Editing Sup'AirBall (section)

== Tournament paintball ==

=== Adoption of inflatable fields ===

Sup'AirBall contributed to the transition from wooded tournament fields toward constructed, spectator-oriented playing surfaces.

During the late 1990s, major American tournaments continued using a mixture of wooded fields and artificial-obstacle fields.

According to WARPIG's history of tournament formats, the 2000 Paintball World Cup used exclusively constructed fields, and the following NPPL/PSP season was played without wooded tournament fields.[3]

The adoption of artificial fields was broader than Sup'AirBall alone, involving other systems and manufacturers.

However, inflatable bunkers became a major component of the emerging tournament format.

Their portability made them suitable for events staged at sports facilities, exhibition grounds and temporary tournament venues.

=== Millennium Series ===

Sup'AirBall became closely associated with the [[Millennium Series]], the European international tournament circuit established in 1999.

Adrenaline Games supplied inflatable field equipment for the series, helping support tournaments at venues across Europe.[5]

The system's portability allowed organisers to construct competition fields at temporary event locations.

Sup'AirBall's development was also connected to the work of Laurent Hamet, who was involved in both Adrenaline Games and the Millennium Series.

The history of the tournament circuit is covered separately in the [[Millennium Series]] article.

=== International tournament circuits ===

Adrenaline Games has identified Sup'AirBall as a supplier of inflatable fields to numerous international tournament organisations.

Its published list includes:

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[Millennium Series]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Canadian Xtreme Paintball League]]
* [[National Collegiate Paintball Association]]
* [[Central Premier Paintball Series]]
* [[Singapore Paintball Series]]

The company has also supplied fields for other national and regional competitions.[5]

These relationships concern the provision of equipment and related services and should not be interpreted as ownership or administration of the tournament organisations.

=== Standardised competition layouts ===

The use of modular inflatable bunkers helped establish the practice of constructing repeatable tournament layouts.

Competition organisers could publish a field diagram specifying the position of each bunker.

Teams could then reproduce the layout at their own training facilities using equivalent equipment.

This made advance preparation and tactical analysis more consistent across different venues.

It also enabled organisers to modify field designs between events without rebuilding permanent infrastructure.