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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

Origins and identity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Related names and teams

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

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

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.

References

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.
Waikato Times, “Top guns warm up to paint the town red”, 30 January 2009.
Rob Blitz, draw for easter, NZ Paintball forum, 5 April 2004.
Dannefaerd, rankings, New Zealand paintball forum, 1 May 2006. Attributed account of the 2005 series.
Crunch Time, NZ Paintball forum, February 2005.
National Champs Labour Weekend 2007, NZ P8NT, December 2006–October 2007.
NZ P8NT, 2009 Super 7s Round 2 results, 4 August 2009.
Matt Wong, Paintball — 2010 S7 Masters, Flickr.
Matt Wong, “zDSC_7648”, Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010.
Peter Mumby, The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004, Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.

External links

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-'''Menace''' is a tournament [[paintball]] team originating in New Zealand, with subsequent involvement in Western Australia. Menace finished second in the inaugural [[Australian Super 7s]] professional series in 2006 before winning the series championships in 2007 and 2009.[1][6]
+'''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 tournament teams, including [[Team Insane]], Phantom and Marksmen. Its early history also included connections to Red Alert Paintball and the indoor venue A Paintball Adventure in Auckland.
+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.
-The team was captained by Matt Storey during its New Zealand period. Storey subsequently moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace.
+Matt Storey captained Menace during its New Zealand period and subsequently continued his involvement after moving to Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]
 == History ==
-=== Origins in New Zealand ===
+=== Origins and identity ===
-Menace emerged from the New Zealand tournament paintball community, bringing together players who had previously competed for Insane, Phantom and Marksmen.
+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.
-The earlier teams were active in New Zealand tournament paintball during the early 2000s. The 2001 Valhalla National Rankings record Insane, Phantom 5 and Marksmen in national competition.[2]
+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.
-The team's early playing group 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; subsequently Menace captain.
-* '''Gavin Harrison''' – Formerly of Marksmen.
-* '''Wayne''' – Formerly of Phantom.
-* '''Tower''' – Former New Zealand tournament player whose earlier team affiliations have not been conclusively established.
-* '''[[Jono Clark]]''' – Menace player.
-These early playing connections are based on firsthand historical recollections. A complete contemporary founding roster has not been located.
+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]
-=== Red Alert Paintball and A Paintball Adventure ===
+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 Menace players had connections with early Auckland paintball businesses and venues.
+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 John Harrison was associated with both Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited. New Zealand company records identify him as a director and shareholder of these businesses.[3]
+=== 2006 Australian Super 7s ===
-Gavin Harrison and Wayne were also associated with '''A Paintball Adventure''', an indoor paintball venue in Papakura, South Auckland.
+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 historical listing published by [[WARPIG]] on 4 August 2005 records the business at 80B Hunua Road, Papakura. The venue advertised an indoor astroturf playing field of approximately 1,000 square metres, spectator viewing facilities and compressed-air filling equipment.[4]
+''Australian Paintball Magazine'' described the Round 2 result as the first win by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[2]
-Wayne was also involved in organising a paintball tournament series in 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]
-The name and precise operating dates of Wayne's tournament series have not been independently established.
+=== 2007 season ===
-These activities formed part of the wider Auckland tournament paintball community from which Menace developed.
+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]
-=== Australian Super 7s ===
+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]
-Menace competed in the professional division of the [[Australian Super 7s]] from the series' inaugural 2006 season.
+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]
-In 2006, Menace finished second behind [[Sydney SWAT]] at the opening round before winning Round 2. ''Australian Paintball Magazine'' described the Round 2 result as the first victory by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[6] This description is retained as a contemporary assessment and has not been independently verified against every earlier Australian competition.
+=== 2009 championship ===
-Menace finished second behind Sydney SWAT again at Round 3. The results left the teams level on series points entering the final event at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales.[6]
+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]
-Captained by Matt Storey, Menace reached the professional final at Mount White. Sydney SWAT won the round, with Menace second and Apocalypse third. The result gave Sydney SWAT the 2006 professional series championship and left Menace as series runner-up.[6]
+At Round 2, Menace finished behind Extreme and STK and ahead of Hostile Intentions, earning 44 championship ranking points.[1][8]
-In 2007, Menace won the professional series championship with 184 ranking points, finishing two points ahead of Sydney SWAT. The team won the opening round and placed second, third and third across the remaining events.[1]
+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]
-Menace returned to the top of the championship standings in 2009, recording 144 points across three rounds. The team won the first and third rounds and finished second in the second round, narrowly defeating Extreme, which accumulated 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. The article covered a visit to New Zealand by American professional players [[Brandon Short]] and [[Alex Savino]].[5]
+=== 2010 New Zealand and Western Australian entries ===
-The 2009 Super 7s records also identify a team called Menace Kids competing in the semi-professional division. Menace Kids won the second round, receiving 50 ranking points. Its precise organisational relationship with the professional Menace team has not been independently established.[1]
+The 2010 Australian Super 7s professional rankings recorded '''Menace NZ''' and '''Menace WA''' separately.[1]
-=== New Zealand and Western Australian entries ===
+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]
-Matt Storey subsequently moved from New Zealand to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace.
+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]
-The 2010 Australian Super 7s results identify two separate professional division entries:
+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]
-* '''Menace NZ''' competed in Rounds 2, 3 and 4, accumulating 82 championship points.
+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 WA''' competed in Round 2, receiving 24 championship points after a two-point ranking penalty for fielding a second imported player.[1]
-These entries demonstrate the simultaneous participation of New Zealand and Western Australian squads using the Menace name.
+=== Later Western Australian competition ===
-The continued involvement of Matt Storey connects the team's New Zealand and Perth histories, although complete rosters and organisational arrangements have not been independently documented.
+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]
-=== Western Australia ===
+Menace appeared in the professional division of the 2017 Australian Super 7s, competing in Round 4 and receiving 16 championship points.[1]
-The Menace name continued to appear in Western Australian tournament paintball during the 2010s.
+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]
-In 2017, Menace appeared in the professional division of the Australian Super 7s, competing in the fourth round and receiving 16 championship points.[1]
+== Related names and teams ==
-In 2018, WA Menace participated in all four rounds of the professional championship.
+'''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 finished eighth in the series standings with 64 ranking points, recording its highest individual round result at the opening event.[1]
+'''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]
-== Tournament results ==
+'''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 ==
 {| class="wikitable"
+! 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 ==
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 ! Year
 ! 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
 | Australian Super 7s Professional
 | Menace
-| '''2nd overall'''; Round 2 winner
+| 2nd overall; Round 2 winner.[2]
 |-
 | 2007
 | Australian Super 7s Professional
 | Menace
-| '''1st overall''' (184 points)
+| 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 points)
+| 1st overall; 144 ranking points.[1]
 |-
 | 2010
 | Australian Super 7s Professional
 | Menace NZ
-| 82 points
+| 82 season points.[1]
 |-
 | 2010
 | Australian Super 7s Professional
 | Menace WA
-| 24 points
+| 24 season points.[1]
 |-
 | 2017
 | Australian Super 7s Professional
 | Menace
-| 16 points
+| 16 season points.[1]
 |-
 | 2018
 | Australian Super 7s Professional
 | WA Menace
-| 8th overall (64 points)
+| 8th overall; 64 points.[1]
 |}
-The results preserve the team names recorded by tournament organisers and 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 ==
-* [[Team Insane]]
+* [[Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
 * [[Australian Super 7s]]
-* [[Sydney SWAT]]
+* [[Ryan Greenspan]]
 * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 * [[Paintball in Australia]]
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 == References ==
-# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball, "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.]
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, "2001 Valhalla National Rankings", contemporary New Zealand tournament rankings.]
-# [https://www.companyhub.nz/dirshrSearch.cfm?name=HARRISON%2C+John&page=4 Company Hub, New Zealand director and shareholder records for Gavin John Harrison, Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.]
-# [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://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.]
 # ''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://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://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://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://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://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://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 ==
 * [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]
 [[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
 [[Category:Australian paintball teams]]
+[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]

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