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The '''2015 New Zealand Local Series''' was a regional [[paintball]] tournament season organised as part of the [[New Zealand Local Series]] (NZLS). Contemporary records describe an eight-round programme held at venues across the central North Island of New Zealand.[1]

Documented events included tournaments in Rotorua, Hastings and Whanganui. [[CamoMeat (New Zealand Paintball Team)|CAMO MEAT]] finished third in the overall season standings and won the Wanganui Speedball Cup at the season-ending event.[1][2]

The complete 2015 championship standings have not been recovered.

== Season ==

=== Round 1: Rotorua ===

The opening round took place in Rotorua on 15 February 2015.[3][4]

Contemporary match recordings identify Pentakillerz playing against Balls Deep and Relentless.

CAMO MEAT also reported entering two squads at the event, describing it as the team's first appearance in the New Zealand Local Series.[5]

Complete tournament results have not been established.

=== Round 3: Hastings ===

The third round was held at 007 Paintball in Hastings during April 2015.

In an announcement published on 26 April, Auckland Paintball Club reported that its CAMO MEAT Heads squad had finished second at the event.[6]

The report also referred to a match against Expendables, although it did not provide a confirmed final score.

Team Hijinx subsequently published a photographic album identifying the tournament as ''NZLS round 3 Hastings''.[7]

=== Round 5 ===

On 24 July 2015, CAMO MEAT announced that its players were travelling to the fifth round of the series and expected to compete the following day.[8]

The surviving announcement does not identify the tournament venue or establish its final results.

=== Round 6: Hastings ===

A sixth-round tournament in Hastings is documented in contemporary match footage published in September 2015.[9][10]

The recordings identify matches between Disturbed and CAMO MEAT Heads, and between Disturbed and Aces High.

The available recordings do not establish match winners or the final tournament standings.

=== Season final: Whanganui ===

The season concluded with a tournament in Whanganui in November 2015.

Outpost 43 published photographs of the final event and described the NZLS season as comprising eight rounds at different locations around the central North Island.[1]

CAMO MEAT won the associated Wanganui Speedball Cup and finished third in the overall season standings.[1][2]

The Cup result and championship placing were reported separately and should not be treated as equivalent achievements.

== Documented event calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Documented date
! Venue or location
! Evidence
|-
| 1
| 15 February 2015
| Rotorua
| Contemporary match footage.[3][4]
|-
| 3
| April 2015
| 007 Paintball, Hastings
| Auckland Paintball Club report.[6]
|-
| 5
| 25 July 2015, expected date
| Not established
| CAMO MEAT travel announcement.[8]
|-
| 6
| September 2015
| Hastings
| Match footage.[9][10]
|-
| Final
| November 2015
| Whanganui
| Outpost 43 photographic report.[1]
|}

The available records do not establish the complete calendar for all eight rounds.

The fifth-round date represents a contemporary expectation rather than independent confirmation that the tournament was completed.

== Participating teams ==

Contemporary records identify the following teams or entries at individual events during the season:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Team or entry
! Documented context
|-
| Aces High
| Round 6 match footage.[10]
|-
| Balls Deep
| Round 1 match footage.[4]
|-
| [[CamoMeat (New Zealand Paintball Team)|CAMO MEAT]]
| Opening round and season championship.[1][5]
|-
| CAMO MEAT Heads
| Rounds 3 and 6.[6][9]
|-
| Disturbed
| Round 6 match footage.[9][10]
|-
| [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]
| Referenced in the Round 3 participant report.[6]
|-
| Pentakillerz
| Round 1 match footage.[3][4]
|-
| Relentless
| Round 1 match footage.[3]
|-
| Team Hijinx
| Round 3 photographic report.[7]
|}

This list identifies teams appearing in surviving event-specific records. It is not a complete season registration list.

== Documented results ==

=== Individual events ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! Position
! Team
|-
| [[2015 NZLS Round 3 Hastings]]
| 2nd
| CAMO MEAT Heads[6]
|-
| [[2015 NZLS Wanganui Final|Wanganui Speedball Cup]]
| 1st
| [[CamoMeat (New Zealand Paintball Team)|CAMO MEAT]][1][2]
|}

=== Season championship ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
| 3rd
| [[CamoMeat (New Zealand Paintball Team)|CAMO MEAT]][1][2]
|}

The overall series champion, runner-up and remaining final positions have not been established from the available sources.

== See also ==

* [[New Zealand Local Series]]
* [[2015 NZLS Round 1 Rotorua]]
* [[2015 NZLS Round 3 Hastings]]
* [[2015 NZLS Round 6 Hastings]]
* [[2015 NZLS Wanganui Final]]
* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://www.facebook.com/outpost43NZ/posts/916864661729041/ Outpost 43 – 2015 NZLS season final, eight-round programme and CAMO MEAT championship results, Facebook, November 2015].
# [https://www.facebook.com/CAMOMEAT/ CAMO MEAT – Team announcements concerning the 2015 season and Wanganui Speedball Cup, Facebook, 2015].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSQEFvmWLus SLYASF – ''PENTAKILLERZ vs RELENTLESS Round 1 NZLS ROTORUA Feb 15 2015'', YouTube].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH0g1xnClLk SLYASF – ''PENTAKILLERZ vs BALLS DEEP'', NZLS Rotorua Round 1, YouTube, uploaded 17 February 2015].
# [https://www.facebook.com/CAMOMEAT/ CAMO MEAT – Historical account and photographic album of NZLS Round 1 in Rotorua, Facebook, 2015].
# [https://www.facebook.com/aucklandpaintballclub/posts/1583038298644201/ Auckland Paintball Club – CAMO MEAT Heads second-place result at NZLS Round 3, 007 Paintball, Hastings, Facebook, 26 April 2015].
# [https://www.facebook.com/708558289154485/posts/974688635874781/ Team Hijinx – NZLS Round 3 Hastings photographs, Facebook, May 2015].
# [https://www.facebook.com/CAMOMEAT/posts/1050406241637966/ CAMO MEAT – Travel announcement for NZLS Round 5, Facebook, 24 July 2015].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyaOQhbWNw8 Tim Marshall – ''NZLS Round 6 Hastings. Disturbed vs Camo meat heads'', YouTube, uploaded 8 September 2015].
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eayrOIqGs1Q Tim Marshall – ''NZLS Hastings Sept 2015 Disturbed'', recording identifying a match against Aces High, YouTube].

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