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'''2011 New Zealand Paintball Nationals''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament organised by the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) at El Rancho in Waikanae, on New Zealand's Kāpiti Coast, during Labour Weekend in October 2011. It was the third and final round of the league's 2011 tournament programme.[1][2]

Ace's High won the Cup final against the South Island team Havoc, while Pirates and Tempest contested the Plate final.[5][7][8] A contemporary report recorded 18 teams attending the tournament.[4]

== Background ==

The NZPPL organised three tournament rounds during 2011. The opening event took place in the Levin area in April, followed by the [[2011 NZPPL Rotorua Tournament]] at Lakes Ranch on 4–5 June. The final round was scheduled for Waikanae over Labour Weekend, 22–24 October 2011.[1]

On 13 June 2011, [[Jason Newport]] announced the third round on the NZ P8NT paintball forum, identifying El Rancho in Waikanae as the venue. The announcement discussed the possibility of operating two tournament fields if sufficient teams registered.[2]

== Tournament format ==

The Nationals used the NZPPL's Super 5-Man format, with separate Cup and Plate classifications.

A contemporary participant explained that the opening round determined which classification each team entered, followed by knockout rounds within the Cup and Plate competitions.[2]

The NZPPL's archived media gallery preserved recordings of both finals.[6]

== Participating teams ==

On 15 October 2011, a forum contributor using the name ''stealth spikey'' published a list of 19 teams entered for the Nationals.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! Team
|-
| Ace's High
| Adrenalin
|-
| ADHD
| Arachnids
|-
| [[Clown Monkeys (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Clown Monkeys]]
| Darkside
|-
| Disposal Unit
| Disposal Unit #2
|-
| Expendables
| Kamikaze Factory
|-
| Havoc
| Phoenix
|-
| Pirates
| Rising Star Factory
|-
| Scarlett
| Tempest
|-
| TPC Blast
| Viper
|-
| X
|
|}

The list represents entries announced before the tournament rather than independently verified final attendance.

On 6 November 2011, a PBNation contributor reported that 18 teams had attended the event.[4] The available sources do not establish which of the 19 listed teams did not compete.

== Results ==

=== Cup ===

Ace's High and Havoc contested the Cup final, documented in footage published by RisingStarPaintball.[7]

A contemporary forum discussion identifies Ace's High as the tournament winner. On 23 October 2011, contributor ''nzteza'' congratulated both Ace's High and Havoc, describing the finals as closely contested. The following day, ''KamikazeSteve'' identified Ace's High as the winning team.[3][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Evidence
|-
| 1st
| Ace's High
| Cup finalists identified in video footage; victory supported by contemporary forum account.[5][7]
|-
| 2nd
| Havoc
| Cup finalist, with Ace's High identified as the winner.[3][5][7]
|-
| 4th
| Kamikaze Factory
| Reported by a participant on 24 October 2011.[5]
|}

Kamikaze Factory's fourth-place finish is documented in a contemporary participant account, although the surviving comment does not explicitly identify its classification. The complete official Cup standings and match scores have not been recovered.

The Havoc team competing in the final was the South Island team, distinct from the unrelated Auckland team of the same name. The original tournament registration announcement associated the entry with Ashburton.[2]

The post-event discussion also associated Ace's High with the team Damage. The precise organisational relationship between those names has not been established.[5]

=== Plate ===

Pirates and Tempest contested the Plate final, documented in footage published by RisingStarPaintball.[8]

{| class="wikitable"
! Finalist
! Result
|-
| Pirates
| Finalist
|-
| Tempest
| Finalist
|}

The winner and match scores have not been independently established from the available records.

== Media coverage ==

The tournament was filmed by RisingStarPaintball, which released video coverage during November 2011.

A promotional video was shared on PBNation on 6 November 2011, describing the Nationals as one of New Zealand's largest paintball events in a decade.[4]

The NZPPL's archived official media gallery linked to recordings titled ''NZPPL Nationals 2011 Part 1'', ''NZPPL Nationals 2011 Part 2'', ''NZPPL Cup Finals 2011'' and ''NZPPL Plate Finals 2011''.[6]

Contemporary photographs were also published in a Flickr album titled ''El Rancho 2011'', containing 212 images. The album was linked in a NZ P8NT forum discussion on 26 October 2011.[5][9]

== See also ==

* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[2011 NZPPL Rotorua Tournament]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/sport/paintball-players-league-best-way-is-shoot-em-up/6DEWBSWVPS3WNJMRKCILWOGVOU/ Paintball Players League: Best way is shoot 'em up]. ''Rotorua Daily Post'', 4 June 2011. Contemporary coverage of the NZPPL's three-event programme.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207150523/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12%26t=3577 NZ P8NT: NZPPL #3 Event Labour Weekend "Kapiti Coast" 2011]. Discussion initiated by Jason Newport, 13 June 2011. Includes the original tournament announcement, entry information and competition format.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207150546/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12%26t=4021 NZ P8NT: 2011 NZPPL Nationals Teams attending]. Posts dated 15–24 October 2011. Includes the 19-team entry list and post-event comments concerning Ace's High and Havoc.
# [https://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=3700959 NZPPL, New Zealand nationals 2011 - RS - Teaser]. PBNation, posted by jezzaNZ, 6 November 2011. Reports 18 participating teams.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207150535/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12%26t=3577%26start=170 NZ P8NT: NZPPL Event 3, final discussion page]. Posts dated 18–26 October 2011, including participant accounts concerning Ace's High, Damage and Kamikaze Factory.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028132337/http://nzppl.com/photos.html NZPPL Events Gallery]. New Zealand Paintball Players League, archived 28 October 2013. Includes links to Nationals footage and Cup and Plate finals.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Lea2bJhAA CUP FINALS NZPPL 2011]. RisingStarPaintball, YouTube. Footage of Ace's High against Havoc.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHaJONf_nQ Plate finals Nzppl 2011]. RisingStarPaintball, YouTube. Footage of Pirates against Tempest.
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/judasnz/sets/72157627829162453/ El Rancho 2011]. Flickr photograph album by fc.nz, documenting the tournament.

== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Lea2bJhAA NZPPL Cup Final 2011]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHaJONf_nQ NZPPL Plate Final 2011]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMGK3f10oM0 NZPPL Nationals 2011 Part 2]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/judasnz/sets/72157627829162453/ El Rancho 2011 photograph archive]

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