Editing 2000 WPF ZAP Tour (section)

== Establishment ==

The 2000 season was the first tournament circuit organised by the reconstituted World Paintball Federation under Jim Lively and Sam Caldwell.[1]

Lively and Caldwell had been involved in paintball as players and tournament organisers since the 1980s. Contemporary WPF material stated that the organisation was established in response to the rapid growth of paintball during the late 1990s and concerns about inconsistent standards among tournament promoters.[1]

The organisation's stated objectives included:

* coordinating previously separate regional tournaments;
* standardising tournament rules;
* developing trained referees;
* improving the quality of tournament promotion;
* providing membership benefits and consistent competition records; and
* establishing a circuit points system.[1]