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Moved Menace to Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team); corrected its origins to former Marksmen players; removed the unsupported claim that Menace developed from Team Insane and Phantom; added its 2002 New Zealand results and 2007 National Championships victory; retained Menace (Rotorua) as the source wording without changing the team’s Auckland association; and distinguished Phantom Menace and Menace Blue from Menace.
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'''Menace''' is a tournament [[paintball]] team originating in New Zealand, with later involvement in Western Australia. The team competed in the professional division of the [[Australian Super 7s]], finishing second in the inaugural 2006 championship before winning the professional series titles in 2007 and 2009.[1][2]
'''Menace''' is a tournament [[paintball]] team originating in Auckland, New Zealand, with later involvement in Western Australia. The team is documented in New Zealand competition from 2002 and subsequently competed in the professional division of the [[Australian Super 7s]], finishing second in the inaugural 2006 championship before winning the professional series titles in 2007 and 2009.[1][2]


Menace developed from players associated with earlier New Zealand teams, including [[Team Insane]], [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]] and [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]]. Its early playing group was associated with Auckland's competitive paintball community.
Menace was formed by former Marksmen players. Shared names and player associations involving Phantom, Phantom Menace and Menace Blue do not make those teams alternative names for Menace.


[[Matt Storey]] captained Menace during its New Zealand period and subsequently continued his involvement with the team after moving to Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]
[[Matt Storey]] captained Menace during its New Zealand period and subsequently continued his involvement after moving to Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Origins in New Zealand ===
=== Origins and identity ===


Menace emerged from the New Zealand tournament paintball scene during the 2000s.
Menace developed within Auckland's tournament paintball community from players formerly associated with Marksmen. The available sources do not establish a precise formation date or complete founding roster.


Its early players included individuals previously associated with Team Insane, Phantom and Marksmen. These teams appeared in New Zealand tournament records during the early 2000s, including the 2001 [[Valhalla National Rankings]].[4]
Matt Storey and Gavin Harrison are associated with the team's early history and with Marksmen. Historical recollections also associate both players with Phantom Menace. This overlap should not be presented as proof that Menace was a renamed Phantom or Phantom Menace team.


Players associated with Menace's early development included:
Gavin Harrison was involved with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.[4] Harrison was also associated with A Paintball Adventure, an indoor venue in Papakura documented by the WARPIG field directory in 2005.[5]


* [[Neil Morris]], formerly of [[Team Insane]].
=== 2002 New Zealand competition ===
* [[Andy Lunt]], formerly of [[Team Insane]].
* [[Matt Storey]], formerly of [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]].
* [[Gavin Harrison]], formerly of Marksmen.
* [[Wayne Morris]], formerly of [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]].
* Tower, associated with earlier New Zealand tournament teams.
* [[Jono Clark]], a New Zealand tournament player.


These associations are based partly on historical participant accounts. A complete founding roster has not been independently established.
The earliest recovered Menace results are from three-player events in January and February 2002.


=== Auckland paintball connections ===
At The Gathering at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 26 January, the source listed the team as '''Menace (Rotorua)'''. Menace scored seven points in a ten-team competition using a three-point centre-flag scoring system.[6]


Several early Menace players were associated with Auckland paintball businesses and playing fields.
The following day, Menace competed at the Combat Zone three-player tournament in Ardmore, Papakura. The results again used the label '''Menace (Rotorua)''' and recorded the team eighth with 190 points.[7]


Gavin Harrison was involved with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.[5]
At the Hawke's Bay Triples at Stoney Creek Ranch, Hastings, on 2–3 February, the results used plain '''Menace'''. The team finished eleventh in the preliminary standings with 770 points and did not advance to the final.[8]


Harrison and Wayne Morris were also associated with [[A Paintball Adventure]], an indoor paintball venue at 80B Hunua Road, Papakura.
The Rotorua qualifier is retained because it appears in the original January reports. Menace was principally associated with Auckland, and the surviving sources do not identify the Rotorua players or establish that the team was based permanently in Rotorua.


A contemporary WARPIG listing dated 4 August 2005 described the facility as having an indoor astroturf playing area of approximately 1,000 square metres, spectator facilities and compressed-air filling equipment.[6]
=== 2004–2005 New Zealand competition ===


Wayne Morris was also involved in organising tournament competition at Kumeu, northwest of Auckland.
Menace appeared in the seeded draw for the 2004 Wellington Easter tournament. The recovered source is a draw rather than a result sheet and does not by itself establish the team's final participation or placing.[9]


== Australian Super 7s ==
A participant and organiser account of the 2005 national ranking series placed Menace third at the Easter event with 43 ranking points. It also placed Menace third in the reported season table, behind Saints and Hybrid.[10]


=== 2006 season ===
The ranking account was posted retrospectively during a dispute and is not an independently authenticated official standings sheet. Its figures are therefore attributed rather than presented as uncontested official results.[10]


Menace entered the professional division of the inaugural [[Australian Super 7s]] series in 2006.
Menace Blue was discussed as a separate entry in 2005 tournament planning. Menace Blue was associated with Phantom Menace and is not treated as a secondary Menace squad in this article. Planning and payment discussions are also not proof that every proposed entry competed.[11]


The team finished second behind [[Sydney SWAT]] at the opening round before winning Round 2.
=== 2006 Australian Super 7s ===


''Australian Paintball Magazine'' described the Round 2 victory as the first win by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[2]
Menace entered the professional division of the inaugural Australian Super 7s series in 2006. The team finished second behind Sydney SWAT at the opening round and won Round 2.[2]


Menace finished second again at Round 3, leaving the team level with Sydney SWAT on championship points entering the final round.
''Australian Paintball Magazine'' described the Round 2 result as the first win by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[2]


The final event took place at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales.
Menace finished second at Round 3, leaving it level with Sydney SWAT on championship points entering the final round at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales. Captained by Matt Storey, Menace reached the professional final but was defeated by Sydney SWAT and finished second in the championship.[2]


Captained by [[Matt Storey]], Menace reached the professional final but was defeated by Sydney SWAT.
=== 2007 season ===


Sydney SWAT won the 2006 championship, with Menace finishing second overall.[2]
Menace won the 2007 Australian Super 7s professional series championship with 184 ranking points, two ahead of Sydney SWAT. The team won the opening round and recorded second, third and third at the remaining events.[1]


=== 2007 championship ===
Menace also won the New Zealand National Championships at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 20–21 October 2007. It led the preliminary stage, defeated Intense 3–0 in the semifinal and defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[12]


Menace won the 2007 Australian Super 7s professional series championship.
The participant report recorded the leading order as Menace, Muppets Inc, Fusion and Intense. A subsequent post called the runner-up KillaMuppets; the naming variation does not affect Menace's championship result.[12]
 
The team accumulated 184 ranking points, finishing two points ahead of Sydney SWAT.[1]
 
Menace won the opening round and finished second, third and third in the remaining events.


=== 2009 championship ===
=== 2009 championship ===


Menace won its second Australian Super 7s professional series championship in 2009.
Menace won its second Australian Super 7s professional series championship in 2009. It accumulated 144 ranking points across three rounds, winning the first and third events and finishing third at Round 2.[1][13]
 
The team accumulated 144 ranking points across three rounds, winning the first and third events and finishing third at [[2009 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]].[1][9]
 
At Round 2, Menace finished behind Extreme and STK and ahead of fourth-placed Hostile Intentions. The result earned Menace 44 championship ranking points.[1][9]
 
[[Extreme (Australian paintball team)|Extreme]] finished second in the championship with 142 points.[1]
 
A report published by the ''Waikato Times'' on 30 January 2009 identified Matt Storey as Menace's captain.
 
The report covered a visit to New Zealand by American professional players [[Brandon Short]] and [[Alex Savino]].[3]


The 2009 Super 7s records also identify '''Menace Kids''' in the semi-professional division.
At Round 2, Menace finished behind Extreme and STK and ahead of Hostile Intentions, earning 44 championship ranking points.[1][13]


Menace Kids won Round 2, earning 50 ranking points. Its precise organisational relationship with the professional Menace team has not been established.[1][9]
A ''Waikato Times'' report published on 30 January 2009 identified Matt Storey as Menace's captain while covering a New Zealand visit by American professional players Brandon Short and Alex Savino.[3]


=== 2010 season ===
The 2009 Super 7s records separately list '''Menace Kids''' in the semi-professional division. Menace Kids won Round 2, but the available sources do not establish its exact organisational or roster relationship with the professional team.[1][13]


The 2010 Australian Super 7s professional rankings recorded two separately named Menace entries.
=== 2010 New Zealand and Western Australian entries ===


'''Menace NZ''' competed in Rounds 2, 3 and 4, accumulating 82 championship points.
The 2010 Australian Super 7s professional rankings recorded '''Menace NZ''' and '''Menace WA''' separately.[1]


'''Menace WA''' competed in Round 2, receiving 24 points after a two-point ranking penalty associated with fielding a second imported player.[1]
Menace NZ competed in Rounds 2, 3 and 4 and accumulated 82 championship points. Menace WA competed in Round 2 and received 24 points after a two-point ranking penalty associated with fielding a second imported player.[1]


These entries demonstrate the use of the Menace name by separate New Zealand and Western Australian squads during the same season.
The separate entries demonstrate that New Zealand and Western Australian Menace squads competed during the same season. They do not establish identical rosters or management structures.[1]


The available records do not establish that the two entries used identical playing rosters or management structures.
Menace NZ also competed at the Australian Super 7s Masters in November 2010. Historical photographs identify New Zealand player Matt Wong, known as Stick, and American professional player Ryan Greenspan as a guest player.[14][15]


==== 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters ====
The official rankings record Menace NZ earning 26 points at Round 4, but the available sources do not establish the team's complete Masters roster or final event placing.[1]


Menace NZ competed at the Australian Super 7s Masters in November 2010.
=== Later Western Australian competition ===


The team's lineup included New Zealand player [[Matt Wong]], also known as Stick, and American professional player [[Ryan Greenspan]] of [[San Diego Dynasty]], who appeared as a guest player.
Matt Storey subsequently moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace. The name remained in Australian tournament use during the 2010s.[1]


Their participation is documented in tournament photographs preserved in Wong's Flickr album, ''Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters'', with player identifications supplied through historical participant accounts.[7]
Menace appeared in the professional division of the 2017 Australian Super 7s, competing in Round 4 and receiving 16 championship points.[1]


The album contains 58 photographs, including images credited to photographer RedMan and references to the original Round 4 tournament photo archives.[8]
Under the name '''WA Menace''', the team entered all four rounds of the 2018 Australian Super 7s professional championship and finished eighth overall with 64 ranking points.[1]


The official Super 7s professional rankings record Menace NZ earning 26 ranking points at Round 4 and finishing the 2010 season with 82 points.[1]
== Related names and teams ==


The available sources do not establish the team's complete Masters roster or final event placing.
'''Menace''' was distinct from [[Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Phantom]] and Phantom Menace. Menace was formed by former Marksmen players, although some individuals were also associated with Phantom Menace.


== Western Australia ==
'''Menace Blue''' was an entry associated with Phantom Menace rather than a documented Menace squad. A 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples report uses Menace Blue in its narrative but identifies Phantom Blue in its formal results table. The discrepancy is preserved in the relevant team and tournament histories rather than being used to merge the names.[16]


=== Relocation and continued competition ===
'''Menace Kids''', '''Menace NZ''', '''Menace WA''' and '''WA Menace''' are retained as organiser-published squad names. Their use does not establish unchanged rosters across seasons.[1][13]


Matt Storey subsequently moved from New Zealand to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace.
== Documented players ==
 
The Menace name remained associated with Australian tournament paintball during the 2010s.
 
The relationship between individual New Zealand and Western Australian squads varied across seasons, and complete organisational records have not been recovered.
 
=== 2017 season ===
 
Menace appeared in the professional division of the 2017 Australian Super 7s.
 
The team competed in Round 4 and received 16 championship points.[1]
 
=== 2018 season ===
 
Under the name '''WA Menace''', the team participated in all four rounds of the 2018 Australian Super 7s professional championship.
 
WA Menace finished eighth overall with 64 ranking points.[1]
 
== Selected players ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Player
! Association
! Documented association
|-
|-
| [[Matt Storey]]
| [[Matt Storey]]
| Team captain during the New Zealand period; later associated with Menace in Perth
| Menace captain during its New Zealand period; later continued with the team in Western Australia.[2][3]
|-
| [[Neil Morris]]
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Team Insane]]
|-
| [[Andy Lunt]]
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Team Insane]]
|-
|-
| [[Gavin Harrison]]
| Gavin Harrison
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]]
| Associated with the early Menace group and formerly associated with Marksmen; also historically linked with Phantom Menace.[4]
|-
|-
| [[Wayne Morris]]
| Matt Wong
| Early Menace player; formerly [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]]
| Menace NZ player at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[14][15]
|-
| [[Jono Clark]]
| Associated with Menace
|-
| [[Matt Wong]]
| Menace NZ player at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters
|-
|-
| [[Ryan Greenspan]]
| [[Ryan Greenspan]]
| Guest player for Menace NZ at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters
| Guest player for Menace NZ at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[14][15]
|}
|}


The table identifies documented or historically reported associations rather than a single tournament roster.
The available evidence does not establish a complete founding roster or a single roster covering every New Zealand and Australian season.


== Tournament results ==
== Recorded tournament results ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Year
! Competition
! Competition
! Team name
! Entry
! Result
! Recorded result
|-
| 2002
| The Gathering, Swanson
| Menace (Rotorua)
| 7 points.[6]
|-
| 2002
| Combat Zone Three-Player Tournament
| Menace (Rotorua)
| 8th; 190 points.[7]
|-
| 2002
| Hawke's Bay Triples
| Menace
| 11th in the preliminary standings; 770 points.[8]
|-
| 2005
| New Zealand ranking series
| Menace
| 3rd at Easter and in the attributed season table; 43 ranking points.[10]
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| 2nd overall; Round 2 winner [2]
| 2nd overall; Round 2 winner.[2]
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| '''1st overall''' (184 ranking points) [1]
| 1st overall; 184 ranking points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2007
| [[2009 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Australian Super 7s Round 2 — Professional]]
| New Zealand National Championships
| Menace
| Menace
| 3rd (44 ranking points) [1][9]
| 1st; defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[12]
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| '''1st overall''' (144 ranking points) [1]
| 1st overall; 144 ranking points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace NZ
| Menace NZ
| 82 season points [1]
| 82 season points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace WA
| Menace WA
| 24 season points [1]
| 24 season points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Menace
| Menace
| 16 season points [1]
| 16 season points.[1]
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| Australian Super 7s Professional
| WA Menace
| WA Menace
| 8th overall (64 points) [1]
| 8th overall; 64 points.[1]
|}
|}


The results retain the team names recorded by the tournament organisers. They do not establish identical playing rosters across different seasons.
The table retains the entry names recorded by organisers. Its scoring figures come from different competitions and are not directly comparable.


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


* [[Team Insane]]
* [[Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
* [[Phantom (New Zealand paintball team)|Phantom]]
* [[Marksmen (New Zealand paintball team)|Marksmen]]
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Sydney SWAT]]
* [[Matt Storey]]
* [[Matt Storey]]
* [[Matt Wong]]
* [[Ryan Greenspan]]
* [[Ryan Greenspan]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
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== References ==
== References ==


# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball Series, "Results". Official historical professional division rankings for 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.]
# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball Series, ''Results''. Official historical professional division rankings for 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.]
# ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006, "AXL Round 4: Direct from Paintball Pete's Mt. White", pp. 18–25.
# ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006, “AXL Round 4: Direct from Paintball Pete's Mt. White”, pp. 18–25.
# [https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/11478/Top-guns-warm-up-to-paint-the-town-red Waikato Times, "Top guns warm up to paint the town red", 30 January 2009.]
# [https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/11478/Top-guns-warm-up-to-paint-the-town-red ''Waikato Times'', “Top guns warm up to paint the town red”, 30 January 2009.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, "2001 Valhalla National Rankings". Contemporary New Zealand tournament rankings.]
# [https://www.companyhub.nz/dirshrSearch.cfm?name=HARRISON%2C+John&page=4 Company Hub, New Zealand company records identifying Gavin John Harrison's involvement with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.]
# [https://www.companyhub.nz/dirshrSearch.cfm?name=HARRISON%2C+John&page=4 Company Hub, New Zealand company records identifying Gavin John Harrison's involvement with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/forums/fields/index/pg_Other.shtml WARPIG, Paintball Field Directory, "A Paintball Adventure", Papakura, New Zealand, listing dated 4 August 2005.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/forums/fields/index/pg_Other.shtml WARPIG Paintball Field Directory, “A Paintball Adventure”, Papakura, listing dated 4 August 2005.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters", Flickr. Historical tournament photographs identifying Wong and guest player Ryan Greenspan with Menace NZ.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606121211/http://www.paintball.co.nz/gatheringa2k.htm Dazz Marshall, ''The Gathering'', Paintball.co.nz, 26 January 2002.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/5180050249/ Matt Wong (Stick), "zDSC_7648", Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010. Photograph credited to RedMan, with links to original Super 7s Round 4 photo archives.]
# [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/20130218043832/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2386&view=print NZ P8NT, "2009 super 7s round 2 results", topic 2386, 4 August 2009. Archived 18 February 2013.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20021025162718/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hb3man2002.htm Dazz Marshall, ''Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002'', Paintball.co.nz, 2–3 February 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117132820/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showPrevMessage?topicID=38.topic Rob Blitz, ''draw for easter'', NZ Paintball forum, 5 April 2004.]
# [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/20060117200250/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessageRange?topicID=59.topic&start=1&stop=20 ''Crunch Time'', NZ Paintball forum, February 2005.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018194641/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-574.html ''National Champs Labour Weekend 2007'', NZ P8NT, December 2006–October 2007.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218043832/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2386&view=print NZ P8NT, ''2009 Super 7s Round 2 results'', 4 August 2009.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Matt Wong, ''Paintball — 2010 S7 Masters'', Flickr.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/5180050249/ Matt Wong, “zDSC_7648”, Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218194442/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/hb2004.htm Peter Mumby, ''The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.]


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


* [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s historical results]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s historical results]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Menace at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters, photographic archive]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Menace at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters]


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Menace is a tournament paintball team originating in Auckland, New Zealand, with later involvement in Western Australia. The team is documented in New Zealand competition from 2002 and subsequently competed in the professional division of the Australian Super 7s, finishing second in the inaugural 2006 championship before winning the professional series titles in 2007 and 2009.[1][2]

Menace was formed by former Marksmen players. Shared names and player associations involving Phantom, Phantom Menace and Menace Blue do not make those teams alternative names for Menace.

Matt Storey captained Menace during its New Zealand period and subsequently continued his involvement after moving to Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]

History

Origins and identity

Menace developed within Auckland's tournament paintball community from players formerly associated with Marksmen. The available sources do not establish a precise formation date or complete founding roster.

Matt Storey and Gavin Harrison are associated with the team's early history and with Marksmen. Historical recollections also associate both players with Phantom Menace. This overlap should not be presented as proof that Menace was a renamed Phantom or Phantom Menace team.

Gavin Harrison was involved with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.[4] Harrison was also associated with A Paintball Adventure, an indoor venue in Papakura documented by the WARPIG field directory in 2005.[5]

2002 New Zealand competition

The earliest recovered Menace results are from three-player events in January and February 2002.

At The Gathering at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 26 January, the source listed the team as Menace (Rotorua). Menace scored seven points in a ten-team competition using a three-point centre-flag scoring system.[6]

The following day, Menace competed at the Combat Zone three-player tournament in Ardmore, Papakura. The results again used the label Menace (Rotorua) and recorded the team eighth with 190 points.[7]

At the Hawke's Bay Triples at Stoney Creek Ranch, Hastings, on 2–3 February, the results used plain Menace. The team finished eleventh in the preliminary standings with 770 points and did not advance to the final.[8]

The Rotorua qualifier is retained because it appears in the original January reports. Menace was principally associated with Auckland, and the surviving sources do not identify the Rotorua players or establish that the team was based permanently in Rotorua.

2004–2005 New Zealand competition

Menace appeared in the seeded draw for the 2004 Wellington Easter tournament. The recovered source is a draw rather than a result sheet and does not by itself establish the team's final participation or placing.[9]

A participant and organiser account of the 2005 national ranking series placed Menace third at the Easter event with 43 ranking points. It also placed Menace third in the reported season table, behind Saints and Hybrid.[10]

The ranking account was posted retrospectively during a dispute and is not an independently authenticated official standings sheet. Its figures are therefore attributed rather than presented as uncontested official results.[10]

Menace Blue was discussed as a separate entry in 2005 tournament planning. Menace Blue was associated with Phantom Menace and is not treated as a secondary Menace squad in this article. Planning and payment discussions are also not proof that every proposed entry competed.[11]

2006 Australian Super 7s

Menace entered the professional division of the inaugural Australian Super 7s series in 2006. The team finished second behind Sydney SWAT at the opening round and won Round 2.[2]

Australian Paintball Magazine described the Round 2 result as the first win by a New Zealand team at a major Australian tournament.[2]

Menace finished second at Round 3, leaving it level with Sydney SWAT on championship points entering the final round at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales. Captained by Matt Storey, Menace reached the professional final but was defeated by Sydney SWAT and finished second in the championship.[2]

2007 season

Menace won the 2007 Australian Super 7s professional series championship with 184 ranking points, two ahead of Sydney SWAT. The team won the opening round and recorded second, third and third at the remaining events.[1]

Menace also won the New Zealand National Championships at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 20–21 October 2007. It led the preliminary stage, defeated Intense 3–0 in the semifinal and defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[12]

The participant report recorded the leading order as Menace, Muppets Inc, Fusion and Intense. A subsequent post called the runner-up KillaMuppets; the naming variation does not affect Menace's championship result.[12]

2009 championship

Menace won its second Australian Super 7s professional series championship in 2009. It accumulated 144 ranking points across three rounds, winning the first and third events and finishing third at Round 2.[1][13]

At Round 2, Menace finished behind Extreme and STK and ahead of Hostile Intentions, earning 44 championship ranking points.[1][13]

A Waikato Times report published on 30 January 2009 identified Matt Storey as Menace's captain while covering a New Zealand visit by American professional players Brandon Short and Alex Savino.[3]

The 2009 Super 7s records separately list Menace Kids in the semi-professional division. Menace Kids won Round 2, but the available sources do not establish its exact organisational or roster relationship with the professional team.[1][13]

2010 New Zealand and Western Australian entries

The 2010 Australian Super 7s professional rankings recorded Menace NZ and Menace WA separately.[1]

Menace NZ competed in Rounds 2, 3 and 4 and accumulated 82 championship points. Menace WA competed in Round 2 and received 24 points after a two-point ranking penalty associated with fielding a second imported player.[1]

The separate entries demonstrate that New Zealand and Western Australian Menace squads competed during the same season. They do not establish identical rosters or management structures.[1]

Menace NZ also competed at the Australian Super 7s Masters in November 2010. Historical photographs identify New Zealand player Matt Wong, known as Stick, and American professional player Ryan Greenspan as a guest player.[14][15]

The official rankings record Menace NZ earning 26 points at Round 4, but the available sources do not establish the team's complete Masters roster or final event placing.[1]

Later Western Australian competition

Matt Storey subsequently moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he continued his involvement with Menace. The name remained in Australian tournament use during the 2010s.[1]

Menace appeared in the professional division of the 2017 Australian Super 7s, competing in Round 4 and receiving 16 championship points.[1]

Under the name WA Menace, the team entered all four rounds of the 2018 Australian Super 7s professional championship and finished eighth overall with 64 ranking points.[1]

Menace was distinct from Phantom and Phantom Menace. Menace was formed by former Marksmen players, although some individuals were also associated with Phantom Menace.

Menace Blue was an entry associated with Phantom Menace rather than a documented Menace squad. A 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples report uses Menace Blue in its narrative but identifies Phantom Blue in its formal results table. The discrepancy is preserved in the relevant team and tournament histories rather than being used to merge the names.[16]

Menace Kids, Menace NZ, Menace WA and WA Menace are retained as organiser-published squad names. Their use does not establish unchanged rosters across seasons.[1][13]

Documented players

Player Documented association
Matt Storey Menace captain during its New Zealand period; later continued with the team in Western Australia.[2][3]
Gavin Harrison Associated with the early Menace group and formerly associated with Marksmen; also historically linked with Phantom Menace.[4]
Matt Wong Menace NZ player at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[14][15]
Ryan Greenspan Guest player for Menace NZ at the 2010 Australian Super 7s Masters.[14][15]

The available evidence does not establish a complete founding roster or a single roster covering every New Zealand and Australian season.

Recorded tournament results

Year Competition Entry Recorded result
2002 The Gathering, Swanson Menace (Rotorua) 7 points.[6]
2002 Combat Zone Three-Player Tournament Menace (Rotorua) 8th; 190 points.[7]
2002 Hawke's Bay Triples Menace 11th in the preliminary standings; 770 points.[8]
2005 New Zealand ranking series Menace 3rd at Easter and in the attributed season table; 43 ranking points.[10]
2006 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 2nd overall; Round 2 winner.[2]
2007 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 1st overall; 184 ranking points.[1]
2007 New Zealand National Championships Menace 1st; defeated Muppets Inc 3–0 in the final.[12]
2009 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 1st overall; 144 ranking points.[1]
2010 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace NZ 82 season points.[1]
2010 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace WA 24 season points.[1]
2017 Australian Super 7s Professional Menace 16 season points.[1]
2018 Australian Super 7s Professional WA Menace 8th overall; 64 points.[1]

The table retains the entry names recorded by organisers. Its scoring figures come from different competitions and are not directly comparable.

See also

References

  1. Super 7s Paintball Series, Results. Official historical professional division rankings for 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.
  2. Australian Paintball Magazine, no. 6, 2006, “AXL Round 4: Direct from Paintball Pete's Mt. White”, pp. 18–25.
  3. Waikato Times, “Top guns warm up to paint the town red”, 30 January 2009.
  4. Company Hub, New Zealand company records identifying Gavin John Harrison's involvement with Marksmen Limited and Red Alert Paintball Games Limited.
  5. WARPIG Paintball Field Directory, “A Paintball Adventure”, Papakura, listing dated 4 August 2005.
  6. Dazz Marshall, The Gathering, Paintball.co.nz, 26 January 2002.
  7. Dazz Marshall, Combat Zone 3-Man, Paintball.co.nz, 27 January 2002.
  8. Dazz Marshall, Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002, Paintball.co.nz, 2–3 February 2002.
  9. Rob Blitz, draw for easter, NZ Paintball forum, 5 April 2004.
  10. Dannefaerd, rankings, New Zealand paintball forum, 1 May 2006. Attributed account of the 2005 series.
  11. Crunch Time, NZ Paintball forum, February 2005.
  12. National Champs Labour Weekend 2007, NZ P8NT, December 2006–October 2007.
  13. NZ P8NT, 2009 Super 7s Round 2 results, 4 August 2009.
  14. Matt Wong, Paintball — 2010 S7 Masters, Flickr.
  15. Matt Wong, “zDSC_7648”, Flickr, uploaded 16 November 2010.
  16. Peter Mumby, The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004, Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.
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