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== Tournament journalism ==

=== National competition ===

Paintball.co.nz was associated with reporting on organised competitive paintball in New Zealand.

During the late 1990s, major events included the New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Northland Open and competitions in Rotorua and Wellington.

Tournament reporting provided information about event results, participating teams and organisational arrangements.

This coverage complemented the information circulated by field operators and tournament organisers.

It was particularly important when official results were distributed through printed sheets, email or individual websites rather than centralised databases.

=== 1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals ===

The '''1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals''' took place on 25–26 October at [[Actions Paintball|Actions Paintball Sports Arena]] in Te Atatū, Auckland.

The tournament attracted 11 teams and used a five-player centre-flag format.

Rob Maddox authored a contemporary account of the competition.[4]

The recorded leading results were:

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Tournament points
|-
| 1
| Katipo
| 1,008
|-
| 2
| Saints Black
| 866
|-
| 3
| Kamo Karzi
| 818
|}

Maddox participated as a member of Kamo Karzi.

His account documented the tournament's organisation, playing conditions and results.

The 1997 event took place during the inaugural season of the original [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)|National Paintball League]].

The Nationals was one of the established major tournaments incorporated into the league's First Division programme.[7]

=== 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals ===

Maddox also documented the '''1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals''', held on 24–25 October at Actions Paintball Sports Arena in Te Atatū.

The tournament attracted 14 teams.

The leading recorded results were:

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Tournament points
|-
| 1
| Saints Gold
| 1,290
|-
| 2
| Paint Contractors
| 1,008
|-
| 3
| Saints Grey
| 970
|-
| 11
| Kamo Karzi
| 435
|}

Maddox received the Best Flag Pull award at the event for an action during a game against Katipo One.[5]

His contemporary report discussed tournament organisation and aspects of the refereeing.

Such reporting preserved information about the development of competitive paintball beyond the final standings alone.

The original individual report URLs have not been established, although the reports are identified in historical research associated with Paintball.co.nz.

=== Relationship with tournament ranking websites ===

Paintball.co.nz was one of several websites documenting New Zealand tournament paintball.

Mercenaries Star maintained the '''Valhalla''' national ranking database, which compiled competition results into annual team rankings.

The two websites provided different types of information.

Paintball.co.nz was associated with articles, a field directory and online discussions.

Mercenaries Star published tournament calendars, team profiles, historical league documents and calculated national team rankings.

Both contributed to the preservation and circulation of tournament information during the period.

There is no established evidence that the websites were operated by the same individuals or belonged to a common organisation.