2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament

The 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament, described in the contemporary report as the Tracs Volcanic, was held on 1–2 June 2002 at Rotorua International Stadium. Twenty teams competed, including Australian teams Jetts and Diabolique. Jetts won the Cup competition, retaining their 2001 title, while Rush won the Plate.[1]

Organisation

The contemporary tournament report credited Rotorua Paintball Club and Peter Mumby with organising the Volcanic tournaments.[1] Paintball BOP's archived tournament history also records that the business organised and ran the 2001 and 2002 editions in association with the club.[2]

Format

Matches used a centre-flag format with a ten-minute time limit. Teams initially competed in four pools, seeded using previous results. The ten highest-ranked teams across the pools progressed to the Cup competition, with the remaining teams entering the Plate.[1]

Two inflatable fields were used. One was the Sup’Air field used at the 2001 tournament, which had subsequently been purchased by Extreme Events, an Auckland organisation headed by Wayne Rolleston. The second came from Christchurch and was supplemented with wooden barricades.[1]

Results

Cup

Position	Team	Points
1	Jetts	705
2	Saints	627
3	Katipo	567
4	Diabolique	514
5	Damage	486
6	Phantom	425
7	Shock Tactics	417
8	Kamo Karzi	370
9	Dam Natives	277
10	Phoenix	214

Source: contemporary tournament report.[1]

Plate

Position	Team	Points
1	Rush	793
2	Titans	708
3	Fusion	600
4	Flashpoint	440
5	Marksmen	439
6	Damage Inc	392
7	Havoc	323
8	Brew Ha	225
9	Insane	210
10	Solidaire	4

Source: contemporary tournament report.[1]

The Cup and Plate were separate classifications. Damage and Damage Inc were separate entries in the published results.[1]

Awards

Award	Recipient
Players’ Choice — top player	Rik Goldsworthy, Saints
Players’ Choice — top supplier	Tony Witheridge, NZ Paintball Supply
NeoTech ProGear — up-and-coming team	Titans

Jetts received a team-uniform package and donated it to Solidaire, the lowest-scoring amateur team.[1]

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