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: XBall (1st-4th) Division 1 (10 teams): X Factor, Jax Warriors, Jacksonville Raiders, San Diego Aftermath. D-II (27 teams): Speed, EC Empire, Voltage, Swatpaintball. D-III (26 teams): Clutch, PBC Gridlock, Fater, McAllen PB Assault.
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 video@one4one.tv 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 ballsupplies@gmail.com.
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 owen@wdp.tv 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
