Editing 2007 Super 5s (New Zealand)

The '''2007 Super 5s''' was the 2007 season of the [[Super 5s (New Zealand)|Super 5s]] five-player paintball series. The early rounds were held at [[A Paintball Adventure]] in Papakura, Auckland. In September, the organisers announced that the remaining rounds would move to [[Actions Paintball]] in Swanson. The series maintained separate championship standings for two divisions.[1][9][10][11]

Legion led Division 1 and Sinista led Division 2 after the sixth round on 26 August. These were interim standings, not the final championship results.[6]

== Season ==

The series opened on 25 February, with Legion winning Division 1 and Punx winning Division 2. [[Menace]] won the March and April rounds, followed by Legion winning the June, July and August rounds.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The round provisionally scheduled for 13 May was postponed because it coincided with Mother's Day. A separate Queen's Birthday tournament was distinguished from the regular Super 5s competition, which resumed on 24 June.[3][4][8]

A seventh round was announced for 23 September at A Paintball Adventure.[7]

=== Move to Swanson ===

On 27 September, an announcement stated that the remaining three rounds would be held at Actions Paintball in Swanson. Entry remained $36 per player.[11]

The revised schedule was:[11]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Announced date
! Venue
! Schedule change
|-
| 8
| 28 October 2007
| Actions Paintball, Swanson
| Unchanged
|-
| 9
| 11 November 2007
| Actions Paintball, Swanson
| Moved from 25 November
|-
| 10
| 2 December 2007
| Actions Paintball, Swanson
| Revised date; the announcement did not specify the previous date
|}

These dates record the announced schedule rather than confirmed results.

== Format ==

The competition used a five-player, hopper-ball format, limiting players to the paint carried in their loaders. An additional pod was discussed before the March round, but the discussion did not confirm adoption of the proposed change.[9]

The opening round's results were published by division. The subsequent round reports presented combined classifications, while retaining separate divisional championship standings.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

== Round results ==

=== Round 1: 25 February ===

Eleven teams competed in the opening round.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| rowspan="4" | Division 1
| 1 || Legion || 913
|-
| 2 || XXX || 816
|-
| 3 || [[Menace]] || 726
|-
| 4 || Solid || 672
|-
| rowspan="7" | Division 2
| 1 || Punx || 558
|-
| 2 || Sinista || 524
|-
| 3 || 7 D.S || 433
|-
| 4 || Breakaballs || 410
|-
| 5 || Nemisis || 273
|-
| 6 || Pirates || 197
|-
| 7 || Doomed || 85
|}

=== Round 2: 25 March ===

Menace won the second round. Nemisis finished fourth overall and was the highest-placed Division 2 team.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || [[Menace]] || 886
|-
| 2 || Legion || 805
|-
| 3 || XXX || 622
|-
| 4 || Nemisis || 499
|-
| 5 || Solid || 435
|-
| 6 || 7 D.S || 277
|-
| 7 || Sinista || 271
|-
| 8 || Punx || 262
|-
| 9 || Breakaballs || 213
|-
| 10 || Pirates || 171
|}

=== Round 3: 22 April ===

Menace won its second consecutive round. Legion retained the Division 1 championship lead by 22 points, with 2,522 points against Menace's 2,500.[3][10]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || [[Menace]] || 888
|-
| 2 || Legion || 804
|-
| 3 || Sinista || 541
|-
| 4 || Solid || 528
|-
| 5 || Centurions || 452
|-
| 6 || Nemisis || 439
|-
| 7 || Breakaballs || 420
|-
| 8 || 7 D.S || 359
|-
| 9 || Pirates || 175
|}

=== Round 4: 24 June ===

Legion won the June round ahead of Team AJ and Sinista. The report welcomed a new [[Team Insane|Insane]] squad that included returning members, and Nexa, an entry associated with Nexa Paintball Supplies. Nexa recorded its only win of the day against Sinista.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Legion || 923
|-
| 2 || Team AJ || 814
|-
| 3 || Sinista || 689
|-
| 4 || Solid || 654
|-
| 5 || [[Menace]] || 649
|-
| 6 || Centurions || 610
|-
| 7 || Pirates || 469
|-
| 8 || Breakaballs || 382
|-
| 9 || 7 D.S || 365
|-
| 10 || Nemisis || 338
|-
| 11 || [[Team Insane|Insane]] || 265
|-
| 12 || Nexa || 160
|}

=== Round 5: 22 July ===

Legion won the July round ahead of Sinista and A.J.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Legion || 753
|-
| 2 || Sinista || 684
|-
| 3 || A.J || 652
|-
| 4 || [[Menace]] || 648
|-
| 5 || Solid || 492
|-
| 6 || Punx || 419
|-
| 7 || Nemisis || 406
|-
| 8 || Pirates || 251
|-
| 9 || 7 D.S || 159
|-
| 10 || [[Team Insane|Insane]] || 60
|}

=== Round 6: 26 August ===

Legion won the August round, followed by Nemisis and Sinista.[6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Legion || 697
|-
| 2 || Nemisis || 532
|-
| 3 || Sinista || 459
|-
| 4 || [[Menace]] || 449
|-
| 5 || Team James || 439
|-
| 6 || Solid || 416
|-
| 7 || 7 D.S || 284
|-
| 8 || Pirates || 234
|-
| 9 || F.B.I || 90
|}

== Championship standings after Round 6 ==

The following interim standings were published on 27 August 2007.[6]

=== Division 1 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Championship points
|-
| 1 || Legion || 4,895
|-
| 2 || [[Menace]] || 4,246
|-
| 3 || Solid || 3,197
|-
| 4 || A.J || 1,466
|-
| 5 || XXX || 1,438
|-
| 6 || Centurions || 1,062
|-
| 7 || Team James || 439
|}

=== Division 2 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Championship points
|-
| 1 || Sinista || 3,168
|-
| 2 || Nemisis || 2,149
|-
| 3 || 7 D.S || 1,877
|-
| 4 || Pirates || 1,497
|-
| 5 || Breakaballs || 1,425
|-
| 6 || Punx || 558
|-
| 7 || [[Team Insane|Insane]] || 325
|-
| 8 || Nexa || 160
|-
| 9 || F.B.I || 90
|-
| 10 || Doomed || 85
|}

The championship figures are reproduced as published. Nemisis's cumulative total did not increase after its 338-point June result, while Punx remained on 558 points after scoring 419 in July. The March report had listed Punx's total as 820 points pending a decision. The reports do not explain the subsequent discrepancies.[2][3][4][5][6]

== See also ==

* [[Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
* [[2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

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