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Created a 1996 USA results summary with three ZAP International Amateur Open podiums corroborated by contemporary WARPIG coverage; excluded NPPL events.

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This article summarises selected '''1996 United States paintball tournament results''' outside NPPL competition. The eligible ClassicScores records reviewed for this summary cover the [[1996 ZAP International Amateur Open]] in Pennsylvania, with novice five-player, amateur five-player and amateur ten-player divisions. [1][2]

== Recorded results ==

The following leading placings are documented in WARPIG's contemporary event report and agree with the ClassicScores results. They represent one tournament and do not constitute a complete national calendar or season championship. [1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third
|-
| [[1996 ZAP International Amateur Open]] || Novice five-player || Bite 'Em - Black || Criminal Mischief || Rapid Fire
|-
| [[1996 ZAP International Amateur Open]] || Amateur five-player || Team Raptor || Dragoons || Tagg Team
|-
| [[1996 ZAP International Amateur Open]] || Amateur ten-player || Green Dragons || SOB's || Thunderstorm
|}

== Event coverage ==

WARPIG's report also documents a weather interruption during Thursday's five-player competition. Games resumed after nearby lightning had passed. The accompanying Paintball Industry Conference attracted more than 130 attendees. [2]

== References ==

# [https://www.classicscores.com/ ClassicScores — 1996 International Amateur Open: Zap International Amateur Open, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. [https://www.classicscores.com/static/data/tournament_data.json Public tournament dataset]. Accessed 1 November 2026.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zap/zap.shtml WARPIG — The ZAP International Amateur Open], contemporary coverage of the 1996 event, including final placings and the event schedule. Accessed 1 November 2026.

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Admin: Created a 1996 USA results summary with three ZAP International Amateur Open podiums corroborated by contemporary WARPIG coverage; excluded NPPL events.