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2021 Corkill Cup was a five-player tournament paintball competition scheduled for 23–24 October 2021 at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand.[1][3]

The tournament was organised as a tribute to Steve Corkill and his family in recognition of their contributions to New Zealand paintball.[3]

Background

Arena Paintball advertised the Corkill Cup as a two-day tournament continuing an existing tradition honouring Steve Corkill and his family.[3]

The organiser described the competition as an annual Paintball Direct event.

The available sources do not establish the year in which the Corkill Cup was first held or provide a complete history of earlier editions.

Tournament format

The event was registered through PBLeagues as an Open X-Ball competition with ten-minute games.[1]

Arena Paintball's published event information advertised five-player Race competition, although the listing contained conflicting references to three-point and four-point mercy rules.[3]

Other advertised arrangements included:

Three-player paint allowance designation M500, described as one hopper and two pods per player.
NXL ramping at 10.5 balls per second.
A single round robin followed by finals.
A dedicated New Zealand refereeing team rather than peer refereeing.
Mandatory use of paint supplied by the venue.

The organiser advertised early registration at NZ$350 per team before 10 October, increasing to NZ$450 afterwards.[3]

The venue also offered free camping, with shower and toilet facilities available.

Registered teams

PBLeagues records five teams registered and paid for the competition.[2]

Team
CZ Factory
East Coast Defiance
Expendables
Imortal Knights
Titans Manawatu

The registration list is not a final classification and does not independently establish which teams completed the tournament.

Historical trophy evidence

In 2026, Vince Knipmeijer published photographs of a collection of New Zealand paintball trophies and medals. The collection included a trophy inscribed "Corkill Cup 2021" with a second-place emblem.[4]

The photograph documents a second-place award associated with the tournament, but the trophy does not identify the recipient.

Although Knipmeijer described his collection as mainly associated with BOP Blast and TPC Blast, neither name appears among the five registered entries in PBLeagues.[2][4]

Consequently, the trophy cannot currently be attributed to a particular team.

Results

The surviving PBLeagues records establish the advertised tournament programme and registrations, but do not provide verified final standings.[1][2]

A photographed second-place trophy survives, although the recipient has not been independently established.[4]

The tournament winner, third-place team and complete match results remain unverified.

References

External links

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-'''2021 Corkill Cup''' was a [[paintball]] tournament scheduled for 23–24 October 2021 at [[Arena Paintball]] in [[Feilding]], New Zealand. The event was listed under Arena Paintball NZ in the PBLeagues database.[1]
-== Format ==
+'''2021 Corkill Cup''' was a five-player tournament [[paintball]] competition scheduled for 23–24 October 2021 at [[Arena Paintball]], 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand.[1][3]
-The event advertised an Open X-Ball division with 10-minute games.[1]
+The tournament was organised as a tribute to Steve Corkill and his family in recognition of their contributions to New Zealand paintball.[3]
+== Background ==
+Arena Paintball advertised the Corkill Cup as a two-day tournament continuing an existing tradition honouring Steve Corkill and his family.[3]
+The organiser described the competition as an annual Paintball Direct event.
+The available sources do not establish the year in which the Corkill Cup was first held or provide a complete history of earlier editions.
+== Tournament format ==
+The event was registered through PBLeagues as an Open X-Ball competition with ten-minute games.[1]
+Arena Paintball's published event information advertised five-player Race competition, although the listing contained conflicting references to three-point and four-point mercy rules.[3]
+Other advertised arrangements included:
+* Three-player paint allowance designation M500, described as one hopper and two pods per player.
+* NXL ramping at 10.5 balls per second.
+* A single round robin followed by finals.
+* A dedicated New Zealand refereeing team rather than peer refereeing.
+* Mandatory use of paint supplied by the venue.
+The organiser advertised early registration at NZ$350 per team before 10 October, increasing to NZ$450 afterwards.[3]
+The venue also offered free camping, with shower and toilet facilities available.
 == Registered teams ==
-PBLeagues lists five registered teams. This list is not a finishing order.[2]
+PBLeagues records five teams registered and paid for the competition.[2]
-* [[CZ Factory (paintball team)|CZ Factory]]
+{| class="wikitable"
-* [[East Coast Defiance (paintball team)|East Coast Defiance]]
+! Team
-* [[Expendables (2021 New Zealand paintball entry)|Expendables]]
+|-
-* [[Imortal Knights (paintball team)|Imortal Knights]]
+| CZ Factory
-* Titans Manawatu
+|-
+| East Coast Defiance
+|-
+| [[Expendables Feilding|Expendables]]
+|-
+| Imortal Knights
+|-
+| Titans Manawatu
+|}
+The registration list is not a final classification and does not independently establish which teams completed the tournament.
+== Historical trophy evidence ==
+In 2026, Vince Knipmeijer published photographs of a collection of New Zealand paintball trophies and medals. The collection included a trophy inscribed "Corkill Cup 2021" with a second-place emblem.[4]
+The photograph documents a second-place award associated with the tournament, but the trophy does not identify the recipient.
+Although Knipmeijer described his collection as mainly associated with BOP Blast and TPC Blast, neither name appears among the five registered entries in PBLeagues.[2][4]
+Consequently, the trophy cannot currently be attributed to a particular team.
 == Results ==
-The recovered PBLeagues records provide registration information but no final placings. Registration alone does not establish attendance or results.[1][2]
+The surviving PBLeagues records establish the advertised tournament programme and registrations, but do not provide verified final standings.[1][2]
+A photographed second-place trophy survives, although the recipient has not been independently established.[4]
+The tournament winner, third-place team and complete match results remain unverified.
 == See also ==
-* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
+* [[2021 Paintball Factory Cup]]
+* [[2021 Arena Cup]]
+* [[Arena Paintball]]
+* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
-# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/info PBLeagues: Corkill Cup — event information]. Accessed 25 October 2026.
+# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/info PBLeagues – 2021 Corkill Cup, event information, 23–24 October 2021].
-# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/teams PBLeagues: Corkill Cup — registered teams]. Accessed 25 October 2026.
+# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/teams PBLeagues – 2021 Corkill Cup, registered teams].
+# [https://www.arenapaintball.co.nz/events Arena Paintball – Corkill Cup, original October 2021 event announcement and competition information].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/share/1FXQVMms57/ Vince Knipmeijer – Historical New Zealand paintball trophies and medals, including the 2021 Corkill Cup second-place trophy, Facebook, 2026].
+== External links ==
+* [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390 Corkill Cup – PBLeagues]
+* [https://www.arenapaintball.co.nz/events Arena Paintball – Tournament calendar]
 [[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
-[[Category:Paintball in Manawatū-Whanganui]]
+[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
-[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]

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