2000 NPPL Chicago Open
The 2000 NPPL Chicago Open was a National Professional Paintball League tournament held at The Badlandz in Crete, Illinois, from 21 to 25 June 2000. Produced by Bad Boyz Toyz, it was the third tournament of the NPPL season and included five-man and ten-man competition.[1]
The Southern California Ironmen won professional ten-man, Fusion won Amateur A ten-man and The Family won Amateur B ten-man. Rabid Virus 1 and Team Spank won the five-man divisions.[2][3][4]
Venue and organisation
[edit]The venue added a Hyperball-style layout and two Sup'Air fields alongside its woodland fields. Rain before the tournament left muddy areas, although conditions subsequently improved.[1]
Five-man competition began on Wednesday and concluded on Thursday. Schedule changes and a shortage of referees contributed to delays. Avalanche, Aftershock and Strange refereed the ten-man competition, which began on Friday.[1]
Ten-man results
[edit]Ironmen won the professional final with 125 points, three ahead of Image. Rage finished third and Lockout fourth; only 21 points separated the four teams.[2]
All tables show final-round scores. ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[2][4]
Professional
[edit]| Position | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironmen | 18 | 91 | 16 | 125 |
| 2 | Image | 16 | 8 | 98 | 122 |
| 3 | Rage | 18 | 97 | 4 | 119 |
| 4 | Lockout | 6 | 6 | 92 | 104 |
Amateur A
[edit]| Position | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fusion | 95 | 16 | 95 | 206 |
| 2 | KAPP Factory | 8 | 68 | 17 | 93 |
| 3 | OBR | −38 | 97 | 10 | 69 |
| 4 | Naughty Dogs | 10 | 6 | 17 | 33 |
Amateur B
[edit]| Position | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Family | 95 | 94 | 94 | 283 |
| 2 | SOB's | 95 | 12 | 97 | 204 |
| 3 | Ground Zero Silver | 10 | 94 | 6 | 110 |
| 4 | Team Tippmann | 10 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
Five-man results
[edit]Rabid Virus 1 won Amateur A with 120 points, seven ahead of Resurrection. Team Spank won Amateur B with 166 points.[3]
All tables show final-round scores. ClassicScores corroborates the placings.[3][4]
Amateur A
[edit]| Position | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabid Virus 1 | 58 | 6 | 56 | 120 |
| 2 | Resurrection | 4 | 57 | 52 | 113 |
| 3 | TC Factory | 58 | 12 | 8 | 78 |
| 4 | NVP | 6 | 16 | 6 | 28 |
Amateur B
[edit]| Position | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Spank | 59 | 59 | 48 | 166 |
| 2 | Sharp Shooters | 59 | 57 | 14 | 130 |
| 3 | Phantom Reign | 2 | 2 | 59 | 63 |
| 4 | Team Cypress | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
Associated film screening
[edit]An unfinished version of Push, produced by Bryon Benini and Patrick Spohrer, was screened at a venue in Lansing during the tournament. WARPIG reported that the preview ran for approximately 45 minutes and combined tournament footage with player interviews.[1]
See also
[edit]- National Professional Paintball League
- 1999 NPPL Chicago Open
- 2000 NPPL Pittsburgh Open
- 2000 NPPL Nashville Open
References
[edit]- NPPL Chicago Open 2000. WARPIG, June 2000. Contemporary report covering dates, venue, organisation, schedule and the preview screening of Push.
- Chicago NPPL 2000 — Ten-Man Final Scoreboard. WARPIG, June 2000.
- Chicago NPPL 2000 — Five-Man Semi-Final and Finals Scoreboard. WARPIG, June 2000.
- ClassicScores. “2000 NPPL — Chicago”. Ten-man and five-man final placings.