Editing 1998 NPPL Las Vegas Open

The '''1998 NPPL Las Vegas Open''' was the opening tournament of the 1998 [[National Professional Paintball League]] season, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in March 1998. Organised by [[DYE Precision]], it included five-man and ten-man competition.[1][2]

[[Rage (paintball team)|Rage]] won the professional ten-man division, while [[Lockout]] and Outta Control won Amateur A and Amateur B respectively. Run won the five-man competition.[3][4]

== Organisation and format ==

WARPIG identified the event as the DYE Precision Las Vegas NPPL Tournament. Refereeing teams included Ironmen, Image and Personal Vendetta.[1]

NPPL five-man competition returned to Las Vegas after the 1997 tournament had operated alongside a separate [[Great Western Series]] five-man event. Fourteen teams entered the 1998 five-man competition.[1]

Ten-man amateur competition was divided into Amateur A and Amateur B, with separate semi-finals and finals.[1][3]

== Playing conditions ==

The tournament used desert fields. WARPIG described one layout containing two parallel ravines and a central ridge with brush, providing cover for crawling players and an elevated view for spectators.[1]

Wind and airborne dust affected the ten-man competition. WARPIG reported dust-related regulator problems and maintenance work by Air America technicians. Strong gusts also disrupted the vendors' tent.[1]

== Five-man competition ==

The five-man competition consisted of preliminary, semi-final and final rounds. Run won with 138 final-round points, followed by Swat, Damage and Voodoo.[4]

=== Final results ===

Scores are final-round totals rather than season ranking points.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || Run || 21 || 58 || 59 || 138
|-
| 2 || Swat || 54 || 60 || −42 || 72
|-
| 3 || Damage || 5 || 0 || 57 || 62
|-
| 4 || Voodoo || 2 || 4 || 6 || 12
|}

== Ten-man competition ==

Rage won the professional final with 198 points, eight ahead of Aftershock. Bob Long's Ironmen finished third and Avalanche fourth. Lockout won Amateur A with 278 points, while Outta Control won Amateur B with 277.[3]

=== Professional final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || [[Rage (paintball team)|Rage]] || 13 || 90 || 95 || 198
|-
| 2 || [[Chicago Aftershock|Aftershock]] || 87 || 93 || 10 || 190
|-
| 3 || [[Bob Long's Ironmen]] || 8 || −6 || 96 || 98
|-
| 4 || [[Avalanche]] || −1 || 4 || 8 || 11
|}

Final-round scores and placings are recorded by WARPIG.[3]

=== Amateur A final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || [[Lockout]] || 97 || 91 || 90 || 278
|-
| 2 || Sidewinders || 88 || 93 || 10 || 191
|-
| 3 || Shockwave || 6 || 14 || 93 || 113
|-
| 4 || OBR || 14 || 15 || 14 || 43
|}

Final-round scores and placings are recorded by WARPIG.[3]

=== Amateur B final ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Game 1 !! Game 2 !! Game 3 !! Total
|-
| 1 || Outta Control || 90 || 93 || 94 || 277
|-
| 2 || Stingers || 90 || 14 || 77 || 181
|-
| 3 || Fusion || 10 || 26 || 95 || 131
|-
| 4 || Family || 10 || 12 || 10 || 32
|}

Final-round scores and placings are recorded by WARPIG.[3]

== Associated competition ==

DYE Precision also organised the '''Earon Carter Stock Gun Championship''' at the same location, overlapping with the later ten-man preliminary rounds and finals.[1]

== See also ==

* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[1997 NPPL Las Vegas Desert Open]]
* [[Stock-class paintball]]

== References ==

# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/vegas98/index.shtml Viva Las Vegas! — 1998 DYE Precision Las Vegas NPPL Tournament and Earon Carter Stock Gun Championship]. ''WARPIG'', Bill Mills, 1998.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/pictures/tournament/index.shtml Tournament Photos]. ''WARPIG''. Lists the 1998 Las Vegas NPPL tournament under March 1998.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/vegas98/nppl10man.finals.shtml 1998 Las Vegas NPPL Tournament — 10 Man Semifinals and Finals]. ''WARPIG'', 1998.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/vegas98/nppl5man.shtml 1998 Las Vegas NPPL Tournament — 5 Man Scores]. ''WARPIG'', 1998.

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