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'''Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament''', also advertised as '''RotoVegas Rotorua''', was a competitive paintball tournament held at Rotorua International Stadium, New Zealand. [[Tag n' Release]] and the Rotorua Paintball Club organised the 2001 event, while the 2002 report credited the club and Peter Mumby. Australia's Jetts won the leading division in both years.[1][2][4]
'''Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament''' was a paintball competition held at Rotorua International Stadium in 2001 and 2002. It attracted teams from New Zealand and Australia. The Australian Jetts won Division One in 2001 and the Cup competition in 2002.[1][2]


== History ==
== History ==
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=== Development ===
=== Development ===


The tournament developed within the organising community behind the [[Rotorua Invitational]], which began at Blue Lake Reserve in December 2000. Russell Clement's contemporary account described plans for a larger stadium competition over Queen's Birthday weekend in 2001, with inflatable fields, spectator seating and facilities for visiting teams.[3]
The tournament developed within the organising community behind the [[Rotorua Invitational]], a separate series of paintball days that began at Blue Lake Reserve in December 2000. Russell Clement's contemporary account described plans for a larger stadium tournament over Queen's Birthday weekend in 2001, with inflatable playing fields and spectator facilities.[3]


Clement credited Tag n' Release members with most of the planning and stated that Kyn Jackson had been asked to assist with running the tournament.[3]
The 2001 event was advertised as ''RotoVegas Rotorua''. Members of [[Tag n' Release]] undertook much of the planning, with assistance from Kyn Jackson.[3][4]


=== 2001 ===
=== 2001 ===


The first Volcanic tournament was held on '''2–3 June 2001''' at '''Rotorua International Stadium'''. Seventeen teams competed in seven-player games with a flag at each end of the field.[1]
''Main article: [[2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]''


The announcement specified Australian Paintball Players League rules, entry of NZ$500 per team and permission for teams to supply their own paintballs.[4]
The tournament took place on 2–3 June 2001 at Rotorua International Stadium. Organised by Tag n' Release and the Rotorua Paintball Club, it attracted 17 teams and used a seven-player format with two end flags. Games were played on a SupAir field and a smaller speedball field.[1]


Play took place across a Sup'Air inflatable field and a smaller speedball field. Contemporary reporter Rob Maddox described the event as the first occasion on which Sup'Air had been available for play in New Zealand.[1]
Each team played 14 preliminary games. The leading four teams in each division progressed to divisional finals.[1]
 
Martin Dannefaerd was head referee. Other referees named in the report included Vanessa, Dirk Koorneef, Tekno and Stimpy.[1]
 
==== Preliminary results ====
 
Each team played fourteen preliminary games. The top four teams in each division advanced to separate finals.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2001 preliminary scores
! Position
! Team !! Division !! Points
! Division One
|-
! Final points
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo A]] || One || 1,215
! Division Two
|-
! Final points
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || One || 1,168
|-
| Black Dragon || One || 1,155
|-
| Jetts || One || 1,154
|-
| [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] || One || 1,048
|-
| Phantom || One || 920
|-
| Damage || Two || 895
|-
|-
| [[Kamo Karzi]] || One || 895
| 1
| Jetts
| 290
| [[KC Damage|Team Damage]]
| 220
|-
|-
| [[Tag n' Release]] || One || 875
| 2
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
| 220
| Damn Natives
| 210
|-
|-
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo B]] || One || 830
| 3
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo A]]
| 145
| Full Boar
| 135
|-
|-
| Damn Natives || Two || 695
| 4
|-
| Black Dragon
| Full Boar || Two || 400
| 30
|-
| Havoc
| Havoc || Two || 395
| 20
|-
| Shock Tactics || Two || 350
|-
| Warp Speed || Two || 350
|-
| Brew Ha || Two || 290
|-
| [[Team Insane|Insane]] || Two || 79
|}
|}


==== Final results ====
Results are from the contemporary tournament report.[1]
 
Jetts won Division One, ahead of Saints and Katipo A. Team Damage won Division Two, followed by Damn Natives and Full Boar.[1]
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2001 divisional finals
! Place !! Division One !! Points !! Division Two !! Points
|-
| 1 || Jetts || 290 || Team Damage || 220
|-
| 2 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || 220 || Damn Natives || 210
|-
| 3 || [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo A]] || 145 || Full Boar || 135
|-
| 4 || Black Dragon || 30 || Havoc || 20
|}
 
These are the tournament report's raw scores. The [[Valhalla National Rankings]] subsequently expressed performances from the event as normalised ranking contributions.[1][5]
 
==== Named players ====
 
The event report identifies the following players. These are partial squad records, not complete team rosters.[1]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Players identified at the 2001 event
|-
| Saints || Rik Goldsworthy (captain), Kane Anderson
|-
| Wellington Phoenix || Ryan Pike
|-
| Kamo Karzi || Rob Maddox
|-
| Tag n' Release || Tony Dickson
|-
| Katipo A || Reg
|-
| Full Boar || Robert (captain)
|-
| Damn Natives || Toka
|-
| Warp Speed || Des, Mike
|-
| Havoc || Ange
|}
 
Ryan Pike received the '''Volcanic Player''' award. Tony Dickson received the Saturday NeoTech Player of the Day award, and Reg of Katipo A received Sunday's award. Warp Speed received the fair-play award, while Full Boar was recognised as the highest-scoring newcomer team.[1]


=== 2002 ===
=== 2002 ===


The second tournament, described in the contemporary report as the '''Tracs Volcanic''', was held on '''1–2 June 2002''' at Rotorua International Stadium. Twenty teams attended, including Australian entries Jetts and Diabolique, both of which included some New Zealand players.[2]
''Main article: [[2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]''
 
The Rotorua Paintball Club and '''Peter Mumby''' organised the event. Two inflatable fields were used: the previous year's Sup'Air field, subsequently acquired by Extreme Events, and another field from Christchurch supplemented by wooden barricades.[2]


Teams initially competed in four seeded pools. The ten highest-scoring teams advanced to the '''Cup''' competition, while the remaining ten played for the '''Plate'''. Games used a centre flag and lasted ten minutes.[2]
The second edition, also promoted as ''Tracs Volcanic'', took place on 1–2 June 2002 at Rotorua International Stadium. The Rotorua Paintball Club and Peter Mumby organised the event, which attracted 20 teams, including the Australian Jetts and Diabolique.[2]


==== Final results ====
Two inflatable fields were used. The SupAir field from the previous tournament had been purchased by Auckland's Extreme Events, headed by Wayne Rolleston of Team Phantom. A second inflatable field came from Christchurch and incorporated additional wooden obstacles.[2]


Jetts retained the Cup, with Saints second and Katipo third. Rush won the Plate ahead of Titans and Fusion.[2]
Teams initially competed in four seeded pools. The leading ten teams across the pools advanced to the Cup competition, while the remaining ten contested the Plate. Games used a centre flag and a ten-minute time limit.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2002 Cup and Plate standings
! Position
! Place !! Cup !! Points !! Plate !! Points
! Cup
|-
! Points
| 1 || Jetts || 705 || Rush || 793
! Plate
|-
! Points
| 2 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || 627 || Titans || 708
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo]] || 567 || Fusion || 600
| 1
| Jetts
| 705
| Rush
| 793
|-
|-
| 4 || Diabolique || 514 || Flashpoint || 440
| 2
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
| 627
| Titans
| 708
|-
|-
| 5 || Damage || 486 || Marksmen || 439
| 3
|-
| [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo]]
| 6 || Phantom || 425 || Damage Inc || 392
| 567
|-
| Fusion
| 7 || Shock Tactics || 417 || Havoc || 323
| 600
|-
| 8 || [[Kamo Karzi]] || 370 || Brew Ha || 225
|-
| 9 || Dam Natives || 277 || [[Team Insane|Insane]] || 210
|-
| 10 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] || 214 || Solidaire || 4
|}
|}


Damage and Damage Inc were separate entries, appearing in the Cup and Plate respectively.[2]
The Cup and Plate were separate competitions. [[KC Damage|Damage]] finished fifth in the Cup, while the separate Christchurch team [[Damage Inc]] finished sixth in the Plate.[2]
 
==== Named captains and awards ====
 
Maddox identified '''Alan Gatland''' as Kamo Karzi's captain and '''Rik Goldsworthy''' as Saints captain. Their teams' second-day encounter ended with Gatland eliminating Goldsworthy and hanging the flag for Kamo Karzi.[2]
 
Goldsworthy received the players' choice award for the event's top player. Titans received the NeoTech ProGear award for an up-and-coming team. Jetts donated its team-uniform prize to Solidaire, the lowest-scoring amateur team.[2]


At the event's conclusion, Peter Mumby stated that he intended to step back from actively organising the tournament.[2]
Following the tournament, Mumby indicated that he intended to step back from organising future events.[2]


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


* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Rotorua Invitational]]
* [[Rotorua Invitational]]
* [[Tag n' Release]]
* [[Tag n' Release]]
* [[Rotorua Paintball Club]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020811192709/http://www.paintball.co.nz/volcanic.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2001 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz; archived 11 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020811192709/http://www.paintball.co.nz/volcanic.htm Rob Maddox, Volcanic Rotorua tournament report, Paintball.co.nz, 2001. Archived 11 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613131436/http://www.paintball.co.nz/volcanic2.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2002 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz; archived 13 June 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613131436/http://www.paintball.co.nz/volcanic2.htm Rob Maddox, Volcanic Rotorua tournament report, Paintball.co.nz, 2002. Archived 13 June 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/RIIndex.htm Russell Clement, ''Rotorua Invitational Paintball Days'', Mercenaries Star, including the inaugural event report and plans for the 2001 stadium tournament; preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/RIIndex.htm Russell Clement, Rotorua Invitational Paintball Days, Mercenaries Star. Preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/VRT.htm ''Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament'', Mercenaries Star, 2001 tournament announcement; preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/VRT.htm RotoVegas Rotorua tournament announcement, Mercenaries Star, 2001. Preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm ''Valhalla Hall of Heroes – 2001'', Mercenaries Star, seven-player rankings; preserved by OoCities.]


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Latest revision as of 12:15, 25 October 2026

Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament was a paintball competition held at Rotorua International Stadium in 2001 and 2002. It attracted teams from New Zealand and Australia. The Australian Jetts won Division One in 2001 and the Cup competition in 2002.[1][2]

History

[edit]

Development

[edit]

The tournament developed within the organising community behind the Rotorua Invitational, a separate series of paintball days that began at Blue Lake Reserve in December 2000. Russell Clement's contemporary account described plans for a larger stadium tournament over Queen's Birthday weekend in 2001, with inflatable playing fields and spectator facilities.[3]

The 2001 event was advertised as RotoVegas Rotorua. Members of Tag n' Release undertook much of the planning, with assistance from Kyn Jackson.[3][4]

2001

[edit]

Main article: 2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament

The tournament took place on 2–3 June 2001 at Rotorua International Stadium. Organised by Tag n' Release and the Rotorua Paintball Club, it attracted 17 teams and used a seven-player format with two end flags. Games were played on a SupAir field and a smaller speedball field.[1]

Each team played 14 preliminary games. The leading four teams in each division progressed to divisional finals.[1]

Position Division One Final points Division Two Final points
1 Jetts 290 Team Damage 220
2 Saints 220 Damn Natives 210
3 Katipo A 145 Full Boar 135
4 Black Dragon 30 Havoc 20

Results are from the contemporary tournament report.[1]

2002

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Main article: 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament

The second edition, also promoted as Tracs Volcanic, took place on 1–2 June 2002 at Rotorua International Stadium. The Rotorua Paintball Club and Peter Mumby organised the event, which attracted 20 teams, including the Australian Jetts and Diabolique.[2]

Two inflatable fields were used. The SupAir field from the previous tournament had been purchased by Auckland's Extreme Events, headed by Wayne Rolleston of Team Phantom. A second inflatable field came from Christchurch and incorporated additional wooden obstacles.[2]

Teams initially competed in four seeded pools. The leading ten teams across the pools advanced to the Cup competition, while the remaining ten contested the Plate. Games used a centre flag and a ten-minute time limit.[2]

Position Cup Points Plate Points
1 Jetts 705 Rush 793
2 Saints 627 Titans 708
3 Katipo 567 Fusion 600

The Cup and Plate were separate competitions. Damage finished fifth in the Cup, while the separate Christchurch team Damage Inc finished sixth in the Plate.[2]

Following the tournament, Mumby indicated that he intended to step back from organising future events.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Rob Maddox, Volcanic Rotorua tournament report, Paintball.co.nz, 2001. Archived 11 August 2002.
  2. Rob Maddox, Volcanic Rotorua tournament report, Paintball.co.nz, 2002. Archived 13 June 2002.
  3. Russell Clement, Rotorua Invitational Paintball Days, Mercenaries Star. Preserved by OoCities.
  4. RotoVegas Rotorua tournament announcement, Mercenaries Star, 2001. Preserved by OoCities.
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