Hawke’s Bay Triples

Hawke's Bay Triples was a three-player paintball tournament held in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay region. Contemporary reports document editions from 1999 to 2005, while forum records and photographs preserve later events in 2009 and 2010.[1][7][8][9][10][11][13]

History

The Mercenaries Star tournament calendar described the Triples as the successor to Fantasyland, a recreational paintball event whose attendance had declined.[2]

1999

See 1999 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Rick Levick organised the eight-team tournament. Games lasted up to six minutes, with an allowance of 100 paintballs per player. Amon Johnson led a training session before Sunday's competition.[1]

House Steiner Blue led the preliminary heats. House Steiner Red defeated The Boys From The Black Stuff in a deciding semi-final, then beat Blue by one elimination across a two-game final. Black Stuff finished third.[1]

2000

See 2000 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Paintball Hawke's Bay and the Hawke's Bay Paintball Club presented the February tournament at Pines Paintball Field, State Highway 50, Roys Hill. Les Hall was the event contact. The announcement specified three-player competition with a 100-round paint allowance.[3]

Eleven teams attended. House Steiner Black won, followed by House Steiner Red and Vipers 1. The dedicated results page records Cannon Fodder B eighth and Cannon Fodder A ninth.[4]

2001

See 2001 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

The tournament took place on 3–4 February at Pines Paintball Field. The announcement specified centre-flag competition under Australian Paintball Players League rules, with 100 rounds per player per end.[5]

Fifteen teams competed across two fields, each playing fourteen preliminary games. House Steiner defeated Phoenix Red in the final. Phoenix Grey finished third and Phoenix Orange eighth.[6]

2002

See 2002 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Les Hall organised the 2–3 February tournament at Stoney Creek Ranch, Hastings. Seventeen teams played three-player centre-flag games with 100 paintballs per player per game.[7]

Three fields were laid out on a rugby ground: two inflatable fields and a plywood field supplied by Tag n' Release. GPS and RUSH qualified for the final, which GPS won 100–10. Comic Relief received the Most Stand-Out Team award.[7]

2003

See 2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Nine teams competed on 8–9 February at the Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds in Hastings, using an airball field. Phantom Menace recorded 690 points in the published team totals, followed by Damage Red on 550. Phantom Menace then defeated Damage Red 100–10 in the final.[10]

2004

See 2004 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

The tournament took place over Waitangi weekend. Les Hall organised the event at a new field developed in partnership with U Drive Dirt Cars. The triangular playing area used plastic panels and 44-gallon drums as barricades.[11][12]

Phantom Blue led the preliminary scores with 1,050 points, followed by Fusion on 830. The published final placings recorded Fusion first and Phantom Blue second. Brewha was listed as a no-show.[11]

2005

See 2005 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

Nine teams competed over two days on a field beside a sprint-car track. Players had an allowance of 140 paintballs per game.[13]

The report listed Rotorua 1 with 710 points and LSR with 600. Rotorua 1 defeated LSR in the final without losing a player. These published point totals were separate from the account of the final match.[13]

2009

See 2009 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

The event took place on 7–8 February at 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings. The announcement specified three-player round-robin competition, peer refereeing, five-minute games and one pod per player per game.[8]

Entry was NZ$50 per player, with catering provided and camping available. Post-event messages confirmed that the tournament had taken place, but the preserved discussion does not supply results.[8]

2010

See 2010 Hawke’s Bay Triples.

L. M. Bennett's prizegiving photographs document the February 2010 tournament. The scoreboard, photographed on 7 February, lists sixteen teams and explicitly records six placings:[9]

Position	Team	Points
1	Arachnids	1,300
2	Aces	1,250
3	Happymeal A	1,190
4	GPS	1,170
5	Pirates	1,110
6	Happymeal B	1,010

See also

• Paintball in New Zealand
• House Steiner
• Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)
• Tag n' Release

References

1. Rick Levick, 1999 Hawkes Bay Triples, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 June 2002.
2. Mercenaries Star, Annual Tournament Events, 2001. Preserved by OoCities.
3. Hawkes Bay Triples Competition, Mercenaries Star, February 2000 tournament announcement. Preserved by OoCities.
4. Hawkes Bay Triples 2000 Results, Mercenaries Star. Preserved by OoCities.
5. Hawkes Bay Triples Competition, Mercenaries Star, announcement for 3–4 February 2001. Preserved by OoCities.
6. Wellington Phoenix, News, “Hawkes Bay Triples”, 5 February 2001. Archived 20 October 2001.
7. Dazz Marshall, Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002, Paintball.co.nz, February 2002. Archived 25 October 2002.
8. HB Triples 2009, NZ Paintball Message Boards, January–March 2009. Archived 18 August 2009.
9. L. M. Bennett, HBT2010 – Scoreboard, Flickr. Photographed 7 February 2010; uploaded 15 February 2010.
10. Rob Maddox, Hawkes Bay Triples, NZ Paintball Online, February 2003. Archived 18 October 2005.
11. Peter Mumby, The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004, NZ Paintball Online, February 2004. Archived 18 December 2005.
12. Hawkes Bay Triples, NZ Paintball Online, 9 February 2004. Archived 6 December 2004.
13. Paul “Spider” McKay, Hawkes Bay Triples 2005, NZ Paintball Online, February 2005. Archived 18 December 2005.