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'''Hawke's Bay Triples''' was a three-player paintball tournament held in [[Paintball in New Zealand|New Zealand]]'s Hawke's Bay region. Contemporary reports document competition by 1999, while later forum records and photographs document editions in 2009 and 2010.[1][9][10]
'''Hawke's Bay Triples''' was a three-player paintball tournament held in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay region. Contemporary reports document editions from 1999 to 2005, while forum records and photographs preserve later events in 2009 and 2010.[1][7][8][9][10][11][13]


== History ==
== History ==
 
The Mercenaries Star tournament calendar described the Triples as the successor to Fantasyland, a recreational paintball event whose attendance had declined.[2]
The Mercenaries Star tournament calendar described the Triples as the successor to '''Fantasyland''', a recreational paintball event whose attendance had declined.[2]


=== 1999 ===
=== 1999 ===
''See [[1999 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''


Eight teams entered the 1999 tournament. Games lasted six minutes, with an allowance of 100 paintballs per player. Amon Johnson led a training session before Sunday's competition.[1]
Rick Levick organised the eight-team tournament. Games lasted up to six minutes, with an allowance of 100 paintballs per player. Amon Johnson led a training session before Sunday's competition.[1]


House Steiner Blue led the preliminary round, while House Steiner Red and The Boys From The Black Stuff were tied for second. Red defeated Black Stuff in a deciding semi-final, then beat Blue by one elimination across a two-game final in which the teams played from both ends.[1]
[[House Steiner|House Steiner Blue]] led the preliminary heats. House Steiner Red defeated The Boys From The Black Stuff in a deciding semi-final, then beat Blue by one elimination across a two-game final. Black Stuff finished third.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
=== 2000 ===
|+ 1999 final placings
''See [[2000 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[House Steiner|House Steiner Red]]
|-
| 2 || [[House Steiner|House Steiner Blue]]
|-
| 3 || The Boys From The Black Stuff
|}


The other entrants were The Bay Boys, Vipers, Kapiti Assassins, Commando Paintball Club and Warp Speed. Both House Steiner squads came from Wellington; the remaining teams represented Hawke's Bay, New Plymouth, Kāpiti, Taupō and Napier.[1]
Paintball Hawke's Bay and the Hawke's Bay Paintball Club presented the February tournament at Pines Paintball Field, State Highway 50, Roys Hill. Les Hall was the event contact. The announcement specified three-player competition with a 100-round paint allowance.[3]


Rick Levick organised the tournament. The referees were Wayne Hilliam, Damon Goldsworthy, Richard Bell and Graham Nattress.[1]
Eleven teams attended. House Steiner Black won, followed by House Steiner Red and Vipers 1. The dedicated results page records [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Cannon Fodder B]] eighth and Cannon Fodder A ninth.[4]


=== 2000 ===
=== 2001 ===
''See [[2001 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''


The February 2000 tournament was advertised by [[Paintball Hawke's Bay]] and the Hawke's Bay Paintball Club at '''Pines Paintball Field''', State Highway 50, Roys Hill, near Hastings. Les Hall was the event contact.[3]
The tournament took place on 3–4 February at Pines Paintball Field. The announcement specified centre-flag competition under Australian Paintball Players League rules, with 100 rounds per player per end.[5]


The announcement specified three-player open competition, a 100-round paint allowance and entry of NZ$30 per team. Squads could register up to five players.[3]
Fifteen teams competed across two fields, each playing fourteen preliminary games. House Steiner defeated [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix Red]] in the final. Phoenix Grey finished third and Phoenix Orange eighth.[6]


[[Wellington Phoenix|Cannon Fodder]], which subsequently adopted the Wellington Phoenix name, entered two squads. Its contemporary news report and retrospective history give conflicting placings for those entries.[4][5]
=== 2002 ===
''See [[2002 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''


=== 2001 ===
Les Hall organised the 2–3 February tournament at Stoney Creek Ranch, Hastings. Seventeen teams played three-player centre-flag games with 100 paintballs per player per game.[7]


The 2001 edition was advertised for '''3–4 February''' at Pines Paintball Field. Paintball Hawke's Bay again presented the tournament, with Les Hall as the contact. The announced format was three-player centre-flag competition under Australian Paintball Players League rules, with 100 rounds per player per end.[6]
Three fields were laid out on a rugby ground: two inflatable fields and a plywood field supplied by [[Tag n' Release]]. GPS and RUSH qualified for the final, which GPS won 100–10. Comic Relief received the Most Stand-Out Team award.[7]


Fifteen teams competed, each playing fourteen preliminary games across two fields. A Wellington Phoenix report published on 5 February recorded House Steiner as the winner, Phoenix Red second and Phoenix Grey third. Phoenix Orange finished eighth.[4]
=== 2003 ===
''See [[2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''


{| class="wikitable"
Nine teams competed on 8–9 February at the Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds in Hastings, using an airball field. Phantom Menace recorded 690 points in the published team totals, followed by Damage Red on 550. Phantom Menace then defeated Damage Red 100–10 in the final.[10]
|+ Reported 2001 results
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[House Steiner]]
|-
| 2 || [[Wellington Phoenix|Phoenix Red]]
|-
| 3 || [[Wellington Phoenix|Phoenix Grey]]
|-
| 8 || [[Wellington Phoenix|Phoenix Orange]]
|}


==== Named squads ====
=== 2004 ===
''See [[2004 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''


The event report identifies the following squads. Phoenix players' expanded names are supported by the team's contemporary roster.[4][7]
The tournament took place over Waitangi weekend. Les Hall organised the event at a new field developed in partnership with U Drive Dirt Cars. The triangular playing area used plastic panels and 44-gallon drums as barricades.[11][12]


{| class="wikitable"
Phantom Blue led the preliminary scores with 1,050 points, followed by Fusion on 830. The published final placings recorded Fusion first and Phantom Blue second. Brewha was listed as a no-show.[11]
! Squad !! Players
|-
| House Steiner || Willy Aull (captain), Marty Dannefaerd, Wayne Hilliam, Evan Lewis
|-
| Phoenix Red || Peter Hamilton (RePete), Jeremy Hooper (Goat), Danny Connery
|-
| Phoenix Grey || Ryan Pike (Rabbit), Mark Waddell (Ogre), Mark Candy (Candyman)
|-
| Phoenix Orange || Adon Upjohn, Glen Webber, Chris, Shane [R]
|}


These are event squads; the playing format remained three-a-side. The report does not give surnames for Orange's Chris or Shane [R].[4]
=== 2005 ===
''See [[2005 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''


==== Preliminary scores ====
Nine teams competed over two days on a field beside a sprint-car track. Players had an allowance of 140 paintballs per game.[13]


The [[Valhalla]] national rankings recorded the following normalised opening-round scores. These figures are preliminary scores, rather than the final tournament classification.[8]
The report listed Rotorua 1 with 710 points and LSR with 600. Rotorua 1 defeated LSR in the final without losing a player. These published point totals were separate from the account of the final match.[13]


{| class="wikitable"
=== 2009 ===
! Team !! Normalised score
''See [[2009 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''
|-
| House Steiner || 84.3
|-
| Phoenix Red || 75.0
|-
| Phoenix Grey || 64.9
|-
| Tag n' Release GPS || 64.3
|-
| Damage || 62.9
|-
| Total Kaos || 57.1
|-
| Crossfire GBH || 52.1
|-
| Phoenix Orange || 50.0
|-
| DamNatives Red || 46.4
|-
| DaBayBoyz || 46.4
|-
| Crossfire BG || 43.0
|-
| Warp Speed || 37.1
|-
| Brew Ha || 31.4
|-
| DamNatives Black || 29.4
|-
| Nutters || 26.8
|}


=== 2002 ===
The event took place on 7–8 February at 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings. The announcement specified three-player round-robin competition, peer refereeing, five-minute games and one pod per player per game.[8]


The '''2–3 February 2002''' tournament took place at '''Stoney Creek Ranch, Hastings''', organised by Les Hall. Seventeen teams competed in three-player centre-flag games, with 100 paintballs allowed per player per game.[11]
Entry was NZ$50 per player, with catering provided and camping available. Post-event messages confirmed that the tournament had taken place, but the preserved discussion does not supply results.[8]


Three playing fields were laid out on a rugby ground: two inflatable fields and a plywood field supplied by [[Tag n' Release]]. Accommodation and meals formed part of the event arrangements.[11]
=== 2010 ===
 
''See [[2010 Hawke’s Bay Triples]].''
GPS led the preliminary round and defeated RUSH '''100–10''' in the final. These were the only teams to contest the final.[11]
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2002 final
! Place !! Team !! Final score
|-
| 1 || GPS || 100
|-
| 2 || RUSH || 10
|}


The event report published the following preliminary scores. Their order does not represent a separate full final-round classification.[11]
L. M. Bennett's prizegiving photographs document the February 2010 tournament. The scoreboard, photographed on 7 February, lists sixteen teams and explicitly records six placings:[9]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2002 preliminary round
! Position !! Team !! Points
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
|-
| 1 || GPS || 1,530
| 1 || Arachnids || 1,300
|-
| 2 || RUSH || 1,230
|-
| 3 || Flict || 1,220
|-
| 4 || DNA || 1,070
|-
| 5 || Phoenix Red || 1,010
|-
| 6 || Smash || 1,000
|-
| 7 || Bronco's || 920
|-
|-
| 8 || Shock (W) || 902
| 2 || Aces || 1,250
|-
|-
| 9 || Fusion || 900
| 3 || Happymeal A || 1,190
|-
|-
| 10 || Phoenix Grey || 848
| 4 || GPS || 1,170
|-
|-
| 11 || Menace || 770
| 5 || Pirates || 1,110
|-
|-
| 12 || Your mama || 696
| 6 || Happymeal B || 1,010
|-
| 13 || Shock (P) || 670
|-
| 14 || Brewha || 590
|-
| 15 || Shock Tactics || 480
|-
| 16 || Kapiti (jnr) || 394
|-
| 17 || Comic Relief || −34
|}
|}
Comic Relief received the report's '''Most Stand-Out Team''' award.[11]
=== 2009 ===
The tournament was held on '''7–8 February 2009''' at '''75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings'''. An announcement posted to the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]] on 24 January specified three-player round-robin competition, five-minute games, one additional pod per player per game and peer refereeing.[9]
Entry cost NZ$50 per player, with paint advertised at NZ$80 per case and gas-cylinder hire at NZ$20 per tank. Camping, meals and refreshments were included in the advertised arrangements.[9]
Post-event messages on 10 February confirmed that the tournament had taken place. Les Hall discussed publishing photographs on 22 February, and a Flickr collection was linked the following day.[9]
=== 2010 ===
Photographer '''L. M. Bennett''' documented the 2010 edition in a Flickr album titled ''Hawkes Bay Triples 2010''. The collection contains 41 photographs, including the scoreboard and prizegiving.[10]
The scoreboard photograph is dated '''7 February 2010''' and was uploaded on 15 February. It contains sixteen team entries; fourteen names are legible: GPS, DEA, Bush, Arachnids, Adrenalin, Happymeal A, Happymeal B, Aces, Skullz, Mole, Assassinz, Hell Boys, Buccaneers and Pirates. The photograph does not provide sufficiently legible totals to reproduce the final standings.[10]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[House Steiner]]
* [[House Steiner]]
* [[Wellington Phoenix]]
* [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)]]
* [[Tag n' Release]]
* [[Tag n' Release]]
* [[Valhalla]]


== References ==
== References ==
 
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606140335/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hbtrip99.htm Rick Levick, ''1999 Hawkes Bay Triples'', Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 June 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606140335/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hbtrip99.htm Rick Levick, ''1999 Hawkes Bay Triples'', Paintball.co.nz; archived 6 June 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/EventsIndex.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Annual Tournament Events'', 2001. Preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/EventsIndex.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Annual Tournament Events'', 2001; preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/HB3/NextHB3M.html ''Hawkes Bay Triples Competition'', Mercenaries Star, February 2000 tournament announcement. Preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/HB3/NextHB3M.html ''Hawkes Bay Triples Competition – February 2000'', tournament announcement; preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/HB3/2000HB3M.html ''Hawkes Bay Triples 2000 Results'', Mercenaries Star. Preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''News'', February 2000 and 5 February 2001 entries; archived 20 October 2001.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/HB3M.htm ''Hawkes Bay Triples Competition'', Mercenaries Star, announcement for 3–4 February 2001. Preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011217030354fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/history.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''History''; archived 17 December 2001.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''News'', “Hawkes Bay Triples”, 5 February 2001. Archived 20 October 2001.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/HB3M.htm ''Hawkes Bay Triples – February 2001'', tournament announcement; preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021025162718/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hb3man2002.htm Dazz Marshall, ''Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2002. Archived 25 October 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020206094854fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/roster.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''Roster''; archived 6 February 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818150024/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4330/t/HB-Triples-2009.html ''HB Triples 2009'', NZ Paintball Message Boards, January–March 2009. Archived 18 August 2009.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm ''Valhalla Hall of Heroes – 2001'', three-player opening-round rankings; preserved by OoCities.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/4359484389/in/album-72157623441196994 L. M. Bennett, ''HBT2010 – Scoreboard'', Flickr. Photographed 7 February 2010; uploaded 15 February 2010.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818150024/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4330/t/HB-Triples-2009.html NZ Paintball Message Boards, ''HB Triples 2009'', January–February 2009; archived 18 August 2009.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018151826/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2003/hawkesbay.htm Rob Maddox, ''Hawkes Bay Triples'', NZ Paintball Online, February 2003. Archived 18 October 2005.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/albums/72157623441196994 L. M. Bennett, ''Hawkes Bay Triples 2010'', Flickr photographic album], including [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/4359484389/in/album-72157623441196994 ''HBT2010 – Scoreboard'', photographed 7 February 2010, uploaded 15 February 2010].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218194442/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/hb2004.htm Peter Mumby, ''The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004'', NZ Paintball Online, February 2004. Archived 18 December 2005.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021025162718/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hb3man2002.htm Dazz Marshall, ''Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002'', Paintball.co.nz; archived 25 October 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041206015710/http://www.paintball.co.nz/news.htm ''Hawkes Bay Triples'', NZ Paintball Online, 9 February 2004. Archived 6 December 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218195019/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2005/hbtrip2k5.htm Paul “Spider” McKay, ''Hawkes Bay Triples 2005'', NZ Paintball Online, February 2005. Archived 18 December 2005.]


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Latest revision as of 13:10, 25 October 2026

Hawke's Bay Triples was a three-player paintball tournament held in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay region. Contemporary reports document editions from 1999 to 2005, while forum records and photographs preserve later events in 2009 and 2010.[1][7][8][9][10][11][13]

History

[edit]

The Mercenaries Star tournament calendar described the Triples as the successor to Fantasyland, a recreational paintball event whose attendance had declined.[2]

1999

[edit]

See 1999 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Rick Levick organised the eight-team tournament. Games lasted up to six minutes, with an allowance of 100 paintballs per player. Amon Johnson led a training session before Sunday's competition.[1]

House Steiner Blue led the preliminary heats. House Steiner Red defeated The Boys From The Black Stuff in a deciding semi-final, then beat Blue by one elimination across a two-game final. Black Stuff finished third.[1]

2000

[edit]

See 2000 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Paintball Hawke's Bay and the Hawke's Bay Paintball Club presented the February tournament at Pines Paintball Field, State Highway 50, Roys Hill. Les Hall was the event contact. The announcement specified three-player competition with a 100-round paint allowance.[3]

Eleven teams attended. House Steiner Black won, followed by House Steiner Red and Vipers 1. The dedicated results page records Cannon Fodder B eighth and Cannon Fodder A ninth.[4]

2001

[edit]

See 2001 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

The tournament took place on 3–4 February at Pines Paintball Field. The announcement specified centre-flag competition under Australian Paintball Players League rules, with 100 rounds per player per end.[5]

Fifteen teams competed across two fields, each playing fourteen preliminary games. House Steiner defeated Phoenix Red in the final. Phoenix Grey finished third and Phoenix Orange eighth.[6]

2002

[edit]

See 2002 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Les Hall organised the 2–3 February tournament at Stoney Creek Ranch, Hastings. Seventeen teams played three-player centre-flag games with 100 paintballs per player per game.[7]

Three fields were laid out on a rugby ground: two inflatable fields and a plywood field supplied by Tag n' Release. GPS and RUSH qualified for the final, which GPS won 100–10. Comic Relief received the Most Stand-Out Team award.[7]

2003

[edit]

See 2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Nine teams competed on 8–9 February at the Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds in Hastings, using an airball field. Phantom Menace recorded 690 points in the published team totals, followed by Damage Red on 550. Phantom Menace then defeated Damage Red 100–10 in the final.[10]

2004

[edit]

See 2004 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

The tournament took place over Waitangi weekend. Les Hall organised the event at a new field developed in partnership with U Drive Dirt Cars. The triangular playing area used plastic panels and 44-gallon drums as barricades.[11][12]

Phantom Blue led the preliminary scores with 1,050 points, followed by Fusion on 830. The published final placings recorded Fusion first and Phantom Blue second. Brewha was listed as a no-show.[11]

2005

[edit]

See 2005 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Nine teams competed over two days on a field beside a sprint-car track. Players had an allowance of 140 paintballs per game.[13]

The report listed Rotorua 1 with 710 points and LSR with 600. Rotorua 1 defeated LSR in the final without losing a player. These published point totals were separate from the account of the final match.[13]

2009

[edit]

See 2009 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

The event took place on 7–8 February at 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings. The announcement specified three-player round-robin competition, peer refereeing, five-minute games and one pod per player per game.[8]

Entry was NZ$50 per player, with catering provided and camping available. Post-event messages confirmed that the tournament had taken place, but the preserved discussion does not supply results.[8]

2010

[edit]

See 2010 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

L. M. Bennett's prizegiving photographs document the February 2010 tournament. The scoreboard, photographed on 7 February, lists sixteen teams and explicitly records six placings:[9]

Position Team Points
1 Arachnids 1,300
2 Aces 1,250
3 Happymeal A 1,190
4 GPS 1,170
5 Pirates 1,110
6 Happymeal B 1,010

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Rick Levick, 1999 Hawkes Bay Triples, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 June 2002.
  2. Mercenaries Star, Annual Tournament Events, 2001. Preserved by OoCities.
  3. Hawkes Bay Triples Competition, Mercenaries Star, February 2000 tournament announcement. Preserved by OoCities.
  4. Hawkes Bay Triples 2000 Results, Mercenaries Star. Preserved by OoCities.
  5. Hawkes Bay Triples Competition, Mercenaries Star, announcement for 3–4 February 2001. Preserved by OoCities.
  6. Wellington Phoenix, News, “Hawkes Bay Triples”, 5 February 2001. Archived 20 October 2001.
  7. Dazz Marshall, Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002, Paintball.co.nz, February 2002. Archived 25 October 2002.
  8. HB Triples 2009, NZ Paintball Message Boards, January–March 2009. Archived 18 August 2009.
  9. L. M. Bennett, HBT2010 – Scoreboard, Flickr. Photographed 7 February 2010; uploaded 15 February 2010.
  10. Rob Maddox, Hawkes Bay Triples, NZ Paintball Online, February 2003. Archived 18 October 2005.
  11. Peter Mumby, The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004, NZ Paintball Online, February 2004. Archived 18 December 2005.
  12. Hawkes Bay Triples, NZ Paintball Online, 9 February 2004. Archived 6 December 2004.
  13. Paul “Spider” McKay, Hawkes Bay Triples 2005, NZ Paintball Online, February 2005. Archived 18 December 2005.
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