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bz_pauseCountdown
void bz_pauseCountdown (int playerID)
Minimum API Version: 2.4.3 
Pauses the countdown that is currently running.
Parameters: 
playerID  -  The id of the player stopping the countdown. Note that this value does not have to be a callsign of a player in the server, it can be any string. 
void bz_pauseCountdown (const char* pausedBy)
Deprecated API Version: 2.4.3 
Pauses the countdown that is currently running.
Parameters: 
pausedBy  -  The name of the player stopping the countdown. Note that this value does not have to be a callsign of a player in the server, it can be any string. 
Example
Pause the countdown if a player pauses, saying the player that paused decided to pause the countdown also.
case bz_ePlayerPausedEvent:
{
   if (bz_isCountDownActive() && ((bz_PlayerPausedEventData_V1*)eventData)->pause) {
       bz_pauseCountdown(bz_getPlayerCallsign(((bz_PlayerPausedEventData_V1*)eventData)->playerID));
   }
}
break;