Editing 1996 NPPL Chicago Open

The '''1996 NPPL Chicago Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament in Illinois during the [[National Professional Paintball League]]'s 1996 season. Contemporary announcements advertised '''26–30 June 1996''' at [[Badlandz Paintball Field|Badlandz]] near Chicago.[1][2]

The [[All Americans]] won the professional five-man competition.[3]

== Organisation ==
An NPPL advertisement in ''Paintball Games International'' identified Bad Boyz Toyz Inc. as the Chicago Open's promoter.[1]

The contemporary event listing advertised five-man and ten-man competitions, a trade show and cash and equipment prizes. [[Aftershock]] was named as the lead refereeing team.[2]

A separate contemporary notice announced a novice-only five-man competition on Sunday.[4]

== Advertised entry arrangements ==
Competitors were permitted to bring their own paintballs. The published team entry fees were:[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! Team entry fee
|-
| Five-man || US$550
|-
| Amateur ten-man || US$1,650
|-
| Professional ten-man || US$2,250
|}

The event listing also advertised air charges of US$50 for five-man teams and US$100 for ten-man teams.[2]

The league's trade advertisement listed a US$100 Chicago trade-show fee.[1]

== Professional five-man result ==
The All Americans' professional five-man victory is recorded in “81 Moments that Shaped Paintball”, a historical chronology published in ''Paintball 2Xtremes'' in June 2005. The same account lists the team's five-man victories at the 1996 NPPL Las Vegas tournament, New York Cup and World Cup, and identifies the All Americans as the 1996 NPPL five-man series champions.[3]

== See also ==
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[Badlandz Paintball Field]]
* [[1996 NPPL Pittsburgh Open]]
* [[1996 NPPL World Cup]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==
# NPPL “Tournament Series Information” advertisement, ''Paintball Games International'', July 1996, p. 49. Identifies the Chicago Open dates, promoter and trade-show fee.
# “Calendar of Events”, ''Paintball Sports'', August 1996. Contemporary Chicago Open listing advertising 26–30 June at Badlandz, competition formats, lead refereeing team, entry fees, air charges and trade show.
# [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball History of Paintball], Automags.org. Reproduction of “81 Moments that Shaped Paintball”, ''Paintball 2Xtremes'', June 2005; entry 53 records the All Americans' 1996 Chicago professional five-man victory and five-man series championship.
# NPPL news notice, ''Paintball Games International'', July 1996, p. 14. Announces Sunday novice-only five-man competitions at Pittsburgh and Chicago.

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