Editing Washington Reign


'''Washington Reign''' was an American tournament [[paintball]] team associated with Washington state. The team competed in the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) during the 1990s, finishing third in the professional 10-man division at the 1996 NPPL World Cup in Orlando, Florida.[1]

The organisation also fielded amateur squads, including Washington Reign Red and Washington Reign Black, which competed in national tournaments during the late 1990s.[2][3]

== History ==

=== Early competition ===

Washington Reign was established as a national tournament competitor by the mid-1990s.

A historical retrospective published in ''Paintball 2Xtremes'' in June 2005 identified Washington Reign among the amateur teams participating in the 1995 ESPN World Paintball Championships.[4]

The team's precise founding date has not been established.

=== 1996 NPPL World Cup ===

Washington Reign achieved its most significant documented result at the 1996 NPPL World Cup in Orlando, Florida.

The team qualified for the professional 10-man semi-finals after finishing second in its preliminary group with 600 points.

In the professional semi-finals, Washington Reign finished third overall, behind [[Chicago Aftershock]] and [[Bad Company (American paintball team)|Bad Company]].

The team's 221-point semi-final total placed it ahead of established professional competitors including [[Rage (paintball team)|Rage]], [[UK Predators]], [[All Americans]] and [[Jacksonville Warriors]].[1][5]

Washington Reign also entered an amateur 10-man squad at the tournament.

The amateur team qualified for the semi-finals but did not advance to the final round.[1]

=== 1997 competition ===

Contemporary NPPL records from 1997 document a professional team competing under the name '''Bushwacker Reign''', also recorded as '''Bushwackers Reign'''.

At the NPPL Las Vegas Open, Bushwacker Reign finished fourth in the professional preliminary rankings and qualified for the semi-finals.

The team did not advance to the final round.[6]

Bushwacker Reign also appeared in the professional 10-man preliminary competition at the 1997 NPPL World Cup.[7]

The precise organisational relationship between Washington Reign and Bushwacker Reign, including any association with the California-based [[Bushwackers (paintball team)|Bushwackers]], has not been conclusively established.

=== Amateur competition (1998–1999) ===

Washington Reign continued competing in the NPPL amateur divisions during 1998.

At the Portland Open, held at Enchanted Acres in Oregon from 28 to 30 August, the organisation entered two Amateur B squads.

Washington Reign Red finished second behind Phantom Force, while Washington Reign Black finished third.

The tournament did not include Amateur B semi-finals because only four teams entered the division.[2]

At the 1998 NPPL World Cup in Orlando, a Washington Reign squad finished sixth in the Amateur B 10-man semi-final rankings, failing to advance to the final round.[3]

Washington Reign continued competing nationally in 1999.

At the NPPL Dallas Open, the team reached the Amateur B 10-man semi-finals, finishing third in its semi-final group and failing to qualify for the championship round.[8]

The team's later competitive history and final season have not been conclusively established.

== Notable players ==

* '''[[Jeremy Salm]]''' – Former Washington Reign captain, identified in a historical retrospective published by ''Paintball 2Xtremes''. Salm subsequently played professionally for [[Avalanche]].[4]

== Selected tournament results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Tournament
! Division
! Result
|-
| 1996
| NPPL World Cup, Orlando
| Professional 10-man
| '''3rd''' [1]
|-
| 1998
| NPPL Portland Open
| Amateur B 10-man (Washington Reign Red)
| 2nd [2]
|-
| 1998
| NPPL Portland Open
| Amateur B 10-man (Washington Reign Black)
| 3rd [2]
|-
| 1998
| NPPL World Cup
| Amateur B 10-man
| 6th in semi-finals [3]
|-
| 1999
| NPPL Dallas Open
| Amateur B 10-man
| Semi-finalists [8]
|}

== See also ==

* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[Bushwackers (paintball team)]]
* [[Avalanche]]
* [[Chicago Aftershock]]
* [[List of historically significant paintball teams]]

== References ==

# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc96/sun.shtml WARPIG – 1996 NPPL World Cup, Professional and Amateur 10-Man Semi-Final Results].
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/npplportland98/prelim.shtml WARPIG – 1998 NPPL Portland Open, Preliminary and Final Results, 28–30 August 1998].
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/npplcup98/10manfinals.shtml WARPIG – 1998 NPPL World Cup, 10-Man Semi-Final and Final Results].
# [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball Paintball 2Xtremes – 81 Moments That Shaped Paintball, June 2005, reproduced on Automags.org].
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc96/sat.shtml WARPIG – 1996 NPPL World Cup, 10-Man Preliminary Results].
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/npplvegas97/nppllv97.shtml WARPIG – 1997 NPPL Las Vegas Desert Open, Professional Results].
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc97/prelim10man.shtml WARPIG – 1997 NPPL World Cup, 10-Man Preliminary Results, 25 October 1997].
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/dallas99/10semi.shtml WARPIG – 1999 NPPL Dallas Open, 10-Man Semi-Final Results].

== External links ==

* [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wc96/sun.shtml 1996 NPPL World Cup results, WARPIG]
* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/npplportland98/index.shtml 1998 NPPL Portland Open coverage, WARPIG]

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[[Category:Professional paintball teams]]
[[Category:Historical paintball teams]]