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Created article on the 2010 Easter 5s tournament in Christchurch, hosted by Urban Paintball and won by SCK, using contemporary photographic and video evidence.
 
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The '''2010 Easter 5s''' was a five-player tournament [[paintball]] event held in Christchurch, New Zealand, over the Easter weekend of 2–5 April 2010. The competition was hosted by [[Urban Paintball]] and won by [[SCK]].[1][2]
The '''2010 Easter 5s''', advertised as the '''Christchurch 5 Man Open''', was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 3–4 April 2010 at [[Urban Paintball]], 451 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]


== History ==
[[SCK Factory|SCK]] won the tournament, followed by Clown Monkeys and [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]]. Seven teams appeared in the contemporary results report.[2][3]


The tournament was held in Christchurch during Easter 2010.
== Organisation ==


A contemporary video titled ''Easter 5s [Slow-mo] - New Zealand Paintball'' identifies Urban Paintball as the host and SCK as the winning team.[1]
The tournament was advertised as a Division 1 unlimited-paint competition using New Zealand NPPL rules. Team entry cost NZ$500 if paid by 28 February 2010, increasing to NZ$600 from 1 March.[1]


The event is also documented in a photographic album maintained by New Zealand player [[Matt Wong]], known as Stick.
RPS Marballizer paint was offered at NZ$85 per case for prepaid lots of fifteen cases, or NZ$90 per case for prepaid lots of ten. Teams without a paint preorder were charged NZ$100 per case.[1]


The album, titled ''Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch'', contains 52 photographs and identifies Wong as playing for SCK, which finished first.[2]
The advertised prizes, supplied by SCK Paintball, were five Dye Rotor loaders for first place, five Dye i4 masks for second and five sets of Dye knee pads for third.[1]


Individual photographs were uploaded on 7 April 2010 and credit a photographer identified as Simo.[3]
== Results ==


== Results ==
The following placings were published on 4 April 2010 in a contemporary forum report. SCK's victory is also recorded in the photographic album ''Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch''.[2][3]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position !! Team
! Team
|-
| 1 || [[SCK Factory|SCK]]
|-
| 2 || Clown Monkeys
|-
|-
| 1
| 3 || [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]]
| [[SCK]]
|-
| 4 || Mugshot
|-
| 5 || TPC Blast
|-
| 6 || Vanguard
|-
| 7 || Contraband
|}
|}
A complete list of participating teams and final standings has not yet been recovered.


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


* [[2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[SCK]]
* [[Urban Paintball]]
* [[Paintball tournament]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww "Easter 5s [Slow-mo] - New Zealand Paintball", YouTube. Video identifying Urban Paintball as host and SCK as tournament winners.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034850/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2467&start=0 “Christchurch 5 man Open”]. NZ P8NT, announcement posted 6 December 2009 and updated before the tournament; archived 18 February 2013.
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch", Flickr. Collection of 52 photographs documenting SCK's first-place finish.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218034735/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2590&view=print “2010 Season Points and Event Results”]. NZ P8NT, posted by Vijil, 4 April 2010. Contemporary event placings accompanying a proposed ranking system; archived 18 February 2013.
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/4501384632/ Matt Wong (Stick), "DSC05919", Flickr. Photograph uploaded 7 April 2010 and credited to Simo.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ “Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch”]. Flickr, stick. Album description records SCK's first-place finish.
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Easter 2010 Christchurch photographic archive]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww Easter 5s tournament video]


[[Category:New Zealand paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:2010 paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:2010s in New Zealand paintball]]

Latest revision as of 14:49, 25 October 2026

The 2010 Easter 5s, advertised as the Christchurch 5 Man Open, was a five-player paintball tournament held on 3–4 April 2010 at Urban Paintball, 451 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]

SCK won the tournament, followed by Clown Monkeys and Flashpoint. Seven teams appeared in the contemporary results report.[2][3]

Organisation

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The tournament was advertised as a Division 1 unlimited-paint competition using New Zealand NPPL rules. Team entry cost NZ$500 if paid by 28 February 2010, increasing to NZ$600 from 1 March.[1]

RPS Marballizer paint was offered at NZ$85 per case for prepaid lots of fifteen cases, or NZ$90 per case for prepaid lots of ten. Teams without a paint preorder were charged NZ$100 per case.[1]

The advertised prizes, supplied by SCK Paintball, were five Dye Rotor loaders for first place, five Dye i4 masks for second and five sets of Dye knee pads for third.[1]

Results

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The following placings were published on 4 April 2010 in a contemporary forum report. SCK's victory is also recorded in the photographic album Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch.[2][3]

Position Team
1 SCK
2 Clown Monkeys
3 Flashpoint
4 Mugshot
5 TPC Blast
6 Vanguard
7 Contraband

See also

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References

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  1. “Christchurch 5 man Open”. NZ P8NT, announcement posted 6 December 2009 and updated before the tournament; archived 18 February 2013.
  2. “2010 Season Points and Event Results”. NZ P8NT, posted by Vijil, 4 April 2010. Contemporary event placings accompanying a proposed ranking system; archived 18 February 2013.
  3. “Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch”. Flickr, stick. Album description records SCK's first-place finish.