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The fog of war descended on the impressive National Paintball Field (NPF) site on Saturday the 30th October 2010 for the Ultimate Woodsball League World Championship (UWL). Teams had arrived early from as far afield as Iceland to compete for the coveted UWL World Championship title. Last year’s runners up, ‘Operation Sandbag’ were looking to go one better but teams like the ‘Lucky 15’s’ weren’t going to let them have it all their own way. Simon Cole even put together what would have been a super team in the past: ‘Amalgamation’ but not have a full squad was never going to help. After a long day of battles the Lucky 15’s were sitting pretty in first place and only had to score well in their last match to take the title. Operation Sandbaggers had not lost a match all day either but a low scoring win in their first match against Amalgamation meant that the Lucky 15’s could take the UWL Championship without even meeting the Sandbaggers on the battlefield. But fate is a cruel mistress and e...

Last year the UWL (Ultimate Woodsball League) came to the UK (NPF, Birmingham) for a single leg of this popular series from the USA. The UWL is a woodland tournament with a difference. 30 minutes games, 4 flags, bonuses, 10 minute re-spawns, massive fields and FUN, lot and lots of FUN! Last year I dragged, kicking and screaming a bunch of old Banzai's and Rushers together to go and play. Some had not held a marker for 5 years. We had a blast and only narrowly missed winning the whole thing (Yes, I should have read the rules and I would have known the ammo crate I was stood next to in the final game was a bonus enough for us to win it...Doh). NPF have yet again stood up to the plate to bring the format back to the UK for 2010 (10 man this time). 4 Legs over the year and 3 different titles up for grabs. For more info check the forum: http://forum.nationalpaintballfields.com/ If you loved the woods in the past, then you will love this. If you love the woods now and fancy tournament b...