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Super 5s was a five-player paintball tournament series in Auckland, New Zealand, documented in contemporary records from 2004 to 2007. Teams competed in individual rounds and accumulated points towards divisional season standings. Documented venues included Kumeu Showgrounds and A Paintball Adventure in Papakura.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

2004 season

Contemporary forum records document Super 5s activity during 2004. A season discussion titled “Super5 2004” was followed by a February results thread and discussions concerning the March, April, May and June rounds. A separate April thread announced a change of date.[1]

2005 season

The fourth round of the 2005 season took place on 22 May at Kumeu Showgrounds. Same-day participant reports described wet and muddy conditions and congratulated Saints on winning by two points. The surviving discussion does not identify the runner-up or provide a complete results table. The next round was announced for 26 June.[2]

The September announcement referred to games played during August. The September round took place on 18 September at A Paintball Adventure, 80B Hunua Road, Papakura, with post-event messages confirming that play had occurred.[3]

An organiser's reply stated that the October round had been booked for 9 October, allowing a two-week interval before the proposed Rotorua Labour Weekend event. The same reply noted uncertainty over the Labour Weekend arrangements.[3]

2006 season

Main article: 2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)

Menace won Division One with 8,688 points, ahead of XXX on 7,533. Legion won Division Two with 5,512 points, followed by Solid on 5,279 and Sinista on 5,077.[4]

XXX won the December round with 895 points. This individual round result was separate from the accumulated season standings.[4]

2007 season

Main article: 2007 Super 5s (New Zealand)

Legion competed in Division One after winning Division Two the previous year. Following the sixth round, standings published on 27 August placed Legion first in Division One with 4,895 points and Sinista first in Division Two with 3,168. These were interim standings, rather than final championship results.[4][5]

The April round announcement identified A Paintball Adventure in Papakura as the venue.[6]

Venues

The May 2005 round was held at Kumeu Showgrounds. By September that year, competition was taking place at A Paintball Adventure, the indoor field at 80B Hunua Road, Papakura. The available announcements establish the use of both venues during 2005 but do not identify the precise date of the change.[2][3]

A Paintball Adventure also hosted the series in 2007.[6]

Seasons

References

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-'''Super 5s''' was a New Zealand tournament paintball series documented during the 2000s. Archived discussions from the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]] record a multi-round competition in 2004, while surviving results from 2007 identify teams including Legion, Menace, Nemisis and Sinista.[1][2][3]
+'''Super 5s''' was a five-player paintball tournament series in Auckland, New Zealand, documented in contemporary records from 2004 to 2007. Teams competed in individual rounds and accumulated points towards divisional season standings. Documented venues included Kumeu Showgrounds and [[A Paintball Adventure]] in Papakura.[1][2][3][4][5]
-The available archive does not establish the series' inaugural or final season, complete organisational history or every venue used.
 == History ==
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 === 2004 season ===
-The earliest presently identified Super 5s records date from 2004.
+Contemporary forum records document Super 5s activity during 2004. A season discussion titled “Super5 2004” was followed by a February results thread and discussions concerning the March, April, May and June rounds. A separate April thread announced a change of date.[1]
+=== 2005 season ===
+The fourth round of the 2005 season took place on 22 May at Kumeu Showgrounds. Same-day participant reports described wet and muddy conditions and congratulated [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] on winning by two points. The surviving discussion does not identify the runner-up or provide a complete results table. The next round was announced for 26 June.[2]
+The September announcement referred to games played during August. The September round took place on 18 September at A Paintball Adventure, 80B Hunua Road, Papakura, with post-event messages confirming that play had occurred.[3]
+An organiser's reply stated that the October round had been booked for 9 October, allowing a two-week interval before the proposed Rotorua Labour Weekend event. The same reply noted uncertainty over the Labour Weekend arrangements.[3]
+=== 2006 season ===
-An archived NZ Paintball Message Forum index from June 2004 listed separate discussions for February, March, April, May and June rounds.[1] The February thread was explicitly identified as a results discussion, while another thread announced that the April event date had been moved.
+''Main article: [[2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)]]''
-The same forum index contained a general discussion titled ''Super5 2004'', started by Rob Maddox. Phantom Matt started the February results thread and discussions concerning the March, April and May rounds. Blade64NZ started the June discussion.[1]
+[[Menace]] won Division One with 8,688 points, ahead of XXX on 7,533. Legion won Division Two with 5,512 points, followed by Solid on 5,279 and Sinista on 5,077.[4]
-A later capture from October 2004 retained discussions concerning the February, March, April and May competitions.[2] The surviving index pages establish that a multi-round series was active during 2004, although most individual thread contents and results have not been recovered.
+XXX won the December round with 895 points. This individual round result was separate from the accumulated season standings.[4]
 === 2007 season ===
-The Super 5s continued or was revived by 2007. Surviving forum research identifies at least seven scheduled rounds during that season, although complete results have not been recovered for every event.
+''Main article: [[2007 Super 5s (New Zealand)]]''
-The sixth round was held on 26 August 2007. Results published the following day recorded Legion in first place with 697 points, followed by Nemisis, Sinista and Menace.[3]
+Legion competed in Division One after winning Division Two the previous year. Following the sixth round, standings published on 27 August placed Legion first in Division One with 4,895 points and Sinista first in Division Two with 3,168. These were interim standings, rather than final championship results.[4][5]
-{| class="wikitable"
+The April round announcement identified A Paintball Adventure in Papakura as the venue.[6]
-|+ 2007 Super 5s Round 6 results
-! Position
-! Team
-! Points
-|-
-| 1
-| Legion
-| 697
-|-
-| 2
-| Nemisis
-| 532
-|-
-| 3
-| Sinista
-| 459
-|-
-| 4
-| Menace
-| 449
-|}
-The archived Round 6 discussion also included cumulative championship standings. Those standings require further verification before publication.
+== Venues ==
-== Historical records ==
+The May 2005 round was held at Kumeu Showgrounds. By September that year, competition was taking place at A Paintball Adventure, the indoor field at 80B Hunua Road, Papakura. The available announcements establish the use of both venues during 2005 but do not identify the precise date of the change.[2][3]
-Surviving information about the Super 5s is preserved principally through archived pages from the NZ Paintball Message Forum, which was associated with [[Paintball.co.nz]].
+A Paintball Adventure also hosted the series in 2007.[6]
-The forum indexes preserve discussion titles, authors and activity dates even where individual threads were not captured. These dates record forum activity and should not automatically be treated as tournament dates.
+== Seasons ==
-The currently recovered material does not establish the series' complete results, rules, organisers or venue history.
+* [[2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
+* [[2007 Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
 == See also ==
-* [[Paintball.co.nz]]
 * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
+* [[2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]]
 == References ==
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20040612104738/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6 NZ Paintball Message Forum – Other Events, archived 12 June 2004]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20040612104738/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6 NZ Paintball Message Forum — Other Events, forum index listing 2004 Super 5s discussions. Archived 12 June 2004.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041028070335/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6?page=2 NZ Paintball Message Forum – Other Events, page 2, archived 28 October 2004]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218111754/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=272.topic May Super 5's – round 4, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 3–22 May 2005. Announcement and post-event discussion; archived 18 December 2005.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011153059/http://p069.ezboard.com/Round-6-August-super-5-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=381.topic NZ Paintball Message Forum – Round 6 August Super 5 scores, archived 11 October 2007]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218111754/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=293.topic September super 5s, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 9–20 September 2005. Announcement and post-event discussion; archived 18 December 2005.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011071333/http://p069.ezboard.com/December-super-5s-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=360.topic December Super 5s scores, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 4 December 2006. Archived 11 October 2007.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011153059/http://p069.ezboard.com/Round-6-August-super-5-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=381.topic Round 6 August Super 5 scores, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 27 August 2007. Archived 11 October 2007.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011180804/http://p069.ezboard.com/April-Super-5s/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=371.topic April Super 5s, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 31 March 2007. Archived 11 October 2007.]
-[[Category:New Zealand paintball tournaments]]
+[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
-[[Category:Paintball tournament series]]
+[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]
+[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]

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