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'''2000 Wellington Cup''' was a five-player paintball tournament held in the Wellington region of New Zealand. [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] won, with [[Tag n' Release]] finishing second.[1][2]

== Tournament ==
[[House Steiner]] provided refereeing and helped organise the event. Phoenix's contemporary account also credited John and Barb at Thunderball with organisation.[1]

Phoenix reported losing only to Warp Speed during preliminary competition. Phoenix, Tag n' Release, Vipers and Fullboar advanced to the finals.[1]

== Results ==
=== Preliminary competition ===
Tag n' Release's contemporary team profile records 570 points from a possible 800 in the preliminary round.[2]

=== Finals ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
|-
| 1 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] || Not stated
|-
| 2 || [[Tag n' Release]] || 130
|}

Tag n' Release's profile records its final-round score as 130 from a possible 400.[2]

Vipers and Fullboar were the other finalists; their finishing order is not stated in these accounts. Phoenix reported scoring flag pulls without hangs in two final-round games, then achieving a maximum score against Vipers.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Wellington Cup]]
* [[2001 Wellington Cup]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''News'', “The Wellington Cup is ours!”, 2000. Archived 20 October 2001.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm Russell Clement, ''Tag n' Release Team Profile'', Mercenaries Star, April 2001. Preserved by OoCities.]

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

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