2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals

2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals was a seven-player paintball tournament held at Actions Paintball in Auckland over the Saturday and Sunday of Labour Weekend 2001. Eighteen teams competed. Saints won the First Division and Tag and Training won the Second Division.[1]

Tournament

Kyn Jackson organised the tournament. Games used a two-flag format across three fields: Minefield, Symetrical and Sup'Air. The top four teams in each division advanced from preliminary competition to the finals, which were played on the Sup'Air field.[1]

The Australian Jetts supplemented their squad with Black Dragon players after the collapse of Ansett disrupted travel for some Australian team members. Jackson also played for Jetts.[1]

Tag and Training competed as Tag n' Release's amateur team. The two teams entered separately.[1]

Results

First Division finals

Position	Team	Final-round points
1	Saints	225
2	Katipo	165
3	Jetts	160
4	Flashpoint	30

Jetts initially received the second-place trophy. A subsequent countback established that Katipo had finished five points ahead, and the trophies were exchanged. The table shows the corrected results.[1]

Second Division finals

Position	Team	Final-round points
1	Tag and Training	180
2	Damn Natives	130
3	Fusion	120
4	Damage	117

Source: contemporary tournament report.[1]

Preliminary scores of non-finalists

The report lists the following preliminary totals for teams that did not qualify for the divisional finals. These are not final-round scores or overall tournament placings.[1]

Team	Preliminary points
Tag n' Release	915
Phantom	815
Phoenix	695
Warp Speed	695
Kamo Karzi	665
Solidaire	640
GK Goblins	434
Shock Tactics	275
Insane	223
Marksmen	20

Awards

First-day player award: Bob Andrews, Fusion.[1]
Second-day player award: Dazz, Kamo Karzi.[1]

References

Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.