Editing 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball

'''2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball''', also advertised as '''QBW Superball''', was a seven-player paintball tournament held on 4–5 June 2005 at Kumeu Showgrounds, Auckland. It formed part of the [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]] tournament programme and featured New Zealand and Australian teams.[1][2][3]

== Organisation ==

The tournament used an unlimited-paint format, with field paint only. Advertised entry was NZ$500 per team, with PMI Premium paint supplied at NZ$85 per case. The field was available for inspection on the preceding Friday afternoon.[1]

Participants reported wet weather and muddy conditions. A contemporary account described play on an inflatable-bunker field and compressed-air fills of up to 4,500 psi.[4]

== Results ==

The contemporary results discussion listed fourteen teams across Cup and Plate classifications. Its initial post placed Sydney SWAT first and Sydney Shock second; a subsequent reply corrected the winner to Sydney Shock. A separate participant discussion also congratulated Sydney Shock on winning. The reported order of the leading two teams is therefore shown as disputed.[3][4]

=== Cup ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Notes
|-
| 1–2 || Sydney Shock / Sydney SWAT || Order disputed in the contemporary results discussion.
|-
| 3 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] ||
|-
| 4 || XXX ||
|-
| 5 || Evil || Also corroborated by a separate participant report.[4]
|-
| 6 || Menace Blue || Tentative identification in the results discussion.
|-
| 7 || Cynical || Listed as “Synicool”; the spelling was subsequently corrected by team members.[5]
|-
| 8 || Black Ops ||
|}

Source: contemporary results discussion, 6–7 June 2005.[3]

=== Plate ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Overall position !! Team
|-
| 9 || [[Flashpoint]]
|-
| 10 || Pirates
|-
| 11 || Relic
|-
| 12 || Impact
|-
| 13 || Carnage
|-
| 14 || Bad Karma
|}

Source: contemporary results discussion, 6 June 2005.[3]

== Players ==

Brett, posting as “jazzybrett”, reported playing the tournament weekend with Cynical as a guest from Relic. His participation was acknowledged by Cynical players posting as Conan and Jake. These posts identify individual participants rather than a complete squad.[5]

== See also ==

* [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016194901/http://p069.ezboard.com/Auckland-QB/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=61.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Auckland QB”], April–May 2005; event arrangements posted on 25 April 2005.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223606/http://p069.ezboard.com/QBW-Info-Pack/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=63.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “QBW Info Pack”], Rob Maddox, 11 May 2005.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223441/http://p069.ezboard.com/Any-QB-Results/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=65.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Any QB Results”], 6–7 June 2005.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117200325/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessageRange?topicID=64.topic&start=1&stop=20 NZ Paintball Message Forum — “My take on QB”], discussion beginning 6 June 2005.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060118004654/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showPrevMessage?topicID=67.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Conan and Synicool”], June–July 2005; guest-player account and team-name correction, 14–18 June 2005.

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[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:2005 in paintball]]