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	The tournament announcement identified Matt ~~Story~~ as an organiser and contact.[1]		The tournament announcement identified [[Matt Storey]] as an organiser and contact.[1]

	The event advertised the Northland Open trophy for first place, the Raven Cup for second place, medals for third place, and individual awards.		The event advertised the Northland Open trophy for first place, the Raven Cup for second place, medals for third place, and individual awards.

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'''2007 Northland Open''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on '''4 February 2007''' at [[A Paintball Adventure]], 80B Hunua Road, Papakura, Auckland, [[New Zealand]]. The event was an edition of the established [[Northland Open]] tournament, although it took place outside the Northland region.[1][2]

Eight teams competed across Professional and Amateur divisions. '''Menace''' won the Professional division, while '''Sinista''' won the Amateur division.[2]

== Organisation ==

The tournament was announced on the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]] on 7 January 2007.[1]

The organisers advertised a five-player competition using a round-robin format followed by finals.

The published arrangements included:

{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Details
|-
| Date
| 4 February 2007
|-
| Venue
| [[A Paintball Adventure]], Papakura
|-
| Format
| Five-player
|-
| Competition structure
| Round robin followed by finals
|-
| Team entry
| NZ$50 per player
|-
| Paint price
| NZ$85 per case
|-
| Captains' meeting
| 8:30 am
|-
| Scheduled start
| 9:00 am
|}

The tournament announcement identified Matt Story as an organiser and contact.[1]

The event advertised the Northland Open trophy for first place, the Raven Cup for second place, medals for third place, and individual awards.

== Tournament results ==

The final divisional placings were published on 5 February 2007, the day after the tournament.[2]

=== Professional division ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 2007 Northland Open – Professional division
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| [[Menace]]
|-
| 2
| XXX
|-
| 3
| Legion
|-
| 4
| Foundation
|}

'''Menace''' finished first, followed by XXX, Legion and Foundation.[2]

=== Amateur division ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 2007 Northland Open – Amateur division
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| Sinista
|-
| 2
| Nemisis
|-
| 3
| Pirates
|-
| 4
| Punx
|}

'''Sinista''' won the Amateur division.

The original results report listed the second-place team as ''Nemisis / Cut-throats''. Earlier tournament announcements document the adoption of the name Nemisis by players previously associated with Cut-throats.[1][2]

== Participation ==

The results report recorded eight competing teams.[2]

The relatively small field was noted in contemporary discussion, with another tournament, the [[Hawke's Bay Triples]], taking place over the same weekend.

However, the surviving accounts do not establish whether the scheduling conflict directly affected participation.

== Historical records ==

The principal surviving sources are the original tournament announcement and the results published on the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]].

The announcement preserves the event's date, venue, competition format, entry fees and intended prizes.[1]

The results report establishes the final placings in both divisions.[2]

Individual match scores and complete player rosters have not been recovered.

This edition is notable within the documented history of the [[Northland Open]] because it took place at an indoor facility in Papakura rather than at a venue in Northland.

== See also ==

* [[Northland Open]]
* [[A Paintball Adventure]]
* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
* [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011113500/http://p069.ezboard.com/2007-Northland-Open/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=362.topic 2007 Northland Open]. ''NZ Paintball Message Boards'', 7–31 January 2007. Original tournament announcement, venue details, entry information and team discussion.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011205929/http://p069.ezboard.com/Northland-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=364.topic Northland Scores]. ''NZ Paintball Message Boards'', 5–8 February 2007. Contemporary results report containing the complete Professional and Amateur division placings.

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011113500/http://p069.ezboard.com/2007-Northland-Open/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=362.topic Original 2007 tournament announcement]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011205929/http://p069.ezboard.com/Northland-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=364.topic Original 2007 tournament results]

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[[Category:2007 in paintball]]

2007 Northland Open - Revision history

Admin: Rewrite concisely with verified divisional results and individual awards; clarify the Cut-throats/Nemisis name change, remove repetitive commentary and retain the correct New Zealand tournament category.

Admin: /* Organisation */

Admin: Created article on the 2007 Northland Open, documenting its relocation to A Paintball Adventure in Papakura, five-player format, eight competing teams and complete Professional and Amateur division results from contemporary ezboard records.