1992 Florida State Championships
The 1992 Florida State Championships was a paintball tournament held at Gun Runners Paintball near Oldsmar, Florida, United States. Seven teams qualified through district competitions.[1]
The Maniacs of West Palm Beach won with 414 points, ahead of Tampa's Stingers with 401 and the Jacksonville Warriors with 327. The victory gave the Maniacs consecutive Florida state championships.[1]
Qualification
[edit]Teams earned places through district tournaments. Districts 4 and 5, covering North Florida and the Panhandle, did not send representatives, while District 2-A sent one team.[1]
The seven finalists were Maniacs, Jacksonville Warriors, Stingers, Cottonmouths, War Dogs, Brush Bandits and Dream Team.[1]
Competition
[edit]The tournament used a points-based scoring system incorporating player eliminations and flag objectives. The contemporary report describes a 30-minute game between the Maniacs and Stingers.[1]
After five games, the Maniacs and Stingers were level on 309 points, with War Dogs on 210. A subsequent defeat against Dream Team left the Stingers 74 points behind the Maniacs before their meeting.[1]
Deciding game
[edit]The Stingers captured and hung the Maniacs' flag, initially scoring 100 points. However, a Stingers player's marker exceeded the permitted velocity during the post-game chronograph check.[1]
A 24-point penalty reduced the Stingers' game score to 76 and left them 13 points behind the Maniacs in the final standings.[1]
Results
[edit]| Position | Team | Location reported | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maniacs | West Palm Beach | 414 |
| 2 | Stingers | Tampa | 401 |
| 3 | Jacksonville Warriors | Jacksonville | 327 |
| 4 | Dream Team | Fort Myers | 314 |
| 5 | War Dogs | Miami | 310 |
| 6 | Brush Bandits | Miami | 174 |
| 7 | Cottonmouths | Largo | 97 |
Source: the final standings published in Action Pursuit Games.[1]
Officiating and awards
[edit]Ben Torricelli, the fieldmaster for Field 2, presented the trophies to the first three teams. Gun Runners Paintball Club supplied those trophies.[1]
Charles Holton and John Ruddelbarger shared the best-judge award, each receiving a JT X-Fire goggle system.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “Hollywood”, “The 1992 Florida State Championships”, Action Pursuit Games, February 1993, pp. 38–43.