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The 2024 Arena Paintball Race Events were a series of three paintball tournaments organised at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand. The series comprised Easter, King's Birthday and Labour Day rounds in March, June and October 2024.[1]

Calendar

Round	Tournament	Dates
1	Easter Race	30 and 31 March 2024
2	King's Birthday Race	1 and 2 June 2024
3	Labour Day Tournament	26 and 27 October 2024

The dates were advertised through Paintball Direct's tournament registration programme.[1]

Format

The advertised format comprised ten-minute games with a three-point mercy rule and a hopper-and-four-pod ammunition limit.

Each tournament was scheduled over two days, using round-robin preliminary play followed by semi-finals and finals. Separate Cup and Plate competitions were advertised.[1]

The original entry limit was ten teams. On 3 June 2024, Arena Paintball announced that the October round would be expanded to accommodate fourteen teams.[2]

Awards

The original registration programme advertised the following Cup prize package, subject to a minimum of ten participating teams:[1]

Position	Advertised cash prize (NZD)
1st	$750
2nd	$500
3rd	$250

The Plate competition offered trophies and medals for the first three teams. Individual Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Most Improved Player (MIP) awards were also advertised.[1]

These figures represent the advertised prize package rather than independently verified payments.

Season

The Easter opening round took place on 30 and 31 March. The revised draw named ten teams, and the organiser subsequently published a post-event report.[3][4]

The King's Birthday round was scheduled for 1 and 2 June. Its revised published draw identified nine teams and one bye.[5]

The Labour Day round took place on 26 and 27 October, with fourteen entries listed in the published pools. Teams from New Zealand and French Polynesia competed, with Phoenix Tahiti winning the Cup and Expendables Paintball winning the Plate.[6][7]

Documented results

Labour Day Tournament

Competition	Position	Team
Cup	1st	Phoenix Tahiti
Cup	2nd	Ballistics Unit
Cup	3rd	Manawatu Titans
Plate	1st	Expendables Paintball
Plate	2nd	East Coast Defiance
Plate	3rd	Sharks

The organiser published these results on 27 October 2024.[7]

Results and team entries for individual rounds are documented in their respective tournament articles.

References

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-The '''2024 Arena Paintball Race Events''' were three paintball tournaments advertised through [[Paintball Direct]] for [[Arena Paintball]], 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand. The published programme listed weekends in March, June and October 2024.[1]
+The '''2024 Arena Paintball Race Events''' were a series of three [[paintball]] tournaments organised at [[Arena Paintball]], 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand. The series comprised Easter, King's Birthday and Labour Day rounds in March, June and October 2024.[1]
 == Calendar ==
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Event !! Advertised dates
+! Round
+! Tournament
+! Dates
 |-
-| Easter || 30–31 March 2024
+| 1
+| [[2024 Arena Paintball Easter Race|Easter Race]]
+| 30 and 31 March 2024
 |-
-| King’s Birthday || 1–2 June 2024
+| 2
+| [[2024 Arena Paintball King's Birthday Race|King's Birthday Race]]
+| 1 and 2 June 2024
 |-
-| Labour weekend || 26–27 October 2024
+| 3
+| [[2024 Arena Paintball Labour Day Tournament|Labour Day Tournament]]
+| 26 and 27 October 2024
 |}
-These dates appeared on Paintball Direct’s registration page.[1]
+The dates were advertised through Paintball Direct's tournament registration programme.[1]
 == Format ==
-The advertised format used ten-minute games with a three-point mercy rule and a hopper-and-four-pod limit. Each tournament was planned over two days, with round-robin play, semi-finals and finals. Separate Cup and Plate finals were advertised.[1]
-The original registration page capped each tournament at ten teams. On 3 June, the organiser announced that the October event’s capacity had been increased to fourteen teams.[1][4]
+The advertised format comprised ten-minute games with a three-point mercy rule and a hopper-and-four-pod ammunition limit.
-== Teams ==
+Each tournament was scheduled over two days, using round-robin preliminary play followed by semi-finals and finals. Separate Cup and Plate competitions were advertised.[1]
-=== Easter ===
-The revised Easter draw named Ballistics Unit, Carcharodons, Crisis, CZ Factory, East Coast Defiance, Expendables, Kaos, Kaos Theory, PBHQ and Titans. The organiser explicitly corrected the original draw’s Fatality entry to PBHQ.[2]
-=== King’s Birthday ===
+The original entry limit was ten teams. On 3 June 2024, Arena Paintball announced that the October round would be expanded to accommodate fourteen teams.[2]
-The revised King’s Birthday draw named Ballistics Unit, Crisis, Deadbox Allstars, East Coast Defiance, Expendables, Kaos Theory, PBHQ, Sydney Swat and Titans, alongside a bye.[3]
-=== Labour weekend ===
+=== Awards ===
-The organiser published the following pools on 22 October:[5]
+The original registration programme advertised the following Cup prize package, subject to a minimum of ten participating teams:[1]
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Pool A !! Pool B
+! Position
+! Advertised cash prize (NZD)
+|-
+| 1st
+| $750
+|-
+| 2nd
+| $500
 |-
-| Expendables || Ballistics Unit
+| 3rd
+| $250
+|}
+The Plate competition offered trophies and medals for the first three teams. Individual Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Most Improved Player (MIP) awards were also advertised.[1]
+These figures represent the advertised prize package rather than independently verified payments.
+== Season ==
+The Easter opening round took place on 30 and 31 March. The revised draw named ten teams, and the organiser subsequently published a post-event report.[3][4]
+The King's Birthday round was scheduled for 1 and 2 June. Its revised published draw identified nine teams and one bye.[5]
+The Labour Day round took place on 26 and 27 October, with fourteen entries listed in the published pools. Teams from New Zealand and French Polynesia competed, with Phoenix Tahiti winning the Cup and Expendables Paintball winning the Plate.[6][7]
+== Documented results ==
+=== Labour Day Tournament ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Competition
+! Position
+! Team
 |-
-| Manawatu Titans || East Coast Defiance
+| Cup
+| 1st
+| Phoenix Tahiti
 |-
-| Kaos Theory || PBHQ
+| Cup
+| 2nd
+| Ballistics Unit
 |-
-| Sharks || Crisis
+| Cup
+| 3rd
+| Manawatu Titans
 |-
-| CZ Factory || Chaos
+| Plate
+| 1st
+| Expendables Paintball
 |-
-| Deadbox Allstars || Scratch team
+| Plate
+| 2nd
+| East Coast Defiance
 |-
-| Phoenix Tahiti || Absolute Kaos
+| Plate
+| 3rd
+| Sharks
 |}
-The pool notice stated that Black Flag had withdrawn and been replaced by a scratch team assembled from other teams. The replacement could score points but was ineligible for the finals. Black Flag’s name remained on the final draw published on 23 October.[5][6]
+The organiser published these results on 27 October 2024.[7]
-The top two teams in each pool were scheduled to contest the Cup finals, with third and fourth in each pool contesting the Plate.[5]
+Results and team entries for individual rounds are documented in their respective tournament articles.
+== See also ==
+* [[Arena Paintball]]
+* [[2025 Arena Paintball Race Events]]
+* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20240814075618/https://paintballdirectnz.co.nz/2024-race-events-sold-out/ Paintball Direct — 2024 Race Events SOLD OUT, archived 14 August 2024].
-# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=780010460818577&type=3 Arena Paintball — Revised Easter draw, Facebook, 5 March 2024].
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20240814075618/https://paintballdirectnz.co.nz/2024-race-events-sold-out/ Paintball Direct - 2024 Race Events, archived 14 August 2024].
-# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=821078416711781&type=3 Arena Paintball — Revised King’s Birthday draw, Facebook, 13 May 2024].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/833567975462825/ Arena Paintball - October tournament capacity increased, Facebook, 3 June 2024].
-# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=833567975462825&type=3 Arena Paintball — October capacity increased to fourteen teams, Facebook, 3 June 2024].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/780010460818577/ Arena Paintball - Revised Easter tournament draw, Facebook, 5 March 2024].
-# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=926091626210459&type=3 Arena Paintball — Labour weekend pools and withdrawal notice, Facebook, 22 October 2024].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/800640992088857/ Arena Paintball - Easter tournament follow-up, Facebook, April 2024].
-# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=926803219472633&type=3 Arena Paintball — Final Labour weekend draw, Facebook, 23 October 2024].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/821079310045025/ Arena Paintball - Revised King's Birthday draw, Facebook, 13 May 2024].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=926091626210459&type=3 Arena Paintball - Labour Day tournament pools, Facebook, 22 October 2024].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/pfbid02WjR7JFkf81GewmCNzxnAV52W167tpvcdJ7d8UYggwvfS2uKLBXk9ioVG8FUB4miPl Arena Paintball - Labour Day Cup and Plate results, Facebook, 27 October 2024].
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