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Created an article on the 1993 APL Tournament Championships, including the venue, regional qualification structure, preliminary and elimination formats, complete standings, Runnin’ Rebels’ penalty-decided championship victory, tournament awards and the APL’s plans for 1994.
 
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The '''1993 APL Tournament Championships''' was the national amateur championship of the [[American Paintball League]]'s 1993 regional tournament series. Eighteen teams competed at Splat One Adventures in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.[1]
The '''1993 APL Tournament Championships''' was the national amateur championship of the [[American Paintball League]]’s 1993 regional tournament series. Eighteen teams contested the event at Splat One Adventures in Knoxville, Tennessee. '''Runnin’ Rebels''' were declared national champions after a penalty reversed the apparent result of their final against the '''Green Dragons'''.[1]


The tournament combined divisional woodland games with a single-elimination championship stage played on an expanded speedball court.[1]
Runnin' Rebels won the championship after a penalty reversed the apparent result of their final against Green Dragons.[1]


== Venue and coverage ==
== Venue and format ==


The championships were hosted by Splat One Adventures, operated by Randy Baxter. The tournament concluded the American Paintball League’s 1993 programme of regional amateur events.[1]
Splat One Adventures, operated by Randy Baxter, hosted the tournament. Preliminary competition took place on woodland fields, while the quarter-finals, semi-finals and placement games used an expanded speedball court.[1]


Unlike the league’s preceding tournaments, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and placement games were moved from the woodland fields to an enlarged speedball court. The more open setting was chosen partly to facilitate filming for Bob McGuire’s ''American Paintball League'' cable television programme, which was carried by SportsChannel America and regional affiliates.[1]
The eighteen teams initially competed in four groups. Each group winner advanced directly to the quarter-finals. The remaining fourteen teams entered a second preliminary stage, which produced four additional qualifiers.[1]


== Format ==
Lone Wolf, Shadow Company, Green Dragons and Runnin' Rebels qualified through the first stage. Demon Lords, Rad Busters, CIA Widowmakers and Vortex advanced through the second.[1]
 
The eighteen teams were initially divided into four groups. The winner of each division advanced directly to the quarter-finals.[1]
 
The remaining fourteen teams were then rearranged into new divisions for a second preliminary round. The four second-round divisional winners joined the original four qualifiers in an eight-team, single-elimination championship bracket.[1]
 
The original divisional winners were:
 
* Lone Wolf;
* Shadow Company;
* Green Dragons; and
* Runnin’ Rebels.[1]
 
The second preliminary round was won by:
 
* Demon Lords;
* Rad Busters;
* CIA Widowmakers; and
* Vortex.[1]
 
The Renegades, a local teenage team, withdrew after their first two games of the second preliminary round. Their scheduled third opponent, the Rad Busters, consequently received an automatic 80 points.[1]


== Elimination rounds ==
== Elimination rounds ==
Rain began as the eight qualifying teams moved from the woodland fields to the speedball court.[1]


=== Quarter-finals ===
=== Quarter-finals ===
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| CIA Widowmakers
| CIA Widowmakers
|-
|-
| Runnin’ Rebels
| Runnin' Rebels
| Rad Busters
| Rad Busters
|-
|-
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! Defeated
! Defeated
|-
|-
| Runnin’ Rebels
| Runnin' Rebels
| Lone Wolf
| Lone Wolf
|-
|-
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|}
|}


Lone Wolf subsequently defeated the Demon Lords in the third-place game.[1]
Lone Wolf subsequently defeated Demon Lords in the third-place game.[1]
 
== Championship game ==


The final matched the Runnin’ Rebels against the Green Dragons. Both teams advanced along the sides and through the centre of the field, with the Green Dragons using sustained and accurate fire to gain the advantage. The Dragons initially appeared to have won the game.[1]
=== Championship game ===


After the game, however, the Green Dragons received a 120-point penalty. The deduction was sufficient to reverse the result and made the Runnin’ Rebels the American Paintball League’s 1993 national champions.[1]
Green Dragons initially appeared to have defeated Runnin' Rebels in the final. However, a subsequent 120-point penalty reversed the result, making Runnin' Rebels the champions.[1]


The contemporary tournament report did not identify the rule violation that produced the penalty.[1]
The contemporary report did not identify the rule violation responsible for the penalty.[1]


== Final standings ==
== Final standings ==


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Position
! Team
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| '''Runnin’ Rebels'''
| Runnin' Rebels
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| '''Green Dragons'''
| Green Dragons
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| '''Lone Wolf'''
| Lone Wolf
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| '''Demon Lords'''
| Demon Lords
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
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| Renegades
| Renegades
|}
|}
Source: the tournament report in ''Action Pursuit Games''.[1]


== Awards ==
== Awards ==


Al Schofield received the tournament’s Best Judge award.[1]
Al Schofield received the Best Judge award.[1]
 
The Team Sportsmanship Award had been renamed in memory of Michael O. Lyons Sr., captain of the Rogues, who had died in August 1993. The inaugural Michael O. Lyons Sr. Team Sportsmanship Award was presented to the Florida-based Maniacs. American Paintball League representative Ray Bibee accepted the award on the team’s behalf from Lyons’s son, Michael O. Lyons Jr.[1]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Recipient
|-
| Best Judge
| Al Schofield
|-
| Michael O. Lyons Sr. Team Sportsmanship Award
| Maniacs
|}
 
== Aftermath ==


Following the championships, the American Paintball League announced plans to expand its regional amateur programme for 1994. Bob McGuire and Ray Bibee proposed increasing the schedule from seven regional tournaments to eleven or twelve, followed by another national championship provisionally planned for early October.[1]
The Maniacs received the inaugural Michael O. Lyons Sr. Team Sportsmanship Award. The award commemorated the Rogues' captain, who had died in August 1993.[1]


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[American Paintball League]]
* [[American Paintball League]]
* [[Splat One Adventures]]
* [[Tournament paintball]]
* [[Speedball]]
* [[Speedball]]
* [[Action Pursuit Games]]
* [[1993 in paintball]]


== References ==
== References ==
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# [https://oldpaintballmagazines.smugmug.com/Action-Pursuit-Games/1994/May “Hollywood”, “The 1993 APL Tournament Championships”, ''Action Pursuit Games'', May 1994, pp. 36–40.]
# [https://oldpaintballmagazines.smugmug.com/Action-Pursuit-Games/1994/May “Hollywood”, “The 1993 APL Tournament Championships”, ''Action Pursuit Games'', May 1994, pp. 36–40.]


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Latest revision as of 07:45, 31 October 2026

The 1993 APL Tournament Championships was the national amateur championship of the American Paintball League's 1993 regional tournament series. Eighteen teams competed at Splat One Adventures in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.[1]

Runnin' Rebels won the championship after a penalty reversed the apparent result of their final against Green Dragons.[1]

Venue and format

[edit]

Splat One Adventures, operated by Randy Baxter, hosted the tournament. Preliminary competition took place on woodland fields, while the quarter-finals, semi-finals and placement games used an expanded speedball court.[1]

The eighteen teams initially competed in four groups. Each group winner advanced directly to the quarter-finals. The remaining fourteen teams entered a second preliminary stage, which produced four additional qualifiers.[1]

Lone Wolf, Shadow Company, Green Dragons and Runnin' Rebels qualified through the first stage. Demon Lords, Rad Busters, CIA Widowmakers and Vortex advanced through the second.[1]

Elimination rounds

[edit]

Quarter-finals

[edit]
Winner Defeated
Lone Wolf CIA Widowmakers
Runnin' Rebels Rad Busters
Demon Lords Shadow Company
Green Dragons Vortex

Semi-finals

[edit]
Winner Defeated
Runnin' Rebels Lone Wolf
Green Dragons Demon Lords

Lone Wolf subsequently defeated Demon Lords in the third-place game.[1]

Championship game

[edit]

Green Dragons initially appeared to have defeated Runnin' Rebels in the final. However, a subsequent 120-point penalty reversed the result, making Runnin' Rebels the champions.[1]

The contemporary report did not identify the rule violation responsible for the penalty.[1]

Final standings

[edit]
Position Team
1 Runnin' Rebels
2 Green Dragons
3 Lone Wolf
4 Demon Lords
5 Vortex
6 Rad Busters
7 CIA Widowmakers
8 Shadow Company
9 Prism
10 Sudden Impact
11 Maniacs
12 Bad Lands Justice
13 Connecticut Wolverines
14 Wacky Warriors
15 Rogues
16 Warlocks
17 Phantom Wolves
18 Renegades

Source: the tournament report in Action Pursuit Games.[1]

Awards

[edit]

Al Schofield received the Best Judge award.[1]

The Maniacs received the inaugural Michael O. Lyons Sr. Team Sportsmanship Award. The award commemorated the Rogues' captain, who had died in August 1993.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. “Hollywood”, “The 1993 APL Tournament Championships”, Action Pursuit Games, May 1994, pp. 36–40.
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