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'''2002 Hawke's Bay Triples''' was a three-player paintball tournament held on 2–3 February 2002 at Stoney Creek Ranch in Hastings. Organised by Les Hall, the event attracted seventeen teams. GPS defeated RUSH 100–10 in the final.[1]

== Tournament ==
Games used a centre-flag format, with an allowance of 100 paintballs per player per game. Three playing fields were installed on a rugby ground: the Smash inflatable field from Auckland, an inflatable field supplied by Tony Witheridge, and a plywood speedball field supplied by [[Tag n' Release]]. Accommodation and meals were included in the event arrangements.[1]

== Results ==
=== Preliminary round ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || GPS || 1,530
|-
| 2 || RUSH || 1,230
|-
| 3 || Flict || 1,220
|-
| 4 || DNA || 1,070
|-
| 5 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix Red]] || 1,010
|-
| 6 || Smash || 1,000
|-
| 7 || Bronco's || 920
|-
| 8 || Shock (W) || 902
|-
| 9 || Fusion || 900
|-
| 10 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix Grey]] || 848
|-
| 11 || Menace || 770
|-
| 12 || Your mama || 696
|-
| 13 || Shock (P) || 670
|-
| 14 || Brewha || 590
|-
| 15 || Shock Tactics || 480
|-
| 16 || Kapiti (jnr) || 394
|-
| 17 || Comic Relief || −34
|}

These are preliminary standings, separate from the final result.[1]

=== Final ===
GPS and RUSH were the only teams to advance to the final, played on Sunday afternoon.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Final score
|-
| 1 || GPS || 100
|-
| 2 || RUSH || 10
|}

== Awards ==
Comic Relief received the Most Stand-Out Team award.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Hawke's Bay Triples]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021025162718/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hb3man2002.htm Dazz Marshall, ''Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2002. Archived 25 October 2002.]

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

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