PAINTBALL XTREME GAME: Paintball Headlines

Friday, December 24, 2010

Paintball Headlines

Tippmann Buys NXe
New Bunkers for NPPL
2011 NPPL Schedule

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:59 AM PST

Tippmann Sports has acquired NXe, a manufacturer of soft goods for the paintball industry. The acquisition combines the industry's leading paintball marker brand with the leading soft goods brand. A full line of paintball harnesses, protective gear, tank covers, apparel, bags, pods and other miscellaneous accessories will be immediately integrated into Tippmann's existing product offering.

Howard Kosick, President and CEO of Tippmann, commented, "By acquiring NXe, we're adding a well-known and respected brand to our portfolio with a strong reputation for innovation and quality – two credentials Tippmann has maintained for more than 25 years. This move provides us with a comprehensive new product offering as well as access to NXe's factories, both of which are extremely valuable."

John Bosch, President of NXe, added, "It is with some sadness that we sell NXe, a company we built from the ground up over the past six years. But, it's time to focus on our other businesses and we're very excited that a company with the reputation of Tippmann will continue to carry on the NXe tradition. We really couldn't have asked for a better situation."

New Bunkers for NPPL

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:55 AM PST

Sup-Air the official bunker sponsor of the National Professional Paintball League has created a new NPPL bunker kit for the 2011 tournament season. Together the NPPL and Sup Air have decided to eliminate the center U. The League will also eliminate two small cakes and one small dorito from the 2010 field. The new upgrade kit will replace these obstacles with two large cubes and two giant wings. The Official 2011 NPPL Field will still have 44 bunkers, eliminating 3 small bunkers plus the U and replace with 2 Giant wings and 2 large cubes. The 2011 field will offer many different options for the NPPL Field Design Committee to create dynamic play fields. The goal is to provide larger bunkers on the field making it harder to get eliminations off the break and promote longer games.

2011 NPPL field: (44 bunkers)
4 Temples
4 Mayan Temples
6 Giant Beams
4 Cakes
4 Cylinders
4 Medium Cylinders
4 Medium Doritos
4 Small Doritos
2 Bumpers
4 Bricks
2 NPPL Cubes
2 Giant Wings (center bunkers)
New for the season 2011:
2 Giant Wings
2 NPPL Cubes