Editing 1998 Northland Open

The '''1998 Northland Open''' was a five-player paintball tournament held in Whangārei, New Zealand, on 22 February 1998. Five teams competed, with [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] winning with 610 points. The event also served as the opening round of the Division One league.[1]

== Organisation and format ==
Originally planned as a two-day tournament, the event was reduced to one day because of limited entries. Team Raven organised the tournament, while Phoenix supplied referees under head marshal Carl Anderson.[1]

Games used a five-player, centre-flag format and lasted ten minutes. The field combined bush and speedball features across two elevated areas separated by a steep gully.[1]

== Results ==
Scores were recorded out of a maximum of 800 points.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Points !! Division
|-
| 1 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || 610 || Division One
|-
| 2 || Paint Contractors || 434 || Division One
|-
| 3 || [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo]] || 375 || Division One
|-
| 4 || [[Kamo Karzi]] || 160 || Division One
|-
| 5 || Ravens || 145 || Division Two
|}

Saints received the overall winner's trophy. Ravens, the only Division Two entry, received that division's trophy. Members of the leading three teams received gold, silver or bronze medals.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[1999 Northland Open]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070759/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north98.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1998 Northland Paintball Open'', NZ Paintball Online, archived 17 August 2002.]

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]