Editing 1997 NPPL World Cup (section)

=== Novice competition ===

WARPIG reported that no teams initially entered a novice division. An additional competition was formed through a random selection of teams finishing in the bottom three places of the amateur semi-final groups, giving selected teams another opportunity to compete for trophies.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Bizzaro
|-
| 2 || Chameleons
|-
| 3 || Bad Karma White
|-
| 4 || Nemesis Jr.
|}

WARPIG initially reversed the third- and fourth-place finishers, subsequently correcting its report following confirmation from the ''Paintball Sports International'' scoring staff.[2]