March 28, 2008 National Professional Paintball League Tour Stop - HB. (see nppl.tv). A vendor's showcase at Pier
Plaza, paintball league play on the beach and activities make this one of
the top-attended sporting events annually. 220 top paintball teams from
around the world compete on six fields south of Pier Plaza and
Huntington Beach Pier. Based on the traditional format of Capture the Flag,
the Super 7 format matches two seven-man teams against each other on a field
about the size of a tennis court with a number of inflated shapes that offer
some cover to the players. Each game lasts a maximum of 7 minutes and the
team eliminating the other by capturing their flag wins the entire match. TV
celebrities expected for weekend. Grandstand seats can be purchased. Time:
7:30 am to 8pm. Trade Expo Trade Show daily 9 a.m. to 6 pm.
Tickets: nppl.tv
National Professional
Paintball League (NPPL) Paintball -
National Professional Paintball League NPPL Kick-Off for
Series begins in Huntington Beach, California. NPPL
and Pure Promotions are pleased to announce the
Professional teams for the NPPL Super 7 World
Series Pro League previous teams included
Dynasty, XSV, Infamous, Avalanche,
Arsenal, Naughty Dogs, Joy Division, Team Rage, Redz
Hurricanes, Sedition, Nexus, Ironmen, Tontons Acyd,
Brimstone Smoke, Bushwackers Int., Shockwave U.K.,
London Tigers and Evil Factory. The divisions will be:
Professional, Division I (Semi-Professional), Division
II, Division III. The tentative schedule for the 2005
Super 7 Paintball World Series is: Huntington Beach, CA
March 18 - 20 (this is confirmed), Tampa, FL May 13 -
15, Denver, CO July 22 - 24, San Diego, CA September 15
- 17, Miami, FL November 11 - 13. Huntington Beach event
location: Huntington City Beach at Pacific Coast Highway
and Main Street. Time: Daily. Contact: Pure Promotions,
Tel: (714) 536 9050 ext.13.
www.nppl.tv
Huntington Beach, California – With
more than 12 million people now participating in
paintball tournaments or leagues in 40 countries
worldwide, a Huntington Beach organization has
capitalized on that interest by growing its World Series
competition into a sell-out event. This year,
National Collegiate Paintball
Association returns to the beach to compete in a
special tournament, as well.
National Professional Paintball League (NPPL)
moved
its headquarters to Huntington Beach in 2003, but
then closed shop and sold the business several years
later. NPPL Super 7 World Series remains the top
competition for paintball sports. Thousands of
spectators are drawn each year to the beach to watch
teams from around the world compete at Huntington Beach,
which hosts the US Open of Surfing and Beach Games, AVP
Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament and Core Tour extreme
sports event with BMX and skateboarding.
The NPPL is a competition in which 7-player teams
compete in seeded, timed formats to capture the flag for
a win. During the competition, players that are hit or
marked by splattered paint from gelatin capsules shot
from special paint guns fall in a mock battlefield of
air-filled obstacles and mazes located on the sandy
beaches in Huntington Beach. The event is free to watch
and attracts team from around the world who fill the
hotel rooms, shops and restaurants of Huntington Beach
for the event which usually runs 3 days. Previously the
event was filmed by Fox Sports Net and aired on
television. Note: If this event has expired, go to the
Events Calendar for updates.
Paintball - According to
the The City of Huntington Beach website, a
reported economic impact of $478,725 over a comparable
off-season weekend and hotel room occupancy increase of
an estimated 1,650 nights were likely the direct result
of Paint Ball's National Professional Paintball
League kick-off competition in Huntington Beach in 2004.
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