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<p>Create 2012 NPPL Huntington Beach Open article with verified dates and pier-side venue, professional playoff results and top-four standings in all eight divisions; distinguish traditional seven-player and RaceTo formats.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;2012 NPPL Huntington Beach Open&#039;&#039;&#039;, promoted as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Surf City USA Open&#039;&#039;&#039;, was a [[National Professional Paintball League]] tournament held from 29 March to 1 April 2012 in Huntington Beach, California, United States.[1]<br /> <br /> The season-opening event took place on the beach north of Huntington Beach Pier. [[Sacramento XSV]] won the professional competition, defeating [[Tampa Bay Damage]] 3–0 in the final.[2][3]<br /> <br /> == Venue and organisation ==<br /> Three enclosed artificial-turf fields were constructed over levelled sand beside the pier, with a trade show at street level along Pacific Coast Highway. The event also included grandstands, team paddocks and a spectator VIP area.[2]<br /> <br /> The tournament expanded to four playing days to accommodate its combination of traditional seven-player and RaceTo competitions. Division 4 play began on Thursday, with the event concluding on Sunday.[2][3]<br /> <br /> == Competition formats ==<br /> The professional division used seven-player RaceTo-5 matches, while Division 1 used seven-player RaceTo-4. Divisions 2, 3 and 4 also offered traditional seven-player capture-the-flag competition.[2]<br /> <br /> Separate Division 3 and Division 4 five-player competitions used RaceTo-4. Pump teams played five-player RaceTo-2. No Division 2 RaceTo competition took place at this event.[3]<br /> <br /> == Professional competition ==<br /> Fourteen professional teams competed. The archived official scoreboard records quarter-final victories for XSV over New England Avalanche, Arsenal over Infamous, Tampa Bay Damage over San Antonio X-Factor, and San Diego Dynasty over Edmonton Impact.[4]<br /> <br /> XSV subsequently defeated Damage 3–0 within the final&#039;s 15-minute regulation time. Dynasty finished third and Arsenal fourth.[3]<br /> <br /> == Results ==<br /> The table lists the top four teams in each of the eight divisions.[3]<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth<br /> |-<br /> | Professional seven-player RaceTo-5<br /> | Sacramento XSV<br /> | Tampa Bay Damage<br /> | San Diego Dynasty<br /> | Arsenal<br /> |-<br /> | Division 1 seven-player RaceTo-4<br /> | Texas Storm<br /> | Camp Pendleton Raiders<br /> | Impact Echo<br /> | Dynasty 2<br /> |-<br /> | Division 2 traditional seven-player<br /> | Arsenal Kidz<br /> | Camp Pendleton Raiders<br /> | Max&#039;d Kidz<br /> | Wicked<br /> |-<br /> | Division 3 traditional seven-player<br /> | Good For Nothing<br /> | Paintball Addix<br /> | High Intensity<br /> | Philly Notorious<br /> |-<br /> | Division 4 traditional seven-player<br /> | DMG<br /> | Good For Nothing 2<br /> | Midway MOB<br /> | Fuzion Rage<br /> |-<br /> | Division 3 five-player RaceTo-4<br /> | WC Grizzlies<br /> | DC Onslaught<br /> | Centermass<br /> | Poison Ivy<br /> |-<br /> | Division 4 five-player RaceTo-4<br /> | RIT Tigers Orange<br /> | Mayhem<br /> | NXN<br /> | RIT Tigers Black<br /> |-<br /> | Pump five-player RaceTo-2<br /> | HenchMen<br /> | West Coast Sharks 2<br /> | Ronin<br /> | A.P.C.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[National Professional Paintball League]]<br /> * [[2012 NPPL Chicago Open]]<br /> * [[Paintball in the United States]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> # [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/uspl/2012/hb/fields/ WARPIG – NPPL Surf City Open field previews, 29 March–1 April 2012.]<br /> # [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/03/29/2012-nppl-surf-city-usa-open-wednesday-coverage/ Social Paintball, Bea Paxson – 2012 NPPL Surf City USA Open: Wednesday Coverage, 29 March 2012.]<br /> # [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/04/02/xsv-wins-2012-nppl-surf-city-usa-open-sunday-coverage-and-photos/ Social Paintball, Bea Paxson – XSV Wins 2012 NPPL Surf City USA Open, Sunday Coverage and Photos, 2 April 2012.]<br /> # [https://web.archive.org/web/20120401214303/http://www.npplnetwork.com/2012HB_PRO.htm NPPL – 2012 Huntington Beach professional preliminary and Elite Eight scoreboard, archived 1 April 2012.]<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:2010s in American paintball]]<br /> [[Category:2012 in paintball]]</div>

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