2014 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series
2014 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series was a five-player paintball competition organised by the New Zealand Paintball Players League (NZPPL) in New Zealand during 2014. The series included two documented tournaments held at Adrenalin Paintball Sports on the Kāpiti Coast, with a third event advertised for November.[1][2][3]
ADHD won both documented rounds, held in March and May–June 2014. The team's two victories placed it first in the published interim series standings.[4]
Organisation
[edit]The NZPPL operated its Super 5 Man competition separately from its Race 2 tournament series during 2014.
The Super 5 Man events were scheduled at Adrenalin Paintball Sports, located at the Lindale Complex in North Paraparaumu, Kāpiti Coast.[1][2]
The original event announcements advertised team registration, field inspections and captains' meetings on the Friday preceding each tournament, followed by competition on Saturday and Sunday.[1][2]
Tournament calendar
[edit]| Event | Advertised dates | Location | Recorded winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event 1 | 8–9 March 2014 | Kāpiti Coast | ADHD |
| Event 2 | 31 May–1 June 2014 | Kāpiti Coast | ADHD |
| Event 3: Nationals | 29–30 November 2014 | Kāpiti Coast | Not established |
The first two events have surviving official results.[4]
The third event was advertised by the NZPPL, but its results fields remained blank in the archived rankings. Its completion and final standings have not been independently verified.[3][4]
Event results
[edit]Event 1
[edit]The opening tournament took place on 8–9 March 2014.
ADHD defeated Tempest Blast 2–1 in the Cup final. Expendables finished third, defeating KC Carnage in a one-on-one tiebreaker after their playoff finished level.[5]
| Position | Cup | Plate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHD | High Gear |
| 2 | Tempest Blast | Minute Men |
| 3 | Expendables | Harlequins |
| 4 | KC Carnage | Hijinx |
Event 2
[edit]The second tournament took place on 31 May–1 June 2014.
ADHD won the Cup for the second consecutive event, while Unstable won the Plate.[4]
| Position | Cup | Plate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHD | Unstable |
| 2 | Expendables | Carnage |
| 3 | Tempest Blast | Hijinx |
| 4 | Harlequins | Minute Men |
| 5 | High Gear | YounGunZ |
Published series standings
[edit]The NZPPL's archived rankings combine the placings from the first two Super 5 Man events.[4]
| Rank | Team | Event 1 | Event 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHD | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Expendables | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Tempest Blast | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | High Gear | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Harlequins | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Carnage | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Minute Men | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | Unstable | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Hijinx | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | YounGunZ | 9 | 10 | 19 |
The totals represent accumulated event placings rather than match scores.
ADHD led the published standings with two first-place finishes. Expendables and Tempest Blast both accumulated five placing points, with Expendables ranked second in the original table.[4]
The archived standings do not contain results for the planned third event. Consequently, the available table should not be treated as a verified completed-season classification.
Historical records
[edit]The original NZPPL website preserves separate event announcements and tournament results for the first two rounds.[1][2][4]
A contemporary Asylum Paintball report published on 11 March 2014 independently documents ADHD's opening-round Cup victory and provides the final match scores.[5]
The NZPPL rankings page contains a date discrepancy, labelling the first Super 5 Man event as 12–13 April 2014. The league's separate original event announcement specifies 8–9 March, consistent with Asylum Paintball's contemporary March report.[1][4][5]
The April dates correspond to a separately advertised NZPPL Race 2 tournament.[6]
See also
[edit]- New Zealand Paintball Players League
- 2014 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1
- 2014 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2
- 2014 NZPPL RaceTo Event 1
- ADHD (paintball team)
- Adrenalin Paintball Sports
References
[edit]- NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1 – Kāpiti Coast. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Official announcement for 8–9 March 2014.
- NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2 – Kāpiti Coast. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Official announcement for 31 May–1 June 2014.
- NZPPL Super 5 Man Series – Kāpiti Coast. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Announcement for the proposed 29–30 November 2014 event.
- NZPPL 2014 Series Rankings. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Original Event 1 and Event 2 results and published interim standings.
- Sponsored Team ADHD Wins NZPPL Event 1. Asylum Paintball, 11 March 2014. Contemporary opening-round results and final match scores.
- NZPPL Race 2 Event 1 – Kāpiti Coast. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Official announcement for 12–13 April 2014.