2010 Easter 5s - Revision history

Admin: Add links to Urban Paintball and the 2009 Christchurch Easter event, preserving the verified 2010 dates, organisation details and seven-team results.

2026-10-25T18:49:24Z

Add links to Urban Paintball and the 2009 Christchurch Easter event, preserving the verified 2010 dates, organisation details and seven-team results.

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	The '''2010 Easter 5s''', advertised as the '''Christchurch 5 Man Open''', was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 3–4 April 2010 at Urban Paintball, 451 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]		The '''2010 Easter 5s''', advertised as the '''Christchurch 5 Man Open''', was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 3–4 April 2010 at [[Urban Paintball]], 451 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]

	[[SCK Factory\|SCK]] won the tournament, followed by Clown Monkeys and [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)\|Flashpoint]]. Seven teams appeared in the contemporary results report.[2][3]		[[SCK Factory\|SCK]] won the tournament, followed by Clown Monkeys and [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)\|Flashpoint]]. Seven teams appeared in the contemporary results report.[2][3]
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

			* [[2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open]]
	* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]		* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

	== References ==		== References ==

	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034850/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2467&start=0 “Christchurch 5 man Open”]. NZ P8NT, announcement posted 6 December 2009 and updated before the tournament~~. Archived~~ 18 February 2013.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034850/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2467&start=0 “Christchurch 5 man Open”]. NZ P8NT, announcement posted 6 December 2009 and updated before the tournament; archived 18 February 2013.
	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034735/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2590&view=print “2010 Season Points and Event Results”]. NZ P8NT, posted by Vijil, 4 April 2010. Contemporary event placings accompanying a proposed ranking system~~. Archived~~ 18 February 2013.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034735/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2590&view=print “2010 Season Points and Event Results”]. NZ P8NT, posted by Vijil, 4 April 2010. Contemporary event placings accompanying a proposed ranking system; archived 18 February 2013.
	# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ “Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch”]. Flickr, stick. Album description records SCK's first-place finish.		# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ “Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch”]. Flickr, stick. Album description records SCK's first-place finish.

Admin: Correct event dates to 3–4 April 2010; add verified format, entry arrangements and seven-team results; remove the misattributed 2009 video; link existing teams and replace the incorrect tournament category.

2026-10-25T13:41:58Z

Correct event dates to 3–4 April 2010; add verified format, entry arrangements and seven-team results; remove the misattributed 2009 video; link existing teams and replace the incorrect tournament category.

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	The '''2010 Easter 5s''' was a five-player ~~tournament~~ [[paintball]] ~~event~~ held in Christchurch, New Zealand~~, over the Easter weekend of 2–5 April 2010. The competition was hosted by [[Urban Paintball]] and won by [[SCK]]~~.[1~~][2~~]		The '''2010 Easter 5s''', advertised as the '''Christchurch 5 Man Open''', was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 3–4 April 2010 at Urban Paintball, 451 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]

	~~== History ==~~		[[SCK Factory\|SCK]] won the tournament, followed by Clown Monkeys and [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)\|Flashpoint]]. Seven teams appeared in the contemporary results report.[2][3]

	~~The tournament was held in Christchurch during Easter 2010.~~		== Organisation ==

	~~A contemporary video titled ''Easter 5s [Slow-mo]~~ - New Zealand ~~Paintball'' identifies Urban Paintball as the host and SCK as the winning team~~.[1]		The tournament was advertised as a Division 1 unlimited-paint competition using New Zealand NPPL rules. Team entry cost NZ$500 if paid by 28 February 2010, increasing to NZ$600 from 1 March.[1]

	~~The event is also documented in~~ a ~~photographic album maintained by New Zealand player~~ [~~[Matt Wong~~]~~], known as Stick.~~		RPS Marballizer paint was offered at NZ$85 per case for prepaid lots of fifteen cases, or NZ$90 per case for prepaid lots of ten. Teams without a paint preorder were charged NZ$100 per case.[1]

	The ~~album~~, ~~titled ''~~Paintball ~~- Easter 2010 - Christchurch''~~, ~~contains 52 photographs~~ and ~~identifies Wong as playing~~ for ~~SCK, which finished first~~.[2]		The advertised prizes, supplied by SCK Paintball, were five Dye Rotor loaders for first place, five Dye i4 masks for second and five sets of Dye knee pads for third.[1]

	~~Individual photographs were uploaded on 7 April 2010 and credit a photographer identified as Simo.[3]~~		== Results ==

	~~== Results ==~~		The following placings were published on 4 April 2010 in a contemporary forum report. SCK's victory is also recorded in the photographic album ''Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch''.[2][3]

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Position		! Position !! Team
	! Team		\|-
			\| 1 \|\| [[SCK Factory\|SCK]]
			\|-
			\| 2 \|\| Clown Monkeys
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1		\| 3 \|\| [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)\|Flashpoint]]
	\| [[~~SCK~~]]		\|-
			\| 4 \|\| Mugshot
			\|-
			\| 5 \|\| TPC Blast
			\|-
			\| 6 \|\| Vanguard
			\|-
			\| 7 \|\| Contraband
	\|}		\|}

	~~A complete list of participating teams and final standings has not yet been recovered.~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]		* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
	* [[SCK]]
	* [[Urban Paintball]]
	* [[Paintball tournament]]

	== References ==		== References ==

	# [https://~~www~~.~~youtube~~.~~com~~/~~watch~~?v=~~AmZWstJFoww "Easter 5s [Slow-mo~~] ~~- New Zealand Paintball"~~, ~~YouTube. Video identifying Urban Paintball as host~~ and ~~SCK as~~ tournament ~~winners~~.]		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034850/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2467&start=0 “Christchurch 5 man Open”]. NZ P8NT, announcement posted 6 December 2009 and updated before the tournament. Archived 18 February 2013.
	# [https://~~www~~.~~flickr~~.~~com~~/~~photos~~/~~spinner~~/~~albums~~/~~72157623673744565~~/ ~~Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch", Flickr~~. ~~Collection of 52 photographs documenting SCK's first-place finish~~.]		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034735/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2590&view=print “2010 Season Points and Event Results”]. NZ P8NT, posted by Vijil, 4 April 2010. Contemporary event placings accompanying a proposed ranking system. Archived 18 February 2013.
	~~# [https:~~/~~/www~~.~~flickr~~.~~com/photos/spinner/4501384632/ Matt Wong (Stick)~~, ~~"DSC05919"~~, ~~Flickr. Photograph uploaded 7~~ April 2010 ~~and credited to Simo~~.]		# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ “Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch”]. Flickr, stick. Album description records SCK's first-place finish.

	~~== External links ==~~

	* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Easter 2010 ~~Christchurch photographic archive~~]
	* [https://www.~~youtube~~.~~com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww Easter 5s tournament video]~~

	[[Category:New Zealand ~~paintball tournaments~~]]		[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
	[[Category:~~2010 paintball tournaments~~]]		[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
	[[Category:~~Paintball tournaments~~]]		[[Category:2010s in New Zealand paintball]]

Admin: Created article on the 2010 Easter 5s tournament in Christchurch, hosted by Urban Paintball and won by SCK, using contemporary photographic and video evidence.

2026-10-23T13:38:17Z

Created article on the 2010 Easter 5s tournament in Christchurch, hosted by Urban Paintball and won by SCK, using contemporary photographic and video evidence.

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The '''2010 Easter 5s''' was a five-player tournament [[paintball]] event held in Christchurch, New Zealand, over the Easter weekend of 2–5 April 2010. The competition was hosted by [[Urban Paintball]] and won by [[SCK]].[1][2]

== History ==

The tournament was held in Christchurch during Easter 2010.

A contemporary video titled ''Easter 5s [Slow-mo] - New Zealand Paintball'' identifies Urban Paintball as the host and SCK as the winning team.[1]

The event is also documented in a photographic album maintained by New Zealand player [[Matt Wong]], known as Stick.

The album, titled ''Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch'', contains 52 photographs and identifies Wong as playing for SCK, which finished first.[2]

Individual photographs were uploaded on 7 April 2010 and credit a photographer identified as Simo.[3]

== Results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| [[SCK]]
|}

A complete list of participating teams and final standings has not yet been recovered.

== See also ==

* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[SCK]]
* [[Urban Paintball]]
* [[Paintball tournament]]

== References ==

# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww "Easter 5s [Slow-mo] - New Zealand Paintball", YouTube. Video identifying Urban Paintball as host and SCK as tournament winners.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch", Flickr. Collection of 52 photographs documenting SCK's first-place finish.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/4501384632/ Matt Wong (Stick), "DSC05919", Flickr. Photograph uploaded 7 April 2010 and credited to Simo.]

== External links ==

* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Easter 2010 Christchurch photographic archive]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww Easter 5s tournament video]

[[Category:New Zealand paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:2010 paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments]]