Editing 2006 NPPL season

The '''2006 NPPL season''' was the fourth season of the [[National Professional Paintball League]]'s [[NPPL Super 7|Super 7 World Series]], produced by [[Pure Promotions]]. Five United States tournaments offered seven-player competition in Professional, Semi-Pro and Divisions I–III.[1][2][3][4][5]

[[San Diego Dynasty]] won its fourth consecutive Super 7 professional series championship, finishing with 100 points, two ahead of [[Sacramento XSV]]. Miami Raiders won the Semi-Pro championship.[5]

== Organisation and format ==

The Professional division remained restricted to eighteen teams. Semi-Pro was the highest open-entry classification, providing a route into Professional through season rankings.[1]

Professional preliminary competition used two groups of nine teams, with each team playing eight games. Four teams from each group advanced to a quarter-final round in which all eight qualifiers played one another. Four then progressed to the semi-finals and placing contests.[4]

Teams below Professional also played eight preliminary games. Quarter-final group sizes depended on the number of entrants in the classification.[3][4]

== United States calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Event !! Dates !! Venue
|-
| 1
| [[2006 NPPL Huntington Beach Open|Huntington Beach Open]]
| 24–26 March 2006
| Beach south of Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach, California
|-
| 2
| [[2006 NPPL Tampa Open|Tampa Open]]
| 19–21 May 2006
| Raymond James Stadium grounds, Tampa, Florida
|-
| 3
| [[2006 NPPL Boston Open|Boston Open]]
| 21–23 July 2006
| Gillette Stadium grounds, Foxborough, Massachusetts
|-
| 4
| [[2006 NPPL San Diego Open|San Diego Open]]
| 8–10 September 2006
| Qualcomm Stadium grounds, San Diego, California
|-
| 5
| [[2006 NPPL Commander's Cup|Commander's Cup]]
| 20–22 October 2006
| Orange County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center, Costa Mesa, California
|}

Sources: contemporary WARPIG coverage and the existing Huntington Beach event article.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

== Event results ==

The following table lists tournament winners. Placings are recorded in contemporary WARPIG reports and corroborated by ClassicScores.[1][2][3][4][5][7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Professional !! Semi-Pro !! Division I !! Division II !! Division III
|-
| Huntington Beach
| [[Sacramento XSV]]
| A Team
| Critical Paintball
| Ballistic
| Trouble
|-
| Tampa
| [[Sacramento XSV]]
| A Team
| San Diego Aftermath
| Hogan's Alley
| Team Never
|-
| Boston
| [[Miami Rage]]
| [[Edmonton Impact|Impact]]
| X-Factor
| XSV Influence
| Air Assault Factory
|-
| San Diego
| [[Stockholm Joy Division]]
| Miami Raiders
| San Diego Aftermath
| LTZ's Destiny
| Drama
|-
| Commander's Cup
| [[San Diego Dynasty]]
| Miami Raiders
| San Diego Aftermath
| XSV Influence
| Splat Kids
|}

=== Professional competition ===

XSV won the opening two events, defeating Dynasty in both finals. Its Huntington Beach victory was the first time another team had won that event since the Super 7 series began.[1][2]

Miami Rage won Boston, where neither XSV nor Dynasty advanced beyond the preliminary round. XSV finished ninth and Dynasty twelfth.[3]

Stockholm Joy Division won San Diego, its first NPPL Super 7 tournament victory.[4]

Dynasty won the Commander's Cup, defeating Joy Division in the final. XSV finished third.[5]

=== Divisional competition ===

A Team won the first two Semi-Pro events, Impact won Boston, and Miami Raiders won the final two.[7]

San Diego Aftermath won Division I at Tampa, San Diego and the Commander's Cup. XSV Influence won Division II at Boston and the finale. Each Division III tournament had a different winner.[7]

== Season championships ==

=== Professional ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| 1 || [[San Diego Dynasty]] || 100
|-
| 2 || [[Sacramento XSV]] || 98
|-
| 3 || [[Stockholm Joy Division]] || 89
|}

Source: WARPIG's season-ending Commander's Cup report.[5]

=== Semi-Pro ===

Miami Raiders won the Semi-Pro series championship. The final leading order was Miami Raiders, Impact and A Team.[5]

== Promotion and relegation ==

The top three Semi-Pro teams earned the opportunity to enter Professional for 2007.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Semi-Pro position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Miami Raiders
|-
| 2 || [[Edmonton Impact|Impact]]
|-
| 3 || A Team
|}

The three lowest-ranked professional teams were relegated.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Professional position !! Team !! Season points
|-
| 16 || Anaheim Sedition || 30
|-
| 17 || OC Bushwackers || 22
|-
| 18 || Philadelphia Assassins || 13
|}

London Nexus retained its professional status after reaching the Commander's Cup quarter-finals.[5]

== Season developments ==

Huntington Beach moved from the north side of its pier to the south side. The revised site brought the trade show closer to the playing fields.[1]

The Boston event introduced Gillette Stadium as a Super 7 venue, attracting 209 teams. Competition took place on five inflatable-bunker fields outside the stadium.[3]

The season ended at the Orange County Fairgrounds, replacing the previous year's Miami venue for the Commander's Cup.[5]

== See also ==

* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[NPPL Super 7]]
* [[Pure Promotions]]
* [[2005 NPPL season]]
* [[2007 NPPL season]]

== References ==

# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2006/huntington/ “NPPL Huntington Beach”. WARPIG, March 2006. The heading incorrectly prints 2005; the report concerns the 2006 season.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2006/tampa/ “NPPL Tampa”. WARPIG, 19–21 May 2006.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2006/boston/ “NPPL Boston”. WARPIG, 21–23 July 2006.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2006/sd/index.shtml “NPPL Super 7 — San Diego”. WARPIG, 8–10 September 2006.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2006/oc/ “NPPL Commander's Cup”. WARPIG, 20–22 October 2006. Tournament results, professional championship points, Semi-Pro championship, promotion and relegation.]
# [https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php/2006_NPPL_Huntington_Beach_Open “2006 NPPL Huntington Beach Open”. WikiPaintball. Existing event article and supporting contemporary references.]
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores. Historical 2006 NPPL seven-player results for Huntington Beach, Tampa, Boston, San Diego and the Commander's Cup.]

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