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The Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament was a paintball competition held at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua, New Zealand. Contemporary reports document editions from 2001 to 2004, involving New Zealand and Australian teams. The tournament took place in June in 2001 and 2002 before moving to October in 2003.[1][2][3][4]

Organisation

The contemporary report of the inaugural tournament credited Tag n' Release, Rotorua Paintball Club and other supporters with organising the event.[1] Paintball BOP's archived history also credits the business with organising the 2001 and 2002 tournaments in association with the club, and with running the 2003 V Comp Volcanic.[5]

The 2002 report identified Peter Mumby and Rotorua Paintball Club as organisers. Mumby was also identified as an organiser in 2003, while the 2004 report credited Brendon Charles and Mumby.[2][3][4] Paintball Sportz's archived website listed all four editions among its past tournaments.[6]

History

2001

The inaugural tournament was held on 2–3 June 2001. Seventeen teams competed in a seven-player format across a Sup'Air inflatable field and a smaller speedball field. Matches used two flags, with teams attempting to return the opposition's flag to their own starting station.[1]

Each team played fourteen preliminary games, after which the top four teams in each division advanced to divisional finals. Australia's Jetts won Division One, while Team Damage won Division Two.[1]

2002

The second edition took place on 1–2 June 2002 with twenty teams. Matches used a centre-flag format and a ten-minute time limit on two inflatable fields.[2]

Teams began in four seeded pools. The ten highest-ranked teams progressed to the Cup, with the remaining teams entering the Plate. Jetts retained the leading title by winning the Cup, while Rush won the Plate.[2]

2003

The 2003 edition moved to the Saturday and Sunday of the October long weekend. Eighteen teams competed, including three from Australia. The event used Millennium Series rules under New Zealand Paintball Players Association guidelines, with two airball fields, including an Angel field supplied by WDP.[3]

Teams progressed from two seeded pools into Cup and Plate competitions. Saints defeated Firestorm by two games to nil in the Cup final. Fusion defeated Damage by two games to one in the Plate final.[3]

2004

The 2004 edition was held over the Saturday and Sunday of Labour weekend. Twenty-three teams competed on two airball fields, progressing through pools into Cup and Plate competitions.[4]

Sydney SWAT defeated Smash and Grab by two games to one in the Cup final. Menace finished third and Raiderz fourth. Flashpoint defeated Menace Blue to win the Plate.[4]

A separate international contest took place at the end of the first day. Australia defeated New Zealand by two games to nil, taking the title New Zealand had won at the 2004 Hamilton VComp earlier that year.[4]

Editions

Edition	Dates	Teams	Division One / Cup winner	Division Two / Plate winner
2001	2–3 June 2001	17	Jetts	Team Damage
2002	1–2 June 2002	20	Jetts	Rush
2003	October long weekend, 2003	18	Saints	Fusion
2004	Labour weekend, October 2004	23	Sydney SWAT	Flashpoint

Sources: contemporary tournament reports.[1][2][3][4] The 2001 competitions were called Division One and Division Two; subsequent editions used Cup and Plate classifications.

Related tournaments

The 2004 Hamilton VComp, held at Waikato Stadium on 10–11 January 2004, was a separate tournament organised by Brendon Charles and Peter Mumby. Paintball BOP's history distinguishes the Hamilton event from its Rotorua tournaments.[5][7]

References

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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]
+The '''Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament''' was a paintball competition held at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua, New Zealand. Contemporary reports document editions from 2001 to 2004, involving New Zealand and Australian teams. The tournament took place in June in 2001 and 2002 before moving to October in 2003.[1][2][3][4]
 == Organisation ==
+The contemporary report of the inaugural tournament credited [[Tag n' Release (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Tag n' Release]], [[Rotorua Paintball Club]] and other supporters with organising the event.[1] [[Paintball BOP]]'s archived history also credits the business with organising the 2001 and 2002 tournaments in association with the club, and with running the 2003 V Comp Volcanic.[5]
-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 2002 report identified [[Peter Mumby]] and Rotorua Paintball Club as organisers. Mumby was also identified as an organiser in 2003, while the 2004 report credited [[Brendon Charles]] and Mumby.[2][3][4] [[Paintball Sportz]]'s archived website listed all four editions among its past tournaments.[6]
-[[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]
+== History ==
+=== 2001 ===
+The [[2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament|inaugural tournament]] was held on 2–3 June 2001. Seventeen teams competed in a seven-player format across a Sup'Air inflatable field and a smaller speedball field. Matches used two flags, with teams attempting to return the opposition's flag to their own starting station.[1]
-== Tournament ==
+Each team played fourteen preliminary games, after which the top four teams in each division advanced to divisional finals. Australia's Jetts won Division One, while [[KC Damage (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Team Damage]] won Division Two.[1]
-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]
+=== 2002 ===
+The [[2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament|second edition]] took place on 1–2 June 2002 with twenty teams. Matches used a centre-flag format and a ten-minute time limit on two inflatable fields.[2]
-Each team played fourteen preliminary games. The top four teams in each division advanced to separate divisional finals.[1]
+Teams began in four seeded pools. The ten highest-ranked teams progressed to the Cup, with the remaining teams entering the Plate. Jetts retained the leading title by winning the Cup, while Rush won the Plate.[2]
-== Results ==
+=== 2003 ===
+The [[2003 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament|2003 edition]] moved to the Saturday and Sunday of the October long weekend. Eighteen teams competed, including three from Australia. The event used Millennium Series rules under [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]] guidelines, with two airball fields, including an Angel field supplied by WDP.[3]
-=== Preliminary round ===
+Teams progressed from two seeded pools into Cup and Plate competitions. [[Saints (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Saints]] defeated Firestorm by two games to nil in the Cup final. [[Fusion (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Fusion]] defeated [[KC Damage (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Damage]] by two games to one in the Plate final.[3]
-{| class="wikitable"
+=== 2004 ===
-! Team !! Division !! Points
+The [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament|2004 edition]] was held over the Saturday and Sunday of Labour weekend. Twenty-three teams competed on two airball fields, progressing through pools into Cup and Plate competitions.[4]
-|-
-| [[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
-|-
-| [[Shock Tactics (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Shock Tactics]] || Two || 350
-|-
-| [[Warp Speed (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Warp Speed]] || Two || 350
-|-
-| [[Brew Ha (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Brew Ha]] || Two || 290
-|-
-| [[Insane (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Insane]] || Two || 79
-|}
-These are the preliminary totals published in the tournament report, rather than final-round scores.[1]
-=== Division One finals ===
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
-|-
-| 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
-|}
-Jetts defeated Saints during the finals despite receiving a one-for-one penalty.[1]
+[[Sydney SWAT]] defeated [[Smash and Grab (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Smash and Grab]] by two games to one in the Cup final. [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] finished third and [[Raiderz (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Raiderz]] fourth. [[Flashpoint (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Flashpoint]] defeated Menace Blue to win the Plate.[4]
-=== Division Two finals ===
+A separate international contest took place at the end of the first day. Australia defeated New Zealand by two games to nil, taking the title New Zealand had won at the [[2004 Hamilton VComp]] earlier that year.[4]
+== Editions ==
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Position !! Team !! Final-round points
+! Edition !! Dates !! Teams !! Division One / Cup winner !! Division Two / Plate winner
 |-
-| 1 || [[KC Damage (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Team Damage]] || 220
+| [[2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament|2001]]
+| 2–3 June 2001
+| 17
+| Jetts
+| [[KC Damage (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Team Damage]]
 |-
-| 2 || [[Damn Natives (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Damn Natives]] || 210
+| [[2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament|2002]]
+| 1–2 June 2002
+| 20
+| Jetts
+| Rush
 |-
-| 3 || [[Full Boar (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Full Boar]] || 135
+| [[2003 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament|2003]]
+| October long weekend, 2003
+| 18
+| [[Saints (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Saints]]
+| [[Fusion (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Fusion]]
 |-
-| 4 || [[Havoc (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Havoc]] || 20
+| [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament|2004]]
+| Labour weekend, October 2004
+| 23
+| [[Sydney SWAT]]
+| [[Flashpoint (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Flashpoint]]
 |}
+Sources: contemporary tournament reports.[1][2][3][4] The 2001 competitions were called Division One and Division Two; subsequent editions used Cup and Plate classifications.
-Team Damage also defeated Saints during preliminary competition.[1]
+== Related tournaments ==
+The [[2004 Hamilton VComp]], held at Waikato Stadium on 10–11 January 2004, was a separate tournament organised by Brendon Charles and Peter Mumby. Paintball BOP's history distinguishes the Hamilton event from its Rotorua tournaments.[5][7]
-== Awards ==
-Selected awards recorded in the tournament report included:[1]
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Award !! Recipient
-|-
-| Volcanic Player || Ryan Pike, [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]]
-|-
-| NeoTech Player of the Day — Saturday || Tony Dickson, [[Tag n' Release (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Tag n' Release]]
-|-
-| 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 ==
-* [[Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
 * [[Rotorua Invitational]]
 * [[Rotorua Paintball Club]]
 * [[Paintball BOP]]
+* [[Paintball Sportz]]
 * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 == 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 — 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://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.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218174533/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/roto2004.htm Rob Maddox, ''The Rotorua Event: 2004'', NZ Paintball Online, October 2004. Archived 18 December 2005.]
+# [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/20051222172541/http://www.paintballsportz.co.nz/tournaments.htm Paintball Sportz NZ, ''Tournaments''. Archived 22 December 2005.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218183928/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/ham2004.htm Rob Maddox, ''The Hamilton VComp 2004'', NZ Paintball Online, January 2004. Archived 18 December 2005.]
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