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Smart Corps, the Smart Parts tactical factory team won the first ever SPPL national scenario championship last year and is aiming for it again in 2007. A highly placed finish at an SPPL qualifying event is required for the chance to compete in the National finals which will be held this October in Oklahoma.

The SPPL (Scenario Paintball Players League) saw 16 teams at the Michigan Qualifier held August 18-19th at Hell Survivors field in Pickney, Michigan. Sorted into four divisions of four teams, the preliminary games started on Saturday under sunny skies and 70 degree temperatures. After winning each of their matches on Saturday, the Smart Corps team geared up for the third round of prelims on Sunday morning and took to the field.

Each match played in the SPPL lasts an hour with objectives to stay alive, shoot as many of the competition as possible, keep your team's flag flying at the field's three flag bases and obtain the three cannisters secreted around the field of play for extra points.

Sunday did not have the luxurious weather that Saturday had seen, instead a fine rain fell during the whole day of play, soaking fields and players alike. However, for crawlers on the Tippmann field, the critical brush pile was much easier to get through as the constant sound of raindrops drowned out the noise of rustling twigs and leaves.

The hallmark of the SPPL has always been the call to good sportsmanship and this event was no different. Sean Scott of the Smart Corps team mentioned, “This event had the best sportsmanship I've seen in 12 years of playing paintball.” While Smart Corps has team members from out of state, most of the players are from Pennsylvania and enjoyed the chance to play against teams from the midwest. The team noted that this event was the best competition they'd yet faced in the SPPL.

Wrapping up their three preliminary games, Smart Corps headed into the quarter final round, playing and winning against Failure to Flatline, a team who demonstrated their good sportsmanship by loaning loaders to some of the Smart Corps team members. After winning their quarter and the semi-final round, Smart Corps went into the final match up with Great Lake Rangers. After an hour of play, wet gear and even soggier players, Smart Corps retained their unbeatable status and headed home, qualified to play in the national finals in October at D-Day Adventure Park in Wyandotte, OK.

Smart Parts is able to develop products that meet the needs of today's paintball players for one simple reason - we play paintball – all kinds of paintball - from winning national professional tournaments to the challenge of scenario games deep in the woods or even on the weekend just for fun at our factory field. We build equipment that improves our game, and we don't charge an arm and a leg for it, because we believe that equipment counts.

To learn more about the Scenario Paintball Player's League, go to scenariochallenge.com.

Smart Parts, Inc., is a leading developer and manufacturer of equipment and accessories for the sport of paintball. For more information, visit www.SmartParts.com.