Murder Inc (New Zealand Paintball Team)
Murder Inc was a New Zealand tournament paintball team documented in competition from 2006 to 2008. It won the Professional division at the 2006 Big Boys Toys Paintball Tournament, finished fourth in the main competition at the 2007 Christchurch X-ball Tournament and won the Semi-Pro classification at the 2008 Wellington Easter Tournament.[1][2][5]
The team is distinct from unrelated overseas paintball teams using the Murder Inc name.
History
[edit]2006 Big Boys Toys tournament
[edit]Murder Inc competed at the 2006 Big Boys Toys Paintball Tournament, held at the Auckland Showgrounds on 11–12 November. The event used a five-player format and included New Zealand teams and the visiting Australian team Vagrant.[1]
The published Professional division standings placed Murder Inc first, ahead of Vagrant, Wellington Vendetta and Legion.[1]
2007 Christchurch X-ball tournament
[edit]In September 2007, Murder Inc competed in the main division of the Christchurch X-ball tournament. It finished fourth behind Splinter, Legion and STK.[2]
In the post-event discussion, Conan and Jen wrote about continuing to practise with the team and preparing for the following Easter tournament. The discussion also referred to possible roster changes, but it does not provide a complete event roster.[2]
On 1 November, Conan advertised for players for Murder Inc's planned 2008 season. The proposed programme included Wellington at Easter, Nelson over Queen's Birthday, Auckland over Labour Weekend and five-player events in Wellington and Auckland. Conan reported on 8 November that the available places had been filled.[3] These plans do not establish participation at every listed event.
2008 season
[edit]A February 2008 Council of Captains access list identified Jen and Conan as Murder Inc's representatives.[4]
Murder Inc competed at the 2008 Wellington Easter Tournament. It scored 664 preliminary points, placing fifth in the provisional table.[5] The final report retained Murder Inc in fifth place overall and identified it as the winner of the Semi-Pro classification, ahead of Blind Boyz.[5]
The team subsequently appeared on an expression-of-interest list for the 2008 Western Springs Open. The organiser's published results recorded Murder Inc as DNS, meaning that it did not start the tournament.[6][7] This is retained as an entry-status record rather than a tournament appearance.
Recorded tournament results
[edit]| Date | Tournament | Published entry | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11–12 November 2006 | 2006 Big Boys Toys Paintball Tournament | Murder Inc | 1st, Professional division |
| September 2007 | 2007 Christchurch X-ball Tournament | Murder Inc | 4th in the main competition |
| March 2008 | 2008 Wellington Easter Tournament | Murder Inc | 5th overall; 1st Semi-Pro; 664 preliminary points |
| 25–26 October 2008 | 2008 Western Springs Open | Murder Inc | DNS; did not start |
Documented personnel
[edit]| Name as published | Documented involvement |
|---|---|
| Conan | Murder Inc participant in the 2007 Christchurch post-event discussion; advertised recruitment for the team's 2008 season and was listed as a team representative in 2008.[2][3][4] |
| Jen | Identified with Murder Inc in the 2007 post-event discussion and listed as a team representative in 2008.[2][4] |
The surviving sources do not provide surnames or a complete tournament roster.
See also
[edit]- Paintball in New Zealand
- 2006 Big Boys Toys Paintball Tournament
- 2007 Christchurch X-ball Tournament
- 2008 Wellington Easter Tournament
References
[edit]- BBT Urgent, NZ Paintball Message Boards, 4–8 December 2006; reported Professional division placings.
- CHCH Results, page one; page two, NZ P8NT, 9–10 September 2007.
- Need new players, NZ P8NT, 1–9 November 2007.
- How to register for Council of Captains, NZ P8NT, February 2008.
- Easter 2008 – preliminary and final results, NZ P8NT, 22–24 March 2008.
- Springs Open Labour Weekend 08, NZ Paintball Message Boards, 2008; announcement and expressions of interest.
- Springs Open, NZ P8NT, 27 October 2008; organiser's results and DNS record.