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The '''2026 PSFA Queensland State of Origin Challenge''' was a paintball event held at Southside Paintball in Cairns, Queensland, on 15 August 2026. Supported by the [[Paintball Sports Federation Australia]] (PSFA), it combined a six-team tournament with a separate State of Origin contest between Queensland and New South Wales. Chaos won the tournament, while Queensland won the interstate encounter.[1]

== Tournament ==

The tournament used a four-player M500 format, with each player allocated 500 paintballs per game and matches played as best-of-five contests. A late team withdrawal led to player reshuffling before the competition.[1]

The preliminary games and finals were completed on Saturday, running from approximately 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Refereeing was provided by Doc and Philip Worthing.[1]

=== Results ===

Chaos defeated Fury in the final, with Blood Eagles finishing third. The organiser published the following finishing order.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| [[Chaos (Australian Paintball Team)|Chaos]]
|-
| 2
| [[Fury (Australian Paintball Team)|Fury]]
|-
| 3
| [[Blood Eagles (Australian Paintball Team)|Blood Eagles]]
|-
| 4
| [[Blade (Australian Paintball Team)|Blade]]
|-
| 5
| [[Raw (Australian Paintball Team)|Raw]]
|-
| 6
| [[Rangers (Australian Paintball Team)|Rangers]]
|}

== State of Origin match ==

A separate Queensland–New South Wales encounter was played as a 15-minute, best-of-seven contest. The organiser reported that seven selected Queensland players and six selected New South Wales players took part.[1]

During the match, a New South Wales flag hang was overturned after the player hanging the flag was found to have been hit. Queensland subsequently won the deciding game.[1]

New South Wales had won the preceding State Challenge encounter at [[Action Paintball Games]] in Yarramundi by 4–0. Queensland's Cairns victory levelled the interstate series at one win each.[1][2]

== Event support ==

Southside Paintball hosted the event, Hot Shots Paintball supplied paintballs and Townsville Paintball supplied air. Qualitech Drafting & Design provided the State of Origin jerseys and funding for paintballs.[1]

== References ==

# [https://www.psfa.com.au/post/destination-paintball Paintball Sports Federation Australia — Destination Paintball: Cairns, PSFA Queensland State of Origin Challenge 2026]. Accessed 1 November 2026.
# [https://www.psfa.com.au/post/state-showdown-under-the-lights Paintball Sports Federation Australia — State Showdown Under the Lights]. Accessed 1 November 2026.

== External links ==

* [https://www.psfa.com.au/ Paintball Sports Federation Australia official website]

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Australia]]
[[Category:Paintball in Queensland]]
[[Category:2020s in Australian paintball]]
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Admin: Create article covering the 2026 PSFA Queensland State of Origin Challenge, including the six-team tournament results, M500 format and Queensland's separate interstate victory over New South Wales.