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=== Transition to inflatable bunkers ===

The introduction of inflatable paintball bunkers provided tournament organisers with an alternative to corrugated plastic pipes.

[[Sup'AirBall]] made its American World Cup debut in 1997.

Inflatable systems were lighter and easier to transport than Hyperball installations, and permitted rapid changes to field layouts.

During the late 1990s, tournaments frequently used a mixture of Hyperball, inflatable fields and woodland areas.

By 2000, the Paintball World Cup had moved entirely to constructed concept fields. During the following decade, inflatable bunkers became the predominant field type in professional tournament paintball.[3]