Editing 1993 NPPL Chicago Open

The '''1993 NPPL Chicago Open''', advertised in contemporary reporting as the '''Chicago Cup''', was a [[paintball]] tournament held in Illinois during the inaugural season of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL). Produced by [[Jerry Braun]], it was advertised for 23–25 July 1993.[1]

The [[All Americans]] won the professional 10-man division, while the Palm Beach Predators won the amateur 10-man division.[2]

== Organisation ==
A contemporary notice in ''Action Pursuit Games'' named Braun as the tournament's producer and registration contact. [[Swarm]] and [[Chicago Aftershock]] were scheduled to provide referees.[1]

Competitors were allowed to bring their own paintballs. Paint was also to be available for purchase at the event, with the notice encouraging teams to buy on site.[1]

The Chicago tournament followed the [[1993 NPPL Boston Cup|Boston Cup]] in the advertised programme and preceded the [[1993 NPPL World Cup|World Cup]], which was scheduled for September.[1]

== Competition ==
An NPPL report published in ''Paintball News'' on 25 September 1993 stated that 88 per cent of teams at Chicago advanced beyond the preliminary round. The report contrasted this with semi-final advancement figures of 66 per cent at Dallas and 69 per cent at Boston.[3]

The same report stated that only seven teams across the entire Chicago field accumulated more than 300 points in preliminary play.[3]

The league presented these figures as evidence of competitive balance under its rules and refereeing arrangements. Its report also identified Arch Angels of Missouri as eighth-place amateur finishers.[3]

== Results ==
=== Professional 10-man ===
ClassicScores records the following top-four placings.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[All Americans]]
|-
| 2 || [[Ironmen]]
|-
| 3 || Wild Geese
|-
| 4 || Terminators
|}

=== Amateur 10-man ===
ClassicScores records the leading four teams. The additional eighth-place result is documented in the contemporary NPPL report.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Palm Beach Predators
|-
| 2 || Washington Reign
|-
| 3 || Crows
|-
| 4 || SOBs
|-
| 8 || Arch Angels
|}

== See also ==
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[1993 NPPL Dallas Open]]
* [[1993 NPPL Boston Cup]]
* [[1993 NPPL World Cup]]

== References ==
# “National Professional Paintball League is Right On Schedule”, ''Action Pursuit Games'', June 1993, pp. 20–21. Contemporary notice advertising the Chicago Cup for 23–25 July, naming Jerry Braun as producer and Swarm and Aftershock as scheduled referees, and explaining the paint policy.
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores], select “1993”; “Chicago Open—Chicago, IL”, professional and amateur 10-man results.
# “NPPL Report: Attention Amateur Teams—Read This Now!”, from the office of league representative Steve Davidson, ''Paintball News'', 25 September 1993, p. 23. Records preliminary-round statistics and identifies SOBs as fourth-place and Arch Angels as eighth-place amateur finishers.

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