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Landslide & Confused
win 5 Man
PRESS RELEASE
NASHVILLE, TN: May 30, 2000: The World
Paintball Federation's 2000 St. Louis Challenge, sponsored by Tippmann
Pneumatics, Inc. ended Sunday, May 28
with Team Landslide from Missouri taking
1st place in the Amateur Class and Confused of Tennessee winning the Novice/Rookie
Class competitions. Team Supernatural, from Wisconsin, won the coveted
WPF Sportsmanship Award in
this the largest, most successful WPF
regional tournament to date.
The host site, X-treme Paintball which
is co-owned by Sal Brigulio and Ned Loetz and co-managed by Shane Kinzel
and Sage Lehr provided 2 challenging speedball fields and 2 superb woods
fields on which almost 40 amateur and novice/rookie teams from 10 states
competed in this 3rd stop on the WPF/ZAP Tour. With the WPF's ultimate
referee Bill
Bryant leading the way, X-treme paintball
also fielded 3 teams of referees that proved to be exceptional.
" The 2000 Tippmann Five Man Challenge
represents a new level of success and professionalism in the development
of paintball tournaments," states Chip Herbert, operations director for
the WPF. " The WPF-trained referee staff for this tournament set a standard
of quality that will become the norm
for all WPF events. I am proud to have
worked with such a fine group of people; and, we look forward to working
with Sal and his staff again."
By winning the Amateur Class competition,
Team Landslide received free entry into the 2000 WPF/ZAP International
Masters in New Orleans along with hotel rooms, travel expenses, 10 cases
of ZAP Pro Series Tournament paint, and
plaques. Team Confused received $1000.00
gift certificate from Electronic Express.Com , a JT USA sponsorship
package, as well as plaques for their victory in the Rookie/Novice Class
competition. Team Supernatural was awarded a custom barrel trophy from
Custom Products,Inc. and custom grip frames from Benchmark Manufacturing
as the Sportsmanship Award, the most priced of all WPF awards.
With their victory in the 2000 St. Louis
Challenge, Team Landslide earned 200 points toward the prized WPF World
Ace title while team Confused earned 200 points toward the WPF Nov Ace
title. The WPF World Ace and Nov Ace Circuits are a series of competitions
consisting of six WPF regional
tournaments, independently produced
wildcard tournaments, and local league competitions. The circuits culminate
at the WPF International Masters, where circuit leaders compete to determine
who will earn the Ace titles. The amateur team that wins the World Ace
title receives a full year's sponsorship from ZAP Paintballs, National
Paintball Supply NJ, Scott USA,
National Paintball Supply SC, Tippmann
Pneumatics, Indian Creek Designs and Worr Game Products. The novice team
earning the Nov Ace title receives paint and equipment prizes worth nearly
$4000.
Interested parties may find out more
about the WPF and the WPF World Ace and Nov Ace circuits online at http://www.wpfonline.com.
Inquires should be directed to the WPF, PO Box 40985, Nashville, TN 37204,
phone 615-383-6533,
fax 615-383-6067. Contact Chip Herbert
(chip@wpfonline.com) for team information, Sam Caldwell (sam@wpfonline.com)
for promotions and press, Jim Lively (jim@wpfonline.com) for sponsor and
trade show information.
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