U.S. Paintball Championships Presented by Vault – Episode #1
Each week for the next two months, 8 NPPL Professional Paintball teams face off against each other in one-hour episodes on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. This week's one hour episode will consist of the following Pro Matchups: (Best of 3 each)
San Diego Dynasty vs. Chicago Evil
 
Orange County Bushwackers vs. New England Hurricanes
 
Portland Naughty Dogs vs. London Tigers
 
Sacramento XSV vs. Stockholm Joy
 
More information on the Show:
Every Monday night starting April 10th at 10 PM Eastern Time, ESPN2 will air coverage of the 2005 National Professional Paintball League's (NPPL) U.S. Paintball Championships held at Miami's Bicentennial Park.
From exciting duels in the snake to long-range sniping, ESPN2 captures the fast-paced action. Featuring a $50,000 cash prize, the largest prize in NPPL history, the round robin tournament features eight of the world's best professional paintball teams:
- Chicago Evil Factory, a tough group of vets led by John Rathbun
- London Tigers, Paul Cain's surprise entry
- New England Hurricanes; the youngest pro team in paintball today
- OC Bushwackers, a paintball staple
- Portland Naughty Dogs, the tournament's #1 seed, captained by Rocky Knuth
- Sacramento XSV, Rich Telford's squad and the favorite of many
- San Diego Dynasty; three-time defending champs
- Stockholm Joy, the most successful European team in the league
Each seven-person team will try to capture the other's flag, without losing all its troops, in a format sometimes called "Speedball". The top 4 teams from the best of three match-ups move on to the semi-finals. The series is hosted by "The First Lady of Motocross" Jamie Little, Paintball's very own Matt Marshall and Olympic skier and national reporter Trace Worthington.
Show #1 airs Monday night, April 10th on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD 10 pm Eastern/7 pm Pacific.
For a full listing of show times, please visit http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnShow?showID=GMPB
Don't forget, each week is a new episode so keep tuning in!
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