As the referee checks for a paint mark, the kneeling player holds his position and keeps his eyes on the game. His teammate (far L) shoots aggressively. NPPL action. Photo by Skirmish.com
Major-league action continues worldwide this summer in the PSP, NPPL, and Millennium series. Each includes pro and amateur divisions.
PSP's season opened in cold weather at Settler's Park in Round Rock, near Austin, Texas, February 16-19, 2006. Played on grass, changes in XBall meant a different bracket format plus a pro division no longer restricted only to franchised teams.
NXL Pro XBall, final order of finish (15 teams): Philly Americans 1st, Baltimore Trauma 2nd, Boston Red Legion 3rd, XSV 4th. (5th-15th: Dynasty, Strange, Miami, Less than Zero, Oakland, LA Ironmen, NY Extrme, Aftershock, Ultimate, Naughty Dogs, San Diego Legacy).
Results: 5player (1st-4th) D-III (18 teams): Lost Generation, Texas Justice, Infinity, Blackout Kidz. D-IV (35 teams): BUnit, DBS Kidz, Bad Instinct, Overhead. Young Guns: Houston Fury, Bad to the Bone, Organized Chaos Kids.
One on one, these pros face off on an artificial surface field as the referee (striped jersey, far R) watches. Millennium Series action photo sequence by Skirmish.com.
Turning to the inside to reload, with paintballs spilling everywhere, the player on the left does not see and cannot stop his opponent (far R), who is racing forward in a bunkering move.
The bunkering move is nearly finished.
Evil Factory
Pursuit Marketing Inc. (PMI) continues its support of the pro team Chicago Evil Factory. Team members are Brian Hansas, John Dresser, David Zorn, Chuck Packer, Kenny Leneve, Ben Frederick, Danny Benitez, Steve Howard and team captain John Rathbun. They wear custom Evil jerseys, pants, gloves, and ER goggles, and they shoot Evil Minion markers. PMI supplies the team with their equipment, air, and paint. Visit www.evilfactoryteam.net to learn more about these pros! To buy Evil gear: www.evil-paintball.com
Ton Tons
NXe, sponsor of the top French team, the Ton Tons Flingueurs, is rolling the NXe brand across Europe. John Bosch, NXe president, said the company sponsors the Ton Tons, as well as the pros of Russian Legion, Joy Division, and the Copenhagen Ducks/Method. NXe gear: nxepaintball.com; the Ton Tons site: www.tontons-flingueurs.com
Boston Red Legion
ONE4ONE.tv has released the movie "Mother Russia" documenting the Russian NXL team, the Boston Red Legion. Cameras from ONE4ONE.tv followed the team at the 2005 World Cup in Orlando, FL, including the NXL final against Baltimore Trauma. Moves and tactics by the team's finest, including Petr Vasiliev, Kostia Fedorov, Mikhail Kniazev are all in the movie! Available at ONE4ONE.TV in the shop section, or on Pay-Per-View at 5 euro, the 60-minute movie is downloadable in high quality. Also! ONE4ONE presents Orlando World Cup coverage in "The King of Fighters" featuring top pro XBall teams
one4one.tv.
New England Hurricanes
Redz International, sponsoring Europe's Millennium Series for the fourth year, stands with the Millennium Series as representing the "true soul of European tournament paintball" with Sup'Air inflatable bunkers, stadiums, artificial turf, and standard rules. www.mil lennium-series.com,www.redz comfort.com
REDZ International is sponsoring the pro New England Hurricanes. The team will use Redz NV Packs and Hard Parts for the 2006 season. Carmen "The Angry" Borgia, Redz International vice president, once played for the Hurricanes. www.redzcomfort.com
PTI (Paintball Training Institute) offers Master Airsmith classes for the RAP4 & RAP5 markers. The school is in Johnson City, TN. www.paintball-pti.com, www.rap4.com
World Changes
MXball in Mexico offers league play this season. www.mxball3.com
ASIA's Paintball Asia League Series (PALS) has stops in Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia this season, with plans to add two stops in '07.
NZPL is using the Millennium Series rulebook for 2006. Info on the New Zealand Paintball League: japanpaint
WDP is sponsoring the pro teams Joy Division, Miami Rage, and Arsenal, plus teams on the way up that include Xclusive, Eminence, SoFla Kidz, and Miami Devious. If you want to apply for sponsorship, contact
and visit wdp.tv.
Russian Legion
And one more for PMI, Pursuit Marketing Inc., in signing the pro team Russian Legion to a two-year sponsorship. Russian Legion will wear Evil jerseys, paints, gloves, and ER 20/20 Echo goggle systems, and shoot Evil paintballs. Limited-edition Evil Russian Legion jerseys and casual wear is available. The Russian Legion is coached by Peter Vasiliev; players include Vadim Alekseev, Dan Maskell, Fred Halmone, Maxim Morozov, Mikhail Kniazev, Sergey Solnishkov, Vasiliy Panteleev, Konstantin Fedorov, Maxim Preobrazhenskiy, Dmitry Kulikov, Kirill Prikhidniy, Alexander Berdnikov, Petr Vasiliev and team manager Alex Solodovnikov. NPPL Pro Teams
Anaheim Sedition Chicago Evil DC Arsenal Ironmen London Nexus Los Angeles Infamous Miami Rage New England Hurricanes New York NRG Oakland Empire OC Bushwackers Philadelphia Assassins Pittsburgh All Americans Portland Naughty Dogs Sacramento XSV San Diego Dynasty St. Louis Avalanche Stockholm Joy Division
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