Admin: Correct December standings using the contemporary scoreboard: Wipeout ranked first at the event; BOP Rage and Wipeout shared the cumulative series lead. Add event and series points, explain Camo Guys’ absence, and attribute Mark Snapes’ airball contribution to the organiser’s recollection.

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Correct December standings using the contemporary scoreboard: Wipeout ranked first at the event; BOP Rage and Wipeout shared the cumulative series lead. Add event and series points, explain Camo Guys’ absence, and attribute Mark Snapes’ airball contribution to the organiser’s recollection.

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-The '''2011 SAPC Five-Man Series December Tournament''' was a five-player paintball competition held on 11 December 2011 at [[Lock N Load Paintball]] on Nixon Road near Auckland Airport, New Zealand. Organised by [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] as part of the [[2011–2012 SAPC Five-Man Series]], it attracted eight teams. BOP and [[Wipeout (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Wipeout]] finished joint first.[1][2][3]
+The '''2011 SAPC Five-Man Series December Tournament''' was a five-player paintball competition held on 11 December 2011 at [[Lock N Load Paintball]] on Nixon Road near Auckland Airport, New Zealand. Organised by [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] as part of the [[2011–2012 SAPC Five-Man Series]], it attracted eight teams. [[Wipeout (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Wipeout]] topped the recorded December standings, while Wipeout and BOP Rage finished level on cumulative series points.[1][2][4]
 == Organisation and format ==
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 Entry was advertised at NZ$20 per player, with field paint supplied by Killa Paint New Zealand and compressed-air fills included. The announcement specified NZPPL rules and rotating refereeing duties among participating teams.[1]
-Seven teams had been confirmed by 8 December. The organiser's report on 11 December recorded eight teams attending.[2]
+According to organiser Michael Earley's retrospective account, Mark Snapes supplied the inflatable bunkers for the December event. The contemporary organiser's report also thanked Mark for providing the field.[2][5]
-== Results ==
+Seven teams had been confirmed by 8 December. The report published on 11 December recorded eight teams attending.[2]
-The organiser reported the following joint winners.[2]
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Team
 |-
-| Joint first
+| BOP Rage
-| BOP
+| 100
 |-
 | [[Wipeout (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Wipeout]]
 |}
-George Hewlitt was named player of the day.[2]
+Dashes indicate blank entries on the scoreboard. A comment accompanying the photograph explains that Camo Guys did not attend December; their row retained points from the previous event.[4]
 == Photographs ==
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 # [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050515/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997&start=40 “SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012” — December attendance and results], NZ P8NT forum, 8 and 11 December 2011. Archived on 6 February 2013.
 # [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.310310925657652.78314.220795864609159&type=3 Lock N Load Adventures, “December 11, 2011 SAPC 5's”], Facebook photographic album.
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Admin: Create December 2011 SAPC Five-Man Series event article with verified date, venue, eight-team attendance, joint winners BOP and Wipeout, and George Hewlitt’s player-of-the-day award. Add contemporary forum and photographic sources.

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Create December 2011 SAPC Five-Man Series event article with verified date, venue, eight-team attendance, joint winners BOP and Wipeout, and George Hewlitt’s player-of-the-day award. Add contemporary forum and photographic sources.

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The '''2011 SAPC Five-Man Series December Tournament''' was a five-player paintball competition held on 11 December 2011 at [[Lock N Load Paintball]] on Nixon Road near Auckland Airport, New Zealand. Organised by [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] as part of the [[2011–2012 SAPC Five-Man Series]], it attracted eight teams. BOP and [[Wipeout (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Wipeout]] finished joint first.[1][2][3]

== Organisation and format ==
The series was intended as a monthly social speedball competition for established teams and players entering tournament paintball. Its advertised format was five-player hopperball, limiting each player's paint supply to their loader.[1]

Entry was advertised at NZ$20 per player, with field paint supplied by Killa Paint New Zealand and compressed-air fills included. The announcement specified NZPPL rules and rotating refereeing duties among participating teams.[1]

Seven teams had been confirmed by 8 December. The organiser's report on 11 December recorded eight teams attending.[2]

== Results ==
The organiser reported the following joint winners.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
| Joint first
| BOP
|-
| Joint first
| [[Wipeout (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Wipeout]]
|}

George Hewlitt was named player of the day.[2]

== Photographs ==
Lock N Load published a photographic album titled ''December 11, 2011 SAPC 5's'', linked from the organiser's contemporary report.[2][3]

== See also ==
* [[2011–2012 SAPC Five-Man Series]]
* [[2011 SAPC Five-Man Series November Tournament]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050453/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997 “SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012” — announcement], NZ P8NT forum, 9 October 2011. Archived on 6 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050515/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997&start=40 “SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012” — December attendance and results], NZ P8NT forum, 8 and 11 December 2011. Archived on 6 February 2013.
# [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.310310925657652.78314.220795864609159&type=3 Lock N Load Adventures, “December 11, 2011 SAPC 5's”], Facebook photographic album.

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Admin: Create December 2011 SAPC Five-Man Series event article with verified date, venue, eight-team attendance, joint winners BOP and Wipeout, and George Hewlitt’s player-of-the-day award. Add contemporary forum and photographic sources.