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South East Cartel is an Australian competitive paintball team based in Victoria. Its PBLeagues profile lists Snipers Den in Melbourne as its home field.[1] Documented results include second place at the 2013 Victorian Paintball Championship, second overall in the 2013 Australian Super 7s Semi Pro standings, and fifth at the 2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship.[2][3][4]

History

Victorian competition

South East Cartel reached the final of the Victorian Paintball Championship at Adrenalin Paintball Club in Newborough on 23 March 2013. The team finished second after losing to Hard2Overcome in the race-to-three tournament.[2]

Australian Super 7s

The official Australian Super 7s archive records the team as S.E. Cartel in the 2013 Semi Pro division.[3]

The team won the opening two rounds, earning 30 points at each. It recorded 20 points at round three and 26 at round four, finishing second overall with 106 points. Gold Coast Rage won the championship with 108 points, while Thunderbirds finished third with 104.[3]

New Zealand competition

An archived New Zealand Paintball Players League registration list included an entry named South East Cartel for an October 2012 tournament on the Kāpiti Coast. Registration alone does not establish attendance or a result.[5]

South East Cartel competed in Division 1 X-Ball at the 2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship, held on 25–26 October at Asylum Paintball in Auckland. It finished fifth among eight teams, earning approximately 48.57 ranking points.[4]

Recorded preliminary results included victories over eventual champions Trauma and CamoMeat, draws against Low Gear and Phoenix Tahiti, and defeats against Kamikaze Knights and Legacy NZ.[6]

NXL Australia

South East Cartel competed in Division 1 of NXL Australia during 2019. It won the opening two Victorian rounds, finished third at round three and second at round four. At the October NXL Australia Finals, it placed fifth.[7]

The team finished second in the published Division 1 season standings with 392 points, behind HUSTLE on 425.[7]

2019 NXL Australia Division 1 results
Event	Dates	Placing	Ranking points
Victoria Round 1	9–10 February	1st	100
Victoria Round 2	13–14 April	1st	100
Victoria Round 3	1–2 June	3rd	70
Victoria Round 4	31 August–1 September	2nd	82
NXL Australia Finals	12–13 October	5th	40

Source: official PBLeagues season standings.[7]

The standings also contain entries named SEC Black and SEC Grey. Their organisational relationships with South East Cartel have not been established from the standings alone.[7]

Selected results

Year	Competition	Division	Result
2013	Victorian Paintball Championship	Race-to-three	2nd[2]
2013	Australian Super 7s	Semi Pro	2nd overall; 106 points[3]
2014	2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship	Division 1 X-Ball	5th[4]
2019	NXL Australia season	Division 1	2nd overall; 392 points[7]

Team records

The team's PBLeagues registration is dated 3 October 2014 and records Victoria as its hometown and Snipers Den in Melbourne as its field.[1] This database registration postdates its documented 2013 competition appearances.[2][3]

Its PBLeagues history also lists a registration for the opening 2020 NXL Australia Victorian round. That entry alone does not establish participation.[1]

References

PBLeagues: South East Cartel — team profile and tournament history. Accessed 25 October 2026.
Paint the town red. Latrobe Valley Express, 27 March 2013.
Australian Super 7s: historical results. Official organiser's archive, 2013 Semi Pro standings. Accessed 25 October 2026.
PBLeagues: NZPPL International Pacific Championship — final placings, 25–26 October 2014. Accessed 25 October 2026.
NZPPL: 2012 Event 3 registration. Official registration list, archived 31 August 2012.
PBLeagues: South East Cartel at the 2014 International Pacific Championship — match records. Accessed 25 October 2026.
PBLeagues: NXL Australia — 2019 season rankings. Accessed 25 October 2026.

External links

South East Cartel — PBLeagues profile

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+'''South East Cartel''' is an Australian competitive [[paintball]] team based in Victoria. Its PBLeagues profile lists Snipers Den in Melbourne as its home field.[1] Documented results include second place at the 2013 Victorian Paintball Championship, second overall in the 2013 Australian Super 7s Semi Pro standings, and fifth at the [[2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship]].[2][3][4]
-{{Short description|Australian tournament paintball team}}
-'''South East Cartel''' is an Australian competitive [[paintball]] team based in Victoria. The team has competed in Australian tournament competitions and internationally, including the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) and [[NXL Australia]].[1][2]
-Its documented results include second place at the 2013 Victorian Paintball Championship, fifth place at the [[2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship]] in New Zealand, and second place overall in the 2019 NXL Australia Division 1 season.[1][3][4]
-The team's [[PBLeagues]] profile identifies its home field as Snipers Den in Melbourne.[2]
 == History ==
-=== Early competition ===
+=== Victorian competition ===
-South East Cartel was competing in Victorian tournament paintball by March 2013.
+South East Cartel reached the final of the Victorian Paintball Championship at Adrenalin Paintball Club in Newborough on 23 March 2013. The team finished second after losing to [[Hard2Overcome (Australian paintball team)|Hard2Overcome]] in the race-to-three tournament.[2]
-On 23 March 2013, the team reached the final of the Victorian Paintball Championship at Adrenalin Paintball Club in Newborough, Victoria.
+=== Australian Super 7s ===
-South East Cartel finished second after losing to Hard2Overcome.
+The official [[Australian Super 7s]] archive records the team as '''S.E. Cartel''' in the 2013 Semi Pro division.[3]
-The tournament used a five-player race-to-three format. Its results were reported by the ''Latrobe Valley Express'' on 27 March 2013.[1]
+The team won the opening two rounds, earning 30 points at each. It recorded 20 points at round three and 26 at round four, finishing second overall with 106 points. Gold Coast Rage won the championship with 108 points, while Thunderbirds finished third with 104.[3]
 === New Zealand competition ===
-The NZPPL's archived registration list for an October 2012 tournament on the Kāpiti Coast included an entry named South East Cartel.[5]
+An archived [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] registration list included an entry named South East Cartel for an October 2012 tournament on the Kāpiti Coast. Registration alone does not establish attendance or a result.[5]
-The registration does not independently establish that the team attended the tournament or confirm its relationship to the later PBLeagues entry.
+South East Cartel competed in Division 1 X-Ball at the [[2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship]], held on 25–26 October at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Auckland. It finished fifth among eight teams, earning approximately 48.57 ranking points.[4]
-South East Cartel's confirmed New Zealand tournament appearance took place at the [[2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship]], held on 25–26 October 2014 at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Auckland.
+Recorded preliminary results included victories over eventual champions [[Trauma (New Zealand paintball team)|Trauma]] and [[CamoMeat]], draws against [[Low Gear (New Zealand paintball team)|Low Gear]] and [[Phoenix Tahiti]], and defeats against [[Kamikaze Knights (New Zealand paintball team)|Kamikaze Knights]] and [[Legacy NZ]].[6]
-The team competed in Division 1 X-Ball against seven other teams from New Zealand, Australia and French Polynesia.[3]
-South East Cartel finished fifth overall, earning approximately 48.57 ranking points.[3]
-The team's tournament results included a 4–1 preliminary victory over eventual champions [[Trauma (New Zealand paintball team)|Trauma]].
-Other recorded results included a 4–0 victory against CamoMeat, draws against Low Gear and [[Phoenix Tahiti]], and narrow 3–4 defeats against Kamikaze Knights and [[Legacy NZ]].[6]
 === NXL Australia ===
-South East Cartel subsequently competed in [[NXL Australia]].
+South East Cartel competed in Division 1 of [[NXL Australia]] during 2019. It won the opening two Victorian rounds, finished third at round three and second at round four. At the October NXL Australia Finals, it placed fifth.[7]
-The team's 2019 Division 1 season included victories at the first two Victorian rounds, followed by third place at Round 3 and second place at Round 4.
+The team finished second in the published Division 1 season standings with 392 points, behind HUSTLE on 425.[7]
-At the October NXL Australia Finals, South East Cartel finished fifth among seven teams.[2][4]
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ 2019 NXL Australia Division 1 results
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Event !! Dates !! Placing !! Ranking points
-|+ South East Cartel – 2019 NXL Australia Division 1 results
-! Tournament
-! Dates
-! Position
-! Ranking points
 |-
-| Victoria Round 1
+| Victoria Round 1 || 9–10 February || 1st || 100
-| 9–10 February
-| 1st of 7
-| 100
 |-
-| Victoria Round 2
+| Victoria Round 2 || 13–14 April || 1st || 100
-| 13–14 April
-| 1st of 7
-| 100
 |-
-| Victoria Round 3
+| Victoria Round 3 || 1–2 June || 3rd || 70
-| 1–2 June
-| 3rd of 7
-| 70
 |-
-| Victoria Round 4
+| Victoria Round 4 || 31 August–1 September || 2nd || 82
-| 31 August – 1 September
-| 2nd of 6
-| 82
 |-
-| NXL Australia Finals
+| NXL Australia Finals || 12–13 October || 5th || 40
-| 12–13 October
-| 5th of 7
-| 40
 |}
+Source: official PBLeagues season standings.[7]
-South East Cartel finished second in the 2019 NXL Australia Division 1 season standings with 392 ranking points, behind HUSTLE on 425 points.[4]
+The standings also contain entries named SEC Black and SEC Grey. Their organisational relationships with South East Cartel have not been established from the standings alone.[7]
-The same season standings also include teams named SEC Black and SEC Grey in separate divisions. Their precise organisational relationships with South East Cartel have not been established from the standings alone.
+== Selected results ==
-== Selected tournament results ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Year !! Competition !! Division !! Result
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-! Year
-! Tournament
-! Division
-! Result
-|-
-| 2013
-| Victorian Paintball Championship
-| Race-to-three
-| 2nd
-|-
-| 2014
-| [[2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship]]
-| Division 1 X-Ball
-| 5th of 8
 |-
-| 2019
+| 2013 || Victorian Paintball Championship || Race-to-three || 2nd[2]
-| NXL Australia Victoria Round 1
-| Division 1
-| 1st of 7
 |-
-| 2019
+| 2013 || Australian Super 7s || Semi Pro || 2nd overall; 106 points[3]
-| NXL Australia Victoria Round 2
-| Division 1
-| 1st of 7
 |-
-| 2019
+| 2014 || [[2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship]] || Division 1 X-Ball || 5th[4]
-| NXL Australia Finals
-| Division 1
-| 5th of 7
 |-
-| 2019
+| 2019 || NXL Australia season || Division 1 || 2nd overall; 392 points[7]
-| NXL Australia season standings
-| Division 1
-| 2nd overall
 |}
 == Team records ==
-South East Cartel's PBLeagues registration is dated 3 October 2014 and identifies its hometown as Victoria, Australia, with Snipers Den in Melbourne listed as its home field.[2]
+The team's PBLeagues registration is dated 3 October 2014 and records Victoria as its hometown and Snipers Den in Melbourne as its field.[1] This database registration postdates its documented 2013 competition appearances.[2][3]
-This is the database registration date rather than a confirmed founding date, as independent reporting documents the team competing in March 2013.
-The PBLeagues database preserves tournament records for the team in 2014 and 2019, together with a registration for the 2020 NXL Australia Victorian opening round.[2]
-The 2020 registration does not establish that the tournament took place or that the team competed.
-The complete playing roster for the 2014 New Zealand appearance is archived and has not been independently recovered.[6]
+Its PBLeagues history also lists a registration for the opening 2020 NXL Australia Victorian round. That entry alone does not establish participation.[1]
 == See also ==
+* [[Australian Super 7s]]
+* [[NXL Australia]]
 * [[2014 NZPPL International Pacific Championship]]
-* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
-* [[NXL Australia]]
-* [[Trauma (New Zealand paintball team)]]
-* [[Phoenix Tahiti]]
-* [[Asylum Paintball]]
 == References ==
-# [https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/sport/2013/03/27/paint-the-town-red/ Paint the town red]. ''Latrobe Valley Express'', 27 March 2013. Contemporary report identifying South East Cartel as runners-up at the Victorian Paintball Championship.
+# [https://pbleagues.com/team/X3639SDSfLoebJxU PBLeagues: South East Cartel — team profile and tournament history]. Accessed 25 October 2026.
-# [https://pbleagues.com/team/X3639SDSfLoebJxU South East Cartel – Team Profile]. ''PBLeagues''. Team registration, Victorian home location, Snipers Den home field and recorded tournament history.
+# [https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/sport/2013/03/27/paint-the-town-red/ Paint the town red]. ''Latrobe Valley Express'', 27 March 2013.
-# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3623/rankings NZPPL International Pacific Championship – Final Rankings]. ''PBLeagues'', 25–26 October 2014. Official Division 1 X-Ball standings.
+# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s: historical results]. Official organiser's archive, 2013 Semi Pro standings. Accessed 25 October 2026.
-# [https://pbleagues.com/league/432/seasonRankings/2019 NXL Australia – 2019 Season Rankings]. ''PBLeagues''. Division 1 tournament results and overall championship standings.
+# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3623/rankings PBLeagues: NZPPL International Pacific Championship — final placings], 25–26 October 2014. Accessed 25 October 2026.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120831202631/http://nzppl.com/registration.php NZPPL – 2012 Event 3 Registration]. Official NZPPL registration list for the proposed October 2012 Kāpiti Coast tournament, archived 31 August 2012.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120831202631/http://nzppl.com/registration.php NZPPL: 2012 Event 3 registration]. Official registration list, archived 31 August 2012.
-# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/r0yjOkoOpSsntJy4 South East Cartel – 2014 International Pacific Championship Roster and Results]. ''PBLeagues''. Match schedule and scores from the October 2014 tournament. Individual player records are archived.
+# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/r0yjOkoOpSsntJy4 PBLeagues: South East Cartel at the 2014 International Pacific Championship — match records]. Accessed 25 October 2026.
+# [https://pbleagues.com/league/432/seasonRankings/2019 PBLeagues: NXL Australia — 2019 season rankings]. Accessed 25 October 2026.
 == External links ==
-* [https://pbleagues.com/team/X3639SDSfLoebJxU South East Cartel – PBLeagues team profile]
+* [https://pbleagues.com/team/X3639SDSfLoebJxU South East Cartel — PBLeagues profile]
-* [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/r0yjOkoOpSsntJy4 2014 International Pacific Championship matches]
-* [https://pbleagues.com/league/432/seasonRankings/2019 NXL Australia 2019 season standings]
 [[Category:Australian paintball teams]]
 [[Category:Paintball in Victoria]]
 [[Category:2010s in paintball]]

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