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The '''New Zealand Paintball Nationals 2000''' was a national tournament paintball event held on 21–22 October 2000 at [[Actions Paintball]] in the Swanson district of [[Auckland]], New Zealand. Sixteen teams competed in a seven-player, two-flag format across two speedball fields.[1]
The '''2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals''' was a seven-player paintball tournament held on 21–22 October 2000 at [[Actions Paintball]] in Swanson, Auckland. Sixteen teams competed in a two-flag format. [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] won Division One, while [[Tag n' Release]] won Division Two.[1]


Saints won First Division ahead of Grey, while the Rotorua-based [[Tag n' Release]] team won Second Division ahead of Phoenix.[1][2]
== Organisation and format ==
Kyn Jackson organised the tournament over Labour Weekend. Matches took place on two speedball fields: a symmetrical field with semi-permanent barricades and the “Minefield”, constructed for the event with matching arrangements of tall, narrow barricades at each end.[1]


== Organisation ==
Each team played 11 preliminary games, with the four highest-scoring teams in each division advancing to the finals. The preliminary draw did not require every team to play every other entrant.[1]


The tournament was organised by Kyn Jackson of Actions Paintball and held during New Zealand's Labour Weekend.[1]
Turbo-trigger modifications were prohibited during the first day. Officials allowed affected players time to obtain replacement markers before playing.[1]


Competition took place across two speedball fields. One was described as a symmetrical field using semi-permanent barricades. The second, known as the Minefield, was constructed for the tournament and used matching arrangements of tall, narrow barricades at each end.[1]
== Preliminary results ==
 
The preliminary standings were as follows. These scores determined qualification for the divisional finals rather than the final tournament placings.[1]
The tournament used a seven-player, two-flag format. Each team played 11 preliminary games before the four highest-ranked teams in each division advanced to the finals.[1]
 
Although the preliminary stage was described as round-robin in style, the draw did not require every team to play every other entrant.
 
== Teams ==
 
Sixteen teams entered the tournament.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! First Division
! Second Division
|-
| [[Assault Korps]]
| [[DOA]]
|-
| [[Team Crisis|Crisis]]
| [[Fusion (New Zealand paintball team)|Fusion]]
|-
| [[Flashpoint (New Zealand paintball team)|Flashpoint]]
| [[Havoc (New Zealand paintball team)|Havoc]]
|-
| [[Grey (paintball team)|Grey]]
| [[Phoenix Wellington|Phoenix]]
|-
| [[Kamo Karzi]]
| [[Insane (New Zealand paintball team)|Insane]]
|-
| [[Phantom 5]]
| [[Solidaire]]
|-
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
| [[Tag n' Release]]
|-
| [[Warp Speed]]
| —
|-
| [[Katipo (paintball team)|Katipo]]
| —
|}
The original report listed nine First Division teams and seven Second Division teams.
Fusion and Insane were identified as comparatively new tournament teams. Insane's players had reportedly assembled shortly before the event from different parts of New Zealand.[1]
== Preliminary round ==
The preliminary results were:[1]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Overall position
! Team
! Team
! Division
! Division
! Points
! Points
! Recorded maximums
! Maximum scores recorded
|-
|-
| 1
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
| First
| One || 1,000 || 10
| 1,000
| 10
|-
|-
| 2
| Crisis
| [[Team Crisis|Crisis]]
| One || 995 || 9
| First
| 995
| 9
|-
|-
| 3
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo]]
| [[Katipo (paintball team)|Katipo]]
| One || 780 || 7
| First
| 780
| 7
|-
|-
| 4=
| Grey
| [[Grey (paintball team)|Grey]]
| One || 680 || 6
| First
| 680
| 6
|-
|-
| 4=
| [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]]
| [[Phoenix Wellington|Phoenix]]
| Two || 680 || 6
| Second
| 680
| 6
|-
|-
| 6
| Phantom 5
| [[Phantom 5]]
| One || 659 || 5
| First
| 659
| 5
|-
|-
| 7
| [[Tag n' Release]]
| [[Tag n' Release]]
| Second
| Two || 655 || 6
| 655
| 6
|-
|-
| 8
| Assault Korps
| [[Assault Korps]]
| One || 585 || 5
| First
| 585
| 5
|-
|-
| 9
| [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]]
| [[Flashpoint (New Zealand paintball team)|Flashpoint]]
| One || 560 || 5
| First
| 560
| 5
|-
|-
| 10
| Fusion
| [[Fusion (New Zealand paintball team)|Fusion]]
| Two || 545 || 4
| Second
| 545
| 4
|-
|-
| 11
| [[Kamo Karzi]]
| [[Kamo Karzi]]
| First
| One || 515 || 3
| 515
| 3
|-
|-
| 12
| Warp Speed
| [[Warp Speed]]
| One || 500 || 3
| First
| 500
| 3
|-
|-
| 13
| Solidaire
| [[Solidaire]]
| Two || 497 || 3
| Second
| 497
| 3
|-
|-
| 14
| Havoc
| [[Havoc (New Zealand paintball team)|Havoc]]
| Two || 420 || 3
| Second
| 420
| 3
|-
|-
| 15
| DOA
| [[DOA]]
| Two || 395 || 1
| Second
| 395
| 1
|-
|-
| 16
| [[Team Insane|Insane]]
| [[Insane (New Zealand paintball team)|Insane]]
| Two || 80 || 0
| Second
| 80
| 0
|}
|}
The report labelled the final numerical column as “max”. It has been retained as recorded rather than reinterpreted as a different statistic.
The four highest-ranked First Division teams were Saints, Crisis, Katipo and Grey. The Second Division finalists were Phoenix, Tag n' Release, Fusion and Solidaire.[1]


== Finals ==
== Finals ==
 
Saints, Crisis, Katipo and Grey qualified for the Division One finals. Phoenix, Tag n' Release, Fusion and Solidaire qualified for Division Two.[1]
The final divisional placings were:[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position
! First Division
! Division One
! Second Division
! Division Two
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
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|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| [[Grey (paintball team)|Grey]]
| Grey
| [[Phoenix Wellington|Phoenix]]
| [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]]
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| [[Katipo (paintball team)|Katipo]]
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo]]
| [[Solidaire]]
| Solidaire
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| [[Team Crisis|Crisis]]
| Crisis
| [[Fusion (New Zealand paintball team)|Fusion]]
| Fusion
|}
|}


Grey entered the second day in seventh overall position before reaching the First Division final and finishing second.[1]
Tag n' Release's contemporary team profile records a score of 235 points from a possible 400 in the Division Two finals.[2]
 
Tag n' Release's contemporary team profile records that it scored 235 points from a possible 400 in the Second Division final. The same profile confirms its preliminary score of 655 points from a possible 1,000.[2]
 
== Rules and officiating ==
 
The original report described concerns about differences in officiating between the two fields, while also characterising the refereeing on each individual field as fair and impartial.[1]
 
Jackson attributed some inconsistency to the lack of a referees' association and the use of experienced players with differing approaches to officiating. The report stated that consistency improved as the tournament progressed.
 
Turbo-trigger modifications were prohibited part-way through the first day. Affected players were given time to arrange replacement markers before competing.[1]
 
The report also recorded that medical staff and an equipped ambulance were present. A Phoenix player sustained a knee injury during the finals and was taken from the venue for treatment.[1]
 
== Historical documentation ==
 
The tournament was documented in a contemporary report by [[Rob Maddox]], originally published through [[Paintball.co.nz]]. The report preserves the event format, participating teams, preliminary scores, divisional finals and observations concerning the playing fields and officiating.[1]
 
Photographs accompanying the report were credited principally to Paul “Spider” McKay of [[Kamo Karzi]].[1]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[Actions Paintball]]
* [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)]]
* [[Tag n' Release]]
* [[Paintball.co.nz]]


== References ==
== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20010114115800/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats00.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'']. Paintball.co.nz; archived 14 January 2001.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm ''Tag n' Release'' team profile]. Mercenaries Star, contributed by Russell Clement, April 2001; preserved by OoCities.


# [https://web.archive.org/web/20010114115800/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats00.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm Mercenaries Star – Tag n' Release team profile, contributed by Russell Clement, April 2001]
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041204182927/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2000/nats00.htm Later archived copy of the tournament report]
 
[[Category:2000 in paintball]]
[[Category:New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Auckland]]
[[Category:Seven-player paintball]]

Latest revision as of 09:03, 25 October 2026

The 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals was a seven-player paintball tournament held on 21–22 October 2000 at Actions Paintball in Swanson, Auckland. Sixteen teams competed in a two-flag format. Saints won Division One, while Tag n' Release won Division Two.[1]

Organisation and format

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Kyn Jackson organised the tournament over Labour Weekend. Matches took place on two speedball fields: a symmetrical field with semi-permanent barricades and the “Minefield”, constructed for the event with matching arrangements of tall, narrow barricades at each end.[1]

Each team played 11 preliminary games, with the four highest-scoring teams in each division advancing to the finals. The preliminary draw did not require every team to play every other entrant.[1]

Turbo-trigger modifications were prohibited during the first day. Officials allowed affected players time to obtain replacement markers before playing.[1]

Preliminary results

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The preliminary standings were as follows. These scores determined qualification for the divisional finals rather than the final tournament placings.[1]

Team Division Points Maximum scores recorded
Saints One 1,000 10
Crisis One 995 9
Katipo One 780 7
Grey One 680 6
Phoenix Two 680 6
Phantom 5 One 659 5
Tag n' Release Two 655 6
Assault Korps One 585 5
Flashpoint One 560 5
Fusion Two 545 4
Kamo Karzi One 515 3
Warp Speed One 500 3
Solidaire Two 497 3
Havoc Two 420 3
DOA Two 395 1
Insane Two 80 0

Finals

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Saints, Crisis, Katipo and Grey qualified for the Division One finals. Phoenix, Tag n' Release, Fusion and Solidaire qualified for Division Two.[1]

Position Division One Division Two
1 Saints Tag n' Release
2 Grey Phoenix
3 Katipo Solidaire
4 Crisis Fusion

Tag n' Release's contemporary team profile records a score of 235 points from a possible 400 in the Division Two finals.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament. Paintball.co.nz; archived 14 January 2001.
  2. Tag n' Release team profile. Mercenaries Star, contributed by Russell Clement, April 2001; preserved by OoCities.
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