Editing 1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals

The '''1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals''' was a five-player paintball tournament held on 23–24 October 1999 at [[Actions Paintball|Actions Paintball Sports Arena]] in Helensville, Auckland. Thirteen teams competed. Paint Contractors won with 1,045 points, finishing 20 points ahead of [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints Gold]]. Phantom 5 Purple placed third.[1]

== Venue and format ==
The tournament took place over Labour Weekend at the venue operated by Kyn Jackson. Matches used a centre flag and an eight-minute time limit. Play was divided between two adjoining fields: “Bunker”, the larger and slower-playing field, and “Speedball”.[1]

Members of [[Kamo Karzi]] provided most of the marshalling, with Marty Kinny serving as head marshal. Officials were assigned to individual fields, supported by a roving group monitoring games. Markers were chronographed as players entered the fields.[1]

== Tournament ==
On the opening day, Team Crisis defeated [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo One]], while Assault Korps defeated Katipo Two. Saints Gold beat both Saints Grey and Katipo One.[1]

On the second day, Paint Contractors defeated Saints Gold in under one minute and also beat Saints Grey. Saints Grey defeated Katipo One, while Saints Gold recorded a flag pull and hang against [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]] in under 90 seconds.[1]

== Results ==
The final standings were:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| Paint Contractors
| 1,045
|-
| 2
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints Gold]]
| 1,025
|-
| 3
| Phantom 5 Purple
| 820
|-
| 4
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo One]]
| 765
|-
| 5
| Black Dragon
| 742
|-
| 6
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints Grey]]
| 715
|-
| 7
| Team Crisis
| 555
|-
| 8
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo Two]]
| 525
|-
| 9
| [[House Steiner]]
| 505
|-
| 10
| [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]]
| 475
|-
| 11
| Assault Korps
| 465
|-
| 12
| Phantom 5 Black
| 390
|-
| 13
| Warp Speed
| 235
|}

== Awards ==
The following awards were presented at the tournament prizegiving:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Recipient
! Reason
|-
| Team of the Year
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints Gold]]
| Support and promotion of New Zealand paintball domestically and overseas
|-
| Player of the Year
| Marty Friend
| Sportsmanship and attitude towards the sport and other players
|-
| Marshals' “Kenny” award
| Chris O'Donnell, Assault Korps
| An unarmed flag pull against Phantom 5 Purple
|}

== See also ==
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041204181559/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/1999/nats99.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'']. Paintball.co.nz; archived 4 December 2004.

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]