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New Zealand tournament paintball team

SCK Factory, also recorded as SCK, was the New Zealand competitive paintball team associated with the SCK Paintball business. The team competed in New Zealand and Australia from at least 2009 to 2011, winning events in Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland and the Australian Super 7's Paintball Series.[1][2][4][5][7][10]

History

2009 Hamilton 3s

SCK Factory won the opening round of the 2009 Hamilton 3s on 22 February 2009. Six teams competed, with CL Mafia finishing second and The NGN third.[1]

This is the team's earliest verified tournament appearance. It does not establish when SCK Factory was formed.

2009 Christchurch Easter tournament

SCK Factory won Division One at the 2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open, held at Urban Paintball on 11–12 April.[3][4]

The team lost its opening game and then won each of its remaining games. The organiser reported that SCK Factory played 18 games and finished with 1,672 points. Flashpoint placed second with 1,222 points and STK third with 1,022.[4]

2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament

SCK Factory won Division One at the 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North), held at Aces High Paintball on 30–31 May. AssassinZ finished second and Dragon third. The organisers published the completed divisional results on 5 June.[2]

2010 Christchurch Easter tournament

The team competed under the shortened name SCK at the 2010 Easter 5s, held at Urban Paintball in Christchurch on 3–4 April.[5][6]

A contemporary tournament video identified SCK as the winning team. Matt Wong's photographic archive independently recorded that he played for SCK and that the team finished first.[5][6]

2010 Greater Auckland Open

SCK won the Greater Auckland Open, held at North Shore Paintball on 20–21 November 2010. Eight teams competed in a race-to-three format, with Clown Monkeys finishing second.[7]

An archived video collection produced by Derder documented the tournament. Its published video titles included the final between SCK and Clown Monkeys and SCK's semi-final against Expendables.[8]

Australian Super 7s

SCK competed in the professional division of the Australian Super 7s Paintball Series in 2011. The series archive records the team receiving 30 ranking points in Round 2, the maximum allocation for that round.[10]

SCK did not record points in the other three rounds. It therefore finished the published season table with 30 points. This was a single-round victory and should not be described as a Super 7s season championship.[10]

The Australian SCK entry was the same New Zealand team documented as SCK Factory.[9]

Relationship with SCK Paintball

SCK Factory was the tournament team of the SCK Paintball business, while tournament records frequently shortened the team's name to SCK.[9]

Contemporary event records also identify SCK Paintball as a supplier, tournament supporter and source of prizes. At the 2010 Easter 5s, the advertised prizes supplied by SCK Paintball included Dye Rotor loaders, Dye i4 goggles and Dye knee pads.[5]

References to SCK Paintball supporting tournaments do not by themselves establish that members of the SCK Factory playing squad organised or attended those events.

Documented players

Name	Documented association
Matt Wong	Played for SCK at the 2010 Easter 5s in Christchurch. Wong was also known as “Stick”.[6]

The available sources do not provide complete rosters for the team's tournament appearances, including its Australian Super 7s entry.

Tournament results

Date	Tournament	Published name	Result
22 February 2009	2009 Hamilton 3s, Round 1	SCK Factory	1st of six teams[1]
11–12 April 2009	2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open, Division One	SCK Factory	1st — 1,672 points[3][4]
30–31 May 2009	2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North), Division One	SCK Factory	1st[2]
3–4 April 2010	2010 Easter 5s	SCK	1st[5][6]
20–21 November 2010	Greater Auckland Open	SCK	1st of eight teams[7][8]
2011	Super 7's Paintball Series, Pro Round 2	SCK	1st — 30 ranking points[9][10]

References

Hamilton 3s 09 Round 1 footage. NZ Paintball Message Boards, results posted 22 February 2009.
Teams competing in Queen's Birthday Tournament — Palmerston North. NZ P8NT, final placings posted 5 June 2009.
Event Details — 5 Man Open Easter 09. NZ P8NT, 2009.
Results. NZ P8NT, results posted 13 April 2009.
Easter 5s (Slow-mo) — New Zealand Paintball. Tournament video identifying SCK as the winning team.
Paintball — Easter 2010 — Christchurch. Matt Wong, Flickr photographic archive.
Greater Auckland Open retrospective report. NZ P8NT, 22 November 2010.
Greater Auckland Open video collection. Derder Productions, Vimeo.
Historical clarification supplied by a contemporary New Zealand paintball participant, 28 October 2026. Identifies SCK Factory as the SCK Paintball business's tournament team, SCK as its shortened competition name and the Australian SCK entry as the same team.
Super 7s Paintball Series historical results archive. Records SCK with 30 professional ranking points in Round 2 of the 2011 series.

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-'''SCK Factory''', also known as '''SCK''', was a tournament [[paintball]] team documented competing in New Zealand by February 2009. The team won the opening round of the [[2009 Hamilton 3s]], Division 1 at the [[2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)|2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament]] in Palmerston North, and the [[2010 Easter 5s]] in Christchurch.[1][2][5][6]
+{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}
-== Tournament history ==
+'''SCK Factory''', also recorded as '''SCK''', was the New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team associated with the SCK Paintball business. The team competed in New Zealand and Australia from at least 2009 to 2011, winning events in Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland and the Australian [[Super 7's Paintball Series]].[1][2][4][5][7][10]
+== History ==
 === 2009 Hamilton 3s ===
-SCK Factory won the opening round of the [[2009 Hamilton 3s]] on 22 February 2009. Six teams competed, with CL Mafia finishing second and The NGN third.[5]
+SCK Factory won the opening round of the [[2009 Hamilton 3s]] on 22 February 2009. Six teams competed, with CL Mafia finishing second and The NGN third.[1]
+This is the team's earliest verified tournament appearance. It does not establish when SCK Factory was formed.
+=== 2009 Christchurch Easter tournament ===
+SCK Factory won Division One at the [[2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open]], held at Urban Paintball on 11–12 April.[3][4]
-This documents the team's activity by February 2009, rather than establishing its founding date.
+The team lost its opening game and then won each of its remaining games. The organiser reported that SCK Factory played 18 games and finished with 1,672 points. Flashpoint placed second with 1,222 points and STK third with 1,022.[4]
 === 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament ===
-SCK Factory won Division 1 at the [[2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)|2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament]], held on 30–31 May at [[Aces High Paintball]] in Palmerston North. AssassinZ finished second and Dragon third. The organisers published the final placings on 5 June 2009.[6]
+SCK Factory won Division One at the [[2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)]], held at [[Aces High Paintball]] on 30–31 May. AssassinZ finished second and Dragon third. The organisers published the completed divisional results on 5 June.[2]
+=== 2010 Christchurch Easter tournament ===
+The team competed under the shortened name '''SCK''' at the [[2010 Easter 5s]], held at Urban Paintball in Christchurch on 3–4 April.[5][6]
+A contemporary tournament video identified SCK as the winning team. Matt Wong's photographic archive independently recorded that he played for SCK and that the team finished first.[5][6]
-=== 2010 Easter 5s ===
+=== 2010 Greater Auckland Open ===
-SCK Factory competed at the [[2010 Easter 5s]] tournament in Christchurch during Easter weekend in April 2010. The event was hosted by [[Urban Paintball]].[1][2]
+SCK won the Greater Auckland Open, held at North Shore Paintball on 20–21 November 2010. Eight teams competed in a race-to-three format, with Clown Monkeys finishing second.[7]
-A contemporary tournament video titled ''Easter 5s [Slow-mo] – New Zealand Paintball'' identifies SCK Factory as the winning team.[1]
+An archived video collection produced by Derder documented the tournament. Its published video titles included the final between SCK and Clown Monkeys and SCK's semi-final against Expendables.[8]
-[[Matt Wong]]'s Flickr album, ''Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch'', independently records that he played for SCK and that the team finished first.[2]
+=== Australian Super 7s ===
-The album contains 52 photographs, including images uploaded on 7 April 2010. Several photographs credit a photographer identified as Simo.[2][3]
+SCK competed in the professional division of the Australian Super 7s Paintball Series in 2011. The series archive records the team receiving 30 ranking points in Round 2, the maximum allocation for that round.[10]
-== Players ==
+SCK did not record points in the other three rounds. It therefore finished the published season table with 30 points. This was a single-round victory and should not be described as a Super 7s season championship.[10]
-=== 2010 ===
+The Australian SCK entry was the same New Zealand team documented as SCK Factory.[9]
-[[Matt Wong]], also known as '''Stick''', played for SCK at the 2010 Easter 5s tournament.[2] His participation at that event does not establish membership of the team's 2009 tournament squads.
+== Relationship with SCK Paintball ==
-== Other tournament records ==
+SCK Factory was the tournament team of the SCK Paintball business, while tournament records frequently shortened the team's name to SCK.[9]
-A team recorded as SCK also appears in historical rankings published by the Australian [[Super 7s Paintball Series]]. The available evidence does not establish whether that entry represents the same organisation as the New Zealand SCK Factory team.[4]
+Contemporary event records also identify SCK Paintball as a supplier, tournament supporter and source of prizes. At the 2010 Easter 5s, the advertised prizes supplied by SCK Paintball included Dye Rotor loaders, Dye i4 goggles and Dye knee pads.[5]
+References to SCK Paintball supporting tournaments do not by themselves establish that members of the SCK Factory playing squad organised or attended those events.
+== Documented players ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Name
+! Documented association
+|-
+| [[Matt Wong]]
+| Played for SCK at the 2010 Easter 5s in Christchurch. Wong was also known as “Stick”.[6]
+|}
+The available sources do not provide complete rosters for the team's tournament appearances, including its Australian Super 7s entry.
+== Tournament results ==
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Date
+! Tournament
+! Published name
+! Result
+|-
+| 22 February 2009
+| [[2009 Hamilton 3s]], Round 1
+| SCK Factory
+| 1st of six teams[1]
+|-
+| 11–12 April 2009
+| [[2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open]], Division One
+| SCK Factory
+| 1st — 1,672 points[3][4]
+|-
+| 30–31 May 2009
+| [[2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)]], Division One
+| SCK Factory
+| 1st[2]
+|-
+| 3–4 April 2010
+| [[2010 Easter 5s]]
+| SCK
+| 1st[5][6]
+|-
+| 20–21 November 2010
+| Greater Auckland Open
+| SCK
+| 1st of eight teams[7][8]
+|-
+| 2011
+| [[Super 7's Paintball Series]], Pro Round 2
+| SCK
+| 1st — 30 ranking points[9][10]
+|}
 == See also ==
 * [[2009 Hamilton 3s]]
+* [[2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open]]
 * [[2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)]]
 * [[2010 Easter 5s]]
+* [[Super 7's Paintball Series]]
 * [[Matt Wong]]
-* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
-# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww “Easter 5s [Slow-mo] – New Zealand Paintball”], YouTube. Tournament video identifying SCK Factory as winners of the Easter 5s competition hosted by Urban Paintball in Christchurch.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090330222044/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4395 Hamilton 3s 09 Round 1 footage]. NZ Paintball Message Boards, results posted 22 February 2009.
-# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Matt Wong (Stick), “Paintball – Easter 2010 – Christchurch”], Flickr. Photographic archive identifying Wong as an SCK player and recording the team's first-place finish.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218061431/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2234&start=50&view=print Teams competing in Queen's Birthday Tournament — Palmerston North]. ''NZ P8NT'', final placings posted 5 June 2009.
-# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/4501384632/ Matt Wong (Stick), “DSC05919”], Flickr, uploaded 7 April 2010. Photograph credited to Simo.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207182418/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2059 Event Details — 5 Man Open Easter 09]. ''NZ P8NT'', 2009.
-# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball Series historical results archive]. Contains a separately recorded SCK entry.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207182356/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2279 Results]. ''NZ P8NT'', results posted 13 April 2009.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090330222044/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4395 “Hamilton 3s 09 round 1 FOOTAGE”], NZ Paintball Message Boards, results posted by sketch, 22 February 2009; archived 30 March 2009.
+# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww Easter 5s (Slow-mo) — New Zealand Paintball]. Tournament video identifying SCK as the winning team.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218061431/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2234&start=50&view=print “Teams Competiting in Queens Birthday Tournament – Palmerston North”, page 6], NZ P8NT forum. Includes the organisers' final placings, posted by nzteza on 5 June 2009; archived 18 February 2013.
+# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Paintball — Easter 2010 — Christchurch]. Matt Wong, Flickr photographic archive.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207171555/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2949 Greater Auckland Open retrospective report]. ''NZ P8NT'', 22 November 2010.
-== External links ==
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831001154/http://vimeo.com/channels/2010gao Greater Auckland Open video collection]. Derder Productions, Vimeo.
+# Historical clarification supplied by a contemporary New Zealand paintball participant, 28 October 2026. Identifies SCK Factory as the SCK Paintball business's tournament team, SCK as its shortened competition name and the Australian SCK entry as the same team.
-* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ SCK at Easter 5s 2010, photographic archive]
+# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball Series historical results archive]. Records SCK with 30 professional ranking points in Round 2 of the 2011 series.
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww Easter 5s tournament video]
-* [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s historical rankings]
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+[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]
+[[Category:2010s in New Zealand paintball]]

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