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	The '''1993 NPPL Reno Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament in the ~~inaugural season~~ of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL)~~, held at Northstar Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California. The event included professional and amateur 10-man competition~~ and ~~a limited-paint five-man tournament~~.[1][2]		The '''1993 NPPL Reno Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held at Northstar Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California. Part of the [[Great Western Series\|Great Western Pro/Am Series]], it was sanctioned by the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) and advertised for 9–11 October 1993.[1][2]

	The [[All Americans]] won ~~the~~ professional 10-man ~~division~~, Washington Reign won ~~the~~ amateur 10-man ~~division~~, and Eat 'Em Alive won the five-man competition.[1][2]		The event included professional and amateur 10-man competition and a limited-paint five-man tournament. The [[All Americans]] won professional 10-man, Washington Reign won amateur 10-man, and Eat 'Em Alive won the five-man competition.[2][3]

			== Organisation ==
			A contemporary schedule published in ''Action Pursuit Games'' identified Russell Maynard's Adventure Quest as the producer. It described Reno as part of the Great Western Pro/Am Series '93 and explicitly confirmed NPPL sanctioning.[1]

			The advertised dates covered the Columbus Day weekend, following the [[1993 NPPL World Cup\|World Cup]], which was scheduled for September.[1]

			== Venue and conditions ==
			The five-man competition took place on wooded mountain terrain at Northstar Resort, approximately 7,000 feet above sea level. A contemporary report described thick undergrowth, large cedar trees and sloping ground.[2]

			Two fields were used for five-man play. The larger upper field covered approximately an acre. The report described clear, cool conditions on the opening day, rain and mist during the second day, and clearer conditions for Monday's finals.[2]

	== Five-man competition ==		== Five-man competition ==
	~~A contemporary report in ''Paintball News'' described a 16-team five-man competition involving~~ teams from California, Nevada, Washington and Canada. ~~It was~~ played ~~on wooded mountain terrain at approximately 7~~,~~000 feet above sea level~~, ~~alongside the professional~~ and ~~amateur 10-man competition~~.[2]		Sixteen teams from California, Nevada, Washington and Canada entered the five-man tournament. Players were limited to 100 paintballs each per game, with a centre-flag objective and a ten-minute time limit.[2]

			Teams initially played in two divisions, followed by competition between the divisions. The leading four teams after two days advanced to the final round.[2]

			Viper Venom led the preliminary standings with 898 points, followed by Technicolor Assassins with 804, Eat 'Em Alive with 766 and Viper Poison with 757.[2]

	~~Players were limited~~ to ~~100 paintballs each per game~~. ~~Games used a centre-flag format with a ten-minute time limit. Two preliminary divisions were followed by play between divisions, with the leading four teams advancing to the finals~~.[2]		=== Final round ===
			Eat 'Em Alive defeated Technicolor Assassins 100–0, lost to Viper Venom 0–100, and beat Viper Poison 34–24. Its final total of 234 points secured first place ahead of Technicolor Assassins.[2]

	~~Eat 'Em Alive won the final round ahead of Technicolor Assassins, Viper Venom and Viper Poison. The report identified~~ Constant Pursuit and the California Black Diamonds ~~as providing~~ the refereeing staff.[2]		Constant Pursuit and the California Black Diamonds supplied the five-man refereeing staff. The report listed prizes including paintball markers, loaders, gift certificates, accessories and trophies.[2]

	== Results ==		== Results ==
	=== Professional 10-man ===		=== Professional 10-man ===
	ClassicScores records the following placings.[1]		ClassicScores records the following placings.[3]

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	=== Amateur 10-man ===		=== Amateur 10-man ===
	ClassicScores records the following placings.[1]		ClassicScores records the following placings.[3]

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	* [[Great Western Series]]		* [[Great Western Series]]
	* [[1993 NPPL Chicago Open]]		* [[1993 NPPL Chicago Open]]
			* [[1993 NPPL World Cup]]

	== References ==		== References ==
			# “National Professional Paintball League is Right On Schedule”, ''Action Pursuit Games'', June 1993, pp. 20–21. Advertises the Great Western Reno tournament for 9–11 October, identifies Russell Maynard's Adventure Quest as producer and confirms NPPL sanctioning.
			# “G-SPOT”, “NPPL 5-Man Tournament: Northstar Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA”, ''Paintball News'', 18 December 1993, pp. 8 and 10. Contemporary report covering the venue, conditions, limited-paint rules, preliminary standings, final-round games, referees and prizes.
	# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1993”; “Reno Open—Lake Tahoe, CA”, professional and amateur 10-man results.		# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1993”; “Reno Open—Lake Tahoe, CA”, professional and amateur 10-man results.
	# “G-SPOT”, “NPPL 5-Man Tournament: Northstar Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA”, ''Paintball News'', 18 December 1993, pp. 8 and 10. Contemporary report identifying the five-man competition as the NPPL Great Western five-man tournament.

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

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The '''1993 NPPL Reno Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament in the inaugural season of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL), held at Northstar Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California. The event included professional and amateur 10-man competition and a limited-paint five-man tournament.[1][2]

The [[All Americans]] won the professional 10-man division, Washington Reign won the amateur 10-man division, and Eat 'Em Alive won the five-man competition.[1][2]

== Five-man competition ==
A contemporary report in ''Paintball News'' described a 16-team five-man competition involving teams from California, Nevada, Washington and Canada. It was played on wooded mountain terrain at approximately 7,000 feet above sea level, alongside the professional and amateur 10-man competition.[2]

Players were limited to 100 paintballs each per game. Games used a centre-flag format with a ten-minute time limit. Two preliminary divisions were followed by play between divisions, with the leading four teams advancing to the finals.[2]

Eat 'Em Alive won the final round ahead of Technicolor Assassins, Viper Venom and Viper Poison. The report identified Constant Pursuit and the California Black Diamonds as providing the refereeing staff.[2]

== Results ==
=== Professional 10-man ===
ClassicScores records the following placings.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[All Americans]]
|-
| 2 || [[Ironmen]]
|-
| 3 || [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
| 4 || [[Tour de Force (paintball team)|Tour de Force]]
|}

=== Amateur 10-man ===
ClassicScores records the following placings.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Washington Reign
|-
| 2 || Eclipse
|-
| 3 || Jokers Wild
|-
| 4 || Storm CA
|}

=== Five-man ===
''Paintball News'' published the following final-round scores.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Eat 'Em Alive || 234
|-
| 2 || Technicolor Assassins || 159
|-
| 3 || Viper Venom || 140
|-
| 4 || Viper Poison || 124
|}

== See also ==
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[Great Western Series]]
* [[1993 NPPL Chicago Open]]

== References ==
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1993”; “Reno Open—Lake Tahoe, CA”, professional and amateur 10-man results.
# “G-SPOT”, “NPPL 5-Man Tournament: Northstar Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA”, ''Paintball News'', 18 December 1993, pp. 8 and 10. Contemporary report identifying the five-man competition as the NPPL Great Western five-man tournament.

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[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in California]]
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[[Category:1993 in paintball]]

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Admin: Expand 1993 NPPL Reno Open with advertised October dates, Adventure Quest organisation, Great Western affiliation, venue conditions, five-man preliminary standings and final-round match results.

Admin: Create 1993 NPPL Reno Open article with Lake Tahoe venue, professional and amateur 10-man results, contemporary five-man coverage and results, references and categories.