When the Cup moved to Florida , it became a true must-attend event . And It became a truly international event with teams like the UK Predators , Eagles , NAM Wrecking Crew and others from the UK attending , as well as teams from all over Europe , and even Asia . Disney , inexpensive house rentals , cheap flights and beautiful weather made the World Cup move to Florida one of the best decisions the tournament circuit has ever seen .
Firsts & Facts
There have been so many amazing moments at the World Cup over the years . In 1993 there was the classic final-round battle between the Ironmen , Aftershock and the UK Predators .
In 2000 the Russian Legion played their first US event at the World Cup .
In Dynasty ’ s first season as pros in the NPPL in 2001 they shocked the paintball world winning the Cup . Most of the team was barely out of their teenage years .
And there was the Jeremy Salm / Avalanche sniper incident at the 2002 World Cup that sent Avalanche and the league really , into a tailspin . Watch the documentary about this here !
Aftershock , whose World Cup exploits are legendary , won five of the first seven NPPL World Cups and their six Cup wins in 10 years gave them more World Cup pro victories than all other teams combined to that point in history .
In 2006 the Russian Legion would win their first of three World Cups .
In 2016 / 2017 Edmonton Impact won back-to-back World Cups AND season series titles . This was done by Dynasty in 2004 / 2005 but an asterisk goes here since the All Americans , Aftershock , Ironmen and many other top teams were playing the NXL exclusively during that period , lightening the competition for Dynasty those years .
Dynasty now has eight World Cup wins , the most of any Pro team . They are also the only team to win four straight World Cup ( 2020-2023 ).
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