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Extended Hawke's Bay Triples history through 2009 using archived Yuku records. Added the confirmed February 2009 tournament, Bridge Pa venue, format, fees, post-event evidence and photography source; documented the 2006 forum reference and preserved the 2001 rankings with their limitations.
Extended Hawke's Bay Triples history through 2010 using L. M. Bennett's contemporary Flickr archive. Added the dated 2010 scoreboard, fourteen legible team names, prizegiving evidence and original photographic references while distinguishing the incomplete match scores from confirmed final results.
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'''Hawke's Bay Triples''' (also advertised as the '''Hawkes Bay Triples Competition''' and '''Hawkesbay Triples''') was a three-player [[paintball]] tournament held in the [[Hawke's Bay]] region of [[New Zealand]].
'''Hawke's Bay Triples''' (also advertised as the '''Hawkes Bay Triples Competition''' and '''Hawkesbay Triples''') was a three-player [[paintball]] tournament held in the [[Hawke's Bay]] region of [[New Zealand]].


Contemporary records document the competition in 2000 and 2001, with additional tournament discussions during 2006 and a confirmed event on 7–8 February 2009.[1][2][6][7]
Contemporary records document tournaments in 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2010, with additional discussions preserved from 2006.[1][2][6][7][8]


The early editions were organised by '''Paintball Hawke's Bay''' at its Pines Paintball Field near Hastings, with the '''Hawke's Bay Paintball Club''' also named in the 2000 announcement.[1][2]
The early competitions were organised by '''Paintball Hawke's Bay''', with the '''Hawke's Bay Paintball Club''' also named in the 2000 announcement. These editions were hosted at Pines Paintball Field on State Highway 50 at Roys Hill, near Hastings.[1][2]


The 2009 tournament was held at a field on Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, near Hastings. The competition retained its three-player format, with limited paintball allowances and an emphasis on participation by teams from different regions.[7]
The tournament developed from an earlier recreational paintball event known as '''Fantasyland'''. According to the contemporary [[Mercenaries Star]] tournament calendar, Fantasyland was replaced by the Hawke's Bay Triples following declining attendance.[3]
 
The tournament subsequently continued at least into 2010. A photographic archive from that year preserves a competition scoreboard with 16 team entries, together with photographs of the event's prizegiving.[8][9]


== History ==
== History ==
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=== Origins ===
=== Origins ===


The Hawke's Bay Triples developed from an earlier recreational paintball event known as '''Fantasyland'''.
The Hawke's Bay Triples developed from an earlier recreational big-game event known as Fantasyland.


The contemporary [[Mercenaries Star]] tournament calendar reported that Fantasyland had been replaced by the Hawke's Bay Triples following declining attendance at recreational big-game events.[3]
The [[Mercenaries Star]] tournament calendar described Fantasyland as having been replaced by the Hawke's Bay Triples after participation in recreational big games declined.[3]


The available records do not establish the date of the first Triples competition or the complete history of Fantasyland.
The surviving account does not establish Fantasyland's founding date or the precise year in which the Triples competition began.


=== 2000 tournament ===
=== 2000 tournament ===
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The registration form permitted squads of up to five players.
The registration form permitted squads of up to five players.


The organisers prohibited staining paintballs and listed several products that would not be accepted.
The organisers prohibited staining paintballs and identified several products that would not be accepted, including Evil, All Star, Ruby Red and Premium Gold.


Les Hall was named as the tournament contact.[1]
Les Hall was named as the tournament contact.[1]
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The following edition was advertised for '''3–4 February 2001''' at the same Pines Paintball Field.[2]
The following edition was advertised for '''3–4 February 2001''' at the same Pines Paintball Field.[2]


The competition retained its three-player format but used centre-flag games under Australian Paintball Players League (APPL) rules.
The tournament retained its three-player format but used centre-flag games under Australian Paintball Players League (APPL) rules.


The published arrangements included:
The published arrangements included:


* Open-class three-player competition.
* Three-player open-class competition.
* Centre-flag format.
* Limited paintball allowance of 100 rounds per end.
* Limited paintball allowance of 100 rounds per end.
* Centre-flag format.
* Entry fee of NZ$30 per player.
* Entry fee of NZ$30 per player.
* Privately supplied paintballs permitted.
* Privately supplied paintballs permitted.
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Paintball Hawke's Bay again presented the tournament, with Les Hall named as the contact.[2]
Paintball Hawke's Bay again presented the tournament, with Les Hall named as the contact.[2]


Partial results survive through the [[Valhalla National Rankings]], which recorded the tournament as ''Hawkesbay Triples – Round 1 Open''.[4]
Partial results survive through the [[Valhalla National Rankings]], which recorded the competition as ''Hawkesbay Triples – Round 1 Open''.[4]


=== 2006 tournament reference ===
=== 2006 tournament reference ===
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The discussion had received 23 replies by 6 February 2006.
The discussion had received 23 replies by 6 February 2006.


This establishes that the tournament was being discussed during 2006, although the individual discussion contents and any associated competition results have not yet been recovered.
The contents of the discussion have not yet been recovered, and the index alone does not establish the event's dates, participants or results.


=== 2009 tournament ===
=== 2009 tournament ===


The Hawke's Bay Triples was held on '''7–8 February 2009''' at a paintball field located at:
The Hawke's Bay Triples was held on '''7–8 February 2009''' at a paintball field located at '''75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings'''.[7]
 
'''75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings, New Zealand.'''[7]


The event was advertised through the NZ Paintball Message Boards on 24 January 2009.
The event was advertised through the NZ Paintball Message Boards on 24 January 2009.


The tournament used a three-player round-robin format with limited paintball allowances and peer refereeing.
The tournament used a three-player round-robin format with limited paintball allowances and peer refereeing.
The published arrangements were:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| 7–8 February 2009
| 7–8 February 2009
|-
|-
| Location
| Venue
| 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings
| 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings
|-
|-
| Team format
| Format
| Three-player
| Three-player round robin
|-
| Competition
| Round robin
|-
|-
| Game duration
| Game duration
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| Paintballs
| Paintballs
| NZ$80 per case
| NZ$80 per case
|-
| Compressed gas
| Bring your own, with hire arrangements available
|-
|-
| Gas cylinder hire
| Gas cylinder hire
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|}
|}


The organisers also advertised camping facilities and included meals and refreshments as part of the event arrangements.[7]
The organisers advertised camping facilities and included meals and refreshments as part of the event arrangements.
 
The entry deadline was 31 January 2009.[7]
 
==== Confirmation and photography ====


The entry deadline was 31 January 2009.
Post-event messages published on 10 February 2009 confirmed that the tournament had taken place.


==== Confirmation of the event ====
On 22 February, Les Hall discussed arrangements for publishing photographs of the event.


Post-event messages published on 10 February 2009 described the competition and thanked those involved.
A link to a Flickr photography collection was subsequently shared on 23 February 2009.[7]


The discussion subsequently included requests for tournament photographs.
The final standings and complete list of participating teams have not been recovered.


On 22 February, Les Hall posted about arrangements to make the photographs available. A link to a Flickr collection was subsequently shared on 23 February.[7]
=== 2010 tournament ===


These contemporary reports establish that the 2009 tournament took place.
The Hawke's Bay Triples continued into '''2010''', as confirmed by a contemporary photographic collection published on Flickr.[8][9]


The final standings, winning team and complete list of participants have not been recovered.
The album, titled ''Hawkes Bay Triples 2010'', was published by photographer '''L. M. Bennett''' through the TempusFugit2008 account.


==== Historical photography ====
It contains 41 photographs documenting the event, including images of the competition scoreboard, prizegiving, participants, catering and equipment areas.[9]


A link to photographs from the 2009 event was published in the tournament discussion on 23 February 2009.
The scoreboard photograph was taken on '''7 February 2010''' and uploaded on '''15 February 2010'''.[8]


The photographs were associated with the Flickr account ''Tempus Fugit Photos''.[7]
The photographs establish that the tournament took place in 2010, although the full event dates and venue have not been independently established.


The original collection may provide additional evidence concerning participating teams, equipment and the playing field, subject to verification of the photographs and their dates.
==== 2010 participating teams ====
 
The photographed scoreboard contains 16 team entries arranged alongside a grid of match records.[8]
 
Fourteen team names can be read with reasonable confidence:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Teams identified on the 2010 scoreboard
! Team
|-
| GPS
|-
| DEA
|-
| Bush
|-
| Arachnids
|-
| Adrenalin
|-
| Happymeal A
|-
| Happymeal B
|-
| Aces
|-
| Skullz
|-
| Mole
|-
| Assassinz
|-
| Hell Boys
|-
| Buccaneers
|-
| Pirates
|}
 
Two additional handwritten team names are visible but cannot be transcribed reliably from the available photograph.
 
The names above reproduce the readable scoreboard entries. Their ordering does not represent tournament placings.
 
The records do not establish whether teams sharing similar names with earlier New Zealand tournament organisations were the same squads.
 
==== 2010 scoreboard and results ====
 
The 2010 scoreboard photograph preserves a grid of results, with fifteen numbered columns alongside the participating teams.[8]
 
However, most individual numerical scores and the totals at the right of the board are insufficiently legible to reproduce accurately.
 
The photograph therefore provides evidence of team participation and the competition's scoring arrangements, but does not establish the final standings.
 
The winning team, runners-up and complete classification remain unverified.
 
==== Prizegiving ====
 
The 2010 Flickr album is described as a collection of prizegiving photographs.
 
It includes photographs specifically labelled with Les Hall's name, providing further evidence of his association with the event during this period.[9]
 
The album also contains photographs of participants and event facilities.
 
The identities of individual prize recipients and their awards have not been independently established from the available captions.


== Venues ==
== Venues ==


The surviving announcements identify two locations used by the competition.
The surviving historical sources identify two locations used by the competition.


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{| class="wikitable"
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The 2000 and 2001 announcements explicitly identified Pines Paintball Field as the venue.[1][2]
The 2000 and 2001 announcements explicitly identified Pines Paintball Field as the venue.[1][2]


The 2009 announcement provided the Bridge Pa address but did not identify the location as Pines Paintball Field.[7]
The 2009 announcement supplied the Bridge Pa address but did not identify the location as Pines Paintball Field.[7]


The surviving sources do not establish when the competition changed venues or whether the two locations had the same operator.
The available records do not establish when the tournament changed venues or whether both locations were operated by the same organisation.
 
The exact location of the 2010 tournament has not been independently established.


== 2001 tournament results ==
== 2001 tournament results ==
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=== Leading teams ===
=== Leading teams ===


House Steiner recorded the highest surviving opening-round value, with 84.3.
House Steiner recorded the highest surviving opening-round score, with 84.3.


The Wellington Phoenix organisation entered three separately recorded squads: Red, Grey and Orange.
The Wellington Phoenix organisation entered three separately recorded squads: Red, Grey and Orange.


Other organisations with multiple entries included Crossfire and DamNatives.
Other organisations with multiple recorded entries included Crossfire and DamNatives.


The records provide evidence of participation by teams including Total Kaos, DaBayBoyz, Warp Speed, Brew Ha and Nutters, whose individual tournament histories are less extensively documented.
The rankings also preserve evidence of participation by smaller teams including Total Kaos, DaBayBoyz, Warp Speed, Brew Ha and Nutters.


=== Tag n' Release ===
=== Tag n' Release ===
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A contemporary [[Tag n' Release]] team profile recorded the following performance at the 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples:[5]
A contemporary [[Tag n' Release]] team profile recorded the following performance at the 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples:[5]


* Competition: Round 1 Open
* Competition: Round 1 Open.
* Placing: Fourth
* Placing: Fourth.
* Points earned: 900
* Points earned: 900.
* Points available: 1,400
* Points available: 1,400.


The recorded score corresponds to approximately 64.3 per cent of the available points, matching the team's normalised value of 64.3 in the Valhalla rankings.
The recorded score corresponds to approximately 64.3 per cent of the available points, matching the team's normalised value of 64.3 in the Valhalla rankings.
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The profile therefore corroborates the opening-round ranking entry.
The profile therefore corroborates the opening-round ranking entry.


It does not independently establish the team's final placing in the tournament.
It does not independently establish the team's final tournament placing.


== Relationship with national rankings ==
== Relationship with national rankings ==
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In 2001, its three-player rankings incorporated results from the Hawke's Bay Triples alongside other competitions, including the Indoor Three-Man Open, National Three-Man Centre Flag Championships and Combat Zone Three-Mans.[4]
In 2001, its three-player rankings incorporated results from the Hawke's Bay Triples alongside other competitions, including the Indoor Three-Man Open, National Three-Man Centre Flag Championships and Combat Zone Three-Mans.[4]


The published national championship was headed by DamNatives Red with 226.4 ranking points, followed by Insane with 181.7 and Tag n' Release GPS with 159.3.
The published national rankings were headed by DamNatives Red with 226.4 points, followed by Insane with 181.7 and Tag n' Release GPS with 159.3.


These totals combined performances across different events and do not represent the final standings of the Hawke's Bay Triples.
These totals combined performances across multiple tournaments and do not represent the final standings of the Hawke's Bay Triples.


== Historical records ==
== Historical records ==


The principal surviving historical sources are the original 2000 and 2001 tournament announcements, the Mercenaries Star calendar, the Valhalla National Rankings and archived discussions from the NZ Paintball Message Boards.
The principal surviving sources for the Hawke's Bay Triples include the original 2000 and 2001 tournament announcements, the Mercenaries Star tournament calendar, the Valhalla National Rankings, and archived discussions from the NZ Paintball Message Boards.
 
The 2009 and 2010 photographic records extend the documented history of the tournament beyond the early editions.


Together, these sources document the event's early organisation, competition rules, participating teams, venues and later activity.
The 2010 scoreboard is particularly useful because it preserves names of participating teams that are otherwise absent from the earlier records.


The 2009 Yuku archive extends the tournament's documented history beyond the period previously established by the Mercenaries Star records.
Complete final standings for the documented editions have not been recovered.


Complete results for the 2000, 2001 and 2009 competitions have not been recovered. The available sources also do not establish whether the tournament was held every year between the documented editions or when it ceased operating.
The available sources do not establish whether the competition was held every year between 2001 and 2010, or when the tournament ceased operating.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/HB3/NextHB3M.html Hawkes Bay Triples Competition – February 2000]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Contemporary tournament announcement identifying the dates, Roys Hill venue, organisers, entry fees and playing format.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/HB3/NextHB3M.html Hawkes Bay Triples Competition – February 2000]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Contemporary tournament announcement identifying the dates, venue, organisers, entry fees and playing format.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/HB3M.htm Hawkes Bay Triples – February 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Contemporary announcement identifying the dates, venue, centre-flag format, APPL rules and equipment arrangements.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/HB3M.htm Hawkes Bay Triples – February 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Contemporary tournament announcement identifying the dates, centre-flag format, APPL rules and equipment arrangements.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/EventsIndex.htm Annual Tournament Events, 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Tournament calendar describing the development of the Hawke's Bay Triples from the earlier Fantasyland recreational event.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Events/EventsIndex.htm Annual Tournament Events, 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Tournament calendar describing the development of the Hawke's Bay Triples from Fantasyland.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Valhalla Hall of Heroes – 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''. National three-man rankings containing Hawke's Bay Triples opening-round results.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Valhalla Hall of Heroes – 2001]. ''Mercenaries Star''. National three-player rankings containing Hawke's Bay Triples opening-round results.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm Tag n' Release Team Profile]. Russell Clement, April 2001. Contemporary record of the team's 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples opening-round result.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm Tag n' Release Team Profile]. Russell Clement, April 2001. Contemporary record of the team's Hawke's Bay Triples opening-round result.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207135644/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6 NZ Paintball Message Forum – Other Tourney Events, archived 7 February 2006]. Forum index containing an HB Triples discussion.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207135644/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6 NZ Paintball Message Forum – Other Tourney Events, archived 7 February 2006]. Forum index containing an HB Triples discussion.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818150024/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4330/t/HB-Triples-2009.html NZ Paintball Message Boards – HB Triples 2009, archived 18 August 2009]. Contemporary tournament announcement dated 24 January 2009, with post-event discussions and a photograph collection reference.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818150024/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4330/t/HB-Triples-2009.html NZ Paintball Message Boards – HB Triples 2009, archived 18 August 2009]. Contemporary tournament announcement, post-event discussion and photography references.
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/4359484389/in/album-72157623441196994 HBT2010 – Scoreboard]. L. M. Bennett, Flickr. Photograph taken 7 February 2010 and uploaded 15 February 2010.
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/albums/72157623441196994 Hawkes Bay Triples 2010]. L. M. Bennett, Flickr. Collection of 41 photographs documenting the 2010 competition and prizegiving.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm 2001 Valhalla rankings]
* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm 2001 Valhalla rankings]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818150024/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4330/t/HB-Triples-2009.html Archived 2009 tournament discussion]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818150024/http://nzpaintball.yuku.com/topic/4330/t/HB-Triples-2009.html Archived 2009 tournament discussion]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/ Tempus Fugit Photos – historical photography collection]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/4359484389/in/album-72157623441196994 2010 Hawke's Bay Triples scoreboard photograph]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tempusfugitphotos/albums/72157623441196994 2010 Hawke's Bay Triples photographic album]


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Revision as of 03:14, 25 October 2026

Hawke's Bay Triples (also advertised as the Hawkes Bay Triples Competition and Hawkesbay Triples) was a three-player paintball tournament held in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand.

Contemporary records document tournaments in 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2010, with additional discussions preserved from 2006.[1][2][6][7][8]

The early competitions were organised by Paintball Hawke's Bay, with the Hawke's Bay Paintball Club also named in the 2000 announcement. These editions were hosted at Pines Paintball Field on State Highway 50 at Roys Hill, near Hastings.[1][2]

The tournament developed from an earlier recreational paintball event known as Fantasyland. According to the contemporary Mercenaries Star tournament calendar, Fantasyland was replaced by the Hawke's Bay Triples following declining attendance.[3]

The tournament subsequently continued at least into 2010. A photographic archive from that year preserves a competition scoreboard with 16 team entries, together with photographs of the event's prizegiving.[8][9]

History

Origins

The Hawke's Bay Triples developed from an earlier recreational big-game event known as Fantasyland.

The Mercenaries Star tournament calendar described Fantasyland as having been replaced by the Hawke's Bay Triples after participation in recreational big games declined.[3]

The surviving account does not establish Fantasyland's founding date or the precise year in which the Triples competition began.

2000 tournament

The Hawke's Bay Triples was advertised for 6–7 February 2000 at Pines Paintball Field, State Highway 50, Roys Hill, Hawke's Bay.[1]

The event was presented by Paintball Hawke's Bay and the Hawke's Bay Paintball Club.

The published arrangements specified:

  • Three-player open-class competition.
  • Limited paintball allowance of 100 rounds.
  • Standard tournament rules.
  • Entry fee of NZ$30 per team.
  • Paintballs priced at NZ$0.10 each.
  • Field paint or approved privately supplied paintballs.
  • Compressed air to be provided by players.

The registration form permitted squads of up to five players.

The organisers prohibited staining paintballs and identified several products that would not be accepted, including Evil, All Star, Ruby Red and Premium Gold.

Les Hall was named as the tournament contact.[1]

The event's final results have not been recovered.

2001 tournament

The following edition was advertised for 3–4 February 2001 at the same Pines Paintball Field.[2]

The tournament retained its three-player format but used centre-flag games under Australian Paintball Players League (APPL) rules.

The published arrangements included:

  • Three-player open-class competition.
  • Centre-flag format.
  • Limited paintball allowance of 100 rounds per end.
  • Entry fee of NZ$30 per player.
  • Privately supplied paintballs permitted.
  • Carbon dioxide available at NZ$80 per G cylinder.
  • Compressed-air arrangements remaining the players' responsibility.

Paintball Hawke's Bay again presented the tournament, with Les Hall named as the contact.[2]

Partial results survive through the Valhalla National Rankings, which recorded the competition as Hawkesbay Triples – Round 1 Open.[4]

2006 tournament reference

An archived NZ Paintball Message Boards index from February 2006 contains a discussion titled HB Triples.[6]

The discussion had received 23 replies by 6 February 2006.

The contents of the discussion have not yet been recovered, and the index alone does not establish the event's dates, participants or results.

2009 tournament

The Hawke's Bay Triples was held on 7–8 February 2009 at a paintball field located at 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings.[7]

The event was advertised through the NZ Paintball Message Boards on 24 January 2009.

The tournament used a three-player round-robin format with limited paintball allowances and peer refereeing.

Item Details
Dates 7–8 February 2009
Venue 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings
Format Three-player round robin
Game duration Five minutes
Paint allowance One additional pod per player per game
Refereeing Peer refereeing
Entry fee NZ$50 per player
Paintballs NZ$80 per case
Gas cylinder hire NZ$20 per tank

The organisers advertised camping facilities and included meals and refreshments as part of the event arrangements.

The entry deadline was 31 January 2009.[7]

Confirmation and photography

Post-event messages published on 10 February 2009 confirmed that the tournament had taken place.

On 22 February, Les Hall discussed arrangements for publishing photographs of the event.

A link to a Flickr photography collection was subsequently shared on 23 February 2009.[7]

The final standings and complete list of participating teams have not been recovered.

2010 tournament

The Hawke's Bay Triples continued into 2010, as confirmed by a contemporary photographic collection published on Flickr.[8][9]

The album, titled Hawkes Bay Triples 2010, was published by photographer L. M. Bennett through the TempusFugit2008 account.

It contains 41 photographs documenting the event, including images of the competition scoreboard, prizegiving, participants, catering and equipment areas.[9]

The scoreboard photograph was taken on 7 February 2010 and uploaded on 15 February 2010.[8]

The photographs establish that the tournament took place in 2010, although the full event dates and venue have not been independently established.

2010 participating teams

The photographed scoreboard contains 16 team entries arranged alongside a grid of match records.[8]

Fourteen team names can be read with reasonable confidence:

Teams identified on the 2010 scoreboard
Team
GPS
DEA
Bush
Arachnids
Adrenalin
Happymeal A
Happymeal B
Aces
Skullz
Mole
Assassinz
Hell Boys
Buccaneers
Pirates

Two additional handwritten team names are visible but cannot be transcribed reliably from the available photograph.

The names above reproduce the readable scoreboard entries. Their ordering does not represent tournament placings.

The records do not establish whether teams sharing similar names with earlier New Zealand tournament organisations were the same squads.

2010 scoreboard and results

The 2010 scoreboard photograph preserves a grid of results, with fifteen numbered columns alongside the participating teams.[8]

However, most individual numerical scores and the totals at the right of the board are insufficiently legible to reproduce accurately.

The photograph therefore provides evidence of team participation and the competition's scoring arrangements, but does not establish the final standings.

The winning team, runners-up and complete classification remain unverified.

Prizegiving

The 2010 Flickr album is described as a collection of prizegiving photographs.

It includes photographs specifically labelled with Les Hall's name, providing further evidence of his association with the event during this period.[9]

The album also contains photographs of participants and event facilities.

The identities of individual prize recipients and their awards have not been independently established from the available captions.

Venues

The surviving historical sources identify two locations used by the competition.

Period Venue Location
2000–2001 Pines Paintball Field State Highway 50, Roys Hill, Hawke's Bay
2009 Paintball field at Ngatarawa Road 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings

The 2000 and 2001 announcements explicitly identified Pines Paintball Field as the venue.[1][2]

The 2009 announcement supplied the Bridge Pa address but did not identify the location as Pines Paintball Field.[7]

The available records do not establish when the tournament changed venues or whether both locations were operated by the same organisation.

The exact location of the 2010 tournament has not been independently established.

2001 tournament results

Valhalla records

The Valhalla National Rankings incorporated results from the 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples into its national three-player rankings.[4]

The surviving table contains fifteen team entries with non-zero values in the Hawkesbay Triples – Round 1 Open column.

These values represent normalised opening-round scores rather than confirmed final tournament placings.

Hawke's Bay Triples 2001 – Recorded opening-round scores
Team Normalised score
House Steiner 84.3
Phoenix (WGN) Red 75.0
Phoenix (WGN) Grey 64.9
Tag n' Release GPS 64.3
Damage 62.9
Total Kaos 57.1
Crossfire GBH 52.1
Phoenix (WGN) Orange 50.0
DamNatives Red 46.4
DaBayBoyz 46.4
Crossfire BG 43.0
Warp Speed 37.1
Brew Ha 31.4
DamNatives Black 29.4
Nutters 26.8

Source: Valhalla National Rankings, 2001.[4]

The teams are listed in descending order of their opening-round scores. The table does not establish the tournament's final classification.

Leading teams

House Steiner recorded the highest surviving opening-round score, with 84.3.

The Wellington Phoenix organisation entered three separately recorded squads: Red, Grey and Orange.

Other organisations with multiple recorded entries included Crossfire and DamNatives.

The rankings also preserve evidence of participation by smaller teams including Total Kaos, DaBayBoyz, Warp Speed, Brew Ha and Nutters.

Tag n' Release

A contemporary Tag n' Release team profile recorded the following performance at the 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples:[5]

  • Competition: Round 1 Open.
  • Placing: Fourth.
  • Points earned: 900.
  • Points available: 1,400.

The recorded score corresponds to approximately 64.3 per cent of the available points, matching the team's normalised value of 64.3 in the Valhalla rankings.

The profile therefore corroborates the opening-round ranking entry.

It does not independently establish the team's final tournament placing.

Relationship with national rankings

The Valhalla National Rankings maintained separate standings for different tournament formats.

In 2001, its three-player rankings incorporated results from the Hawke's Bay Triples alongside other competitions, including the Indoor Three-Man Open, National Three-Man Centre Flag Championships and Combat Zone Three-Mans.[4]

The published national rankings were headed by DamNatives Red with 226.4 points, followed by Insane with 181.7 and Tag n' Release GPS with 159.3.

These totals combined performances across multiple tournaments and do not represent the final standings of the Hawke's Bay Triples.

Historical records

The principal surviving sources for the Hawke's Bay Triples include the original 2000 and 2001 tournament announcements, the Mercenaries Star tournament calendar, the Valhalla National Rankings, and archived discussions from the NZ Paintball Message Boards.

The 2009 and 2010 photographic records extend the documented history of the tournament beyond the early editions.

The 2010 scoreboard is particularly useful because it preserves names of participating teams that are otherwise absent from the earlier records.

Complete final standings for the documented editions have not been recovered.

The available sources do not establish whether the competition was held every year between 2001 and 2010, or when the tournament ceased operating.

See also

References

  1. Hawkes Bay Triples Competition – February 2000. Mercenaries Star. Contemporary tournament announcement identifying the dates, venue, organisers, entry fees and playing format.
  2. Hawkes Bay Triples – February 2001. Mercenaries Star. Contemporary tournament announcement identifying the dates, centre-flag format, APPL rules and equipment arrangements.
  3. Annual Tournament Events, 2001. Mercenaries Star. Tournament calendar describing the development of the Hawke's Bay Triples from Fantasyland.
  4. Valhalla Hall of Heroes – 2001. Mercenaries Star. National three-player rankings containing Hawke's Bay Triples opening-round results.
  5. Tag n' Release Team Profile. Russell Clement, April 2001. Contemporary record of the team's Hawke's Bay Triples opening-round result.
  6. NZ Paintball Message Forum – Other Tourney Events, archived 7 February 2006. Forum index containing an HB Triples discussion.
  7. NZ Paintball Message Boards – HB Triples 2009, archived 18 August 2009. Contemporary tournament announcement, post-event discussion and photography references.
  8. HBT2010 – Scoreboard. L. M. Bennett, Flickr. Photograph taken 7 February 2010 and uploaded 15 February 2010.
  9. Hawkes Bay Triples 2010. L. M. Bennett, Flickr. Collection of 41 photographs documenting the 2010 competition and prizegiving.
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