Wellington Hybrid (New Zealand Paintball

Wellington Hybrid was a New Zealand tournament paintball team based in Wellington and founded by Martin Dannefaerd. Active during the 2000s, the team competed in New Zealand and Australia, including the Australian X-Ball League (AXL).[1][2]

Wellington Hybrid won the second round of the 2005 Australian X-Ball League at Fox Studios in Sydney, finished eighth at the 2005 Masters in Sydney and placed third at the 2006 Big Boys Toys tournament in Auckland.[1][3][4]

History

Formation

Wellington Hybrid was founded by Martin Dannefaerd, a Wellington paintball player and organiser previously associated with Team Spirit.[5]

The team's precise founding date has not been established. Its surviving photographic archive documents tournament activity by 2005.

Australian X-Ball League (2005)

Wellington Hybrid competed in the Australian X-Ball League during 2005.

The team's original Flickr archive contains an album documenting the opening round at Rockhampton, Queensland.[2]

On 8 May 2005, Wellington Hybrid competed in AXL Round 2 at Fox Studios in Sydney.

The team won the event and took the lead in the series standings.[1]

The result is recorded in the team's contemporary photographic archive, including a team photograph taken on 8 May 2005 and uploaded on 18 May.

A separate album titled "Sydney AXL" contains eleven photographs credited to Jannick Clausen, documenting additional Australian tournament activity.[6]

Masters 2005

Wellington Hybrid competed at the 2005 Masters tournament held at Action Paintball in Sydney.

The team reached the quarter-finals and finished eighth.[3]

According to the team's contemporary account, American team Infamous won the tournament, with New Zealand team Menace finishing second.

Photographs from the event identify Jono Clark, Ryan Pike, Matt Wong and a participant named Levi.

Big Boys Toys 2006

Wellington Hybrid competed at a tournament associated with the Big Boys Toys 2006 exhibition in Auckland.

The event was hosted by Paintball Adventure and sponsored by Marquis Condoms, according to the team's photographic archive.

Wellington Hybrid finished third.[4]

The photographs include players using contemporary tournament equipment, including a Planet Eclipse Nexus Ego marker.

Wellington training (2006)

A Flickr album titled "Kaiwharawhara (Feb 06)", maintained by Ants and Di, contains 115 photographs of paintball activity.

Individual photographs are dated 5 February 2006 and were uploaded in March 2006.[7]

Historical participant identification associates the blue-jersey players in this collection with Wellington Hybrid.

The photographs provide additional evidence of paintball activity in Wellington during the team's period of competition. The album does not independently identify every participant.

Training (2007)

Wellington Hybrid's own Flickr archive contains an album titled "Training March 2007".

The collection comprises 23 photographs and describes the session as preparation for an Easter 2007 event.[8]

The precise tournament and its results have not been established.

Players and personnel

Martin Dannefaerd

Martin Dannefaerd founded Wellington Hybrid and was involved in organising its tournament activities.[5]

He was also associated with Team Spirit, Team Kiwi and Wellington Vendetta.

Identified players and personnel

The team's photographic archive and subsequent participant identifications establish the following individuals as associated with Wellington Hybrid's tournament activities.

Name	Nickname	Evidence
Jono Clark	Jono	Masters 2005 photographs [3]
Ryan Pike	Ryan	Masters 2005 photographs [3]
Matt Wong	Stick	Masters 2005 photographs [3]
Simon Galt	Big Sy	Fox Studios 2005 photographs [1]
Josh Bailey		Fox Studios 2005 photographs [1]
Pete Hamilton		Fox Studios 2005 photographs [1]

The names Jono Clark, Ryan Pike, Matt Wong and Simon Galt have been matched to their photographic nicknames through historical participant identification.

Other identified individuals

Additional photographs identify people by first name or nickname without establishing their full identities or exact roles.

Name or nickname	Source
Levi	Masters 2005 photographs [3]
Rosie	Fox Studios 2005 photographs [1]
Trench	Fox Studios 2005 photographs [1]

These individuals appear in material associated with the team, but their precise playing or support roles have not been established.

The available photographic records do not provide a complete event-by-event playing roster.

Selected tournament results

Year	Tournament	Location	Result
2005	Australian X-Ball League Round 1	Rockhampton, Queensland	Participated [2]
2005	Australian X-Ball League Round 2	Fox Studios, Sydney	1st [1]
2005	Masters	Action Paintball, Sydney	8th [3]
2006	Big Boys Toys	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd [4]

Historical documentation

Wellington Hybrid Flickr archive

Wellington Hybrid maintained a Flickr account established in 2005.

The account preserves photographs from Australian and New Zealand tournaments, training sessions and related activities.

Its albums include Rockhampton 2005, Fox Studios, Sydney AXL, Masters 2005, Big Boys Toys 2006 and Training March 2007.[1][2][3][4][6][8]

The archive also contains images identified as pages 44 and 46–47 of the January–February issue of Australian Paintball Magazine, uploaded in March 2006.[9]

Independent photographic collections

Additional historical photographs are preserved in two independent Flickr collections.

The "Kaiwharawhara (Feb 06)" album by Ants and Di contains 115 photographs, including images dated 5 February 2006.[7]

Photographer Chris Rosedale, using the account Rosey_NZ, maintained a separate album titled "Paintball" containing 68 photographs.[10]

The collection includes photographs dated November 2005 and uploaded in April 2007.

Historical participant information identifies Wellington Hybrid players in the blue jerseys visible in these collections.

Not every photograph in the independent albums has been established as depicting Wellington Hybrid.

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