Editing 2008 NPPL Buffalo Open

The '''2008 NPPL Buffalo Open''' was the third tournament of the 2008 [[National Professional Paintball League]] Super 7 season, held from 18 to 20 July on the grounds of Ralph Wilson Stadium in New York. Golden State Ironmen won the professional division.[1]

== Professional competition ==
Eighteen professional teams competed. Eight advanced from the preliminary round to a seven-game round-robin stage, with four progressing to the semi-finals.[1]

Golden State Ironmen defeated Sacramento XSV, while New England Hurricanes beat San Diego Dynasty. The Ironmen won the final against the Hurricanes; Dynasty defeated XSV for third place.[1]

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Golden State Ironmen || [[New England Hurricanes]] || [[San Diego Dynasty]] || Sacramento XSV
|-
| Semi-Pro || Arsenal Evolution || Dynasty Entourage || Phoenix United || Method of Destruction
|-
| Division 1 || Arsenal Kidz || New England Xpress || Aftermath II || DC Monstars
|-
| Division 2 || Miami Rage || Go 4 Broke || DC Arsenal Predators || Infamy
|-
| Division 3 || NV || CS Union || Paintball Authority Kids || Crims Factory
|}

Placings are documented by WARPIG and a contemporary results listing posted on pbhub.de on 25 July 2008.[1][2]

== Pump competition ==
A contemporary results listing records the following pump-division placings.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Coney Island Whitefish
|-
| 2 || Bay City Pump
|-
| 3 || Canadian Response
|-
| 4 || Fox4's Finest
|}

== Jacksonville make-up final ==
Storms had postponed the Division 2 final between Go For Broke and Miami Rage at the [[2008 NPPL Jacksonville Open]]. WARPIG reported that the Buffalo programme included make-up games to decide Jacksonville's Division 2 trophy.[1][3]

== See also ==
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[2008 NPPL Jacksonville Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2008/buffalo/ WARPIG — NPPL Buffalo, 18–20 July 2008: contemporary tournament report.]
# [https://www.pbhub.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32302 pbhub.de — “NPPL #3 Buffalo”, contemporary results listing posted by seppman83, 25 July 2008.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2008/jax/index.shtml WARPIG — NPPL Jacksonville, 16–18 May 2008: report documenting the postponed Division 2 final.]

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