 WDP began operating in 1987 with the opening of National Paintball Fields paintball site.Once the field became successful, the company opened a shop and began running paintball tournaments in order to stimulate local demand for paintball equipment.Not content with woodland tournament play, WDP pioneered the "arena" paintball concept, introducing what would be called "Hyperball" - a speedball arena field constructed from corrugated plastic pipe and designed for a much faster game format.