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'''South Auckland Paintball Club''' ('''SAPC''') was a New Zealand [[paintball]] club and tournament organiser based in Auckland. Established in 2011 and incorporated in 2013, the club organised recreational paintball activities and competitive speedball tournaments, including the SAPC Five-Man League and SAPC Race Series.[1][2][9]


'''South Auckland Paintball Club Incorporated''' ('''SAPC''') was a [[paintball]] club and tournament organiser based in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. Founded by [[Michael Earley]], the club was formally incorporated on 10 September 2013 and organised competitive five-player paintball events, including the South Auckland Paintball Club Race Series.
The club initially operated at [[Lock N Load Paintball]] near Auckland Airport before holding its tournament series at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Karaka. Its later competitions included Open X-Ball and mechanical-pump divisions.[1][4]


The club's competition activities originated at [[Lock N Load Paintball]] in Auckland before becoming associated with [[Asylum Paintball]] at the former Kingseat Hospital in Karaka.
In 2014, SAPC documented endorsement from PALS/APPBF and offered its Open Series winners [[Paintball Asia League Series|PALS]]-sponsored entry to [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]], with accommodation sponsored by Asylum Paintball.[6][12]
 
SAPC operated independently of the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) and organised separate seasonal competitions for tournament teams. Its surviving [[PBLeagues]] records document eight events across 2014 and 2015, including Open X-Ball and mechanical-pump divisions.


== History ==
== History ==


=== Establishment ===
=== Establishment and early competition, 2011–2012 ===
 
South Auckland Paintball Club was founded by New Zealand paintball player and organiser [[Michael Earley]] to support organised competitive paintball in the Auckland region.
 
The club developed from five-player tournament activities initially organised at [[Lock N Load Paintball]], a commercial paintball venue near Auckland Airport.


These events provided opportunities for local teams to compete regularly in a structured tournament format.
South Auckland Paintball Club began organising activities in 2011, initially using the facilities at Lock N Load Paintball on Nixon Road in Māngere. An announcement dated 10 October 2011 advertised a club day for players with their own equipment, with organised games using the venue's speedball facilities.[1]


The independent competition programme subsequently developed into the South Auckland Paintball Club Race Series.
A separate announcement on 9 October introduced the '''SAPC Five-Man Series''', also described as the SAPC Five-Man League. It proposed regular monthly social speedball events for established teams and players entering tournament paintball. Players without teams were invited to form scratch teams.[9]


South Auckland Paintball Club Incorporated was registered as a New Zealand incorporated society on '''10 September 2013''', under registration number '''2587862'''. Its registered address was 19 Harper Street, Papakura, Auckland. [1]
The provisional calendar covered November 2011 through December 2012, generally using the second Sunday of each month while avoiding major [[New Zealand Paintball Players League|NZPPL]] tournament weekends. The initial format was five-player hopperball, limiting each player's paint supply to their loader. The announcement specified NZPPL rules, NZ$20 entry per player, field paint supplied by Killa Paint New Zealand and rotating refereeing duties among participating teams.[9]


The incorporated club operated separately from the commercial paintball facilities that hosted its events.
The opening event took place on 13 November 2011. A report published that evening linked photographs and thanked visiting players, referees and the 300FPS shop crew. No results were supplied in the surviving discussion.[10]


=== Lock N Load Paintball ===
Eight teams attended the event on 11 December 2011. The organiser reported that BOP and Wipeout finished joint first. These were individual event placings rather than overall series results.[11]


The club's early competition programme was associated with [[Lock N Load Paintball]], a venue established near Auckland Airport.
Following the December event, the organiser proposed retaining five-player teams while increasing the paint allowance to hopper plus one pod. A 9 January 2012 announcement specified this format for the forthcoming weekend, corresponding to the provisionally scheduled 15 January event. The surviving discussion does not confirm that event's completion or results.[9][11]


The venue was developed on airport land at Nixon Road and included facilities for recreational paintball and competitive speedball. [2]
=== Incorporation and 2013 season ===


Michael Earley, who was involved in the operation of Lock N Load, established an independent five-player tournament programme at the venue.
South Auckland Paintball Club Incorporated was registered on 10 September 2013 under society number 2587862, with its registered address in Papakura.[2]


The early events preceded the club's later documented seasons at Asylum Paintball.
By 2013, the club was organising the SAPC Race Series at Asylum Paintball, located at the former Kingseat Hospital complex in Karaka. The 2013 series included an Open Division, with [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] identified as the season champion in a contemporary Asylum Paintball announcement.[3]


Lock N Load was a commercial playing facility rather than the legal entity responsible for the subsequently incorporated South Auckland Paintball Club.
=== 2014 Race Series ===


=== Asylum Paintball ===
The 2014 SAPC Race Series consisted of four events held in February, May, July and September at Asylum Paintball. The competition included Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump Division 4, with an additional beginner mechanical-pump category at the opening event.[4]


South Auckland Paintball Club subsequently became associated with [[Asylum Paintball]], a paintball venue established at the former Kingseat Hospital in Karaka, South Auckland.
The club adopted [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]] (APPBF) tournament rules and used the APPA player registration and ranking system.[5]


Asylum Paintball began developing its facilities at Kingseat in 2012 and opened for tournament paintball activities in 2013. [3]
ADHD won all four Open X-Ball events, securing the season championship with 400 ranking points. ADHD Red won the Mechanical Pump Division 4 championship with 270 points.[4]


The venue included an outdoor inflatable-bunker tournament field, alongside recreational and indoor playing areas.
The individual events are documented at:


South Auckland Paintball Club used Asylum Paintball to host its Race Series.
* [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 1]]
* [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 2]]
* [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 3]]
* [[2014 SAPC Race Series Event 4]]


A March 2014 press release issued by Blacksheep Communications independently identified Asylum Paintball as hosting the South Auckland Paintball Club Race Series. [4]
=== 2015 Race Series ===


The same release described Asylum as a venue for the New Zealand Paintball Players League, demonstrating that SAPC and the NZPPL operated separate tournament programmes at the facility.
SAPC continued its Race Series in 2015, holding four events between January and August at Asylum Paintball. The competition retained Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump Division 4 categories.[7]


== South Auckland Paintball Club Race Series ==
[[Auckland Faction]] won the Open X-Ball season championship with 387.14 points, followed by [[Addicted (New Zealand paintball team)|Addicted]] and ADHD. [[Detachment (New Zealand paintball team)|Detachment]] won the Mechanical Pump Division 4 championship with 317.5 points, narrowly ahead of [[Kaos Theory (New Zealand paintball team)|Kaos Theory]].[7]


The South Auckland Paintball Club Race Series was a competitive paintball tournament programme organised by the club.
The individual events are documented at:


The series used five-player tournament formats and was open to established and developing teams.
* [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 1]]
* [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 2]]
* [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 3]]
* [[2015 SAPC Race Series Event 4]]


Surviving records maintained by [[PBLeagues]] document eight events during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
== PALS and World Cup Asia connection ==


The competition included Open X-Ball and mechanical-pump divisions, with season rankings determined from individual event results. [5]
=== Rules and endorsement ===


=== 2014 season ===
The club's 2014 series information recorded endorsement from the heads of PALS/APPBF and Millennium Series/EPBF. Its Open competition covered PALS Divisions 1–3, while Novice used the PALS Division 4 classification.[12]


The 2014 SAPC Race Series consisted of four events:
The advertised formats were five-player Race to 4 for Open and Race to 1 for Novice. Open permitted PSP or Millennium ramping capped at 12.5 balls per second, while Novice was restricted to mechanical or pump markers.[12]


{| class="wikitable"
=== Sponsored World Cup Asia entry ===
! Round
! Event
! Dates
|-
| 1
| SAPC February Race
| 8–9 February 2014
|-
| 2
| SAPC May Race
| 3–4 May 2014
|-
| 3
| SAPC July Race
| 12–13 July 2014
|-
| 4
| SAPC September Race
| 27–28 September 2014
|}


The series was contested by teams from the Auckland tournament paintball community and other parts of New Zealand.
On 26 January 2014, [[Michael Earley]], publishing as MikeE, announced that the SAPC Open Series winners would receive free entry into Division 2 at [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]] in Langkawi, Malaysia. The entry fee was sponsored by PALS, while accommodation was sponsored by Asylum Paintball.[6]


==== Open X-Ball ====
The announcement described the opportunity as allowing the winning team to represent New Zealand and the Auckland region. It also stated that the 2013 World Cup Asia layout would be available for practice before the opening SAPC event.[6]


[[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] dominated the 2014 Open X-Ball division, winning all four events.
The club's end-of-season report reconfirmed the sponsored entry and accommodation. The statement was signed by [[Vitaly Miheev|Vitaly V. Miheev]], SAPC President, on 27 September and published on 30 September 2014. It also announced that the club president would serve as an official tournament coordinator at World Cup Asia.[5]


The team's results produced a maximum season total of 400 ranking points.
These announcements document the sponsored opportunity and intended participation; they do not establish the winning team's eventual attendance or results.[5][6]


Disposal Unit finished second overall, followed by Tempest.
== Championship results ==


The final Open X-Ball standings were:
The following season results are recorded in the PBLeagues tournament database.[4][7]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Year !! Division !! Champion !! Runner-up !! Third place
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| ADHD
| 400
|-
| 2
| Disposal Unit
| 314.5
|-
| 3
| Tempest
| 229
|-
| 4
| CamoMeat
| 178
|-
| 5
| Shattered
| 173.5
|-
| 6
| Mischief Militia
| 30
|-
|-
| 7
| 2014
| Low Gear
| Open X-Ball
| 25
| [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]
| [[Disposal Unit (New Zealand paintball team)|Disposal Unit]]
| [[Tempest (New Zealand paintball team)|Tempest]]
|-
|-
| 8
| 2014
| ADHD Black
| Mechanical Pump Division 4
| 25
|}
 
ADHD's four consecutive victories established the team as the inaugural documented Open X-Ball season champion in the surviving PBLeagues records. [6]
 
==== Mechanical Pump Division 4 ====
 
The 2014 series also included a Mechanical Pump Division 4 competition.
 
Three rounds contributed to the season standings, beginning with the May event.
 
ADHD Red won the first two rounds, while OFF won the September event.
 
The final standings were:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| ADHD Red
| ADHD Red
| 270
| [[OFF (New Zealand paintball team)|OFF]]
|-
| [[One Shot Bro (New Zealand paintball team)|One Shot Bro]]
| 2
| OFF
| 177.5
|-
| 3
| One Shot Bro
| 135
|-
| 4
| Detachment
| 50
|-
| 5
| ADHD White
| 40
|-
| 6
| Flashback
| 32.5
|-
| 7
| Mixed Madness
| 10
|}
 
ADHD Red won the division after finishing first in May and July and second in September. [6]
 
The February event separately included a Mechanical Pump Beginner division.
 
=== 2015 season ===
 
South Auckland Paintball Club continued the Race Series in 2015, with four events registered through PBLeagues.
 
The competition calendar was:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Event
! Dates
|-
| 1
| SAPC Division 4 and Open Event 1
| 31 January–1 February 2015
|-
| 2
| SAPC Division 4 and Open Event 2
| 11–12 April 2015
|-
| 3
| SAPC Division 4 and Open Event 3
| 13–14 June 2015
|-
| 4
| SAPC Division 4 and Open Event 4
| 1–2 August 2015
|}
 
The series retained separate Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump Division 4 rankings. [5]
 
==== Open X-Ball ====
 
Auckland Faction won the 2015 SAPC Open X-Ball season championship.
 
ADHD won the opening round, but Auckland Faction won each of the remaining three events.
 
The final standings were:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| Auckland Faction
| 387.14
|-
| 2
| Addicted
| 293.93
|-
| 3
| ADHD
| 242.5
|-
| 4
| CamoMeat
| 155.71
|-
| 5
| Wolves
| 84.29
|-
| 6
| Shattered
| 83.57
|-
|-
| 7
| 2015
| BOP Blast
| Open X-Ball
| 62.86
| [[Auckland Faction]]
| [[Addicted (New Zealand paintball team)|Addicted]]
| [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]
|-
|-
| 8
| 2015
| Mischief Militia
| Mechanical Pump Division 4
| 10
| [[Detachment (New Zealand paintball team)|Detachment]]
| [[Kaos Theory (New Zealand paintball team)|Kaos Theory]]
| [[Mind Mechanics (New Zealand paintball team)|Mind Mechanics]]
|}
|}


Auckland Faction's championship interrupted ADHD's winning run from the previous season. [7]
== Organisation ==
 
==== Mechanical Pump Division 4 ====
 
The 2015 Mechanical Pump Division 4 championship was contested across all four rounds.
 
Detachment won the overall title with 317.5 ranking points.
 
Kaos Theory finished second with 310 points, followed by Mind Mechanics.
 
The final standings were:


{| class="wikitable"
South Auckland Paintball Club became an incorporated society in 2013.[2] Vitaly Miheev served as club president during 2014, as documented in the club's published end-of-season report.[5]
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| Detachment
| 317.5
|-
| 2
| Kaos Theory
| 310
|-
| 3
| Mind Mechanics
| 212.5
|-
| 4
| OFF
| 65
|-
| 5
| Check Mate
| 20
|-
| 6
| ADHD Red
| 10
|}


The championship was decided by a narrow margin of 7.5 points between Detachment and Kaos Theory. [7]
The club's early competitions relied on participating teams, volunteer referees and local paintball businesses. The original five-player series announcement assigned rotating refereeing duties to teams, while subsequent event reports acknowledged volunteer officials and business support.[9][10][11]


== Competition formats ==
The 2014 series information listed PALS, Asylum Paintball, RC Media, NZPPL, Blacksheep Media, Sup Air, the Millennium Series and the American Paintball Players Association among its sponsors and supporting organisations.[12]
 
=== Open X-Ball ===
 
The SAPC Open division used an X-Ball-style competitive format involving five-player teams.
 
Teams competed for individual tournament placings and accumulated ranking points across the season.
 
The division attracted established teams including ADHD, Disposal Unit, Tempest, Auckland Faction, Addicted and CamoMeat.
 
=== Mechanical Pump ===
 
South Auckland Paintball Club also organised competitions for players using mechanically operated pump-action paintball markers.
 
The inclusion of a Mechanical Pump Division 4 provided a distinct competition category alongside the Open X-Ball series.
 
The surviving records document separate pump standings in both 2014 and 2015.
 
The 2014 opening round also featured a Mechanical Pump Beginner category.
 
== Relationship with other competitions ==
 
South Auckland Paintball Club operated a tournament programme distinct from the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]].
 
Both organisations held events at Asylum Paintball during 2014, but maintained separate competition calendars and rankings.
 
Blacksheep Communications' March 2014 press release identified the SAPC Race Series and the NZPPL as separate programmes hosted at Asylum. [4]
 
The club's historical PBLeagues registration also maintains its own league records, separate from the NZPPL and subsequent New Zealand tournament series.
 
The available documentation does not establish that South Auckland Paintball Club was a division or successor of the NZPPL.
 
== Online presence ==
 
During its active tournament period, South Auckland Paintball Club maintained its own website at southaucklandpaintballclub.com.
 
The domain is identified in the historical PBLeagues league registration. [5]
 
The club also maintained a Facebook page under the name SAPCInc and a Facebook discussion group.
 
These resources were publicly identified in a June 2014 discussion of New Zealand paintball clubs on the Geekzone forum. [8]
 
The club's official website is no longer available as an active site, although historical references and archived material remain useful for documenting its activities.


== Later history ==
== Later history ==


The final events listed in South Auckland Paintball Club's historical PBLeagues competition records were held in August 2015.
The last SAPC Race Series event documented in the cited PBLeagues records took place on 1–2 August 2015 at Asylum Paintball.[8]
 
The incorporated society was subsequently dissolved in 2019.
 
The surviving tournament records do not establish any later SAPC Race Series seasons.


The end of the incorporated society should be distinguished from the continued operation of Asylum Paintball, which was a separate commercial venue.
The club's later activities and precise date of cessation have not been independently established.


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


* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Lock N Load Paintball]]
* [[Lock N Load Paintball]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[Michael Earley]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2014 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.infoproff.com/en/open-data/new-zealand/companies-list/founded-2013/september/10 InfoProff. "New Zealand organisations registered on 10 September 2013."] Historical registration listing for South Auckland Paintball Club Incorporated, registration number 2587862, with its Papakura registered address.
# [https://southaucklandpaintballclub.tumblr.com/ South Auckland Paintball Club: Historical club announcements and SAPC Five-Man League], October–November 2011.
# [https://corporate.aucklandairport.co.nz/news/latest-media/2011/paintball-is-coming-to-the-airport Auckland Airport. "Paintball is coming to the airport!" 28 April 2011.] Contemporary announcement describing the Lock N Load paintball facility near Auckland Airport, including its speedball facilities.
# [https://www.infoproff.com/en/open-data/new-zealand/companies-list/founded-2013/september/10 New Zealand organisations registered on 10 September 2013], InfoProff. South Auckland Paintball Club Incorporated, number 2587862.
# [https://new.grabone.co.nz/activities-events-outdoors/paintball/p/asylum-paintball-27 GrabOne. "Asylum Paintball."] Historical commercial listing describing the establishment and tournament facilities at the former Kingseat Hospital.
# [https://asylumpaintball.co.nz/2013/12/19/south-auckland-paintball-club-inc-race-series-results/ South Auckland Paintball Club Inc Race Series Results], Asylum Paintball, 19 December 2013.
# [https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1403/S00280/blacksheep-media-release-2013-nzppl-video.htm Blacksheep Communications. "Blacksheep Media Release 2013 NZPPL Video." Scoop, 16 March 2014.] Contemporary press release explicitly identifying the South Auckland Paintball Club Race Series and New Zealand Paintball Players League as separate competitions hosted at Asylum Paintball.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 South Auckland Paintball Club: 2014 season rankings], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/262 PBLeagues. "South Auckland Paintball Club."] Historical league registration and event calendar documenting eight events across the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
# [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/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 PBLeagues. "2014 Season Rankings: South Auckland Paintball Club."] Official Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump division standings.
# [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://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2015 PBLeagues. "2015 Season Rankings: South Auckland Paintball Club."] Official Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump Division 4 standings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2015 South Auckland Paintball Club: 2015 season rankings], PBLeagues.
# [https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=48&topicid=146852 Geekzone. "Paintball club in Wellington?" 2 June 2014.] Contemporary discussion identifying South Auckland Paintball Club's website, Facebook page and discussion group.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3854/info SAPC D4 & Open Event #4], PBLeagues, 1–2 August 2015.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050453/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997 SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012: Announcement], NZ P8NT forum, 9 October 2011, archived 6 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050511/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997&start=30 SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012: November event report], NZ P8NT forum, 13 November 2011, archived 6 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050515/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3997&start=40 SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012: December results and January announcement], NZ P8NT forum, 11 December 2011 and 9 January 2012, archived 6 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014-sapc-open-novice-series/ 2014 SAPC Open + Novice Series], South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, archived club website. Competition formats, classifications, endorsement, prizes and supporting organisations.


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


* [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/262 South Auckland Paintball Club on PBLeagues]
* [https://southaucklandpaintballclub.tumblr.com/ South Auckland Paintball Club historical blog]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/ Archived South Auckland Paintball Club website]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/ South Auckland Paintball Club tournament results]
* [https://www.facebook.com/SAPCInc South Auckland Paintball Club on Facebook]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/ South Auckland Paintball Club website archive]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/171469466342335/ South Auckland Paintball Club Facebook group]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 SAPC 2014 season rankings]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2015 SAPC 2015 season rankings]


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South Auckland Paintball Club (SAPC) was a New Zealand paintball club and tournament organiser based in Auckland. Established in 2011 and incorporated in 2013, the club organised recreational paintball activities and competitive speedball tournaments, including the SAPC Five-Man League and SAPC Race Series.[1][2][9]

The club initially operated at Lock N Load Paintball near Auckland Airport before holding its tournament series at Asylum Paintball in Karaka. Its later competitions included Open X-Ball and mechanical-pump divisions.[1][4]

In 2014, SAPC documented endorsement from PALS/APPBF and offered its Open Series winners PALS-sponsored entry to 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia, with accommodation sponsored by Asylum Paintball.[6][12]

History

[edit]

Establishment and early competition, 2011–2012

[edit]

South Auckland Paintball Club began organising activities in 2011, initially using the facilities at Lock N Load Paintball on Nixon Road in Māngere. An announcement dated 10 October 2011 advertised a club day for players with their own equipment, with organised games using the venue's speedball facilities.[1]

A separate announcement on 9 October introduced the SAPC Five-Man Series, also described as the SAPC Five-Man League. It proposed regular monthly social speedball events for established teams and players entering tournament paintball. Players without teams were invited to form scratch teams.[9]

The provisional calendar covered November 2011 through December 2012, generally using the second Sunday of each month while avoiding major NZPPL tournament weekends. The initial format was five-player hopperball, limiting each player's paint supply to their loader. The announcement specified NZPPL rules, NZ$20 entry per player, field paint supplied by Killa Paint New Zealand and rotating refereeing duties among participating teams.[9]

The opening event took place on 13 November 2011. A report published that evening linked photographs and thanked visiting players, referees and the 300FPS shop crew. No results were supplied in the surviving discussion.[10]

Eight teams attended the event on 11 December 2011. The organiser reported that BOP and Wipeout finished joint first. These were individual event placings rather than overall series results.[11]

Following the December event, the organiser proposed retaining five-player teams while increasing the paint allowance to hopper plus one pod. A 9 January 2012 announcement specified this format for the forthcoming weekend, corresponding to the provisionally scheduled 15 January event. The surviving discussion does not confirm that event's completion or results.[9][11]

Incorporation and 2013 season

[edit]

South Auckland Paintball Club Incorporated was registered on 10 September 2013 under society number 2587862, with its registered address in Papakura.[2]

By 2013, the club was organising the SAPC Race Series at Asylum Paintball, located at the former Kingseat Hospital complex in Karaka. The 2013 series included an Open Division, with ADHD identified as the season champion in a contemporary Asylum Paintball announcement.[3]

2014 Race Series

[edit]

The 2014 SAPC Race Series consisted of four events held in February, May, July and September at Asylum Paintball. The competition included Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump Division 4, with an additional beginner mechanical-pump category at the opening event.[4]

The club adopted Asia Pacific Paintball Federation (APPBF) tournament rules and used the APPA player registration and ranking system.[5]

ADHD won all four Open X-Ball events, securing the season championship with 400 ranking points. ADHD Red won the Mechanical Pump Division 4 championship with 270 points.[4]

The individual events are documented at:

2015 Race Series

[edit]

SAPC continued its Race Series in 2015, holding four events between January and August at Asylum Paintball. The competition retained Open X-Ball and Mechanical Pump Division 4 categories.[7]

Auckland Faction won the Open X-Ball season championship with 387.14 points, followed by Addicted and ADHD. Detachment won the Mechanical Pump Division 4 championship with 317.5 points, narrowly ahead of Kaos Theory.[7]

The individual events are documented at:

PALS and World Cup Asia connection

[edit]

Rules and endorsement

[edit]

The club's 2014 series information recorded endorsement from the heads of PALS/APPBF and Millennium Series/EPBF. Its Open competition covered PALS Divisions 1–3, while Novice used the PALS Division 4 classification.[12]

The advertised formats were five-player Race to 4 for Open and Race to 1 for Novice. Open permitted PSP or Millennium ramping capped at 12.5 balls per second, while Novice was restricted to mechanical or pump markers.[12]

[edit]

On 26 January 2014, Michael Earley, publishing as MikeE, announced that the SAPC Open Series winners would receive free entry into Division 2 at 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Malaysia. The entry fee was sponsored by PALS, while accommodation was sponsored by Asylum Paintball.[6]

The announcement described the opportunity as allowing the winning team to represent New Zealand and the Auckland region. It also stated that the 2013 World Cup Asia layout would be available for practice before the opening SAPC event.[6]

The club's end-of-season report reconfirmed the sponsored entry and accommodation. The statement was signed by Vitaly V. Miheev, SAPC President, on 27 September and published on 30 September 2014. It also announced that the club president would serve as an official tournament coordinator at World Cup Asia.[5]

These announcements document the sponsored opportunity and intended participation; they do not establish the winning team's eventual attendance or results.[5][6]

Championship results

[edit]

The following season results are recorded in the PBLeagues tournament database.[4][7]

Year Division Champion Runner-up Third place
2014 Open X-Ball ADHD Disposal Unit Tempest
2014 Mechanical Pump Division 4 ADHD Red OFF One Shot Bro
2015 Open X-Ball Auckland Faction Addicted ADHD
2015 Mechanical Pump Division 4 Detachment Kaos Theory Mind Mechanics

Organisation

[edit]

South Auckland Paintball Club became an incorporated society in 2013.[2] Vitaly Miheev served as club president during 2014, as documented in the club's published end-of-season report.[5]

The club's early competitions relied on participating teams, volunteer referees and local paintball businesses. The original five-player series announcement assigned rotating refereeing duties to teams, while subsequent event reports acknowledged volunteer officials and business support.[9][10][11]

The 2014 series information listed PALS, Asylum Paintball, RC Media, NZPPL, Blacksheep Media, Sup Air, the Millennium Series and the American Paintball Players Association among its sponsors and supporting organisations.[12]

Later history

[edit]

The last SAPC Race Series event documented in the cited PBLeagues records took place on 1–2 August 2015 at Asylum Paintball.[8]

The club's later activities and precise date of cessation have not been independently established.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. South Auckland Paintball Club: Historical club announcements and SAPC Five-Man League, October–November 2011.
  2. New Zealand organisations registered on 10 September 2013, InfoProff. South Auckland Paintball Club Incorporated, number 2587862.
  3. South Auckland Paintball Club Inc Race Series Results, Asylum Paintball, 19 December 2013.
  4. South Auckland Paintball Club: 2014 season rankings, PBLeagues.
  5. 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.
  6. SAPC Inc – Sending Kiwis to Paintball World Cup Asia 2014, Michael Earley, published as MikeE, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, 26 January 2014.
  7. South Auckland Paintball Club: 2015 season rankings, PBLeagues.
  8. SAPC D4 & Open Event #4, PBLeagues, 1–2 August 2015.
  9. SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012: Announcement, NZ P8NT forum, 9 October 2011, archived 6 February 2013.
  10. SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012: November event report, NZ P8NT forum, 13 November 2011, archived 6 February 2013.
  11. SAPC 5 Man Speedball Series 2011/2012: December results and January announcement, NZ P8NT forum, 11 December 2011 and 9 January 2012, archived 6 February 2013.
  12. 2014 SAPC Open + Novice Series, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, archived club website. Competition formats, classifications, endorsement, prizes and supporting organisations.
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