2003 NPPL Commander's Cup
The 2003 NPPL Commander's Cup was a seven-player paintball tournament held in November 2003 at Tamiami Park in Miami, Florida, United States. Organised by the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) and Pure Promotions, it concluded the inaugural NPPL Super 7 season and attracted 138 teams.[1]
Background
The tournament developed from plans made by musician and paintball player Maurice Gibb in 2002 for an event in the Bahamas. Restrictions on paintball equipment prompted a move to Miami. Following Gibb's death, the organisers continued the project as a memorial, incorporating charity auctions and fundraising activities.[1]
A proposed beach venue was subsequently replaced by Tamiami Park, with the event's dates also changed.[1]
Tournament
Seven fields hosted competition across Professional, Amateur, Novice and Rookie divisions. Preliminary games took place on Friday and Saturday, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and placing matches on Sunday.[1]
The revised advancement rules sent twelve Professional and twelve Amateur teams into quarter-finals. Each division then produced three group winners and one wild-card semi-finalist. Novice and Rookie each advanced sixteen teams into four quarter-final groups.[1]
Diesel competed under its new name after previously playing as Vicious. Team RM, winner of the first four American Rookie events, moved into Novice for the finale.[1]
Results
The following top-four placings are recorded by both WARPIG and ClassicScores.[2][3]
| Position | Professional | Amateur | Novice | Rookie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynasty | Static | Diesel | Derange |
| 2 | Brass Eagle All Stars | Nemesis | Momma's Boys | Team Panic |
| 3 | Strange | Boston Paintball | 3J Paintball | Untouchables |
| 4 | Bad Company | Under Rage | Aggression | United |
Professional
Dynasty defeated Bad Company 98–6 and 96–12 in the semi-finals. Brass Eagle advanced by defeating Strange 98–6 in both games. Dynasty won the championship games 99–3 and 96–12.[2]
Strange recovered from losing the opening third-place game to defeat Bad Company in the remaining two games.[2]
Amateur
Static defeated Nemesis in three championship games after losing the opener. Boston Paintball likewise recovered from an opening defeat to beat Under Rage for third.[2]
Novice
Diesel defeated Momma's Boys in three championship games. 3J Paintball defeated Aggression 95–15 in both third-place games.[2]
Rookie
Derange defeated Team Panic in a championship contest that included a 17–17 draw in the second game. Untouchables defeated United in three games for third.[2]
Championship game scores
Scores are listed from the eventual champion's perspective. A dash indicates that a third game was not required.[2]
| Division | Champion | Runner-up | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Dynasty | Brass Eagle All Stars | 99–3 | 96–12 | — |
| Amateur | Static | Nemesis | 15–95 | 97–9 | 98–6 |
| Novice | Diesel | Momma's Boys | 15–95 | 95–15 | 97–9 |
| Rookie | Derange | Team Panic | 97–9 | 17–17 | 95–15 |
See also
References
- WARPIG — NPPL Super Seven Commander's Cup 2003, November 2003. Contemporary report covering the tournament's origins, venue, competition format and results.
- WARPIG — Commander's Cup 2003: quarter-final, semi-final and final scoreboards.
- ClassicScores — Historical tournament results dataset. 2003 NPPL Commander's Cup, Miami, Florida: Professional, Amateur, Novice and Rookie seven-player placings.