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South Pacific Championships, also known as the New Zealand South Pacific Championship or South Pacs, was a paintball tournament associated with the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its history includes an early account of ten-player competition, five-player tournaments in 2000–01 and seven-player competition in 2002.[1][6][8][9]

It was separate from the similarly named Australian competition.

History

Early history

In an account of House Steiner's formation, Willy Aull recalled that John Sheldon and Lyall Norton of Thunderball Adventure Games were planning the first Wellington South Pacific Open during 1990. The proposed tournament used ten-player teams. This date comes from Aull's retrospective account.[1]

1994

A planned 1994 edition was cancelled because of insufficient entries. Correspondence published in Australian Paintballer attributed the limited participation partly to the cost of entering the Wellington tournament.[2]

1995

The championship took place in Wellington over Easter. Saints won, with Australia's Sydney HEAT finishing second. It was Sydney HEAT's first tournament outside Australia.[3]

A later report also recorded Dragons Claw's participation in stock-class competition at the South Pacific Championships.[4]

1996

The championship was advertised for 5–7 April in Wellington. The published calendar named Wayne Hillman as the tournament contact.[5]

2000

See 2000 South Pacific Championships.

The five-player championship took place at Thunderball Adventure Games on 22–23 April, followed by a recreational day on 24 April. Ten teams attended.[6]

Phoenix qualified for the finals alongside Saints, House Steiner and Paint Contractors, then finished fourth. The Phoenix account does not establish the finishing order of the other three finalists.[6]

2001

See 2001 South Pacific Championships.

The tournament took place on 14–15 April at Thunderball Paintball, Manor Park. The announcement specified open five-player centre-flag competition under Australian Paintball Players League rules, with John Clement as the contact.[8]

Tag n' Release won the tournament. Phoenix's team history records fourth place.[6][7]

2002

See 2002 South Pacific Championships.

Eight teams competed in the seven-player tournament on 30–31 March at Thunderball Adventure Games. Games took place on the venue's speedball field, which used tyre barricades and large cable reels. Wayne Hilliam served as ultimate referee.[9]

Saints, Tag n' Release, Damage and Tag and Training qualified for the finals. Saints won, while Tag and Training finished one point ahead of Tag n' Release.[9]

2002 finishing order
Position	Team
1	Saints
2	Tag and Training
3	Tag n' Release
4	Damage
5	Phoenix
6	Rush
7	Flashpoint
8	Tag 'n' Boys

The contemporary report gives the finishing order but does not publish points totals.[9]

References

Willy Aull, Paintball.co.nz player profile. Archived 22 February 2002.
Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, letters concerning the Wellington South Pacific Championships and New Zealand tournament participation.
Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, “Sydney HEAT Make Friends in High Places”.
Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, report on the 1995 Auckland tournament and preview of the 1996 New Zealand South Pacific Championships.
Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996, “New Zealand Tournament Calendar 1996”.
Wellington Phoenix, News, South Pacific Championship reports headed 27 April 2000 and 24 April 2001. Archived 20 October 2001.
Wellington Phoenix, History, 2000–01 tournament results. Archived 17 December 2001.
South Pacific Championships, Mercenaries Star, tournament announcement for 14–15 April 2001. Preserved by OoCities.
SouthPacs 2002, Paintball.co.nz. Includes Martin Dannefaerd's tournament report and South Pacs 30–31 March 2002 by Ants, captain of Team T.N.T. Archived 17 August 2002.

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-'''South Pacific Championships''', also known as the '''New Zealand South Pacific Championship''' or '''South Pacs''', was a paintball tournament associated with the Wellington region of [[Paintball in New Zealand|New Zealand]]. Its documented formats included ten-player competition in an early participant account and five-player competition in 2000–01.[1][7][9]
+'''South Pacific Championships''', also known as the '''New Zealand South Pacific Championship''' or '''South Pacs''', was a paintball tournament associated with the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its history includes an early account of ten-player competition, five-player tournaments in 2000–01 and seven-player competition in 2002.[1][6][8][9]
-The tournament was separate from the [[South Pacific Paintball Championships (Australia)|similarly named Australian competition]].
+It was separate from the [[South Pacific Paintball Championships (Australia)|similarly named Australian competition]].
 == History ==
 === Early history ===
+In an account of [[House Steiner]]'s formation, Willy Aull recalled that John Sheldon and Lyall Norton of Thunderball Adventure Games were planning the first Wellington South Pacific Open during 1990. The proposed tournament used ten-player teams. This date comes from Aull's retrospective account.[1]
-In an account of [[House Steiner]]'s formation, Willy Aull recalled that John Sheldon and Lyall Norton of Thunderball Adventure Games were planning the first Wellington '''South Pacific Open''' during 1990. The proposed tournament used ten-player teams.[1]
-Aull named himself, his brothers Doug and David Aull, and Marcel Ensing among the intended entrants who assembled the House Steiner tournament team. He also recalled recruiting six other Thunderball players, whom he did not name.[1]
-A later Mercenaries Star calendar described the South Pacific Championship as one of New Zealand's oldest tournaments, attracting teams from both main islands.[2]
 === 1994 ===
+A planned 1994 edition was cancelled because of insufficient entries. Correspondence published in ''Australian Paintballer'' attributed the limited participation partly to the cost of entering the Wellington tournament.[2]
-A planned 1994 edition was cancelled because of insufficient entries. Correspondence published in ''Australian Paintballer'' attributed the limited participation partly to the cost of entering the Wellington tournament.[3]
 === 1995 ===
+The championship took place in Wellington over Easter. [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] won, with Australia's Sydney HEAT finishing second. It was Sydney HEAT's first tournament outside Australia.[3]
-The 1995 championship took place in Wellington over Easter. [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] won, with Australia's [[Sydney HEAT]] finishing second.[4]
+A later report also recorded Dragons Claw's participation in stock-class competition at the South Pacific Championships.[4]
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ Documented 1995 placings
-! Place !! Team
-|-
-| 1 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
-|-
-| 2 || [[Sydney HEAT]]
-|}
-The event was Sydney HEAT's first tournament outside Australia. Its travelling contingent included former Oz-Ball players '''Peter Russell, Martin Yew, Matthew Hawkins and Robert Ambrose'''. These four names represent part of the contingent, rather than a complete playing roster.[4]
-A later report also recorded Dragons Claw's participation in stock-class competition at the South Pacific Championships.[5]
 === 1996 ===
+The championship was advertised for 5–7 April in Wellington. The published calendar named Wayne Hillman as the tournament contact.[5]
-The 1996 championship was advertised for '''5–7 April in Wellington'''. The published calendar named '''Wayne Hillman''' as the tournament contact.[6]
 === 2000 ===
+''See [[2000 South Pacific Championships]].''
-The 2000 championship was held at '''Thunderball Adventure Games, Wellington''', on '''22–23 April''', followed by a recreational day on 24 April. Ten teams attended the five-player tournament.[7]
+The five-player championship took place at Thunderball Adventure Games on 22–23 April, followed by a recreational day on 24 April. Ten teams attended.[6]
-The entrants were Phoenix, House Steiner, Paint Contractors, Saints, Viper, Warp Speed, Flashpoint, Solidaire, Damn Natives and DOA.[7]
+[[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] qualified for the finals alongside Saints, House Steiner and Paint Contractors, then finished fourth. The Phoenix account does not establish the finishing order of the other three finalists.[6]
-[[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] qualified for the finals alongside Saints, House Steiner and Paint Contractors, then finished fourth. The Phoenix account does not give the finishing order of the other three finalists.[7]
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ Documented 2000 result
-! Place !! Team
-|-
-| 4 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]]
-|}
-The report names '''Peter Hamilton, Jeremy Hooper and Shane Grant''' in descriptions of Phoenix's games. This is a partial identification of the event squad.[7]
 === 2001 ===
+''See [[2001 South Pacific Championships]].''
-The 2001 championship was held on '''14–15 April''' at '''Thunderball Paintball, Manor Park''', in the Wellington region. The announcement specified open five-player centre-flag competition under Australian Paintball Players League rules, with entry of NZ$350 per team. '''John Clement''' was the tournament contact.[9]
+The tournament took place on 14–15 April at Thunderball Paintball, Manor Park. The announcement specified open five-player centre-flag competition under Australian Paintball Players League rules, with John Clement as the contact.[8]
-A Phoenix report congratulated [[Tag n' Release]] on winning the tournament. Phoenix's history recorded its own fourth-place finish.[7][8]
+[[Tag n' Release]] won the tournament. Phoenix's team history records fourth place.[6][7]
-{| class="wikitable"
+=== 2002 ===
-|+ Documented 2001 results
+''See [[2002 South Pacific Championships]].''
-! Place !! Team
-|-
-| 1 || [[Tag n' Release]]
-|-
-| 4 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]]
-|}
-==== Valhalla scoring records ====
+Eight teams competed in the seven-player tournament on 30–31 March at Thunderball Adventure Games. Games took place on the venue's speedball field, which used tyre barricades and large cable reels. Wayne Hilliam served as ultimate referee.[9]
-The [[Valhalla National Rankings]] preserved the following normalised scores from the preliminary and final stages. These are ranking contributions, rather than raw tournament points or a complete finishing order.[10]
+Saints, Tag n' Release, Damage and [[Tag and Training]] qualified for the finals. Saints won, while Tag and Training finished one point ahead of Tag n' Release.[9]
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Team !! Preliminary score !! Final score
+|+ 2002 finishing order
+! Position !! Team
 |-
-| Saints Gold || 71.9 || 48.0
+| 1 || [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]]
 |-
-| Tag n' Release || 68.3 || 56.5
+| 2 || [[Tag and Training]]
 |-
-| Phoenix Wellington || 47.1 || 20.0
+| 3 || [[Tag n' Release]]
 |-
-| DamNatives || 42.3 || 40.0
+| 4 || Damage
 |-
-| Fusion || 36.3 || —
+| 5 || [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]]
 |-
-| Flashpoint || 24.0 || —
+| 6 || Rush
 |-
-| Nutters || 24.0 || —
+| 7 || [[Flashpoint (New Zealand)|Flashpoint]]
 |-
-| P.C/B.C || 7.7 || —
+| 8 || Tag 'n' Boys
 |}
-A dash indicates that no final-stage score was recorded in the table.[10]
+The contemporary report gives the finishing order but does not publish points totals.[9]
 == See also ==
 * [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 * [[South Pacific Paintball Championships (Australia)]]
 * [[Wellington Cup]]
 * [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
-* [[House Steiner]]
-* [[Tag n' Release]]
 == References ==
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020222021443/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whwaull.htm Willy Aull, Paintball.co.nz player profile. Archived 22 February 2002.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020222021443/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whwaull.htm ''Willy Aull'', Paintball.co.nz player profile; archived 22 February 2002.]
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/EventsIndex.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Annual Tournament Events'', 2001; preserved by OoCities.]
 # ''Australian Paintballer'', June–July 1995, letters concerning the Wellington South Pacific Championships and New Zealand tournament participation.
 # ''Australian Paintballer'', June–July 1995, “Sydney HEAT Make Friends in High Places”.
 # ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, report on the 1995 Auckland tournament and preview of the 1996 New Zealand South Pacific Championships.
 # ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, “New Zealand Tournament Calendar 1996”.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''News'', South Pacific Championship reports dated 27 April 2000 and 24 April 2001; archived 20 October 2001.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''News'', South Pacific Championship reports headed 27 April 2000 and 24 April 2001. Archived 20 October 2001.]
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011217030354fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/history.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''History'', 2000–01 tournament results; archived 17 December 2001.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011217030354fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/history.htm Wellington Phoenix, ''History'', 2000–01 tournament results. Archived 17 December 2001.]
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/SouthPac.htm Mercenaries Star, ''South Pacific Championships, 2001'', tournament announcement; preserved by OoCities.]
+# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/SouthPac.htm ''South Pacific Championships'', Mercenaries Star, tournament announcement for 14–15 April 2001. Preserved by OoCities.]
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Valhalla Hall of Heroes – 2001'', five-player rankings; preserved by OoCities.]
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817064944/http://www.paintball.co.nz/sthpac02.htm ''SouthPacs 2002'', Paintball.co.nz. Includes Martin Dannefaerd's tournament report and ''South Pacs 30–31 March 2002'' by Ants, captain of Team T.N.T. Archived 17 August 2002.]
 [[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]

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