Solidaire (New Zealand Paintball Team)
Solidaire was a New Zealand tournament paintball team based at Urban Combat in Pakuranga, Auckland. Contemporary results record the team competing between 1999 and 2002. Solidaire placed third in the Second Division of the 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals and second at the 2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open.[3][4]
The spellings Solidare and Soldiaire, used alongside Solidaire in the report of the Auckland indoor tournament, refer to the same team.[4]
History
[edit]1999
[edit]Solidaire finished sixth at the 1999 Northland Open on 28 February, scoring 323 points.[1] The team was subsequently placed eighth in the retrospectively compiled 1999 Valhalla National Rankings, with a ranking score of 65.[2]
2000
[edit]At the 2000 Northland Open on 27 February, Solidaire finished eighth of eight teams with 110 points.[5] The team was also among the ten entries documented at the South Pacific Championships at Thunderball Adventure Games in Wellington on 22–23 April; the available report does not establish Solidaire's exact placing.[6]
Solidaire competed in the Second Division of the 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 21–22 October. It scored 497 points in the preliminary stage and advanced to the divisional final, where it finished third behind Tag n' Release and Phoenix, and ahead of Fusion.[3]
On 1 December, Solidaire competed at the 2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open at Urban Combat in Pakuranga. It finished second with 120 points, five points behind Kamo Karzi, after the two teams met in the final game.[4]
The 2000 Valhalla National Rankings placed Solidaire equal 16th with a ranking score of 62.5.[2]
2001–2002
[edit]Solidaire finished ninth at the 2001 Northland Open on 25 February, scoring 220 points.[7] At the 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, the team recorded 640 preliminary points but did not advance to either divisional final.[8] The October 2001 Valhalla seven-player table placed Solidaire 16th with 70.1 ranking points, derived from its recorded Northland Open and Nationals results.[2]
At the 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament, Solidaire advanced to the Plate competition and finished tenth in the Plate standings with four points.[9] On 26 October, the team competed in the 2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament at Actions Paintball in Swanson, finishing seventh of seven teams with 100 points.[10]
Selected tournament results
[edit]| Date | Tournament | Published entry | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 1999 | 1999 Northland Open | Solidaire | 6th; 323 points |
| 27 February 2000 | 2000 Northland Open | Solidaire | 8th; 110 points |
| 21–22 October 2000 | 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals | Solidaire | 3rd, Second Division; 497 preliminary points |
| 1 December 2000 | 2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open | Solidaire | 2nd; 120 points |
| 25 February 2001 | 2001 Northland Open | Solidaire | 9th; 220 points |
| Labour Weekend 2001 | New Zealand Paintball Nationals | Solidaire | 640 preliminary points; did not advance to a divisional final |
| 1–2 June 2002 | 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament | Solidaire | 10th, Plate; 4 points |
| 26 October 2002 | 2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament | Solidaire | 7th; 100 points |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Rob Maddox, The 1999 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz.
- Mercenaries Star, 1999 Valhalla National Rankings; 2000 Valhalla National Rankings; 2001 Valhalla National Rankings.
- Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
- Kerry Munro, Indoor 3man Open Competition – Auckland, Paintball.co.nz, 1 December 2000.
- Rob Maddox, The 2000 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz.
- Phoenix Paintball Team, contemporary report on the 2000 South Pacific Championships, 27 April 2000.
- Rob Maddox, The 2001 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz.
- Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
- Rob Maddox, The 2002 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
- Rob Maddox, Labour Weekend Auckland 5-man 2002, Paintball.co.nz, 26 October 2002.