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== History ==

=== Early competition and 2000 Spyder Cup ===

KAPP Factory was associated with the Northern California tournament paintball scene and fielded players with experience in regional and national competition.

The team's best-documented early victory came at the inaugural Spyder Cup, held on 27–28 May 2000 at [[Three Rivers Paintball]] near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Organised by [[Kingman International]] with assistance from [[Debra Dion Krischke]] and [[Team Effort Events]], the competition attracted 99 amateur teams. Participants were required to use mechanical Spyder paintball markers.[1]

The winning KAPP Factory squad consisted of:

* [[Brian Cole]]
* [[Ryan Greenspan]]
* [[Alex Fraige]]
* Kenny Chamberlain
* [[Yosh Rau]]

The players had previously competed with teams including KAPP, [[IronKids]] and Lofty.

KAPP Factory defeated [[Strange]], OBR I and Machine in the final round, winning by a two-point margin over Strange.

The first-place prize consisted of five Ford Mustang cars valued at approximately US$88,000.[1]

Several members of the winning squad subsequently became associated with the professional team [[San Diego Dynasty]], established in 2001.

=== 2001 season ===

KAPP Factory continued competing in national amateur tournaments during 2001.

At the NPPL Chicago Open in June, the team advanced to the amateur semi-finals.[4]

At the Pan Am Circuit finals in Las Vegas, held from 28 November to 2 December 2001, KAPP Factory won the amateur 10-man division.

The team also fielded entries in the five-man competition, finishing fifth in the amateur division and second in the novice division.[5]

=== 2002 NPPL season ===

KAPP Factory achieved considerable success in the 2002 NPPL and PSP 10-man season.

At the Los Angeles Open in Corona, California, the team won the novice division. Contemporary reporting described the squad as having been recently rebuilt.[6]

The team subsequently finished second in the novice division at the PSP Las Vegas Open in May, behind Static.[7]

In August, KAPP Factory won the novice division at the NPPL Atlantic City Open in New Jersey, finishing ahead of Naughty Dogs Silver, Gridlock and Justice.[8]

At the [[2002 Paintball World Cup]] in Kissimmee, Florida, KAPP Factory finished second in the novice 10-man division behind Cartel.

Its performances across the season secured the 2002 NPPL novice 10-man series championship.[2]

=== 2002 Pan Am finals ===

In December 2002, KAPP Factory competed at the Pan Am Circuit finals in Las Vegas.

The team won the amateur 10-man division, finishing ahead of Check It Factory and Urban Quest I.

A separate entry, KAPP Factory Red, won the amateur five-man competition ahead of Bushwackers WGP and CP Factory.

The organisation also fielded a younger squad, KAPP Kidz, which finished third in the rookie five-man division.[9]

=== 2003 season ===

Following its successful 2002 novice campaign, KAPP Factory competed in the amateur division during the 2003 PSP season.[10]

At the inaugural NPPL Super 7 tournament in Huntington Beach, California, in February 2003, the team finished second in the amateur division behind Evil Factory.[11]

Later that month, KAPP Factory placed third in the amateur 10-man division at the Mardi Gras Open in New Orleans.[12]

In April, the team won the amateur division of the NPPL Las Vegas Open, held at Sam Boyd Stadium.

KAPP Factory defeated ViewLoader Allstars in the final to secure the championship.[3]

The team continued competing in national tournaments during 2003, including the PSP Las Vegas Open and NPPL Chicago Open.