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'''2005 Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball''' was a seven-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 4–5 June 2005 at the Kumeu Showgrounds in Auckland, [[New Zealand]]. The competition formed part of the [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]] (NZPPA) tournament programme and attracted teams from New Zealand and Australia.[1][2]

Contemporary records identify fourteen teams in the tournament's Cup and Plate classifications, including Australian entrants Sydney Shock and Sydney SWAT, alongside New Zealand teams such as [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]], XXX, [[Menace]], Flashpoint and [[Wellington Hybrid|Hybrid]] players competing with other squads.[3][4]

The competition was also advertised under the name '''QBW Superball'''.[5]

== Organisation ==

The tournament was held over Queen's Birthday weekend, with competition scheduled for Saturday, 4 June, and Sunday, 5 June 2005.[1]

The Kumeu Showgrounds was the venue, having hosted earlier Auckland paintball competitions.

The event was advertised as the second NZPPA tournament of the 2005 season.[1]

The published arrangements included:

{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Details
|-
| Dates
| 4–5 June 2005
|-
| Venue
| Kumeu Showgrounds, Auckland
|-
| Format
| Seven-player
|-
| Paint allowance
| Unlimited
|-
| Paint policy
| Field paint only
|-
| Paint supplied
| PMI Premium
|-
| Paint price
| NZ$85 per case
|-
| Team entry
| NZ$500
|}

The organisers advertised a captain's meeting on the morning of 4 June, with the field available for inspection on the preceding afternoon.[1]

Contemporary participant reports credited Red Alert Paintball and HSR with running the event and providing refereeing support.[6]

== Participating teams ==

Pre-event announcements identified prospective participants from Auckland, Wellington, the South Island and Australia.

The published results subsequently recorded fourteen entries across the Cup and Plate classifications.[3]

The competitors included:

* Sydney Shock
* Sydney SWAT
* [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
* XXX
* Evil
* Menace Blue
* Synicool
* Black Ops Factory
* Flashpoint
* Pirates
* Relic
* Impact
* Carnage
* Bad Karma

Menace Blue's sixth-place identification was tentative in the contemporary results discussion.[3]

== Tournament results ==

=== Cup ===

A results discussion published on 6 June 2005 identified eight teams in the Cup classification.[3]

The initial report listed Sydney SWAT first and Sydney Shock second. A subsequent contribution on 7 June disputed that order, stating that Sydney Shock had finished first.

The available records therefore establish that both Australian teams occupied the top two positions, but do not conclusively establish their order.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Reported Cup results
! Position
! Team
! Notes
|-
| 1–2
| Sydney Shock / Sydney SWAT
| Order disputed in contemporary report
|-
| 3
| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
|
|-
| 4
| XXX
|
|-
| 5
| Evil
|
|-
| 6
| Menace Blue
| Tentatively identified
|-
| 7
| Synicool
|
|-
| 8
| Black Ops Factory
|
|}

A separate participant report corroborated Evil's fifth-place finish and noted that Saints had performed strongly in the preliminary games.[4]

=== Plate ===

The same results discussion recorded the following Plate classification:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Reported Plate results
! Overall position
! Team
|-
| 9
| Flashpoint
|-
| 10
| Pirates
|-
| 11
| Relic
|-
| 12
| Impact
|-
| 13
| Carnage
|-
| 14
| Bad Karma
|}

The complete match-by-match scores and original official results sheet have not been recovered.

== Tournament conditions ==

Contemporary accounts described wet weather and muddy playing conditions at the Kumeu Showgrounds.[4][6]

The tournament used an inflatable-bunker field, with participants subsequently discussing its layout, dimensions and the amount of cover available.

Reports also documented the use of a compressed-air system providing fills up to approximately 4,500 psi.[4]

The event prompted discussion about refereeing numbers, safety arrangements and the organisation of finals.

These accounts represent observations from participants rather than a formal tournament report.

== Historical records ==

The tournament is documented through contemporary discussions from the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]].

An information pack titled ''QBW Superball'' was advertised in May 2005, although the original PDF has not yet been recovered.[5]

Separate archived discussions preserve the advertised arrangements, reported final classifications and accounts of the competition.

The first two Cup placings remain disputed in the surviving results discussion. An official results sheet would be required to resolve the discrepancy.

== See also ==

* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]]
* [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016194901/http://p069.ezboard.com/Auckland-QB/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=61.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – Auckland QB]. Discussion dated April–May 2005 containing the tournament dates, format, venue, entry fees and paint arrangements.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223556/http://p069.ezboard.com/NZPPA-Series-Events-2005/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=50.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – NZPPA Series Events 2005]. Contemporary discussion of the 2005 tournament programme.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223441/http://p069.ezboard.com/Any-QB-Results/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=65.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – Any QB Results]. Discussion dated 6–7 June 2005 containing the reported Cup and Plate results and subsequent correction concerning the winning team.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071018030331/http://p069.ezboard.com/My-take-on-QB/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=64.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – My Take on QB]. Contemporary participant report discussing the Kumeu tournament, playing conditions, refereeing and team performances.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223606/http://p069.ezboard.com/QBW-Info-Pack/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=63.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – QBW Info Pack]. Announcement dated 11 May 2005 identifying the 2005 Superball information pack.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071017172630/http://p069.ezboard.com/Auckland-7s/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=67.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – Auckland 7s]. Post-event discussions beginning 7 June 2005.

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Admin: Rewrite concisely from contemporary sources; retain disputed Cup placings, correct Cynical’s name, add documented guest participation and retain the standard New Zealand tournament category.

Admin: Created article on the 2005 Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball, documenting the seven-player tournament at Kumeu Showgrounds, entry fees, participating teams, Cup and Plate results, and the unresolved discrepancy concerning the winning Australian team.