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Created article documenting the planned 2009 Queen's Birthday paintball tournament in Palmerston North, including its venue, divisional formats, entry fees, prospective teams and contemporary Yuku sources. Event completion and results remain unverified.
 
Rewrite to WikiPaintball standards; retain planned-event status and verified advertised arrangements, link Aces High and Flashpoint, distinguish intended entries from attendance, remove repetitive material, and replace the incorrect tournament category.
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The '''2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament''' was a planned [[paintball]] competition advertised for Queen's Birthday weekend in 2009 at [[Aces High Paintball]], Flygers Line, Palmerston North, New Zealand. The proposed tournament featured two divisions with different paint allowances.[1]


'''2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)''' was a planned New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] event advertised for Queen's Birthday weekend in June 2009 at Aces High Paintball Field, Flygers Line, Palmerston North.[1]
== Organisation and format ==


The competition was intended to feature two divisions, with different paintball allowances for experienced and developing teams. Contemporary discussions preserved by the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]] document the tournament's proposed format, entry fees and preparations.[1]
The tournament was announced on 9 November 2008. The announcement, updated on 30 March 2009, specified New Zealand NPPL rules, field paint only and the following divisional formats:[1]


== Organisation ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Advertised paint allowance
|-
| Division 1 || Unlimited paint
|-
| Division 2 || Paint in players' loaders plus 12 additional pods per team per game
|}


The tournament was announced in November 2008 as part of New Zealand's Queen's Birthday tournament calendar.
The organisers presented the limited-paint option as a way to reduce participation costs. The proposal prompted discussion about affordability, attracting new teams and retaining unlimited-paint competition.[1][2]


Aces High Paintball Field in Palmerston North was identified as the venue.
== Entry arrangements ==


The published announcement specified that the event would follow New Zealand NPPL rules, with separate divisions using unlimited and limited paintball formats.[1]
The advertised fees and facilities applied to both divisions.[1]
 
An announcement updated on 30 March 2009 confirmed the following arrangements:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Item !! Advertised details
! Advertised details
|-
|-
| Venue
| Team entry paid before 1 May 2009 || NZ$450
| Aces High Paintball Field, Flygers Line, Palmerston North
|-
|-
| Rules
| Team entry paid from 1 May 2009 || NZ$550
| New Zealand NPPL rules
|-
|-
| Division 1
| Entry conditions || Non-refundable
| Unlimited paint
|-
|-
| Division 2
| Paint || NZ$75 per case, with no minimum purchase
| Loader plus 12 additional pods per team per game
|-
|-
| Paint policy
| Paint policy || Field paint only
| Field paint only
|-
|-
| Team entry before 1 May 2009
| Compressed-air fills || 3,000–3,500 psi
| NZ$450
|-
| Team entry from 1 May 2009
| NZ$550
|-
| Paint price
| NZ$75 per case
|-
| Compressed air
| 3,000–3,500 psi
|}
|}


== Competition format ==
== Prospective participation ==
 
The proposed competition introduced different paintball allowances for the two divisions.
 
Division 1 was intended to operate with unlimited paintballs, while Division 2 would use a restricted allowance of 12 additional pods per team per game, alongside the paintballs carried in players' loaders.[1]
 
The divisional arrangements prompted discussion among New Zealand tournament players about the affordability of major competitions and the need to encourage developing teams.
 
Supporters of limited-paint formats argued that reducing ammunition expenditure could make tournament participation more accessible. Others preferred retaining unlimited paint for established national competitions.[1][2]
 
The discussions also considered how separate competitive divisions might operate within the same tournament.
 
== Team participation ==
 
Contemporary discussions identified interest from established New Zealand tournament teams.
 
Flashpoint was specifically named as an intended entrant, while possible participation by Blindboyz was also discussed.[1]
 
A separate contribution indicated interest in entering a team from Wellington.[1]
 
These statements represent prospective participation. A final confirmed team list has not been recovered.
 
== Historical records ==
 
The principal surviving documentation consists of archived discussions from the [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]], hosted on Yuku.
 
The records preserve the tournament announcement, proposed competition rules, venue, entry fees and discussions concerning tournament organisation.


The available sources do not establish the event's final entry list, whether the competition took place as scheduled, or its results.
[[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]] stated its intention to enter, while possible participation by Blindboyz was also discussed. Another contributor expressed interest in entering a Wellington team. These were pre-event statements, rather than a confirmed attendance list.[1]


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
* [[Aces High Paintball]]
* [[2008 Western Springs Open]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Hawke’s Bay Triples]]
* [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090330213124/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4159/t/2009-Queen-39-s-Birthday-Tournament-Palmerston-North.html NZ Paintball Message Boards – 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament, Palmerston North, original announcement dated 9 November 2008 and updated 30 March 2009].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090330213124/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4159/t/2009-Queen-39-s-Birthday-Tournament-Palmerston-North.html “2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament – Palmerston North”]. NZ Paintball Message Boards, announcement posted 9 November 2008 and updated 30 March 2009. Archived 30 March 2009.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090401235834/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4159/t/2009-Queen-39-s-Birthday-Tournament-Palmerston-North.html?page=2 NZ Paintball Message Boards – 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament discussion, page 2, archived 1 April 2009].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090401235834/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4159/t/2009-Queen-39-s-Birthday-Tournament-Palmerston-North.html?page=2 “2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament – Palmerston North”, discussion page 2]. NZ Paintball Message Boards, November 2008. Archived 1 April 2009.


[[Category:New Zealand paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]

Revision as of 09:39, 25 October 2026

The 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament was a planned paintball competition advertised for Queen's Birthday weekend in 2009 at Aces High Paintball, Flygers Line, Palmerston North, New Zealand. The proposed tournament featured two divisions with different paint allowances.[1]

Organisation and format

The tournament was announced on 9 November 2008. The announcement, updated on 30 March 2009, specified New Zealand NPPL rules, field paint only and the following divisional formats:[1]

Division Advertised paint allowance
Division 1 Unlimited paint
Division 2 Paint in players' loaders plus 12 additional pods per team per game

The organisers presented the limited-paint option as a way to reduce participation costs. The proposal prompted discussion about affordability, attracting new teams and retaining unlimited-paint competition.[1][2]

Entry arrangements

The advertised fees and facilities applied to both divisions.[1]

Item Advertised details
Team entry paid before 1 May 2009 NZ$450
Team entry paid from 1 May 2009 NZ$550
Entry conditions Non-refundable
Paint NZ$75 per case, with no minimum purchase
Paint policy Field paint only
Compressed-air fills 3,000–3,500 psi

Prospective participation

Flashpoint stated its intention to enter, while possible participation by Blindboyz was also discussed. Another contributor expressed interest in entering a Wellington team. These were pre-event statements, rather than a confirmed attendance list.[1]

See also

References

  1. “2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament – Palmerston North”. NZ Paintball Message Boards, announcement posted 9 November 2008 and updated 30 March 2009. Archived 30 March 2009.
  2. “2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament – Palmerston North”, discussion page 2. NZ Paintball Message Boards, November 2008. Archived 1 April 2009.
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