"SWEET 7" 2008 Tournament Series   Sweet it is.   World Class format at a very inexpensive price. Entry/Air Fee - $15.00 per  Player. All fees must be submitted at time of registration.   This will be a field paint only series. Draxxus Paintballs Pricing - TBA The series will be played on regulation 7 man size fields, 100' x 180'.   (7) Trophies will be given to each team placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in both the Open and Rookie Divisions. EVENT DATES 2008: Event #1 - February 9th Event #2 - April 26th Event #3 - June 7th Event #4 - August 2nd Event #5 - Sweet 7 Cup - October 11th This is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change.

Battle Ground Paintball

BGP-5 Man

Rules and Information

Registration:

• Registration may be by mail along with entry fee payment by money order or check. Registration may also be by fax (360)666-0531 or email to Gary@battlegroundpaintball.com. Payment may also be by Visa or MasterCard by phone. (360)687-8804 Registration must be received by the Tuesday before the event.

Entry Fee:

• $15 per Player (Includes entry and air)

Paint:

• The BGP-5 is event paint only. Paint must be purchased at the event and used for that event only. Paint can not be carried to the next event. Any player found using non-event paint will cause their team to be disqualified from the event with no refund.
• All paint sales are final. No returns allowed except for damaged paint. When returning paint because of damage the entire case of unopened bags must be returned. Check all your paint before you open the first bag. A small amount of oils in the bag are used to keep the paint in condition and is not reason for return.
• Draxxus -

Games:

• 5 man center flag format.
• Games will be played on standard size 5 man fields. 100’ x 150’
• Games will be 5 minutes in length with a 10 second silent start.
• Game schedule format will be a single or double round robin preliminary and may include semi finals and finals. The event preliminary schedule will be included in the team packet which will be available at the registration table the morning of the event.
• NPPL game rules apply. Ignorance of the rules or tournament format shall not affect the assessment of penalties.

Markers:

• Semi auto only.
• RAMPING – NOT ALLOWED . Any marker found on the playing field to be in other than semi auto firing mode will cause that team to forfeit all points for that game for the first offense. A second offense will cause the team to forfeit all points for that game and for the event accumulated up to that game. A third offense will disqualify that team from the event with no refund.

Rosters:

• Beginners may not have played in any tournament prior to this event. Beginners teams may not have any other classification level players.
• Young Guns players must be at least 10 and  years old and may not have been older than 15 years of age on January 1, 2007. They may not have played in any more than (2) national tournaments. No other class players are allowed on a Young Guns roster.
• Rookie players may not have played in any XPSL, PSP or NPPL above rookie. Rookie players may not have played more than 2 local tournaments as an Open player and may not have played 5 or more local tournaments as Rookie in 4, 5 or 7 man format. A player may only play Rookie for one year. Playing 3 events as Rookie in one calendar year establishes that year as the player’s Rookie year. The following year the player automatically becomes an Open player. 3 man tournaments will not affect player status. Rookie teams will be allowed 1 Open player.
• Open players may not have rostered in any NPPL or NXL Pro division or    PSP/X-Ball Open Class in the past 2 years.
• A player may not be on more than one roster per event, and a player cannot change rosters during an event. 5-player teams may have up to 7 players on a roster and may field a maximum of 5 players in a game.
• Team Roster Forms must be filled out with each player’s name and rank and turned in at the Registration table prior to the start of the games. Air fills will not be allowed until the Rosters are turned in, air fees are paid and wrist bands are issued and placed on the player’s wrist. The form may be downloaded from www.battlegroundpaintball.com or picked up at the registration table along with the team packet.

Waivers

• Waivers must be filled out (legibly and completely) and handed in to BGP staff at the Registration table before playing your first game. Failure to turn in waivers will result in zero points for all games played before the waivers are turned in to BGP staff. Waivers are available for download at: www.battlegroundpaintball.com/Download.html. Please download the waiver, fill it out and bring it with you. Waivers for players under 18 must have a parent’s signature.

Day of Event:

• Gate opens at 7AM  - Team check in at Registration Table
• Captains meeting at 8:15AM
• First game starts at 9AM.

Event Date:

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This is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change.