansas City; the contemporary Commander's Cup report documents the later resolution.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
SE X-Factor and SA X-Factor are retained as separately recorded entrants.[3][4]
Kansas City professional final
[edit]Los Angeles Ironmen and Edmonton Impact each won one championship game, with the remaining game drawn. Both teams declined the prescribed one-on-one tie-breaker and agreed to share first place. A tied first-place result was announced at the tournament.[4]
The league subsequently required the tie to be resolved. A postponed one-on-one contest took place at the start of the Commander's Cup, which Ironmen won, establishing Ironmen first and Impact second for Kansas City.[5]
Season champions
[edit]| Classification | Champion |
|---|---|
| Professional | San Diego Dynasty |
| Semi-Pro | A-Team |
| Division I | Dynasty Entourage |
| Division II | 187 cRew |
| Division III | Xclusive |
Source: WARPIG's season-ending report.[5]
Dynasty won the Commander's Cup while Edmonton Impact finished fourth, securing Dynasty's professional championship. A-Team and Dynasty Entourage also won both their finale tournament and season titles.[5]
Promotion and relegation
[edit]The season's promotion system offered professional places to leading Semi-Pro teams, with the bottom three professional teams moving down.[5]
Pasadena Bad Company, Las Vegas LTZ and Miami Rage occupied the relegation positions. Sacramento XSV retained its professional status.[5]
The following season's opening report identified OC Bushwackers, San Antonio X-Factor and Aftermath as new or returning professional entrants. Their participation is distinct from A-Team's documented 2007 Semi-Pro championship.[7]
Competition developments
[edit]The 2007 rules required a flag hang to win a game in best-of-three rounds. A higher score based solely on surviving or eliminated players no longer constituted a win in those rounds; unresolved contests could proceed to one-on-one tie-breakers.[1]
The rules also added provisions for five-player and three-player formats, although the principal Super 7 competition remained seven-player.[1]
At Kansas City, the main competition field was placed inside Kemper Arena. The event attracted 129 teams.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “NPPL Huntington Beach”. WARPIG, 23–25 March 2007.
- “NPPL — Tampa”. WARPIG, 11–13 May 2007.
- “NPPL — Boston”. WARPIG, 13–15 July 2007.
- “NPPL Kansas City Open”. WARPIG, 21–23 September 2007. Records the initially announced shared professional first place.
- Dawn Mills, “NPPL Commander's Cup”. WARPIG, 30 November–2 December 2007. Records season champions, relegations and the postponed Kansas City tie-breaker.
- ClassicScores. Historical 2007 NPPL seven-player results for Huntington Beach, Tampa, Boston, Kansas City and the Commander's Cup.
- “NPPL Huntington Beach”. WARPIG, 28–30 March 2008. Documents the new and returning professional entrants.