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Created article on the opening round of the 2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series at El Rancho, Waikanae. Documented the official dates, venue, thirteen participating teams, complete Cup and Plate standings and X-Fighter$'s victory using archived NZPPL records.

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'''2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 9–10 March 2013 at El Rancho Holiday Park in Waikanae, on New Zealand's Kāpiti Coast. It was the opening round of the 2013 [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) Super 5 Man Series.[1]

Thirteen teams competed across Cup and Plate classifications. '''X-Fighter$''' won the Cup competition, followed by '''Tiger Blood''' and '''[[Wellington Vendetta]]'''. '''Low Gear''' won the Plate competition.[2]

== Organisation ==

The tournament was advertised by the NZPPL as its first Super 5 Man event of 2013.

The original event announcement identified the following arrangements:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Details
|-
| Dates
| 9–10 March 2013
|-
| Venue
| El Rancho Holiday Park
|-
| Address
| 25 Kauri Road, Waikanae
|-
| Region
| Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand
|-
| Organiser
| [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
|-
| Format
| Five-player tournament paintball
|-
| Classifications
| Cup and Plate
|}

The advertised programme included field inspection and team registration on Friday, 8 March, followed by competition on Saturday and Sunday.

The NZPPL scheduled play to begin at 8:00 am on both tournament days.[1]

== Tournament results ==

The official 2013 NZPPL rankings archive preserves the complete Cup and Plate standings for Event 1.[2]

=== Cup ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1 – Cup
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| X-Fighter$
|-
| 2
| Tiger Blood
|-
| 3
| [[Wellington Vendetta]]
|-
| 4
| Skullz
|-
| 5
| Arachnidz
|-
| 6
| TPC
|}

'''X-Fighter$''' won the opening round, ahead of Tiger Blood and Wellington Vendetta.

The NZPPL's combined 2013 series table subsequently identified the winning team as '''X-Fighter$ Fracture''' and listed TPC as '''TPC Blast'''.[2]

=== Plate ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1 – Plate
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| Low Gear
|-
| 2
| Shattered
|-
| 3
| AoA
|-
| 4
| Tempest
|-
| 5
| KC Damage
|-
| 6
| CZ Factory
|-
| 7
| Predators
|}

'''Low Gear''' won the Plate, followed by Shattered and AoA.

The official results identify thirteen competing teams across the two classifications.[2]

== Championship context ==

Event 1 formed part of the NZPPL's 2013 Super 5 Man Series.

The league subsequently held Event 2 on the Kāpiti Coast, with its official rankings recording a second consecutive victory for X-Fighter$ Fracture.[2]

The NZPPL standings published later in 2013 preserve the individual results for the first two events and a combined ranking table.

The March results represent the opening round of the season rather than the final championship classification.

== Historical records ==

The original NZPPL website has been preserved by the Internet Archive.

Its Event 1 announcement confirms the tournament's dates, venue and scheduled programme.[1]

The league's archived rankings page preserves the final Cup and Plate placings, including all thirteen participating teams.[2]

Complete match-by-match scores and individual player rosters have not been recovered.

== See also ==

* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[Wellington Vendetta]]
* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028113418/http://nzppl.com/2013-event1.html NZPPL – Super 5 Man Event 1, 2013]. Official tournament announcement identifying the dates, venue and programme. Archived 28 October 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111900/http://nzppl.com/ranks-2013.html NZPPL – 2013 Series Rankings]. Official NZPPL results and championship standings, including the complete Cup and Plate classifications for Events 1 and 2. Archived 28 October 2013.

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028113418/http://nzppl.com/2013-event1.html Official archived Event 1 information]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111900/http://nzppl.com/ranks-2013.html Official NZPPL 2013 tournament results]

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:2013 in paintball]]

2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1 - Revision history

Admin: Rewrite concisely using official sources; preserve all thirteen Cup and Plate placings, link existing team articles, clarify abbreviated team names and retain the correct tournament category.

Admin: Created article on the opening round of the 2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series at El Rancho, Waikanae. Documented the official dates, venue, thirteen participating teams, complete Cup and Plate standings and X-Fighter$'s victory using archived NZPPL records.