2004 NPPL Huntington Beach Open
The 2004 NPPL Huntington Beach Open was a seven-player paintball tournament held from 19 to 21 March 2004 in Huntington Beach, California, United States. Produced by Pure Promotions, it opened the second season of the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) Super 7 series.[1]
Tournament
Artificial turf covered the beach playing surfaces. The former Amateur, Novice and Rookie classifications were renamed Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3.[1]
Teams played eight preliminary games. Twelve Professional teams advanced to quarter-finals, producing three group winners and a wild-card semi-finalist. Each other open division advanced sixteen teams, with four quarter-final group winners progressing.[1]
New Zealand entry
An organiser's paid-entry list published by Camille Baker on 24 February 2004 included Saints, listed as Team Saints – New Zealand, in Division II.[3]
Results
The following top-four placings are recorded by WARPIG and ClassicScores.[1][2]
| Position | Professional | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynasty | Bonebrake Factory | STP Severe | Organized Chaos |
| 2 | Avalanche | Naughty Dogs Am | Mox Nix | Stormfront |
| 3 | Naughty Dogs | Function | ACI Splat Factory | Just Paintball |
| 4 | Arsenal | Arsenal A | Arsenal Kidz | Shooters & Looters |
Professional
Dynasty defeated Naughty Dogs in three semi-final games, while Avalanche defeated Arsenal in two. Dynasty won the championship games against Avalanche 99–3 and 98–6. Naughty Dogs defeated Arsenal in three games for third.[1]
Division 1
Bonebrake Factory defeated Naughty Dogs Am 95–14 and 22–15 in the championship games.[1]
Collegiate competition
Eight collegiate teams played a seven-game round robin. Illini Orange, representing the University of Illinois, finished first, followed by Louisiana State University and the University of Georgia.[1]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illini Orange — University of Illinois |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Tigers |
| 3 | University of Georgia Bulldogs |
References
- WARPIG — Huntington Beach, 19–21 March 2004. Contemporary report covering the venue, competition format, results and collegiate tournament.
- ClassicScores — Historical tournament results dataset. 2004 NPPL Huntington Beach, California: Professional, Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 seven-player placings.
- Camille Baker, “Updated Team List for NPPL Huntington Beach”, PbNation, 24 February 2004. Organiser's list of paid entries, including Team Saints – New Zealand in Division II.