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'''Menace''' is a tournament [[paintball]] team originating in New Zealand, with later involvement in Western Australia. The team competed in the professional division of the [[Australian Super 7s]], finishing second in the inaugural 2006 championship before winning the professional series titles in 2007 and 2009.[1][2]
'''Menace''' is a tournament [[paintball]] team originating in Auckland, New Zealand, with later involvement in Western Australia. The team is documented in New Zealand tournament records from 2004 and subsequently competed in the professional division of the [[Australian Super 7s]], finishing second in the inaugural 2006 championship before winning the professional series titles in 2007 and 2009.[1][2]


Menace developed from players associated with earlier New Zealand teams, including [[Team Insane]], [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]] and [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]]. Its early playing group was associated with Auckland's competitive paintball community.
Menace was formed by former Marksmen players. Shared names and player associations involving Phantom, Phantom Menace and Menace Blue do not make those teams alternative names for Menace.


[[Matt Storey]] captained Menace during its New Zealand period and subsequently continued his involvement with the team after moving to Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]
Matt Storey captained Menace during its New Zealand period and subsequently continued his involvement after moving to Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Origins in New Zealand ===
=== Origins and identity ===


Menace emerged from the New Zealand tournament paintball scene during the 2000s.
Menace developed within Auckland's tournament paintball community from players formerly associated with Marksmen. The available sources do not establish a precise formation date or complete founding roster.


Its early players included individuals previously associated with Team Insane, Phantom and Marksmen. These teams appeared in New Zealand tournament records during the early 2000s, including the 2001 [[Valhalla National Rankings]].[4]
Matt Storey is documented as Menace's captain by 2006.[2] The available published sources do not establish that Menace was a renamed Phantom or Phantom Menace team.


Players associated with Menace's early development included:
=== 2004–2005 New Zealand competition ===


* [[Neil Morris]], formerly of [[Team Insane]].
The earliest recovered record of the post-Marksmen Menace team is its appearance in the seeded draw for the 2004 Wellington Easter tournament. The recovered source is a draw rather than a result sheet and does not by itself establish the team's final participation or placing.[4]
* [[Andy Lunt]], formerly of [[Team Insane]].
* [[Matt Storey]], formerly of [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]].
* [[Gavin Harrison]], formerly of Marksmen.
* [[Wayne Morris]], formerly of [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]].
* Tower, associated with earlier New Zealand tournament teams.
* [[Jono Clark]], a New Zealand tournament player.


These associations are based partly on historical participant accounts. A complete founding roster has not been independently established.
A participant and organiser account of the 2005 national ranking series placed Menace third at the Easter event with 43 ranking points. It also placed Menace third in the reported season table, behind Saints and Hybrid.[5]


=== Auckland paintball connections ===
The ranking account was posted retrospectively during a dispute and is not an independently authenticated official standings sheet. Its figures are therefore attributed rather than presented as uncontested official results.[5]


Several early Menace players were associated with Auckland paintball businesses and playing fields.
Menace Blue was discussed as a separate entry in 2005 tournament planning. Menace Blue was associated with Phantom Menace and is not treated as a secondary Menace squad in this article. Planning and payment discussions are also not proof that every proposed entry competed.[6]


Gavin Harrison was involved with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.[5]
=== 2006 Australian Super 7s ===


Harrison and Wayne Morris were also associated with [[A Paintball Adventure]], an indoor paintball venue at 80B Hunua Road, Papakura.
Menace entered the professional division of the inaugural Australian Super 7s series in 2006. The team finished second behind Sydney SWAT at the opening round and won Round 2.[2]


A contemporary WARPIG listing dated 4 August 2005 described the facility as having an indoor astroturf playing area of approximately 1,000 square metres, spectator facilities and compressed-air filling equipment.[6]
''Australian Paintball Magazine'' described the Round 2 result as the first win by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[2]


Wayne Morris was also involved in organising tournament competition at Kumeu, northwest of Auckland.
Menace finished second at Round 3, leaving it level with Sydney SWAT on championship points entering the final round at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales. Captained by Matt Storey, Menace reached the professional final but was defeated by Sydney SWAT and finished second in the championship.[2]


== Australian Super 7s ==
=== 2007 season ===


=== 2006 season ===
Menace won the 2007 Australian Super 7s professional series championship with 184 ranking points, two ahead of Sydney SWAT. The team won the opening round and recorded second, third and third at the remaining events.[1]


Menace entered the professional division of the inaugural [[Australian Super 7s]] series in 2006.
Menace also won the New Zealand National Championships at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 20–21 October 2007. It led the preliminary stage, defeated Intense 3–0 in the semifinal and defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[7]


The team finished second behind [[Sydney SWAT]] at the opening round before winning Round 2.
The participant report recorded the leading order as Menace, Muppets Inc, Fusion and Intense. A subsequent post called the runner-up KillaMuppets; the naming variation does not affect Menace's championship result.[7]
 
''Australian Paintball Magazine'' described the Round 2 victory as the first win by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[2]
 
Menace finished second again at Round 3, leaving the team level with Sydney SWAT on championship points entering the final round.
 
The final event took place at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales.
 
Captained by [[Matt Storey]], Menace reached the professional final but was defeated by Sydney SWAT.
 
Sydney SWAT won the 2006 championship, with Menace finishing second overall.[2]
 
=== 2007 championship ===
 
Menace won the 2007 Australian Super 7s professional series championship.
 
The team accumulated 184 ranking points, finishing two points ahead of Sydney SWAT.[1]
 
Menace won the opening round and finished second, third and third in the remaining events.


=== 2009 championship ===
=== 2009 championship ===


Menace won its second Australian Super 7s professional series championship in 2009.
Menace won its second Australian Super 7s professional series championship in 2009. It accumulated 144 ranking points across three rounds, winning the first and third events and finishing third at Round 2.[1][8]


The team accumulated 144 ranking points across three rounds, winning the first and third events and finishing third at [[2009 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]].[1][9]
At Round 2, Menace finished behind Extreme and STK and ahead of Hostile Intentions, earning 44 championship ranking points.[1][8]


At Round 2, Menace finished behind Extreme and STK and ahead of fourth-placed Hostile Intentions. The result earned Menace 44 championship ranking points.[1][9]
A ''Waikato Times'' report published on 30 January 2009 identified Matt Storey as Menace's captain while covering a New Zealand visit by American professional players Brandon Short and Alex Savino.[3]


[[Extreme (Australian paintball team)|Extreme]] finished second in the championship with 142 points.[1]
The 2009 Super 7s records separately list '''Menace Kids''' in the semi-professional division. Menace Kids won Round 2, but the available sources do not establish its exact organisational or roster relationship with the professional team.[1]


A report published by the ''Waikato Times'' on 30 January 2009 identified Matt Storey as Menace's captain.
=== 2010 New Zealand and Western Australian entries ===


The report covered a visit to New Zealand by American professional players [[Brandon Short]] and [[Alex Savino]].[3]
The 2010 Australian Super 7s professional rankings recorded '''Menace NZ''' and '''Menace WA''' separately.[1]


The 2009 Super 7s records also identify '''Menace Kids''' in the semi-professional division.
Menace NZ competed in Rounds 2, 3 and 4 and accumulated 82 championship points. Menace WA competed in Round 2 and received 24 points after a two-point ranking penalty associated with fielding a second imported player.[1]


Menace Kids won Round 2, earning 50 ranking points. Its precise organisational relationship with the professional Menace team has not been established.[1][9]
The separate entries demonstrate that New Zealand and Western Australian Menace squads competed during the same season. They do not establish identical rosters or management structures.[1]


=== 2010 season ===
Menace NZ also competed at the Australian Super 7s Masters in November 2010. Historical photographs identify New Zealand player Matt Wong, known as Stick, and American professional player [[Ryan Greenspan]] as a guest player.[9][10]


The 2010 Australian Super 7s professional rankings recorded two separately named Menace entries.
The official rankings record Menace NZ earning 26 points at Round 4, but the available sources do not establish the team's complete Masters roster or final event placing.[1]


'''Menace NZ''' competed in Rounds 2, 3 and 4, accumulating 82 championship points.
=== Later Western Australian competition ===


'''Menace WA''' competed in Round 2, receiving 24 points after a two-point ranking penalty associated with fielding a second imported player.[1]
Matt Storey subsequently moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace. The name remained in Australian tournament use during the 2010s.[1]


These entries demonstrate the use of the Menace name by separate New Zealand and Western Australian squads during the same season.
Menace appeared in the professional division of the 2017 Australian Super 7s, competing in Round 4 and receiving 16 championship points.[1]


The available records do not establish that the two entries used identical playing rosters or management structures.
Under the name '''WA Menace''', the team entered all four rounds of the 2018 Australian Super 7s professional championship and finished eighth overall with 64 ranking points.[1]


==== 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters ====
== Related names and teams ==


Menace NZ competed at the Australian Super 7s Masters in November 2010.
'''Menace''' was distinct from [[Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Phantom]] and Phantom Menace. Menace was formed by former Marksmen players, although some individuals were also associated with Phantom Menace.


The team's lineup included New Zealand player [[Matt Wong]], also known as Stick, and American professional player [[Ryan Greenspan]] of [[San Diego Dynasty]], who appeared as a guest player.
'''Menace Blue''' was an entry associated with Phantom Menace rather than a documented Menace squad. A 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples report uses Menace Blue in its narrative but identifies Phantom Blue in its formal results table. The discrepancy is preserved rather than being used to merge the names.[11]


Their participation is documented in tournament photographs preserved in Wong's Flickr album, ''Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters'', with player identifications supplied through historical participant accounts.[7]
'''Menace Kids''', '''Menace NZ''', '''Menace WA''' and '''WA Menace''' are retained as organiser-published squad names. Their use does not establish unchanged rosters across seasons.[1][8]


The album contains 58 photographs, including images credited to photographer RedMan and references to the original Round 4 tournament photo archives.[8]
== Documented players ==
 
The official Super 7s professional rankings record Menace NZ earning 26 ranking points at Round 4 and finishing the 2010 season with 82 points.[1]
 
The available sources do not establish the team's complete Masters roster or final event placing.
 
== Western Australia ==
 
=== Relocation and continued competition ===
 
Matt Storey subsequently moved from New Zealand to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace.
 
The Menace name remained associated with Australian tournament paintball during the 2010s.
 
The relationship between individual New Zealand and Western Australian squads varied across seasons, and complete organisational records have not been recovered.
 
=== 2017 season ===
 
Menace appeared in the professional division of the 2017 Australian Super 7s.
 
The team competed in Round 4 and received 16 championship points.[1]
 
=== 2018 season ===
 
Under the name '''WA Menace''', the team participated in all four rounds of the 2018 Australian Super 7s professional championship.
 
WA Menace finished eighth overall with 64 ranking points.[1]
 
== Selected players ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Player
! Association
! Documented association
|-
| [[Matt Storey]]
| Team captain during the New Zealand period; later associated with Menace in Perth
|-
| [[Neil Morris]]
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Team Insane]]
|-
| [[Andy Lunt]]
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Team Insane]]
|-
| [[Gavin Harrison]]
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]]
|-
| [[Wayne Morris]]
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]]
|-
|-
| [[Jono Clark]]
| Matt Storey
| Associated with Menace
| Menace captain during its New Zealand period; later continued with the team in Western Australia.[2][3]
|-
|-
| [[Matt Wong]]
| Matt Wong
| Menace NZ player at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters
| Menace NZ player at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[9][10]
|-
|-
| [[Ryan Greenspan]]
| [[Ryan Greenspan]]
| Guest player for Menace NZ at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters
| Guest player for Menace NZ at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[9][10]
|}
|}


The table identifies documented or historically reported associations rather than a single tournament roster.
The available evidence does not establish a complete founding roster or a single roster covering every New Zealand and Australian season.


== Tournament results ==
== Recorded tournament results ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Year
! Competition
! Competition
! Team name
! Entry
! Result
! Recorded result
|-
| 2005
| New Zealand ranking series
| Menace
| 3rd at Easter and in the attributed season table; 43 ranking points.[5]
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| 2nd overall; Round 2 winner [2]
| 2nd overall; Round 2 winner.[2]
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| '''1st overall''' (184 ranking points) [1]
| 1st overall; 184 ranking points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2007
| [[2009 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Australian Super 7s Round 2 — Professional]]
| New Zealand National Championships
| Menace
| Menace
| 3rd (44 ranking points) [1][9]
| 1st; defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[7]
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| '''1st overall''' (144 ranking points) [1]
| 1st overall; 144 ranking points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace NZ
| Menace NZ
| 82 season points [1]
| 82 season points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace WA
| Menace WA
| 24 season points [1]
| 24 season points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| 16 season points [1]
| 16 season points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| WA Menace
| WA Menace
| 8th overall (64 points) [1]
| 8th overall; 64 points.[1]
|}
|}


The results retain the team names recorded by the tournament organisers. They do not establish identical playing rosters across different seasons.
The table retains the entry names recorded by organisers. Its scoring figures come from different competitions and are not directly comparable.


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Team Insane]]
* [[Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
* [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]]
* [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]]
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Sydney SWAT]]
* [[Matt Storey]]
* [[Matt Wong]]
* [[Ryan Greenspan]]
* [[Ryan Greenspan]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
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== References ==
== References ==


# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball Series, "Results". Official historical professional division rankings for 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.]
# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball Series, ''Results''. Official historical professional division rankings for 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.]
# ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006, "AXL Round 4: Direct from Paintball Pete's Mt. White", pp. 18–25.
# ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006, “AXL Round 4: Direct from Paintball Pete's Mt. White”, pp. 18–25.
# [https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/11478/Top-guns-warm-up-to-paint-the-town-red Waikato Times, "Top guns warm up to paint the town red", 30 January 2009.]
# [https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/11478/Top-guns-warm-up-to-paint-the-town-red ''Waikato Times'', “Top guns warm up to paint the town red”, 30 January 2009.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, "2001 Valhalla National Rankings". Contemporary New Zealand tournament rankings.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117132820/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showPrevMessage?topicID=38.topic Rob Blitz, ''draw for easter'', NZ Paintball forum, 5 April 2004.]
# [https://www.companyhub.nz/dirshrSearch.cfm?name=HARRISON%2C+John&page=4 Company Hub, New Zealand company records identifying Gavin John Harrison's involvement with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20061014073853/http://www.paintball.org.nz/community/showthread.php?t=532 Dannefaerd, ''rankings'', New Zealand paintball forum, 1 May 2006. Attributed account of the 2005 series.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/forums/fields/index/pg_Other.shtml WARPIG, Paintball Field Directory, "A Paintball Adventure", Papakura, New Zealand, listing dated 4 August 2005.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117200250/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessageRange?topicID=59.topic&start=1&stop=20 ''Crunch Time'', NZ Paintball forum, February 2005.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters", Flickr. Historical tournament photographs identifying Wong and guest player Ryan Greenspan with Menace NZ.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018194641/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-574.html ''National Champs Labour Weekend 2007'', NZ P8NT, December 2006–October 2007.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/5180050249/ Matt Wong (Stick), "zDSC_7648", Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010. Photograph credited to RedMan, with links to original Super 7s Round 4 photo archives.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218043832/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2386&view=print NZ P8NT, ''2009 Super 7s Round 2 results'', 4 August 2009.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218043832/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2386&view=print NZ P8NT, "2009 super 7s round 2 results", topic 2386, 4 August 2009. Archived 18 February 2013.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Matt Wong, ''Paintball — 2010 S7 Masters'', Flickr.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/5180050249/ Matt Wong, “zDSC_7648”, Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218194442/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/hb2004.htm Peter Mumby, ''The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.]


== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s historical results]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s historical results]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Menace at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters, photographic archive]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Menace at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters]


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[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]

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Menace is a tournament paintball team originating in Auckland, New Zealand, with later involvement in Western Australia. The team is documented in New Zealand tournament records from 2004 and subsequently competed in the professional division of the Australian Super 7s, finishing second in the inaugural 2006 championship before winning the professional series titles in 2007 and 2009.[1][2]

Menace was formed by former Marksmen players. Shared names and player associations involving Phantom, Phantom Menace and Menace Blue do not make those teams alternative names for Menace.

Matt Storey captained Menace during its New Zealand period and subsequently continued his involvement after moving to Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]

History

[edit]

Origins and identity

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Menace developed within Auckland's tournament paintball community from players formerly associated with Marksmen. The available sources do not establish a precise formation date or complete founding roster.

Matt Storey is documented as Menace's captain by 2006.[2] The available published sources do not establish that Menace was a renamed Phantom or Phantom Menace team.

2004–2005 New Zealand competition

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The earliest recovered record of the post-Marksmen Menace team is its appearance in the seeded draw for the 2004 Wellington Easter tournament. The recovered source is a draw rather than a result sheet and does not by itself establish the team's final participation or placing.[4]

A participant and organiser account of the 2005 national ranking series placed Menace third at the Easter event with 43 ranking points. It also placed Menace third in the reported season table, behind Saints and Hybrid.[5]

The ranking account was posted retrospectively during a dispute and is not an independently authenticated official standings sheet. Its figures are therefore attributed rather than presented as uncontested official results.[5]

Menace Blue was discussed as a separate entry in 2005 tournament planning. Menace Blue was associated with Phantom Menace and is not treated as a secondary Menace squad in this article. Planning and payment discussions are also not proof that every proposed entry competed.[6]

2006 Australian Super 7s

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Menace entered the professional division of the inaugural Australian Super 7s series in 2006. The team finished second behind Sydney SWAT at the opening round and won Round 2.[2]

Australian Paintball Magazine described the Round 2 result as the first win by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[2]

Menace finished second at Round 3, leaving it level with Sydney SWAT on championship points entering the final round at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales. Captained by Matt Storey, Menace reached the professional final but was defeated by Sydney SWAT and finished second in the championship.[2]

2007 season

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Menace won the 2007 Australian Super 7s professional series championship with 184 ranking points, two ahead of Sydney SWAT. The team won the opening round and recorded second, third and third at the remaining events.[1]

Menace also won the New Zealand National Championships at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 20–21 October 2007. It led the preliminary stage, defeated Intense 3–0 in the semifinal and defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[7]

The participant report recorded the leading order as Menace, Muppets Inc, Fusion and Intense. A subsequent post called the runner-up KillaMuppets; the naming variation does not affect Menace's championship result.[7]

2009 championship

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Menace won its second Australian Super 7s professional series championship in 2009. It accumulated 144 ranking points across three rounds, winning the first and third events and finishing third at Round 2.[1][8]

At Round 2, Menace finished behind Extreme and STK and ahead of Hostile Intentions, earning 44 championship ranking points.[1][8]

A Waikato Times report published on 30 January 2009 identified Matt Storey as Menace's captain while covering a New Zealand visit by American professional players Brandon Short and Alex Savino.[3]

The 2009 Super 7s records separately list Menace Kids in the semi-professional division. Menace Kids won Round 2, but the available sources do not establish its exact organisational or roster relationship with the professional team.[1]

2010 New Zealand and Western Australian entries

[edit]

The 2010 Australian Super 7s professional rankings recorded Menace NZ and Menace WA separately.[1]

Menace NZ competed in Rounds 2, 3 and 4 and accumulated 82 championship points. Menace WA competed in Round 2 and received 24 points after a two-point ranking penalty associated with fielding a second imported player.[1]

The separate entries demonstrate that New Zealand and Western Australian Menace squads competed during the same season. They do not establish identical rosters or management structures.[1]

Menace NZ also competed at the Australian Super 7s Masters in November 2010. Historical photographs identify New Zealand player Matt Wong, known as Stick, and American professional player Ryan Greenspan as a guest player.[9][10]

The official rankings record Menace NZ earning 26 points at Round 4, but the available sources do not establish the team's complete Masters roster or final event placing.[1]

Later Western Australian competition

[edit]

Matt Storey subsequently moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace. The name remained in Australian tournament use during the 2010s.[1]

Menace appeared in the professional division of the 2017 Australian Super 7s, competing in Round 4 and receiving 16 championship points.[1]

Under the name WA Menace, the team entered all four rounds of the 2018 Australian Super 7s professional championship and finished eighth overall with 64 ranking points.[1]

[edit]

Menace was distinct from Phantom and Phantom Menace. Menace was formed by former Marksmen players, although some individuals were also associated with Phantom Menace.

Menace Blue was an entry associated with Phantom Menace rather than a documented Menace squad. A 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples report uses Menace Blue in its narrative but identifies Phantom Blue in its formal results table. The discrepancy is preserved rather than being used to merge the names.[11]

Menace Kids, Menace NZ, Menace WA and WA Menace are retained as organiser-published squad names. Their use does not establish unchanged rosters across seasons.[1][8]

Documented players

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Player Documented association
Matt Storey Menace captain during its New Zealand period; later continued with the team in Western Australia.[2][3]
Matt Wong Menace NZ player at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[9][10]
Ryan Greenspan Guest player for Menace NZ at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[9][10]

The available evidence does not establish a complete founding roster or a single roster covering every New Zealand and Australian season.

Recorded tournament results

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Year Competition Entry Recorded result
2005 New Zealand ranking series Menace 3rd at Easter and in the attributed season table; 43 ranking points.[5]
2006 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 2nd overall; Round 2 winner.[2]
2007 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 1st overall; 184 ranking points.[1]
2007 New Zealand National Championships Menace 1st; defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[7]
2009 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 1st overall; 144 ranking points.[1]
2010 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace NZ 82 season points.[1]
2010 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace WA 24 season points.[1]
2017 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 16 season points.[1]
2018 Australian Super 7s Professional WA Menace 8th overall; 64 points.[1]

The table retains the entry names recorded by organisers. Its scoring figures come from different competitions and are not directly comparable.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Super 7s Paintball Series, Results. Official historical professional division rankings for 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.
  2. Australian Paintball Magazine, no. 6, 2006, “AXL Round 4: Direct from Paintball Pete's Mt. White”, pp. 18–25.
  3. Waikato Times, “Top guns warm up to paint the town red”, 30 January 2009.
  4. Rob Blitz, draw for easter, NZ Paintball forum, 5 April 2004.
  5. Dannefaerd, rankings, New Zealand paintball forum, 1 May 2006. Attributed account of the 2005 series.
  6. Crunch Time, NZ Paintball forum, February 2005.
  7. National Champs Labour Weekend 2007, NZ P8NT, December 2006–October 2007.
  8. NZ P8NT, 2009 Super 7s Round 2 results, 4 August 2009.
  9. Matt Wong, Paintball — 2010 S7 Masters, Flickr.
  10. Matt Wong, “zDSC_7648”, Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010.
  11. Peter Mumby, The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004, Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.
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