Admin: Reviewed the existing Courage Under Fire article against the contemporary 1999 tournament report and Valhalla rankings. No substantive correction was required. The article preserves the unexplained difference between the published total of 66 points and the three printed match scores, which sum to 69.

2026-10-27T10:58:30Z

Reviewed the existing Courage Under Fire article against the contemporary 1999 tournament report and Valhalla rankings. No substantive correction was required. The article preserves the unexplained difference between the published total of 66 points and the three printed match scores, which sum to 69.

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	'''Courage Under Fire''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team from Invercargill, documented during 1999.[1][2]		'''Courage Under Fire''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team from Invercargill, documented during 1999.[1][2]

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	Courage Under Fire competed in the [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]] at the Southern Paintball Sports Club fields in Invercargill on 6 June 1999. Four teams played the tournament.[1]		Courage Under Fire competed in the [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]] at the Southern Paintball Sports Club fields in Invercargill on 6 June 1999. Four teams played the tournament.[1]

	The published round-robin table placed Courage Under Fire third with 66 points. However, the team's three printed match scores—3 against Deviants, 1 against Psychosis and 65 against Lycka—sum to 69. The surviving report does not explain the discrepancy, so the published total and the individual scores ~~should be~~ preserved separately.[1]		The published round-robin table placed Courage Under Fire third with 66 points. However, the team's three printed match scores—3 against Deviants, 1 against Psychosis and 65 against Lycka—sum to 69. The surviving report does not explain the discrepancy, so the published total and the individual scores are preserved separately.[1]

	The team did not advance to the final, which was contested by Deviants and [[Psychosis (New Zealand Paintball Team)\|Psychosis]].[1]		The team did not advance to the final, which was contested by Deviants and [[Psychosis (New Zealand Paintball Team)\|Psychosis]].[1]
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	* [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]]		* [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]]
	* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]		* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
			* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

	== References ==		== References ==

	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070229/http://www.paintball.co.nz/u060699.htm Invercargill ~~Queens~~ Birthday Tournament~~]. Ken Ryder,~~ ''~~paintball~~.co.nz'', 6 June 1999. ~~Contemporary tournament report and results.~~		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070229/http://www.paintball.co.nz/u060699.htm Ken Ryder, ''Invercargill Queen's Birthday Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz, 6 June 1999.]
	# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Valhalla 1999 Hall of Heroes]. ''Mercenaries Star~~''. Retrospective 1999 New Zealand team rankings~~.		# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm ''Valhalla 1999 Hall of Heroes'', Mercenaries Star.]

	[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]		[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
	[[Category:Paintball in Southland]]		[[Category:Paintball in Southland]]
	[[Category:1990s in New Zealand paintball]]		[[Category:1990s in New Zealand paintball]]

Admin: Created a new article for the Invercargill team Courage Under Fire after confirming that no existing WikiPaintball article or redirect was present. Covered its participation in the 1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition and seventeenth place in the retrospective 1999 Valhalla National Rankings. Preserved the discrepancy between the tournament report's published total of 66 and the three printed match scores, which sum to 69. Corrected the master register's unsupported 1998 date to 1999

2026-10-26T15:52:04Z

Created a new article for the Invercargill team Courage Under Fire after confirming that no existing WikiPaintball article or redirect was present. Covered its participation in the 1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition and seventeenth place in the retrospective 1999 Valhalla National Rankings. Preserved the discrepancy between the tournament report's published total of 66 and the three printed match scores, which sum to 69. Corrected the master register's unsupported 1998 date to 1999

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{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}

'''Courage Under Fire''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team from Invercargill, documented during 1999.[1][2]

== Tournament history ==

Courage Under Fire competed in the [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]] at the Southern Paintball Sports Club fields in Invercargill on 6 June 1999. Four teams played the tournament.[1]

The published round-robin table placed Courage Under Fire third with 66 points. However, the team's three printed match scores—3 against Deviants, 1 against Psychosis and 65 against Lycka—sum to 69. The surviving report does not explain the discrepancy, so the published total and the individual scores should be preserved separately.[1]

The team did not advance to the final, which was contested by Deviants and [[Psychosis (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Psychosis]].[1]

In the retrospective 1999 [[Valhalla National Rankings]], Courage Under Fire was ranked seventeenth with a calculated ranking score of 33. The Valhalla figure was a ranking value rather than a tournament score or national championship placing.[2]

No verified roster, captain, founding date or later tournament appearance has been recovered.

== Tournament results ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Tournament
! Result
|-
| 6 June 1999
| [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]]
| Third in the published round-robin table with 66 points; printed match scores sum to 69.[1]
|}

== Rankings ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Ranking
! Position
! Ranking score
|-
| 1999
| [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
| 17th
| 33[2]
|}

== See also ==

* [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070229/http://www.paintball.co.nz/u060699.htm Invercargill Queens Birthday Tournament]. Ken Ryder, ''paintball.co.nz'', 6 June 1999. Contemporary tournament report and results.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Valhalla 1999 Hall of Heroes]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Retrospective 1999 New Zealand team rankings.

[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball in Southland]]
[[Category:1990s in New Zealand paintball]]

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