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'''The Music City Open''' was a recurring American [[paintball]] tournament held in the Nashville, Tennessee, area and produced by Jim Lively and Sam Caldwell through [[Lively Productions]]. Contemporary coverage described the event as being in its ninth year in 1993 and identified the 1994 tournament as the tenth annual Music City Open.[1][2]
The '''Music City Open''' was a recurring [[paintball]] tournament held in the Nashville, Tennessee, area and produced by [[Jim Lively]] and Sam Caldwell through [[Lively Productions]]. Documented editions included separate pump and open equipment classes in 1994 and a seven-player competition in 1998.[1][2]
 
The tournament was distinct from Lively Productions' larger [[International Masters]], serving as the promoters' Nashville-based event. Its competition formats changed over time and included ten-player, five-player and seven-player tournaments, as well as separate pump and open equipment classes.[1][2][3]


== History ==
== History ==
Contemporary coverage identified the 1994 tournament as the tenth annual Music City Open. Lively Productions organised it as a Nashville-based event alongside its larger [[International Masters]] tournament.[1]


Jim Lively and Sam Caldwell became involved in tournament production through the [[National Survival Game]] championship system. They hosted an NSG regional tournament in Nashville in 1984 and subsequently produced other events within the championship series. Their five-year relationship with NSG ended after they hosted the 1988 NSG World Championships.[1]
In April 1998, Jim Lively returned to tournament production with another Music City Open at Nashville Paintball Sports.[2]
 
Lively Productions continued organising the Music City Open after the NSG championship tournaments ended. In 1993, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'' described the Music City Open as being in its ninth year and characterised it as the longest-running annual national-level paintball tournament in the United States.[1] The following year was promoted as the tenth annual event.[2]


== 1994 tournament ==
== 1994 tournament ==
The tenth annual Music City Open took place on 14–15 May 1994. Twenty-one teams representing nine states entered. Competition was divided by equipment rather than professional or amateur status: thirteen teams entered the Open class and eight entered the Pump class.[1]


The tenth annual Music City Open was held in Nashville on 14–15 May 1994. Twenty-one five-player teams representing nine states entered. Rather than separating professional and amateur teams, competition was divided according to equipment: 13 teams entered the Open class and eight entered the Pump class.[2]
Open-class teams could use constant-air semi-automatic markers, while the Pump class was restricted to pump-action markers.[1]
 
Open-class teams could use equipment ranging up to constant-air semi-automatic markers. The Pump class was restricted to pump-action markers.[2]


=== Pump class ===
=== Pump class ===
 
The Pump class used a round-robin format, with aggregate points determining the winner. A thunderstorm interrupted play before the remaining games were completed.[1]
The Pump-class tournament used a round-robin format in which aggregate points determined the winner. Thunderstorms interrupted play during the seventeenth set of games, but the remaining rounds were subsequently completed. [[Phantom Regiment]] won the class, followed by Crow Warriors I, Guns of Paradise and the Rad Busters.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Place !! Team !! State
! Team
! State
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || Phantom Regiment || Alabama
| [[Phantom Regiment]]
| Alabama
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Crow Warriors I || Ohio
| Crow Warriors I
| Ohio
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Guns of Paradise || Michigan
| Guns of Paradise
| Michigan
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Rad Busters || Tennessee
| Rad Busters
| Tennessee
|}
|}
Source: ''Action Pursuit Games''.[1]


=== Open class ===
=== Open class ===
 
The Open-class preliminary games had ten-minute time limits. Four teams advanced to a round-robin final, won by the Ridge Runners.[1]
The Open-class preliminary games used ten-minute time limits, with the leading teams advancing to a four-team round-robin final. Ridge Runners won the division ahead of Team Farside, Sasquatch and the C.I.A. Widowmakers.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Place !! Team
! Team
! State
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || Ridge Runners
| Ridge Runners
| Tennessee
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Team Farside
| Team Farside
| Illinois
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Sasquatch
| Sasquatch
| Florida
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || C.I.A. Widowmakers
| C.I.A. Widowmakers
| Tennessee
|-
|-
| 5
| 5 || Ruby Shooters
| Ruby Shooters
| Tennessee
|-
|-
| 6
| 6 || Phantom Regiment
| [[Phantom Regiment]]
| Alabama
|-
|-
| 7
| 7 || Timber Wolves Gray
| Timber Wolves Gray
| Tennessee
|-
|-
| 8
| 8 || Deadly Assault Force
| Deadly Assault Force
| Not stated
|-
|-
| 9
| 9 || Timber Wolves Black
| Timber Wolves Black
| Tennessee
|-
|-
| 10
| 10 || Bush Pilots
| Bush Pilots
| Tennessee
|-
|-
| 11
| 11 || Tasmanian Devils
| Tasmanian Devils
| Michigan
|-
|-
| 12
| 12 || Wacky Warriors
| Wacky Warriors
| Missouri
|-
|-
| 13
| 13 || Slam
| Slam
| Kentucky
|}
|}
Source: ''Action Pursuit Games''.[1]


== 1998 return ==
== 1998 tournament ==
The 1998 Music City Open took place at Nashville Paintball Sports from 17 to 19 April. Twenty-nine teams entered the seven-player centre-flag competition. The programme also included Top Gun, quick-draw and target-shooting competitions.[2]


Lively Productions returned to tournament promotion with another Music City Open at Nashville Paintball Sports on 17–19 April 1998. The event included a seven-player centre-flag tournament with 29 teams, as well as Top Gun, quick-draw and target-shooting competitions.[3]
Heavy rain affected the event, while staging tents sheltered players and equipment between games.[2]
 
The Squad won the seven-player tournament, followed by Benchmark Warriors, Nemesis and Tagg Team.[3]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
|+ Seven-player finalists
! Team
! Place !! Team !! Final-round points
! Final-round points
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || The Squad || 176
| The Squad
| 176
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Benchmark Warriors || 150
| Benchmark Warriors
| 150
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Nemesis || 128
| Nemesis
| 128
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || TAGG Team || 21
| Tagg Team
| 21
|}
|}
Source: WARPIG, using scores supplied by Lively Productions.[2]
Team Speed received the sportsmanship award. Duncan LeFebre won the Top Gun competition, while George Matthews and Jonathan Morrell shared first place in target shooting.[2]


== See also ==
== See also ==
 
* [[Jim Lively]]
* [[Lively Productions]]
* [[Lively Productions]]
* [[International Masters]]
* [[International Masters]]
* [[Nashville Paintball Sports]]
* [[Paintball tournament]]


== References ==
== References ==
# Andy Lahner, “The 10th Annual Music City Open”, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', November 1994, pp. 37–40.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/music98/index.shtml “1998 Music City Open”], [[WARPIG]], April 1998. Scores and photographs supplied by Lively Productions.


# Randy Kamiya, “Masters Experience”, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', Vol. 7, No. 6, June 1993, p. 74.
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
# Andy Lahner, “The 10th Annual Music City Open”, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', Vol. 8, No. 11, November 1994, pp. 37–40.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/music98/index.shtml 1998 Music City Open], WARPIG, April 1998.
 
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[[Category:Paintball in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Paintball in Tennessee]]
[[Category:1990s in American paintball]]
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[[Category:Lively Productions events]]
[[Category:Lively Productions events]]

Latest revision as of 08:22, 31 October 2026

The Music City Open was a recurring paintball tournament held in the Nashville, Tennessee, area and produced by Jim Lively and Sam Caldwell through Lively Productions. Documented editions included separate pump and open equipment classes in 1994 and a seven-player competition in 1998.[1][2]

History

[edit]

Contemporary coverage identified the 1994 tournament as the tenth annual Music City Open. Lively Productions organised it as a Nashville-based event alongside its larger International Masters tournament.[1]

In April 1998, Jim Lively returned to tournament production with another Music City Open at Nashville Paintball Sports.[2]

1994 tournament

[edit]

The tenth annual Music City Open took place on 14–15 May 1994. Twenty-one teams representing nine states entered. Competition was divided by equipment rather than professional or amateur status: thirteen teams entered the Open class and eight entered the Pump class.[1]

Open-class teams could use constant-air semi-automatic markers, while the Pump class was restricted to pump-action markers.[1]

Pump class

[edit]

The Pump class used a round-robin format, with aggregate points determining the winner. A thunderstorm interrupted play before the remaining games were completed.[1]

Place Team State
1 Phantom Regiment Alabama
2 Crow Warriors I Ohio
3 Guns of Paradise Michigan
4 Rad Busters Tennessee

Source: Action Pursuit Games.[1]

Open class

[edit]

The Open-class preliminary games had ten-minute time limits. Four teams advanced to a round-robin final, won by the Ridge Runners.[1]

Place Team
1 Ridge Runners
2 Team Farside
3 Sasquatch
4 C.I.A. Widowmakers
5 Ruby Shooters
6 Phantom Regiment
7 Timber Wolves Gray
8 Deadly Assault Force
9 Timber Wolves Black
10 Bush Pilots
11 Tasmanian Devils
12 Wacky Warriors
13 Slam

Source: Action Pursuit Games.[1]

1998 tournament

[edit]

The 1998 Music City Open took place at Nashville Paintball Sports from 17 to 19 April. Twenty-nine teams entered the seven-player centre-flag competition. The programme also included Top Gun, quick-draw and target-shooting competitions.[2]

Heavy rain affected the event, while staging tents sheltered players and equipment between games.[2]

Seven-player finalists
Place Team Final-round points
1 The Squad 176
2 Benchmark Warriors 150
3 Nemesis 128
4 TAGG Team 21

Source: WARPIG, using scores supplied by Lively Productions.[2]

Team Speed received the sportsmanship award. Duncan LeFebre won the Top Gun competition, while George Matthews and Jonathan Morrell shared first place in target shooting.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Andy Lahner, “The 10th Annual Music City Open”, Action Pursuit Games, November 1994, pp. 37–40.
  2. “1998 Music City Open”, WARPIG, April 1998. Scores and photographs supplied by Lively Productions.
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