Auckland Havoc (New Zealand Paintball Team)

Auckland tournament paintball team

Auckland Havoc, generally recorded simply as Havoc, was an Auckland-based New Zealand tournament paintball team documented in competition from 2000 to 2004.

The team competed at national and regional tournaments in Auckland, Whangārei and Rotorua, including the New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Northland Open, Volcanic Rotorua tournament and Auckland Super 5s.[1][3][4][12]

Havoc finished second in Division Two at the 2000 Actions Mayhem tournament, fourth in Division Two at the 2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament, third overall at the 2002 Northland Open and third at the 2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament.[1][4][7][8]

Auckland Havoc was unrelated to the later Ashburton Havoc team.

History

2000 season

Havoc finished second in Division Two at the 2000 Actions Mayhem tournament, behind Assault Korps.[1]

At the 2000 Northland Open in Whangārei, Havoc finished seventh with 190 points. The tournament report records that the Havoc–Katipo game was stopped and restarted after Havoc began playing before the official start.[2]

Havoc also competed at the 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals. It recorded 420 preliminary points and was classified in Division Two but did not advance to the divisional final.[3]

2001 season

At the 2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament, Havoc recorded 395 preliminary points and qualified for the Division Two final. It finished fourth in the division with 20 final-round points.[4]

Havoc finished eighth at the 2001 Northland Open with 250 points.[5]

During its game against Tag n' Release, a Havoc player identified only as Ange retrieved the opposing flag, eliminated the final opponent and completed the flag hang. Ange received the event's Player of the Match award for that game.[5]

Members of Havoc assisted with refereeing at the 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals. Havoc was not listed as a playing entry at that tournament, so the refereeing appearance is not recorded as tournament participation.[6]

2002 season

Havoc placed third overall at the 2002 Northland Open with 430 points. It was classified in Division Two and recorded victories over Tag n' Release and Katipo.[7]

The team used unnamed members of Team Insane to complete its event squad. This was an event-specific guest-player arrangement rather than evidence that Havoc and Insane merged.[7]

At the 2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament at Actions Paintball in Swanson, Havoc finished third with 540 points, behind Katipo and Kaos.[8]

Havoc also appeared in smaller-format competition during 2002. It finished sixth with 250 points at the Combat Zone three-player tournament in Ardmore. Dave of Havoc was credited with operating the chronograph at that event.[9]

The team recorded 12 points in the June round of the Paintball West three-player league.[10]

At the 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament, Havoc finished seventh in the Plate competition with 323 points.[11]

2003 Auckland Super 5s

Havoc competed throughout the first half of the 2003 Auckland Super 5s season. It recorded points in every monthly round from February through June.[12]

The published first-half standings placed Havoc fifth with 1,754 championship points.[12]

The table covers the completed first phase of the season, after which the scores were to be reset. It does not establish Havoc's final position across the entire 2003 season.

2004 Auckland Superball

At the 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball in Kumeu, Havoc qualified for the Plate competition.[13]

HSR won the Plate, followed by Final Impact and Havoc. The report does not provide a preliminary score or Plate-final score for Havoc.[13]

This is the latest confirmed appearance of Auckland Havoc identified in the inspected sources. It does not establish when the team ceased operating.

Team identity

The surviving sources record this Havoc entry in North Island competition between 2000 and 2004. Former-participant identification places the team in Auckland.

An unrelated Ashburton team also named Havoc won the 2011 Southern Series II round robin and Ashburton Cup.[14] The surviving report identifies that team by location but provides no player names. Former-participant clarification confirms that Auckland Havoc and Ashburton Havoc were separate teams.

A locationless Havoc entry at the 2011 National Championships has not been assigned to either team.

A Havoc entry also appeared in pre-event registration for the 2012 NZPPL Kāpiti Coast event.[15] The record provides neither a location nor a roster and establishes registration rather than confirmed participation. It is therefore not assigned to Auckland Havoc or Ashburton Havoc.

Documented people

Published name	Documented association	Evidence limit
Ange	Havoc player and Player of the Match for the Havoc–Tag n' Release game at the 2001 Northland Open.	Surname and wider team role not supplied.[5]
Dave	Identified as being from Havoc and credited with operating the chronograph at the January 2002 Combat Zone event.	Surname and playing status at that event not supplied.[9]

These references do not establish complete tournament or season rosters.

Recorded tournament results

Year	Tournament	Recorded result
2000	2000 Actions Mayhem	2nd, Division Two.[1]
2000	2000 Northland Open	7th; 190 points.[2]
2000	2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals	420 preliminary points; did not reach the Division Two final.[3]
2001	2001 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament	4th in Division Two; 395 preliminary points and 20 final-round points.[4]
2001	2001 Northland Open	8th; 250 points.[5]
2002	2002 Northland Open	3rd overall; 430 points.[7]
2002	2002 Auckland 5-Man Tournament	3rd; 540 points.[8]
2002	Combat Zone three-player tournament	6th; 250 points.[9]
2002	Paintball West Three-Man Series, June round	12 points.[10]
2002	2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament	7th in the Plate; 323 points.[11]
2003	Auckland Super 5s	5th in the published first-half standings; 1,754 points.[12]
2004	2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball	3rd in the Plate.[13]

Preliminary scores, final-round scores, league totals and overall tournament scores are identified separately.

See also

• Ashburton Havoc (New Zealand Paintball Team)
• New Zealand Paintball Nationals
• Northland Open
• Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament
• Super 5s (New Zealand)
• Paintball in New Zealand

References

1. Rob Maddox, “The Mayhem 2000 Queen's Birthday Tournament”. NZ Paintball Online.
2. Rob Maddox, “The 2000 Northland Paintball Open”. Paintball.co.nz.
3. Rob Maddox, “The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament”. Paintball.co.nz.
4. Rob Maddox, “The 2001 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament”. Paintball.co.nz.
5. Rob Maddox, “The 2001 Northland Paintball Open”. Paintball.co.nz.
6. Rob Maddox, “The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament”. Paintball.co.nz.
7. Rob Maddox, “The 2002 Northland Paintball Open”. NZ Paintball Online.
8. Rob Maddox, “Labour Weekend Auckland 5-Man 2002”. Paintball.co.nz.
9. Dazz Marshall, “Combat Zone 3-Man”. NZ Paintball Online, January 2002.
10. Rob Maddox, “Paintball West – Three-Man League”. NZ Paintball Online, June 2002.
11. Rob Maddox, “The 2002 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament”. Paintball.co.nz.
12. “Auckland Super5 Results – June 03”. Paintball.co.nz, June 2003.
13. Rob Maddox, “The 2004 Queen's Birthday Event”. Paintball.co.nz, June 2004.
14. “Southern Series II – Ashburton”. NZ P8NT, 21 March–24 April 2011.
15. NZPPL Event 3 registration list, Kāpiti Coast. Archived 31 August 2012.