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'''2002 Wellington Cup''' was a five-player paintball tournament held at Thunderball Adventure Games in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Six teams competed, with Misfits winning on 488 points, eight ahead of [[House Steiner]].[1]

== Format ==
The tournament used a centre-flag format. Seven teams were originally expected, but Rush did not attend, leaving six teams to compete.[1]

== Results ==
The contemporary report published the following scores.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Misfits || 488
|-
| 2 || [[House Steiner]] || 480
|-
| 3 || Phantom || 388
|-
| 4 || Damage || 312
|-
| 5 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] || 308
|-
| 6 || Comic Relief || 104
|}

Rush was listed with zero points but did not participate.[1]

=== Scoring dispute ===
Peter Hamilton's report described a dispute over chronograph penalties that could have changed the leading two teams' positions. According to the report, these penalties had not been recorded throughout the day, so penalties raised against Misfits after its last game were not applied in isolation. The published result remained Misfits first and House Steiner second.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Wellington Cup]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218182846/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2002/wellingtoncup.htm Peter Hamilton, ''Wellington Cup 2002'', NZ Paintball Online, August 2002. Archived 18 December 2005.]

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]

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Admin: Create the distinct 2002 Wellington Cup article with six-team results, Rush’s non-attendance and an attributed account of the scoring dispute; retain the separate 2001 edition.