2003 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament

The 2003 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament was held at Rotorua International Stadium over the Saturday and Sunday of the October long weekend in 2003. Eighteen teams competed, including three from Australia. Saints won the Cup, while Fusion won the Plate.[1][2]

Organisation

Paintball BOP's archived tournament history records that the business ran the event under the name 2003 V Comp Volcanic. The contemporary report by Rob Maddox identifies Peter Mumby as one of the organisers.[1][3]

The tournament moved from June, when the previous edition had taken place, to October. WDP supplied an Angel airball field and sponsored the event.[1]

Format

The tournament used Millennium Series rules under New Zealand Paintball Players Association guidelines. Matches took place on two airball fields.[1]

Teams began in two seeded pools. Their first-day scores determined progression into separate Cup and Plate competitions. Both competitions concluded with best-of-three finals.[1]

Results

First-day pool scores

The contemporary report recorded the following totals at the end of the first day. These are preliminary scores, rather than final tournament standings.[1]

Pool A
Team	Points
Katipo	700
Saints	601
Jetts	600
Phoenix	406
Flashpoint	347
HSR	335
X-Presidents	252
Phantom Legion	249
Fusion	245

Pool B
Team	Points
Phantom Menace	782
Raiderz	692
Firestorm	606
Phantom	507
Spirit	417
Damage	258
Full Bore	248
Damage Red	233
TnT	39

Cup

Saints defeated Raiderz in the semi-finals, while Firestorm defeated Katipo. Saints then won the first two games of the final against Firestorm, securing the Cup without requiring a third game.[1]

Position	Team
1	Saints
2	Firestorm

Plate

Damage defeated Full Bore to join Fusion in the final. Fusion and Damage each won one game before Fusion won the deciding game without losing a player, taking the Plate by two games to one.[1]

Position	Team
1	Fusion
2	Damage

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