Brass Eagle Allstars
Brass Eagle Allstars, also styled Brass Eagle All Stars, was an American tournament paintball organisation associated with paintball equipment manufacturer Brass Eagle. The team competed in national amateur tournaments during the early 2000s before entering the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) professional seven-player division in 2003.[1][2]
The organisation won amateur championships at the 2001 International Amateur Open, 2002 Mardi Gras Open and 2002 Ultimate Madness. It also finished fourth in the amateur 10-man division at the 2002 NPPL World Cup and fourth in the professional seven-player division at the 2003 NPPL Chicago Open.[1][3][4][5][6]
History
[edit]Amateur competition (2001)
[edit]Brass Eagle Allstars was competing in national tournaments by 2001.
At the International Amateur Open in Pennsylvania, a squad named Brass Eagle Allstars II won the amateur five-player championship.
The team finished the final round with 246 points, ahead of Team Rogue (234), Mercenarios Black (108) and Retarded Monkeys (32).[1]
The NPPL's 2001 five-player amateur rankings also recorded separate Brass Eagle Allstars I and II entries at the World Cup.[7]
Tournament success (2002)
[edit]Brass Eagle Allstars achieved several amateur tournament victories during 2002.
At the Diablo Mardi Gras Open in New Orleans, Louisiana, held from 25 to 27 January, Brass Eagle Allstars won the amateur division.
The team finished ahead of competitors including Addicted, Trauma and Brimstone Smoke.[3]
Later that year, Brass Eagle Allstars won the amateur three-player division at Ultimate Madness in Huntington, West Virginia.
The team, listed as representing Rogers, Arkansas, finished first ahead of ESP Eclipse, Nemesis Raven and Oh No's.[4]
At the 2002 NPPL World Cup in Kissimmee, Florida, Brass Eagle Allstars qualified for the amateur 10-man finals against Trauma, Naughty Dogs and Shocktech.
The team finished fourth after losing its three final-round matches.
Trauma won the tournament, completing an undefeated five-event NPPL amateur championship season.[5]
Brass Eagle Allstars finished eleventh in the 2002 NPPL amateur 10-man season rankings with 93 ranking points.[8]
Professional competition (2003)
[edit]Brass Eagle Allstars entered the NPPL Super 7 professional division in 2003.
The team competed at the opening Huntington Beach tournament and subsequently at the Las Vegas Open in April.[9]
At the NPPL Chicago Open, held from 6 to 8 June 2003, Brass Eagle Allstars reached the professional semi-finals.
The team lost its semi-final series against Bad Company.
In the third-place playoff, Brass Eagle Allstars was defeated by San Diego Dynasty in two consecutive games, finishing fourth overall.
The tournament was won by Naughty Dogs, with Bad Company second and Dynasty third.[6]
Following the first three events, Brass Eagle Allstars was ninth in the provisional NPPL professional standings with 62 ranking points.[10]
The team also competed at the NPPL New Jersey tournament in August, qualifying for the professional quarter-finals after losing three preliminary matches.[11]
The available records do not establish the team's final competitive season or a confirmed dissolution date.
Team personnel
[edit]Galen Adams was a documented member of Brass Eagle Allstars during 2002.
Adams participated in the one-on-one Top Gun competition at Ultimate Madness, advancing to the final six competitors.[4]
Complete rosters for the team's amateur and professional seasons have not been established.
Selected tournament results
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | International Amateur Open | Amateur 5-man (Allstars II) | 1st [1] |
| 2002 | Mardi Gras Open | Amateur 5-man | 1st [3] |
| 2002 | Ultimate Madness | Amateur 3-man | 1st [4] |
| 2002 | NPPL World Cup | Amateur 10-man | 4th [5] |
| 2002 | NPPL season standings | Amateur 10-man | 11th overall [8] |
| 2003 | NPPL Chicago Open | Professional 7-man | 4th [6] |
| 2003 | NPPL New Jersey | Professional 7-man | Quarter-finalists [11] |
See also
[edit]- Brass Eagle
- National Professional Paintball League
- Shocktech Factory Team
- Naughty Dogs
- List of historically significant paintball teams
References
[edit]- WARPIG – International Amateur Open 2001, Five-Man Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final Results.
- WARPIG – NPPL Las Vegas 2003, Professional Preliminary Scoreboard.
- WARPIG – Diablo Mardi Gras Open 2002, Tournament Report, 25–27 January 2002.
- WARPIG – Ultimate Madness 2002, Tournament Report.
- WARPIG – NPPL World Cup 2002, Tournament Report, October 2002.
- WARPIG – NPPL Chicago Open 2003, Tournament Report, 6–8 June 2003.
- WARPIG – NPPL 2001 Five-Man Series Rankings, 6 November 2001.
- WARPIG – NPPL 2002 Ten-Man Season Rankings.
- WARPIG – NPPL Las Vegas Open 2003, Professional Results.
- WARPIG – NPPL Super 7 2003, Interim Season Rankings After Chicago.
- WARPIG – NPPL New Jersey 2003, Tournament Report, August 2003.