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{{short description|Australian tournament paintball series}}
'''Australian Super 7s''', also known as the '''Super 7s Paintball Series''' or '''S7S''', is an Australian tournament [[paintball]] championship associated with [[Action Paintball Games]]. The modern series began in 2006 and has included Professional, Semi-Professional, Amateur and Novice competition, with divisional names and formats changing over time.[1][2]


The '''Australian Super 7s''', also known as the '''Super 7s Paintball Series''' or '''S7S''', is an Australian tournament [[paintball]] championship. The present series was launched in 2006 and is associated with [[Action Paintball Games]]. It has included professional, semi-professional and amateur divisions and has attracted teams and players from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States and Canada.[1][2]
An earlier Australian competition called the '''Super Sevens Series''' was announced in 1996. The available records do not establish organisational continuity between that competition and the modern series.[3]


An earlier Australian competition using the '''Super Sevens Series''' name was announced in 1996. Available records do not establish continuous organisation between that competition and the series launched in 2006.[3]
As of November 2026, the organiser identifies Action Paintball Games in Yarramundi, New South Wales, as the series venue.[4]


As of October 2026, the championship is based at Action Paintball Games in Yarramundi, New South Wales.[1]
== History ==
 
=== Earlier Super Sevens competition ===
In 1996, Tim McCarthy of Paintball Australia announced a seven-player Super Sevens Series using a bring-your-own-paint format. The proposal sought to reduce tournament costs and make travelling squads easier to assemble, with Professional and Amateur rankings.[3]


== History ==
The announcement identified the South Pacific Championships on the Gold Coast in October and the Rebel Tour at Skirmish Adventures, Helensburgh, on 30 November–1 December 1996. A proposed 1997 calendar included Mount White, a South Australian venue, the Gold Coast and Helensburgh.[3]


=== 1996 Super Sevens Series ===
These announcements document intended events rather than establish that every proposed round took place.


An early Super Sevens Series was announced by Tim McCarthy of Paintball Australia in 1996. McCarthy proposed a seven-player, bring-your-own-paint competition as a more affordable alternative to contemporary ten-player tournaments.[3]
=== Establishment of the modern series ===
The modern championship began in 2006 as a four-round series. Contemporary coverage in ''Australian Paintball Magazine'' explicitly described it as the first Australian Super 7s Series.[1]


The format was intended to make it easier for teams to recruit travelling squads, reduce tournament paint costs and encourage competition outside Sydney. The proposed series used professional and amateur rankings and assigned experienced teams to referee its events.[3]
The inaugural season included Professional, Semi-Professional and Division 1 competition. The Professional season championship offered A$10,000, seven gold rings and paint, separately from individual-round prizes.[1]


Two rounds were announced for 1996:[3]
=== Inaugural season ===
The [[2006 Australian Super 7s|2006 Professional championship]] developed into a contest between Sydney SWAT and New Zealand's [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]. SWAT won the opening round, Menace won Round 2 and SWAT defeated Menace at the Queensland round. The teams entered the final event level on championship points.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
SWAT defeated Menace 2–1 in the final-round Professional final, winning both the tournament and the inaugural season championship. Backlash won the Semi-Professional season title.[1]
! Round !! Tournament !! Scheduled dates !! Location
|-
| 1 || South Pacific Championships || 5–7 October 1996 || Mudgeeraba, Queensland
|-
| 2 || Rebel Tour || 30 November–1 December 1996 || Skirmish Adventures, Helensburgh, New South Wales
|}


A proposed four-round 1997 calendar included events at Mount White in New South Wales, a South Australian venue, the Gold Coast in Queensland and Helensburgh in New South Wales. These announcements document the intended calendar rather than confirming that every proposed event took place.[3]
The final-round programme also included a separate ten-player State of Origin competition. New South Wales won ahead of Queensland and Western Australia, with the Australian Capital Territory also competing.[1]


=== Launch of the modern series ===
=== Subsequent development ===
Menace won the [[2007 Australian Super 7s|2007 Professional championship]], finishing two points ahead of Sydney SWAT. Platinum won Semi-Professional and The Business won Amateur.[2][5][6]


The modern Australian Super 7s championship began in 2006 as a four-round national series. Contemporary coverage described it as the first Australian Super 7s season.[4]
The [[2008 Australian Super 7s|2008 season]] included rounds in New South Wales and Western Australia. Hostile Intentions, Bitchin and SWAT Kids won the respective Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur season titles.[7]


The inaugural competition used three divisions:
The [[2009 Australian Super 7s|2009 championship]] was reduced to three rounds. The organiser explained that it had dropped what would otherwise have been the opening event.[7]


* Professional
Novice competition was introduced for [[2012 Australian Super 7s|2012]] as a three-player division using specified rental equipment. In later seasons, Amateur and Novice events were sometimes scheduled separately from the Professional and Semi-Professional weekends.[8]
* Semi-professional
* Division 1


The series travelled between states and concluded at Action Paintball Games in Sydney. The professional season championship offered A$10,000, seven gold championship rings and paint, in addition to prizes awarded at individual rounds.[4]
=== COVID-19 disruption ===
The [[2020 Australian Super 7s|2020 HK Army Classic]] produced recorded results in all four divisions. The organiser subsequently cancelled the May DLX Technologies Cup, citing COVID-19 quarantine requirements, travel difficulties and uncertainty over restrictions on sporting events and gatherings.[9]


=== 2006 season ===
The notice specifically identified the difficulty facing New Zealand entrants Expendables, Rebel Unit and Immortal Knights. Rescheduling was considered, but no replacement date was confirmed in that announcement.[9]


The professional championship developed into a contest between [[Sydney SWAT]] and New Zealand team [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]. SWAT won [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 1|the opening round]] in February, with Menace second. Menace then won [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]], where SWAT finished fourth. Gravity won the second round's semi-professional division.[4]
The recovered 2020 results contain opening-round points only. Completion of the later advertised rounds remains unconfirmed by those records.[10]


At [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]], held at Samford, Queensland, in August, SWAT finished ahead of Menace and Apocalypse. Sydney X-Fighters placed second in Semi-Pro, while Uprising won Division 1.[4]
The specific [[2021 Australian Super 7s|2021 calendar]] listed three rounds, while the archived numerical results document only the opening DLX Cup. Missing later results do not independently establish cancellation or its cause.[11][12]


SWAT and Menace entered [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 4|the final round]] tied on professional series points. Whichever team finished higher would win the championship.[4]
In [[2022 Australian Super 7s|2022]], the organiser stated that separate Semi-Professional events at Rounds 2 and 3 were not held because of insufficient teams. Championship credits were instead recorded for participation in other divisions. The source does not attribute that shortage to COVID-19.[13]


The final round's professional preliminary standings were:[4]
== Season articles ==
Detailed divisional results, round links, source discrepancies and event-status checks are provided in the annual articles.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
! Season !! Documented programme or results coverage
|-
| [[2006 Australian Super 7s|2006]] || Four rounds; incomplete earlier-round results
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Sydney SWAT]] || 1,089
| [[2007 Australian Super 7s|2007]] || Four-round standings
|-
|-
| 2 || Apocalypse || 1,006
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s|2008]] || Four rounds; three-round points table and separate Masters results
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || 977
| [[2009 Australian Super 7s|2009]] || Three-round championship
|-
|-
| 4 || Shock || 921
| [[2010 Australian Super 7s|2010]] || Four-round standings
|-
|-
| 5 || Furions || 654
| [[2011 Australian Super 7s|2011]] || Four-round standings
|-
|-
| 6 || Mongrel Mob || 652
| [[2012 Australian Super 7s|2012]] || Four rounds, including Novice competition
|}
 
SWAT defeated Shock in its semi-final, while Menace defeated Apocalypse. The professional final was tied after its first two games. SWAT won the deciding game to take both the round and the inaugural series championship.[4]
 
The final-round podium placings were:[4]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third
|-
|-
| Professional || [[Sydney SWAT]] || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || Apocalypse
| [[2013 Australian Super 7s|2013]] || Four-round standings
|-
|-
| Semi-professional || Sydney X-Fighters || [[Jetts (Australia Paintball Team)|Jetts]] || Bitchin
| [[2014 Australian Super 7s|2014]] || Four-round standings
|-
|-
| Division 1 || Adrenaline Freaks || Shenanigans || Uprising
| [[2015 Australian Super 7s|2015]] || Four rounds; opening Challengers division distinguished from later season allocations
|}
 
Backlash won the semi-professional season championship. Its series title was separate from Sydney X-Fighters' final-round victory.[4]
 
=== State of Origin competition ===
 
The [[2006 State of Origin Paintball Tournament]] took place on 17 November at Action Paintball Games in Sydney, during the final-round weekend. It was a separate ten-player representative competition from the seven-player Super 7s tournament.[4]
 
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory competed. [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] provided referees. New South Wales won ahead of Queensland and Western Australia.[4]
 
=== International participation and training ===
 
The 2006 final round attracted visiting professional players and instructors. A clinic hosted by Action Paintball Games covered breakouts, running and shooting, snap shooting and communication. Its instructors included Danny Tiljak, Thomas Taylor and Stephen “Junior” Brown. Planet Eclipse also provided an Ego marker technical course.[4]
 
Visiting players participated in the tournament, including Tiljak and Adam Connolly with Sydney SWAT, Brown with Apocalypse, and Nicky Truter with Furions. Taylor coached SWAT while unable to play because of a knee injury.[4]
 
International participation continued in later seasons. New Zealand teams documented in the series include Menace, the Wellington Rebels and the Manawatu Titans. Singaporean teams also appear in the official rankings.[2]
 
=== 2007 expansion ===
 
Organisers announced a four-round 2007 championship spanning New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. Paintball Pete's Reffs Inc was appointed to referee the series.[4]
 
The announced schedule was:[4]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Scheduled dates !! Venue
|-
|-
| 1 || 17–18 February 2007 || Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
| [[2016 Australian Super 7s|2016]] || Four-round standings
|-
|-
| 2 || 19–20 May 2007 || Action Paintball Games, Serpentine, Western Australia
| [[2017 Australian Super 7s|2017]] || Four rounds; no Amateur entrants recorded at Round 1
|-
|-
| 3 || 4–5 August 2007 || National Paintball Fields, Blacksoil, Queensland
| [[2018 Australian Super 7s|2018]] || Four-round standings
|-
|-
| 4 || 16–18 November 2007 || Action Paintball Games, Canoelands, New South Wales
| [[2019 Australian Super 7s|2019]] || Four-round standings
|}
 
The professional championship again offered A$10,000 and seven gold rings. Advertised individual-round prizes included A$6,000 for the professional winner and A$3,000 for the semi-professional winner.[5]
 
[[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] won the 2007 professional series with 184 points, two ahead of Sydney SWAT. Platinum led the semi-professional standings and The Business led the amateur division.[2]
 
=== Later development ===
 
By 2012, Super 7s was running a four-round championship at Action Paintball Games in Rouse Hill. PBLeagues records document rounds in February, May, August and November, with the finale promoted as the Australian Masters.[6][7]
 
Teams appearing in the series during the 2010s included Sydney SWAT, Menace, Hostile Intentions, Sydney X-Fighters, East Side Raw, Perth Crisis, the Wellington Rebels and the Eskimo Brothers.[2]
 
The series subsequently moved to Action Paintball Games' Yarramundi venue at 770 Springwood Road, New South Wales.[1]
 
== Competition structure ==
 
The modern championship generally comprises four rounds, with teams accumulating points towards divisional season standings.[2]
 
Its principal divisions are:
 
* Professional
* Semi-professional
* Amateur
 
Divisional names and lower-division formats have changed over time. Earlier competitions included Division 1, novice categories and three-player formats.[4][6]
 
The final round is traditionally promoted as the '''Paintballshop.com Masters''' or '''Australian Masters'''. Championship awards have included seven individual gold rings for the professional series winners.[8]
 
== Selected professional champions ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Season !! Champion !! Series points !! Notes
|-
|-
| 2006 || [[Sydney SWAT]] || — || Inaugural season of the modern series.[4]
| [[2020 Australian Super 7s|2020]] || Round 1 documented; Round 2 cancelled; later completion unconfirmed
|-
|-
| 2007 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || 184 || Two points ahead of Sydney SWAT.[2]
| [[2021 Australian Super 7s|2021]] || Three rounds advertised; opening-round results documented
|-
|-
| 2010 || Hostile Intentions || 116 || Official historical standings.[2]
| [[2022 Australian Super 7s|2022]] || Four-round standings; no separate Semi-Professional events at Rounds 2–3
|-
|-
| 2019 || East Side Raw || 110 || Ahead of Expendables and Perth Crisis.[2]
| [[2023 Australian Super 7s|2023]] || Four-round columns; Professional Round 3 completion unverified
|-
|-
| 2023 || Eskimo Brothers || 88 || Three-round season in the published standings.[2]
| [[2024 Australian Super 7s|2024]] || Four-round championship
|-
|-
| 2024 || [[Sydney SWAT]] || 120 || Won all four rounds.[2]
| [[2025 Australian Super 7s|2025]] || Four-round championship
|-
|-
| 2025 || NVS || 116 || Tied on points with Sydney SWAT and ranked first under the series tie-breaking rules.[2]
| [[2026 Australian Super 7s|2026]] || Three rounds recorded as of 2 November 2026; Round 4 scheduled
|}
|}


This is a selection of documented champions, not a complete list.
The table distinguishes advertised schedules, recorded championship points and confirmed event results. It does not imply that every division competed at every round.[1][2][10][11][12][13]


== 2026 season ==
== Competition structure ==
Teams accumulate championship ranking points across a season, with separate divisional standings. Individual-round victories and season championships are distinct results.[1][2]


The 2026 calendar comprises four rounds, with professional, semi-professional and amateur competitions held on separate weekends. The final rounds are scheduled for November.[9]
Divisional names and formats have varied. The inaugural season used Professional, Semi-Professional and Division 1; later seasons have used Professional, Semi-Professional, Amateur and Novice. The opening 2015 round additionally used Champions and Challengers divisions.[1][2]


As of 26 October 2026, after three completed rounds, Sydney SWAT led the professional standings with 90 points. Bitchin was second with 84 and RAW Allstars third with 78.[2]
Some standings include reduced or adjusted points transferred after teams changed divisions. These credits are not additional event appearances and may differ from the original points recorded at a round.[2][13]


Try It & See led Semi-Pro with 90 points, while Wait & See led the amateur division with the same total.[2]
The final round has commonly been promoted as the '''Masters'''. Accompanying events, including State of Origin competitions, should be distinguished from the divisional tournament.[1][7]


== Media coverage ==
== Venues and international participation ==
Documented early venues include Samford in Queensland and Action Paintball Games venues at Rouse Hill in New South Wales and Serpentine in Western Australia.[1][7]


Super 7s events have been documented through tournament videos, promotional productions, photographs and internet broadcasts. Historical material includes footage produced by [[DerDer Productions]].[10]
The contemporary 2023 website identified Action Paintball Games, Yarramundi, as the series venue. The current organiser's website lists 770 Springwood Road, Yarramundi.[4][14]


The series provides professional-event livestreams through YouTube and Facebook.[1]
International participation has included New Zealand teams such as Menace, Expendables, Immortal Knights and Wellington Rebels. The inaugural Masters also attracted visiting professional players and instructors, including Danny Tiljak, Adam Connolly, Stephen “Junior” Brown, Thomas Taylor and Nicky Truter.[1][2]
 
== Current season ==
As of 2 November 2026, the published [[2026 Australian Super 7s|2026 standings]] contained results for three rounds. Sydney SWAT led Professional, Try It & See led Semi-Professional and Wait & See led Amateur, each with 90 points. The fourth-round divisional events remained scheduled for November.[2][4]
 
These were interim standings rather than final season championship results.
 
== Historical records ==
Contemporary paintball publications, archived organiser websites, official standings and event reports provide the principal records of the series.[1][2]
 
Some records contain misleading year headings, incomplete round sequences, transferred divisional points or conflicting totals. For example, an archived page places the 2007 four-round standings beneath a 2008 heading, while the later website section labelled 2022 reproduces tables headed 2019. The genuine archived 2022 results provide a separate record for that season.[2][5][13]
 
The annual and individual-round articles identify these discrepancies rather than reconstructing unsupported results.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Action Paintball Games]]
* [[Action Paintball Games]]
* [[Australian X-Ball League]]
* [[Australian X-Ball League]]
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== References ==
== References ==
 
# Dale “Hardcore” Moran, Australian Super 7s final-round report, ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006, printed pp. 17–25.
# [https://super7spaintball.com/ Super 7s Paintball — official tournament website].
# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball — official historical and current standings].
# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball — official historical and current rankings].
# “Tim throws his hat into the ring”, ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, p. 26.
# “Tim throws his hat into the ring”, ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, p. 26.
# “Hardcore”, Australian Super 7s final-round report and introductory spread, ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006; report pp. 18–25.
# [https://super7spaintball.com/dates/ Super 7s Paintball — 2026 divisional calendar and Yarramundi location]. Checked 2 November 2026.
# “2007 Australian Super 7s Series”, ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', 2006, p. 40.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719061829/http://www.super7spaintball.com/news.html Super Sevens — archived official results, 19 July 2008].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2458 PBLeagues — Super 7s Round 1, 11–12 February 2012].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080214101629/http://www.super7spaintball.com/ Super Sevens — announcement congratulating Menace as series champions, archived 14 February 2008].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2398 PBLeagues — Super 7s Round 4: Masters, 23–25 November 2012].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090324010713/http://www.super7spaintball.com/ Super Sevens — 2008 Masters report, season champions and announcement of the three-round 2009 championship, archived 24 March 2009].
# [https://super7spaintball.com/prizes/ Super 7s Paintball — prizes and championship rings].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120123154807/http://www.super7spaintball.com/ Super Sevens — announcement introducing Novice competition for 2012, archived 23 January 2012].
# [https://super7spaintball.com/dates/ Super 7s Paintball — 2026 event dates].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20201206013619/http://super7spaintball.com/ Michael Whybrew, “2020 Super 7s DLX Technologies Cup Cancelled”, archived 6 December 2020].
# [https://super7spaintball.com/gallery/ Super 7s Paintball — tournament media archive].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20210506000030/https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball — 2020 results, archived 6 May 2021].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20220129103715/https://super7spaintball.com/dates/ Super 7s Paintball — specific 2021 three-round calendar, archived 29 January 2022].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20220129093541/https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball — 2021 results, archived 29 January 2022].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20230306062026/https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball — genuine 2022 standings and explanation of absent Semi-Professional rounds, archived 6 March 2023].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20230306061945/https://super7spaintball.com/ Super 7s Paintball — contemporary website identifying the Yarramundi venue, archived 6 March 2023].


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://super7spaintball.com/ Official website]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/ Official website]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Historical tournament results]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Official results]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/gallery/ Tournament media archive]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/gallery/ Tournament media archive]
* [https://actionpaintball.com/ Action Paintball Games]
* [https://actionpaintball.com/ Action Paintball Games]

Latest revision as of 09:01, 2 November 2026

Australian Super 7s, also known as the Super 7s Paintball Series or S7S, is an Australian tournament paintball championship associated with Action Paintball Games. The modern series began in 2006 and has included Professional, Semi-Professional, Amateur and Novice competition, with divisional names and formats changing over time.[1][2]

An earlier Australian competition called the Super Sevens Series was announced in 1996. The available records do not establish organisational continuity between that competition and the modern series.[3]

As of November 2026, the organiser identifies Action Paintball Games in Yarramundi, New South Wales, as the series venue.[4]

History

[edit]

Earlier Super Sevens competition

[edit]

In 1996, Tim McCarthy of Paintball Australia announced a seven-player Super Sevens Series using a bring-your-own-paint format. The proposal sought to reduce tournament costs and make travelling squads easier to assemble, with Professional and Amateur rankings.[3]

The announcement identified the South Pacific Championships on the Gold Coast in October and the Rebel Tour at Skirmish Adventures, Helensburgh, on 30 November–1 December 1996. A proposed 1997 calendar included Mount White, a South Australian venue, the Gold Coast and Helensburgh.[3]

These announcements document intended events rather than establish that every proposed round took place.

Establishment of the modern series

[edit]

The modern championship began in 2006 as a four-round series. Contemporary coverage in Australian Paintball Magazine explicitly described it as the first Australian Super 7s Series.[1]

The inaugural season included Professional, Semi-Professional and Division 1 competition. The Professional season championship offered A$10,000, seven gold rings and paint, separately from individual-round prizes.[1]

Inaugural season

[edit]

The 2006 Professional championship developed into a contest between Sydney SWAT and New Zealand's Menace. SWAT won the opening round, Menace won Round 2 and SWAT defeated Menace at the Queensland round. The teams entered the final event level on championship points.[1]

SWAT defeated Menace 2–1 in the final-round Professional final, winning both the tournament and the inaugural season championship. Backlash won the Semi-Professional season title.[1]

The final-round programme also included a separate ten-player State of Origin competition. New South Wales won ahead of Queensland and Western Australia, with the Australian Capital Territory also competing.[1]

Subsequent development

[edit]

Menace won the 2007 Professional championship, finishing two points ahead of Sydney SWAT. Platinum won Semi-Professional and The Business won Amateur.[2][5][6]

The 2008 season included rounds in New South Wales and Western Australia. Hostile Intentions, Bitchin and SWAT Kids won the respective Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur season titles.[7]

The 2009 championship was reduced to three rounds. The organiser explained that it had dropped what would otherwise have been the opening event.[7]

Novice competition was introduced for 2012 as a three-player division using specified rental equipment. In later seasons, Amateur and Novice events were sometimes scheduled separately from the Professional and Semi-Professional weekends.[8]

COVID-19 disruption

[edit]

The 2020 HK Army Classic produced recorded results in all four divisions. The organiser subsequently cancelled the May DLX Technologies Cup, citing COVID-19 quarantine requirements, travel difficulties and uncertainty over restrictions on sporting events and gatherings.[9]

The notice specifically identified the difficulty facing New Zealand entrants Expendables, Rebel Unit and Immortal Knights. Rescheduling was considered, but no replacement date was confirmed in that announcement.[9]

The recovered 2020 results contain opening-round points only. Completion of the later advertised rounds remains unconfirmed by those records.[10]

The specific 2021 calendar listed three rounds, while the archived numerical results document only the opening DLX Cup. Missing later results do not independently establish cancellation or its cause.[11][12]

In 2022, the organiser stated that separate Semi-Professional events at Rounds 2 and 3 were not held because of insufficient teams. Championship credits were instead recorded for participation in other divisions. The source does not attribute that shortage to COVID-19.[13]

Season articles

[edit]

Detailed divisional results, round links, source discrepancies and event-status checks are provided in the annual articles.

Season Documented programme or results coverage
2006 Four rounds; incomplete earlier-round results
2007 Four-round standings
2008 Four rounds; three-round points table and separate Masters results
2009 Three-round championship
2010 Four-round standings
2011 Four-round standings
2012 Four rounds, including Novice competition
2013 Four-round standings
2014 Four-round standings
2015 Four rounds; opening Challengers division distinguished from later season allocations
2016 Four-round standings
2017 Four rounds; no Amateur entrants recorded at Round 1
2018 Four-round standings
2019 Four-round standings
2020 Round 1 documented; Round 2 cancelled; later completion unconfirmed
2021 Three rounds advertised; opening-round results documented
2022 Four-round standings; no separate Semi-Professional events at Rounds 2–3
2023 Four-round columns; Professional Round 3 completion unverified
2024 Four-round championship
2025 Four-round championship
2026 Three rounds recorded as of 2 November 2026; Round 4 scheduled

The table distinguishes advertised schedules, recorded championship points and confirmed event results. It does not imply that every division competed at every round.[1][2][10][11][12][13]

Competition structure

[edit]

Teams accumulate championship ranking points across a season, with separate divisional standings. Individual-round victories and season championships are distinct results.[1][2]

Divisional names and formats have varied. The inaugural season used Professional, Semi-Professional and Division 1; later seasons have used Professional, Semi-Professional, Amateur and Novice. The opening 2015 round additionally used Champions and Challengers divisions.[1][2]

Some standings include reduced or adjusted points transferred after teams changed divisions. These credits are not additional event appearances and may differ from the original points recorded at a round.[2][13]

The final round has commonly been promoted as the Masters. Accompanying events, including State of Origin competitions, should be distinguished from the divisional tournament.[1][7]

Venues and international participation

[edit]

Documented early venues include Samford in Queensland and Action Paintball Games venues at Rouse Hill in New South Wales and Serpentine in Western Australia.[1][7]

The contemporary 2023 website identified Action Paintball Games, Yarramundi, as the series venue. The current organiser's website lists 770 Springwood Road, Yarramundi.[4][14]

International participation has included New Zealand teams such as Menace, Expendables, Immortal Knights and Wellington Rebels. The inaugural Masters also attracted visiting professional players and instructors, including Danny Tiljak, Adam Connolly, Stephen “Junior” Brown, Thomas Taylor and Nicky Truter.[1][2]

Current season

[edit]

As of 2 November 2026, the published 2026 standings contained results for three rounds. Sydney SWAT led Professional, Try It & See led Semi-Professional and Wait & See led Amateur, each with 90 points. The fourth-round divisional events remained scheduled for November.[2][4]

These were interim standings rather than final season championship results.

Historical records

[edit]

Contemporary paintball publications, archived organiser websites, official standings and event reports provide the principal records of the series.[1][2]

Some records contain misleading year headings, incomplete round sequences, transferred divisional points or conflicting totals. For example, an archived page places the 2007 four-round standings beneath a 2008 heading, while the later website section labelled 2022 reproduces tables headed 2019. The genuine archived 2022 results provide a separate record for that season.[2][5][13]

The annual and individual-round articles identify these discrepancies rather than reconstructing unsupported results.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Dale “Hardcore” Moran, Australian Super 7s final-round report, Australian Paintball Magazine, no. 6, 2006, printed pp. 17–25.
  2. Super 7s Paintball — official historical and current standings.
  3. “Tim throws his hat into the ring”, Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996, p. 26.
  4. Super 7s Paintball — 2026 divisional calendar and Yarramundi location. Checked 2 November 2026.
  5. Super Sevens — archived official results, 19 July 2008.
  6. Super Sevens — announcement congratulating Menace as series champions, archived 14 February 2008.
  7. Super Sevens — 2008 Masters report, season champions and announcement of the three-round 2009 championship, archived 24 March 2009.
  8. Super Sevens — announcement introducing Novice competition for 2012, archived 23 January 2012.
  9. Michael Whybrew, “2020 Super 7s DLX Technologies Cup Cancelled”, archived 6 December 2020.
  10. Super 7s Paintball — 2020 results, archived 6 May 2021.
  11. Super 7s Paintball — specific 2021 three-round calendar, archived 29 January 2022.
  12. Super 7s Paintball — 2021 results, archived 29 January 2022.
  13. Super 7s Paintball — genuine 2022 standings and explanation of absent Semi-Professional rounds, archived 6 March 2023.
  14. Super 7s Paintball — contemporary website identifying the Yarramundi venue, archived 6 March 2023.
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