This format dates back to the first decade of tournament paintball , which began in 1983 and ran until the start of the National Professional Paintball League ( NPPL ), where teams were divided into Pro and Amateur divisions .
The competition in the five-man event was fierce . NRG Elite came out swinging with seven max wins and a points win over ac : Powerhouse 20-12 , for a total of 617 preliminary points in seven games . Right behind NRG Elite was ac : Powerhouse with 612 points , again their only loss was a tight one against NRG Elite . The Bay State Bandits lost their first game and maxed the next six to sit in third place after round one .
San Diego Dynasty , Ground Zero 5 and the Saberwolves rounded out the top six at the end of preliminary round play .
ac : Powerhouse , Image and the Philadelphia Americans advanced through the quarterfinals and into the semifinals . The semifinals were set with nine teams playing in three , 3-team brackets . To advance to the finals a team had to win their bracket . NRG Elite , San Diego Dynasty and Baystate Bandits did just that and moved on to the finals . In the finals each of the three teams would play each other . It was San Diego Dynasty that came out on top with a max win and a first flag grab body count win . Twenty years after their debut Dynasty
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