Editing 2003 NPPL Chicago Open

The '''2003 NPPL Chicago Open''' was a seven-player [[paintball]] tournament held from 6 to 8 June 2003 at the Tweeter Center south of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was the third event of the [[NPPL Super 7]] World Series.[1]

[[Naughty Dogs]] won Professional, STP won Amateur, Twisted Factory won Novice and Team RM won Rookie.[2][3]

== Venue and competition format ==
The tournament used grass areas outside the Tweeter Center concert venue. Preliminary games began on Friday and continued on Saturday, with the remaining rounds played on Sunday. Rain and gusting winds affected play.[1]

Following feedback from the Las Vegas event, the professional championship reverted from best-of-five to best-of-three. Semi-final winners contested first and second place, while the losing teams played for third and fourth.[1]

Professional games remained on the main NPPL field. Amateur, Novice and Rookie championship matches also used that field, while their third-place contests took place on the Evil/PMI field.[1]

== Results ==
WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard and ClassicScores record the following placements.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional
| [[Naughty Dogs]]
| [[Bad Company (American paintball team)|Bad Company]]
| [[San Diego Dynasty]]
| Brass Eagle
|-
| Amateur
| STP
| Static
| Viewloader
| Sharp Shooters
|-
| Novice
| Twisted Factory
| PBMegastore.com
| Atomix Factory Red
| Next Level Factory
|-
| Rookie
| Team RM
| Moneyshot
| Ballerz Inc.
| TCP Factory
|}

=== Professional ===
Naughty Dogs defeated Dynasty in a three-game semi-final, winning 96–12, losing 9–97 and winning 96–12. Bad Company defeated Brass Eagle in two games to reach the championship match.[2]

Naughty Dogs then defeated Bad Company 97–9 and 98–6 to win the title. Dynasty defeated Brass Eagle 95–15 and 99–3 for third place.[2]

=== Amateur ===
STP defeated Static in two games to win Amateur. Viewloader defeated Sharp Shooters in the third-place contest.[2]

=== Novice ===
Twisted Factory defeated PBMegastore.com 25–9 and 20–16 to win Novice. Both games ended without a flag pull, with elimination and surviving-player points deciding the results.[1][2]

=== Rookie ===
Team RM defeated Moneyshot in two games to win Rookie. Ballerz Inc. defeated TCP Factory for third place.[2]

== Championship matches ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Champion !! Runner-up !! Game scores, champion first
|-
| Professional || Naughty Dogs || Bad Company || 97–9, 98–6
|-
| Amateur || STP || Static || 98–6, 97–9
|-
| Novice || Twisted Factory || PBMegastore.com || 25–9, 20–16
|-
| Rookie || Team RM || Moneyshot || 98–6, 97–9
|}

Source: WARPIG's final scoreboard.[2]

== See also ==
* [[NPPL Super 7]]
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[2003 NPPL Huntington Beach Open]]
* [[2003 NPPL Las Vegas Open]]

== References ==
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2003/chicago/index.shtml NPPL Chicago 2003: Contemporary tournament report]. ''WARPIG'', 6–8 June 2003.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2003/chicago/final.shtml NPPL Chicago 2003: Quarter-final, Semi-final and Final Scoreboards]. ''WARPIG'', June 2003.
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores historical tournament results], 2003 NPPL Chicago, seven-player divisions.

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