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{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}
'''ADHD''' is a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team based in Auckland, with documented competition appearances from at least 2011 to 2016. The team competed in the [[Northland Open]], [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL), [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] (SAPC) competitions and [[Paintball World Cup Asia]].[1][2][3][4]


'''ADHD''' is a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team based in Auckland, with documented tournament activity from at least 2011 to 2016. The team competed in the [[Northland Open]], [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL), [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] (SAPC) competitions and [[Paintball World Cup Asia]].[1][2][3][4]
Its recorded achievements include winning the 2011 Northland Open, the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball championship and the August 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball event. ADHD finished twelfth in Division 2 at [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]].[1][4][5][6][11]


Its recorded achievements include winning the 2011 Northland Open, a reported NZPPL tournament victory in 2012, the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball championship and the August 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball event.[1][2][3][5]
ADHD was associated with [[Asylum Paintball]], which described the team and its feeder squad ADHD Red as unofficial house teams comprising staff and regular players.[2]
 
ADHD was associated with [[Asylum Paintball]] in Kingseat, south of Auckland.[2][4]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Early competition (2011–2013) ===
=== Early competition, 2011–2013 ===


The team's precise founding date has not been established. However, contemporary newspaper reporting confirms that ADHD was competing by March 2011, preceding its registration in the [[PBLeagues]] database on 15 January 2014.[1][4]
The team's founding date has not been established. Contemporary newspaper reporting confirms that ADHD was competing by March 2011, before its PBLeagues database registration on 15 January 2014.[1][4]


==== 2011 Northland Open ====
==== 2011 Northland Open ====


ADHD won the 2011 [[Northland Open]], defeating fellow Auckland team '''Disposal Unit''' in the final at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, Northland.
ADHD won the 2011 [[Northland Open]], defeating fellow Auckland team Disposal Unit in the final at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, Northland.[1]
 
The eight-team tournament was reported by the ''Northern Advocate'' in March 2011. TPC Blast of Tauranga and Auckland's Gary Locks finished equal third after electing not to contest a third-place play-off.[1]


The eight-team tournament was reported by the ''Northern Advocate'' in March 2011.
The report also stated that ADHD and Disposal Unit had recently contested the final of an Auckland Super Air competition, without supplying that result.[1]


TPC Blast of Tauranga and Auckland's Gary Locks finished equal third after electing not to contest a third-place playoff.[1]
==== 2012 competition ====


The report also established that ADHD and Disposal Unit had recently competed in the finals of an Auckland Super Air competition, although the results of that earlier event were not provided.
A retrospective report published by Asylum Paintball in March 2014 credited ADHD with winning the opening NZPPL round of 2012 and the first two SAPC events of that year.[2]


==== 2012 NZPPL competition ====
==== 2013 season ====


ADHD competed in the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] during 2012.
ADHD finished third at the [[2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament]], held at Blockhouse Bay Reserve, Auckland, on 31 August – 1 September 2013. X-Fighter$ Fracture finished first and Sydney SWAT second.[3]


A retrospective report published by Asylum Paintball in 2014 credited the team with winning the opening NZPPL round of 2012.[2]
Asylum Paintball's subsequent team report credited ADHD with winning the 2013 SAPC Race Series championship. It also reported third place at the opening Bay of Plenty three-player tournament and second place at the third SAPC event.[2]


The same report listed victories at the first two SAPC events of 2012.
=== 2014 season ===


The original results sheets for these competitions have not been recovered, so these achievements remain attributed to the later report.
ADHD competed in SAPC and NZPPL tournaments during 2014. Its PBLeagues profile identified Auckland as its hometown and Asylum Paintball as its home field.[4]


==== 2013 season ====
==== NZPPL Kapiti Coast victory ====


ADHD finished third at the [[2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament]], held at Blockhouse Bay Reserve, Auckland, on 31 August–1 September 2013.
An Asylum Paintball report published on 11 March 2014 recorded ADHD winning the opening NZPPL Super Five-Man event on the Kapiti Coast.[2]


The NZPPL's official results recorded the following podium:[3]
The report stated that ADHD recorded eleven wins from fourteen games on the first day and finished second in the round-robin standings. The team then defeated Expendables 2–1 in the semi-final and Tempest Blast 2–1 in the final.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
! Team
|-
| 1
| X-Fighter$ Fracture
|-
|-
| 2
| Semi-final || ADHD || 2–1 || Expendables
| Sydney SWAT
|-
|-
| 3
| Final || ADHD || 2–1 || Tempest Blast
| ADHD
|}
|}


An Asylum Paintball report subsequently credited ADHD with winning the 2013 SAPC Race Series championship. It also reported third place at the opening Bay of Plenty three-player tournament and second place at the third SAPC event.[2]
The report identified Alex, Cristian, Sam, Stat and Kane as the players who brought home the trophy.[2]
 
=== 2014 season ===
 
ADHD competed in both SAPC and NZPPL tournaments during 2014.
 
Its PBLeagues profile identified Auckland as the team's hometown and Asylum Paintball as its home field.[4]


==== SAPC Open X-Ball championship ====
==== SAPC Open X-Ball championship ====
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ADHD won all four events in the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series.[5]
ADHD won all four events in the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series.[5]


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ ADHD – 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball results
! Tournament !! Dates !! Position !! Ranking points
! Tournament
! Dates
! Position
! Ranking points
|-
|-
| February Race #1
| [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 1]] || 8–9 February || 1st || 100
| 8–9 February
| 1st of 6
| 100
|-
|-
| May Race #2
| [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 2]] || 3–4 May || 1st || 100
| 3–4 May
| 1st of 8
| 100
|-
|-
| July Race #3
| [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 3]] || 12–13 July || 1st || 100
| 12–13 July
| 1st of 7
| 100
|-
|-
| September Race #4
| [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 4]] || 27–28 September || 1st || 100
| 27–28 September
| 1st of 5
| 100
|-
|-
! colspan="3" | Season total
! colspan="3" | Season total
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|}
|}


The four victories secured the season championship.
The four victories secured the championship. Disposal Unit finished second with 314.5 points, followed by Tempest with 229.[5]
 
Disposal Unit finished second in the overall standings with 314.5 ranking points, followed by Tempest with 229.[5]


==== NZPPL Pro X-Ball ====
==== NZPPL Pro X-Ball ====


At the NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2 tournament in Auckland on 30–31 August 2014, ADHD won the Pro X-Ball division.
At the NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2 tournament in Auckland on 30–31 August 2014, ADHD won Pro X-Ball, finishing first among six entrants ahead of Trauma and The Wild Bunch.[6]


The team finished first among six entrants, ahead of Trauma and The Wild Bunch.[6]
PBLeagues also recorded ADHD as the leading team in its published 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball standings.[6]


PBLeagues recorded ADHD as the leading team in the published 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball standings.
==== SAPC pathway to World Cup Asia ====


==== Paintball World Cup Asia ====
On 26 January 2014, [[Michael Earley]], publishing as MikeE, announced that the SAPC Open Series winners would receive free Division 2 entry to World Cup Asia. The [[Paintball Asia League Series]] sponsored the entry fee, while Asylum Paintball sponsored accommodation in Langkawi.[9]


ADHD entered Division 2 at the [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]], held in Malaysia on 7–9 November.
SAPC's end-of-season report reconfirmed the arrangement. The statement was signed by club president [[Vitaly Miheev|Vitaly V. Miheev]] on 27 September and published on 30 September 2014.[10]


The team finished 12th among 22 Division 2 competitors, earning 50.5 ranking points.[4]
ADHD won the SAPC Open Series and subsequently appears in the World Cup Asia results, finishing twelfth in Division 2 at the tournament held on 7–9 November 2014.[5][11]
 
This is the team's documented international tournament appearance in the recovered PBLeagues records.


=== 2015 season ===
=== 2015 season ===


ADHD continued competing in SAPC Open X-Ball during 2015.
ADHD continued competing in SAPC Open X-Ball during 2015. The team won the opening event before finishing third, fourth and third in the remaining rounds.[4]


The team won the opening event before recording third-, fourth- and third-place finishes in the remaining rounds.[4]
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Tournament !! Dates !! Position
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ ADHD – 2015 SAPC Open X-Ball results
! Tournament
! Dates
! Position
|-
|-
| Event 1
| [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 1]] || 31 January – 1 February || 1st of 8
| 31 January – 1 February
| 1st of 8
|-
|-
| Event 2
| [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 2]] || 11–12 April || 3rd of 7
| 11–12 April
| 3rd of 7
|-
|-
| Event 3
| [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 3]] || 13–14 June || 4th of 5
| 13–14 June
| 4th of 5
|-
|-
| Event 4
| [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 4]] || 1–2 August || 3rd of 4
| 1–2 August
| 3rd of 4
|}
|}


ADHD finished third in the 2015 SAPC Open X-Ball season standings with 242.5 points, behind Auckland Faction and Addicted.[7]
ADHD finished third in the season standings with 242.5 points, behind Auckland Faction and Addicted.[7]


The team also competed at the Auckland Paintball Cup on 7–8 March 2015, finishing sixth among seven Open X-Ball teams.[4]
The team competed at the Auckland Paintball Cup on 7–8 March 2015, finishing sixth among seven Open X-Ball teams.[4]


A report published by [[DYE]] documented the Australian team Hard2Overcome defeating ADHD 4–0 during that tournament. The report stated that Australian players were guesting for ADHD.[8]
A contemporary report published by DYE recorded Australian team Hard2Overcome defeating ADHD 4–0 during that tournament. It stated that Australian players were guesting for ADHD.[8]


ADHD was also listed at the Asylum Paintball Cup in September 2015, although PBLeagues did not publish a final placing for that entry.[4]
ADHD was also listed at the [[2015 Asylum Paintball Cup]] in September, although its PBLeagues entry does not record a final placing.[4]


=== 2016 Auckland Paintball Cup ===
=== 2016 Auckland Paintball Cup ===


ADHD competed at the Auckland Paintball Cup on 16–17 April 2016.
ADHD competed at the Auckland Paintball Cup on 16–17 April 2016, finishing third among eight Division 2 X-Ball entries.[4]


The team finished third among eight Division 2 X-Ball entries, earning approximately 74.29 ranking points.[4]
== Team organisation ==


This is the latest tournament appearance presently listed on the team's recovered PBLeagues profile. The absence of later records does not establish that the team disbanded.
An Asylum Paintball report identified the following members of ADHD's 2014 organisation.[2]


== Team organisation ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Recorded role
|-
| [[Vitaly Miheev]] || Team manager
|-
| Chris Watt || Coach
|-
| Alex Diveg || Captain
|}


During 2014, ADHD was associated with Asylum Paintball in Kingseat, Karaka.
The report listed the following additional members of the 2014 core roster:[2]


A team report published by the field identified the following members of its 2014 organisation:[2]
* '''[[Vitaly Miheev]]''' – Team manager
* '''Chris Watt''' – Coach
* '''Alex Diveg''' – Captain
* Sam Houla
* Sam Houla
* Paul Adams
* Paul Adams
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* Cristian Albornoz
* Cristian Albornoz


This was described as the team's 2014 core roster. It should not be interpreted as a confirmed playing roster for every tournament.
It separately identified other team members, imports and crew:[2]


Other team members, imports and crew include:
* Tony Dickson — photographer, Blacksheep Media
 
Tony Dickson (Photographer, Blacksheep Media)
* [[Jason Newport]]
* [[Jason Newport]]
* Taylor Hopkins
* Taylor Hopkins
* Garth Lawson
* Garth Lawson
* Michael Nguyen
* Michael Nguyen
* [[Michael Earley]
* [[Michael Earley]]
* Dimitri Zimin
* Dimitri Zimin
* Mark Chee
* Mark Chee
This was a published team organisation list rather than a confirmed playing roster for every tournament.[2]


== Additional squads ==
== Additional squads ==


ADHD entered several additional squads in SAPC competitions during 2014.
=== ADHD Black ===
 
=== ADHD BLACK ===


ADHD BLACK competed in Open X-Ball at the May 2014 SAPC event, finishing sixth among eight teams.[5]
ADHD Black competed in Open X-Ball at the May 2014 SAPC event, finishing sixth among eight teams.[5]


=== ADHD RED ===
=== ADHD Red ===


ADHD RED competed in the SAPC Mechanical Pump Division 4 series.
Asylum Paintball described ADHD Red as ADHD's feeder team.[2]


The team won the May and July 2014 events and finished second in September.
ADHD Red competed in SAPC Mechanical Pump Division 4, winning the May and July 2014 events and finishing second in September. It won the season championship with 270 points, ahead of OFF and One Shot Bro.[5]
 
ADHD RED won the 2014 Mechanical Pump Division 4 season championship with 270 ranking points, ahead of OFF and One Shot Bro.[5]


=== ADHD White ===
=== ADHD White ===


ADHD White competed in the May 2014 SAPC Mechanical Pump Division 4 event, finishing third.[5]
ADHD White finished third in the May 2014 SAPC Mechanical Pump Division 4 event.[5]


The complete player rosters and organisational relationships between the additional squads have not been independently established.
== Selected results ==


== Selected tournament results ==
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Year !! Tournament or series !! Result
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
| 2011 || [[Northland Open]] || 1st
! Tournament
! Result
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2012 || NZPPL Round 1 || 1st, retrospectively reported
| [[Northland Open]]
| 1st
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2013 || [[2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament]] || 3rd
| NZPPL Round 1
| 1st (retrospectively reported)
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013 || SAPC Race Series || Champions, retrospectively reported
| [[2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament]]
| 3rd of 7
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014 || NZPPL Super Five-Man opening event, Kapiti Coast || 1st
| SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series
| Season champions
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014 || SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series || Champions
| NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2, Pro X-Ball
| 1st of 6
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014 || NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2, Pro X-Ball || 1st
| [[Paintball World Cup Asia]], Division 2
| 12th of 22
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2014 || [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]], Division 2 || 12th
| SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series
| 3rd overall
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015 || SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series || 3rd overall
| SAPC Open X-Ball Event 1
| 1st of 8
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016 || Auckland Paintball Cup, Division 2 X-Ball || 3rd
| Auckland Paintball Cup, Division 2 X-Ball
| 3rd of 8
|}
|}


Sources: ''Northern Advocate'', Asylum Paintball, NZPPL and PBLeagues.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Results are recorded in contemporary reporting, the Asylum team history, NZPPL records and PBLeagues.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][11]


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


* [[Northland Open]]
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[2012 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/paintball-teams-splattered-in-northland-open/KDEZTS2NANHGDVDEOTLZHF7TIY/ Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open]. ''Northern Advocate'', March 2011. Contemporary report identifying ADHD as the Northland Open winner.
# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/paintball-teams-splattered-in-northland-open/KDEZTS2NANHGDVDEOTLZHF7TIY/ Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open], ''Northern Advocate'', March 2011.
# [http://asylumpaintball.co.nz/asylum-sponsored-team-adhd-takes-gold-at-nzppl-event-1/ Sponsored Team ADHD Wins NZPPL Event 1]. Asylum Paintball, 2014. Team organisation, 2014 results and retrospective 2012–2013 tournament record.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150101000000/http://asylumpaintball.co.nz/asylum-sponsored-team-adhd-takes-gold-at-nzppl-event-1/ Asylum Sponsored Team ADHD Takes Gold at NZPPL Event 1], Asylum Paintball, 11 March 2014. Team organisation, Kapiti Coast match scores and retrospective tournament history.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111900/http://nzppl.com/ranks-2013.html NZPPL – 2013 Series Rankings]. Official NZPPL results identifying ADHD's third-place finish at the 2013 Race 2 Open Tournament. Archived 28 October 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111900/http://nzppl.com/ranks-2013.html NZPPL: 2013 Series Rankings], official results, archived 28 October 2013.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/OsP8T5RKxmUCKT9A ADHD – Team Profile and Event History]. ''PBLeagues''. Team registration, home field and results from 2014–2016.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/OsP8T5RKxmUCKT9A ADHD: Team Profile and Event History], PBLeagues, registration information, home field and results from 2014–2016.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 South Auckland Paintball Club – 2014 Season Rankings]. ''PBLeagues''. Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump championship standings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 South Auckland Paintball Club: 2014 Season Rankings], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/267/seasonRankings/2014 New Zealand Paintball Players League – 2014 Season Rankings]. ''PBLeagues''. NZPPL Pro X-Ball tournament results.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/267/seasonRankings/2014 New Zealand Paintball Players League: 2014 Season Rankings], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2015 South Auckland Paintball Club – 2015 Season Rankings]. ''PBLeagues''.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2015 South Auckland Paintball Club: 2015 Season Rankings], PBLeagues.
# [https://shop.dyepaintball.com/blogs/news/36938947-asylum-cup-auckland-trip-2015 Asylum Cup – Auckland Trip 2015]. DYE Paintball, 2015. Contemporary account of the Auckland tournament and Hard2Overcome's match against ADHD.
# [https://shop.dyepaintball.com/blogs/news/36938947-asylum-cup-auckland-trip-2015 Asylum Cup – Auckland Trip 2015], DYE Paintball, 2015. Hard2Overcome's account of the Auckland tournament.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014/01/26/sapc-inc-sending-kiwis-to-paintball-world-cup-asia-2014/ SAPC Inc – Sending Kiwis to Paintball World Cup Asia 2014], Michael Earley, published as MikeE, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, 26 January 2014.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014/09/30/2014-end-of-season-round-up/ 2014 End of Season Round Up], South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, published 30 September 2014. Statement signed Vitaly V. Miheev, SAPC President, 27 September 2014.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/rankings Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Places], PBLeagues, recording ADHD twelfth in Division 2.


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


* [https://pbleagues.com/team/OsP8T5RKxmUCKT9A ADHD – PBLeagues team profile]
* [https://pbleagues.com/team/OsP8T5RKxmUCKT9A ADHD: PBLeagues team profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111900/http://nzppl.com/ranks-2013.html Archived 2013 NZPPL results]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111900/http://nzppl.com/ranks-2013.html Archived 2013 NZPPL results]


Latest revision as of 16:40, 2 November 2026

ADHD is a New Zealand tournament paintball team based in Auckland, with documented competition appearances from at least 2011 to 2016. The team competed in the Northland Open, New Zealand Paintball Players League (NZPPL), South Auckland Paintball Club (SAPC) competitions and Paintball World Cup Asia.[1][2][3][4]

Its recorded achievements include winning the 2011 Northland Open, the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball championship and the August 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball event. ADHD finished twelfth in Division 2 at 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia.[1][4][5][6][11]

ADHD was associated with Asylum Paintball, which described the team and its feeder squad ADHD Red as unofficial house teams comprising staff and regular players.[2]

History

[edit]

Early competition, 2011–2013

[edit]

The team's founding date has not been established. Contemporary newspaper reporting confirms that ADHD was competing by March 2011, before its PBLeagues database registration on 15 January 2014.[1][4]

2011 Northland Open

[edit]

ADHD won the 2011 Northland Open, defeating fellow Auckland team Disposal Unit in the final at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, Northland.[1]

The eight-team tournament was reported by the Northern Advocate in March 2011. TPC Blast of Tauranga and Auckland's Gary Locks finished equal third after electing not to contest a third-place play-off.[1]

The report also stated that ADHD and Disposal Unit had recently contested the final of an Auckland Super Air competition, without supplying that result.[1]

2012 competition

[edit]

A retrospective report published by Asylum Paintball in March 2014 credited ADHD with winning the opening NZPPL round of 2012 and the first two SAPC events of that year.[2]

2013 season

[edit]

ADHD finished third at the 2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament, held at Blockhouse Bay Reserve, Auckland, on 31 August – 1 September 2013. X-Fighter$ Fracture finished first and Sydney SWAT second.[3]

Asylum Paintball's subsequent team report credited ADHD with winning the 2013 SAPC Race Series championship. It also reported third place at the opening Bay of Plenty three-player tournament and second place at the third SAPC event.[2]

2014 season

[edit]

ADHD competed in SAPC and NZPPL tournaments during 2014. Its PBLeagues profile identified Auckland as its hometown and Asylum Paintball as its home field.[4]

NZPPL Kapiti Coast victory

[edit]

An Asylum Paintball report published on 11 March 2014 recorded ADHD winning the opening NZPPL Super Five-Man event on the Kapiti Coast.[2]

The report stated that ADHD recorded eleven wins from fourteen games on the first day and finished second in the round-robin standings. The team then defeated Expendables 2–1 in the semi-final and Tempest Blast 2–1 in the final.[2]

Stage Winning team Score Losing team
Semi-final ADHD 2–1 Expendables
Final ADHD 2–1 Tempest Blast

The report identified Alex, Cristian, Sam, Stat and Kane as the players who brought home the trophy.[2]

SAPC Open X-Ball championship

[edit]

ADHD won all four events in the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series.[5]

Tournament Dates Position Ranking points
2014 SAPC Race Series Event 1 8–9 February 1st 100
2014 SAPC Race Series Event 2 3–4 May 1st 100
2014 SAPC Race Series Event 3 12–13 July 1st 100
2014 SAPC Race Series Event 4 27–28 September 1st 100
Season total 400

The four victories secured the championship. Disposal Unit finished second with 314.5 points, followed by Tempest with 229.[5]

NZPPL Pro X-Ball

[edit]

At the NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2 tournament in Auckland on 30–31 August 2014, ADHD won Pro X-Ball, finishing first among six entrants ahead of Trauma and The Wild Bunch.[6]

PBLeagues also recorded ADHD as the leading team in its published 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball standings.[6]

SAPC pathway to World Cup Asia

[edit]

On 26 January 2014, Michael Earley, publishing as MikeE, announced that the SAPC Open Series winners would receive free Division 2 entry to World Cup Asia. The Paintball Asia League Series sponsored the entry fee, while Asylum Paintball sponsored accommodation in Langkawi.[9]

SAPC's end-of-season report reconfirmed the arrangement. The statement was signed by club president Vitaly V. Miheev on 27 September and published on 30 September 2014.[10]

ADHD won the SAPC Open Series and subsequently appears in the World Cup Asia results, finishing twelfth in Division 2 at the tournament held on 7–9 November 2014.[5][11]

2015 season

[edit]

ADHD continued competing in SAPC Open X-Ball during 2015. The team won the opening event before finishing third, fourth and third in the remaining rounds.[4]

Tournament Dates Position
2015 SAPC Race Series Event 1 31 January – 1 February 1st of 8
2015 SAPC Race Series Event 2 11–12 April 3rd of 7
2015 SAPC Race Series Event 3 13–14 June 4th of 5
2015 SAPC Race Series Event 4 1–2 August 3rd of 4

ADHD finished third in the season standings with 242.5 points, behind Auckland Faction and Addicted.[7]

The team competed at the Auckland Paintball Cup on 7–8 March 2015, finishing sixth among seven Open X-Ball teams.[4]

A contemporary report published by DYE recorded Australian team Hard2Overcome defeating ADHD 4–0 during that tournament. It stated that Australian players were guesting for ADHD.[8]

ADHD was also listed at the 2015 Asylum Paintball Cup in September, although its PBLeagues entry does not record a final placing.[4]

2016 Auckland Paintball Cup

[edit]

ADHD competed at the Auckland Paintball Cup on 16–17 April 2016, finishing third among eight Division 2 X-Ball entries.[4]

Team organisation

[edit]

An Asylum Paintball report identified the following members of ADHD's 2014 organisation.[2]

Name Recorded role
Vitaly Miheev Team manager
Chris Watt Coach
Alex Diveg Captain

The report listed the following additional members of the 2014 core roster:[2]

  • Sam Houla
  • Paul Adams
  • Luke Longstaff
  • Kane Anderson
  • Terry Lee
  • Oleg Tolmachev
  • Josh Bailey
  • Cristian Albornoz

It separately identified other team members, imports and crew:[2]

  • Tony Dickson — photographer, Blacksheep Media
  • Jason Newport
  • Taylor Hopkins
  • Garth Lawson
  • Michael Nguyen
  • Michael Earley
  • Dimitri Zimin
  • Mark Chee

This was a published team organisation list rather than a confirmed playing roster for every tournament.[2]

Additional squads

[edit]

ADHD Black

[edit]

ADHD Black competed in Open X-Ball at the May 2014 SAPC event, finishing sixth among eight teams.[5]

ADHD Red

[edit]

Asylum Paintball described ADHD Red as ADHD's feeder team.[2]

ADHD Red competed in SAPC Mechanical Pump Division 4, winning the May and July 2014 events and finishing second in September. It won the season championship with 270 points, ahead of OFF and One Shot Bro.[5]

ADHD White

[edit]

ADHD White finished third in the May 2014 SAPC Mechanical Pump Division 4 event.[5]

Selected results

[edit]
Year Tournament or series Result
2011 Northland Open 1st
2012 NZPPL Round 1 1st, retrospectively reported
2013 2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament 3rd
2013 SAPC Race Series Champions, retrospectively reported
2014 NZPPL Super Five-Man opening event, Kapiti Coast 1st
2014 SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series Champions
2014 NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2, Pro X-Ball 1st
2014 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia, Division 2 12th
2015 SAPC Open X-Ball Race Series 3rd overall
2016 Auckland Paintball Cup, Division 2 X-Ball 3rd

Results are recorded in contemporary reporting, the Asylum team history, NZPPL records and PBLeagues.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][11]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open, Northern Advocate, March 2011.
  2. Asylum Sponsored Team ADHD Takes Gold at NZPPL Event 1, Asylum Paintball, 11 March 2014. Team organisation, Kapiti Coast match scores and retrospective tournament history.
  3. NZPPL: 2013 Series Rankings, official results, archived 28 October 2013.
  4. ADHD: Team Profile and Event History, PBLeagues, registration information, home field and results from 2014–2016.
  5. South Auckland Paintball Club: 2014 Season Rankings, PBLeagues.
  6. New Zealand Paintball Players League: 2014 Season Rankings, PBLeagues.
  7. South Auckland Paintball Club: 2015 Season Rankings, PBLeagues.
  8. Asylum Cup – Auckland Trip 2015, DYE Paintball, 2015. Hard2Overcome's account of the Auckland tournament.
  9. SAPC Inc – Sending Kiwis to Paintball World Cup Asia 2014, Michael Earley, published as MikeE, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, 26 January 2014.
  10. 2014 End of Season Round Up, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, published 30 September 2014. Statement signed Vitaly V. Miheev, SAPC President, 27 September 2014.
  11. Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Places, PBLeagues, recording ADHD twelfth in Division 2.
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