Editing STK (New Zealand Paintball Team)

{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}

'''STK''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team documented in New Zealand and Australian competition between 2007 and 2009. Its recorded results include third place at a Christchurch X-ball event in 2007, third in Division One at the 2009 Christchurch Easter five-player tournament and second in the Professional division at the 2009 Australian Super 7s Round 2.[1][3][4]

The available sources do not expand the initials '''STK''', and no expanded form is inferred.

== History ==

=== 2007 Christchurch X-ball event ===

Results posted immediately after a Christchurch X-ball event in September 2007 placed STK third in the main division. Splinter won the division, followed by Legion, STK and Murder Inc.[1]

The surviving discussion does not provide numerical scores, a complete roster, the precise event title or its complete dates.

=== Team representation ===

A Council of Captains access list published on 14 February 2008 identified the forum account '''STKponcho''' as STK's representative.[2] This establishes an association with the team but does not identify the person's real name, playing role or participation in any particular tournament.

=== 2009 season ===

STK competed in Division One at the Christchurch Easter five-player tournament held at Urban Paintball, 451 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch, on 11–12 April 2009. The team finished third with 1,022 points, behind SCK Factory and Flashpoint and ahead of Blind Boys, Syndicate and Aces High LXG.[3]

Later in 2009, STK competed in the Professional division at Australian Super 7s Round 2. It finished second behind Extreme and ahead of the New Zealand team Menace and Hostile Intentions.[4][5] The official series results awarded STK 46 championship ranking points for the round. These were series-ranking points rather than raw match scores.[5]

The New Zealand and Australian STK records are treated as appearances by the same team based on contributor identification.

== Tournament results ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Tournament
! Division
! Recorded result
|-
| September 2007
| Christchurch X-ball event
| Main division
| 3rd; scores not recovered.[1]
|-
| 11–12 April 2009
| Christchurch Easter five-player tournament
| Division One
| 3rd; 1,022 points.[3]
|-
| 2009
| Australian Super 7s Round 2
| Professional
| 2nd; 46 championship ranking points.[4][5]
|}

== See also ==

* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Australian Super 7s]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018194906/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-990.html ''CHCH Results'']. Paintball.net.nz forum, 9–10 September 2007.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081020232915/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-1575.html Council of Captains access list]. Paintball.net.nz forum, 14 February 2008.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207182353/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2279 ''Results'']. Paintball.net.nz forum, 13 April 2009; results of the Christchurch Easter five-player tournament.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218043832/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2386&view=print ''2009 Super 7s Round 2 results'']. Paintball.net.nz forum, 4 August 2009.
# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s results]. Official series results and ranking points.

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[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]