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'''The 1998 ZAP International Amateur Open''' was a tournament [[paintball]] event held from 4 to 9 August 1998 at [[Three Rivers Paintball]] near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the 1998 edition of the annual [[International Amateur Open]] and combined three-player, five-player, pump and ten-player competitions with a paintball trade show and industry conference.[1][2]
The '''1998 ZAP International Amateur Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held from 4 to 9 August 1998 in the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania, United States. An edition of the annual [[International Amateur Open]], it included three-player, five-player and ten-player competitions alongside a trade show and paintball industry conference.[1]


More than 1,000 players attended. Johnstown Highlanders won the amateur five-player competition, Missouri Magic won the novice five-player division and Thunderstruck won the ten-player competition. Team Brass Eagle won the three-player arena tournament, while Adrenalin won the five-player pump event.[1]
Johnstown Highlanders won the amateur five-player competition, Missouri Magic won the novice five-player division, Thunderstruck won the ten-player tournament and Team Brass Eagle won the three-player competition.[2][3][4]
 
== Organisation ==
 
The tournament was produced by [[Debra Dion Krischke|Debra Krischke]] and Ryan Krischke through Team Effort Events, with [[ZAP Paintballs]] as its title sponsor. Tournament play took place from 5 to 9 August, following the opening of the wider event programme on 4 August.[1][2]
 
Three Rivers Paintball used approximately 70 acres of rolling woodland for the competition. The fields incorporated flat, sloping and uneven terrain with natural trees, constructed bunkers and brush. Field layouts were intended to avoid giving either flag station a significant advantage.[1]
 
Teams attended from across the United States and from countries including Brazil and Japan.[1]


== Competition ==
== Competition ==


The tournament attracted 98 five-player teams, 48 ten-player teams and 24 three-player teams.[1]
The event included separate amateur and novice five-player classifications. Its published results distinguish preliminary, semi-final and final rounds.[2][5]
 
=== Five-player competition ===
 
The amateur five-player division contained 64 teams divided into eight preliminary groups of eight. Higher-ranked teams were seeded between the groups, while organisers attempted to separate teams from the same geographical regions. The two leading teams from each group and four wildcard teams advanced to the semi-finals.[1][3]
 
Games used a centre-flag format. Teams attempted to capture a single central flag and hang it at the opposing team's starting station. Games lasted ten minutes and used a 110-point scoring system.[1]
 
The novice classification was restricted to entry-level teams. Organisers reviewed player eligibility and experience in an effort to prevent experienced competitors from entering the division.[1]
 
A separate five-player pump tournament used [[Brass Eagle Talon]] pump markers. Players received a limited quantity of paint and a single twelve-gram carbon-dioxide cartridge for each game.[1]
 
=== Ten-player competition ===


The ten-player tournament ran from Friday to Sunday. Games used a traditional two-flag format in which each team began at its own flag station and attempted to capture the opposing flag and return it to its starting station.[1]
The ten-player competition progressed through preliminary and semi-final rounds to a final stage divided into two groups, determining first to fourth and fifth to eighth places respectively.[3]


The preliminary competition contained six groups of eight teams. The two leading teams from each group and four wildcard teams advanced to the semi-finals.[1][4]
The three-player speedball competition used preliminary groups, with each group winner advancing to the finals.[4]
 
=== Three-player arena competition ===
 
The three-player tournament was played on an arena speedball field near the principal spectator and vendor area. Twenty-four teams entered the competition.[1][5]
 
== Eligibility and rules ==
 
The International Amateur Open was intended for amateur and developing players. Professional players were prohibited from competing. Eligibility checks considered professional team rosters and [[National Professional Paintball League]] rankings from the 1997 and 1998 seasons.[1]
 
Teams that had won a division at either of the previous two International Amateur Opens could not enter the same division in 1998. Organisers checked team rosters and photographic identification before play, with approved competitors receiving identification wristbands.[1]
 
The competition rules were derived from amateur regulations originally developed through the National Survival Game–International Paintball Players Association. The maximum permitted marker velocity was 285 feet per second when entering a field and 300 feet per second when leaving it. Fully automatic and auto-response firing systems were prohibited.[1]


== Results ==
== Results ==


=== Five-player amateur ===
=== Five-player amateur ===
WARPIG recorded the following final placements.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position
! Team
! Team
! Final-round points
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| Johnstown Highlanders
| Johnstown Highlanders
| 216
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| Sonic Rage–Black
| Sonic Rage – Black
| 184
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| Rebellion
| Rebellion – A
| 148
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Iron Legion
| Iron Legion
| 128
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Boyz
| Boyz
| 216
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| Team Bezerkers
| Team Bezerkers
| 148
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| Rapid Fire
| Rapid Fire
| 75
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| Final Notice
| Final Notice
| 72
|}
|}
The finalists played in separate groups: the first determined positions one to four and the second positions five to eight. Points therefore do not form a single overall ranking.[2]


=== Five-player novice ===
=== Five-player novice ===
The novice final produced the following standings.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position
! Team
! Team
! Final-round points
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| Missouri Magic
| Missouri Magic
| 236
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| Wrecking Crew
| Wrecking Crew
| 192
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| PA Trespassers
| PA Trespassers
| 172
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Team Rogue
| Team Rogue
| 36
|}
|}


=== Ten-player ===
=== Ten-player ===
The ten-player final results were recorded as follows.[3]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position
! Team
! Team
! Final-round points
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| Thunderstruck
| Thunderstruck
| 181
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| T.B.A.
| TBA
| 163
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| Missouri Magic
| Missouri Magic
| 78
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Oh-No's
| Oh-No's
| 57
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Green Dragons
| Green Dragons
| 260
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| Outsiders
| Outsiders
| 172
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| Actiontown Sports
| Actiontown Sports
| —
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| Zero Tolerance
| Zero Tolerance
| —
|}
|}


Actiontown Sports and Zero Tolerance qualified for the final round but did not compete in it.[1][4]
WARPIG listed Actiontown Sports and Zero Tolerance in seventh and eighth places respectively, with no final-round scores. The first four and last four positions were determined in separate final groups.[3]


=== Three-player arena ===
=== Three-player speedball ===
 
The three-player final produced the following standings.[4]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position
! Team
! Team
! Final-round points
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| Team Brass Eagle
| Team Brass Eagle
| 810
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| Rapid Fire
| Rapid Fire
| 600
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| Nemesis
| Nemesis
| 575
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| The Family 2
| The Family 2
| 460
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Bad Karma
| Bad Karma
| 455
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| Thor Omega
| Thor Omega
| 410
|}
|}


=== Five-player pump ===
== Sportsmanship awards ==


{| class="wikitable"
Bad Dream received the five-player sportsmanship award. Missouri Magic received the ten-player sportsmanship award, having also finished third in that competition.[1]
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| Adrenalin
|-
| 2
| Wide Load
|-
| 3
| Bad Boys
|}
 
== Sportsmanship and other awards ==
 
Bad Dream received the five-player sportsmanship award. Missouri Magic received the ten-player sportsmanship award in addition to finishing third in the ten-player competition.[1][2]
 
Other awards presented during the event included:
 
* '''Ms. Paintball International 1999:''' Emily Fleming of Phantom Force and the Iron Maidens;
* '''Mr. Paintball:''' Bill Milburn of the Outsiders;
* '''Young Guns award:''' The Little Warriors;
* '''ZAP Ambassador Award:''' Bad Dream;
* '''Five-player long-distance award:''' Far East Dragons of Japan; and
* '''Ten-player long-distance award:''' Mercenarios of Brazil.[1]
 
The event's charitable programme allowed recipients of its In Search of Excellence awards to nominate charities for donations funded by raffle proceeds and event sponsors.[1]
 
== Trade show ==
 
The International Amateur Open included a trade show with more than 70 vendor booths. Manufacturers and distributors used the event to demonstrate or introduce new paintball equipment.[1]


Products displayed at the 1998 event included:
== Trade show and media coverage ==


* the [[Tippmann Model 98]];
The accompanying trade show featured equipment including the Nova 700, Desert Fox 98, [[Tippmann Model 98]] and an AKA low-pressure kit for the [[WDP Angel]]. The wider programme included a paintball industry conference and players' party.[1]
* the Air Star Nova 700;
* the Barrel International Rhino;
* the Airgun Designs Z-Grip;
* a replacement circuit board for the [[Smart Parts Shocker]];
* the Xtreme Paintball ProMag 600 feed system;
* the ADCO HotShot sight;
* USA Performance Products VXT accessories; and
* an AKA low-pressure kit for the [[WDP Angel]].[1][6]


== Industry conference ==
[[WARPIG]] published tournament scores, photographs and equipment coverage. Three [[PigTV]] programmes covered the keynote speech, tournament action, equipment and players' party.[1]
 
Approximately 200 people attended the associated paintball industry conference. Its programme included discussions of marketing, firing-rate controls and commercial field and retail operations.[1][2]
 
Lifetime achievement awards were presented to Bob Maguire of American Paintball League and Jerry Dobbins of Indian Creek Design. Fifteen product awards were also presented during the conference.[1]
 
== Media coverage ==
 
''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'' published an eight-page illustrated report on the tournament in its January 1999 issue.[1]
 
[[WARPIG]] provided contemporary online reporting, including tournament scores, photographs and equipment coverage. Three [[PigTV]] programmes covered the industry conference, tournament action, trade show and players' party.[2]


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[International Amateur Open]]
* [[International Amateur Open]]
* [[Three Rivers Paintball]]
* [[ZAP Paintballs]]
* [[1998 in paintball]]
* [[1998 in paintball]]


== References ==
== References ==


# “The 1998 ZAP International Amateur Open: Experiences to Dazzle and Tantalize!”, staff report, photographs by Skirmish USA, ''Action Pursuit Games'', Vol. 13, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 54–61.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/index.shtml WARPIG, ''1998 ZAP Amateur Open'', 4–9 August 1998.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/index.shtml WARPIG – 1998 ZAP Amateur Open coverage]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/5manfinal.shtml WARPIG, ''1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Five-player Finals'', August 1998.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/5mansemi.shtml WARPIG – 1998 ZAP Amateur Open five-player semi-finals]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/10mansemi.shtml WARPIG, ''1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Ten-player Semi-finals and Finals'', August 1998.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/10mansemi.shtml WARPIG – 1998 ZAP Amateur Open ten-player semi-finals and finals]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/3man.shtml WARPIG, ''1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Three-player Results'', August 1998.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/3man.shtml WARPIG – 1998 ZAP Amateur Open three-player results]
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/5mansemi.shtml WARPIG, ''1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Five-player Semi-finals'', August 1998.]
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/newprod/index.shtml WARPIG – New products from the 1998 ZAP Amateur Open]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/index.shtml WARPIG contemporary event coverage]
* [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/index.shtml WARPIG contemporary event coverage]


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Latest revision as of 06:41, 31 October 2026

The 1998 ZAP International Amateur Open was a paintball tournament held from 4 to 9 August 1998 in the Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania, United States. An edition of the annual International Amateur Open, it included three-player, five-player and ten-player competitions alongside a trade show and paintball industry conference.[1]

Johnstown Highlanders won the amateur five-player competition, Missouri Magic won the novice five-player division, Thunderstruck won the ten-player tournament and Team Brass Eagle won the three-player competition.[2][3][4]

Competition

[edit]

The event included separate amateur and novice five-player classifications. Its published results distinguish preliminary, semi-final and final rounds.[2][5]

The ten-player competition progressed through preliminary and semi-final rounds to a final stage divided into two groups, determining first to fourth and fifth to eighth places respectively.[3]

The three-player speedball competition used preliminary groups, with each group winner advancing to the finals.[4]

Results

[edit]

Five-player amateur

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WARPIG recorded the following final placements.[2]

Position Team Final-round points
1 Johnstown Highlanders 216
2 Sonic Rage – Black 184
3 Rebellion – A 148
4 Iron Legion 128
5 Boyz 216
6 Team Bezerkers 148
7 Rapid Fire 75
8 Final Notice 72

The finalists played in separate groups: the first determined positions one to four and the second positions five to eight. Points therefore do not form a single overall ranking.[2]

Five-player novice

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The novice final produced the following standings.[2]

Position Team Final-round points
1 Missouri Magic 236
2 Wrecking Crew 192
3 PA Trespassers 172
4 Team Rogue 36

Ten-player

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The ten-player final results were recorded as follows.[3]

Position Team Final-round points
1 Thunderstruck 181
2 TBA 163
3 Missouri Magic 78
4 Oh-No's 57
5 Green Dragons 260
6 Outsiders 172
7 Actiontown Sports —
8 Zero Tolerance —

WARPIG listed Actiontown Sports and Zero Tolerance in seventh and eighth places respectively, with no final-round scores. The first four and last four positions were determined in separate final groups.[3]

Three-player speedball

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The three-player final produced the following standings.[4]

Position Team Final-round points
1 Team Brass Eagle 810
2 Rapid Fire 600
3 Nemesis 575
4 The Family 2 460
5 Bad Karma 455
6 Thor Omega 410

Sportsmanship awards

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Bad Dream received the five-player sportsmanship award. Missouri Magic received the ten-player sportsmanship award, having also finished third in that competition.[1]

Trade show and media coverage

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The accompanying trade show featured equipment including the Nova 700, Desert Fox 98, Tippmann Model 98 and an AKA low-pressure kit for the WDP Angel. The wider programme included a paintball industry conference and players' party.[1]

WARPIG published tournament scores, photographs and equipment coverage. Three PigTV programmes covered the keynote speech, tournament action, equipment and players' party.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. WARPIG, 1998 ZAP Amateur Open, 4–9 August 1998.
  2. WARPIG, 1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Five-player Finals, August 1998.
  3. WARPIG, 1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Ten-player Semi-finals and Finals, August 1998.
  4. WARPIG, 1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Three-player Results, August 1998.
  5. WARPIG, 1998 ZAP Amateur Open: Five-player Semi-finals, August 1998.
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