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2006 Australian X-Ball League Round 4 was a paintball tournament held on 14–15 October 2006 at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales. Twelve teams competed in the concluding round of the 2006 Australian X-Ball League. X-Fighter$ Black won the Pro division, while Straight Edge won Division 1.[1]

Event details

Item	Details
Series	Australian X-Ball League
Season	2006
Round	4
Dates	14–15 October 2006
Venue	Paintball Pete's
Location	Mount White, New South Wales, Australia
Teams	12 across both divisions
Divisions	Pro and Division 1

Organisation and format

Round 4 was brought forward after Round 3 was cancelled following a change in firearms law. The contemporary report states that the change was subsequently reversed following work by Diane King of MacDev, but does not identify the legislation or jurisdiction involved.[1]

The tournament used 15-minute matches with two-minute intervals between points. Each team was scheduled to play ten preliminary matches. The leading four teams in each division advanced to semi-finals, with first playing fourth and second playing third.[1]

Temperatures approaching 40°C led organisers to reduce Saturday's programme from six preliminary matches per team to four. The remaining six were played on Sunday. Reffs Inc officiated the tournament.[1]

Preliminary competition

SWAT and Empire entered from the Australian Super 7s competition. Both initially had difficulty adapting to X-Ball but qualified for the Pro finals alongside X-Fighter$ Black and X-Fighter$ Red.[1]

X-Fighter$ Red secured the final qualifying position ahead of Jetts by one point. Straight Edge, Sinister, Gravity and Victorious reached the Division 1 finals. The report also records Sinister defeating Empire 3–0 during preliminary competition.[1]

Results

Pro

X-Fighter$ Black defeated X-Fighter$ Red 2–1 in their semi-final, while SWAT defeated Empire 3–1. Black then defeated SWAT 4–0 in the final.[1]

Empire won the third-place match against X-Fighter$ Red in sudden death after the score reached 2–2. The report does not separately print a final numerical score for that match.[1]

Place	Team
1	X-Fighter$ Black
2	SWAT
3	Empire
4	X-Fighter$ Red

Match	Winning team	Reported result	Losing team
Semi-final	X-Fighter$ Black	2–1	X-Fighter$ Red
Semi-final	SWAT	3–1	Empire
Third-place match	Empire	Won in sudden death after 2–2	X-Fighter$ Red
Final	X-Fighter$ Black	4–0	SWAT

Division 1

Straight Edge defeated Sinister in the final. The contemporary report does not provide the final's score.[1]

Place	Team
1	Straight Edge
2	Sinister
3	Gravity
4	Victorious

Season outcome

X-Fighter$ Red won the overall Pro championship despite Black winning the final round. Black finished second in the season standings, followed by Jetts and Carnivores. Straight Edge also won the Division 1 season championship.[1]

References

Holger Hummel, “The Finals: AXL Mt White, Round 04 2006”, Australian Paintball Magazine, 2006, pp. 34–40. Photographs by Ahmed Abbas.

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-'''2006 Australian X-Ball League Round 4''' was a paintball tournament held on 14–15 October 2006 at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales, Australia. Twelve teams competed in the final round of the [[Australian X-Ball League]] season. X-Fighter$ Black won the Pro division, while Straight Edge won Division 1.[1]
+'''2006 Australian X-Ball League Round 4''' was a paintball tournament held on 14–15 October 2006 at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales. Twelve teams competed in the concluding round of the [[2006 Australian X-Ball League]]. X-Fighter$ Black won the Pro division, while Straight Edge won Division 1.[1]
+== Event details ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Item !! Details
+|-
+| Series || [[Australian X-Ball League]]
+|-
+| Season || [[2006 Australian X-Ball League|2006]]
+|-
+| Round || 4
+|-
+| Dates || 14–15 October 2006
+|-
+| Venue || Paintball Pete's
+|-
+| Location || Mount White, New South Wales, Australia
+|-
+| Teams || 12 across both divisions
+|-
+| Divisions || Pro and Division 1
+|}
 == Organisation and format ==
-The fourth round became the season finale after the cancellation of Round 3. The competition used 15-minute matches with two-minute intervals between points. Teams were scheduled to play ten preliminary matches, followed by semi-finals for the leading four teams in each division. First played fourth, and second played third.[1]
+Round 4 was brought forward after Round 3 was cancelled following a change in firearms law. The contemporary report states that the change was subsequently reversed following work by Diane King of MacDev, but does not identify the legislation or jurisdiction involved.[1]
-Temperatures approaching 40°C led organisers to shorten Saturday's programme from six matches per team to four. The remaining six preliminary matches were played on Sunday. Reffs Inc officiated the tournament.[1]
+The tournament used 15-minute matches with two-minute intervals between points. Each team was scheduled to play ten preliminary matches. The leading four teams in each division advanced to semi-finals, with first playing fourth and second playing third.[1]
+Temperatures approaching 40°C led organisers to reduce Saturday's programme from six preliminary matches per team to four. The remaining six were played on Sunday. Reffs Inc officiated the tournament.[1]
 == Preliminary competition ==
-[[Sydney SWAT|SWAT]] and Empire entered from the [[Australian Super 7s]] competition. Both initially had difficulty adapting to the X-Ball format but qualified for the Pro finals alongside X-Fighter$ Black and X-Fighter$ Red.[1]
+[[Sydney SWAT|SWAT]] and Empire entered from the [[Australian Super 7s]] competition. Both initially had difficulty adapting to X-Ball but qualified for the Pro finals alongside X-Fighter$ Black and X-Fighter$ Red.[1]
-X-Fighter$ Red qualified ahead of [[Jetts (Australia Paintball Team)|Jetts]] by one point. In Division 1, Straight Edge, Sinister, Gravity and Victorious reached the finals. The contemporary report also records Sinister defeating Empire 3–0 during preliminary play.[1]
+X-Fighter$ Red secured the final qualifying position ahead of Jetts by one point. Straight Edge, Sinister, Gravity and Victorious reached the Division 1 finals. The report also records Sinister defeating Empire 3–0 during preliminary competition.[1]
 == Results ==
 === Pro ===
-X-Fighter$ Black defeated X-Fighter$ Red 2–1 in their semi-final, while SWAT defeated Empire 3–1.[1]
+X-Fighter$ Black defeated X-Fighter$ Red 2–1 in their semi-final, while SWAT defeated Empire 3–1. Black then defeated SWAT 4–0 in the final.[1]
-Empire won the third-place match against X-Fighter$ Red in sudden death after the score reached 2–2. X-Fighter$ Black defeated SWAT 4–0 in the final.[1]
+Empire won the third-place match against X-Fighter$ Red in sudden death after the score reached 2–2. The report does not separately print a final numerical score for that match.[1]
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Position !! Team
+! Place !! Team
 |-
 | 1 || X-Fighter$ Black
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 === Division 1 ===
-Straight Edge defeated Sinister in the final. The published report does not give the match score.[1]
+Straight Edge defeated Sinister in the final. The contemporary report does not provide the final's score.[1]
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Position !! Team
+! Place !! Team
 |-
 | 1 || Straight Edge
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 == Season outcome ==
-Although X-Fighter$ Black won the event, X-Fighter$ Red finished first in the overall Pro championship. Black finished second in the season standings, followed by Jetts and Carnivores. Straight Edge also won the Division 1 season championship.[1]
+X-Fighter$ Red won the overall Pro championship despite Black winning the final round. Black finished second in the season standings, followed by Jetts and Carnivores. Straight Edge also won the Division 1 season championship.[1]
 == See also ==
 * [[Australian X-Ball League]]
+* [[2006 Australian X-Ball League]]
 * [[2006 Australian X-Ball League Round 1]]
+* [[Paintball in Australia]]
 == References ==
-# Holger Hummel, “The Finals: AXL Mt White, Round 04 2006”, ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006. Photographs by Ahmed Abbas.
+# Holger Hummel, “The Finals: AXL Mt White, Round 04 2006”, ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', 2006, pp. 34–40. Photographs by Ahmed Abbas.
 [[Category:Paintball tournaments in Australia]]
 [[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
+[[Category:Paintball in New South Wales]]
+[[Category:2000s in Australian paintball]]
+[[Category:2000s in paintball]]

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