Admin: Add Ballistics Unit's victory, Expendables' third place and their semi-final meeting from TNTV's contemporary April 2023 report; preserve established dates, Feilding venue, format and team-name clarification.

2026-11-01T15:33:34Z

Add Ballistics Unit's victory, Expendables' third place and their semi-final meeting from TNTV's contemporary April 2023 report; preserve established dates, Feilding venue, format and team-name clarification.

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			The '''2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 8–9 April 2023 at [[Arena Paintball]] in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the opening round of the [[2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series]].[1][2][3]

	~~The '''2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race''' was a five-player~~ [[~~paintball~~]] tournament ~~held over the Easter weekend of 8–9 April 2023 at~~ [[~~Arena Paintball]] in Feilding,~~ New Zealand~~. It was the opening round of the [[2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series~~]].[~~1][2~~]		[[Ballistics Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)\|Ballistics Unit]] won the tournament, while [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)\|Expendables]] finished third.[4]

	== Tournament format ==		== Tournament format ==

	The organiser's 2023 calendar advertised a five-player race format with a four-point mercy rule, a firing-rate limit of 10.5 balls per second and a hopper-and-four-pod ammunition limit.[1]		The organiser's 2023 calendar advertised a five-player race format with a four-point mercy rule, a firing-rate limit of 10.5 balls per second and a hopper-and-four-pod ammunition limit.[1]

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	== Teams ==		== Teams ==
			The published master schedule identified the following seven team entries and a bye.[2] TNTV's subsequent report also recorded seven competing teams.[4]
	The published master schedule identified the following seven team entries and a bye.[2]

	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
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	=== Team-name clarification ===		=== Team-name clarification ===
			The published draw used the name ''PB Corp''. In comments on the organiser's announcement, a participant identifying himself with that entry requested that the name be changed to ''Carcharodons''. Another commenter disputed the PB Corp name. The discussion concerns the name of one entry rather than establishing two separate teams.[2]
	The published draw used the name ''PB Corp''. In comments on the organiser's ~~7 April~~ announcement, a participant identifying himself with that entry requested that the name be changed to ''Carcharodons''. Another commenter disputed the PB Corp name.~~[2]~~

	The ~~available~~ discussion ~~indicates that~~ the ~~published~~ entry ~~name was contested. It does not establish~~ two separate ~~participating~~ teams.

	~~== Event ==~~

	[~~[Crisis Paintball Northland]~~] ~~announced its intention to compete in the Easter tournament, identifying Arena Paintball in Feilding as the venue.[3]~~

	~~The surviving tournament documentation includes the organiser's master schedule and contemporary team announcements.~~

	== Results ==		== Results ==
			TNTV reported that Ballistics Unit and Expendables met in a semi-final. Ballistics Unit went on to win the tournament, while Expendables finished third.[4]

	~~Complete final tournament placings, including any Cup and Plate results, have not been established from the available records.~~		{\| class="wikitable"
			! Reported position !! Team
			\|-
			\| 1 \|\| [[Ballistics Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)\|Ballistics Unit]]
			\|-
			\| 3 \|\| [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)\|Expendables]]
			\|}

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

	* [[2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series]]		* [[2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series]]
	* [[2023 Arena Paintball King's Birthday Race]]		* [[2023 Arena Paintball King's Birthday Race]]
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	== References ==		== References ==
			# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=515284927291133&type=3 Arena Paintball — 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, December 2022].
	# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=515284927291133&type=3 Arena Paintball – 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, December 2022].		# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/594272616059030/ Arena Paintball — Easter tournament master schedule and team-name discussion, Facebook, 7 April 2023].
	# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/594272616059030/ Arena Paintball – Easter tournament master schedule and team-name discussion, Facebook, 7 April 2023].		# [https://www.facebook.com/CrisisPaintballNorthland/posts/666201635305115/ Crisis Paintball Northland — Easter 2023 tournament participation announcement, Facebook]. Identifies Arena Paintball in Feilding as the venue.
	# [https://www.facebook.com/CrisisPaintballNorthland/posts/666201635305115/ Crisis Paintball Northland – Easter 2023 tournament participation announcement, Facebook].		# [https://www.tntvnews.pf/sports/paint-ball-les-tahitiens-brillent-en-nouvelle-zelande/ Paint-Ball : Les Tahitiens brillent en Nouvelle-Zélande], ''TNTV News'', 20 April 2023. Reports Ballistics Unit's victory, Expendables' third place and their semi-final meeting.

	[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]		[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
			[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
	[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]		[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]

Admin: Created individual article for the 2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race, documenting the tournament format, seven published team entries, original schedule and disputed PB Corp/Carcharodons entry name.

2026-10-31T19:28:59Z

Created individual article for the 2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race, documenting the tournament format, seven published team entries, original schedule and disputed PB Corp/Carcharodons entry name.

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The '''2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held over the Easter weekend of 8–9 April 2023 at [[Arena Paintball]] in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the opening round of the [[2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series]].[1][2]

== Tournament format ==

The organiser's 2023 calendar advertised a five-player race format with a four-point mercy rule, a firing-rate limit of 10.5 balls per second and a hopper-and-four-pod ammunition limit.[1]

Arena Paintball published the event's master schedule on 7 April 2023, announcing a 9 a.m. start for the opening games.[2]

== Teams ==

The published master schedule identified the following seven team entries and a bye.[2]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Team
|-
| [[Ballistics Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Ballistics Unit]]
|-
| [[Crisis Paintball Northland]]
|-
| Defiance
|-
| [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]
|-
| Fatality
|-
| PB Corp
|-
| Rebels
|}

=== Team-name clarification ===

The published draw used the name ''PB Corp''. In comments on the organiser's 7 April announcement, a participant identifying himself with that entry requested that the name be changed to ''Carcharodons''. Another commenter disputed the PB Corp name.[2]

The available discussion indicates that the published entry name was contested. It does not establish two separate participating teams.

== Event ==

[[Crisis Paintball Northland]] announced its intention to compete in the Easter tournament, identifying Arena Paintball in Feilding as the venue.[3]

The surviving tournament documentation includes the organiser's master schedule and contemporary team announcements.

== Results ==

Complete final tournament placings, including any Cup and Plate results, have not been established from the available records.

== See also ==

* [[2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series]]
* [[2023 Arena Paintball King's Birthday Race]]
* [[2023 Arena Paintball Labour Day Tournament]]
* [[Arena Paintball]]

== References ==

# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=515284927291133&type=3 Arena Paintball – 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, December 2022].
# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/594272616059030/ Arena Paintball – Easter tournament master schedule and team-name discussion, Facebook, 7 April 2023].
# [https://www.facebook.com/CrisisPaintballNorthland/posts/666201635305115/ Crisis Paintball Northland – Easter 2023 tournament participation announcement, Facebook].

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]

2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race - Revision history

Admin: Add Ballistics Unit's victory, Expendables' third place and their semi-final meeting from TNTV's contemporary April 2023 report; preserve established dates, Feilding venue, format and team-name clarification.

Admin: Created individual article for the 2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race, documenting the tournament format, seven published team entries, original schedule and disputed PB Corp/Carcharodons entry name.