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Create combined 2008 Australian Super 7s article covering all three divisions and four rounds; distinguish published three-round points from verified Masters placings and series champions without inventing final points totals.
 
Link all four 2008 round articles and consolidate verified divisional results; distinguish three-round ranking totals from final season titles, include Masters placings, and clarify the main tournament dates versus Friday State of Origin.
 
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The '''2008 Australian Super 7s''' was the 2008 season of the [[Australian Super 7s]] tournament paintball series. It comprised four rounds in professional, semi-professional and amateur divisions, with events in New South Wales and Western Australia.[1][2]
'''2008 Australian Super 7s''' was the 2008 season of the [[Australian Super 7s]] paintball tournament series. It comprised four rounds in Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur divisions, with events in New South Wales and Western Australia.[1][2]


Hostile Intentions won the professional championship, Bitchin won the semi-professional championship and SWAT Kids won the amateur championship. Menace won the professional division at the season-ending Australian Masters.[3]
Hostile Intentions won the Professional season championship, Bitchin won Semi-Professional and SWAT Kids won Amateur. Menace won the Professional division at the season-ending Australian Masters.[3]


== Calendar ==
== Calendar ==
The organiser published the following four-round calendar.[1]
The organiser published the following four-round calendar.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Round !! Dates !! Venue
! Dates
! Venue
|-
|-
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|1]]
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] || 16–17 February 2008 || [[Action Paintball Games]], Rouse Hill, New South Wales
| 16–17 February 2008
| [[Action Paintball Games]], Rouse Hill, New South Wales
|-
|-
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|2]]
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] || 24–25 May 2008 || Action Paintball Games, Serpentine, Western Australia
| 24–25 May 2008
| Action Paintball Games, Serpentine, Western Australia
|-
|-
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|3]]
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] || 2–3 August 2008 || Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
| 2–3 August 2008
| Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
|-
|-
| 4 — Australian Masters
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4 — Australian Masters]] || 29–30 November 2008; full programme advertised for 28–30 November || Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
| 28–30 November 2008
| Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
|}
|}
The Masters programme included a separate ten-player State of Origin competition on Friday, 28 November. The organiser's event report places the Super 7s competition on Saturday and Sunday.[1][3]


== Published ranking points ==
== Published ranking points ==
The verified official ranking table records the first three rounds. It does not include Masters points or final four-round totals. The following tables therefore show standings after Round 3, rather than final championship standings.[2]


The surviving official points table records the first three rounds only. Although archived in December 2008, it does not include Masters points or final four-round totals. The following tables therefore show standings after Round 3, rather than final championship standings.[2]
These figures are championship ranking points, not individual match scores. Teams appear in the published order, including those with equal totals.[2]
 
These are ranking points rather than individual match scores. Teams appear in the published order.[2]


=== Professional ===
=== Professional ===
Hostile Intentions led after three rounds with 142 points, followed by SWAT with 132 and TNT with 112.[2]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Professional ranking points after Round 3
! Team !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! Three-round total
! Team !! Round 1 !! Round 2 !! Round 3 !! Three-round total
|-
|-
| Hostile Intentions || 50 || 46 || 46 || '''142'''
| Hostile Intentions || 50 || 46 || 46 || 142
|-
|-
| SWAT || 44 || 44 || 44 || '''132'''
| Sydney SWAT || 44 || 44 || 44 || 132
|-
|-
| TNT || 42 || 28 || 42 || '''112'''
| TNT || 42 || 28 || 42 || 112
|-
|-
| Menace || 30 || 50 || 30 || '''110'''
| [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || 30 || 50 || 30 || 110
|-
|-
| East Coast Raiderz || 46 || 30 || 28 || '''104'''
| East Coast Raiderz || 46 || 30 || 28 || 104
|-
|-
| Bad Company || 0 || 0 || 50 || '''50'''
| Bad Company || 0 || 0 || 50 || 50
|-
|-
| STK || 0 || 42 || 0 || '''42'''
| STK || 0 || 42 || 0 || 42
|-
|-
| Red Dragons || 28 || 0 || 0 || '''28'''
| Red Dragons || 28 || 0 || 0 || 28
|}
|}


=== Semi-professional ===
The organiser's round results use Sydney SWAT, while the ranking table shortens the name to SWAT.[2]
 
Bitchin led after three rounds with 146 points, followed by Apocalypse with 114 and A9X with 96.[2]


=== Semi-Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Semi-professional ranking points after Round 3
! Team !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! Three-round total
! Team !! Round 1 !! Round 2 !! Round 3 !! Three-round total
|-
|-
| Bitchin || 46 || 50 || 50 || '''146'''
| Bitchin || 46 || 50 || 50 || 146
|-
|-
| Apocalypse || 44 || 28 || 42 || '''114'''
| Apocalypse || 44 || 28 || 42 || 114
|-
|-
| A9X || 50 || 0 || 46 || '''96'''
| A9X || 50 || 0 || 46 || 96
|-
|-
| Distortion || 30 || 26 || 30 || '''86'''
| Distortion || 30 || 26 || 30 || 86
|-
|-
| Uprising || 42 || 0 || 44 || '''86'''
| Uprising || 42 || 0 || 44 || 86
|-
|-
| Flashpoint || 0 || 46 || 0 || '''46'''
| Flashpoint || 0 || 46 || 0 || 46
|-
|-
| First & Only || 0 || 44 || 0 || '''44'''
| First & Only || 0 || 44 || 0 || 44
|-
|-
| Venom || 0 || 42 || 0 || '''42'''
| Venom || 0 || 42 || 0 || 42
|-
|-
| Fury || 0 || 30 || 0 || '''30'''
| Fury || 0 || 30 || 0 || 30
|-
|-
| Marksmen || 0 || 0 || 28 || '''28'''
| Marksmen || 0 || 0 || 28 || 28
|-
|-
| The Business || 28 || 0 || 0 || '''28'''
| The Business || 28 || 0 || 0 || 28
|-
|-
| Southern Storm || 0 || 28 || 0 || '''28'''
| Southern Storm || 0 || 28 || 0 || 28
|}
|}


=== Amateur ===
=== Amateur ===
SWAT Kids led after three rounds with 142 points, followed by Shenannigans with 124 and Virus with 94.[2]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Amateur ranking points after Round 3
! Team !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! Three-round total
! Team !! Round 1 !! Round 2 !! Round 3 !! Three-round total
|-
|-
| SWAT Kids || 46 || 50 || 46 || '''142'''
| SWAT Kids || 46 || 50 || 46 || 142
|-
|-
| Shenannigans || 50 || 30 || 44 || '''124'''
| Shenanigans || 50 || 30 || 44 || 124
|-
|-
| Virus || 44 || 0 || 50 || '''94'''
| Virus || 44 || 0 || 50 || 94
|-
|-
| Marksmen Recon || 0 || 46 || 42 || '''88'''
| Marksmen Recon || 0 || 46 || 42 || 88
|-
|-
| Renegades || 0 || 44 || 0 || '''44'''
| Renegades || 0 || 44 || 0 || 44
|-
|-
| Arora || 0 || 42 || 0 || '''42'''
| Arora || 0 || 42 || 0 || 42
|}
|}


== Australian Masters ==
The results page spells Shenanigans as shown above in its Round 3 placings and as “Shenannigans” in the ranking table. Arora is retained as printed in that table; the Masters report separately lists Aurora.[2][3]
 
== Round results ==
 
=== Round 1 ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1]]''


The fourth round concluded the season at Action Paintball Games in Rouse Hill. The organiser published the following Masters placings.[3]
Hostile Intentions recorded the highest Professional round points, A9X led Semi-Professional and Shenanigans led Amateur. The ranking-point entries are reproduced above; they have not been converted into a complete final placing list.[2]
 
=== Round 2 ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2]]''
 
The archived official rankings record Menace with the highest Professional points, Bitchin with the highest Semi-Professional points and SWAT Kids with the highest Amateur points.[2][4]
 
=== Round 3 ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3]]''
 
The official results identify the following leading finishers.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Place !! Professional !! Semi-Professional !! Amateur
! Professional
! Semi-professional
! Amateur
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || Bad Company || Bitchin || Virus
| Menace
| Bitchin
| SWAT Kids
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || Hostile Intentions || A9X || SWAT Kids
| SWAT
| First & Only
| Aurora
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Sydney SWAT || Uprising || Shenanigans
| Hostile Intentions
| House Of Cards
| Virus
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || TNT || Apocalypse || Not specified
| East Coast Raiderz
| Kindred
| Plan B
|}
|}


=== Professional ===
A contemporary report confirms that Bitchin defeated A9X 2–1 in the Semi-Professional final. Uprising defeated Apocalypse 2–1 in the third-place play-off.[5]


Menace defeated Hostile Intentions in the semi-final before facing SWAT. Menace won the opening game of the final, SWAT levelled the match and Menace won the deciding game to take the Masters title.[3]
=== Round 4 — Australian Masters ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 4]]''


Hostile Intentions secured the professional series championship and finished third at the Masters.[3]
The organiser's Masters report gives the following final placings.[3]


=== Semi-professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Professional !! Semi-Professional !! Amateur
|-
| 1 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || Bitchin || SWAT Kids
|-
| 2 || SWAT || First & Only || Aurora
|-
| 3 || Hostile Intentions || House Of Cards || Virus
|-
| 4 || East Coast Raiderz || Kindred || Plan B
|}


Bitchin defeated First & Only in the Masters final. Captained by Liz Whybrew, Bitchin also won the semi-professional series championship.[3]
Menace defeated Hostile Intentions 2–1 in the Professional semi-final, while SWAT defeated East Coast Raiderz 2–1. Menace then defeated SWAT 2–1 in the final.[3]


=== Amateur ===
Bitchin defeated First & Only in the Semi-Professional final. SWAT Kids won the Amateur competition.[3]
 
SWAT Kids won both the amateur Masters division and the amateur series championship. Aurora finished second at the Masters, followed by Virus and Plan B.[3]
 
== Series champions ==


The organiser confirmed the following championship winners in its Masters report. Final four-round ranking-point totals were not included in that report.[3]
== Season champions ==
The organiser explicitly confirmed the following season champions in its Masters report. These titles are separate from individual-round victories; final four-round point totals were not included in the report.[3]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Division !! Season champion
! Series champion
|-
|-
| Professional
| Professional || Hostile Intentions
| Hostile Intentions
|-
|-
| Semi-professional
| Semi-Professional || Bitchin
| Bitchin
|-
|-
| Amateur
| Amateur || SWAT Kids
| SWAT Kids
|}
|}
== See also ==
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2007 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2009 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Paintball in Australia]]


== References ==
== References ==
 
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930092819/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Schedule.aspx Super 7s Paintball — official 2008 schedule, archived 30 September 2008].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081221005625/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Schedule.aspx Australian Super 7s — 2008 Dates and Locations]. Archived 21 December 2008. Accessed 1 November 2026.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930092809/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Results.aspx Super 7s Paintball — Round 3 placings and 2008 rankings after three rounds, archived 30 September 2008].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081221005620/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Results.aspx Australian Super 7s — 2008 Team Rankings After Three Rounds]. Archived 21 December 2008. Accessed 1 November 2026.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090324010713/http://www.super7spaintball.com/ “Australian Super 7’s Round 4: The Masters”, official Super 7s website, archived 24 March 2009].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20100105031401/http://www.super7spaintball.com/ Australian Super 7s — Australian Super 7s Round 4 2008: Masters Report and Series Winners]. Archived 5 January 2010. Accessed 1 November 2026.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719061829/http://www.super7spaintball.com/news.html Super 7s Paintball — official ranking points after Round 2, archived 19 July 2008]. The opening two-round tables concern 2008; the four-round tables further down the page reproduce the preceding season beneath a misleading year heading.
# [https://region.com.au/congratulations-to-uprising-for-3rd-place-in-semi-pro-division-rd-3-2008-australian-s7s-series/8296/ benno1, “Congratulations to UPRISING for 3rd place in semi-pro division, Rd 3 – 2008 Australian S7s series”, Region Canberra, 7 August 2008].


== External links ==
== External links ==
 
* [https://super7spaintball.com/ Australian Super 7s official website]
* [https://super7spaintball.com/ Official Super 7s website]


[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Australia]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 16:39, 1 November 2026

2008 Australian Super 7s was the 2008 season of the Australian Super 7s paintball tournament series. It comprised four rounds in Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur divisions, with events in New South Wales and Western Australia.[1][2]

Hostile Intentions won the Professional season championship, Bitchin won Semi-Professional and SWAT Kids won Amateur. Menace won the Professional division at the season-ending Australian Masters.[3]

Calendar

[edit]

The organiser published the following four-round calendar.[1]

Round Dates Venue
Round 1 16–17 February 2008 Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
Round 2 24–25 May 2008 Action Paintball Games, Serpentine, Western Australia
Round 3 2–3 August 2008 Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
Round 4 — Australian Masters 29–30 November 2008; full programme advertised for 28–30 November Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales

The Masters programme included a separate ten-player State of Origin competition on Friday, 28 November. The organiser's event report places the Super 7s competition on Saturday and Sunday.[1][3]

Published ranking points

[edit]

The verified official ranking table records the first three rounds. It does not include Masters points or final four-round totals. The following tables therefore show standings after Round 3, rather than final championship standings.[2]

These figures are championship ranking points, not individual match scores. Teams appear in the published order, including those with equal totals.[2]

Professional

[edit]
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Three-round total
Hostile Intentions 50 46 46 142
Sydney SWAT 44 44 44 132
TNT 42 28 42 112
Menace 30 50 30 110
East Coast Raiderz 46 30 28 104
Bad Company 0 0 50 50
STK 0 42 0 42
Red Dragons 28 0 0 28

The organiser's round results use Sydney SWAT, while the ranking table shortens the name to SWAT.[2]

Semi-Professional

[edit]
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Three-round total
Bitchin 46 50 50 146
Apocalypse 44 28 42 114
A9X 50 0 46 96
Distortion 30 26 30 86
Uprising 42 0 44 86
Flashpoint 0 46 0 46
First & Only 0 44 0 44
Venom 0 42 0 42
Fury 0 30 0 30
Marksmen 0 0 28 28
The Business 28 0 0 28
Southern Storm 0 28 0 28

Amateur

[edit]
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Three-round total
SWAT Kids 46 50 46 142
Shenanigans 50 30 44 124
Virus 44 0 50 94
Marksmen Recon 0 46 42 88
Renegades 0 44 0 44
Arora 0 42 0 42

The results page spells Shenanigans as shown above in its Round 3 placings and as “Shenannigans” in the ranking table. Arora is retained as printed in that table; the Masters report separately lists Aurora.[2][3]

Round results

[edit]

Round 1

[edit]

Main article: 2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1

Hostile Intentions recorded the highest Professional round points, A9X led Semi-Professional and Shenanigans led Amateur. The ranking-point entries are reproduced above; they have not been converted into a complete final placing list.[2]

Round 2

[edit]

Main article: 2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2

The archived official rankings record Menace with the highest Professional points, Bitchin with the highest Semi-Professional points and SWAT Kids with the highest Amateur points.[2][4]

Round 3

[edit]

Main article: 2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3

The official results identify the following leading finishers.[2]

Place Professional Semi-Professional Amateur
1 Bad Company Bitchin Virus
2 Hostile Intentions A9X SWAT Kids
3 Sydney SWAT Uprising Shenanigans
4 TNT Apocalypse Not specified

A contemporary report confirms that Bitchin defeated A9X 2–1 in the Semi-Professional final. Uprising defeated Apocalypse 2–1 in the third-place play-off.[5]

Round 4 — Australian Masters

[edit]

Main article: 2008 Australian Super 7s Round 4

The organiser's Masters report gives the following final placings.[3]

Place Professional Semi-Professional Amateur
1 Menace Bitchin SWAT Kids
2 SWAT First & Only Aurora
3 Hostile Intentions House Of Cards Virus
4 East Coast Raiderz Kindred Plan B

Menace defeated Hostile Intentions 2–1 in the Professional semi-final, while SWAT defeated East Coast Raiderz 2–1. Menace then defeated SWAT 2–1 in the final.[3]

Bitchin defeated First & Only in the Semi-Professional final. SWAT Kids won the Amateur competition.[3]

Season champions

[edit]

The organiser explicitly confirmed the following season champions in its Masters report. These titles are separate from individual-round victories; final four-round point totals were not included in the report.[3]

Division Season champion
Professional Hostile Intentions
Semi-Professional Bitchin
Amateur SWAT Kids

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Super 7s Paintball — official 2008 schedule, archived 30 September 2008.
  2. Super 7s Paintball — Round 3 placings and 2008 rankings after three rounds, archived 30 September 2008.
  3. “Australian Super 7’s Round 4: The Masters”, official Super 7s website, archived 24 March 2009.
  4. Super 7s Paintball — official ranking points after Round 2, archived 19 July 2008. The opening two-round tables concern 2008; the four-round tables further down the page reproduce the preceding season beneath a misleading year heading.
  5. benno1, “Congratulations to UPRISING for 3rd place in semi-pro division, Rd 3 – 2008 Australian S7s series”, Region Canberra, 7 August 2008.
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