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=== Development of tournament fields ===

During the early 1990s, tournament paintball remained largely associated with woodland fields, although artificial bunker fields were becoming increasingly common.

The introduction of [[Hyperball]], using large corrugated plastic pipes as bunkers, helped establish purpose-built tournament layouts during the mid-1990s.

At the 1996 [[Paintball World Cup]], Brass Eagle introduced an Ultraball field. The following year, inflatable [[Sup'Air Ball]] bunkers made their American World Cup debut.[2][3]

Inflatable fields offered several advantages, including portability, reconfigurable layouts and improved visibility for spectators.

By 2000, the Paintball World Cup had moved entirely to concept fields, and the following NPPL/PSP tournament season no longer included woodland playing fields.[2]