Editing 1987 Sat Cong Village Challenge Cup

The '''1987 Sat Cong Village Challenge Cup''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held at [[SC Village|Sat-Cong Village]] in Corona, California, United States, from 29 August to 11 October 1987. Eleven teams entered the elimination competition.[1][2]

[[Wolf Pack (paintball team)|Wolf Pack]] won the championship by defeating [[Kamikaze Shooters]] in two games during a rain-affected final.[2]

== Organisation ==

An organisational meeting took place on 22 August 1987. Team representatives received rules handbooks, and a draw established the tournament bracket.[1]

The competition used matches of up to three games. Games could be decided by flag capture or surviving-player count. Tied matches could proceed to a fifteen-minute one-on-one play-off between designated team representatives.[1]

Markers were inspected and chronographed before games. The maximum permitted velocity was 300 feet per second.[2]

== Participating teams ==

The eleven entrants were:[1]

* Beerborn Rangers
* Head Hunters
* Hello Kitty
* Kamikaze Shooters
* KMA
* Marauders
* Modern Marauders
* Multi-Death
* Sat-Cong Walk-ons
* Urban GI
* Wolf Pack

[[Navarone]] was invited but declined because of a prior commitment to an out-of-state tournament.[1]

== Tournament progression ==

=== Opening round ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Match
! Winner
|-
| 29 August 1987
| Multi-Death v Hello Kitty
| Hello Kitty
|-
| 30 August 1987
| Beerborn Rangers v Kamikaze Shooters
| Kamikaze Shooters
|-
| 5 September 1987
| Marauders v Sat-Cong Walk-ons
| Sat-Cong Walk-ons
|-
| 6 September 1987
| Head Hunters v Wolf Pack
| Wolf Pack
|-
| 6 September 1987
| KMA v Urban GI
| KMA
|}

Modern Marauders received a bye into the second round.[1]

=== Second round ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Match
! Winner
|-
| 13 September 1987
| Hello Kitty v Kamikaze Shooters
| Kamikaze Shooters
|-
| 19 September 1987
| Wolf Pack v Sat-Cong Walk-ons
| Wolf Pack
|-
| 20 September 1987
| KMA v Modern Marauders
| KMA
|}

Kamikaze Shooters received a bye into the final. Wolf Pack and KMA advanced to the semi-final.[2]

=== Semi-final ===

Wolf Pack defeated KMA on 3 October, winning two consecutive games by surviving-player count.[2]

=== Final ===

The final was played on 11 October 1987, although the published bracket had originally scheduled it for 10 October.[1][2]

Wolf Pack won the first game by surviving-player count after attacking along the riverside. Heavy rain affected the second game, reducing visibility to less than 20 feet. Wolf Pack again prevailed on surviving-player count to secure the championship.[2]

== Results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Finish
! Team
|-
| Champions
| [[Wolf Pack (paintball team)|Wolf Pack]]
|-
| Runners-up
| [[Kamikaze Shooters]]
|-
| Semi-finalists
| KMA
|}

Source: the contemporary tournament report in ''Front Line''.[2]

Wolf Pack received a four-foot championship trophy. Captain Dan Lambert dedicated the victory to teammate John Barber, who had missed the final following a motorcycle accident.[2]

== See also ==

* [[SC Village]]
* [[1987 International Air Pistol Open]]

== References ==

# “Sat Cong Village Challenge Cup 1987”, ''[[Front Line (paintball magazine)|Front Line]]'', October 1987, pp. 7–8 and 27.
# “Sat Cong Village Challenge Cup 1987”, ''Front Line'', November 1987, pp. 10–11, 26 and 30.

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