Editing 2005 Sire Cup

The '''2005 Sire Cup''', announced as the '''Sire Challenge Cup''', was a three-player paintball competition in Wellington, New Zealand. Its opening round was held on 24 July 2005 at TAG Pomare, with eleven teams competing. Diesel won the round with 991 points.[1][2]

== Organisation and format ==
The series was announced on 14 June 2005. Entry for the opening round cost NZ$60 per team. Players were limited to a hopper and one additional pod, with a maximum loader capacity of 220 paintballs. Field-supplied paint was required.[1]

The event used modified 2005 NPPL rules, including changes to field size and scoring. [[Wellington Hybrid]] volunteered to provide referees.[2]

Three rounds were proposed for 2005. The opening-round results below do not represent final series standings.[1][2]

== First-round results ==
The organiser published the following results on 24 July 2005:[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1 || Diesel || 991
|-
| 2 || Evil Jnr || 898
|-
| 3 || Evil Snr || 798
|-
| 4 || LXG || 704
|-
| 5 || Cynical || 606
|-
| 6 || Impact || 405
|-
| 7 || 'Pies || 396
|-
| 8 || Brotherhood || 323
|-
| 9 || Deliquents || 320
|-
| 10 || JR 2 || 149
|-
| 11 || JR 1 || 56
|}

The round comprised 55 games, averaging one minute and five seconds. Diesel recorded the fastest game, completing a flag hang 22 seconds after the starting signal.[2]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193534/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8 Martin Dannefaerd, “Wellington 3-player series”]. NZ P8NT forum, announcement dated 14 June 2005; archived 7 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193540/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8&start=10 “Wellington 3-player series”, page 2]. NZ P8NT forum, rules, results and follow-up posts dated 19–26 July 2005; archived 7 February 2013.

== External links ==
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kateandkane/albums/644378/ “Sire Cup July 05” photographic collection], SainTvsJimmyPage, Flickr.

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]