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'''David Hopkins''' is a New Zealand [[paintball]] tournament organiser associated with [[Arena Paintball]] in Feilding and the international competition programme of [[Expendables Feilding]]. His documented activities include fundraising for the team’s European campaign and organising New Zealand race-format tournaments.[1][2]

== Paintball activities ==
=== Expendables European campaign ===
In April 2017, David and Diane Hopkins established the ''Expendables Europe Trip'' fundraising campaign on behalf of Expendables Paintball Team.[1]

The campaign described Expendables as a Feilding-based team competing in Australia and the European [[Millennium Series]]. It sought assistance with airfares and accommodation for the remaining events of the 2017 season.[1]

=== Tournament organisation ===
A Ballistics Unit report published on 28 March 2020 thanked Hopkins and Paintball Factory following the first New Zealand Race Series event. The team reported finishing second behind Expendables.[3]

In an interview published by Air Tahiti Nui in October 2023, [[Ralph Tsing]] identified Hopkins as the organiser of the final New Zealand Race Series round at Arena Paintball.[2]

Tsing stated that Hopkins had invited him to assemble a Tahitian entry for the event. The resulting [[Phoenix Tahiti]] squad included players from French Polynesia, Australia and South Africa and finished third.[2]

== References ==
# [https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/expendables4europe Expendables Europe Trip]. Givealittle campaign organised by David and Diane Hopkins on behalf of Expendables Paintball Team, 17 April–10 September 2017.
# [https://pf.airtahitinui.com/actualites/ambassador/paintball-ralph-tsing-enchaine-les-bons-resultats Air Tahiti Nui — Paintball : Ralph Tsing enchaine les bons résultats, 31 October 2023].
# [https://www.facebook.com/BallisticsUnitNZL/posts/pfbid0LtTpYp9AUrb7kFFY3vXGmLgVF7mwMJFwVwTx3gqFcBvnywcY9LFYLJQZaXy2UjjXl Ballistics Unit — First NZRS event report, Facebook, 28 March 2020].

== See also ==
* [[Arena Paintball]]
* [[Expendables Feilding]]
* [[New Zealand Race Series]]

[[Category:Paintball people]]
[[Category:Paintball in New Zealand]]

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Admin: Create a concise biography documenting his support for Expendables’ 2017 European campaign and tournament organising activity in 2020 and 2023.