Editing Woodsball (section)

=== Early tournament paintball ===

Woodland fields were used extensively in organised paintball competition during the 1980s and 1990s.

Early tournaments included team competitions involving 10, 12, 15 or more players. These events typically used flag-based objectives and awarded points for eliminations, surviving players and successful flag captures.[1]

The [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) helped establish 10-man competition as a principal professional tournament format during the 1990s.

Although artificial-bunker fields became increasingly popular, major tournaments continued using woodland playing areas throughout much of the decade.