1997 ZAP International Amateur Open
1997 ZAP International Amateur Open was a paintball tournament held at Three Rivers Paintball near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1997. An edition of the International Amateur Open, it included amateur five-player and ten-player competitions and a novice five-player division. Saber Wolves won both amateur competitions; Venom won the novice division. [1][2][3][4]
Results
[edit]WARPIG published the following final standings, identifying Team Effort Events as the provider of the corrected five-player results and the verifier of the ten-player rankings. ClassicScores corroborates the first four places in each division. [1][2][4]
Amateur ten-player
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Saber Wolves |
| 2 | Team Turbulence |
| 3 | Phantom Jesters |
| 4 | Hostile Takeover |
| 5 | SOB's |
| 6 | Team Wolf (UK) |
| 7 | Paintball 2-Xtreme |
| 8 | Mercenarios |
| 9 | Thunderstruck |
Amateur five-player
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Saber Wolves |
| 2 | Johnstown Highlanders |
| 3 | Team Wolf B |
| 4 | Wild Bunch |
| 5 | Tagg Team |
| 6 | Havoc |
| 7 | Team Wolf A |
| 8 | Rebellion |
Novice five-player
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Venom |
| 2 | Checkmate |
| 3 | Bonnie Boys |
| 4 | Team Oh No's II |
Trade show
[edit]The tournament included a trade show and players' party. Rocky Grizmore's contemporary WARPIG report documented equipment displays by manufacturers including Brass Eagle, Airgun Designs and Smart Parts. [3]
References
[edit]- WARPIG — The 1997 Zap International Amateur Open: Ten man rankings. Archived 14 September 1999.
- WARPIG — The 1997 Zap International Amateur Open: Five man rankings, corrected final standings supplied by Team Effort Events.
- Rocky Grizmore, WARPIG — Pictures and commentary on what was new at the 1997 Zap International Amateur Open, contemporary photographs and report.
- ClassicScores — public tournament dataset: 1997, IAO, Zap International Amateur Open, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Accessed 31 October 2026.