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2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball, also advertised as QBW Superball, was a seven-player paintball tournament held on 4–5 June 2005 at Kumeu Showgrounds, Auckland. It formed part of the New Zealand Paintball Players Association tournament programme and featured New Zealand and Australian teams.[1][2][3]

Organisation

The tournament used an unlimited-paint format, with field paint only. Advertised entry was NZ$500 per team, with PMI Premium paint supplied at NZ$85 per case. The field was available for inspection on the preceding Friday afternoon.[1]

Participants reported wet weather and muddy conditions. A contemporary account described play on an inflatable-bunker field and compressed-air fills of up to 4,500 psi.[4]

Results

The contemporary results discussion listed fourteen teams across Cup and Plate classifications. Its initial post placed Sydney SWAT first and Sydney Shock second; a subsequent reply corrected the winner to Sydney Shock. A separate participant discussion also congratulated Sydney Shock on winning. The reported order of the leading two teams is therefore shown as disputed.[3][4]

Cup

Position	Team	Notes
1–2	Sydney Shock / Sydney SWAT	Order disputed in the contemporary results discussion.
3	Saints
4	XXX
5	Evil	Also corroborated by a separate participant report.[4]
6	Menace Blue	Tentative identification in the results discussion.
7	Cynical	Listed as “Synicool”; the spelling was subsequently corrected by team members.[5]
8	Black Ops

Source: contemporary results discussion, 6–7 June 2005.[3]

Plate

Overall position	Team
9	Flashpoint
10	Pirates
11	Relic
12	Impact
13	Carnage
14	Bad Karma

Source: contemporary results discussion, 6 June 2005.[3]

Players

Brett, posting as “jazzybrett”, reported playing the tournament weekend with Cynical as a guest from Relic. His participation was acknowledged by Cynical players posting as Conan and Jake. These posts identify individual participants rather than a complete squad.[5]

References

NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Auckland QB”, April–May 2005; event arrangements posted on 25 April 2005.
NZ Paintball Message Forum — “QBW Info Pack”, Rob Maddox, 11 May 2005.
NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Any QB Results”, 6–7 June 2005.
NZ Paintball Message Forum — “My take on QB”, discussion beginning 6 June 2005.
NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Conan and Synicool”, June–July 2005; guest-player account and team-name correction, 14–18 June 2005.

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+'''2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball''', also advertised as '''QBW Superball''', was a seven-player paintball tournament held on 4–5 June 2005 at Kumeu Showgrounds, Auckland. It formed part of the [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]] tournament programme and featured New Zealand and Australian teams.[1][2][3]
-'''2005 Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball''' was a seven-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 4–5 June 2005 at the Kumeu Showgrounds in Auckland, [[New Zealand]]. The competition formed part of the [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]] (NZPPA) tournament programme and attracted teams from New Zealand and Australia.[1][2]
-Contemporary records identify fourteen teams in the tournament's Cup and Plate classifications, including Australian entrants Sydney Shock and Sydney SWAT, alongside New Zealand teams such as [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]], XXX, [[Menace]], Flashpoint and [[Wellington Hybrid|Hybrid]] players competing with other squads.[3][4]
-The competition was also advertised under the name '''QBW Superball'''.[5]
 == Organisation ==
-The tournament was held over Queen's Birthday weekend, with competition scheduled for Saturday, 4 June, and Sunday, 5 June 2005.[1]
+The tournament used an unlimited-paint format, with field paint only. Advertised entry was NZ$500 per team, with PMI Premium paint supplied at NZ$85 per case. The field was available for inspection on the preceding Friday afternoon.[1]
-The Kumeu Showgrounds was the venue, having hosted earlier Auckland paintball competitions.
-The event was advertised as the second NZPPA tournament of the 2005 season.[1]
-The published arrangements included:
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Item
-! Details
-|-
-| Dates
-| 4–5 June 2005
-|-
-| Venue
-| Kumeu Showgrounds, Auckland
-|-
-| Format
-| Seven-player
-|-
-| Paint allowance
-| Unlimited
-|-
-| Paint policy
-| Field paint only
-|-
-| Paint supplied
-| PMI Premium
-|-
-| Paint price
-| NZ$85 per case
-|-
-| Team entry
-| NZ$500
-|}
-The organisers advertised a captain's meeting on the morning of 4 June, with the field available for inspection on the preceding afternoon.[1]
-Contemporary participant reports credited Red Alert Paintball and HSR with running the event and providing refereeing support.[6]
-== Participating teams ==
+Participants reported wet weather and muddy conditions. A contemporary account described play on an inflatable-bunker field and compressed-air fills of up to 4,500 psi.[4]
-Pre-event announcements identified prospective participants from Auckland, Wellington, the South Island and Australia.
+== Results ==
-The published results subsequently recorded fourteen entries across the Cup and Plate classifications.[3]
+The contemporary results discussion listed fourteen teams across Cup and Plate classifications. Its initial post placed Sydney SWAT first and Sydney Shock second; a subsequent reply corrected the winner to Sydney Shock. A separate participant discussion also congratulated Sydney Shock on winning. The reported order of the leading two teams is therefore shown as disputed.[3][4]
-The competitors included:
-* Sydney Shock
-* Sydney SWAT
-* [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
-* XXX
-* Evil
-* Menace Blue
-* Synicool
-* Black Ops Factory
-* Flashpoint
-* Pirates
-* Relic
-* Impact
-* Carnage
-* Bad Karma
-Menace Blue's sixth-place identification was tentative in the contemporary results discussion.[3]
-== Tournament results ==
 === Cup ===
-A results discussion published on 6 June 2005 identified eight teams in the Cup classification.[3]
-The initial report listed Sydney SWAT first and Sydney Shock second. A subsequent contribution on 7 June disputed that order, stating that Sydney Shock had finished first.
-The available records therefore establish that both Australian teams occupied the top two positions, but do not conclusively establish their order.
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Reported Cup results
+! Position !! Team !! Notes
-! Position
-! Team
-! Notes
 |-
-| 1–2
+| 1–2 || Sydney Shock / Sydney SWAT || Order disputed in the contemporary results discussion.
-| Sydney Shock / Sydney SWAT
-| Order disputed in contemporary report
 |-
-| 3
+| 3 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] ||
-| [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
-|
 |-
-| 4
+| 4 || XXX ||
-| XXX
-|
 |-
-| 5
+| 5 || Evil || Also corroborated by a separate participant report.[4]
-| Evil
-|
 |-
-| 6
+| 6 || Menace Blue || Tentative identification in the results discussion.
-| Menace Blue
-| Tentatively identified
 |-
-| 7
+| 7 || Cynical || Listed as “Synicool”; the spelling was subsequently corrected by team members.[5]
-| Synicool
-|
 |-
-| 8
+| 8 || Black Ops ||
-| Black Ops Factory
-|
 |}
-A separate participant report corroborated Evil's fifth-place finish and noted that Saints had performed strongly in the preliminary games.[4]
+Source: contemporary results discussion, 6–7 June 2005.[3]
 === Plate ===
-The same results discussion recorded the following Plate classification:
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Reported Plate results
+! Overall position !! Team
-! Overall position
-! Team
 |-
-| 9
+| 9 || [[Flashpoint]]
-| Flashpoint
 |-
-| 10
+| 10 || Pirates
-| Pirates
 |-
-| 11
+| 11 || Relic
-| Relic
 |-
-| 12
+| 12 || Impact
-| Impact
 |-
-| 13
+| 13 || Carnage
-| Carnage
 |-
-| 14
+| 14 || Bad Karma
-| Bad Karma
 |}
-The complete match-by-match scores and original official results sheet have not been recovered.
+Source: contemporary results discussion, 6 June 2005.[3]
-== Tournament conditions ==
-Contemporary accounts described wet weather and muddy playing conditions at the Kumeu Showgrounds.[4][6]
-The tournament used an inflatable-bunker field, with participants subsequently discussing its layout, dimensions and the amount of cover available.
-Reports also documented the use of a compressed-air system providing fills up to approximately 4,500 psi.[4]
-The event prompted discussion about refereeing numbers, safety arrangements and the organisation of finals.
-These accounts represent observations from participants rather than a formal tournament report.
-== Historical records ==
-The tournament is documented through contemporary discussions from the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]].
-An information pack titled ''QBW Superball'' was advertised in May 2005, although the original PDF has not yet been recovered.[5]
-Separate archived discussions preserve the advertised arrangements, reported final classifications and accounts of the competition.
+== Players ==
-The first two Cup placings remain disputed in the surviving results discussion. An official results sheet would be required to resolve the discrepancy.
+Brett, posting as “jazzybrett”, reported playing the tournament weekend with Cynical as a guest from Relic. His participation was acknowledged by Cynical players posting as Conan and Jake. These posts identify individual participants rather than a complete squad.[5]
 == See also ==
-* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
 * [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]]
-* [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]]
 * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016194901/http://p069.ezboard.com/Auckland-QB/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=61.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – Auckland QB]. Discussion dated April–May 2005 containing the tournament dates, format, venue, entry fees and paint arrangements.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016194901/http://p069.ezboard.com/Auckland-QB/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=61.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Auckland QB”], April–May 2005; event arrangements posted on 25 April 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223556/http://p069.ezboard.com/NZPPA-Series-Events-2005/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=50.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – NZPPA Series Events 2005]. Contemporary discussion of the 2005 tournament programme.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223606/http://p069.ezboard.com/QBW-Info-Pack/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=63.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “QBW Info Pack”], Rob Maddox, 11 May 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223441/http://p069.ezboard.com/Any-QB-Results/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=65.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – Any QB Results]. Discussion dated 6–7 June 2005 containing the reported Cup and Plate results and subsequent correction concerning the winning team.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223441/http://p069.ezboard.com/Any-QB-Results/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=65.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Any QB Results”], 6–7 June 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071018030331/http://p069.ezboard.com/My-take-on-QB/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=64.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – My Take on QB]. Contemporary participant report discussing the Kumeu tournament, playing conditions, refereeing and team performances.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117200325/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessageRange?topicID=64.topic&start=1&stop=20 NZ Paintball Message Forum — “My take on QB”], discussion beginning 6 June 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016223606/http://p069.ezboard.com/QBW-Info-Pack/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=63.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – QBW Info Pack]. Announcement dated 11 May 2005 identifying the 2005 Superball information pack.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060118004654/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showPrevMessage?topicID=67.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum — “Conan and Synicool”], June–July 2005; guest-player account and team-name correction, 14–18 June 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071017172630/http://p069.ezboard.com/Auckland-7s/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=67.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – Auckland 7s]. Post-event discussions beginning 7 June 2005.
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