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== Professional tournament involvement ==

Smart Parts maintained close relationships with professional paintball teams and tournament organisations.

The company was particularly associated with the '''[[All Americans]]''', the team whose equipment requirements contributed to the establishment of the business.

The team subsequently competed as the '''Philadelphia Americans''' in the original [[National Xball League]].

The Philadelphia Americans won the NXL championships in 2003 and 2004 using Smart Parts equipment.[1][9]

Smart Parts also sponsored other professional teams and supplied equipment and technical support at major tournaments.

Its involvement extended to tournament promotion.

Bill Gardner represented Smart Parts at meetings concerning the reorganisation of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] in 2001.

Contemporary WARPIG reporting identified him as a representative of both Smart Parts' Pittsburgh tournament operations and the All Americans.[16]

The company continued supporting professional paintball through the [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] circuit and other competitions during the 2000s.