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The 1997 NPPL World Cup was a National Professional Paintball League paintball tournament held at Paintball World in Kissimmee, Florida, from 21 to 26 October 1997. Produced by Jerry Braun, the event included professional and amateur five-man and ten-man competition, with professional and amateur teams meeting in the preliminary rounds.[1]

Jax Warriors won the professional five-man competition, while Image won the professional ten-man title. Fighters and Lockout won the respective amateur competitions.[2][3]

Organisation and schedule

The tournament brought together teams from the United States and overseas. Braun, who was also editor of Paintball Sports International, produced the event.[1]

Five-man preliminary results covered 21–22 October, followed by the semi-finals and finals on 23 October. WARPIG published completed ten-man preliminary results on 25 October; the ten-man semi-finals and finals took place on 26 October.[1][2][3]

Playing fields

Most fields occupied the sandy, palmetto-covered woodland at Paintball World, behind the Old Town attraction in Kissimmee. Natural vegetation was supplemented by coloured wooden bunkers.[4]

The tournament also featured a Hyperball field, which was reserved for ten-man competition and remained under construction during the five-man preliminary rounds. WARPIG reported that it was intended to move to Cousin's Paintball on Long Island after the tournament.[4]

An inflatable field identified in the contemporary report as Superball used cylindrical and conical bunkers. WARPIG recorded paintballs rebounding from the inflatable obstacles and eliminating players. Its coverage also highlighted the field's portability and suitability for spectators.[4]

Five-man competition

The five-man semi-finals and finals took place on 23 October. Jax Warriors won the professional final with 106 points, ahead of All Americans 1, Rage and All Americans 2.[2]

Professional and amateur results

The following are final-round totals.[2]

Position	Professional team	Points	Amateur team	Points
1	Jax Warriors	106	Fighters	137
2	All Americans 1	85	Farside	82
3	Rage	72	Shockwave CA	78
4	All Americans 2	64	Canadian Express	30

Novice competition

WARPIG reported that no teams initially entered a novice division. An additional competition was formed through a random selection of teams finishing in the bottom three places of the amateur semi-final groups, giving selected teams another opportunity to compete for trophies.[2]

Position	Team
1	Bizzaro
2	Chameleons
3	Bad Karma White
4	Nemesis Jr.

WARPIG initially reversed the third- and fourth-place finishers, subsequently correcting its report following confirmation from the Paintball Sports International scoring staff.[2]

Ten-man competition

The ten-man semi-finals and finals took place on 26 October. Two professional teams advanced from each of two semi-final groups, while the winner of each of four amateur groups progressed to the amateur final.[3]

Image won the professional final with 300 points. Aftershock finished second with 215, followed by Ironmen with 130 and All Americans 2 with 31. Lockout won the amateur final with 218 points, ahead of OBR, Marine Team and Nemesis.[3]

WARPIG credited Bob's Ironmen, Ground Zero and GBD with refereeing the ten-man competition.[3]

Final results

The following are final-round totals.[3]

Position	Professional team	Points	Amateur team	Points
1	Image	300	Lockout	218
2	Aftershock	215	OBR	193
3	Ironmen	130	Marine Team	133
4	All Americans 2	31	Nemesis	40

Equipment and contemporary coverage

WARPIG provided written reports, photographs, score updates and five instalments of PigTV coverage. The programmes combined tournament action with interviews, equipment demonstrations and the closing ceremonies.[1]

Products covered included the Brass Eagle Rainmaker, Pneu Ventures Cyber 9000, Smart Parts Shocker Sport 4x4 and Viewloader Revolution loader. Other interviews featured manufacturers and suppliers including DYE, JT, WDP, KAPP and Palmer's Pursuit Shop.[1]

References

World Cup 1997. WARPIG, October 1997. Contemporary event overview, schedule and PigTV coverage.
5 Man Semi-Finals and Final Scores. WARPIG, 23 October 1997. Includes corrected novice placings.
10 Man Semi-Finals and Final Scores. WARPIG, 26 October 1997.
World Cup Fields. WARPIG, October 1997.

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-The '''1997 Paintball World Cup''', also known as the '''1997 NPPL World Cup''', was an international [[paintball]] tournament held from 21 to 26 October 1997 at Paintball World in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Promoted by [[Jerry Braun]] as part of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL), it featured five-player and ten-player competition.[1]
+The '''1997 NPPL World Cup''' was a [[National Professional Paintball League]] paintball tournament held at Paintball World in Kissimmee, Florida, from 21 to 26 October 1997. Produced by [[Jerry Braun]], the event included professional and amateur five-man and ten-man competition, with professional and amateur teams meeting in the preliminary rounds.[1]
-[[Jacksonville Warriors]] won the professional five-player competition, while [[Team Image]] won the professional ten-player championship. Fighters and Lockout won the respective amateur competitions.[2][3]
+[[Jacksonville Warriors|Jax Warriors]] won the professional five-man competition, while [[Team Image|Image]] won the professional ten-man title. Fighters and [[Lockout]] won the respective amateur competitions.[2][3]
-== Tournament ==
+== Organisation and schedule ==
-Professional and amateur teams competed together during the preliminary rounds before progressing to separate competitions. Five-player preliminary games took place on 21–22 October, followed by the semi-finals and finals on 23 October. The ten-player competition concluded on 26 October.[1][2][3]
+The tournament brought together teams from the United States and overseas. Braun, who was also editor of ''Paintball Sports International'', produced the event.[1]
-A five-player novice competition was introduced during the tournament to give lower-placed teams another opportunity to compete for trophies. Bizzaro won this division.[2]
+Five-man preliminary results covered 21–22 October, followed by the semi-finals and finals on 23 October. WARPIG published completed ten-man preliminary results on 25 October; the ten-man semi-finals and finals took place on 26 October.[1][2][3]
 == Playing fields ==
-The venue combined wooded playing fields with artificial-bunker fields. The woodland fields included natural cover and wooden bunkers.[4]
+Most fields occupied the sandy, palmetto-covered woodland at Paintball World, behind the Old Town attraction in Kissimmee. Natural vegetation was supplemented by coloured wooden bunkers.[4]
-A [[Hyperball]] field was used for ten-player competition. An inflatable-bunker field, described in contemporary WARPIG coverage as “Superball”, featured cylinders and cones. The report noted that paintballs could rebound from its flexible bunkers.[4]
+The tournament also featured a Hyperball field, which was reserved for ten-man competition and remained under construction during the five-man preliminary rounds. WARPIG reported that it was intended to move to Cousin's Paintball on Long Island after the tournament.[4]
-== Results ==
+An inflatable field identified in the contemporary report as '''Superball''' used cylindrical and conical bunkers. WARPIG recorded paintballs rebounding from the inflatable obstacles and eliminating players. Its coverage also highlighted the field's portability and suitability for spectators.[4]
-=== Five-player ===
+== Five-man competition ==
-The following final placements were recorded by WARPIG.[2]
+The five-man semi-finals and finals took place on 23 October. Jax Warriors won the professional final with 106 points, ahead of All Americans 1, Rage and All Americans 2.[2]
+=== Professional and amateur results ===
+The following are final-round totals.[2]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Position
-! Professional
+! Professional team
-! Amateur
+! Points
-! Novice
+! Amateur team
+! Points
 |-
 | 1
-| [[Jacksonville Warriors]]
+| [[Jacksonville Warriors|Jax Warriors]]
+| 106
 | Fighters
-| Bizzaro
+| 137
 |-
 | 2
 | [[All Americans|All Americans 1]]
-| Farside
+| 85
-| Chameleons
+| [[Farside]]
+| 82
 |-
 | 3
-| Rage
+| [[Rage]]
+| 72
 | Shockwave CA
-| Bad Karma White
+| 78
 |-
 | 4
 | [[All Americans|All Americans 2]]
+| 64
 | Canadian Express
-| Nemesis Jr.
+| 30
 |}
-=== Ten-player ===
+=== Novice competition ===
-The following placements and final-round points were recorded by WARPIG. Amateur team names are reproduced as listed in that report.[3]
+WARPIG reported that no teams initially entered a novice division. An additional competition was formed through a random selection of teams finishing in the bottom three places of the amateur semi-final groups, giving selected teams another opportunity to compete for trophies.[2]
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Position !! Team
+|-
+| 1 || Bizzaro
+|-
+| 2 || Chameleons
+|-
+| 3 || Bad Karma White
+|-
+| 4 || Nemesis Jr.
+|}
+WARPIG initially reversed the third- and fourth-place finishers, subsequently correcting its report following confirmation from the ''Paintball Sports International'' scoring staff.[2]
+== Ten-man competition ==
+The ten-man semi-finals and finals took place on 26 October. Two professional teams advanced from each of two semi-final groups, while the winner of each of four amateur groups progressed to the amateur final.[3]
+Image won the professional final with 300 points. Aftershock finished second with 215, followed by Ironmen with 130 and All Americans 2 with 31. Lockout won the amateur final with 218 points, ahead of OBR, Marine Team and Nemesis.[3]
+WARPIG credited Bob's Ironmen, Ground Zero and GBD with refereeing the ten-man competition.[3]
+=== Final results ===
+The following are final-round totals.[3]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Position
-! Professional
+! Professional team
 ! Points
-! Amateur
+! Amateur team
 ! Points
 |-
 | 1
-| [[Team Image]]
+| [[Team Image|Image]]
 | 300
-| Lockout
+| [[Lockout]]
 | 218
 |-
@@ Line 84: / Line 119: @@
 |}
-== Equipment and media coverage ==
+== Equipment and contemporary coverage ==
-The tournament included an industry exhibition. WARPIG's [[PigTV]] coverage featured interviews and demonstrations concerning products including the [[Brass Eagle Rainmaker]], Shocker Sport 4x4, Cyber 9000 and [[ViewLoader Revolution]]. Its online archive also included competition scores, photographs and playing-field reports.[1]
+[[WARPIG]] provided written reports, photographs, score updates and five instalments of [[PigTV]] coverage. The programmes combined tournament action with interviews, equipment demonstrations and the closing ceremonies.[1]
+Products covered included the Brass Eagle Rainmaker, Pneu Ventures Cyber 9000, Smart Parts Shocker Sport 4x4 and Viewloader Revolution loader. Other interviews featured manufacturers and suppliers including DYE, JT, WDP, KAPP and Palmer's Pursuit Shop.[1]
 == See also ==
+* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
 * [[Paintball World Cup]]
-* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
 * [[1996 NPPL World Cup]]
-* [[Hyperball]]
-* [[Sup'AirBall]]
 == References ==
-# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/index.shtml WARPIG, ''World Cup 1997'', October 1997.]
+# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/index.shtml World Cup 1997]. ''WARPIG'', October 1997. Contemporary event overview, schedule and PigTV coverage.
-# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/finals5man.shtml WARPIG, ''5 Man Semi-Finals and Final Scores'', 23 October 1997.]
+# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/finals5man.shtml 5 Man Semi-Finals and Final Scores]. ''WARPIG'', 23 October 1997. Includes corrected novice placings.
-# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/finals10man.shtml WARPIG, ''10 Man Semi-Finals and Final Scores'', 26 October 1997.]
+# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/finals10man.shtml 10 Man Semi-Finals and Final Scores]. ''WARPIG'', 26 October 1997.
-# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/fields.shtml WARPIG, ''World Cup Fields'', October 1997.]
+# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/fields.shtml World Cup Fields]. ''WARPIG'', October 1997.
-== External links ==
-* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/index.shtml WARPIG tournament coverage archive]
+[[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]
 [[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
+[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
 [[Category:Paintball in Florida]]
 [[Category:1990s in American paintball]]
-[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
-[[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]
-[[Category:Paintball World Cup]]
 [[Category:1997 in paintball]]

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