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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 Games near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Part of the annual [[International Amateur Open]], the event 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 competition and Thunderstruck won the ten-player competition. Team Brass Eagle won the three-player arena competition, while Adrenalin won the five-player pump tournament.[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 event was produced by Debra and Ryan Krischke through Team Effort Events, with ZAP Paintballs serving as its title sponsor. The competition was held at Three Rivers Paintball Games, which used approximately 70 acres of rolling woodland for the tournament fields.[1]
 
The programme ran from 4 to 9 August, with tournament play beginning on 5 August. Contemporary reporting described the International Amateur Open as both a major amateur tournament and an important annual gathering for the paintball industry.[1][2]


== Competition ==
== Competition ==


The tournament attracted 98 five-player teams, 48 ten-player teams and 24 three-player teams. Teams travelled from across the United States and from countries including Brazil and Japan.[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 competition began with 64 teams divided into eight preliminary divisions of eight teams. Higher-ranked teams were seeded across the divisions, while organisers also attempted to separate teams from the same geographical areas. Two teams from each division and four wildcard teams advanced to the semi-finals.[1][3]
 
Games used a centre-flag format in which teams attempted to capture the central flag and hang it at the opposing team's station. Games lasted ten minutes and used a 110-point scoring system.[1]


The novice division was restricted to entry-level teams, with organisers reviewing players' experience where necessary. The five-player competition also included a pump tournament in which competitors used [[Brass Eagle Talon]] pump markers, a limited supply of paint and twelve-gram carbon-dioxide cartridges.[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]


=== Ten-player competition ===
The three-player speedball competition used preliminary groups, with each group winner advancing to the finals.[4]
 
The ten-player competition ran from Friday to Sunday. It used a traditional capture-the-flag format, with each team beginning at its own flag station and attempting to return the opposing flag to its starting station.[1]
 
The preliminary competition was divided into six divisions of eight teams. The two leading teams from each division and four wildcard teams advanced to the semi-finals.[1][4]
 
=== Eligibility and rules ===
 
The event was intended for amateur and developing players. Professional players were prohibited from entering, with eligibility determined partly through professional team rosters and [[National Professional Paintball League]] rankings. Winners from the previous two International Amateur Opens were also prevented from entering the same division they had won.[1]
 
Team rosters and photographic identification were checked before play, and competitors were issued identification wristbands. The rules were based on the amateur rules developed from the former National Survival Game–International Paintball Players Association rules.[1]
 
The maximum permitted velocity was 285 feet per second when entering the 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 speedball ===


=== Three-player arena ===
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
|}
|}


The three-player competition was played on an arena speedball field positioned near the event's main spectator area.[1][5]
== Sportsmanship awards ==


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


{| class="wikitable"
== Trade show and media coverage ==
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| Adrenalin
|-
| 2
| Wide Load
|-
| 3
| Bad Boys
|}
 
== Sportsmanship and awards ==
 
Bad Dream received the five-player sportsmanship award, while Missouri Magic received the corresponding ten-player award.[1][2]


Other event awards included:
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]


* '''Ms. Paintball International 1999:''' Emily Fleming of Phantom Force and the Iron Maidens;
[[WARPIG]] published tournament scores, photographs and equipment coverage. Three [[PigTV]] programmes covered the keynote speech, tournament action, equipment and players' party.[1]
* '''Mr. Paintball:''' Bill Milburn of the Outsiders;
* '''Young Guns award:''' The Little Warriors;
* '''ZAP Ambassador Award:''' Bad Dream; and
* '''Long-distance awards:''' Far East Dragons of Japan in five-player competition and Mercenarios of Brazil in ten-player competition.[1]
 
The event's charitable programme allowed award recipients to nominate charities for donations funded by raffle proceeds and event sponsors.[1]
 
== Trade show and industry conference ==
 
The International Amateur Open included a trade show with more than 70 vendor booths. Products displayed or introduced at the event included the [[Tippmann Model 98]], Air Star Nova 700, Barrel International Rhino, Airgun Designs Z-Grip, a replacement circuit board for the [[Smart Parts Shocker]], the ProMag 600 feed system and an AKA low-pressure kit for the [[Angel (paintball marker)|Angel]].[1][6]
 
The associated industry conference was attended by approximately 200 participants and included discussions of paintball marketing, firing-rate controls and other industry matters. Lifetime achievement awards were presented to Bob Maguire of American Paintball League and Jerry Dobbins of Indian Creek Design.[1]
 
== Media coverage ==
 
''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'' published an eight-page illustrated report on the event in its January 1999 issue.[1] [[WARPIG]] provided contemporary online coverage, including scores, photographs, product reports and three [[PigTV]] programmes covering the industry conference, tournament play, 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]


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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

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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

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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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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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