Editing 2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series

The '''2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series''' was a three-round paintball programme at [[Arena Paintball]] in Feilding, New Zealand. Its published calendar scheduled tournaments in April, June and October 2023.[1] Surviving records include draws for the April and June events and interim scores from the October event.[2][3][4]

== Calendar ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Advertised dates
|-
| 1 || 8–9 April 2023
|-
| 2 || 3–4 June 2023
|-
| 3 || 21–22 October 2023
|}
The dates were announced on 6 December 2022.[1]

== Format ==
The calendar advertised five-player race games with a four-point mercy rule, a firing rate of 10.5 balls per second and a hopper-and-four-pod limit.[1]

== Teams in surviving records ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Teams named in the record
|-
| April draw || Ballistics Unit; Crisis; Defiance; Expendables; Fatality; PB Corp; Rebels.[2]
|-
| June draw || Ballistics Unit; Carcharodons; Crisis; Defiance; Expendables; Fatality.[3]
|-
| October interim standings || Ballistics Unit; Carcharodons; Crisis; CZ Factory; Defiance; Expendables; Fatality; Kaos; Phoenix Tahiti.[4]
|}
The April draw also contained a bye. The October photograph was captioned “Scores as of Saturday morning”; its rankings were interim standings.[2][4]

== References ==
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=515284927291133&type=3 Arena Paintball — 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, 6 December 2022].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=594272616059030&type=3 Arena Paintball — April master schedule, Facebook, 7 April 2023].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=623041429848815&type=3 Arena Paintball — King’s Birthday draw, Facebook, 29 May 2023].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=703696435116647&type=3 Arena Paintball — Scores as of Saturday morning, Facebook, 21 October 2023].

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]