Aces High Paintball
Aces High Paintball, also styled Aceshigh Paintball, is a paintball facility in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The venue was associated with regional tournament paintball during the late 2000s and was advertised as the host of the 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament.[1]
Contemporary records identify the facility on Flygers Line, Palmerston North. More recent recreational paintball listings give its address as 263 Flygers Line.[2]
History
[edit]Tournament paintball
[edit]Aces High Paintball was documented in New Zealand tournament discussions during 2008 and 2009.
A November 2008 discussion on the NZ Paintball Message Boards identified Aces High Paintball Field as the proposed venue for the following year's Queen's Birthday tournament.[1]
The event was advertised as a two-division competition using New Zealand NPPL rules, with separate paintball allowances for experienced and developing teams.
The announcement specified compressed-air facilities capable of providing approximately 3,000–3,500 psi fills and field paint priced at NZ$75 per case.
2009 Queen's Birthday tournament
[edit]The facility was advertised as the host of the 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament.
The proposed competition included:
- Division 1 with unlimited paint.
- Division 2 with a restricted allowance of 12 additional pods per team per game.
- Team entry fees of NZ$450 before 1 May 2009 and NZ$550 afterwards.
- Field paint only.
- New Zealand NPPL rules.
The arrangements were recorded in a tournament announcement updated on 30 March 2009.[1]
The surviving announcement establishes the venue's involvement in the tournament preparations. The event's completion and final results have not yet been independently verified.
Regional competition
[edit]An archived tournament forum index from March 2009 also listed a discussion titled Wanganui March Round at Aces High PN.[3]
The surviving index identifies Aces High as a venue associated with regional tournament planning during that period.
The individual discussion has not been recovered, so its contents do not establish the event's results or complete arrangements.
Facilities
[edit]The historical tournament announcement identified the availability of compressed-air filling equipment and facilities intended for competitive paintball.[1]
More recent listings describe Aceshigh Paintball as a recreational venue offering standard and low-impact paintball.[2]
These records document the business under similar names at different points in time, but do not establish its complete ownership or operating history.
Historical records
[edit]Information about Aces High Paintball during the late 2000s is preserved principally through archived discussions from the NZ Paintball Message Boards.
The available sources document its involvement in tournament planning and its location in Palmerston North.
The precise opening date, historical ownership structure and full list of tournaments hosted at the venue have not been established.
See also
[edit]- 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)
- Paintball tournaments in New Zealand
- NZ Paintball Message Boards
- Paintball in New Zealand
References
[edit]- NZ Paintball Message Boards – 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament, Palmerston North. Original discussion beginning 9 November 2008, with tournament arrangements updated 30 March 2009.
- We Connect – Aceshigh Paintball. Recreational activity listing identifying the venue at 263 Flygers Line, Palmerston North.
- NZ Paintball Message Boards – Tournament Forum. Archived 30 March 2009; includes a discussion listing for a Wanganui round at Aces High.