2010 Australian Super 7s Masters
The 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters was a tournament paintball event held in Australia in November 2010 as the fourth round of the Australian Super 7s series. The competition included professional, semi-professional and amateur divisions.[1]
The professional division was led by Hostile Intentions, which received 30 ranking points. The event also featured New Zealand team Menace, competing as Menace NZ, with Ryan Greenspan of San Diego Dynasty appearing as a guest player.[1][2]
Tournament
[edit]The Masters formed the final round of the 2010 Australian Super 7s championship.
The tournament's results contributed to the overall series rankings, with teams accumulating points across the season.[1]
Contemporary photographs identify the event as the 2010 S7 Masters and document competition during November 2010.[2]
The precise tournament dates and venue have not yet been independently confirmed.
Professional division
[edit]The official Super 7s rankings record the following points awarded at Round 4.[1]
| Team | Round 4 points |
|---|---|
| Hostile Intentions | 30 |
| Xplicit | 28 |
| SWAT | 26 |
| Menace NZ | 26 |
| Apocalypse | 22 |
| Raw | 20 |
| Blood Knuckles | 18 |
| X-Fighters | 16 |
| Ronin | 14 |
| Hustle | 12 |
These figures are the official ranking points awarded for the fourth round. They should not be interpreted as a complete match-results table.
The published standings record equal points for SWAT and Menace NZ without establishing a separate tiebreak in the available data.
Semi-professional division
[edit]The official Round 4 semi-professional rankings recorded the following results.[1]
| Team | Round 4 points |
|---|---|
| SWAT Kids | 30 |
| Uprising A | 28 |
| Carnivores | 26 |
| Shenanigans | 24 |
| NBK | 22 |
| Sweet Lemonade | 20 |
| TAG Legion | 18 |
| Vicious Circle | 16 |
| Rage City | 14 |
| The Business | 12 |
| Uncanny X-Men | 10 |
| Authentik | 8 |
Amateur division
[edit]The official Round 4 amateur rankings recorded the following results.[1]
| Team | Round 4 points |
|---|---|
| Sydney Spartans | 30 |
| Uprising B | 28 |
| Blade | 26 |
| Sitting Ducks | 24 |
| Stand Alone | 22 |
| Red Dragons | 20 |
| ANV Nemisis | 18 |
| Tag Relentless | 16 |
| Korrupt | 14 |
| Atomic | 12 |
Menace NZ
[edit]Menace, a team originating in New Zealand, competed in the professional division under the name Menace NZ.
The team received 26 ranking points at the Masters and finished the 2010 Australian Super 7s season with 82 points.[1]
Ryan Greenspan
[edit]American professional player Ryan Greenspan, a member of San Diego Dynasty, appeared as a guest player for Menace NZ at the tournament.
His participation has been identified through historical photographs preserved by fellow Menace player Matt Wong, also known as Stick.[2]
The photographs show Greenspan participating with Menace rather than merely appearing alongside the team.
The team's complete playing roster has not yet been established.
Matt Wong
[edit]Matt Wong participated with Menace NZ at the event.
Wong maintained a photographic album titled Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters, containing 58 photographs from the tournament.[2]
Several photographs were credited to photographer RedMan, with references to separate Day 1 and Day 2 photographic archives.[3]
2010 professional season championship
[edit]The Masters concluded the 2010 Australian Super 7s season.
Hostile Intentions won the professional series championship with 116 points, followed by SWAT with 106 points.[1]
The official season rankings recorded the following totals.
| Team | Season points |
|---|---|
| Hostile Intentions | 116 |
| SWAT | 106 |
| X-Fighters | 90 |
| Xplicit | 88 |
| Menace NZ | 82 |
| Raw | 78 |
| Blood Knuckles | 58 |
| Menace WA | 24 |
| Apocalypse | 22 |
| TNT | 22 |
| Hustle | 19 |
| Ronin | 14 |
Menace NZ and Menace WA were recorded as separate entries in the official rankings.
Menace WA did not record points at the Masters.
Photographic documentation
[edit]A contemporary photographic collection of the tournament is preserved in the Flickr account of Matt Wong.
The album, titled Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters, contains 58 photographs.[2]
Individual photographs were uploaded on 16 November 2010 and credit photographer RedMan.[3]
The captions identify original photographic collections for both days of the fourth round of the 2010 Super 7s series.
The collection provides documentation of tournament play, equipment and participating players.
See also
[edit]- Australian Super 7s
- Menace
- Ryan Greenspan
- Matt Wong
- San Diego Dynasty
- Hostile Intentions
- Sydney SWAT
- Paintball in Australia
References
[edit]- Super 7s Paintball Series, "Results". Official 2010 professional, semi-professional and amateur season rankings, including Round 4 points.
- Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters", Flickr. Collection of 58 tournament photographs from November 2010.
- Matt Wong (Stick), "zDSC_7648", Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010. Photograph credited to RedMan with references to the original Super 7s Round 4 photographic archives.