2012 NPPL Huntington Beach Open
The 2012 NPPL Huntington Beach Open, promoted as the Surf City USA Open, was a National Professional Paintball League tournament held from 29 March to 1 April 2012 in Huntington Beach, California, United States.[1]
The season-opening event took place on the beach north of Huntington Beach Pier. Sacramento XSV won the professional competition, defeating Tampa Bay Damage 3–0 in the final.[2][3]
Venue and organisation
[edit]Three enclosed artificial-turf fields were constructed over levelled sand beside the pier, with a trade show at street level along Pacific Coast Highway. The event also included grandstands, team paddocks and a spectator VIP area.[2]
The tournament expanded to four playing days to accommodate its combination of traditional seven-player and RaceTo competitions. Division 4 play began on Thursday, with the event concluding on Sunday.[2][3]
Competition formats
[edit]The professional division used seven-player RaceTo-5 matches, while Division 1 used seven-player RaceTo-4. Divisions 2, 3 and 4 also offered traditional seven-player capture-the-flag competition.[2]
Separate Division 3 and Division 4 five-player competitions used RaceTo-4. Pump teams played five-player RaceTo-2. No Division 2 RaceTo competition took place at this event.[3]
Professional competition
[edit]Fourteen professional teams competed. The archived official scoreboard records quarter-final victories for XSV over New England Avalanche, Arsenal over Infamous, Tampa Bay Damage over San Antonio X-Factor, and San Diego Dynasty over Edmonton Impact.[4]
XSV subsequently defeated Damage 3–0 within the final's 15-minute regulation time. Dynasty finished third and Arsenal fourth.[3]
Results
[edit]The table lists the top four teams in each of the eight divisions.[3]
| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional seven-player RaceTo-5 | Sacramento XSV | Tampa Bay Damage | San Diego Dynasty | Arsenal |
| Division 1 seven-player RaceTo-4 | Texas Storm | Camp Pendleton Raiders | Impact Echo | Dynasty 2 |
| Division 2 traditional seven-player | Arsenal Kidz | Camp Pendleton Raiders | Max'd Kidz | Wicked |
| Division 3 traditional seven-player | Good For Nothing | Paintball Addix | High Intensity | Philly Notorious |
| Division 4 traditional seven-player | DMG | Good For Nothing 2 | Midway MOB | Fuzion Rage |
| Division 3 five-player RaceTo-4 | WC Grizzlies | DC Onslaught | Centermass | Poison Ivy |
| Division 4 five-player RaceTo-4 | RIT Tigers Orange | Mayhem | NXN | RIT Tigers Black |
| Pump five-player RaceTo-2 | HenchMen | West Coast Sharks 2 | Ronin | A.P.C. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- WARPIG – NPPL Surf City Open field previews, 29 March–1 April 2012.
- Social Paintball, Bea Paxson – 2012 NPPL Surf City USA Open: Wednesday Coverage, 29 March 2012.
- Social Paintball, Bea Paxson – XSV Wins 2012 NPPL Surf City USA Open, Sunday Coverage and Photos, 2 April 2012.
- NPPL – 2012 Huntington Beach professional preliminary and Elite Eight scoreboard, archived 1 April 2012.