Editing Wellington Cup (section)

=== 2001 ===
''See [[2001 Wellington Cup]].''

The second running took place at Thunderball Adventure Games in August 2001, attracting ten North Island teams. Games used a five-player centre-flag format on the venue's tyre field. Phoenix players helped referee.[3][4]

The tournament followed New Zealand Tournament Paintball rules with revised scoring that awarded points for surviving players. A maximum score required eliminating the opposition without losing a player.[3]

House Steiner recovered from −16 points after its first two games to win with 654 points. [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] finished second on 638, with Tag n' Release third on 628. The outcome remained undecided until the last game.[3]

[[Tag and Training]] defeated both Tag n' Release and Saints in individual games.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2001 final standings
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || [[House Steiner]] || 654
|-
| 2 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] || 638
|-
| 3 || [[Tag n' Release]] || 628
|-
| 4 || Damn Natives || 470
|-
| 5 || [[Tag and Training|Tag 'n' Training]] || 366
|-
| 6 || Warp Speed || 336
|-
| 7 || [[KC Damage|Team Damage]] || 328
|-
| 8 || Cross Fire (Blue) || 320
|-
| 9 || Comic Relief || 152
|-
| 10 || Cross Fire (Grey) || 135
|}

These are the tournament points published in Martin Dannefaerd's report.[3]

The formation of the New Zealand Paintball Players Association was announced at the prizegiving. The report described its intended role as representing players and addressing matters including marker and cylinder approval.[3]