Jump to content

Saints (New Zealand paintball team): Difference between revisions

From WikiPaintball
← Older editNewer edit →

Admin (talk | contribs)

3 user groups
2,495 edits
undo
Add dated Saints squad results, captaincy records, Kyn Jackson's player association and the organiser-reported 2006 Easter Cup victory; preserve Australian competition, Huntington Beach, Super 5s and photographic material, with separate historical squad labels.
Moved and comprehensively updated the Saints article under the standard New Zealand team title. Confirmed Saints Gold, Saints Black and Saints Grey as squads of the same organisation; confirmed Saints 1 and Saints 2 as its numbered entries; and reconciled standalone Valhalla Grey records with Saints Grey. Added missing Northland Open victories, 2004 Wellington and Auckland runner-up results, the attributed 2005 national series championship and clearer distinctions between event scores, rankings
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Saints''', also known as '''Team Saints''', was a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] organisation active during the 1990s and 2000s. It fielded squads including '''Saints Gold''', '''Saints Black''' and '''Saints Grey'''. Contemporary reports document Nationals victories by Saints Gold in 1998 and entries named Saints in 2000 and 2001.[25][27][28]
```mediawiki
'''Saints''' was a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] organisation based in Auckland. It competed under the names '''Saints''', '''Team Saints''', '''Saints Gold''', '''Saints Black''' and '''Saints Grey''', and also fielded numbered three-player entries as '''Saints 1''' and '''Saints 2'''.[1][2][3][4][5]


Saints Gold led the independent [[Valhalla National Rankings]] in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and headed the published seven-player standings dated October 2001.[1][2][3][4] Later records document Saints at Huntington Beach in 2004 and in the 2006 [[Super 5s (New Zealand)|Super 5s]].[10][11][23]
Saints won the New Zealand South Pacific Championships in 1995, multiple national tournaments during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and the 2005 New Zealand ranking series as reported by a participating organiser.[6][7][8][9][10]


== History ==
== Team identity ==


=== Early participation ===
Saints Gold, Saints Black and Saints Grey were squads of the same Saints organisation rather than unrelated teams. The numbered Saints 1 and Saints 2 entries at the 2002 Gathering were also separate squads from the organisation.[5]


In his undated New Zealand Paintball profile, preserved in February 1998, Saints captain '''Rik Goldsworthy''' named the '''1991 Australasian South Pacific ten-player Open''' when asked about his greatest paintball achievement. His brief response does not establish a placing or identify the team with which he competed.[15]
The Valhalla rankings sometimes shortened Saints Grey to '''Grey'''. Those entries are treated as Saints Grey where they occur alongside the other Saints squads in the relevant New Zealand records. Published event names are retained in result tables rather than being silently standardised to Saints Gold.


The available player accounts do not establish a confirmed Saints founding date.
The available sources do not establish a precise founding date.


=== 1995 season ===
== History ==


Saints won the '''1995 New Zealand [[South Pacific Championships]]''', held in Wellington over Easter weekend.[5]
=== 1995–1996 ===


Later that year, the team competed in the '''[[South Pacific Paintball Championships (Australia)|Australian South Pacific Paintball Championships]]''' at Adventure Quest Games near Windsor, New South Wales. Seven ten-player teams contested the R. P. Scherer-sponsored event. Saints did not advance to the finals.[6][21]
Saints won the 1995 New Zealand [[South Pacific Championships]], held in Wellington during Easter.[6]


On '''21–22 October 1995''', Saints won a seven-player tournament at [[Tactics Paintball|Tactics]], Bethells Beach, Auckland. The team won nine of its ten games and scored '''910 points'''. The contemporary report identified Rik Goldsworthy, recorded as Rick, as captain.[7]
Later in 1995, Saints competed in the Australian South Pacific Paintball Championships near Windsor, New South Wales. Seven ten-player teams contested the event, but Saints did not advance to the finals.[11]


=== 1996 Australian Masters ===
On 21–22 October 1995, Saints won a seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach, Auckland. The team won nine of its ten games and scored 910 points. The contemporary report identified Rik Goldsworthy, printed as Rick, as captain.[7]


Saints competed at the '''1996 [[Australian Masters]]''' at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales. The APPL-sanctioned event attracted fourteen teams from Australia, New Zealand and the United States and used professional and amateur divisions.[22]
Saints competed in the professional division of the 1996 [[Australian Masters]] at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales. The recovered report does not establish its final placing.[12]


The contemporary report identifies Saints as a professional team but does not establish its final placing.[22]
=== 1997 season ===


=== 1997 season ===
At the [[1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], Saints Black finished second with 866 points and Saints Grey finished fifth with 780 points. Jo Pitts was identified as Saints Black captain. The report noted that other Saints players were competing in Orlando.[1]


At the '''25–26 October 1997 [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]''', '''Saints Black''' finished '''second overall with 866 points''', while '''Saints Grey''' finished '''fifth with 780'''. The report identifies '''Jo Pitts''' as Saints Black captain and notes that other Saints players were competing in Orlando.[24]
The Valhalla rankings placed Saints Black second with 79 ranking points. The associated Grey entry, identified here as Saints Grey, recorded 71 points.[13]


Pitts's individual profile also recalls a Saints trip to Australia in '''November 1997''', including games against Thunderpigs and Black Reign's second team. It does not provide a complete squad or tournament placing.[19]
=== 1998 season ===


Saints Black placed second in the retrospectively compiled 1997 Valhalla rankings with 79 ranking points.[8]
Saints won the [[1998 Northland Open]], finishing ahead of Paint Contractors.[14]


=== 1998–2000 ===
At the [[1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], Saints Gold won with 1,290 points from a possible 1,300. Saints Grey finished third with 970 points. Rik Goldsworthy was identified as Saints Gold captain.[2]


'''Saints Gold''' won the '''24–25 October 1998 Nationals''' with '''1,290 points''' from a possible 1,300. '''Saints Grey''' finished third with '''970 points'''. The report identifies '''Rik Goldsworthy''' as Saints Gold captain.[25]
Saints Gold led the 1998 Valhalla rankings with 92.5 points. Saints Grey, printed as Grey, recorded 78 points, while Saints Black recorded 64.[15]


At the '''23–24 October 1999 Nationals''', Saints Gold finished '''second with 1,025 points''', behind Paint Contractors. Saints Grey finished '''sixth with 715'''. Saints Gold also received the '''Team of the Year''' award presented at that event.[26]
=== 1999 season ===


At the '''21–22 October 2000 Nationals''', the entry named '''Saints''' won the First Division after recording '''1,000 preliminary points'''. The report does not print its final-round points.[27]
At the [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], Saints Gold finished second with 1,025 points, behind Paint Contractors. Saints Grey finished sixth with 715 points.[3]


Saints Gold led the Valhalla rankings in 1998 with 92.5 points, followed by further first-place rankings in 1999 and 2000, both with 91 points.[1][2][3]
Saints Gold received the Team of the Year award presented at the tournament. Marty Friend received the Player of the Year award for sportsmanship and attitude.[3]


The Valhalla tables also list '''Grey''' separately. Those ranking entries are not combined here with Saints Grey, because the ranking tables do not explicitly establish that identification.[1][2][3][8]
Saints Gold led the 1999 Valhalla rankings with 91 points. Saints Grey, printed as Grey, recorded 77 points.[16]


=== 2001 season ===
=== 2000 season ===


Saints won the '''[[Northland Open]] on 25 February 2001''', held at Jubilee Park in Whangārei, with '''900 points'''.[29]
Saints won the [[2000 Northland Open]] at Jubilee Park in Whangārei.[17]


At the '''2001 Nationals''', Saints won the First Division with '''225 final-round points''', ahead of Katipo, Jetts and Flashpoint. The report describes the team as led by Rik Goldsworthy.[28]
At the [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], the entry printed as Saints won Division One after recording 1,000 preliminary points. The report does not publish the team's final-round points.[8]


In the Valhalla standings dated October 2001, '''Saints Gold''' ranked first in seven-player competition with '''400.5 cumulative ranking points'''. Its recorded contributions came from the Northland Open, RotoVegas and Nationals.[4]
Saints Gold led the 2000 Valhalla rankings with 91 points. Saints Grey, printed as Grey, recorded 82.5 points, and Saints Black recorded 50.[18]


Saints Gold also ranked second in five-player competition with 211 points and fourth in three-player competition with 152.5. These were calculated rankings rather than placings at a single championship.[4][9]
=== 2001 season ===


=== 2002 competition ===
Saints won the [[2001 Northland Open]] at Jubilee Park on 25 February with 900 points.[19]


At '''The Gathering on 26 January 2002''', a three-player hopper-ball event at Actions Paintball in Swanson, '''Saints 2''' won with '''20 points'''. '''Saints 1''' shared second place with GPS and GBR on '''16 points'''.[31]
At the [[2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], Saints won Division One with 225 final-round points, ahead of Katipo, Jetts and Flashpoint. The report described the team as led by Rik Goldsworthy.[9]


The following day, Saints won the '''Combat Zone three-player tournament''' at Ardmore with '''730 points'''. The two events used different scoring systems, so their totals are not directly comparable.[31][32]
The October 2001 Valhalla standings placed Saints Gold first in seven-player competition with 400.5 cumulative ranking points. Saints Gold also placed second in the five-player rankings with 211 points and fourth in the three-player rankings with 152.5 points.[4]


Saints also won the '''2002 Northland Open''', scoring '''666 points''' and taking the First Division trophy. Rik Goldsworthy is explicitly identified as captain in the report.[30]
=== 2002 competition ===


=== 2004 Huntington Beach ===
At the Gathering at Actions Paintball on 26 January 2002, Saints fielded two three-player squads. Saints 2 won with 20 points, while Saints 1 shared second place with GPS and GBR on 16 points.[5]


Saints competed at the opening round of the '''2004 [[National Professional Paintball League]] Super 7 Series''' at Huntington Beach, California, on '''19–21 March'''.[10]
The following day, Saints won the Combat Zone three-player tournament in Ardmore with 730 points.[20]


In an April 2004 interview with Rob Maddox for [[Paintball.co.nz]], captain Rik Goldsworthy reported that Saints won '''three of its eight games'''.[11]
Saints also won the [[2002 Northland Open]], scoring 666 points and taking the Division One title. Rik Goldsworthy was identified as captain.[10]


A photographic collection published through Martin Dannefaerd's Flickr account documents Saints at the event.[12]
=== 2004 season ===


=== 2006 season ===
Saints competed at the opening round of the 2004 [[National Professional Paintball League]] Super 7 Series at Huntington Beach, California, on 19–21 March. Captain Rik Goldsworthy subsequently reported that Saints won three of its eight games.[21][22]


In a post dated '''19 April 2006''', the organiser of the Wellington Easter tournament identified Saints as the team that won the Cup. The recovered discussion does not provide a complete result table.[33]
At the [[2004 Wellington X-Cess]] during Easter, Saints reached the Cup final and finished second after losing two consecutive games to the visiting American Evil Factory team.[23]


Saints also competed in Division 1 of the '''2006 Super 5s'''. The final standings, published after the December round, placed Saints '''fourth with 3,203 championship points'''.[23]
Saints was runner-up at the [[2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball|Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball]] at Kumeu. Its best-of-three final against Evil Factory NZ was tied after the first two games and the deciding game ended in a draw. Evil Factory NZ received first place on individual-game countback.[24]


{| class="wikitable"
Saints also competed at the [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament|Rotorua International Stadium tournament]] during Labour Weekend. The recovered report records a pool-stage loss to Evil Factory NZ but does not include Saints among the four Cup finalists or establish its final overall placing.[25]
|+ 2006 Super 5s Division 1 standings
! Position
! Team
! Championship points
|-
| 1
| [[Menace]]
| 8,688
|-
| 2
| XXX
| 7,533
|-
| 3
| Phantom
| 3,823
|-
| 4
| Saints
| 3,203
|}


The December round results listed eleven participating teams but did not include Saints. The source establishes Saints' final season total and divisional placing, but not a Saints score for that round.[23]
=== 2005 ranking series ===


== Players and leadership ==
A retrospective account by a participating organiser identified two completed New Zealand ranking events in 2005. Saints won the Easter event with 50 ranking points and placed third at Kumeu with 43 points.[26]


=== Dated captaincy records ===
The account placed Saints first for the season with 93 points, ahead of Hybrid on 46 and Menace on 43. It was posted during a later forum dispute rather than as an independently authenticated official standings sheet, so the result is attributed to its author.[26]


{| class="wikitable"
=== 2006 season ===
! Date
! Published team or squad
! Captain
! Source
|-
| October 1995
| Saints
| Rik Goldsworthy, recorded as Rick
| [7]
|-
| October 1997
| Saints Black
| Jo Pitts
| [24]
|-
| October 1998
| Saints Gold
| Rik Goldsworthy
| [25]
|-
| 1999 Nationals
| Saints Gold
| Rik, as named in the report
| [26]
|-
| 2001 Nationals
| Saints
| Rik Goldsworthy, described as leading the team
| [28]
|-
| 2002 Northland Open
| Saints
| Rik Goldsworthy
| [30]
|-
| April 2004
| Saints
| Rik Goldsworthy
| [11]
|}


These records document particular events and interviews. They do not establish uninterrupted captaincy between the listed dates.
An organiser's post dated 19 April 2006 identified Saints as the Cup winner at the [[2006 Wellington Easter Tournament]]. The recovered discussion does not provide a complete result table.[27]


=== Contemporary player profiles ===
Saints competed in Division One of the 2006 [[Super 5s (New Zealand)|Super 5s]]. The final standings placed it fourth with 3,203 championship points, behind Menace, XXX and Phantom.[28]


The New Zealand Paintball website published profiles identifying the following Saints members. The first six survive in February 1998 captures; the Kyn Jackson profile cited here survives in an April 2002 capture. The questionnaires are undated and do not constitute a complete event roster.[15][16][17][18][19][20][34]
== Players and leadership ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Person
! Documented involvement
! Documented association
! Source
|-
|-
| [[Rik Goldsworthy]]
| [[Rik Goldsworthy]]
| Identified as Saints captain. His profile spells his surname Goldworthy.
| Saints captain in dated records from 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004.[2][7][9][10][22]
| [15]
|-
| [[Jo Pitts]]
| Saints Black captain at the 1997 Nationals.[1]
|-
|-
| [[Amon Johnson]]
| [[Amon Johnson]]
| Identified as a Saints member.
| Identified as a Saints member in a contemporary player profile.[29]
| [16]
|-
|-
| [[David Caton]]
| [[David Caton]]
| Described as a longstanding Saints member who managed [[Commando One Paintball]] in Auckland.
| Identified as a longstanding Saints member in a contemporary profile.[30]
| [17]
|-
|-
| [[Ian MacDonald]]
| [[Ian MacDonald]]
| Described as a longstanding Saints member and supporter of stock-class paintball.
| Identified as a longstanding Saints member in a contemporary profile.[31]
| [18]
|-
| [[Jo Pitts]]
| Saints member; previously played for [[Kamo Karzi]] and NSS. His playing position is described as extreme point.
| [19]
|-
|-
| [[Keith Docherty]]
| [[Keith Docherty]]
| Saints member and equipment supplier; previously played for [[Dragons Claw]] and [[The Goodies]].
| Identified as a Saints member; previously associated with Dragons Claw and The Goodies.[32]
| [20]
|-
|-
| [[Kyn Jackson|Kyn Allan Jackson]]
| [[Kyn Jackson|Kyn Allan Jackson]]
| Actions Paintball field operator and Saints member.
| Identified as an Actions Paintball operator and Saints member.[33]
| [34]
|}
|}


These profiles establish individual associations, not a single combined Saints Gold, Black or Grey squad.
The sources document associations at different dates and do not establish a single roster covering every Saints squad or season.
 
=== Photographic identifications ===
 
An undated photograph captioned '''“Saints, Auckland”''', published by the [[House Steiner]] Facebook profile, contains tags identifying:[13]
 
* Amon Johnson
* Kane Anderson
* Paul Adams
 
A separate undated photograph captioned '''“Saints Grey, Auckland (Lynx -Wellington)”''' contains tags identifying:[14]
 
* Andrew Walbran
* Vanessa Page
* Wayne “Link” Hilliam
 
Hilliam was known as Link; Lynx Custom was his airsmithing business.
 
The photographs were uploaded on '''18 August 2011''', but their original dates have not been established. The tags identify people in the photographs and do not establish complete season rosters.[13][14]


== Selected tournament results ==
== Selected tournament results ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Year
! Competition
! Competition
! Published entry
! Published entry
! Recorded result
! Recorded result
! Source
|-
|-
| Easter 1995
| 1995
| New Zealand South Pacific Championships
| New Zealand South Pacific Championships
| Saints
| Saints
| 1st
| 1st.[6]
| [5]
|-
|-
| 21–22 October 1995
| 1995
| Tactics seven-player tournament
| Tactics seven-player tournament
| Saints
| Saints
| 1st; 910 points
| 1st; 910 points.[7]
| [7]
|-
|-
| 25–26 October 1997
| 1997
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints Black
| Saints Black
| 2nd overall; 866 points
| 2nd; 866 points.[1]
| [24]
|-
|-
| 25–26 October 1997
| 1997
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints Grey
| Saints Grey
| 5th overall; 780 points
| 5th; 780 points.[1]
| [24]
|-
| 1998
| [[1998 Northland Open]]
| Saints
| 1st.[14]
|-
|-
| 24–25 October 1998
| 1998
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints Gold
| Saints Gold
| 1st; 1,290 points
| 1st; 1,290 points.[2]
| [25]
|-
|-
| 24–25 October 1998
| 1998
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints Grey
| Saints Grey
| 3rd; 970 points
| 3rd; 970 points.[2]
| [25]
|-
|-
| 23–24 October 1999
| 1999
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints Gold
| Saints Gold
| 2nd; 1,025 points
| 2nd; 1,025 points.[3]
| [26]
|-
|-
| 23–24 October 1999
| 1999
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints Grey
| Saints Grey
| 6th; 715 points
| 6th; 715 points.[3]
| [26]
|-
|-
| 21–22 October 2000
| 2000
| [[Northland Open]]
| Saints
| 1st.[17]
|-
| 2000
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints
| Saints
| 1st, First Division; 1,000 preliminary points
| Division One winner; 1,000 preliminary points.[8]
| [27]
|-
|-
| 25 February 2001
| 2001
| [[Northland Open]]
| [[2001 Northland Open]]
| Saints
| Saints
| 1st; 900 points
| 1st; 900 points.[19]
| [29]
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Saints
| Saints
| 1st, First Division; 225 final-round points
| Division One winner; 225 final-round points.[9]
| [28]
|-
|-
| 26 January 2002
| 2002
| The Gathering
| The Gathering
| Saints 2
| Saints 2
| 1st; 20 points
| 1st; 20 points.[5]
| [31]
|-
|-
| 26 January 2002
| 2002
| The Gathering
| The Gathering
| Saints 1
| Saints 1
| Equal 2nd; 16 points
| Equal 2nd; 16 points.[5]
| [31]
|-
|-
| 27 January 2002
| 2002
| Combat Zone three-player tournament
| Combat Zone three-player tournament
| Saints
| Saints
| 1st; 730 points
| 1st; 730 points.[20]
| [32]
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| [[Northland Open]]
| [[2002 Northland Open]]
| Saints
| Saints
| 1st overall and First Division winner; 666 points
| 1st and Division One winner; 666 points.[10]
| [30]
|-
|-
| Easter 2006
| 2004
| Wellington Easter tournament
| [[2004 Wellington X-Cess]]
| Saints
| Saints
| Cup winner, as reported by the organiser
| 2nd, Cup.[23]
| [33]
|}
 
Entries named Saints are retained as printed in their tournament reports rather than automatically relabelled Saints Gold. Preliminary points, final-round points and scores from different tournament systems are identified separately.
 
== Recorded rankings and standings ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Published entry
! Competition
! Format or division
! Position
! Score
|-
|-
| 1997
| 2004
| Saints Black
| [[2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]]
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Saints
| Combined
| 2nd, Cup.[24]
| 2nd
| 79
|-
|-
| 1998
| 2005
| Saints Gold
| New Zealand ranking series
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Saints
| Combined
| 1st in attributed season table; 93 points.[26]
| 1st
| 92.5
|-
|-
| 1998
| 2006
| Saints Black
| [[2006 Wellington Easter Tournament]]
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Saints
| Combined
| Cup winner, as reported by the organiser.[27]
| 5th
| 64
|-
| 1999
| Saints Gold
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Combined
| 1st
| 91
|-
| 2000
| Saints Gold
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Combined
| 1st
| 91
|-
| 2000
| Saints Black
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Combined
| 23rd
| 50
|-
| 2001
| Saints Gold
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Seven-player
| 1st
| 400.5
|-
| 2001
| Saints Gold
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Five-player
| 2nd
| 211
|-
| 2001
| Saints Gold
| Valhalla National Rankings
| Three-player
| 4th
| 152.5
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| [[Super 5s (New Zealand)|Super 5s]], Division One
| Saints
| Saints
| Super 5s
| 4th; 3,203 championship points.[28]
| Division 1
| 4th
| 3,203
|}
|}


Sources: Valhalla standings and the published Super 5s championship table.[1][2][3][4][8][23]
The table retains organiser-published squad names. Scores from different tournament and ranking systems are not directly comparable.
 
The 2001 Valhalla tables are dated October. Their cumulative scores are not directly comparable with the averaged scores used in earlier seasons.[4][9] The Super 5s result is a separate championship standing and is not directly comparable with Valhalla values.[23]


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


* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Rik Goldsworthy]]
* [[Rik Goldsworthy]]
* [[Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[South Pacific Championships]]
* [[South Pacific Championships]]
* [[South Pacific Paintball Championships (Australia)]]
* [[Australian Masters]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* [[Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1998Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1998.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133123/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats97.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1997 Two Day NZ National “SplatMan” Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1999.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817071008/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats98.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2000.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070413/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats99/ Rob Maddox, ''The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2001. Standings dated October 2001.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''2001 Valhalla National Rankings'', October 2001.]
# Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, “Sydney HEAT Make Friends in High Places”.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606121211/http://www.paintball.co.nz/gatheringa2k.htm Dazz Marshall, ''The Gathering'', Paintball.co.nz, 26 January 2002.]
# Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, “South Pacific Extravaganza”.
# ''Australian Paintballer'', June–July 1995, “Sydney HEAT Make Friends in High Places”.
# Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, report on the Auckland seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach.
# ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, report on the Auckland seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1997Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1997.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133336/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats00.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla National Team Rankings methodology.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192513/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats01.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# WARPIG, “NPPL Huntington Beach 2004”, contemporary tournament coverage.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192035/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2002.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2002 Northland Paintball Open'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# Rob Maddox, “Interview: Rik Goldsworthy”, Paintball.co.nz, April 2004.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990422184406/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/south.htm Gavin Costello, ''South Pacific's'', ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/whatever/albums/86811/ Martin Dannefaerd — Huntington Beach 2004 photographic collection.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206035630/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint4/masters.html Kez Svanberg, ''Australian Masters'', ''War Paint'', issue 4, November 1996.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — “Saints, Auckland” photograph.] Uploaded 18 August 2011; original photograph undated. Caption and identification tags preserved in the material supplied for the existing article.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1997Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''1997 Valhalla National Rankings''.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — “Saints Grey, Auckland (Lynx -Wellington)” photograph.] Uploaded 18 August 2011; original photograph undated. Caption and identification tags preserved in the material supplied for the existing article.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070759/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north98.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1998 Northland Paintball Open'', NZ Paintball Online.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whrik.htm Who's Who: Rik Goldworthy, New Zealand Paintball. Archived February 1998.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1998Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''1998 Valhalla National Rankings''.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whamon.htm Who's Who: Amon Johnson, New Zealand Paintball. Archived February 1998.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''1999 Valhalla National Rankings''.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whcaton.htm Who's Who: David Caton, New Zealand Paintball. Archived February 1998.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20010114131600/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2000.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2000 Northland Paintball Open'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whian.htm Who's Who: Ian MacDonald, New Zealand Paintball. Archived February 1998.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''2000 Valhalla National Rankings''.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whjo.htm Who's Who: Jo Pitts, New Zealand Paintball. Archived February 1998.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011217012758/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2001.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2001 Northland Paintball Open'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whkeith.htm Who's Who: Keith Docherty, New Zealand Paintball. Archived February 1998.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606114058/http://www.paintball.co.nz/cbtz.htm Dazz Marshall, ''Combat Zone 3-Man'', Paintball.co.nz, 27 January 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990422184406/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/south.htm Gavin Costello, South Pacific's, War Paint, issue 1, January 1996.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2004/hb/index.shtml WARPIG, ''NPPL Huntington Beach 2004'', 19–21 March 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206035630/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint4/masters.html Kez Svanberg, Australian Masters, War Paint, issue 4, November 1996.]
# Rob Maddox, ''Interview: Rik Goldsworthy'', Paintball.co.nz, April 2004.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011071333/http://p069.ezboard.com/December-super-5s-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=360.topic December Super 5s scores, NZ Paintball Message Forum. Results posted 4 December 2006; archived 11 October 2007.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218181156/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/wgtn2004a.htm Rob Maddox, ''The Wellington X-Cess Event 2004'', NZ Paintball Online, April 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133123/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats97.htm Rob Maddox, The 1997 Two Day NZ National “SplatMan” Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041012125821/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/qbw2004.htm Rob Maddox, ''Queen's Birthday Superball 2004'', Paintball.co.nz, June 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817071008/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats98.htm Rob Maddox, The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218174533/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/roto2004.htm Rob Maddox, ''Rotorua 2004'', Paintball.co.nz, October 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070413/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats99/ Rob Maddox, The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20061014073853/http://www.paintball.org.nz/community/showthread.php?t=532 Dannefaerd, ''rankings'', New Zealand paintball forum, 1 May 2006. Attributed account of the 2005 series.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133336/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats00.htm Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218103542/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=323 ANTSMAN68, ''Prizegiving/afterfunction'', NZ P8NT, 19 April 2006.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192513/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats01.htm Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011071333/http://p069.ezboard.com/December-super-5s-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=360.topic ''December Super 5s scores'', NZ Paintball Message Forum, results posted 4 December 2006.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011217012758/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2001.htm Rob Maddox, The 2001 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 December 2001.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whamon.htm ''Who's Who: Amon Johnson'', New Zealand Paintball.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192035/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2002.htm Rob Maddox, The 2002 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whcaton.htm ''Who's Who: David Caton'', New Zealand Paintball.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606121211/http://www.paintball.co.nz/gatheringa2k.htm Dazz Marshall, The Gathering, Paintball.co.nz, January 2002. Archived 6 June 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whian.htm ''Who's Who: Ian MacDonald'', New Zealand Paintball.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606114058/http://www.paintball.co.nz/cbtz.htm Dazz Marshall, Combat Zone 3-Man, Paintball.co.nz, January 2002. Archived 6 June 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whkeith.htm ''Who's Who: Keith Docherty'', New Zealand Paintball.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218103542/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=323 ANTSMAN68, Prizegiving/afterfunction, NZ P8NT, 19 April 2006. Archived 18 February 2013.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020421081654/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whkyn.htm ''Who's Who: Kyn Allan Jackson'', New Zealand Paintball.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020421081654/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whkyn.htm Kyn Allan Jackson — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 21 April 2002.]


== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/whatever/albums/86811/ Saints at Huntington Beach 2004 — photographs]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/whatever/albums/86811/ Martin Dannefaerd's Saints at Huntington Beach 2004 photographs]


[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]
[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]
```

Revision as of 10:09, 26 October 2026

```mediawiki Saints was a New Zealand tournament paintball organisation based in Auckland. It competed under the names Saints, Team Saints, Saints Gold, Saints Black and Saints Grey, and also fielded numbered three-player entries as Saints 1 and Saints 2.[1][2][3][4][5]

Saints won the New Zealand South Pacific Championships in 1995, multiple national tournaments during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and the 2005 New Zealand ranking series as reported by a participating organiser.[6][7][8][9][10]

Team identity

Saints Gold, Saints Black and Saints Grey were squads of the same Saints organisation rather than unrelated teams. The numbered Saints 1 and Saints 2 entries at the 2002 Gathering were also separate squads from the organisation.[5]

The Valhalla rankings sometimes shortened Saints Grey to Grey. Those entries are treated as Saints Grey where they occur alongside the other Saints squads in the relevant New Zealand records. Published event names are retained in result tables rather than being silently standardised to Saints Gold.

The available sources do not establish a precise founding date.

History

1995–1996

Saints won the 1995 New Zealand South Pacific Championships, held in Wellington during Easter.[6]

Later in 1995, Saints competed in the Australian South Pacific Paintball Championships near Windsor, New South Wales. Seven ten-player teams contested the event, but Saints did not advance to the finals.[11]

On 21–22 October 1995, Saints won a seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach, Auckland. The team won nine of its ten games and scored 910 points. The contemporary report identified Rik Goldsworthy, printed as Rick, as captain.[7]

Saints competed in the professional division of the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales. The recovered report does not establish its final placing.[12]

1997 season

At the 1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Saints Black finished second with 866 points and Saints Grey finished fifth with 780 points. Jo Pitts was identified as Saints Black captain. The report noted that other Saints players were competing in Orlando.[1]

The Valhalla rankings placed Saints Black second with 79 ranking points. The associated Grey entry, identified here as Saints Grey, recorded 71 points.[13]

1998 season

Saints won the 1998 Northland Open, finishing ahead of Paint Contractors.[14]

At the 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Saints Gold won with 1,290 points from a possible 1,300. Saints Grey finished third with 970 points. Rik Goldsworthy was identified as Saints Gold captain.[2]

Saints Gold led the 1998 Valhalla rankings with 92.5 points. Saints Grey, printed as Grey, recorded 78 points, while Saints Black recorded 64.[15]

1999 season

At the 1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Saints Gold finished second with 1,025 points, behind Paint Contractors. Saints Grey finished sixth with 715 points.[3]

Saints Gold received the Team of the Year award presented at the tournament. Marty Friend received the Player of the Year award for sportsmanship and attitude.[3]

Saints Gold led the 1999 Valhalla rankings with 91 points. Saints Grey, printed as Grey, recorded 77 points.[16]

2000 season

Saints won the 2000 Northland Open at Jubilee Park in Whangārei.[17]

At the 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, the entry printed as Saints won Division One after recording 1,000 preliminary points. The report does not publish the team's final-round points.[8]

Saints Gold led the 2000 Valhalla rankings with 91 points. Saints Grey, printed as Grey, recorded 82.5 points, and Saints Black recorded 50.[18]

2001 season

Saints won the 2001 Northland Open at Jubilee Park on 25 February with 900 points.[19]

At the 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Saints won Division One with 225 final-round points, ahead of Katipo, Jetts and Flashpoint. The report described the team as led by Rik Goldsworthy.[9]

The October 2001 Valhalla standings placed Saints Gold first in seven-player competition with 400.5 cumulative ranking points. Saints Gold also placed second in the five-player rankings with 211 points and fourth in the three-player rankings with 152.5 points.[4]

2002 competition

At the Gathering at Actions Paintball on 26 January 2002, Saints fielded two three-player squads. Saints 2 won with 20 points, while Saints 1 shared second place with GPS and GBR on 16 points.[5]

The following day, Saints won the Combat Zone three-player tournament in Ardmore with 730 points.[20]

Saints also won the 2002 Northland Open, scoring 666 points and taking the Division One title. Rik Goldsworthy was identified as captain.[10]

2004 season

Saints competed at the opening round of the 2004 National Professional Paintball League Super 7 Series at Huntington Beach, California, on 19–21 March. Captain Rik Goldsworthy subsequently reported that Saints won three of its eight games.[21][22]

At the 2004 Wellington X-Cess during Easter, Saints reached the Cup final and finished second after losing two consecutive games to the visiting American Evil Factory team.[23]

Saints was runner-up at the Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball at Kumeu. Its best-of-three final against Evil Factory NZ was tied after the first two games and the deciding game ended in a draw. Evil Factory NZ received first place on individual-game countback.[24]

Saints also competed at the Rotorua International Stadium tournament during Labour Weekend. The recovered report records a pool-stage loss to Evil Factory NZ but does not include Saints among the four Cup finalists or establish its final overall placing.[25]

2005 ranking series

A retrospective account by a participating organiser identified two completed New Zealand ranking events in 2005. Saints won the Easter event with 50 ranking points and placed third at Kumeu with 43 points.[26]

The account placed Saints first for the season with 93 points, ahead of Hybrid on 46 and Menace on 43. It was posted during a later forum dispute rather than as an independently authenticated official standings sheet, so the result is attributed to its author.[26]

2006 season

An organiser's post dated 19 April 2006 identified Saints as the Cup winner at the 2006 Wellington Easter Tournament. The recovered discussion does not provide a complete result table.[27]

Saints competed in Division One of the 2006 Super 5s. The final standings placed it fourth with 3,203 championship points, behind Menace, XXX and Phantom.[28]

Players and leadership

Person Documented association
Rik Goldsworthy Saints captain in dated records from 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004.[2][7][9][10][22]
Jo Pitts Saints Black captain at the 1997 Nationals.[1]
Amon Johnson Identified as a Saints member in a contemporary player profile.[29]
David Caton Identified as a longstanding Saints member in a contemporary profile.[30]
Ian MacDonald Identified as a longstanding Saints member in a contemporary profile.[31]
Keith Docherty Identified as a Saints member; previously associated with Dragons Claw and The Goodies.[32]
Kyn Allan Jackson Identified as an Actions Paintball operator and Saints member.[33]

The sources document associations at different dates and do not establish a single roster covering every Saints squad or season.

Selected tournament results

Year Competition Published entry Recorded result
1995 New Zealand South Pacific Championships Saints 1st.[6]
1995 Tactics seven-player tournament Saints 1st; 910 points.[7]
1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Black 2nd; 866 points.[1]
1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Grey 5th; 780 points.[1]
1998 1998 Northland Open Saints 1st.[14]
1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Gold 1st; 1,290 points.[2]
1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Grey 3rd; 970 points.[2]
1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Gold 2nd; 1,025 points.[3]
1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Grey 6th; 715 points.[3]
2000 Northland Open Saints 1st.[17]
2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Division One winner; 1,000 preliminary points.[8]
2001 2001 Northland Open Saints 1st; 900 points.[19]
2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Saints Division One winner; 225 final-round points.[9]
2002 The Gathering Saints 2 1st; 20 points.[5]
2002 The Gathering Saints 1 Equal 2nd; 16 points.[5]
2002 Combat Zone three-player tournament Saints 1st; 730 points.[20]
2002 2002 Northland Open Saints 1st and Division One winner; 666 points.[10]
2004 2004 Wellington X-Cess Saints 2nd, Cup.[23]
2004 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball Saints 2nd, Cup.[24]
2005 New Zealand ranking series Saints 1st in attributed season table; 93 points.[26]
2006 2006 Wellington Easter Tournament Saints Cup winner, as reported by the organiser.[27]
2006 Super 5s, Division One Saints 4th; 3,203 championship points.[28]

The table retains organiser-published squad names. Scores from different tournament and ranking systems are not directly comparable.

See also

References

  1. Rob Maddox, The 1997 Two Day NZ National “SplatMan” Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
  2. Rob Maddox, The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
  3. Rob Maddox, The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
  4. Mercenaries Star, 2001 Valhalla National Rankings, October 2001.
  5. Dazz Marshall, The Gathering, Paintball.co.nz, 26 January 2002.
  6. Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, “Sydney HEAT Make Friends in High Places”.
  7. Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, report on the Auckland seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach.
  8. Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
  9. Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
  10. Rob Maddox, The 2002 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz.
  11. Gavin Costello, South Pacific's, War Paint, issue 1, January 1996.
  12. Kez Svanberg, Australian Masters, War Paint, issue 4, November 1996.
  13. Mercenaries Star, 1997 Valhalla National Rankings.
  14. Rob Maddox, The 1998 Northland Paintball Open, NZ Paintball Online.
  15. Mercenaries Star, 1998 Valhalla National Rankings.
  16. Mercenaries Star, 1999 Valhalla National Rankings.
  17. Rob Maddox, The 2000 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz.
  18. Mercenaries Star, 2000 Valhalla National Rankings.
  19. Rob Maddox, The 2001 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz.
  20. Dazz Marshall, Combat Zone 3-Man, Paintball.co.nz, 27 January 2002.
  21. WARPIG, NPPL Huntington Beach 2004, 19–21 March 2004.
  22. Rob Maddox, Interview: Rik Goldsworthy, Paintball.co.nz, April 2004.
  23. Rob Maddox, The Wellington X-Cess Event 2004, NZ Paintball Online, April 2004.
  24. Rob Maddox, Queen's Birthday Superball 2004, Paintball.co.nz, June 2004.
  25. Rob Maddox, Rotorua 2004, Paintball.co.nz, October 2004.
  26. Dannefaerd, rankings, New Zealand paintball forum, 1 May 2006. Attributed account of the 2005 series.
  27. ANTSMAN68, Prizegiving/afterfunction, NZ P8NT, 19 April 2006.
  28. December Super 5s scores, NZ Paintball Message Forum, results posted 4 December 2006.
  29. Who's Who: Amon Johnson, New Zealand Paintball.
  30. Who's Who: David Caton, New Zealand Paintball.
  31. Who's Who: Ian MacDonald, New Zealand Paintball.
  32. Who's Who: Keith Docherty, New Zealand Paintball.
  33. Who's Who: Kyn Allan Jackson, New Zealand Paintball.

```

Retrieved from "https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php?title=Saints_(New_Zealand_paintball_team)&oldid=2378"