Editing 2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament

'''2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament''' was held at Rotorua International Stadium over the Saturday and Sunday of Labour weekend in October 2004. Organised by [[Brendon Charles]] and [[Peter Mumby]], it attracted 23 teams competing on two airball fields. [[Sydney SWAT]] won the Cup, while [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]] won the Plate.[1]

== Format ==
Teams competed in pools before progressing into separate Cup and Plate competitions. Wind affected the first day, while rain and thunderstorms interrupted Sunday's conditions.[1]

== Results ==

=== Cup ===
Smash and Grab defeated Raiderz in one semi-final, while Sydney SWAT defeated [[Menace]] in the other.[1]

Sydney SWAT and Smash and Grab each won one game in the best-of-three final. SWAT won the deciding game without losing a player, securing the title by two games to one.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Sydney SWAT]]
|-
| 2 || Smash and Grab
|-
| 3 || [[Menace]]
|-
| 4 || Raiderz
|}

=== Plate ===
[[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]] defeated Menace Blue to win the Plate competition.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]]
|-
| 2 || Menace Blue
|}

== Australia–New Zealand international ==
A separate best-of-three contest between Australian and New Zealand representative sides took place at the end of the first day. Australia won the opening two games, taking the title previously won by New Zealand at the [[2004 Hamilton VComp]].[1]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218174533/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/roto2004.htm Rob Maddox, ''The Rotorua Event: 2004'', NZ Paintball Online, October 2004. Archived 18 December 2005.]

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