NorthEast Paintball Series

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The Northeast Paintball Series (NEPS) was one of two major paintball tournament series in the New England Area. The league was for 5-man Division 4/Novice & Division 5/Rookie level play. The league was run out of Fox4 Paintball in Upton, MA. It was a feeder league for the New England X-Ball league, Foxball.

History

The NEPS was created in 2007 as the Fox4 Tournament series. The name was changed in 2009 to Northeast Regional Series and started crowning series champions. The series has five events a year with the top 4 teams placing and receiving trophies as well as cash prizes. The season usually starts in April and ends in October. The series has two divisions: Division 5 or rookie for brand new players with little to no tournament experience and Division 4 or rookie with one to two years tournament experience. The NERS switched to the APPA ranking system in 2010. The series is refereed by 187 crew from the Pro PSP team, D1 Champions 2012, and 2010 Division 2 PSP World Cup Champions [1] and 2009 AXBL runners-up, as well as winning/podium performance in the D1/D2 NPPL long ago.

General regulations

The NERS rules are based on the PSP rules [2] with slight modifications. A regulation PSP field is 150 feet (46 m) long by 125 feet (38 m) wide. Inflatable bunkers of differing shapes and sizes are placed on the field in mirrored symmetry. [3] Each end of the field has a start/dead box where the team starts the game and returns to if/or when they are eliminated. Each team consists of five players. The flag is placed in the center of the field and must be hung to end the game. There is a five-minute time limit for the game.

At the beginning of a match, the head referee raises his hand and announces the start of the silent ten-second countdown. At the end of the silent countdown, the game is commenced with the head referee yelling "Go, go, go!" When the game commences, a seven-minute countdown is started. The game ends when either all the players on both teams are eliminated, time runs out, or a flag is hung. Points are awarded for hanging the opposing team's flag on your start station, pulling the opponent's flag from their start station, eliminating opposing players, and for live (unmarked) players at the end of a match.

A player is eliminated when they are hit by a paintball that breaks on any part of the body or equipment or runs out of bounds or is pulled for a penalty against another teammate. Upon elimination the player must place their gun behind their start station and go to their team's deadbox, located in the back corner of the field. If a player fails to acknowledge a hit, they run the risk of being penalized with a "one-for-one." This penalty consists of a referee pulling out the eliminated player and the closest friendly player.

Series Champions

2007200820092010
Novice Axis

Monster Paintball Factory

Boston Reapers Scythe

Boston Reapers

Rookie East Coast Riot

No Name Kids

RHONIC

Boston Reapers Red

Novice Results

2007 [4] 2008 [5] 2009 [6] 2010 [7]
Event 15/20/07

1st Antidote

2nd Sideshow

3rd Red Storm Kids

4th NEAA Blue

4/13/08

1st UMASS

2nd Revolution

3rd Monster Paintball Sabotage

4th Western Massacre

4/19/09

1st Boston Reapers Scythe

2nd NTL

3rd Western Massacre Gold

4th Northeast Elite

5/2/10

1st RHONIC

2nd NE Invasion

3rd Boston Reapers

4th Shipyard Snails

Event 26/24/07

1st Axis

2nd Antidote

3rd Bandits

4th BC Army

6/29/08

1st Monster Paintball Sabotage

2nd Hartford Hardcore

3rd Off in the woods

4th Red Storm Five

6/19/09

1st Southcoast Khaos

2nd NTL

3rd Northeast Elite

4th Mike Beatty

6/20/10

1st Alex Thorton All Stars

2nd The Institution

3rd Boston Reapers

4th NE Invasion

Event 307/29/07

1st The Bandits

2nd Haters

3rd Monster Paintball Factory

4th Sideshow

7/27/08

1st The Griffin Family

2nd Monster Paintball Factory

3rd MP Sabotage Green

4th MP Sabotage

7/26/09

1st Yo-Gut Slingaz

2nd Western Massacre Gold

3rd Monster Effect

4th Western Massacre

8/1/10

1st Belligerent Bunnies

2nd NE Invasion

3rd Southcoast Menace

4th Alex Thorton All Stars

Event 49/2/07

1st The Bandits

2nd Haters

3rd Monster Paintball Factory

4th Sideshow

8/24/08

1st The Griffin Family

2nd Angry Beavers

3rd Monster Paintball Factory

4th Shipyard Ale

8/23/09

1st Boston Reapers Scythe

2nd Blazers

3rd Western Massacre

4th NTL

9/12/10

1st SouthCoast Menace

2nd The Institution

3rd Boston Reapers

4th Slow Old and Fat

Event 510/14/07

1st Axis

2nd EVK

3rd Smoke

4th LTK

10/19/08

1st Warzone Factory

2nd Mid Life Crisis

3rd Camelot Killers

4th Shipyard Ale

10/14/09

1st Blazers

2nd Boston Reapers Scythe

3rd Western Massacre Gold

4th Fotron

10/10/10

1st RHONIC

2nd Boston Reapers

3rd NE Invasion

4th Slow Old and Fat

Season Standings2007

1st Axis (181.96 points)

2nd Sideshow (132.00)

3rd Antidote (131.52)

4thThe Bandits (121.72)

2008

1st Monster Paintball Factory (158.52)

2nd Monster Paintball Sabotage (145.56)

3rd The Griffin Family (113.12)

4th Western Massacre (90.64)

2009

1st Boston Reapers Scythe (174.00)

2nd NTL (157.69)

3rd Western Massacre Gold (147.52)

4th Western Massacre (120.97)

2010

1st Boston Reapers (338.25 APPA)169.25

2nd NE Invasion (325.25 APPA)160.66

3rd RHONIC (310 APPA)155.00

4th Alex Thorton All Stars (236.25 APPA)118.13

Rookie Results

2007 [8] 2008 [9] 2009 [10] 2010 [11]
Event 15/20/07

1st Fear

2nd East Coast Assassins

3rd East Coast Riot

4th Twisted Kidz

4/13/08

1st No Name Kids

2nd Sneaky Pete's Factory

3rd Nemesis

4th Point Blank

4/19/09

1st SYG

2nd ADR

3rd Foundation

4th MTG

5/2/10

1st Harlem Hoodrats

2nd Nightmare Black

3rd Notorious

4th Nightmare Red

Event 26/24/07

1st Fotron

2nd MP Sabotage

3rd East Coast Riot

4th Lockdown

6/29/08

1st No Name Kidds

2nd UK Killaz

3rd NTL

4th Monster Effect

6/19/09

1st Boston Reapers Shroud

2nd RHONIC

3rd SYG

4th MTG

6/20/10

1st Defcon

2nd Notorious **

3rd Massachusetts Maritime Academy

4th Nightmare Black

Event 307/29/07

1st Monster Paintball Factory

2nd East Coast Assassins

3rd East Coast Riot

4th MP Sabotage

7/27/08

1st Kentucky Fried Killers

2nd NTL

3rd Noobs

4th Knightmare Saints

7/26/09

1st RONHIC

2nd Boston Reapers Shepherds

3rd Monster Effect

4th East Coast Anarchy

8/1/10

1st Massachusetts Maritime Academy

2nd Ballin Crew

3rd Defcon

4th Notorious **

Event 49/2/07

1st NE Unknown

2nd Lockdown

3rd Venom

4th East Coast Riot

8/24/08

1st UK Killaz

2nd NTL

3rd Money Shot

4th Boston Reapers Scythe

8/23/09

1st Unorthodox

2nd Southcoast Tsunami

3rd RHONIC

4th SYG

9/12/10

1st Oompa Loompa Chuckers

2nd Ballin Crew

3rd Nitro Factory

4th Brute Force

Event 510/14/07

1st MP Sabotage

2nd East Coast Head Hunters

3rd Balls of Fury

4th Sneaky Pete's Factory

10/19/08

1st No Name Kids

2nd Money Shot

3rd Monster Effect

4th Knightmare Saints

10/14/09

1st Killer Dwarfs

2nd Foundation

3rd East Coast Anarchy

4th RHONIC

10/10/10

1st Notorious

2nd Ballin Crew

3rd Oompa Loompa Chuckers

4th Boston Reapers Red

Season Standings2007

1st East Coast Riot (178.60 points)

2nd Lockdown (169.92)

3rd Fear (147.84)

4th Monster Paintball Sabotage (136.00)

2008

1st No Name Kids (203.44)

2nd NTL (173.40)

3rd Money Shot (171.00)

4th Nemesis (138.04)

2009

1st RONHIC (179.00)

2nd Foundation (159.62)

3rd SYG (157.08)

4th ADR (109.65)

2010

1st Notorious** (439.62 APPA)219.80

2nd Nightmare Black (338.17 APPA)169.8

3rd Ballin Crew (335.81 APPA)167.80

4th Boston Reapers Red(330.72 APPA)165.36

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