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Created article on the 2000 ZAP International Masters, distinguishing it from the Mayhem Masters and documenting the WPF event’s New Orleans-area venue, weather disruption, three- and five-player results, Top Gun competition and associated industry events using contemporary APG and WARPIG coverage.
 
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'''The 2000 ZAP International Masters''' was a [[World Paintball Federation]] tournament [[paintball]] event held from 5 to 8 October 2000 at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana, near New Orleans. Sponsored by [[ZAP Paintball]], it served as the concluding event of the WPF's 2000 regional tournament programme.[1][2]
The '''2000 ZAP International Masters''' was a [[World Paintball Federation]] (WPF) [[paintball]] tournament held from 5 to 8 October 2000 at the Alario Center near New Orleans, Louisiana. It concluded the federation's regional tournament programme and included three-player, five-player and individual competitions. Gunmen won the amateur five-player division, Team Wrecks won the rookie/novice division, and Landslide won the open three-player competition.[1][2]
 
The event included five-player amateur and rookie/novice competitions, an open three-player tournament, the annual individual Top Gun competition, a target-shooting contest, an industry conference and a consumer trade show.[1]


== Background ==
== Background ==
The [[International Masters]] moved from the Nashville area to the New Orleans area for the 2000 event. [[ZAP Paintball]] was the principal sponsor.[1]


The International Masters had previously been associated with Nashville, Tennessee. For 2000, the event was relocated to the New Orleans area and staged at the Alario Center, a multi-purpose sports and exhibition complex in Westwego.[1][3]
The tournament was the final event in the WPF ZAP World Ace and Novice Ace competitions. Presentation of the overall circuit awards was postponed until the [[Music City Open]] because some affiliated tournaments had not submitted their final standings.[1]


During the WPF season, teams earned circuit points at approved regional tournaments. The Masters served as the final tournament in the WPF ZAP World Ace and Novice Ace competitions. Some of the overall circuit awards were postponed until the subsequent [[Music City Open]] because final standings had not been received from every affiliated event.[1]
== Venue ==
Four playing fields with Sup'Air and Inflate-A-Bunker obstacles were constructed outside the Alario Center. The indoor facilities accommodated an industry conference, consumer trade show, product demonstrations and technical support.[1]


== Venue and playing fields ==
Heavy rain on Friday delayed games and flooded one field, which was withdrawn from Sunday's schedule. Strong winds also disrupted the safety netting, prompting additional precautions around the playing area.[1]
 
The tournament used four inflatable fields constructed with Sup'Air and Inflate-A-Bunker obstacles outside the Alario Center. The indoor complex accommodated the industry conference, trade show, product demonstrations, technical-support area and other player facilities.[1]
 
Heavy rain on Friday flooded the fields and caused several games to be postponed. One field became unusable and was removed from the Sunday schedule. Strong winds during the weekend also affected the safety netting, requiring the organisers to reinforce it with additional supports.[1]


== Three-player competition ==
== Three-player competition ==
 
Twenty-one teams entered the open three-player tournament. Amateur and rookie/novice teams competed together. Scoring awarded six points per elimination, four per surviving player, twenty for the first flag pull and fifty for a flag hang.[1]
Twenty-one teams entered the open three-player tournament. Amateur and rookie/novice teams competed together without separate classifications. The scoring system awarded points for eliminations, surviving players, the first flag pull and a successful flag hang.[1]
 
Landslide won the tournament, followed by the New York Dogs' Black and Grey squads. The Dislexic Dogs of Kansas received the three-player sportsmanship award.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Place !! Team
! Team
|-
|-
| 1st
| 1 || Landslide
| Landslide
|-
|-
| 2nd
| 2 || NY Dogs Black
| NY Dogs Black
|-
|-
| 3rd
| 3 || NY Dogs Grey
| NY Dogs Grey
|-
|-
| 4th
| 4 || Regulators
| Regulators
|}
|}
Source: ''Action Pursuit Games''.[1]
The Dislexic Dogs of Kansas received the three-player sportsmanship award.[1]


== Five-player competition ==
== Five-player competition ==
 
The five-player tournament attracted 25 amateur teams and 33 rookie/novice teams. Preliminary games began on Friday, with postponed matches carried over to Saturday.[1]
The five-player tournament comprised 25 amateur teams and 33 rookie/novice teams. The preliminary games began on Friday and continued after weather-related delays. Most teams used an aggressive spread-and-press approach, with players advancing from the start station while one or more teammates provided covering fire.[1]
 
Gunmen won the amateur division, while Team Wrecks won the combined rookie/novice division. Landslide of Missouri received the five-player amateur sportsmanship award. The contemporary report described the overall prize package as being worth approximately US$85,000.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Place !! Amateur !! Rookie/novice
! Amateur
! Rookie/novice
|-
|-
| 1st
| 1 || Gunmen || Team Wrecks
| Gunmen
| Team Wrecks
|-
|-
| 2nd
| 2 || Dislexic Dogs || Darkside
| Dislexic Dogs
| Darkside
|-
|-
| 3rd
| 3 || 2Xtreme || Mox Nix
| 2Xtreme
| Max Nix
|-
|-
| 4th
| 4 || Air Hammer || Nasty Dough Boys
| Air Hammer
| Nasty Dough Boys
|}
|}
Source: ''Action Pursuit Games''.[1]
Landslide of Missouri received the amateur five-player sportsmanship award. Contemporary coverage reported a total prize package of approximately US$85,000.[1]


== Top Gun competition ==
== Top Gun competition ==
 
The individual Top Gun competition used one-on-one matches. Brock Jolliff defeated Mike Roloff in a final lasting less than ten seconds and received an E-Mag supplied by [[Airgun Designs]].[1]
The Masters also included its annual Top Gun event, in which individual players competed in one-on-one matches. Brock Jolliff defeated Mike Roloff in a final lasting less than ten seconds. Jolliff received an [[Automag|E-Mag]] supplied by [[Airgun Designs]].[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Place !! Player
! Player
|-
|-
| 1st
| 1 || Brock Jolliff
| Brock Jolliff
|-
|-
| 2nd
| 2 || Mike Roloff
| Mike Roloff
|-
|-
| 3rd
| 3 || Eric Deerman
| Eric Deerman
|}
|}
Source: ''Action Pursuit Games''.[1]


== Associated events ==
== Associated events ==
An industry conference took place on Thursday. Other activities included an ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]''-sponsored consumer trade show, a Saturday players' party and a target-shooting competition combining accuracy and speed stages.[1]


An industry conference was held on Thursday, bringing together representatives of paintball manufacturers and other businesses. The Alario Center also housed a consumer trade show sponsored by ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', product demonstrations, technical-support facilities and a Saturday players' party.[1]
At the closing awards ceremony, WPF president [[Jim Lively]] announced plans for the Masters to return to the Alario Center in October 2001.[1]
 
A target-shooting competition combined accuracy and speed stages. Players engaged targets placed at different distances before attempting to knock seven golf balls from supports in the shortest possible time.[1]
 
At the conclusion of the tournament, WPF president Jim Lively announced plans for the International Masters to return to the Alario Center in October 2001.[1]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[International Masters]]
* [[International Masters]]
* [[World Paintball Federation]]
* [[World Paintball Federation]]
* [[ZAP Paintball]]
* [[Jim Lively]]
* [[Music City Open]]
* [[Music City Open]]
* [[2000 WPF ZAP Tour New Orleans]]


== References ==
== References ==
# James R. "Mad Dog" Morgan Sr. and Melia "Wildcat" Morgan, “The ZAP International Masters 2000: Paint Flies in the Big Easy”, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', April 2001, pp. 168–175.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wpf/stlouis00/index.shtml James R. "Mad Dog" Morgan Sr., “WPF's St. Louis Open 2000”], [[WARPIG]], 2000. Includes the scheduled dates and location of the season-ending International Masters.


# James R. “Mad Dog” Morgan Sr. and Melia “Wildcat” Morgan, “The ZAP International Masters 2000: Paint Flies in the Big Easy”, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', April 2001, pp. 168–175.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/wpf/stlouis00/index.shtml WPF St. Louis Open 2000], [[WARPIG]], 2000. Contemporary WPF circuit report identifying the International Masters as the season-ending event and recording its scheduled dates and New Orleans location.
# [https://alariocenter.com/contact/ Alario Center], official venue website. Venue location in Westwego, Louisiana.
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 31 October 2026

The 2000 ZAP International Masters was a World Paintball Federation (WPF) paintball tournament held from 5 to 8 October 2000 at the Alario Center near New Orleans, Louisiana. It concluded the federation's regional tournament programme and included three-player, five-player and individual competitions. Gunmen won the amateur five-player division, Team Wrecks won the rookie/novice division, and Landslide won the open three-player competition.[1][2]

Background

[edit]

The International Masters moved from the Nashville area to the New Orleans area for the 2000 event. ZAP Paintball was the principal sponsor.[1]

The tournament was the final event in the WPF ZAP World Ace and Novice Ace competitions. Presentation of the overall circuit awards was postponed until the Music City Open because some affiliated tournaments had not submitted their final standings.[1]

Venue

[edit]

Four playing fields with Sup'Air and Inflate-A-Bunker obstacles were constructed outside the Alario Center. The indoor facilities accommodated an industry conference, consumer trade show, product demonstrations and technical support.[1]

Heavy rain on Friday delayed games and flooded one field, which was withdrawn from Sunday's schedule. Strong winds also disrupted the safety netting, prompting additional precautions around the playing area.[1]

Three-player competition

[edit]

Twenty-one teams entered the open three-player tournament. Amateur and rookie/novice teams competed together. Scoring awarded six points per elimination, four per surviving player, twenty for the first flag pull and fifty for a flag hang.[1]

Place Team
1 Landslide
2 NY Dogs Black
3 NY Dogs Grey
4 Regulators

Source: Action Pursuit Games.[1]

The Dislexic Dogs of Kansas received the three-player sportsmanship award.[1]

Five-player competition

[edit]

The five-player tournament attracted 25 amateur teams and 33 rookie/novice teams. Preliminary games began on Friday, with postponed matches carried over to Saturday.[1]

Place Amateur Rookie/novice
1 Gunmen Team Wrecks
2 Dislexic Dogs Darkside
3 2Xtreme Mox Nix
4 Air Hammer Nasty Dough Boys

Source: Action Pursuit Games.[1]

Landslide of Missouri received the amateur five-player sportsmanship award. Contemporary coverage reported a total prize package of approximately US$85,000.[1]

Top Gun competition

[edit]

The individual Top Gun competition used one-on-one matches. Brock Jolliff defeated Mike Roloff in a final lasting less than ten seconds and received an E-Mag supplied by Airgun Designs.[1]

Place Player
1 Brock Jolliff
2 Mike Roloff
3 Eric Deerman

Source: Action Pursuit Games.[1]

Associated events

[edit]

An industry conference took place on Thursday. Other activities included an Action Pursuit Games-sponsored consumer trade show, a Saturday players' party and a target-shooting competition combining accuracy and speed stages.[1]

At the closing awards ceremony, WPF president Jim Lively announced plans for the Masters to return to the Alario Center in October 2001.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. James R. "Mad Dog" Morgan Sr. and Melia "Wildcat" Morgan, “The ZAP International Masters 2000: Paint Flies in the Big Easy”, Action Pursuit Games, April 2001, pp. 168–175.
  2. James R. "Mad Dog" Morgan Sr., “WPF's St. Louis Open 2000”, WARPIG, 2000. Includes the scheduled dates and location of the season-ending International Masters.
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