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The 1997 NPPL Las Vegas Desert Open

This year the NPPL Las Vegas tournament joined forces with the Great Western Tournament Series to hold two tournaments the same weekend in the same location. For the Novice and Amateur 5 man teams in the Great Western, this meant a chance to meet and learn from the Amateur and Pro 10 man teams competing in the NPPL event. While some teams fielded squads in both events, most were not so daring.

 This year's event was produced by Dave Youngblood, of DYE products. While the desert location left a bit to be desired (it was hot, dusty and remote) it provided excellent fields, many of which were visible from bleachers placed on the edge of the parking area. By the second day of the event, hourly dousing from water trucks had reduced the dust problems in the staging areas drastically. The referees did an outstanding job, staying on top of the players and taking many welts in the process.

 Looking in the scores you will see the name Ironmen, and may be wondering "which Ironmen?" Since Bob Long left the original Team Ironmen in the fall of 1996, he has put together a new team, which is being referred to as "Bob Long's Ironmen". Bob Long's Ironmen turned pro, and placed, during this event. The members of the original Team Ironmen are not out of the running - they didn't compete in this tournament because they were referees.

What do all these numbers mean?

Listed below are the scores for the Amateur and Pro 10 man teams. First, the total scores for each team's preliminary round games are listed. Those which went on the the semi-finals include ranking. The schedules of the semi-final and final rounds are listed to indicate who played who. Then the listings for the semi-finals are listed. The semifinal scores, like the final scores, have a first number, indicating the score for that game, and the second number (after the slash) is the total score up to that point. Negative numbers in parentheses indicate penalty points assessed.

Preliminary Rounds

Division 1



All Americans - 495 - Pro 7th

Bob Long's Ironmen - 439 - Pro 8th

Adrenaline - 416

Team 2X-Treme - 307 - Am 12th

Thunderstorm - 266 - Am 16th

Banzai Bandits - 263

Black Diamonds - 252

Wolfpack - 248



Division 2

Fusion - 497 - Pro 6th

Sidewinders - 442 - Am 3rd

Farside - 424 - Am 6th

Rage - 333

Palm Beach Predators - 269

Enemy - 267 - Am 15th 

Hounds of Hell - 158

Badgers - 76



Division 3



GBD - 600 - Pro 1st

Jacksonville Warriors - 515 - Pro 5th

Team EX-Treme - 405

OBR - 321 - Am 10th

Hostile Takeover - 252

East Coast Eliminators - 221

Sting - 184

SOB's - 174





Division 4



Image - 574 - Pro 3rd

Shockwave - 483 - Am 2nd

Phantom Force - 392

Pirates - 337 - Am 8th

All Americans II - 334 - Am 9th

Green Dragons - 245

Paraplegic Turtles - 192

Palm Beach Predators II - 23



Division 5



Aftershock - 595 - Pro 2

Texas Storm - 456 - Am 4th

Lockout - 433 - Am 5th

Genesis - 321 - Am 11th

Ground Zero - 274

Bushwacker Terminators - 257

Constant Pursuit - 181

Picasso Trigger - 181



Division 6



Bushwackers Reign - 521 - Pro 4th

Fatal Swoop - 486 - Am 1st

Bad Company - 430

Landsharks - 345 - Am 7th

Bad Company II - 291 - Am 13th

X-Men - 284 - Am 14th

Team Fury - 255

Chain Gang - 100

Semi Final Game Schedule

                        Field #1        Field #2        Field #3        Field #4        



Game 1          P1 & P8 P4 & P5 P2 & P7 P3 & P6



Game 2          A1 & A16        A8 & A9 A2 & A15        A7 & A10



Game 3          A3 & A14        A6 & A11        A4 & A13        A5 & A12



Game 4          P2 & P6 P3 & P7 P1 & P5 P4 & P8



Game 5          A2 & A10        A7 & A15        A1 & A9 A8 & A16



Game 6          A4 & A12        A5 & A13        A3 & A11        A6 & A14



Game 7          P1 & P4 P5 & P8 P2 & P3 P6 & P7



Game 8          A1 & A8 A9 & A16        A2 & A7 A10 & A15



Game 9          A3 & A6 A11 & A14       A4 & A5 A12 & A13

Professional Semi-Finals

P1 - GBD - 100/100  100/200  45/245 - Pro 1



P2 - Aftershock - 94/94  94/188  15/203 - Pro 2



P3 - Image - 18/18  9/27  9/-14 (-50 penalty)


P4 - Bushwacker Reign - 100/100  24/124  6/130



P5 - Jacksonville Warriors - 27/27  21/48  27/75



P6 - Fusion - 12/18  18/36  18/54



P7 - All Americans - 24/24  100/124  21/145 - Pro 4



P8 - Bob Long's Ironmen - 12/12  100/112  50/162 - Pro 3

Amateur Semi-Finals

A1 - Fatal Swoop - 21/21  100/107 (-14)  100/207 - Am 7



A2 - Shockwave - 15/15  100/115  100/215



A3 - Sidewinders - 100/95 (-5)  100/195  9/204



A4 - Texas Storm - 50/50  100/150  100/250 - Am 1



A5 - Lockout - 100/100  30/130  15/145



A6 - Farside - 97/97  100/197  24/224 - Am 3



A7 - Landsharks - 27/27  9/36  21/57



A8 - Pirates - 18/18  27/45  21/46



A9 - All Americans - 21/21  24/45  21/66



A10 - OBR - 47/47  18/65  100/165



A11 - Genesis - 27/27  24/19 (-32)  100/119



A12 - Team 2X-Treme - 15/15  24/39  100/139



A13 - Bad Company II - 24/24  50/74  24/98



A14 - X-Men - 3/3  9/7 (-5)  12/25



A15 - Enemy - 100/100  100/200  27/227 - Am 2



A16 - Thunderstorm - 24/24  97/121  18/139

Final Game Schedule

                        Field #4        Field #1



Game 1          P1 & P4 P2 & P3



Game 2          A1 & A4 A2 & A3



Game 3          P2 & P4 P1 & P3



Game 4          A2 & A4 A1 & A3



Game 5          P3 & P4 P1 & P2



Game 6          A3 & A4 A1 & A2

Professional Finals

P1 - GBD - 15/15 21/36 100/136 - 4th Place

 P2 - Aftershock - 21/21 100/121 27/148 - 2nd Place

 P3 - Bob Long's Ironmen - 97/97 21/118 24/142 - 3rd Place

 P4 - All Americans - 100/95 (-5) 6/101 100/161 (-40) - 1st Place
 
 

Amateur Finals

A1 - Texas Storm - 100/100 21/121 12/128 (-5) - 2nd Place

 A2 - Enemy - 100/100 21/116 (-5) 100/216 - 1st Place

 A3 - Farside - 21/11 (-10) 97/103 (-5) 15/113 (-5) - 3rd Place

 A4 - Fatal Swoop - 15/15 47/12 (-50) 21/33 - 4th Place
 
 

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