National Professional Paintball League
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The National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) is one of two American national tournament series that travel throughout the United States each year. It is also the largest and most popular professional seven-man paintball league in the world. The NPPL holds five events throughout the United States each year. Registration is open to any team in any division except in the professional division which consists of 18 franchised professional teams. The three lowest-ranked professional teams at the end of a season are relegated to the semi-professional division, and the three highest-ranked semi-professional teams are promoted to the professional division. Teams compete according to skill level classified into separate divisions. Divisions are distinguished in ascending order as: Division III (D3), Division II (D2), Division I (D1), Semi-Professional, and Professional. Cash prizes are given out to the top four finishers in each division. The season generally starts in March and goes through October with a tournament being played about every other month.
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[edit] General Game Play
A regulation NPPL field is 180 feet long by 100 feet wide. Inflatable bunkers of differing shapes and sizes are placed on the field in mirrored symmetry. Each end of the field has a start box with the team's flag on it. Each team consists of seven players.
At the beginning of a match, the head referee raises his hand and announces the start of the silent ten-second countdown. At the end of the silent countdown, the game is commenced with the head referee yelling "Go, go, go!" When the game commences, a seven minute countdown is started. The game ends when either all the players on both teams are eliminated, time runs out, or a flag is hung. Points are awarded for hanging the opposing team's flag on your start station, pulling the opponent's flag from their start station, eliminating opposing players, and for live (unmarked) players at the end of a match.
A player is eliminated when they are hit by a paintball that breaks on any part of the body or equipment. Upon elimination the player must place their gun behind their start station and go to their team's deadbox, located in their back left corner of the field. If a player fails to acknowledge a hit they run the risk of being penalized with a "one-for-one." This penalty consists of a referee pulling out the eliminated player and the closest friendly player.
[edit] Past Venue Locations
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event 1 | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach, CA |
| Event 2 | Las Vegas, NV | Tampa, FL | Tampa, FL | Tampa, FL | N/A |
| Event 3 | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Denver, CO | Boston, MA | N/A |
| Event 4 | New Jersey | Las Vegas, NV | San Diego, CA | San Diego, CA | N/A |
| Event 5 | Miami, FL | San Diego, CA | Miami, FL | Orange County, CA | N/A |
[edit] Teams
[edit] Professional
The following are Professional teams for the 2007 NPPL season.
- Portland Naughty Dogs
- Pittsburgh All Americans
- Dallas Elite
- St. Louis Avalanche
- San Diego Dynasty
- Oakland Blast
- Chicago Farside
- New England Hurricanes
- Edmonton Impact
- Los Angeles Infamous
- Los Angeles Ironmen
- Stockholm Joy Division
- Miami Rage
- Jacksonville Raiders
- Sacramento XSV
- Jersey Authority
- Montreal Image
- Las Vegas LTZ
