Editing 2011 Northland Open

'''2011 Northland Open''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 6 March 2011 at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, near Whangārei, New Zealand. Eight teams competed. Auckland team [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] defeated Disposal Unit in the final.[1][2]

== Organisation ==

Brent Matthews was an organiser and one of four referees. The competition included teams from Auckland, Tauranga, Whangārei and Kaikohe.[1]

Contemporary footage published by 13th Division identifies the event as five-player speedball at Strategy Tag Paintball.[2]

== Results ==

The following placings were reported by the ''Northern Advocate'' on 8 March 2011.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Location
|-
| 1 || [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] || Auckland
|-
| 2 || Disposal Unit || Auckland
|-
| =3 || TPC Blast || Tauranga
|-
| =3 || Gary Locks || Auckland
|-
| 6 || Paranoia || Whangārei
|-
| 7 || 13th Division || Kaikohe
|}

TPC Blast and Gary Locks shared third place after deciding not to contest a playoff.[1]

Paranoia recorded a win over Auckland team Tempest. Kaikohe’s 13th Division defeated eventual runner-up Disposal Unit during the competition. Team spokesman Grant Dickenson described an improvement over the team’s previous tournament performances.[1]

== See also ==

* [[Northland Open]]
* [[ADHD (paintball team)]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/paintball-teams-splattered-in-northland-open/KDEZTS2NANHGDVDEOTLZHF7TIY/ “Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open”], ''Northern Advocate'', 8 March 2011.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9YNoGmWKI “Northland Open 6/3/11”], 13th DIVISION, YouTube; event footage and description identifying the date, venue and five-player format.

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