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Wellington Cup was a five-player paintball tournament held in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Phoenix won the 2000 edition, while House Steiner won in 2001.[1][3]

History

2000

See 2000 Wellington Cup.

Phoenix won the tournament, with Tag n' Release, Vipers and Fullboar also reaching the finals. House Steiner provided refereeing and helped organise the event. Phoenix's report also credited John and Barb at Thunderball with organisation.[1]

Phoenix reported losing only to Warp Speed during preliminary competition. Tag n' Release finished second, recording 130 points from a possible 400 in the finals after scoring 570 from a possible 800 in the preliminary round. The finishing order of Vipers and Fullboar is not established by these accounts.[1][2]

2001

See 2001 Wellington Cup.

The second running took place at Thunderball Adventure Games in August 2001, attracting ten North Island teams. Games used a five-player centre-flag format on the venue's tyre field. Phoenix players helped referee.[3][4]

The tournament followed New Zealand Tournament Paintball rules with revised scoring that awarded points for surviving players. A maximum score required eliminating the opposition without losing a player.[3]

House Steiner recovered from −16 points after its first two games to win with 654 points. Saints finished second on 638, with Tag n' Release third on 628. The outcome remained undecided until the last game.[3]

Tag and Training defeated both Tag n' Release and Saints in individual games.[3]

2001 final standings
Position	Team	Points
1	House Steiner	654
2	Saints	638
3	Tag n' Release	628
4	Damn Natives	470
5	Tag 'n' Training	366
6	Warp Speed	336
7	Team Damage	328
8	Cross Fire (Blue)	320
9	Comic Relief	152
10	Cross Fire (Grey)	135

These are the tournament points published in Martin Dannefaerd's report.[3]

The formation of the New Zealand Paintball Players Association was announced at the prizegiving. The report described its intended role as representing players and addressing matters including marker and cylinder approval.[3]

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-'''Wellington Cup''' was a five-player paintball tournament held in the Wellington region of [[Paintball in New Zealand|New Zealand]]. Contemporary records document victories by [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Wellington Phoenix]] in 2000 and [[House Steiner]] in 2001.[1][3]
+'''Wellington Cup''' was a five-player paintball tournament held in the Wellington region of New Zealand. [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] won the 2000 edition, while [[House Steiner]] won in 2001.[1][3]
 == History ==
 === 2000 ===
+''See [[2000 Wellington Cup]].''
-Phoenix won the 2000 Wellington Cup, with [[Tag n' Release]], Vipers and Fullboar also reaching the finals. Phoenix's contemporary report credited House Steiner with refereeing and organisation, and John and Barb at Thunderball with organising the event.[1]
+Phoenix won the tournament, with [[Tag n' Release]], Vipers and Fullboar also reaching the finals. House Steiner provided refereeing and helped organise the event. Phoenix's report also credited John and Barb at Thunderball with organisation.[1]
-Phoenix reported losing only to Warp Speed during the preliminary round. It subsequently secured the championship in the four-team finals.[1]
-Tag n' Release's contemporary team profile records second place, with 130 points from a possible 400 in the final round. The team had scored 570 from a possible 800 during the preliminary round.[2]
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ Documented 2000 results
-! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
-|-
-| 1 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] || Not stated
-|-
-| 2 || [[Tag n' Release]] || 130
-|}
-Vipers and Fullboar were the other finalists; their finishing order is not given in these accounts.[1][2]
-==== Named players ====
+Phoenix reported losing only to Warp Speed during preliminary competition. Tag n' Release finished second, recording 130 points from a possible 400 in the finals after scoring 570 from a possible 800 in the preliminary round. The finishing order of Vipers and Fullboar is not established by these accounts.[1][2]
-Phoenix's event report identifies '''Ryan Pike, Peter Hamilton and Adon Upjohn''' in its descriptions of play and equipment. These names form a partial identification of the event squad, rather than a complete roster.[1][5]
-The report separately thanks Shane, Glen, Margaret and Danny for support during the tournament.[1]
 === 2001 ===
+''See [[2001 Wellington Cup]].''
-House Steiner won the Wellington Cup in '''August 2001'''. A participant account posted to the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]] on 13 August placed Steiner, [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] and [[Tag n' Release]] in the top three, separated by fewer than thirty points. It did not explicitly identify which of Saints and Tag n' Release finished second.[3]
+The second running took place at Thunderball Adventure Games in August 2001, attracting ten North Island teams. Games used a five-player centre-flag format on the venue's tyre field. Phoenix players helped referee.[3][4]
-{| class="wikitable"
+The tournament followed New Zealand Tournament Paintball rules with revised scoring that awarded points for surviving players. A maximum score required eliminating the opposition without losing a player.[3]
-|+ Documented 2001 result
-! Place !! Team
-|-
-| 1 || [[House Steiner]]
-|}
-Two squads from the Tag n' Release group participated. The report also recorded [[Tag and Training]] defeating both Tag n' Release and Saints in individual games. Phoenix players helped referee the tournament.[3]
+House Steiner recovered from −16 points after its first two games to win with 654 points. [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] finished second on 638, with Tag n' Release third on 628. The outcome remained undecided until the last game.[3]
-==== Valhalla scores ====
+[[Tag and Training]] defeated both Tag n' Release and Saints in individual games.[3]
-The [[Valhalla National Rankings]] recorded the following normalised Wellington Cup scores. These were contributions to the national five-player rankings, rather than raw tournament points or a separate final classification.[4]
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Entry !! Normalised score
+|+ 2001 final standings
+! Position !! Team !! Points
 |-
-| House Steiner || 93.4
+| 1 || [[House Steiner]] || 654
 |-
-| Saints Gold || 91.1
+| 2 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || 638
 |-
-| Tag n' Release || 89.7
+| 3 || [[Tag n' Release]] || 628
 |-
-| DamNatives Red || 60.0
+| 4 || Damn Natives || 470
 |-
-| Tag n' Release Training || 52.3
+| 5 || [[Tag and Training|Tag 'n' Training]] || 366
 |-
-| Warp Speed || 48.0
+| 6 || Warp Speed || 336
 |-
-| Damage || 46.9
+| 7 || [[KC Damage|Team Damage]] || 328
 |-
-| Crossfire Blue || 45.7
+| 8 || Cross Fire (Blue) || 320
 |-
-| Comic Relief || 21.7
+| 9 || Comic Relief || 152
 |-
-| Crossfire Grey || 19.3
+| 10 || Cross Fire (Grey) || 135
 |}
+These are the tournament points published in Martin Dannefaerd's report.[3]
+The formation of the New Zealand Paintball Players Association was announced at the prizegiving. The report described its intended role as representing players and addressing matters including marker and cylinder approval.[3]
 == See also ==
 * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 * [[South Pacific Championships]]
 * [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)]]
 * [[House Steiner]]
-* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
 == References ==
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''News'', “The Wellington Cup is ours!”, 2000. Archived 20 October 2001.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''News'', “The Wellington Cup is ours!”, 2000; archived 20 October 2001.]
+# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm Russell Clement, ''Tag n' Release Team Profile'', Mercenaries Star, April 2001. Preserved by OoCities.]
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm Russell Clement, ''Tag n' Release Team Profile'', Mercenaries Star, April 2001; preserved by OoCities.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070604/http://www.paintball.co.nz/wgtn2001.htm Martin Dannefaerd, ''The 2001 Wellington Cup'', Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115004837/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=3.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum, ''Wellington Cup'', June–August 2001, including the post-event account published 13 August; archived 15 January 2002.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115004837/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=3.topic ''Wellington Cup'', NZ Paintball Message Forum, June–August 2001, including the post-event account published on 13 August. Archived 15 January 2002.]
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Valhalla Hall of Heroes – 2001'', five-player rankings; preserved by OoCities.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020206094854fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/roster.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''Roster''; archived 6 February 2002.]
 [[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
 [[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
 [[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]

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