Editing 1990 Bay City Open

The '''1990 Bay City Open''' was a ten-player [[paintball]] tournament held at Guadalcanal Village in Vallejo, California, United States, from 13 to 15 July 1990. Organised by Jim Lively of Lively Productions and [[Fred Schultz]], it was the second event of the four-tournament [[1990 Manufacturers Series]].[1]

Sixteen teams entered. Bushwackers I won with 224 final-round points, ahead of SI Bushmasters II, Black Diamond and PMI Sudden Death II.[1]

== Venue ==

The organisers changed venues shortly before the tournament after the local fire department rejected the original site's evacuation routes during drought conditions.[1]

The replacement venue at Guadalcanal Village accommodated four playing fields, parking, camping and equipment exhibitors. A portion of the entry fees supported the Crippled Children's Society of Santa Clara County.[1]

== Competition format ==

The eight highest-scoring teams advanced from the preliminary stage to two four-team semi-final groups. Each semi-finalist played three games, with four teams advancing to the final round.[1]

Scores were reset between stages. The finalists played a three-game round robin on two larger fields created by combining the preliminary fields.[1]

== Results ==

=== Preliminary standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| PMI Sudden Death II
| 496
|-
| 2
| Bushwackers I
| 436
|-
| 3
| SI Bushmasters I
| 409
|-
| 4
| SI Bushmasters II
| 370
|-
| 5
| Black Diamond
| 360
|-
| 6
| Good, Bad & Deadly
| 357
|-
| 7
| PMI Sudden Death I
| 355
|-
| 8
| [[Navarone]]
| 354
|-
| 9
| Ironmen I
| 332
|-
| 10
| Dogs of War
| 206
|-
| 11
| PBA Predators
| 170
|-
| 12
| All Americans
| 165
|-
| 13
| Team America
| 95
|-
| 14
| Guess Who?
| 84
|-
| 15
| Bushwackers II
| 72
|-
| 16
| Ironmen II
| 68
|}

=== Final-round standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| Bushwackers I
| 224
|-
| 2
| SI Bushmasters II
| 151
|-
| 3
| Black Diamond
| 93
|-
| 4
| PMI Sudden Death II
| 69
|}

Source: Randy Kamiya's contemporary tournament report.[1]

Bushwackers I won their final game against PMI Sudden Death II by 100–24 to secure the championship.[1]

== Equipment history ==

[[Palmer's Pursuit Shop]] identifies the tournament as the professional tournament debut of its Typhoon semi-automatic marker.[2]

== See also ==

* [[Manufacturers Series]]
* [[Bushwackers]]
* [[Bushmasters]]
* [[Fred Schultz]]
* [[Lively Productions]]

== References ==

# [https://oldpaintballmagazines.smugmug.com/Action-Pursuit-Games/1990/December Randy Kamiya, “The Bay City Open” and “Safety Warning: Barrel Plugs and Muzzle Brakes”, ''Action Pursuit Games'', December 1990, pp. 58–61, 104, 106 and 109.]
# [https://palmerspursuit.com/blogs/news/the-typhoon Palmer's Pursuit Shop, “The Typhoon”, 12 January 2017.]

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