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Surge, styled SUЯGE, is a New Zealand competitive paintball team from Hawke's Bay. It is documented in Arena Paintball tournament draws during 2025 and 2026.[1][2][3][4][5]

Tournament history

2025 Arena events

Surge appeared in Pool B of the March event in the 2025 Arena programme, alongside Ballistics Unit, BOP Blast, Crisis, Lumber Jacks and Immortal Knights.[2]

The team also appeared in the draw for the second Arena round, scheduled for 31 May–1 June 2025. The organiser advertised a full round robin followed by Cup and Plate finals.[3] The recovered draw confirms the team's entry but does not establish its final placing.

2026 Arena events

Surge was listed in Pool A of the 2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race. The published styling for the entry was SUЯGE Paintball Team – Hawkes Bay.[4]

The team subsequently appeared in Pool B of the 2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race.[5]

The recovered tournament draws establish Surge's entries but do not provide match results or final placings.

Published roster

Surge's official Facebook page publishes the following team roster.[1] The roster is not assigned to a particular event because the profile does not provide a publication date or identify the tournaments at which each person played.

Name	Squad number	Published role
Jake Hapi	19	Captain
Russell Clement	77	Vice-captain
Stacey Smith	04	Vice-captain
Athol Keegan	17	Player
Keirran Hooper	03	Player
Tim Hawkins	14	Player
Nathan Bezzant	07	Player
Leigh Peterson	24	Player
Dylan Robinson	06	Player
Kurt Laking	44	Player
Hamish Taylor	22	Player
Chresten Northcott	33	Player

References

External links

Official Facebook page

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-'''Surge''', styled '''SUЯGE''', is a tournament [[paintball]] team from Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.[1] It is documented in draws for the Arena Paintball race programme in 2025 and 2026.[2][3][4][5]
+{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team from Hawke's Bay}}
+'''Surge''', styled '''SUЯGE''', is a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team from Hawke's Bay. It is documented in Arena Paintball tournament draws during 2025 and 2026.[1][2][3][4][5]
 == Tournament history ==
 === 2025 Arena events ===
 Surge appeared in Pool B of the March event in the [[2025 Arena Paintball Race Events|2025 Arena programme]], alongside Ballistics Unit, BOP Blast, Crisis, Lumber Jacks and Immortal Knights.[2]
-The team also appeared in the May–June Round 2 draw. The organiser advertised a full round robin, with the top four teams progressing to Cup finals and the next four to Plate finals.[3]
+The team also appeared in the draw for the second Arena round, scheduled for 31 May–1 June 2025. The organiser advertised a full round robin followed by Cup and Plate finals.[3] The recovered draw confirms the team's entry but does not establish its final placing.
 === 2026 Arena events ===
-In 2026, Surge was listed in Pool A of the [[2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race]] and Pool B of the [[2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race]].[4][5]
+Surge was listed in Pool A of the [[2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race]]. The published styling for the entry was ''SUЯGE Paintball Team – Hawkes Bay''.[4]
+The team subsequently appeared in Pool B of the [[2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race]].[5]
+The recovered tournament draws establish Surge's entries but do not provide match results or final placings.
+== Published roster ==
+Surge's official Facebook page publishes the following team roster.[1] The roster is not assigned to a particular event because the profile does not provide a publication date or identify the tournaments at which each person played.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Name
+! Squad number
+! Published role
+|-
+| Jake Hapi
+| 19
+| Captain
+|-
+| Russell Clement
+| 77
+| Vice-captain
+|-
+| Stacey Smith
+| 04
+| Vice-captain
+|-
+| Athol Keegan
+| 17
+| Player
+|-
+| Keirran Hooper
+| 03
+| Player
+|-
+| Tim Hawkins
+| 14
+| Player
+|-
+| Nathan Bezzant
+| 07
+| Player
+|-
+| Leigh Peterson
+| 24
+| Player
+|-
+| Dylan Robinson
+| 06
+| Player
+|-
+| Kurt Laking
+| 44
+| Player
+|-
+| Hamish Taylor
+| 22
+| Player
+|-
+| Chresten Northcott
+| 33
+| Player
+|}
+== See also ==
+* [[Arena Paintball]]
+* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
-# [https://www.facebook.com/SurgePB/ SUЯGE Paintball Team – Hawkes Bay, official Facebook profile].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/SurgePB/ SUЯGE Paintball Team – Hawkes Bay, official Facebook profile and published team roster].
 # [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1031241422362145&type=3 Arena Paintball — March pools, Facebook, 20 March 2025].
 # [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1075266014626352&type=3 Arena Paintball — Round 2 draw, Facebook, 17 May 2025].
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 == External links ==
 * [https://www.facebook.com/SurgePB/ Official Facebook page]
-[[Category:Paintball teams]]
 [[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
+[[Category:Paintball in Hawke's Bay]]
+[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]

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