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```mediawiki Vicious was a New Zealand tournament paintball team documented at the 2004 Wellington X-Cess tournament. The team reached the Plate final and finished second in the Plate classification.[1][2]

The New Zealand team is unrelated to Omaha Vicious, the American professional team which adopted the Vicious name several years later.

History

Vicious was included in Pool A of the seeded draw for the Wellington Easter tournament in April 2004, alongside Saints, Evil Factory and Flashpoint. The draw stated that its pools had been seeded according to New Zealand Paintball Players Association criteria.[1]

The tournament, officially described as X-Cess, was held over three days during Easter at an indoor event centre on Wellington's waterfront. It was organised by TAG Paintball and the Worlds of Wellington Trust.[2]

Following pool play, the higher-ranked teams entered the Cup competition and the remaining teams contested the Plate. Vicious advanced to the Plate final and finished second, behind Phoenix and ahead of Point68.[2]

The contemporary report does not provide Vicious's roster, individual game scores, home location or founding date. No evidence has been found connecting the New Zealand team with Omaha Vicious.

Tournament results

Date Tournament Classification Result
Easter 2004 2004 Wellington X-Cess Plate 2nd

See also

References

  1. Draw for Easter, NZ Paintball forum, 5 April 2004, archived 17 January 2006.
  2. Rob Maddox, The Wellington X-Cess Event 2004, Paintball.co.nz, April 2004, archived 18 December 2005.

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