Comic Relief (New Zealand Paintball Team) - Revision history

Admin: Reviewed the existing Comic Relief article against the recovered contemporary sources. Removed links to nonexistent Hawke's Bay Triples pages while retaining the verified 2001–2002 results, Tim Simpson's documented contact role, the Comic short form and the carefully qualified relationship with Wellington Phoenix.

2026-10-27T10:42:08Z

Reviewed the existing Comic Relief article against the recovered contemporary sources. Removed links to nonexistent Hawke's Bay Triples pages while retaining the verified 2001–2002 results, Tim Simpson's documented contact role, the Comic short form and the carefully qualified relationship with Wellington Phoenix.

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	~~{{Short description\|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}~~

	'''Comic Relief''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team based in Wellington, with documented tournament activity from 2001 to 2002. Contemporary forum discussion also shortened the name to '''Comic'''.[1][2]		'''Comic Relief''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team based in Wellington, with documented tournament activity from 2001 to 2002. Contemporary forum discussion also shortened the name to '''Comic'''.[1][2]

	The team competed in the 2001 and 2002 [[Wellington Cup]] tournaments and the [[2002 Hawke's Bay Triples]].[1][3][4]		The team competed in the 2001 and 2002 [[Wellington Cup]] tournaments and the 2002 Hawke's Bay Triples.[1][3][4]

	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== 2001 Wellington Cup ===		=== 2001 Wellington Cup ===

	Comic Relief's first recovered tournament record is the 2001 Wellington Cup, held at Thunderball Adventure Games in Wellington during August. The five-player centre-flag event attracted ten North Island teams.[1][2]		Comic Relief's first recovered tournament record is the [[2001 Wellington Cup]], held at Thunderball Adventure Games in Wellington during August. The five-player centre-flag event attracted ten North Island teams.[1][2]

	Comic Relief finished ninth with 152 points. Contemporary forum replies referred to the entry as both Comic and Comic Relief and described it positively as a newcomer team.[1][2]		Comic Relief finished ninth with 152 points. Contemporary forum replies referred to the entry as both Comic and Comic Relief and described it positively as a newcomer team.[1][2]
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	The team recorded −34 preliminary points and did not advance to the final. The report does not explain the negative total. Comic Relief received the tournament's “Most Stand-Out Team” award.[3]		The team recorded −34 preliminary points and did not advance to the final. The report does not explain the negative total. Comic Relief received the tournament's “Most Stand-Out Team” award.[3]

	Later in 2002, Comic Relief returned to the Wellington Cup at Thunderball Adventure Games. Six teams competed after a scheduled seventh entry did not attend. Comic Relief finished sixth with 104 points.[4]		Later in 2002, Comic Relief returned to the [[2002 Wellington Cup]] at Thunderball Adventure Games. Six teams competed after a scheduled seventh entry did not attend. Comic Relief finished sixth with 104 points.[4]

	=== Relationship with Wellington Phoenix ===		=== Relationship with Wellington Phoenix ===
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	A former participant recalls that Comic Relief later became connected with [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)\|Wellington Phoenix]]. The available contemporary results show that Comic Relief and Phoenix were separate entries at the 2002 Wellington Cup, where Phoenix finished fifth and Comic Relief sixth.[4] The relationship should therefore not be presented as a simple change of name at that time.		A former participant recalls that Comic Relief later became connected with [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)\|Wellington Phoenix]]. The available contemporary results show that Comic Relief and Phoenix were separate entries at the 2002 Wellington Cup, where Phoenix finished fifth and Comic Relief sixth.[4] The relationship should therefore not be presented as a simple change of name at that time.

	The recollection may describe a later movement of Comic Relief players into the existing Phoenix organisation or a later organisational succession. No contemporary source establishing the date, transferred players or precise form of that transition has ~~yet~~ been recovered.		The recollection may describe a later movement of Comic Relief players into the existing Phoenix organisation or a later organisational succession. No contemporary source establishing the date, transferred players or precise form of that transition has been recovered.

	== Documented personnel ==		== Documented personnel ==
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	\| [[2001 Wellington Cup]]		\| [[2001 Wellington Cup]]
	\| Five-player		\| Five-player
	\| 9th of 10; 152 points.[1]		\| 9th of 10; 152 points[1]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2002		\| 2002
	\| ~~[[2002~~ Hawke's Bay Triples]]		\| Hawke's Bay Triples
	\| Three-player		\| Three-player
	\| 17th in the preliminary table; −34 points; Most Stand-Out Team award.[3]		\| 17th in the preliminary table; −34 points; Most Stand-Out Team award[3]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2002		\| 2002
	\| [[2002 Wellington Cup]]		\| [[2002 Wellington Cup]]
	\| Five-player		\| Five-player
	\| 6th of 6; 104 points.[4]		\| 6th of 6; 104 points[4]
	\|}		\|}

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	* [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)]]		* [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)]]
	* [[Wellington Cup]]		* [[Wellington Cup]]
	* [[~~Hawke's Bay Triples~~]]		* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

	== References ==		== References ==

	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070604/http://www.paintball.co.nz/wgtn2001.htm The 2001 Wellington Cup~~]. Martin Dannefaerd,~~ ''~~paintball~~.co.nz~~''. Contemporary results and tournament report~~.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070604/http://www.paintball.co.nz/wgtn2001.htm Martin Dannefaerd, ''The 2001 Wellington Cup'', Paintball.co.nz, 2001.]
	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115004837/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=3.topic Wellington Cup discussion]. NZ Paintball Message Forum, June–August 2001. ~~Contemporary discussion using Comic and Comic Relief.~~		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115004837/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=3.topic Wellington Cup discussion, NZ Paintball Message Forum, June–August 2001.]
	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021025162718/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hb3man2002.htm Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002~~]. Dazz Marshall,~~ ''~~paintball~~.co.nz'', February 2002. ~~Preliminary results and award.~~		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021025162718/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hb3man2002.htm Dazz Marshall, ''Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2002.]
	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218182846/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2002/wellingtoncup.htm Wellington Cup 2002~~]. Peter Hamilton,~~ ''~~paintball~~.co.nz'', August 2002. ~~Contemporary results.~~		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218182846/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2002/wellingtoncup.htm Peter Hamilton, ''Wellington Cup 2002'', Paintball.co.nz, August 2002.]
	# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Valhalla National Rankings~~, October 2001].~~ ''Mercenaries Star''.		# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm ''Valhalla National Rankings'', Mercenaries Star, October 2001.]
	# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020102013147/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm2.showMessage?topicID=101.topic Team Captain Contact Details]. NZ Paintball Message Forum, November 2001. ~~Lists Tim Simpson as the Comic Relief contact.~~		# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020102013147/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm2.showMessage?topicID=101.topic ''Team Captain Contact Details'', NZ Paintball Message Forum, November 2001.]

	[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]		[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
	[[Category:Paintball in Wellington]]		[[Category:Paintball in Wellington]]
	[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]		[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]

Admin at 15:34, 26 October 2026

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	~~```mediawiki~~
	{{Short description\|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}		{{Short description\|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}

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	[[Category:Paintball in Wellington]]		[[Category:Paintball in Wellington]]
	[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]		[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]
	~~```~~

Admin: Created a new article for the Wellington team Comic Relief, incorporating Comic as a documented short form. Covered its 2001 and 2002 Wellington Cup results, 2001 Valhalla ranking, 2002 Hawke's Bay Triples result and Most Stand-Out Team award, and Tim Simpson's documented contact role. Recorded the participant recollection of a later transition into Wellington Phoenix while clarifying that Comic Relief and Phoenix were separate entries at the 2002 Wellington Cup, so the evidence does not support

2026-10-26T15:33:13Z

Created a new article for the Wellington team Comic Relief, incorporating Comic as a documented short form. Covered its 2001 and 2002 Wellington Cup results, 2001 Valhalla ranking, 2002 Hawke's Bay Triples result and Most Stand-Out Team award, and Tim Simpson's documented contact role. Recorded the participant recollection of a later transition into Wellington Phoenix while clarifying that Comic Relief and Phoenix were separate entries at the 2002 Wellington Cup, so the evidence does not support

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```mediawiki
{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}

'''Comic Relief''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team based in Wellington, with documented tournament activity from 2001 to 2002. Contemporary forum discussion also shortened the name to '''Comic'''.[1][2]

The team competed in the 2001 and 2002 [[Wellington Cup]] tournaments and the [[2002 Hawke's Bay Triples]].[1][3][4]

== History ==

=== 2001 Wellington Cup ===

Comic Relief's first recovered tournament record is the 2001 Wellington Cup, held at Thunderball Adventure Games in Wellington during August. The five-player centre-flag event attracted ten North Island teams.[1][2]

Comic Relief finished ninth with 152 points. Contemporary forum replies referred to the entry as both Comic and Comic Relief and described it positively as a newcomer team.[1][2]

The October 2001 [[Valhalla National Rankings]] placed Comic Relief fourteenth in the five-player standings with 21.7 ranking points, derived from its Wellington Cup result.[5]

A November 2001 team-contact discussion listed '''Tim Simpson''' as the contact for Comic Relief.[6] The source does not explicitly identify him as captain.

=== 2002 season ===

Comic Relief competed at the Hawke's Bay Triples at Stoney Creek Ranch, Hastings, on 2–3 February 2002. Seventeen teams played three-player centre-flag games, with each player limited to 100 paintballs per game.[3]

The team recorded −34 preliminary points and did not advance to the final. The report does not explain the negative total. Comic Relief received the tournament's “Most Stand-Out Team” award.[3]

Later in 2002, Comic Relief returned to the Wellington Cup at Thunderball Adventure Games. Six teams competed after a scheduled seventh entry did not attend. Comic Relief finished sixth with 104 points.[4]

=== Relationship with Wellington Phoenix ===

A former participant recalls that Comic Relief later became connected with [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Wellington Phoenix]]. The available contemporary results show that Comic Relief and Phoenix were separate entries at the 2002 Wellington Cup, where Phoenix finished fifth and Comic Relief sixth.[4] The relationship should therefore not be presented as a simple change of name at that time.

The recollection may describe a later movement of Comic Relief players into the existing Phoenix organisation or a later organisational succession. No contemporary source establishing the date, transferred players or precise form of that transition has yet been recovered.

== Documented personnel ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Person
! Documented association
|-
| Tim Simpson
| Listed as the Comic Relief contact in November 2001; the source does not establish that he was captain.[6]
|}

== Tournament results ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Tournament
! Format
! Result
|-
| 2001
| [[2001 Wellington Cup]]
| Five-player
| 9th of 10; 152 points.[1]
|-
| 2002
| [[2002 Hawke's Bay Triples]]
| Three-player
| 17th in the preliminary table; −34 points; Most Stand-Out Team award.[3]
|-
| 2002
| [[2002 Wellington Cup]]
| Five-player
| 6th of 6; 104 points.[4]
|}

== See also ==

* [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)]]
* [[Wellington Cup]]
* [[Hawke's Bay Triples]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070604/http://www.paintball.co.nz/wgtn2001.htm The 2001 Wellington Cup]. Martin Dannefaerd, ''paintball.co.nz''. Contemporary results and tournament report.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115004837/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=3.topic Wellington Cup discussion]. NZ Paintball Message Forum, June–August 2001. Contemporary discussion using Comic and Comic Relief.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021025162718/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hb3man2002.htm Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002]. Dazz Marshall, ''paintball.co.nz'', February 2002. Preliminary results and award.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218182846/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2002/wellingtoncup.htm Wellington Cup 2002]. Peter Hamilton, ''paintball.co.nz'', August 2002. Contemporary results.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Valhalla National Rankings, October 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020102013147/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm2.showMessage?topicID=101.topic Team Captain Contact Details]. NZ Paintball Message Forum, November 2001. Lists Tim Simpson as the Comic Relief contact.

[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball in Wellington]]
[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]
```