1999 NPPL season
The 1999 NPPL season was the seventh season of the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL). Its five-event United States circuit comprised Las Vegas, Dallas, Chicago, Boston and World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5]
Avalanche won the professional season championship after opening the season with victories at Las Vegas and Dallas. Image won Chicago and Boston, while Chicago Aftershock won the professional 10-player World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5]
Calendar
[edit]| Event | Dates | Venue or location |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Open | 12–14 March 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dallas Open | 30 April–2 May 1999 | Dallas, Texas |
| Chicago Open | 23–27 June 1999 | The Badlandz, Illinois |
| Boston Open | 27–29 August 1999 | S.L.A.M. Paintball, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts |
| World Cup | 18–24 October 1999 | Kissimmee area, Florida |
Dates and locations follow WARPIG's contemporary event coverage.[1][2][3][4][5]
Boston replaced Portland on the calendar. Despite its Boston title, the tournament took place in South Yarmouth on Cape Cod. Bad Boyz Toyz and DYE Precision promoted the event.[4]
Ten-player event winners
[edit]WARPIG and ClassicScores record the following professional and amateur winners.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Event | Professional | Amateur A | Amateur B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Open | Avalanche | Paraplegic Turtles | Krusade |
| Dallas Open | Avalanche | Farside | Hostile Takeover |
| Chicago Open | Image | Jacksonville Warriors | Team Strange |
| Boston Open | Image | Ground Zero Gold | Saberwolves |
| World Cup | Chicago Aftershock | Outta Control | SOB's |
Avalanche's opening victories
[edit]Avalanche won consecutive professional 10-player tournaments at Las Vegas and Dallas. Following Dallas, WARPIG identified those victories and the team's forthcoming Chicago refereeing points as placing Avalanche in a strong position for the season championship.[2]
Image's consecutive victories
[edit]Image won Chicago after qualifying eighth for the professional semi-finals. The team followed that result with victory at Boston, ahead of the All Americans, Southern California Ironmen and Bob Long's Ironmen.[3][4]
Five-player competition
[edit]Ton Ton Flinguers won the Las Vegas five-player competition, Da Boyz won Dallas and Phantom Jesters won Chicago. The published results do not assign these finals a professional or amateur classification.[6]
World Cup offered separate professional, Amateur A, Amateur B and novice five-player competitions.[5]
World Cup
[edit]The tournament moved to a larger site near the former Paintball World fields in Kissimmee. Hurricane Irene disrupted preparations, with mud and delayed field construction contributing to scheduling difficulties.[5]
Additional referees and concept fields helped recover the five-player schedule before 10-player competition began. During the tournament, the starting warning was shortened from 30 seconds to 10 seconds, and 10-player games were reduced from 20 minutes to 15 minutes.[5]
Ten-player results
[edit]| Position | Professional | Amateur A | Amateur B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Aftershock | Outta Control | SOB's |
| 2 | Avalanche | Naughty Dogs | B&E Paintball |
| 3 | Lockout | Thunderstruck | Damage Inc. |
| 4 | Southern California Ironmen | OBR | Extreme Rage |
Five-player results
[edit]| Position | Professional | Amateur A | Amateur B | Novice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockout | Naughty Dogs | Energy II | American Paintball |
| 2 | Camp Tigers | Jacksonville Warriors | Villain | Frontline |
| 3 | Chicago Aftershock | Fighters | Black Shields | Lapasot |
| 4 | Banzai Bandits | Bad Karma | Brass Eagle | Six Feet Under |
World Cup placings are documented in WARPIG's final score sheets and corroborated by ClassicScores.[6][7][8]
Season championship
[edit]Avalanche secured the professional season championship, as confirmed in WARPIG's closing World Cup report. This title was separate from Aftershock's professional 10-player World Cup victory and Lockout's professional five-player World Cup victory.[5]
| Competition | Documented season champion |
|---|---|
| Professional series | Avalanche |
References
[edit]- WARPIG – “NPPL Las Vegas 1999”, March 1999. Dates, organisation and tournament coverage.
- WARPIG – “NPPL Dallas 1999”, April–May 1999. Dates, winners and professional championship context.
- WARPIG – “1999 NPPL Chicago Open”, updated 27 June 1999. Schedule, winners and tournament coverage.
- WARPIG – “NPPL Boston 1999”, 27–29 August 1999. Venue, promoters and tournament winners.
- WARPIG – “1999 World Cup NPPL”, 18–24 October 1999. Tournament winners, professional season championship, venue and format changes.
- ClassicScores – 1999 NPPL Las Vegas, Dallas, Chicago, Boston and World Cup results.
- WARPIG – World Cup NPPL 1999: 10-player finals.
- WARPIG – World Cup NPPL 1999: five-player finals.