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	The '''1993 NPPL Dallas Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held in Dallas, Texas, on 26–28 March 1993. It was the first completed tournament of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL), following the cancellation of the ~~scheduled~~ [[1993 NPPL San Diego Open\|San Diego ~~event~~]] ~~because of flooding~~.[1][2]		The '''1993 NPPL Dallas Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held in Dallas, Texas, on 26–28 March 1993. It was the first completed tournament of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL), following the cancellation of the planned [[1993 NPPL San Diego Open\|San Diego Great Western Open]].[1][2]

	The [[Ironmen]] won the professional 10-man division, ~~while~~ Thunderstorm won the amateur 10-man division.[3]		The [[Ironmen]] won the professional 10-man division, ahead of the [[All Americans]], Storm and [[Bad Company]]. Thunderstorm won the amateur 10-man division.[3]

	== Background ==		== Background and organisation ==
	The tournament ~~opened~~ the NPPL's inaugural season after the ~~planned~~ San Diego ~~event~~ was ~~cancelled~~. ~~A historical chronology reproduced on Automags~~.~~org identifies 26–28 March 1993~~ as the ~~dates~~ of the ~~league's first completed~~ event. ~~TAG Adventure Park's historical timeline independently records~~ an ~~NPPL tournament in Dallas on those dates~~.[1][2]		The Dallas tournament became the opening competition of the NPPL's inaugural season after heavy rain washed out the intended San Diego opener.[1][2]

			The original NPPL was owned by its member teams and sanctioned tournaments organised by independent promoters. Its sanctioning system gave the league authority over competition rules, prices and paint policies. WARPIG's retrospective account describes the original competition as using a 10-man, two-flag format, with participating teams taking turns to provide referees.[4]

			== Entries ==
			A contemporary notice published in the June 1993 issue of ''Action Pursuit Games'' advertised the Dallas event for 26–28 March. It reported that 28 teams wished to enter a tournament with an advertised capacity of 24 teams.[2]

			The notice therefore documents demand exceeding the planned capacity, rather than establishing the number of teams that ultimately competed.[2]

	== Results ==		== Results ==
	ClassicScores records the following placings in the professional and amateur 10-man divisions.[3]		ClassicScores records the following top-four placings in the professional and amateur 10-man divisions.[3]

			=== Professional 10-man ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	~~\|+ Professional 10-man~~
	! Place !! Team		! Place !! Team
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

			=== Amateur 10-man ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	~~\|+ Amateur 10-man~~
	! Place !! Team		! Place !! Team
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	The professional victory ~~was the first~~ of three consecutive Dallas Open wins for the Ironmen, who also won the tournament in 1994 and 1995.[1]		== Ironmen's Dallas record ==
			The professional victory began a run of three consecutive Dallas Open wins for the Ironmen, who also won the tournament in 1994 and 1995. The team went on to win the 1993 NPPL professional season championship.[1]

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[National Professional Paintball League]]		* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
	* [[1993 NPPL San Diego Open]]		* [[1993 NPPL San Diego Open]]
			* [[1993 NPPL Boston Cup]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	# [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball History of Paintball], historical chronology reproduced on Automags.org, entries “March 26–28, 1993: After a San Diego Washout, the NPPL Hold First Event” and “1993–1995: The Ironmen Dominate the NPPL”.		# [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball History of Paintball], historical chronology reproduced on Automags.org, entries “March 26–28, 1993: After a San Diego Washout, the NPPL Hold First Event” and “1993–1995: The Ironmen Dominate the NPPL”.
	# ~~[https://tag-adventure-park~~.~~ueniweb~~.~~com/why-tag/since-1984-over-4~~-~~decades-tag-1st-s Since 1984: Over 4+ Decades TAG “1st's”], TAG Adventure Park, 1993 timeline entry~~.		# “National Professional Paintball League is Right On Schedule”, ''Action Pursuit Games'', June 1993, pp. 20–21. Contemporary notice recording the San Diego cancellation, Dallas dates and demand from 28 teams for a 24-team event.
	# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1993”; “Dallas Open—Dallas, TX”, professional and amateur 10-man results.		# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1993”; “Dallas Open—Dallas, TX”, professional and amateur 10-man results.
			# [https://warpig.com/paintball/articles/news/nppl_liquidation_02Nov08.shtml NPPL to be Liquidated], WARPIG, 2 December 2008. Retrospective account of the original league's ownership, sanctioning structure, competition format and team refereeing.

	[[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]		[[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]

Admin: Create 1993 NPPL Dallas Open article with documented dates, inaugural-event context, professional and amateur 10-man results, sources and United States tournament categories.

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Create 1993 NPPL Dallas Open article with documented dates, inaugural-event context, professional and amateur 10-man results, sources and United States tournament categories.

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The '''1993 NPPL Dallas Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held in Dallas, Texas, on 26–28 March 1993. It was the first completed tournament of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL), following the cancellation of the scheduled [[1993 NPPL San Diego Open|San Diego event]] because of flooding.[1][2]

The [[Ironmen]] won the professional 10-man division, while Thunderstorm won the amateur 10-man division.[3]

== Background ==
The tournament opened the NPPL's inaugural season after the planned San Diego event was cancelled. A historical chronology reproduced on Automags.org identifies 26–28 March 1993 as the dates of the league's first completed event. TAG Adventure Park's historical timeline independently records an NPPL tournament in Dallas on those dates.[1][2]

== Results ==
ClassicScores records the following placings in the professional and amateur 10-man divisions.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Professional 10-man
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Ironmen]]
|-
| 2 || [[All Americans]]
|-
| 3 || Storm
|-
| 4 || [[Bad Company]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Amateur 10-man
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Thunderstorm
|-
| 2 || Black Diamonds
|-
| 3 || Black Sunday
|-
| 4 || Highlanders
|}

The professional victory was the first of three consecutive Dallas Open wins for the Ironmen, who also won the tournament in 1994 and 1995.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[1993 NPPL San Diego Open]]

== References ==
# [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball History of Paintball], historical chronology reproduced on Automags.org, entries “March 26–28, 1993: After a San Diego Washout, the NPPL Hold First Event” and “1993–1995: The Ironmen Dominate the NPPL”.
# [https://tag-adventure-park.ueniweb.com/why-tag/since-1984-over-4-decades-tag-1st-s Since 1984: Over 4+ Decades TAG “1st's”], TAG Adventure Park, 1993 timeline entry.
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1993”; “Dallas Open—Dallas, TX”, professional and amateur 10-man results.

[[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in Texas]]
[[Category:1990s in American paintball]]
[[Category:1993 in paintball]]

1993 NPPL Dallas Open - Revision history

Admin: Expand 1993 NPPL Dallas Open with contemporary entry-demand figures, inaugural-season context and WARPIG's account of the original league structure; retain sourced professional and amateur results.

Admin: Create 1993 NPPL Dallas Open article with documented dates, inaugural-event context, professional and amateur 10-man results, sources and United States tournament categories.