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The National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition, also known as the Invercargill Three-Man and 3-Man Centre Flag Nationals, was a paintball tournament held in Invercargill, New Zealand. Established in 1994, it became associated with Queen's Birthday weekend and was nicknamed the Winter Games.[1]

History

Early years

According to organiser Ken Ryder's 1998 account, four teams entered the inaugural competition in 1994, which was won by S.L.O.B.s. Participation reached eleven teams in 1996.[1]

1998

The 1998 competition attracted four teams over one and a half days. Dave Hancox was identified as a co-organiser. Teams played on the Hill and Moat fields, with matches comprising three ends of up to five minutes each.[1]

S.L.O.B.s and WarPigs reached the final. The contemporary report gives a nine-point margin but does not explicitly identify the winning team.[1]

1999

The 1999 tournament took place on 6 June at the Southern Paintball Sports Club's fields, replacing the Muritangi Scout Camp venue used for previous editions. Four teams competed over one day. Deviants defeated Psychosis 66–23 in the final.[2]

2000 and 2001

Flashpoint won the competition in 2000, as recorded in the following year's report.[3]

At the 2001 tournament, four teams competed over two days on the Hill and Moat fields. Flashpoint retained its title by defeating Damage Inc 49–4 in the final.[3]

Editions

References

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-'''National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition''', also described as the '''Invercargill Three-Man''' and '''3-Man Centre Flag Nationals''', was a paintball tournament held in Invercargill, New Zealand. Contemporary reports document three-player centre-flag competition during Queen's Birthday weekend, with teams travelling from other South Island centres.[1][2]
+The '''National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition''', also known as the '''Invercargill Three-Man''' and '''3-Man Centre Flag Nationals''', was a paintball tournament held in Invercargill, New Zealand. Established in 1994, it became associated with Queen's Birthday weekend and was nicknamed the '''Winter Games'''.[1]
 == History ==
 === Early years ===
+According to organiser Ken Ryder's 1998 account, four teams entered the inaugural competition in 1994, which was won by S.L.O.B.s. Participation reached eleven teams in 1996.[1]
-Organiser Ken Ryder's 1998 report dated the competition's beginnings to '''1994''', when '''S.L.O.B.s''' won the inaugural event. He recorded four teams at the first tournament and eleven in 1996.[1]
-The competition acquired the nickname '''Winter Games''', reflecting its winter scheduling and conditions.[1]
 === 1998 ===
+The [[1998 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition|1998 competition]] attracted four teams over one and a half days. Dave Hancox was identified as a co-organiser. Teams played on the Hill and Moat fields, with matches comprising three ends of up to five minutes each.[1]
-Four teams competed over one and a half days during Queen's Birthday weekend. Each team played six matches across the Hill and Moat fields. Matches comprised three ends, each limited to five minutes, with teams attempting to take a central flag to their opponents' starting position.[1]
+S.L.O.B.s and WarPigs reached the final. The contemporary report gives a nine-point margin but does not explicitly identify the winning team.[1]
-Dave Hancox was identified as a co-organiser.[1]
-==== Squads ====
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ 1998 event squads
-! Team !! Home location !! Captain !! Other players
-|-
-| S.L.O.B.s (Slow Old Bastards) || Invercargill || Dave Hancox || Paul Murdoch; Ricky Saunders; Craig Martin (reserve)
-|-
-| WarPigs || Invercargill || Allan Grigg || Mark Anderson; Craig Martin
-|-
-| K.S.B. || Dunedin || Kerry Brooks || Steve Sharpe; Brian “B2” Thornley
-|-
-| The Last Boy Scouts || Christchurch-based || Brian “B1” Meckle || Aaron Morris; Alex Gordon joined on Sunday
-|}
-The report spells Thornley's first name “Bryan”. Craig Martin appears in both local squads because the rules permitted a player to reserve for two teams. The Last Boy Scouts played four of their six matches with only two players.[1]
-==== Results ====
-The report published the following totals and described S.L.O.B.s and WarPigs advancing to a final in which their scores reset to zero.[1]
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ Published 1998 totals
-! Team !! Points
-|-
-| S.L.O.B.s || 291
-|-
-| WarPigs || 278
-|-
-| K.S.B. || 224
-|-
-| The Last Boy Scouts || 90
-|}
-The account gives a nine-point margin in the final but does not explicitly identify its winner or complete score. Its stated 22-point gap before the final also conflicts with the published totals. K.S.B. is explicitly described as finishing third.[1]
-Mark Anderson received the Most Improved Player award, and B1 Meckle received the sportsmanship award.[1]
 === 1999 ===
+The [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition|1999 tournament]] took place on 6 June at the Southern Paintball Sports Club's fields, replacing the Muritangi Scout Camp venue used for previous editions. Four teams competed over one day. Deviants defeated Psychosis 66–23 in the final.[2]
-The '''6 June 1999''' tournament was held at the Southern Paintball Sports Club's fields. Ryder's report distinguished this venue from Muritangi Scout Camp, which had hosted previous editions.[2]
+=== 2000 and 2001 ===
+[[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]] won the competition in 2000, as recorded in the following year's report.[3]
-Four teams competed over one day: Deviants from Dunedin, and Psychosis, Courage Under Fire and Lycka from Invercargill. Play took place on two fields, including a smaller speedball field used for the final.[2]
-==== Results ====
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ Published 1999 round-robin totals
-! Team !! Points
-|-
-| Psychosis || 149
-|-
-| Deviants || 148
-|-
-| Courage Under Fire || 66
-|-
-| Lycka || 3
-|}
-The report prints Courage Under Fire's total as 66, although its individual match scores sum to 69.[2]
-Deviants defeated Psychosis '''66–23''' in the final.[2]
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ 1999 final
-! Place !! Team !! Final points
-|-
-| 1 || Deviants || 66
-|-
-| 2 || Psychosis || 23
-|}
-==== Named participants ====
+At the [[2001 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition|2001 tournament]], four teams competed over two days on the Hill and Moat fields. Flashpoint retained its title by defeating [[Damage Inc]] 49–4 in the final.[3]
-Ken Ryder identified himself as a Psychosis player in his report. Alex Gordon received the sportsmanship award after standing aside to allow visiting player Neil Harris to play; the account does not identify their team.[2]
+== Editions ==
+* [[1998 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]]
-=== 2000 ===
+* [[1999 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]]
+* [[2001 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition]]
-The following year's report described Flashpoint as the defending champion, recording its title win in 2000.[3]
-=== 2001 ===
-Four teams attended the two-day 2001 tournament: [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]], [[Damage Inc]], TeamX and Fear Factory. TeamX was explicitly identified as Damage Inc's second team.[3]
-Saturday's games were played on the Hill Field and Sunday's on the Moat Field. Each team played the other three teams on both days.[3]
-==== Preliminary scores ====
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ 2001 daily preliminary totals
-! Team !! Saturday: Hill Field !! Sunday: Moat Field
-|-
-| [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]] || 111 || 144
-|-
-| [[Damage Inc]] || 56 || 119
-|-
-| Fear Factory || 56 || 41
-|-
-| TeamX || 27 || −14
-|}
-The Sunday figures represent that day's matches, rather than cumulative weekend totals.[3]
-==== Final ====
-Flashpoint and Damage Inc advanced to the final on the Moat Field. Flashpoint hung the flag from both ends and won '''49–4''', retaining its title.[3]
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ 2001 final
-! Place !! Team !! Final points
-|-
-| 1 || [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]] || 49
-|-
-| 2 || [[Damage Inc]] || 4
-|}
-==== Named players ====
-Report author '''Mark Abbott''' identified himself as playing for Damage Inc while describing the team's tactics. The account does not supply complete named squads.[3]
-== See also ==
-* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
-* [[Dunedin City Challenge]]
-* [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)]]
-* [[Damage Inc]]
 == References ==
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020812223935/http://www.paintball.co.nz/3manovr.htm Ken Ryder, ''Invercargill 3-man Results – Jun 98'', NZ Paintball Online, archived 12 August 2002.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020812223935/http://www.paintball.co.nz/3manovr.htm Ken Ryder, ''Invercargill 3-man Results – Jun 98'', Paintball.co.nz; archived 12 August 2002.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070229/http://www.paintball.co.nz/u060699.htm Ken Ryder, ''Invercargill Queens Birthday Tournament — 06/06/99 — 3-Man Centre Flag Nationals'', NZ Paintball Online, archived 17 August 2002.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070229/http://www.paintball.co.nz/u060699.htm Ken Ryder, ''Invercargill Queens Birthday Tournament — 06/06/99 — 3-Man Centre Flag Nationals'', Paintball.co.nz; archived 17 August 2002.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020814203254/http://www.paintball.co.nz/inv2001.htm Mark Abbott, ''The 2001 Invercargil 3-man'', NZ Paintball Online, archived 14 August 2002.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020814203254/http://www.paintball.co.nz/inv2001.htm Mark Abbott, ''The 2001 Invercargil 3-man'', Paintball.co.nz; archived 14 August 2002.]
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