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Created article on the 2001 NPPL World Cup, documenting Dynasty's professional ten-player victory, Aftershock's five-player and season championships, divisional results, international participation and the disputed professional final.
 
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The '''2001 NPPL World Cup''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held from 22 to 28 October 2001 in the Orlando area of Florida, United States. It concluded the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) season, with five-player and ten-player competitions.[1]


The '''2001 NPPL World Cup''' was an international [[paintball]] tournament held from 22 to 28 October 2001 in the Orlando area of Florida, United States. Sanctioned by the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL), the tournament featured professional and amateur five-player and ten-player competition.[1]
[[Chicago Aftershock]] won the professional five-player division, while [[San Diego Dynasty]] won the professional ten-player division.[2][3]
 
[[San Diego Dynasty|Dynasty]] won the professional ten-player championship, while [[Chicago Aftershock]] won the professional five-player championship. Aftershock also secured the 2001 NPPL professional season title.[1][2]


== Tournament ==
== Tournament ==
The venue contained ten fields: one [[Hyperball]] field and nine inflatable-bunker fields, arranged around central staging, air-fill and exhibition facilities. Exhibitors included DYE, National Paintball Supply, PMI, Smart Parts, JT, KAPP and Kingman/Raven.[1]


The 2001 World Cup was produced during a period of organisational restructuring within the NPPL and its associated tournament promoters.
Five-player competition ran from 22 to 24 October, followed by a break on 25 October and ten-player competition from 26 to 28 October. Five-player scoring changed from a 60-point to a 100-point system.[1]
 
Following difficulties with field infrastructure at the 2000 event, organisers revised the venue layout, spectator netting, compressed-air filling facilities and player staging arrangements.
 
Ten concept fields were prepared, incorporating inflatable bunkers and one Hyperball-style field.


Equipment manufacturers and distributors associated with the playing fields included [[Pursuit Marketing Inc.|PMI]], [[Shocktech]], [[DYE Precision]], [[Smart Parts]], [[Diablo Paintball]], [[JT USA]], [[National Paintball Supply]], [[KAPP]], Ultimate Air and Kingman/Raven.[1][3]
== Five-player results ==
 
Final-round totals are shown below. WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard and ClassicScores agree on the placements.[2][4]
The five-player competition began on 22 October, followed by ten-player competition later in the week.
 
== Five-player competition ==
 
The five-player tournament concluded on 24 October.
 
Chicago Aftershock won the professional division, finishing ahead of Ground Zero Chaos, Ton Ton Flingueurs and the All Americans.
 
Strange Red won Amateur A, Ravage won Amateur B and Static AKA won the Novice division.[1]
 
=== Professional results ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Division !! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
! Team
|-
| rowspan="4" | Professional
| 1 || [[Chicago Aftershock]] || 288
|-
| 2 || Ground Zero Chaos || 144
|-
|-
| 1
| 3 || Ton Ton Flingueurs || 108
| [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 4 || [[All Americans]] || 30
| Ground Zero Chaos
|-
|-
| 3
| rowspan="4" | Amateur A
| Ton Ton Flingueurs
| 1 || Strange Red || 274
|-
|-
| 4
| 2 || Strange Black || 166
| [[All Americans]]
|-
|}
| 3 || Shocktech || 114
 
|-
=== Divisional winners ===
| 4 || Naughty Dogs Black || 68
 
|-
{| class="wikitable"
| rowspan="4" | Amateur B
! Division
| 1 || Ravage || 238
! Winner
|-
| 2 || Static || 198
|-
| 3 || Rebellion || 122
|-
| 4 || European Union 1 || 8
|-
|-
| Professional
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| [[Chicago Aftershock]]
| 1 || Static AKA || 210
|-
|-
| Amateur A
| 2 || Hawaiian Homegrown || 188
| Strange Red
|-
|-
| Amateur B
| 3 || Team NME || 110
| Ravage
|-
|-
| Novice
| 4 || Wrecks || 60
| Static AKA
|}
|}


== Ten-player competition ==
Aftershock scored 94, 100 and 94 points in its three final-round games. Strange Red recorded two 100-point games before finishing with 74 points in its third game.[2]
 
The ten-player competition concluded on 28 October.
 
Dynasty won the professional championship, with Chicago Aftershock finishing second, Bob Long's Ironmen third and Bad Company fourth.[1][2]
 
The professional final standings were affected by a disputed penalty during the match between Dynasty and Aftershock.
 
Aftershock player Ronnie Simpkins received a penalty for continuing to play after being hit. Following a review by ultimate judge Bill Cookston, a 12-point deduction was applied to Aftershock's score.
 
The adjustment placed Dynasty ahead of Aftershock in the final standings.[1]


=== Professional results ===
== Ten-player results ==
Final-round totals are shown below. WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard and ClassicScores agree on the placements.[3][4]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Division !! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| rowspan="4" | Professional
| [[San Diego Dynasty]]
| 1 || [[San Diego Dynasty]] || 203
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || [[Chicago Aftershock]] || 193
| [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Bob Long's Ironmen || 121
| Bob Long's Ironmen
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || [[Bad Company (American paintball team)|Bad Company]] || 109
| [[Bad Company (American paintball team)]]
|}
 
=== Amateur A results ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| rowspan="4" | Amateur A
| [[Trauma]]
| 1 || Trauma || 209
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Farside || 207
| Farside
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || 113
| [[Naughty Dogs]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || All Americans 2 || 34
| All Americans 2
|}
 
=== Amateur B results ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| rowspan="4" | Amateur B
| Warped Kids
| 1 || Warped Kids || 208
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Outta Control || 201
| Outta Control
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Mox Nix || 117
| Mox Nix
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Nemesis DYE || 105
| Nemesis DYE
|}
 
=== Novice results ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
|-
| 1
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| VIP
| 1 || VIP || 133
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Non Stop || 120
| Non Stop
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Mortadelos/Kaya || 119
| Mortadelos/Kaya
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Static AKA || 38
| Static AKA
|}
|}


The final placements are documented in WARPIG's contemporary ten-player scoreboard.[2]
Trauma won Amateur A by two points over Farside. Warped Kids finished seven points ahead of Outta Control in Amateur B, while VIP won the Novice division by 13 points.[3]


== NPPL season championships ==
=== Professional final ruling ===
Aftershock's last player, Ronnie Simpkins, received a playing-on penalty against Dynasty. The signed scoresheet initially awarded Dynasty 92 points and Aftershock 16. Dynasty protested that an unserved one-for-one penalty required a points deduction. Before the score was posted, ultimate judge Bill Cookston applied a 12-point deduction, leaving Aftershock with four points from the game and ten fewer overall than Dynasty.[1][3]


The 2001 World Cup concluded the NPPL national tournament season.
== Season championships ==
Aftershock secured the professional season championship by reaching the ten-player finals. The NPPL season champions were:[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Classification !! Season champion
! Season champion
|-
|-
| Professional
| Professional || [[Chicago Aftershock]]
| [[Chicago Aftershock]]
|-
|-
| Amateur A
| Amateur A || [[Team Strange]]
| [[Team Strange]]
|-
|-
| Amateur B
| Amateur B || Warped Kids
| Warped Kids
|}
|}
Aftershock secured the professional season championship by advancing to the ten-player finals.[1]
== International participation ==
The 2001 World Cup attracted teams from outside the United States.
[[Russian Legion]] made its first documented appearance in American professional tournament competition.
Other international entrants included British, French and Caribbean teams.
VIP, representing Puerto Rico, won the ten-player Novice division.[1]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Paintball World Cup]]
* [[Paintball World Cup]]
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[San Diego Dynasty]]
* [[Chicago Aftershock]]
* [[Team Strange]]
* [[Russian Legion]]
* [[2000 NPPL World Cup]]
* [[2000 NPPL World Cup]]
* [[2002 Paintball World Cup]]


== References ==
== References ==
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/index.shtml NPPL World Cup 2001]. ''WARPIG'', contemporary coverage of 22–28 October 2001.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/5fin.shtml NPPL World Cup 2001: Five-player Semi-finals and Finals]. ''WARPIG'', October 2001.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/10fin.shtml NPPL World Cup 2001: Ten-player Semi-finals and Finals Scoreboard]. ''WARPIG'', October 2001.
# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores historical tournament results], 2001 NPPL World Cup, five-player and ten-player divisions.


# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/index.shtml WARPIG, "NPPL World Cup 2001", October 2001. Contemporary tournament report documenting the event, competition results, season championships and disputed professional final.]
[[Category:National Professional Paintball League events]]
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/10fin.shtml WARPIG, "NPPL World Cup 2001: 10 Man Semi & Finals Scoreboard", 28 October 2001. Officially reported final placements.]
[[Category:Paintball World Cup]]
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/10mansch.shtml WARPIG, "NPPL World Cup 2001: 10 Man Preliminary Schedule". Contemporary record of playing fields and participating teams.]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/index.shtml WARPIG 2001 World Cup archive]
* [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/10fin.shtml Ten-player final results]
* [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2001/worldcup/10mansch.shtml Ten-player schedule]
 
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[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball World Cup]]
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 31 October 2026

The 2001 NPPL World Cup was a paintball tournament held from 22 to 28 October 2001 in the Orlando area of Florida, United States. It concluded the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) season, with five-player and ten-player competitions.[1]

Chicago Aftershock won the professional five-player division, while San Diego Dynasty won the professional ten-player division.[2][3]

Tournament

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The venue contained ten fields: one Hyperball field and nine inflatable-bunker fields, arranged around central staging, air-fill and exhibition facilities. Exhibitors included DYE, National Paintball Supply, PMI, Smart Parts, JT, KAPP and Kingman/Raven.[1]

Five-player competition ran from 22 to 24 October, followed by a break on 25 October and ten-player competition from 26 to 28 October. Five-player scoring changed from a 60-point to a 100-point system.[1]

Five-player results

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Final-round totals are shown below. WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard and ClassicScores agree on the placements.[2][4]

Division Place Team Final-round points
Professional 1 Chicago Aftershock 288
2 Ground Zero Chaos 144
3 Ton Ton Flingueurs 108
4 All Americans 30
Amateur A 1 Strange Red 274
2 Strange Black 166
3 Shocktech 114
4 Naughty Dogs Black 68
Amateur B 1 Ravage 238
2 Static 198
3 Rebellion 122
4 European Union 1 8
Novice 1 Static AKA 210
2 Hawaiian Homegrown 188
3 Team NME 110
4 Wrecks 60

Aftershock scored 94, 100 and 94 points in its three final-round games. Strange Red recorded two 100-point games before finishing with 74 points in its third game.[2]

Ten-player results

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Final-round totals are shown below. WARPIG's contemporary scoreboard and ClassicScores agree on the placements.[3][4]

Division Place Team Final-round points
Professional 1 San Diego Dynasty 203
2 Chicago Aftershock 193
3 Bob Long's Ironmen 121
4 Bad Company 109
Amateur A 1 Trauma 209
2 Farside 207
3 Naughty Dogs 113
4 All Americans 2 34
Amateur B 1 Warped Kids 208
2 Outta Control 201
3 Mox Nix 117
4 Nemesis DYE 105
Novice 1 VIP 133
2 Non Stop 120
3 Mortadelos/Kaya 119
4 Static AKA 38

Trauma won Amateur A by two points over Farside. Warped Kids finished seven points ahead of Outta Control in Amateur B, while VIP won the Novice division by 13 points.[3]

Professional final ruling

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Aftershock's last player, Ronnie Simpkins, received a playing-on penalty against Dynasty. The signed scoresheet initially awarded Dynasty 92 points and Aftershock 16. Dynasty protested that an unserved one-for-one penalty required a points deduction. Before the score was posted, ultimate judge Bill Cookston applied a 12-point deduction, leaving Aftershock with four points from the game and ten fewer overall than Dynasty.[1][3]

Season championships

[edit]

Aftershock secured the professional season championship by reaching the ten-player finals. The NPPL season champions were:[1]

Classification Season champion
Professional Chicago Aftershock
Amateur A Team Strange
Amateur B Warped Kids

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. NPPL World Cup 2001. WARPIG, contemporary coverage of 22–28 October 2001.
  2. NPPL World Cup 2001: Five-player Semi-finals and Finals. WARPIG, October 2001.
  3. NPPL World Cup 2001: Ten-player Semi-finals and Finals Scoreboard. WARPIG, October 2001.
  4. ClassicScores historical tournament results, 2001 NPPL World Cup, five-player and ten-player divisions.
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