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<p>Create 2005 NPPL Huntington Beach Open article with verified dates, beach venue, closed professional division, championship results and top-four placings across all six divisions, checked against WARPIG and ClassicScores.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;2005 NPPL Huntington Beach Open&#039;&#039;&#039; was the opening tournament of the 2005 [[National Professional Paintball League|NPPL]] Super 7 season, held from 18–20 March in Huntington Beach, California. [[San Diego Dynasty]] won the professional division, defeating [[Sacramento XSV]] in the final.[1][2]<br /> <br /> == Venue and organisation ==<br /> Pure Promotions staged the tournament on six beachside fields, with NPPL Action Turf laid over levelled sand.[1]<br /> <br /> The event introduced the NPPL&#039;s closed professional division, limited to eighteen teams. Professional teams played exclusively against other professionals. The new structure provided for promotion and relegation between professional and semi-professional competition.[1]<br /> <br /> == Professional competition ==<br /> Dynasty lost the opening game of the championship final against XSV, then won the next two to secure the title. It was Dynasty&#039;s third consecutive Huntington Beach victory.[1]<br /> <br /> San Francisco Avalanche defeated Portland Naughty Dogs in two consecutive games to finish third.[1]<br /> <br /> == Results ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |+ Final placings recorded by ClassicScores[2]<br /> ! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth<br /> |-<br /> | Professional<br /> | [[San Diego Dynasty]]<br /> | [[Sacramento XSV]]<br /> | [[Avalanche|San Francisco Avalanche]]<br /> | [[Naughty Dogs|Portland Naughty Dogs]]<br /> |-<br /> | Semi-professional<br /> | The Men<br /> | Influence<br /> | Distortion<br /> | XS NRG<br /> |-<br /> | Division I<br /> | Wicked<br /> | Texas Storm<br /> | Arsenal B<br /> | Paintballerz.com<br /> |-<br /> | Division II<br /> | LTZ<br /> | San Diego Aftermath<br /> | Adema<br /> | Ballistic<br /> |-<br /> | Division III<br /> | Sinfull<br /> | Heaven &amp; Hell<br /> | FTB Grim<br /> | Victory<br /> |-<br /> | College<br /> | Arizona State Sun Devils Maroon<br /> | USC Trojans<br /> | Arizona State Sun Devils Gold<br /> | Illinois Illini Orange<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Divisional finals ===<br /> The Men defeated Influence in two games for the semi-professional title. Wicked recovered from an opening loss to beat Texas Storm two games to one in Division I. LTZ defeated San Diego Aftermath in two games, while Sinfull beat Heaven &amp; Hell two games to one.[1]<br /> <br /> === College competition ===<br /> Arizona State&#039;s Maroon team defeated USC in two games for the college title. Arizona State Gold beat Illinois in two games for third place.[1]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[National Professional Paintball League]]<br /> * [[2004 NPPL Huntington Beach Open]]<br /> * [[2004 NPPL Commander&#039;s Cup]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> # [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2005/hb/ WARPIG – NPPL Huntington Beach, 18–20 March 2005. Contemporary tournament report.]<br /> # [https://www.classicscores.com/static/data/tournament_data.json ClassicScores – Historical tournament results database, NPPL Huntington Beach 2005, event CS0071.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]<br /> [[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Paintball tournament results]]<br /> [[Category:Paintball in California]]<br /> [[Category:2000s in American paintball]]<br /> [[Category:2005 in paintball]]</div>

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