Editing 1998 NPPL World Cup

The '''1998 NPPL World Cup''' was a [[National Professional Paintball League]] paintball tournament held at Paintball World in the Orlando area of Florida in October 1998. Promoted by [[Jerry Braun]], it featured professional, Amateur A and Amateur B competition in five-man and ten-man formats.[1][2][3]

[[Avalanche]] won the professional five-man title, while [[Chicago Aftershock|Aftershock]] won the professional ten-man competition.[2][3][4]

== Venue and playing fields ==

Braun consolidated tournament facilities at Paintball World, clearing woodland and developing additional playing areas. WARPIG reported that this allowed improvements to remain at the venue rather than relying on temporary facilities at neighbouring Old Town.[1]

Playing areas included woodland, Hyperball and Sup'Air Ball fields. The inflatable system used electric blowers and fabric air hoses to maintain inflation. For ten-man competition, the Sup'Air field was moved onto grass behind Old Town to provide a larger layout.[1]

== Equipment regulations ==

Tournament rules permitted enhanced firing modes provided markers were not fully automatic and did not exceed 8.75 shots per second. Protective goggles and masks had to be independently tested for compliance with ASTM standards and could not be cut down.[1]

== Five-man results ==

Avalanche won the professional final with 130 points. Jacksonville Warriors won Amateur A, while Car-Fonics won Amateur B.[2]

=== Professional final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || [[Avalanche]] || 59 || 59 || 12 || 130
|-
| 2 || [[Ground Zero]] || 2 || 57 || 57 || 116
|-
| 3 || [[Team Image|Image]] || 60 || 6 || 49 || 115
|-
| 4 || [[All Americans]] || 0 || 2 || 6 || 8
|}

Scores are from WARPIG; ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[2][4]

=== Amateur A final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || [[Jacksonville Warriors|Jax Warriors]] || 56 || 58 || 48 || 162
|-
| 2 || Brass Eagle || 56 || 4 || 14 || 74
|-
| 3 || TNT || 3 || 58 || 10 || 71
|-
| 4 || Hellwood || 8 || 4 || 50 || 62
|}

Scores are from WARPIG; ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[2][4]

=== Amateur B final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || Car-Fonics || 6 || 52 || 59 || 117
|-
| 2 || Primal Fear (FL) || 51 || 6 || 60 || 117
|-
| 3 || [[Jacksonville Warriors|Jax Warriors]] || 57 || 57 || 0 || 114
|-
| 4 || Hypernion || 8 || 6 || 2 || 16
|}

WARPIG ranks Car-Fonics first and Primal Fear second despite both recording 117 points. ClassicScores confirms this finishing order.[2][4]

== Ten-man results ==

Aftershock won the professional final with 232 points. Fusion won Amateur A with 226, while Outta Control won Amateur B with 284.[3]

=== Professional final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || [[Chicago Aftershock|Aftershock]] || 98 || 37 || 97 || 232
|-
| 2 || [[Lockout]] || 4 || 95 || 20 || 119
|-
| 3 || [[Rage (paintball team)|Rage]] || 91 || 10 || −8 || 93
|-
| 4 || [[Team Image|Image]] || 18 || 20 || 17 || 55
|}

Scores are from WARPIG; ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[3][4]

=== Amateur A final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || Fusion || 41 || 93 || 92 || 226
|-
| 2 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || 89 || 45 || 16 || 150
|-
| 3 || Thunderstruck || 18 || 10 || 20 || 48
|-
| 4 || Fatal Swoop || 7 || 14 || 18 || 39
|}

Scores are from WARPIG; ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[3][4]

=== Amateur B final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || Outta Control || 94 || 97 || 93 || 284
|-
| 2 || SOB's || 70 || 6 || 88 || 164
|-
| 3 || Crush || 12 || 94 || 14 || 120
|-
| 4 || P&L Factory Team || 12 || 12 || 18 || 42
|}

Scores are from WARPIG; ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[3][4]

== Season championships ==

WARPIG's closing report identified Bob Long's Ironmen as the professional season champions, OBR as Amateur A champions and Outta Control as Amateur B champions.[1]

== See also ==

* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[Paintball World Cup]]
* [[1997 NPPL World Cup]]
* [[1998 NPPL Portland Open]]

== References ==

# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/npplcup98/index.shtml World Cup 1998 — WARPIG Coverage]. ''WARPIG'', updated 25 October 1998. Contemporary report covering tournament winners, season championships, equipment regulations and venue changes.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/npplcup98/5manfinals.shtml 5 Man NPPL World Cup Semi Finals and Finals]. ''WARPIG'', October 1998.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/npplcup98/10manfinals.shtml 10 Man World Cup 1998 — Semi Finals and Finals]. ''WARPIG'', October 1998.
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores]. “1998 NPPL — World Cup, Orlando, FL”. Professional, Amateur A and Amateur B results in five-man and ten-man formats.

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