Editing 2011–2012 SAPC Five-Man Series

The '''2011–2012 SAPC Five-Man Series''' was a five-player paintball competition organised by [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] at [[Lock N Load Paintball]] on Nixon Road near Auckland Airport, New Zealand. Announced in October 2011, it was intended as a monthly social speedball competition for established teams and players entering tournament paintball. Contemporary reports document two events in 2011, while venue photographs confirm events in January, November and December 2012.[1][2][3][5][6][7]

== Organisation and format ==
The series was announced on 9 October 2011 with a provisional calendar extending from November 2011 to December 2012. Events were generally scheduled for the second Sunday of each month, with breaks to avoid major [[New Zealand Paintball Players League|NZPPL]] tournament weekends. Players without teams were invited to form scratch teams.[1]

The original format was five-player hopperball, limiting each player's paint supply to their loader. Entry was advertised at NZ$20 per player, with field paint supplied by Killa Paint New Zealand and compressed-air fills included. The announcement specified NZPPL rules and rotating refereeing duties among participating teams.[1]

Following the December 2011 event, the organiser proposed retaining five-player teams while changing the paint allowance to hopper plus one pod. A further announcement on 9 January 2012 specified that allowance for the forthcoming weekend.[3]

== Documented 2011 events ==
=== November ===
The [[2011 SAPC Five-Man Series November Tournament|opening event]] took place on 13 November. An organiser's report published that evening linked photographs and thanked visiting players, referees and the 300FPS shop crew.[2]

The scoreboard photographed at the following December event preserves November series points for BOP Rage, ADHD, Wipeout, Camo Guys and Academy.[4]

=== December ===
Eight teams attended the [[2011 SAPC Five-Man Series December Tournament|11 December event]]. Wipeout topped the recorded December standings with 592 game points and received 100 series points.[3][4]

The organiser's report congratulated BOP and Wipeout on joint first place. The photographed scoreboard distinguishes December's event standings from the cumulative series totals: BOP Rage and Wipeout were level on 170 series points after the two events.[3][4]

George Hewlitt was named player of the day.[3]

== Recorded 2011 series points ==
The December scoreboard records the following November and December points and cumulative totals.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! November
! December
! Total
|-
| BOP Rage
| 100
| 70
| 170
|-
| [[Wipeout (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Wipeout]]
| 70
| 100
| 170
|-
| [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]
| 90
| 10
| 100
|-
| BOP Vegas
| —
| 90
| 90
|-
| Team Awesome
| —
| 40
| 40
|-
| Camo Guys
| 40
| —
| 40
|-
| Academy
| 10
| 10
| 20
|-
| BOP squad — full name unresolved
| —
| 10
| 10
|-
| Fresh Meat
| —
| 10
| 10
|}

Dashes indicate blank entries on the scoreboard. An accompanying comment explains that Camo Guys did not attend December and that their row carried points from the previous event.[4]

== Documented 2012 events ==
=== Series events ===
The following events are supported by the advertised calendar and subsequent venue photographic records.[1][5][6][7][8]

{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Event
! Documented details
|-
| 15 January 2012
| [[2012 SAPC January Tournament]]
| Five-player event; hopper-plus-one allowance announced on 9 January. The venue published an album explicitly identifying the date and SAPC five-player tournament.[3][5]
|-
| 11 November 2012
| [[2012 SAPC November Tournament]]
| The venue's dated album identifies a five-player tournament.[6]
|-
| 9 December 2012
| [[2012 SAPC December Finale]]
| Album titled ''SAPC 2012 Finale''. Photographs were added on the advertised event date and tagged at Lock N Load. The album caption names 14 teams.[1][7][8]
|}

=== June Streetball ===
A separate [[2012 SAPC June Streetball|five-player Streetball event]] took place at Lock N Load on 24 June 2012. The venue advertised Streetball for the following day on 23 June and published an album titled ''24 June, 2012 - SAPC Streetball 5 Man''.[9][10]

This event was not listed in the original series calendar. Its inclusion in the series points competition has not been established.[1][9][10]

== Unconfirmed provisional dates ==
The original calendar also advertised the following 2012 dates. These remain provisional entries rather than confirmed completed events.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Planned date
|-
| 12 February 2012
|-
| 11 March 2012
|-
| 13 May 2012
|-
| 8 July 2012
|-
| 12 August 2012
|-
| 9 September 2012
|}

The original calendar omitted April, June and October to avoid NZPPL's Easter, Queen's Birthday and Labour Weekend tournaments.[1] The subsequently documented June Streetball event was additional to that calendar.[9][10]

== See also ==
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
* [[Lock N Load Paintball]]
* [[2013 SAPC Race Series]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050453/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997 SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012 — announcement], NZ P8NT forum, 9 October 2011. Archived 6 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050511/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997&start=30 SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012 — November event report], NZ P8NT forum, 13 November 2011. Archived 6 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050515/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997&start=40 SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012 — December results and January announcement], NZ P8NT forum, 11 December 2011 and 9 January 2012. Archived 6 February 2013.
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=310312322324179&set=a.310310925657652 December scoreboard photograph], Lock N Load Adventures, Facebook, 11 December 2011. Records December standings, November and December series points and cumulative totals. Team-name readings clarified by the scoreboard's author, Michael Earley, in research correspondence on 3 November 2026.
# [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.332028640152547&type=3 January 15, 2012 - SAPC 5 Man], Lock N Load Adventures, Facebook photo album.
# [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.492372310784845&type=3 November 11, 2012 Tournament], Lock N Load Adventures, Facebook photo album, captioned “SPAC 5 Man Tournament”.
# [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.503087353046674&type=3 SAPC 2012 Finale], Lock N Load Adventures, Facebook photo album and team-list caption.
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=503087383046671&set=a.503087353046674 SAPC 2012 Finale photograph], Lock N Load Adventures, Facebook, added 9 December 2012 and tagged at Lock N Load Adventures.
# [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.437243739631036&type=3 24 June, 2012 - SAPC Streetball 5 Man], Lock N Load Adventures, Facebook photo album.
# [https://x.com/LNLPaintballNZ/status/216418320788897792 Streetball event announcement], Lock'n'Load Paintball (@LNLPaintballNZ), Twitter, 23 June 2012.

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