https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Jetts_%28Australia_Paintball_Team%29 2026-10-27T22:30:48Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.46.2 https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php?title=Jetts_(Australia_Paintball_Team)&diff=2406&oldid=prev 2026-10-26T14:39:39Z

<p>Created <a href="/index.php/Jetts_(Australia_Paintball_Team)" title="Jetts (Australia Paintball Team)">Jetts (Australia Paintball Team)</a> as an Australian team article. Documented the team&#039;s 2001 RotoVegas and New Zealand Nationals appearances, including Kyn Jackson and unnamed Black Dragon members as event-specific New Zealand additions, the corrected Nationals countback, and Jetts&#039; second-place New Zealand seven-player ranking. Added its 2006 Australian X-Ball League and Australian Super 7s results. Clarified that early New Zealand “Jets” spellings refer to Jetts where context support</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Jetts&#039;&#039;&#039; was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team that competed in Australian events and made documented appearances in New Zealand. The team was considered Australian despite using New Zealand players as event-specific additions during its New Zealand appearances.[1]<br /> <br /> Jetts competed in New Zealand&#039;s 2001 seven-player season, finishing third in the First Division at the [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]. In Australia, it placed fourth in the Pro division at the opening round of the 2006 [[Australian X-Ball League]] and second in the Semi-Pro division at the final round of the 2006 [[Australian Super 7s]].[1][2][3]<br /> <br /> The spelling &#039;&#039;&#039;Jetts&#039;&#039;&#039; is used for the Australian team. Early-2000s New Zealand references printed as &#039;&#039;&#039;Jets&#039;&#039;&#039; are treated as misspellings where the context identifies this team. European teams using Jets are separate subjects.<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> === 2001 New Zealand appearances ===<br /> <br /> Jetts competed at RotoVegas in Rotorua during the 2001 New Zealand seven-player season. The October [[Valhalla National Rankings]] credited the team with 82.4 points from the preliminary round and 96.7 from the First Division final. The final-round figure was the highest recorded for the four First Division finalists.[4]<br /> <br /> The team also entered the 2001 [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]] at Actions Paintball in Auckland. The tournament report identifies Jetts as Australian and records New Zealand organiser [[Kyn Jackson]] playing for the team.[1]<br /> <br /> The collapse of Ansett disrupted travel for some of Jetts&#039; Australian players. Unnamed members of the New Zealand team Black Dragon consequently joined Jetts for the event. This was an event-specific guest-player arrangement and did not make Jetts a New Zealand team or establish a merger with Black Dragon.[1]<br /> <br /> Jetts initially received the second-place trophy after the First Division final. A subsequent countback established that Katipo was five points, equivalent to one elimination, ahead. The trophies were exchanged, leaving Jetts third with 160 final-round points, behind Saints on 225 and Katipo on 165.[1]<br /> <br /> The October 2001 Valhalla table ranked Jetts second in New Zealand seven-player competition with 313 cumulative ranking points, behind Saints Gold and ahead of Katipo. This was a ranking based on the team&#039;s New Zealand event results, not evidence that Jetts was a New Zealand organisation.[4]<br /> <br /> === Australian competition in 2006 ===<br /> <br /> Jetts competed in the Pro division at the first round of the 2006 Australian X-Ball League. The published final order placed X-Fighters Red first, X-Fighters Black second, Blade third and Jetts fourth.[2]<br /> <br /> At the final round of the inaugural modern Australian Super 7s season, Jetts finished second in the Semi-Pro division. Sydney X-Fighters won the division and Bitchin finished third. Backlash was the published Semi-Pro series champion.[3]<br /> <br /> == Personnel connections ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Published name<br /> ! Documented connection<br /> ! Context<br /> |-<br /> | [[Kyn Jackson]]<br /> | Played for Jetts<br /> | 2001 New Zealand Nationals.[1]<br /> |-<br /> | Anthony T.<br /> | Listed as the Jetts contact<br /> | New Zealand team-contact discussion, November 2001; surname not supplied.[5]<br /> |-<br /> | Unnamed Black Dragon members<br /> | Event-specific guest players<br /> | Added to the 2001 Nationals squad following disruption to Australian travel.[1]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> The surviving sources do not supply a complete Jetts roster. The New Zealand guest players are not presented as evidence of the team&#039;s nationality or permanent membership.<br /> <br /> == Recorded tournament results ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Competition<br /> ! Country<br /> ! Division or stage<br /> ! Recorded result<br /> ! Points<br /> ! Source<br /> |-<br /> | 2001<br /> | RotoVegas<br /> | New Zealand<br /> | First Division final<br /> | Highest recorded final-round ranking contribution<br /> | 96.7 Valhalla contribution<br /> | [4]<br /> |-<br /> | 2001<br /> | [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]<br /> | New Zealand<br /> | First Division final<br /> | 3rd<br /> | 160<br /> | [1]<br /> |-<br /> | 2006<br /> | [[Australian X-Ball League]], Round 1<br /> | Australia<br /> | Pro<br /> | 4th<br /> | Not supplied<br /> | [2]<br /> |-<br /> | 2006<br /> | [[Australian Super 7s]], Round 4<br /> | Australia<br /> | Semi-Pro<br /> | 2nd<br /> | Not supplied<br /> | [3]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> The RotoVegas figure is a normalised Valhalla ranking contribution rather than a raw tournament score. No separate official finishing table has been recovered, so the result is described only to the extent supported by the ranking record.[4]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Australian X-Ball League]]<br /> * [[Australian Super 7s]]<br /> * [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]<br /> * [[Paintball in Australia]]<br /> * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> # [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192513/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats01.htm Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.]<br /> # [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018194557/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-192.html AXL Round 1 Results, NZ P8NT archive, 27 February 2006; reproducing the published Australian X-Ball League divisional results.]<br /> # “Australian Super 7s Series, Round 4”, &#039;&#039;Australian Paintball Magazine&#039;&#039;, 2006, pp. 14–17.<br /> # [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla National Rankings, October 2001.]<br /> # [https://web.archive.org/web/20020102013147/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm2.showMessage?topicID=101.topic Team Captain Contact Details, NZ Paintball forum, November 2001. Archived 2 January 2002.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Australian paintball teams]]<br /> [[Category:Australian paintball history]]</div>

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