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2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament was a seven-player paintball tournament held on 2–3 June 2001 at Rotorua International Stadium. Seventeen teams competed. Australia's Jetts won Division One, while Team Damage won Division Two.[1]

Organisation

Rob Maddox's contemporary report credited Tag n' Release, the Rotorua Paintball Club and other supporters with organising the tournament.[1]

Paintball BOP's archived tournament history also identified the business as an organiser of the 2001 event in association with the Rotorua Paintball Club.[2]

Tournament

Games used two flags, with teams attempting to capture the opposition's flag and return it to their own starting station. Competition took place across a Sup'Air inflatable field and a smaller speedball field.[1]

Each team played fourteen preliminary games. The top four teams in each division advanced to separate divisional finals.[1]

Results

Preliminary round

Team	Division	Points
Katipo A	One	1,215
Saints	One	1,168
Black Dragon	One	1,155
Jetts	One	1,154
Phoenix	One	1,048
Phantom	One	920
Damage	Two	895
Kamo Karzi	One	895
Tag n' Release	One	875
Katipo B	One	830
Damn Natives	Two	695
Full Boar	Two	400
Havoc	Two	395
Shock Tactics	Two	350
Warp Speed	Two	350
Brew Ha	Two	290
Insane	Two	79

These are the preliminary totals published in the tournament report, rather than final-round scores.[1]

Division One finals

Position	Team	Final-round points
1	Jetts	290
2	Saints	220
3	Katipo A	145
4	Black Dragon	30

Jetts defeated Saints during the finals despite receiving a one-for-one penalty.[1]

Division Two finals

Position	Team	Final-round points
1	Team Damage	220
2	Damn Natives	210
3	Full Boar	135
4	Havoc	20

Team Damage also defeated Saints during preliminary competition.[1]

Awards

Selected awards recorded in the tournament report included:[1]

Award	Recipient
Volcanic Player	Ryan Pike, Phoenix
NeoTech Player of the Day — Saturday	Tony Dickson, Tag n' Release
NeoTech Player of the Day — Sunday	Reg, Katipo A
Farm Lines Fair Play Team	Warp Speed
Highest-scoring newcomer team	Full Boar

References

Rob Maddox — The 2001 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 11 August 2002.
Paintball BOP — Tournaments. Archived 12 January 2005.

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-'''Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament''' was a New Zealand paintball competition held at Rotorua International Stadium during the early 2000s. It attracted teams from New Zealand and Australia. The Australian Jetts won Division One in 2001 and the Cup competition in 2002, while Saints won the Cup in 2003.[1][2][6]
+'''2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament''' was a seven-player paintball tournament held on 2–3 June 2001 at Rotorua International Stadium. Seventeen teams competed. Australia's Jetts won Division One, while Team Damage won Division Two.[1]
-== History ==
+== Organisation ==
-=== Development ===
+Rob Maddox's contemporary report credited [[Tag n' Release (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Tag n' Release]], the [[Rotorua Paintball Club]] and other supporters with organising the tournament.[1]
-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]
+[[Paintball BOP]]'s archived tournament history also identified the business as an organiser of the 2001 event in association with the Rotorua Paintball Club.[2]
-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]
+== Tournament ==
-Contemporary reports credited Tag n' Release and the [[Rotorua Paintball Club]] with organising the 2001 event, and the club and [[Peter Mumby]] with the 2002 edition.[1][2] [[Paintball BOP]]'s own tournament history additionally identified the business as an organiser of both events in association with the club, and as the organiser of the 2003 V Comp Volcanic.[5]
+Games used two flags, with teams attempting to capture the opposition's flag and return it to their own starting station. Competition took place across a Sup'Air inflatable field and a smaller speedball field.[1]
-=== 2001 ===
+Each team played fourteen preliminary games. The top four teams in each division advanced to separate divisional finals.[1]
-Main article: [[2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
+== Results ==
-The tournament took place on 2–3 June 2001 at Rotorua International Stadium. It attracted 17 teams and used a seven-player format with two end flags. Games were played on a Sup'Air field and a smaller speedball field.[1]
+=== Preliminary round ===
-Each team played 14 preliminary games. The leading four teams in each division progressed to divisional finals.[1]
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Position !! Division One !! Final points !! Division Two !! Final points
+! Team !! Division !! Points
+|-
+| [[Katipo (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Katipo A]] || One || 1,215
+|-
+| [[Saints (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Saints]] || One || 1,168
+|-
+| [[Black Dragon (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Black Dragon]] || One || 1,155
+|-
+| Jetts || One || 1,154
+|-
+| [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] || One || 1,048
+|-
+| [[Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Phantom]] || One || 920
+|-
+| [[KC Damage (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Damage]] || Two || 895
+|-
+| [[Kamo Karzi (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Kamo Karzi]] || One || 895
+|-
+| [[Tag n' Release (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Tag n' Release]] || One || 875
+|-
+| [[Katipo (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Katipo B]] || One || 830
+|-
+| [[Damn Natives (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Damn Natives]] || Two || 695
+|-
+| [[Full Boar (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Full Boar]] || Two || 400
+|-
+| [[Havoc (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Havoc]] || Two || 395
 |-
-| 1 || Jetts || 290 || [[KC Damage|Team Damage]] || 220
+| [[Shock Tactics (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Shock Tactics]] || Two || 350
 |-
-| 2 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || 220 || Damn Natives || 210
+| [[Warp Speed (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Warp Speed]] || Two || 350
 |-
-| 3 || [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo A]] || 145 || Full Boar || 135
+| [[Brew Ha (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Brew Ha]] || Two || 290
 |-
-| 4 || Black Dragon || 30 || Havoc || 20
+| [[Insane (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Insane]] || Two || 79
 |}
-Results are from the contemporary tournament report.[1]
+These are the preliminary totals published in the tournament report, rather than final-round scores.[1]
-=== 2002 ===
+=== Division One finals ===
-Main article: [[2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
-The second edition, also promoted as '''Tracs Volcanic''', took place on 1–2 June 2002 at Rotorua International Stadium. It attracted 20 teams, including the Australian Jetts and Diabolique.[2]
+|-
+| 1 || Jetts || 290
+|-
+| 2 || [[Saints (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Saints]] || 220
+|-
+| 3 || [[Katipo (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Katipo A]] || 145
+|-
+| 4 || [[Black Dragon (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Black Dragon]] || 30
+|}
-Two inflatable fields were used. The Sup'Air 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 defeated Saints during the finals despite receiving a one-for-one penalty.[1]
-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]
+=== Division Two finals ===
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Position !! Cup !! Points !! Plate !! Points
+! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
+|-
+| 1 || [[KC Damage (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Team Damage]] || 220
 |-
-| 1 || Jetts || 705 || Rush || 793
+| 2 || [[Damn Natives (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Damn Natives]] || 210
 |-
-| 2 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || 627 || Titans || 708
+| 3 || [[Full Boar (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Full Boar]] || 135
 |-
-| 3 || [[Katipo Paintball Team|Katipo]] || 567 || Fusion || 600
+| 4 || [[Havoc (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Havoc]] || 20
 |}
-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]
+Team Damage also defeated Saints during preliminary competition.[1]
-Following the tournament, Mumby indicated that he intended to step back from organising future events.[2] The contemporary report of the 2003 edition nevertheless identified him as one of its organisers.[6]
+== Awards ==
-=== 2003 ===
+Selected awards recorded in the tournament report included:[1]
-Main article: [[2003 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Award !! Recipient
-The third stadium tournament moved from June to the Saturday and Sunday of the October long weekend. Eighteen teams attended, including three from Australia.[6]
+|-
+| Volcanic Player || Ryan Pike, [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]]
-The event used two airball fields, including an Angel field supplied by WDP. Teams played under Millennium Series rules in accordance with [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]] guidelines. Initial seeded pools determined progression into Cup and Plate competitions, which concluded with best-of-three finals.[6]
+|-
+| NeoTech Player of the Day — Saturday || Tony Dickson, [[Tag n' Release (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Tag n' Release]]
-[[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] defeated Firestorm in two consecutive games to win the Cup. Fusion defeated Damage by two games to one in the Plate final.[6]
+|-
+| NeoTech Player of the Day — Sunday || Reg, [[Katipo (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Katipo A]]
+|-
+| Farm Lines Fair Play Team || [[Warp Speed (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Warp Speed]]
+|-
+| Highest-scoring newcomer team || [[Full Boar (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Full Boar]]
+|}
 == See also ==
-* [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
+* [[Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
 * [[Rotorua Invitational]]
 * [[Rotorua Paintball Club]]
 * [[Paintball BOP]]
-* [[Paintball Sportz]]
-* [[Tag n' Release]]
 * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
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 # [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/20020613131436/http://www.paintball.co.nz/volcanic2.htm Rob Maddox — The 2002 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.] Archived 13 June 2002.
-# [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 RotoVegas Rotorua tournament announcement, Mercenaries Star, 2001.] Preserved by OoCities.
 # [https://web.archive.org/web/20050112012642/http://www.paintballsportz.co.nz/Paintball_BOP_Web/tournaments.htm Paintball BOP — Tournaments.] Archived 12 January 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218184604/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2003/volcanic.htm Rob Maddox — Rotorua International Tournament – Oct 03, NZ Paintball Online.] October 2003; archived 18 December 2005.
 [[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
-[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
+[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
-[[Category:Paintball in the Bay of Plenty]]
-[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]

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