2004 NPPL Tampa Open
The 2004 NPPL Tampa Open was a seven-player paintball tournament held from 21 to 23 May 2004 in Tampa, Florida, United States. It was the second event of the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) Super 7 season.[1][2]
Venue
[edit]Pure Promotions established five playing fields, team staging and a trade show on grass parking areas surrounding Raymond James Stadium.[1]
Results
[edit]The following top-four placings are recorded by WARPIG and ClassicScores.[1][3]
| Position | Professional | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infamous | Evil | Atomix | Doc's Raiders Black |
| 2 | Dynasty | Justice | Doc's Raiders | Just Paintball |
| 3 | Naughty Dogs | STP | Mox Nix | LTZ |
| 4 | Sedition | Future Ball | True Colors | Devil's Own |
Professional
[edit]Chris LaSoya and former Miami Effect teammates competed as Infamous. Infamous defeated Naughty Dogs in two semi-final games before facing Dynasty. Infamous won the opening championship game 97–9 and also won the second. Naughty Dogs defeated Sedition in two games for third.[1]
Division 1
[edit]Evil recovered from losing the opening championship game to defeat Justice in the next two. STP finished third after a three-game contest against Future Ball.[1]
Division 2
[edit]Atomix defeated Doc's Raiders in two championship games. Mox Nix defeated True Colors in three games for third.[1]
Division 3
[edit]Doc's Raiders Black defeated Just Paintball in two championship games. LTZ defeated Devil's Own in three games for third.[1]
Equipment enforcement
[edit]Redz Hurricanes were disqualified after mechanical testing found that a player's marker fired additional shots beyond its trigger pulls. The team's event points were cancelled.[1]
References
[edit]- WARPIG — Super 7 Tampa, May 2004. Contemporary report covering the venue, competition, results and equipment enforcement.
- National Professional Paintball League — NPPL Annual Meeting, 6 December 2003, published by WARPIG. Announces the Tampa event for 21–23 May 2004.
- ClassicScores — Historical tournament results dataset. 2004 NPPL Tampa, Florida: Professional, Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 seven-player placings.