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'''2026 Arena Paintball Labour Day Cup''' is the third event of the 2026 [[Arena Paintball]] five-player [[RaceTo|race]] series, scheduled for 24 and 25 October 2026 at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand.[1] The event draw lists ten teams and 44 fixtures arranged into 22 sets.[2]
'''2026 Arena Paintball Labour Day Cup''' was a five-player paintball tournament held on 24–25 October 2026 at [[Arena Paintball]] in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the third event in the venue's 2026 race-format tournament series.[1]


== Format ==
== Venue and format ==
The published series information specifies ten-minute games, a four-point mercy rule and a paint allowance of one hopper plus four pods per player. Team rosters are limited to eight players.[1]
The tournament took place at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. The advertised format used ten-minute matches with a four-point mercy rule. Players were limited to a hopper and four pods per game, and teams could register up to eight players. The programme provided for round-robin play followed by semi-finals and finals, with Cup and Plate competitions.[1]


The advertised tournament structure consists of round-robin matches followed by semi-finals and finals, with separate Cup and Plate competitions.[1]
The published draw contained 11 entries representing ten teams, with Ballistics Unit entering two squads. It listed 44 fixtures arranged in 22 sets.[2]


== Teams ==
== Day-one standings ==
The event draw lists eleven entries:[2]
The organiser published the following standings after play on 24 October. These are interim scores, not final tournament placings.[3] A subsequent clarification instructed readers to disregard the spreadsheet's “Games To Be Played” column, which is omitted here.[4]
 
* [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]]
* [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]]
* [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]]
* [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]]
* [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]]
* [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]]
* [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]]
* [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]]
* [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]]
* [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]]
* [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]]
 
== Match draw ==
The following fixtures reproduce the order and team names in the document titled ''Labour Day Draw 2026''. Sets are scheduling groups and do not indicate results.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Set !! First fixture !! Second fixture
! Team
|-
! Recorded score
| 1 || Expendables vs Surge || Ballistics Unit 1 vs Sharks
! Games played
|-
| 2 || Chaos vs Ballistics Unit 2 || Cult vs Reavers
|-
| 3 || Titans vs Misfits || Surge vs Sharks
|-
| 4 || Reavers vs Chaos || Blast vs Ballistics Unit 2
|-
| 5 || Ballistics Unit 1 vs Expendables || Cult vs Surge
|-
| 6 || Titans vs Reavers || Misfits vs Blast
|-
| 7 || Chaos vs Sharks || Expendables vs Cult
|-
| 8 || Surge vs Ballistics Unit 2 || Reavers vs Blast
|-
| 9 || Sharks vs Titans || Cult vs Ballistics Unit 1
|-
| 10 || Ballistics Unit 2 vs Misfits || Chaos vs Expendables
|-
| 11 || Blast vs Cult || Titans vs Surge
|-
|-
| 12 || Ballistics Unit 1 vs Chaos || Expendables vs Reavers
| Cult
| 5.5
| 6
|-
|-
| 13 || Cult vs Misfits || Ballistics Unit 2 vs Sharks
| [[Manawatu Titans|Titans]]
| 4
| 5
|-
|-
| 14 || Titans vs Ballistics Unit 1 || Surge vs Chaos
| Ballistics Unit 2
| 4
| 5
|-
|-
| 15 || Blast vs Expendables || Reavers vs Ballistics Unit 2
| [[Expendables Feilding|Expendables]]
| 3.5
| 5
|-
|-
| 16 || Cult vs Titans || Misfits vs Surge
| [[Reavers (New Zealand paintball team)|Reavers]]
| 3.5
| 5
|-
|-
| 17 || Blast vs Sharks || Ballistics Unit 2 vs Expendables
| Ballistics Unit 1
| 2.5
| 5
|-
|-
| 18 || Misfits vs Ballistics Unit 1 || Reavers vs Surge
| Blast
| 2
| 4
|-
|-
| 19 || Chaos vs Blast || Sharks vs Misfits
| Surge
| 2
| 6
|-
|-
| 20 || Ballistics Unit 1 vs Ballistics Unit 2 || Expendables vs Titans
| Sharks
| 1
| 5
|-
|-
| 21 || Sharks vs Cult || Misfits vs Chaos
| Chaos
| 0
| 6
|-
|-
| 22 || Blast vs Titans || Reavers vs Ballistics Unit 1
| Misfits
| 0
| 4
|}
|}
== Results ==
Final scores and Cup and Plate placings have not yet been added to this article.
== Coverage ==
A YouTube livestream link was supplied for coverage of the event.[3]
== See also ==
* [[Arena Paintball]]
* [[Paintball Direct]]
* [[RaceTo]]


== References ==
== References ==
# [https://www.paintballdirectnz.co.nz/2026-race-events/ 2026 Race Events]. Paintball Direct NZ. Event registration listing and published series format.
# [https://www.paintballdirectnz.co.nz/2026-race-events/ Paintball Direct NZ — 2026 Race Events].
# ''Labour Day Draw 2026''. Event fixture sheet supplied by a contributor.
# ''Labour Day Draw 2026''. Event fixture sheet supplied by a contributor.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn-RHKJl1cc Event livestream]. YouTube.
# Arena Paintball. “Scores end of day 1”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Photograph of the standings spreadsheet; screenshot supplied by a contributor.
# Arena Paintball. “Please ignore games to be played column on previous post”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Organiser's clarification; screenshot supplied by a contributor.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn-RHKJl1cc Watch the event livestream]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn-RHKJl1cc Arena Paintball — Labour Day Cup day-one coverage]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTvq6Q8McP0 Arena Paintball — Labour Day Cup day-two coverage]


[[Category:New Zealand paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:2026 paintball tournaments]]

Revision as of 09:45, 25 October 2026

2026 Arena Paintball Labour Day Cup was a five-player paintball tournament held on 24–25 October 2026 at Arena Paintball in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the third event in the venue's 2026 race-format tournament series.[1]

Venue and format

The tournament took place at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. The advertised format used ten-minute matches with a four-point mercy rule. Players were limited to a hopper and four pods per game, and teams could register up to eight players. The programme provided for round-robin play followed by semi-finals and finals, with Cup and Plate competitions.[1]

The published draw contained 11 entries representing ten teams, with Ballistics Unit entering two squads. It listed 44 fixtures arranged in 22 sets.[2]

Day-one standings

The organiser published the following standings after play on 24 October. These are interim scores, not final tournament placings.[3] A subsequent clarification instructed readers to disregard the spreadsheet's “Games To Be Played” column, which is omitted here.[4]

Team Recorded score Games played
Cult 5.5 6
Titans 4 5
Ballistics Unit 2 4 5
Expendables 3.5 5
Reavers 3.5 5
Ballistics Unit 1 2.5 5
Blast 2 4
Surge 2 6
Sharks 1 5
Chaos 0 6
Misfits 0 4

References

  1. Paintball Direct NZ — 2026 Race Events.
  2. Labour Day Draw 2026. Event fixture sheet supplied by a contributor.
  3. Arena Paintball. “Scores end of day 1”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Photograph of the standings spreadsheet; screenshot supplied by a contributor.
  4. Arena Paintball. “Please ignore games to be played column on previous post”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Organiser's clarification; screenshot supplied by a contributor.
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