Editing Solidaire (New Zealand Paintball Team)

'''Solidaire''' was a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team based at Urban Combat in Pakuranga, Auckland. Contemporary results record the team competing between 1999 and 2002. Solidaire placed third in the Second Division of the [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]] and second at the [[2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open]].[3][4]

The spellings '''Solidare''' and '''Soldiaire''', used alongside Solidaire in the report of the Auckland indoor tournament, refer to the same team.[4]

== History ==

=== 1999 ===

Solidaire finished sixth at the [[1999 Northland Open]] on 28 February, scoring 323 points.[1] The team was subsequently placed eighth in the retrospectively compiled 1999 [[Valhalla National Rankings]], with a ranking score of 65.[2]

=== 2000 ===

At the [[2000 Northland Open]] on 27 February, Solidaire finished eighth of eight teams with 110 points.[5] The team was also among the ten entries documented at the South Pacific Championships at Thunderball Adventure Games in Wellington on 22–23 April; the available report does not establish Solidaire's exact placing.[6]

Solidaire competed in the Second Division of the [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]] at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 21–22 October. It scored 497 points in the preliminary stage and advanced to the divisional final, where it finished third behind [[Tag n' Release (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Tag n' Release]] and [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]], and ahead of [[Fusion (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Fusion]].[3]

On 1 December, Solidaire competed at the [[2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open]] at Urban Combat in Pakuranga. It finished second with 120 points, five points behind [[Kamo Karzi (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Kamo Karzi]], after the two teams met in the final game.[4]

The 2000 Valhalla National Rankings placed Solidaire equal 16th with a ranking score of 62.5.[2]

=== 2001–2002 ===

Solidaire finished ninth at the [[2001 Northland Open]] on 25 February, scoring 220 points.[7] At the 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, the team recorded 640 preliminary points but did not advance to either divisional final.[8] The October 2001 Valhalla seven-player table placed Solidaire 16th with 70.1 ranking points, derived from its recorded Northland Open and Nationals results.[2]

At the [[2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]], Solidaire advanced to the Plate competition and finished tenth in the Plate standings with four points.[9] On 26 October, the team competed in the [[2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament]] at Actions Paintball in Swanson, finishing seventh of seven teams with 100 points.[10]

== Selected tournament results ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Tournament
! Published entry
! Recorded result
|-
| 28 February 1999
| [[1999 Northland Open]]
| Solidaire
| 6th; 323 points
|-
| 27 February 2000
| [[2000 Northland Open]]
| Solidaire
| 8th; 110 points
|-
| 21–22 October 2000
| [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Solidaire
| 3rd, Second Division; 497 preliminary points
|-
| 1 December 2000
| [[2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open]]
| Solidaire
| 2nd; 120 points
|-
| 25 February 2001
| [[2001 Northland Open]]
| Solidaire
| 9th; 220 points
|-
| Labour Weekend 2001
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Solidaire
| 640 preliminary points; did not advance to a divisional final
|-
| 1–2 June 2002
| [[2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
| Solidaire
| 10th, Plate; 4 points
|-
| 26 October 2002
| [[2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament]]
| Solidaire
| 7th; 100 points
|}

== See also ==

* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20010114135800/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north99.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1999 Northland Paintball Open'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''1999 Valhalla National Rankings'']; [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm ''2000 Valhalla National Rankings'']; [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm ''2001 Valhalla National Rankings''.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133336/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats00.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021206045031/http://www.paintball.co.nz/indoor00.htm Kerry Munro, ''Indoor 3man Open Competition – Auckland'', Paintball.co.nz, 1 December 2000.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20010114131600/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2000.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2000 Northland Paintball Open'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Phoenix Paintball Team, contemporary report on the 2000 South Pacific Championships, 27 April 2000.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011217012758/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2001.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2001 Northland Paintball Open'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192513/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats01.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613131436/http://www.paintball.co.nz/volcanic2.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2002 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218183900/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2002/auckland5man.htm Rob Maddox, ''Labour Weekend Auckland 5-man 2002'', Paintball.co.nz, 26 October 2002.]

== External links ==

* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Solidaire in the 2001 Valhalla National Rankings]

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