2002 Paintball World Cup
The 2002 Paintball World Cup was an international paintball event held from 19 to 27 October 2002 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Organised by Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP), it included National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) five-player and ten-player competitions alongside collegiate and professional X-Ball events.[1]
Chicago Aftershock won the professional ten-player championship, while Aftershock 2 won the professional five-player competition.[1][2]
Tournament
The main venue was on Poinciana Boulevard. It contained twelve fields for conventional competition and a separate X-Ball field, using inflatable bunkers throughout.[1]
Five-player games began on 20 October. Amateur ten-player competition took place separately from the professional, novice and rookie competitions. Professional X-Ball and the collegiate final were scheduled for 27 October at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex.[1]
Results
Five-player
The following division winners and professional placements were reported by WARPIG.[1]
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| Professional | Aftershock 2 |
| Amateur | Naughty Dogs 1 |
| Novice | Chronic Platinum |
| Rookie | Formula |
| Position | Professional team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aftershock 2 |
| 2 | Team Strange |
| 3 | Aftershock 1 |
| 4 | Ground Zero |
Ten-player
The following final standings are recorded in WARPIG's scoreboard.[2]
| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Chicago Aftershock | San Diego Dynasty | Ironmen | Bad Company |
| Amateur | Trauma | Naughty Dogs | Shocktech | Brass Eagle Allstars |
| Novice | Cartel | KAPP Factory | Templars | Philadelphia Eclipse Black |
| Rookie | Momma's Boys | Wild Geese | Mayhem | KAPP Kids |
Aftershock scored 276 points in the professional final round, followed by Dynasty with 206, Ironmen with 121 and Bad Company with 36.[2]
NPPL season championships
Ironmen and Dynasty shared the professional season championship after finishing level on ranking points. Trauma won Amateur, KAPP Factory won Novice and Static AKA won Rookie.[1]
Trauma's amateur ten-player World Cup victory completed a season in which it won all five NPPL events.[1]
Exhibition and film premiere
The event included an equipment exhibition and the premiere of Sunday Drivers at Sun On The Beach in Kissimmee.[1]
See also
- Paintball World Cup
- National Professional Paintball League
- Paintball Sports Promotions
- 2001 NPPL World Cup
- 2003 PSP World Cup
References
- WARPIG, PSP/NPPL World Cup 2002, October 2002.
- WARPIG, PSP/NPPL World Cup 2002: Ten-player Semi-finals and Finals Scoreboard, October 2002.