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The 1987 Mohican Outdoor Adventure Paintball Championship was a paintball tournament held at Mohican Outdoor Adventure in Loudonville, Ohio, United States, on 22–23 August 1987. It was the competition's second edition and awarded the State of Ohio Cup.[1]

The Headhunters won with 916 points from eight games, followed by Crow Warriors with 711 and Iron Cross with 579.[1]

Venue and organisation

Mohican Outdoor Adventure occupied approximately 150 acres of woodland with steep hills, gullies and dense vegetation. Three fields of approximately 25 acres each were prepared for tournament play.[1]

The Mohican Mad Dogs, a team from Loudonville, officiated the competition.[1]

Format and equipment

The tournament used National Survival Game rules. Each team played eight games, with the championship determined by accumulated points.[1]

Equipment was restricted to .68-calibre paintball pistols using standard carbon-dioxide cartridges and firing below 325 feet per second.[1]

Heavy rain affected Saturday's games, reducing visibility, although the tournament remained on schedule.[1]

Competition

The Headhunters, identified in the contemporary report as the reigning 1986 National Survival Game champions, lost only one game. Crow Warriors defeated them 15–9 in their first meeting.[1]

The Headhunters won the return game 145–12 after advancing along both flanks and capturing Crow Warriors' flag.[1]

Crow Warriors won six of their eight games. Their defeats came against Ball Busters and the Headhunters. Iron Cross finished with four wins and four defeats.[1]

Results

Position	Team	Points
1	Headhunters	916
2	Crow Warriors	711
3	Iron Cross	579
4	Ball Busters	Not reported
5	Terminators	Not reported

Source: the contemporary report in Front Line.[1]

Awards

The Headhunters received the State of Ohio Cup and US$1,000. Silver cups were presented to the first three teams.[1]

References

“Second Annual State of Ohio Paintball Champions”, Front Line, October 1987, pp. 9 and 11.

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-The '''1987 Mohican Outdoor Adventure Paintball Championship''' was a regional American [[paintball tournament]] held at Mohican Outdoor Adventure in Loudonville, Ohio, on 22–23 August 1987. It was the second edition of the competition and awarded the '''State of Ohio Cup'''.[1]
+The '''1987 Mohican Outdoor Adventure Paintball Championship''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held at Mohican Outdoor Adventure in Loudonville, Ohio, United States, on 22–23 August 1987. It was the competition's second edition and awarded the State of Ohio Cup.[1]
-The [[Headhunters (Ohio paintball team)|Headhunters]] of Cleves, Ohio, won the championship with 916 points from eight games. [[Crow Warriors]] finished second with 711 points, while [[Iron Cross (paintball team)|Iron Cross]] placed third with 579.[1]
+The [[Headhunters (Ohio paintball team)|Headhunters]] won with 916 points from eight games, followed by [[Crow Warriors]] with 711 and [[Iron Cross (paintball team)|Iron Cross]] with 579.[1]
-{| class="wikitable"
+== Venue and organisation ==
-|+ 1987 Mohican Outdoor Adventure Paintball Championship
-|-
-! Dates
-| 22–23 August 1987
-|-
-! Venue
-| Mohican Outdoor Adventure
-|-
-! Location
-| Loudonville, Ohio, United States
-|-
-! Edition
-| Second
-|-
-! Format
-| Eight-game points competition
-|-
-! Rules
-| [[National Survival Game]] rules
-|-
-! Champion
-| Headhunters
-|-
-! Runner-up
-| Crow Warriors
-|-
-! First prize
-| US$1,000 and the State of Ohio Cup
-|}
-== Venue ==
-Mohican Outdoor Adventure occupied approximately 150 acres of woodland characterised by steep hills, deep gullies and dense undergrowth.[1]
-Three tournament fields of approximately 25 acres each were created within the property. The second field was reported as having particularly dense thickets, which restricted player movement and visibility.[1]
+Mohican Outdoor Adventure occupied approximately 150 acres of woodland with steep hills, gullies and dense vegetation. Three fields of approximately 25 acres each were prepared for tournament play.[1]
-The tournament was officiated by the '''Mohican Mad Dogs''', the local Loudonville paintball team.[1]
+The [[Mohican Mad Dogs]], a team from Loudonville, officiated the competition.[1]
 == Format and equipment ==
-The competition was conducted under [[National Survival Game]] rules. Each team played eight games, with the championship decided by the total number of points accumulated across those games.[1]
+The tournament used [[National Survival Game]] rules. Each team played eight games, with the championship determined by accumulated points.[1]
-Permitted equipment was restricted to:
-* .68-calibre paintball pistols
-* Standard carbon-dioxide cartridges
-* Markers firing below 325 feet per second
-The contemporary report does not provide the complete scoring formula used to calculate each team's tournament total.
+Equipment was restricted to .68-calibre paintball pistols using standard carbon-dioxide cartridges and firing below 325 feet per second.[1]
-== Weather conditions ==
+Heavy rain affected Saturday's games, reducing visibility, although the tournament remained on schedule.[1]
-Torrential rain affected the opening day, with downpours occurring from late morning until early afternoon.[1]
+== Competition ==
-Visibility in the woods was substantially reduced, while the combination of heat, rain and vegetation created humid conditions. The report noted that several officials were accidentally struck during play. Despite the weather, the tournament remained on schedule.[1]
+The Headhunters, identified in the contemporary report as the reigning 1986 National Survival Game champions, lost only one game. Crow Warriors defeated them 15–9 in their first meeting.[1]
-== Tournament competition ==
+The Headhunters won the return game 145–12 after advancing along both flanks and capturing Crow Warriors' flag.[1]
-=== Headhunters ===
+Crow Warriors won six of their eight games. Their defeats came against Ball Busters and the Headhunters. Iron Cross finished with four wins and four defeats.[1]
-The Headhunters entered the event as the reigning 1986 National Survival Game champions and previous holders of the State of Ohio Cup.[1]
-The team accumulated 916 points across eight games and lost only once. That defeat came against Crow Warriors in a low-scoring game decided 15–9.[1]
-The Headhunters established an early lead in the standings and extended it across both days despite the rain and difficult terrain.
-=== Crow Warriors ===
-Crow Warriors won six of their eight games and accumulated 711 points.[1]
-Their two defeats came against Ball Busters during Saturday's rain and against the Headhunters on Sunday morning. Tournament officials credited the team with effective use of movement, concealment and speed.[1]
-The contemporary report is inconsistent concerning the team's home. Its text identifies Crow Warriors with South Point, Ohio, while a photograph caption identifies them with Huntington, West Virginia. The team is therefore not assigned a single home town here.[1]
-=== Iron Cross ===
-Iron Cross finished third with 579 points and a record of four wins and four defeats.[1]
-Several starting players were unable to attend the opening games on Saturday, requiring the team to use alternates. One alternate, described as seven months pregnant, was credited with contributing to the defence of the team's flag during two Saturday victories.[1]
-Iron Cross lost twice to the Headhunters and twice to Crow Warriors.[1] As with Crow Warriors, the report gives conflicting location information: the article identifies the team with Pittsburgh, while a photograph caption gives Butler, Pennsylvania.[1]
-== Decisive Headhunters–Crow Warriors game ==
-The Headhunters and Crow Warriors met twice during the tournament. Crow Warriors won their first meeting 15–9.[1]
-In the second game, the Headhunters attacked along both sides of the field using two six-player groups. The advance prevented Crow Warriors from moving beyond the centre of the field and gradually forced them towards their flag position.[1]
-After eliminating a substantial number of opposing players, the Headhunters captured the flag and won 145–12. The result reversed their earlier defeat and contributed to their championship-winning points total.[1]
 == Results ==
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 |-
 | 1
-| '''Headhunters'''
+| [[Headhunters (Ohio paintball team)|Headhunters]]
 | 916
 |-
 | 2
-| Crow Warriors
+| [[Crow Warriors]]
 | 711
 |-
 | 3
-| Iron Cross
+| [[Iron Cross (paintball team)|Iron Cross]]
 | 579
 |-
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 |}
-Ball Busters were identified with Fort Knox, Kentucky, and the Terminators with Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
+Source: the contemporary report in ''Front Line''.[1]
 == Awards ==
-The Headhunters received the State of Ohio Cup and US$1,000 in prize money. Silver cups were presented to the first-, second- and third-placed teams.[1]
+The Headhunters received the State of Ohio Cup and US$1,000. Silver cups were presented to the first three teams.[1]
-The victory gave the Headhunters consecutive State of Ohio titles.[1]
 == See also ==
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 * [[Iron Cross (paintball team)]]
 * [[Mohican Mad Dogs]]
-* [[1987 NSG North American Championship]]
 * [[National Survival Game]]
-* [[Paintball in Ohio]]
-* [[Paintball in the United States]]
 == References ==
-# ''Front Line'', October 1987, “Second Annual State of Ohio Paintball Champions”, pp. 9 and 11. [https://oldpaintballmagazines.smugmug.com/Front-Line Front Line magazine archive].
+# “Second Annual State of Ohio Paintball Champions”, ''[[Front Line (paintball magazine)|Front Line]]'', October 1987, pp. 9 and 11.
-[[Category:Paintball tournaments]]
+[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
-[[Category:Paintball in 1987]]
 [[Category:Paintball in Ohio]]
-[[Category:1987 in Ohio]]
+[[Category:1980s in American paintball]]
-[[Category:Sports competitions in Ohio]]
+[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
+[[Category:1987 in paintball]]

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