2021 Corkill Cup
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.
See also
References
- PBLeagues – 2021 Corkill Cup, event information, 23–24 October 2021.
- PBLeagues – 2021 Corkill Cup, registered teams.
- Arena Paintball – Corkill Cup, original October 2021 event announcement and competition information.
- Vince Knipmeijer – Historical New Zealand paintball trophies and medals, including the 2021 Corkill Cup second-place trophy, Facebook, 2026.