Fear Factory (New Zealand Paintball Team)
Fear Factory was a New Zealand tournament paintball team documented at the 2001 Invercargill three-player tournament. The event is identified in the Valhalla National Rankings as the National Three-Man Centre Flag Championships.[1][2]
The available sources do not provide the team’s home area, captain or playing roster.
Tournament history
[edit]Fear Factory was one of four teams at the 2001 Invercargill three-player tournament. The other entries were Flashpoint, Damage Inc and TeamX, with TeamX identified as Damage Inc’s second entry.[1]
The tournament was played over two days. Saturday’s games took place on the Hill Field, while Sunday’s games were played on the Moat Field.[1]
Saturday
[edit]Fear Factory recorded the following results on the Hill Field:[1]
| Opponent | Fear Factory score | Opponent’s score |
|---|---|---|
| Damage Inc | 25 | 25 |
| TeamX | 27 | 5 |
| Flashpoint | 4 | 49 |
Fear Factory finished Saturday with 56 points, level with Damage Inc and behind Flashpoint on 111.[1]
Sunday
[edit]Fear Factory recorded the following results on the Moat Field:[1]
| Opponent | Fear Factory score | Opponent’s score |
|---|---|---|
| Damage Inc | −5 | 47 |
| TeamX | 42 | −4 |
| Flashpoint | 4 | 59 |
Fear Factory’s published Sunday total was 41 points. The figure represents Sunday’s games rather than a cumulative weekend score.[1]
Flashpoint and Damage Inc advanced to the final, which Flashpoint won 49–4. Fear Factory did not qualify for the final. The report does not publish a formal overall placing for Fear Factory.[1]
Valhalla ranking
[edit]The 2001 Valhalla three-player table identifies the Invercargill competition as the National Three-Man Centre Flag Championships. Fear Factory received a normalised ranking contribution of 20.2 from the preliminary stage.[2]
Fear Factory placed twenty-seventh in the published 2001 national three-player standings with a total of 20.2 ranking points.[2]
The Valhalla figure is a normalised ranking value and is not the same as Fear Factory’s raw tournament scores.
Recorded tournament result
[edit]| Year | Published event names | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Invercargill three-player tournament / National Three-Man Centre Flag Championships | Participated in the round-robin competition; did not advance to the final. Recorded 56 points on Saturday and 41 on Sunday; received 20.2 Valhalla ranking points.[1][2] |
No later New Zealand result has been securely connected with this Fear Factory team. PBLeagues records for overseas teams using the same name are not included.
See also
[edit]- Damage Inc (New Zealand Paintball Team)
- Flashpoint (New Zealand Paintball Team)
- Paintball in New Zealand