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'''Team Insane''' (also known as '''Insane''') was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team based in [[Auckland]], active during the early 2000s. Formed around 2000 by players associated with the South Auckland Miniature Wargames Club and Red Alert Paintball Club, the team competed in national and regional three-player and seven-player tournaments.
'''Insane''', also recorded as '''Team Insane''' and later as '''East Auckland Insane''', was an Auckland-based New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team. Contemporary records document the team in three-player, five-player and seven-player competition between 2000 and 2007, followed by recruitment for continued competition in 2008.[1][2][3][4][5]


Insane's most successful documented season was 2001, when it finished second in the national three-man team rankings compiled by the Valhalla database, with 181.7 ranking points. The team also competed in seven-man tournaments, including the [[Northland Open]], RotoVegas in Rotorua and the New Zealand Nationals.[1]
Insane finished second in the 2001 [[Valhalla National Rankings|Valhalla]] three-player national rankings with 181.7 ranking points.[4]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Formation ===
=== 2000 season ===


Team Insane was formed in Auckland around 2000, bringing together players from the South Auckland Miniature Wargames Club and the Red Alert Paintball Club.
A contemporary report of the [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]] described Insane as a newly assembled team whose players had come together only days before the tournament. This establishes the assembly of that event squad rather than a precise formal founding date.[1]


According to founding member [[Michael Earley]], the team emerged from a group of younger players interested in organised tournament paintball who joined with existing members of the Red Alert paintball community.[4]
Insane entered Division Two and recorded 80 preliminary points. It did not qualify for the divisional final.[1]


'''Kevin Lunt''' served as team captain. Other early members included Andy Lunt, Neil Morris, Vitaly Miheev, Francis Hambrook and Adam Hambrook.
On 1 December 2000, Insane competed at the [[2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open]] at Urban Combat in Pakuranga. The team finished fourth with 15 points, behind Kamo Karzi, Solidaire and Saints.[2]


Red Alert was associated with Auckland paintball operator Lance Potter, who was involved with the field before its later operation by Gavin Harrison.
=== 2001 season ===


The new team adopted the name Insane and began competing in regional and national tournaments during 2000.
Insane competed at the [[2001 Northland Open]] at Jubilee Park in Whangārei on 25 February 2001. It finished tenth in the combined standings with 60 points.[3]


=== Early competition ===
The October 2001 Valhalla standings recorded Insane in both seven-player and three-player competition. The team placed 21st among 23 entries in the seven-player rankings with 28.2 points. Its contributing appearances included the Northland Open, RotoVegas and the New Zealand Paintball Nationals.[4]


Insane's name appears in the 2000 national Valhalla rankings published by the New Zealand paintball website [[Mercenaries Star]].
At the [[2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], Insane recorded 223 preliminary points and did not qualify for the divisional finals.[5]


The team recorded nine ranking points in the published standings.[2]
In the three-player rankings, Insane placed second with 181.7 ranking points, behind DamNatives Red. A second Insane squad, published as '''Insane B''', placed 24th with 28.3 points.[4]


The Valhalla database compiled results from tournaments throughout New Zealand, creating a national comparison of teams competing in different regions.
Insane B was a secondary squad of Team Insane rather than an unrelated team. Its separate ranking entry is retained because the two squads competed independently in the contributing three-player tournaments.


By 2001, Insane was competing in both seven-man and three-man formats.
=== 2002 competition and Kaos entry ===


The seven-man team entered several major New Zealand tournaments, while its three-man entries achieved stronger results in the national season rankings.
On 27 January 2002, Insane competed in a three-player tournament at Combat Zone in Ardmore, Papakura. The team recorded 135 points in the published standings.[6]


=== Later activity ===
At the [[2002 Northland Open]], members of Insane played as guests for Havoc to complete its event squad. The players were not named. This was an event-specific guest arrangement and does not indicate a merger between the teams.[7]


Team members continued participating in tournament paintball during 2002.
A report of the [[2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament]], held at Actions Paintball on 26 October, identified the second-placed entry as '''Kaos (ex-Insane)'''. Kaos recorded 750 points.[8]


Earley recalls competing at the Volcanic Rotorua tournament in 2002. He also recalls refereeing tournaments in Rotorua during 2002 and 2003 alongside Vitaly Miheev.[4]
The published wording establishes a connection between Kaos and Insane at that event, but it does not identify the players involved or establish that Insane permanently changed its name to Kaos.[8]


These activities reflect the continued involvement of former or existing team members in the paintball community, although they do not establish that Insane entered every event concerned.
=== Captaincy ===


The precise date when Team Insane ceased competing is not documented.
In a contemporary team-contact discussion preserved from January 2002, Kevin Lunt explicitly identified himself as Insane's captain.[9]


== Players ==
The same discussion referred to Mike as the team member with internet access. It did not identify Mike as captain or provide his surname.[9]


The early Team Insane playing group included:
=== 2007 return ===


{| class="wikitable"
Insane returned to documented tournament competition in the 2007 Auckland Super 5s series. The published results recorded Insane eleventh in the June round with 265 points and tenth in the July round with 60 points.[10]
! Player
! Association
|-
| Kevin Lunt
| Captain
|-
| Andy Lunt
| Player
|-
| Neil Morris
| Player
|-
| [[Michael Earley]]
| Player
|-
| Vitaly Miheev
| Player
|-
| Francis Hambrook
| Player
|-
| Adam Hambrook
| Player
|}


The membership information is based on Michael Earley's firsthand recollections of the team during its early years.[4]
The interim standings published in August placed Insane seventh in Division Two with 325 cumulative championship points.[10]


The group was also associated with Jared Finlay and Tabitha Crump, although their participation in specific tournament lineups has not been established.
A roster published during the series named Jarrod Findlay, Tabitha Crump, Francis Hambook, Gareth Appleby, Justin Spencer and Sam Houlihan. The contemporary post misspelled Hambook's surname as '''Hambrock'''; the corrected spelling is based on participant identification.[10]


Individual rosters may have differed between events and between three-man and seven-man competition.
The source did not identify a captain and does not establish that every listed player participated in every round.


== Tournament history ==
=== East Auckland Insane and 2008 recruitment ===


=== 2000 season ===
In January 2008, Jarrod Findlay used the name '''East Auckland Insane''' while recruiting for the team and a proposed development squad. East Auckland Insane was a later styling of the same Insane organisation rather than a separate team.[11]


Insane appears in the 2000 Valhalla national ranking table with a recorded score of nine ranking points.[2]
Findlay stated that surplus players at the 2007 Nationals had provided the nucleus of the development squad. The new squad had not been formally named, although '''Asylum''' had been suggested. The post described planned twice-monthly training, five-player tournament participation, and promotional and refereeing work for sponsor Actions Paintball.[11]


The Valhalla system evaluated performances from participating tournaments and incorporated results into an annual national table.
The source establishes recruitment and planned activity. It does not confirm that the proposed development team subsequently competed or adopted the Asylum name.


Its records were not necessarily a complete account of every tournament held in New Zealand, as the compiler acknowledged that some historical results were missing.[3]
The proposed squad should not be confused with the later Asylum Paintball field and business. A former participant has identified Asylum Paintball founder Vitaly Miheev as an earlier Insane player, but no recovered source establishes that the proposed Asylum squad became the field or business. The field's later history should remain in its own article.


The 2000 entry establishes Insane's participation in the national tournament scene by that year, although the surviving table does not provide a complete match-by-match record for the team.
== Team identities and related entries ==


=== 2001 seven-man season ===
The following names have documented or contributor-confirmed relationships with Insane:


Insane competed in three recorded seven-man tournament events during 2001.
* '''Insane''' and '''Team Insane''' were styles used for the main team.
* '''Insane B''' was a secondary Insane squad.
* '''East Auckland Insane''' was a later name for the same organisation.
* '''Kaos (ex-Insane)''' was an event entry connected with former Insane players, but the source does not establish a permanent team renaming.
* The proposed development-squad name '''Asylum''' was never confirmed as a competing team in the recovered records.


The Valhalla database lists the team in the Northland Open, RotoVegas in Rotorua and the New Zealand Nationals.[1]
Results should remain under the entry name printed by each source.


The team's recorded ranking contributions were:
== Documented personnel ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Team Insane – 2001 seven-man rankings
! Name
! Tournament
! Documented involvement
! Ranking points
! Evidence limit
|-
| Kevin Lunt
| Identified himself as Insane's captain in a contemporary team-contact discussion
| The source documents his role around 2001–2002 rather than uninterrupted captaincy.[9]
|-
| Jarrod Findlay
| Published 2007 roster; conducted East Auckland Insane recruitment in January 2008
| The 2007 source does not identify him as captain.[10][11]
|-
| Tabitha Crump
| Published Auckland Super 5s roster
| The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]
|-
|-
| [[Northland Open]]
| Francis Hambook
| 6.7
| Published Auckland Super 5s roster
| Printed as “Hambrock” in the source; corrected through participant identification.[10]
|-
|-
| RotoVegas, Rotorua
| Gareth Appleby
| 5.6
| Published Auckland Super 5s roster
| The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]
|-
|-
| New Zealand Nationals
| Justin Spencer
| 15.9
| Published Auckland Super 5s roster
| The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]
|-
|-
! Total
| Sam Houlihan
! 28.2
| Published Auckland Super 5s roster
| The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]
|}
|}


Insane finished '''21st among 23 teams''' in the published national seven-man season rankings, with 28.2 points.[1]
Vitaly Miheev's recalled association with Insane has not been added to the documented roster because a corresponding contemporary team source has not yet been recovered.


The results reflect ranking contributions calculated using the Valhalla methodology rather than raw match scores.
== Recorded results and rankings ==


==== Northland Open ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Year
The [[Northland Open]] was one of New Zealand's established annual tournament competitions.
! Competition
 
! Published entry
Insane participated in the 2001 event as part of its seven-man tournament programme.
! Recorded result
 
|-
Earley recalls playing at the tournament when he was approximately 17 years old, using a Spyder paintball marker and second-hand JT Proflex goggles.[4]
| 2000
 
| [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
The team's Valhalla ranking contribution from the event was 6.7 points.[1]
| Insane
 
| 80 preliminary points; did not qualify for the Division Two final
==== RotoVegas ====
|-
 
| 2000
Insane also competed at the 2001 RotoVegas tournament in Rotorua.
| [[2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open]]
 
| Insane
The event was part of the Rotorua tournament tradition, which included the Volcanic Rotorua competitions held during the early 2000s.
| 4th; 15 points
 
|-
The Valhalla standings credit Insane with 5.6 ranking points from the event.[1]
| 2001
 
| [[2001 Northland Open]]
Earley recalls the tournament as one of his earliest experiences of competitive paintball against established New Zealand teams.[4]
| Insane
 
| 10th; 60 points
==== New Zealand Nationals ====
|-
 
| 2001
Insane entered the New Zealand Nationals during the 2001 season.
| Valhalla seven-player rankings
 
| Insane
Its recorded Valhalla ranking contribution was 15.9 points, the largest of its three recorded seven-man tournament contributions that year.[1]
| 21st of 23; 28.2 ranking points
 
The result contributed to the team's final seven-man season total of 28.2 ranking points.
 
=== 2001 three-man season ===
 
Insane achieved its strongest documented national ranking in three-man competition during 2001.
 
The Valhalla standings placed the team '''second nationally''' with 181.7 ranking points.[1]
 
'''DamNatives Red''' finished first with 226.4 points, while '''Tag n' Release GPS''' finished third with 159.3 points.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2001 national three-man standings
! Position
! Team
! Ranking points
|-
|-
| 1
| 2001
| DamNatives Red
| Valhalla three-player rankings
| 226.4
| Insane
| 2nd; 181.7 ranking points
|-
|-
| 2
| 2001
| '''Insane'''
| Valhalla three-player rankings
| '''181.7'''
| Insane B
| 24th; 28.3 ranking points
|-
|-
| 3
| 2001
| Tag n' Release GPS
| [[2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| 159.3
| Insane
|}
| 223 preliminary points; did not qualify for the divisional finals
 
Insane's ranking was calculated from results recorded in the Indoor 3-Man Open Competition and Combat Zone 3-Mans.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Team Insane – 2001 three-man ranking contributions
! Competition
! Ranking points
|-
|-
| Indoor 3-Man Open Competition
| 2002
| 100
| Combat Zone three-player tournament
| Insane
| 135 points
|-
|-
| Combat Zone 3-Mans – opening round
| 2007
| 56.7
| Auckland Super 5s, June round
| Insane
| 11th; 265 points
|-
|-
| Combat Zone 3-Mans – final
| 2007
| 25
| Auckland Super 5s, July round
| Insane
| 10th; 60 points
|-
|-
! Total
| 2007
! 181.7
| Auckland Super 5s interim Division Two standings
| Insane
| 7th; 325 cumulative points
|}
|}


The team's second-place position was an overall national season ranking, rather than necessarily a second-place finish at one individual tournament.
The scores came from different tournament and ranking systems and should not be compared directly.
 
The ranking database calculated team performance from tournament-round results, applying different formulas to preliminary and final rounds.[3]
 
=== Insane B ===
 
The 2001 national three-man standings also list a second team entered as '''Insane B'''.
 
Insane B finished 24th in the published season rankings, recording 28.3 points from the opening round of the Combat Zone three-man competition.[1]
 
The separate entry indicates that Insane fielded more than one squad in three-man competition.
 
Valhalla treated named secondary teams as independent entries rather than combining their ranking points with the principal squad.[3]
 
The individual lineup of Insane B has not been established.
 
=== 2002 Volcanic Rotorua ===
 
Players associated with Insane continued attending tournament events in 2002.
 
Earley recalls competing at the 2002 Volcanic Rotorua tournament and later being involved in tournament refereeing in the region.[4]
 
A historical account of the event has been associated with a provisional ninth-place Plate result for Insane, although the original event report has not yet been recovered for confirmation.
 
The team's participation and results during 2002 are less completely documented than its 2001 season.
 
== Competition formats ==
 
Team Insane competed in both seven-man and three-man tournament paintball.
 
=== Seven-man paintball ===
 
Seven-man competition was a major tournament format in New Zealand during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
 
Teams fielded seven players in elimination-style games, often using fields containing natural cover and purpose-built tournament obstacles.
 
Major events on the New Zealand calendar included the Northland Open, Rotorua tournaments and the New Zealand Nationals.
 
Insane competed in these events during the 2001 season.
 
=== Three-man paintball ===
 
Three-man competition used smaller squads and was commonly held on more compact tournament fields.
 
Insane participated in the Indoor 3-Man Open Competition and Combat Zone three-man events in 2001.
 
Its second-place national ranking in the format was considerably stronger than its seven-man ranking during the same season.
 
The 2001 Valhalla standings demonstrate that the two formats were ranked separately, allowing teams to appear in different positions depending on the competition category.
 
== Valhalla rankings ==
 
The [[Mercenaries Star]] website maintained the Valhalla database, which compiled tournament results into national team rankings.
 
The system was designed to compare teams competing at events throughout New Zealand.
 
Ranking scores were calculated by converting tournament-round results into percentage-based performance values, with additional weighting for final rounds.[3]
 
Valhalla also treated secondary squads as separate teams where they competed under distinct names.
 
This methodology explains why Insane and Insane B appeared as separate entries in the 2001 three-man rankings.
 
The team's published ranking scores should be distinguished from individual match scores or tournament finishing positions.
 
== Subsequent involvement of players ==
 
Several players associated with Team Insane remained active in paintball after the team's early tournament appearances.
 
Michael Earley continued playing, refereeing and working in the paintball industry in New Zealand and overseas.
 
He later worked with Auckland paintball operations including [[Lock N Load Paintball]] and [[Asylum Paintball]].
 
Vitaly Miheev remained active in Auckland tournament paintball and was subsequently associated with the operation of Asylum Paintball at Kingseat.
 
These later activities represent the continued participation of individuals from the original team rather than the continuation of Team Insane as an organisation.


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


* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[2001 Northland Open]]
* [[2002 Northland Open]]
* [[Actions Paintball]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Mercenaries Star]]
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[Volcanic Rotorua]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[Michael Earley]]
* [[Lock N Load Paintball]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Valhalla National Team Rankings, 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Seven-man and three-man season standings, tournament ranking contributions and Insane B entry.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133336/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats00.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'']. Paintball.co.nz.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Valhalla National Team Rankings, 2000]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Historical team rankings listing Insane.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021206045031/http://www.paintball.co.nz/indoor00.htm Kerry Munro, ''Indoor 3-Man Open Competition – Auckland'']. Paintball.co.nz, 1 December 2000.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Valhalla National Ranking Methodology]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Explanation of ranking calculations, tournament rounds and secondary team entries.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20010302154631/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2001.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2001 Northland Paintball Open'']. Paintball.co.nz.
# Michael Earley, oral-history recollections recorded for the New Zealand Paintball History project, October 2026. Firsthand account of the team's formation, players and tournament participation.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''2001 Valhalla National Rankings'']. October 2001.
 
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192513/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats01.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'']. Paintball.co.nz, archived 6 August 2002.
== External links ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606114058/http://www.paintball.co.nz/cbtz.htm Dazz Marshall, ''Combat Zone 3-Man'']. Paintball.co.nz, 27 January 2002.
 
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192035/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2002.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2002 Northland Paintball Open'']. NZ Paintball Online, archived 6 August 2002.
* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm 2001 Valhalla national rankings]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218183900/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2002/auckland5man.htm Rob Maddox, ''Labour Weekend Auckland 5-Man 2002'']. Paintball.co.nz, 26 October 2002.
* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm 2000 Valhalla national rankings]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020102013147/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm2.showMessage?topicID=101.topic ''Team Captain Contact Details'']. NZ Paintball Message Forum, archived 2 January 2002.
* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Valhalla ranking methodology]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218070622/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=703 ''Auckland Super 5's Series Thread'']. NZ P8NT, July–September 2007.
* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/ Mercenaries Star historical archive]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081020234741/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-1525.html Jarrod Findlay, ''Looking for a new player to join farm team'']. NZ P8NT, 13–22 January 2008.


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Latest revision as of 06:32, 28 October 2026

Insane, also recorded as Team Insane and later as East Auckland Insane, was an Auckland-based New Zealand tournament paintball team. Contemporary records document the team in three-player, five-player and seven-player competition between 2000 and 2007, followed by recruitment for continued competition in 2008.[1][2][3][4][5]

Insane finished second in the 2001 Valhalla three-player national rankings with 181.7 ranking points.[4]

History

[edit]

2000 season

[edit]

A contemporary report of the 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals described Insane as a newly assembled team whose players had come together only days before the tournament. This establishes the assembly of that event squad rather than a precise formal founding date.[1]

Insane entered Division Two and recorded 80 preliminary points. It did not qualify for the divisional final.[1]

On 1 December 2000, Insane competed at the 2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open at Urban Combat in Pakuranga. The team finished fourth with 15 points, behind Kamo Karzi, Solidaire and Saints.[2]

2001 season

[edit]

Insane competed at the 2001 Northland Open at Jubilee Park in Whangārei on 25 February 2001. It finished tenth in the combined standings with 60 points.[3]

The October 2001 Valhalla standings recorded Insane in both seven-player and three-player competition. The team placed 21st among 23 entries in the seven-player rankings with 28.2 points. Its contributing appearances included the Northland Open, RotoVegas and the New Zealand Paintball Nationals.[4]

At the 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Insane recorded 223 preliminary points and did not qualify for the divisional finals.[5]

In the three-player rankings, Insane placed second with 181.7 ranking points, behind DamNatives Red. A second Insane squad, published as Insane B, placed 24th with 28.3 points.[4]

Insane B was a secondary squad of Team Insane rather than an unrelated team. Its separate ranking entry is retained because the two squads competed independently in the contributing three-player tournaments.

2002 competition and Kaos entry

[edit]

On 27 January 2002, Insane competed in a three-player tournament at Combat Zone in Ardmore, Papakura. The team recorded 135 points in the published standings.[6]

At the 2002 Northland Open, members of Insane played as guests for Havoc to complete its event squad. The players were not named. This was an event-specific guest arrangement and does not indicate a merger between the teams.[7]

A report of the 2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament, held at Actions Paintball on 26 October, identified the second-placed entry as Kaos (ex-Insane). Kaos recorded 750 points.[8]

The published wording establishes a connection between Kaos and Insane at that event, but it does not identify the players involved or establish that Insane permanently changed its name to Kaos.[8]

Captaincy

[edit]

In a contemporary team-contact discussion preserved from January 2002, Kevin Lunt explicitly identified himself as Insane's captain.[9]

The same discussion referred to Mike as the team member with internet access. It did not identify Mike as captain or provide his surname.[9]

2007 return

[edit]

Insane returned to documented tournament competition in the 2007 Auckland Super 5s series. The published results recorded Insane eleventh in the June round with 265 points and tenth in the July round with 60 points.[10]

The interim standings published in August placed Insane seventh in Division Two with 325 cumulative championship points.[10]

A roster published during the series named Jarrod Findlay, Tabitha Crump, Francis Hambook, Gareth Appleby, Justin Spencer and Sam Houlihan. The contemporary post misspelled Hambook's surname as Hambrock; the corrected spelling is based on participant identification.[10]

The source did not identify a captain and does not establish that every listed player participated in every round.

East Auckland Insane and 2008 recruitment

[edit]

In January 2008, Jarrod Findlay used the name East Auckland Insane while recruiting for the team and a proposed development squad. East Auckland Insane was a later styling of the same Insane organisation rather than a separate team.[11]

Findlay stated that surplus players at the 2007 Nationals had provided the nucleus of the development squad. The new squad had not been formally named, although Asylum had been suggested. The post described planned twice-monthly training, five-player tournament participation, and promotional and refereeing work for sponsor Actions Paintball.[11]

The source establishes recruitment and planned activity. It does not confirm that the proposed development team subsequently competed or adopted the Asylum name.

The proposed squad should not be confused with the later Asylum Paintball field and business. A former participant has identified Asylum Paintball founder Vitaly Miheev as an earlier Insane player, but no recovered source establishes that the proposed Asylum squad became the field or business. The field's later history should remain in its own article.

[edit]

The following names have documented or contributor-confirmed relationships with Insane:

  • Insane and Team Insane were styles used for the main team.
  • Insane B was a secondary Insane squad.
  • East Auckland Insane was a later name for the same organisation.
  • Kaos (ex-Insane) was an event entry connected with former Insane players, but the source does not establish a permanent team renaming.
  • The proposed development-squad name Asylum was never confirmed as a competing team in the recovered records.

Results should remain under the entry name printed by each source.

Documented personnel

[edit]
Name Documented involvement Evidence limit
Kevin Lunt Identified himself as Insane's captain in a contemporary team-contact discussion The source documents his role around 2001–2002 rather than uninterrupted captaincy.[9]
Jarrod Findlay Published 2007 roster; conducted East Auckland Insane recruitment in January 2008 The 2007 source does not identify him as captain.[10][11]
Tabitha Crump Published Auckland Super 5s roster The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]
Francis Hambook Published Auckland Super 5s roster Printed as “Hambrock” in the source; corrected through participant identification.[10]
Gareth Appleby Published Auckland Super 5s roster The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]
Justin Spencer Published Auckland Super 5s roster The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]
Sam Houlihan Published Auckland Super 5s roster The roster does not prove attendance at every series round.[10]

Vitaly Miheev's recalled association with Insane has not been added to the documented roster because a corresponding contemporary team source has not yet been recovered.

Recorded results and rankings

[edit]
Year Competition Published entry Recorded result
2000 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Insane 80 preliminary points; did not qualify for the Division Two final
2000 2000 Auckland Indoor 3-Man Open Insane 4th; 15 points
2001 2001 Northland Open Insane 10th; 60 points
2001 Valhalla seven-player rankings Insane 21st of 23; 28.2 ranking points
2001 Valhalla three-player rankings Insane 2nd; 181.7 ranking points
2001 Valhalla three-player rankings Insane B 24th; 28.3 ranking points
2001 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Insane 223 preliminary points; did not qualify for the divisional finals
2002 Combat Zone three-player tournament Insane 135 points
2007 Auckland Super 5s, June round Insane 11th; 265 points
2007 Auckland Super 5s, July round Insane 10th; 60 points
2007 Auckland Super 5s interim Division Two standings Insane 7th; 325 cumulative points

The scores came from different tournament and ranking systems and should not be compared directly.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament. Paintball.co.nz.
  2. Kerry Munro, Indoor 3-Man Open Competition – Auckland. Paintball.co.nz, 1 December 2000.
  3. Rob Maddox, The 2001 Northland Paintball Open. Paintball.co.nz.
  4. Mercenaries Star, 2001 Valhalla National Rankings. October 2001.
  5. Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament. Paintball.co.nz, archived 6 August 2002.
  6. Dazz Marshall, Combat Zone 3-Man. Paintball.co.nz, 27 January 2002.
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  8. Rob Maddox, Labour Weekend Auckland 5-Man 2002. Paintball.co.nz, 26 October 2002.
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  10. Auckland Super 5's Series Thread. NZ P8NT, July–September 2007.
  11. Jarrod Findlay, Looking for a new player to join farm team. NZ P8NT, 13–22 January 2008.
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