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=== Professional success (1992–1996) ===

The All Americans won the professional 10-man division of the 1992 World Cup at Plattekill, New York, finishing ahead of the British [[UK Predators]] and [[Chicago Aftershock]]. [5]

During the early years of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL), the All Americans were regarded as one of the three leading American professional teams, alongside Aftershock and the [[Ironmen]]. [2]

The team was particularly successful in professional 5-man competition between 1994 and 1996.

Its recorded victories during this period included the 1994 NPPL Los Angeles Open, the 1994, 1995 and 1996 World Cup 5-man competitions, and multiple Splat-1 Indoor Championships. The team also won the 1995 and 1996 NPPL professional 5-man season championships. [6]

Internationally, the All Americans won the 1996 Brazilian Masters 5-man competition in São Paulo. [6]

The team's original professional roster included members of the Gardner family and other prominent tournament players. [[Karen Barber]], who competed for the All Americans, was identified in contemporary tournament reporting as the first woman to attain professional status in the NPPL. [7]