2001 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition

The 2001 National Three-Man Centre Flag Competition was a three-player paintball tournament held over two days in Invercargill, New Zealand. Flashpoint defeated Damage Inc 49–4 in the final. Mark Abbott's contemporary report described Flashpoint as successfully defending its title from 2000.[1]

Competition

Four teams competed: Flashpoint, Damage Inc, Fear Factory and TeamX. TeamX was Damage Inc's second team and competed as a separate entry.[1]

Each team played the other three teams on both days. Saturday's matches took place on the Hill Field, while Sunday's matches and the final used the Moat Field. The competition used a centre flag.[1]

Preliminary results

Saturday: Hill Field

The report published the following match scores.[1]

Team	Points	Opponent	Points
Flashpoint	37	TeamX	25
Damage Inc	25	Fear Factory	25
Flashpoint	25	Damage Inc	25
TeamX	5	Fear Factory	27
TeamX	−3	Damage Inc	6
Flashpoint	49	Fear Factory	4

Sunday: Moat Field

Team	Points	Opponent	Points
Flashpoint	53	TeamX	−4
Damage Inc	47	Fear Factory	−5
Flashpoint	32	Damage Inc	4
TeamX	−4	Fear Factory	42
TeamX	−6	Damage Inc	68
Flashpoint	59	Fear Factory	4

All scores are as published in the contemporary report.[1]

Daily totals

The report published separate totals for each day's preliminary matches. Sunday's figures represent points earned that day, rather than cumulative tournament scores.[1]

Team	Saturday: Hill Field	Sunday: Moat Field
Flashpoint	111	144
Damage Inc	56	119
Fear Factory	56	41
TeamX	27	−14

Final

Flashpoint and Damage Inc advanced to the final on the Moat Field. Flashpoint hung the flag from both ends and won 49–4.[1]

Place	Team	Final points
1	Flashpoint	49
2	Damage Inc	4

References

The 2001 Invercargil 3-man. Mark Abbott, NZ Paintball Online, 2001. Archived 14 August 2002.