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Created article on the 2000 NPPL World Cup, documenting the professional and amateur results, Southern California Ironmen's championship, the tournament's equipment exhibition and the premiere of Push.
 
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The '''2000 NPPL World Cup''' was a [[National Professional Paintball League]] tournament held in Kissimmee, Florida, in October 2000. Promoted by [[Jerry Braun]], it concluded the NPPL season and included five-man and ten-man competition.[1]


The '''2000 NPPL World Cup''' was an international [[paintball]] tournament held in October 2000 at Kissimmee, near Orlando, Florida, United States. Sanctioned by the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) and promoted by [[Jerry Braun]], the tournament was the final event of the 2000 NPPL season.[1]
The Southern California Ironmen won professional ten-man and the professional season championship. [[All Americans]] won professional five-man.[1][2][3]


The [[Ironmen|Southern California Ironmen]] won the professional ten-player championship, while the [[All Americans]] won the professional five-player competition. The Ironmen also secured the NPPL professional season championship.[1]
== Venue and organisation ==


The tournament featured professional and amateur five-player and ten-player competition, a paintball industry exhibition and the premiere of the documentary film [[Push (paintball film)|Push]].[1]
The event expanded the site used in 1999, providing ten constructed fields incorporating Hyperball and inflatable bunkers. More than 170 teams entered five-man competition.[1]


== Tournament ==
Wind damaged netting supports and caused delays during the five-man preliminaries. Outstanding games were completed on Tuesday, followed by semi-finals and finals on Wednesday.[1]


The event returned to the site used for the 1999 World Cup, with additional space and playing fields constructed to accommodate the competition.
The additional novice divisions were created by dividing Amateur B entries for this tournament.[1]


Ten concept fields were prepared using Hyperball, [[Sup'Air Ball]] and other inflatable bunker systems.
== Five-man results ==


Companies involved in constructing or sponsoring playing fields included PMI, National Paintball Supply, Brass Eagle, JT, Diablo and Extreme Rage.[1]
All tables show final-round scores from WARPIG. ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[2][4]


The five-player competition attracted more than 170 teams, according to contemporary WARPIG reporting.
=== Professional ===
 
The tournament incorporated professional, Amateur A and Amateur B divisions. An additional Novice classification was introduced for the event by dividing the large Amateur B entry.[1]
 
== Professional competition ==
 
=== Five-player ===
 
The All Americans won the professional five-player tournament.
 
[[Lockout (paintball team)|Lockout]] finished second, followed by [[Chicago Aftershock|Aftershock Dirty]] and the French team Ton Ton Flingueurs.[1]
 
=== Ten-player ===
 
The Southern California Ironmen won the professional ten-player championship.
 
The team defeated Chicago Aftershock during the final round, securing both the World Cup title and the NPPL professional season championship.
 
[[Image (paintball team)|Image]] finished second overall, with Chicago Aftershock third and Bob Long's Ironmen fourth.[1]
 
== Tournament results ==
 
=== Five-player ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
! Winner
|-
|-
| Professional
| 1 || [[All Americans]] || 53 || 58 || 14 || 125
| [[All Americans]]
|-
|-
| Amateur A
| 2 || [[Lockout]] || 4 || 57 || 60 || 121
| TC Factory Team / Consilium Dei
|-
|-
| Amateur B
| 3 || [[Chicago Aftershock|Aftershock Dirty]] || 6 || 6 || 48 || 60
| [[Team Strange]]
|-
|-
| Novice
| 4 || Ton Ton Flinguers || 47 || 4 || 0 || 51
| Team Strange
|}
|}


=== Professional five-player final standings ===
=== Amateur A ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || TC Factory Team / Consilium Dei || 22 || 57 || 50 || 129
| [[All Americans]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || 58 || 59 || 10 || 127
| [[Lockout (paintball team)|Lockout]]
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || [[Bushwackers (paintball team)|Bushwackers]] || 4 || 6 || 59 || 69
| [[Chicago Aftershock|Aftershock Dirty]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Live Wire || 1 || 2 || 2 || 5
| Ton Ton Flingueurs
|}
|}


=== Ten-player ===
=== Amateur B ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
! Winner
|-
|-
| Professional
| 1 || [[Team Strange]] || 45 || 58 || 56 || 159
| [[Ironmen|Southern California Ironmen]]
|-
|-
| Amateur A
| 2 || Gunmen Grey || 10 || 59 || 47 || 116
| Detroit Fusion
|-
|-
| Amateur B
| 3 || Exile || 60 || 2 || 8 || 70
| [[Team Strange]]
|-
|-
| Novice
| 4 || C-Ya || 0 || 4 || 16 || 20
| Static
|}
|}


=== Professional ten-player final standings ===
=== Novice ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || [[Team Strange]] || 58 || 43 || 4 || 105
| [[Ironmen|Southern California Ironmen]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Ravage || 4 || 58 || 14 || 76
| [[Image (paintball team)|Image]]
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || ESP Nitro || 58 || 4 || 10 || 72
| [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Live Wire || 4 || 14 || 5 || 23
| Bob Long's Ironmen
|}
|}


The results are recorded in WARPIG's contemporary tournament report.[1]
== Ten-man results ==


== NPPL season championships ==
All tables show final-round scores from WARPIG. ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[3][4]


The World Cup determined the final standings of the 2000 NPPL season.
=== Professional ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Classification
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
! Season champion
|-
|-
| Professional
| 1 || [[Ironmen (Southern California)|Ironmen]] || 96 || 78 || 97 || 271
| [[Ironmen|Southern California Ironmen]]
|-
|-
| Amateur A
| 2 || [[Team Image|Image]] || 8 || 32 || 98 || 138
| [[Naughty Dogs]]
|-
|-
| Amateur B
| 3 || [[Chicago Aftershock|Aftershock]] || 97 || 16 || 6 || 119
| [[Team Strange]]
|-
| 4 || [[Bob Long's Ironmen]] || 6 || 0 || 4 || 10
|}
|}


The Southern California Ironmen secured the professional season championship by winning the World Cup.
=== Amateur A ===


Lockout had entered the event as a leading championship contender following two tournament victories earlier in the season.[1]
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || Fusion || 95 || 20 || 96 || 211
|-
| 2 || [[Farside (paintball team)|Farside]] || 10 || 97 || 93 || 200
|-
| 3 || [[KAPP Factory|KAPP]] || 9 || 14 || 14 || 37
|-
| 4 || Adrenalin || 9 || 1 || 8 || 18
|}


== Equipment exhibition ==
=== Amateur B ===


The 2000 World Cup incorporated a trade exhibition featuring paintball manufacturers, distributors and equipment retailers.
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || [[Team Strange]] || 98 || 97 || 96 || 291
|-
| 2 || Exile || 10 || 95 || 8 || 113
|-
| 3 || Hooligans || 90 || 6 || 16 || 112
|-
| 4 || X-Men || −28 || 5 || 62 || 39
|}


Products documented at the event included:
=== Novice ===


* The Angel Air electronic compressed-air system from WDP.
{| class="wikitable"
* The Freak interchangeable-bore barrel system from Smart Parts.
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
* The E-Matrix electronic marker.
|-
* VForce protective goggles.
| 1 || Static || 94 || 96 || 94 || 284
* Airgun Designs Warp Feed accessories.
|-
* New inflatable bunker designs from Sup'Air Ball.
| 2 || Live Wire || 1 || 82 || 96 || 179
|-
| 3 || Adrenalin || 95 || 8 || 12 || 115
|-
| 4 || Justice || 10 || −42 || 8 || −24
|}


VForce made its official product debut at the tournament, while the E-Matrix was exhibited and used in competition.[1]
== Season championships ==


== Premiere of Push ==
The Southern California Ironmen secured the professional season championship. Naughty Dogs won Amateur A and Team Strange won Amateur B.[1]


The documentary film [[Push (paintball film)|Push]] premiered during the tournament.
== Exhibition and film premiere ==


Produced by Patrick Spohrer and Bryon Benini, the film followed professional paintball teams during the 2000 season.
Products exhibited included WDP's Angel Air system, Smart Parts' Freak barrel system, the E-Matrix marker and V-Force goggles.[1]


The premiere was held at Damon's, a sports bar near the World Cup venue.
''[[Push (paintball film)|Push]]'', produced by [[Bryon Benini]] and [[Patrick Spohrer]], premiered at Damon's sports bar during the tournament.[1]
 
The film combined tournament footage, player interviews and music-driven editing.
 
Contemporary WARPIG coverage described the premiere as a well-attended event.[1]


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


* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[Paintball World Cup]]
* [[Paintball World Cup]]
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[1999 NPPL World Cup]]
* [[Ironmen]]
* [[2000 NPPL Nashville Open]]
* [[All Americans]]
* [[2001 NPPL World Cup]]
* [[Chicago Aftershock]]
* [[Team Strange]]
* [[Push (paintball film)]]
* [[Sup'Air Ball]]
* [[VForce]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/worldcup/2000/index.shtml WARPIG, "NPPL World Cup 2000", October 2000. Contemporary tournament report documenting the venue, competition results, season championships, equipment exhibition and Push premiere.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/worldcup/2000/index.shtml NPPL World Cup 2000]. ''WARPIG'', October 2000. Contemporary report covering organisation, fields, scheduling, season championships, equipment and the premiere of ''Push''.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/worldcup/2000/5semi.shtml World Cup NPPL 2000 — Five-Man Semi-Finals and Finals]. ''WARPIG'', October 2000.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/worldcup/2000/10semi.shtml World Cup NPPL 2000 — Ten-Man Semi-Finals and Finals]. ''WARPIG'', October 2000.
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores]. “2000 NPPL — World Cup”. Five-man and ten-man final placings.


== External links ==
[[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]
 
[[Category:Paintball World Cup]]
* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/worldcup/2000/index.shtml WARPIG: 2000 NPPL World Cup]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/worldcup/2000/ WARPIG tournament scoreboards and photograph archive]
 
[[Category:Paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball World Cup]]
[[Category:Paintball in Florida]]
[[Category:2000s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2000 in paintball]]
[[Category:2000 in paintball]]

Latest revision as of 11:15, 31 October 2026

The 2000 NPPL World Cup was a National Professional Paintball League tournament held in Kissimmee, Florida, in October 2000. Promoted by Jerry Braun, it concluded the NPPL season and included five-man and ten-man competition.[1]

The Southern California Ironmen won professional ten-man and the professional season championship. All Americans won professional five-man.[1][2][3]

Venue and organisation

[edit]

The event expanded the site used in 1999, providing ten constructed fields incorporating Hyperball and inflatable bunkers. More than 170 teams entered five-man competition.[1]

Wind damaged netting supports and caused delays during the five-man preliminaries. Outstanding games were completed on Tuesday, followed by semi-finals and finals on Wednesday.[1]

The additional novice divisions were created by dividing Amateur B entries for this tournament.[1]

Five-man results

[edit]

All tables show final-round scores from WARPIG. ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[2][4]

Professional

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 All Americans 53 58 14 125
2 Lockout 4 57 60 121
3 Aftershock Dirty 6 6 48 60
4 Ton Ton Flinguers 47 4 0 51

Amateur A

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 TC Factory Team / Consilium Dei 22 57 50 129
2 Naughty Dogs 58 59 10 127
3 Bushwackers 4 6 59 69
4 Live Wire 1 2 2 5

Amateur B

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 Team Strange 45 58 56 159
2 Gunmen Grey 10 59 47 116
3 Exile 60 2 8 70
4 C-Ya 0 4 16 20

Novice

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 Team Strange 58 43 4 105
2 Ravage 4 58 14 76
3 ESP Nitro 58 4 10 72
4 Live Wire 4 14 5 23

Ten-man results

[edit]

All tables show final-round scores from WARPIG. ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[3][4]

Professional

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 Ironmen 96 78 97 271
2 Image 8 32 98 138
3 Aftershock 97 16 6 119
4 Bob Long's Ironmen 6 0 4 10

Amateur A

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 Fusion 95 20 96 211
2 Farside 10 97 93 200
3 KAPP 9 14 14 37
4 Adrenalin 9 1 8 18

Amateur B

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 Team Strange 98 97 96 291
2 Exile 10 95 8 113
3 Hooligans 90 6 16 112
4 X-Men −28 5 62 39

Novice

[edit]
Position Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total
1 Static 94 96 94 284
2 Live Wire 1 82 96 179
3 Adrenalin 95 8 12 115
4 Justice 10 −42 8 −24

Season championships

[edit]

The Southern California Ironmen secured the professional season championship. Naughty Dogs won Amateur A and Team Strange won Amateur B.[1]

Exhibition and film premiere

[edit]

Products exhibited included WDP's Angel Air system, Smart Parts' Freak barrel system, the E-Matrix marker and V-Force goggles.[1]

Push, produced by Bryon Benini and Patrick Spohrer, premiered at Damon's sports bar during the tournament.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. NPPL World Cup 2000. WARPIG, October 2000. Contemporary report covering organisation, fields, scheduling, season championships, equipment and the premiere of Push.
  2. World Cup NPPL 2000 — Five-Man Semi-Finals and Finals. WARPIG, October 2000.
  3. World Cup NPPL 2000 — Ten-Man Semi-Finals and Finals. WARPIG, October 2000.
  4. ClassicScores. “2000 NPPL — World Cup”. Five-man and ten-man final placings.
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