Editing 2009 New Zealand Paintball Nationals

'''2009 Springs''' was a five-player paintball tournament held on 24–25 October 2009 at [[Actions Paintball]] in Swanson, Auckland. Promoted by S.A. Promotions over Labour Weekend, it attracted twelve teams. Reserrection won the upper division, while Contraband won the lower division.[1]

== Organisation and format ==
The tournament was announced on 6 August 2009 under the name ''Springs 2009''. Despite its name, the advertised venue was Actions Paintball in Swanson.[1]

The advertised format was five-player centre flag on an XPSL field. Division One allowed unlimited paint, while Division Two had a twelve-pod limit. Field paint was compulsory, and entries were due by 2 October.[1]

== Results ==
A referee posting as Icharus 461 reported the results on 26 October. A subsequent reply supplied additional placings, which were incorporated into the results post. Fourth place in the lower division remained unidentified.[1]

=== Upper division ===
The results report described this division as ''Pro''.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Reserrection
|-
| 2 || Assassianz
|-
| 3 || [[SCK Factory|SCK Factory]]
|-
| 4 || Syndicate
|-
| 5 || Aces High
|-
| 6 || Mugshot
|}

=== Lower division ===
The results report described this division as ''Amateur''.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Contraband
|-
| 2 || [[Flashpoint (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Flashpoint]]
|-
| 3 || Happymeal
|-
| 4 || Not identified in the surviving report
|-
| 5 || Muppets
|-
| 6 || TPC
|}

== See also ==
* [[2008 Western Springs Open]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218043635/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2390&view=print Springs 2009], NZ P8NT forum, 6 August–1 November 2009. Includes the organiser's announcement, a first-day report and final placings; archived 18 February 2013.

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]