Editing 2004 Mardi Gras Open (section)

== Five-player competition ==
Four classifications competed: Professional, Amateur, Novice and Rookie. The scoring system awarded four points per elimination, two per surviving player, twenty for a flag pull and fifty for a flag hang, with a maximum of 100 points per game.[3]

The following totals are final-round points.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
|-
| rowspan="4" | Professional
| 1 || Legacy || 292
|-
| 2 || [[Naughty Dogs]] || 206
|-
| 3 || Ferg's Paintball || 100
|-
| 4 || Godspeed || 20
|-
| rowspan="4" | Amateur
| 1 || Blackout || 200
|-
| 2 || Diesel/Shocktech || 140
|-
| 3 || Evil Odyssey || 132
|-
| 4 || Doc's Raiders || 59
|-
| rowspan="4" | Novice
| 1 || Momma's Boys || 284
|-
| 2 || Diesel || 210
|-
| 3 || Surge || 92
|-
| 4 || Spent All-stars || 44
|-
| rowspan="4" | Rookie
| 1 || Blackout Kidz || 290
|-
| 2 || Fuel || 206
|-
| 3 || Swat Paintball.com || 100
|-
| 4 || Ratco Factory || 24
|}

=== Professional and Amateur ===
All four Professional teams advanced to the finals. Legacy won all three final-round games, finishing ahead of Naughty Dogs, which had led the preliminary round with 770 points.[3]

Four of the six Amateur teams advanced. Blackout qualified fourth before winning the division with 200 final-round points, ahead of Diesel/Shocktech.[3]

=== Novice and Rookie ===
Twelve Novice teams advanced into three semi-final groups. The group winners progressed alongside one wild-card team. Momma's Boys and Dislexic Dogs tied on 212 semi-final points; Momma's Boys received the final place through its higher preliminary ranking. Momma's Boys then won all three final-round games.[3]

Sixteen Rookie teams advanced into four semi-final groups. Blackout Kidz qualified for the finals with 224 points and won all three final-round games to take the title.[3]