Editing 1994 NPPL Dallas Open

The '''1994 NPPL Dallas Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held in the Dallas area of Texas, opening the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL)'s second season. It was advertised for 2–6 March 1994, with professional and amateur competition in five-man and 10-man formats.[1][2]

The [[Ironmen]] won professional 10-man, Washington Reign won amateur 10-man, GBD won professional five-man, and Bad Karma won amateur five-man.[3][4]

== Programme and entries ==
The published programme allocated Wednesday and Thursday to five-man competition, followed by 10-man competition on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.[1]

The Dallas event had an advertised capacity of 32 teams. A season preview in ''Action Pursuit Games'' reported that it had sold out; NPPL treasurer [[Renick Miller]] stated that places had been filled a month before the tournament.[2]

Dallas was followed on the league's schedule by the D.C. Cup, advertised for 27 April–1 May.[1][2]

== Entry conditions and refereeing ==
The NPPL's January announcement listed the following entry fees:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! Advertised entry fee
|-
| Five-man || US$500 per team
|-
| Amateur 10-man || US$1,500 per team
|-
| Professional 10-man || US$2,000 per team
|}

All 1994 NPPL tournaments were advertised as bring-your-own-paint events. The announcement also stated that CO2 would be available at Dallas for US$30 per 50-pound bottle.[1]

Members of Texas Storm and the Texas Black Diamonds were scheduled to provide the Dallas refereeing staff. The league announced a minimum of six judges on each 10-man field and four on each five-man field.[1]

The published competition structure provided for the leading eight professional and eight amateur teams in each category to advance into separate semi-final and final rounds.[1]

== Results ==
The following placings are recorded by ClassicScores.[3]

=== 10-man ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Professional !! Amateur
|-
| 1 || [[Ironmen]] || Washington Reign
|-
| 2 || [[Bad Company]] || Black Sunday
|-
| 3 || GBD || Thunderstruck
|-
| 4 || Assassins || Nemesis
|}

=== Five-man ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Professional !! Amateur
|-
| 1 || GBD || Bad Karma
|-
| 2 || [[All Americans]] || Phantom Force
|-
| 3 || Texas Storm || Untouchables
|-
| 4 || [[Constant Pursuit]] || Wild Rebels
|}

=== Washington Reign correction ===
''Paintball News'' published a correction on 16 April 1994 confirming Washington Reign as the amateur winners. The newspaper explained that its original Dallas report, published on 2 April, had incorrectly labelled the team's photograph and omitted it from the placement list.[4]

== Ironmen's Dallas record ==
The professional 10-man victory was the Ironmen's second consecutive Dallas Open win, following their success at the [[1993 NPPL Dallas Open|1993 tournament]]. They subsequently won again in 1995, completing three consecutive Dallas victories.[5]

== See also ==
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[1993 NPPL Dallas Open]]
* [[1994 NPPL D.C. Cup]]

== References ==
# “NPPL Schedule & Rules”, ''Paintball News'', 22 January 1994, p. 4. Contemporary league announcement covering dates, formats, fees, paint policy, CO2 provision, referee assignments and advancement arrangements.
# “National Professional Paintball League Enters Second Year”, staff report, ''Action Pursuit Games'', May 1994, pp. 72–74. Season preview reporting the Dallas event's advertised capacity and sold-out status.
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1994”; “Dallas Open—Dallas, TX”, professional and amateur five-man and 10-man results.
# “Correction”, ''Paintball News'', 16 April 1994, p. 3. Confirms Washington Reign as the amateur winners and corrects the newspaper's 2 April Dallas report.
# [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball History of Paintball], historical chronology reproduced on Automags.org, entry “1993–1995: The Ironmen Dominate the NPPL”. Records the team's consecutive Dallas Open victories.

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