Jump to content

Kamo Karzi (New Zealand Paintball Team): Difference between revisions

From WikiPaintball
← Older editNewer edit →

Admin (talk | contribs)

3 user groups
2,686 edits
undo
Expand Kamo Karzi's history with dated captain and player records, Nationals and league results, and refereeing participation; preserve retrospective photograph identifications and flag the conflicting dates for Spider joining.
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Kamo Karzi''', also written '''Kamokarzi''', was an Auckland-based New Zealand [[paintball]] team formed around 1994. The team participated in social and tournament paintball, won Division Two of the 1997 [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)|National Paintball League]], and finished third overall at the 1997 Auckland Nationals, according to its contemporary website.[1]
'''Kamo Karzi''', also written '''Kamokarzi''', was an Auckland-based New Zealand [[paintball]] team formed around '''1994'''. The team participated in social and tournament paintball, won the 1997 [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)|National Paintball League]] Second Division, and finished third overall and first in Division Two at the 1997 [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]].[1][2]


Kamo Karzi appeared in the [[Valhalla National Rankings]] for five consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2001.[2][3][4][5][6]
Kamo Karzi appeared in the [[Valhalla National Rankings]] for five consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2001.[12][13][14][15][16]


== History ==
== History ==
Line 7: Line 7:
=== Formation and early tournaments ===
=== Formation and early tournaments ===


The team's website, preserved in a snapshot dated 4 February 1998, states that Kamo Karzi formed around 1994 after users of two bulletin board systems organised a social paintball game. Regular social games subsequently provided a route for new members to join.[1]
The team's website, preserved in a snapshot dated '''4 February 1998''', states that Kamo Karzi formed around '''1994''' after users of two bulletin board systems organised a social paintball game. Regular social games subsequently provided a route for new members to join.[1]


Kamo Karzi's first tournament was the 1994 Winter League run by Tactics Paintball. The team received the Most Improved trophy but did not achieve a placing.[1]
Kamo Karzi's first tournament was the '''1994 Winter League''' run by Tactics Paintball. The team received the '''Most Improved''' trophy but did not achieve a placing.[1]


In 1995, Kamo Karzi competed at the Taupo Nationals with sponsorship from RP Scherer and finished fourth.[1]
In '''1995''', Kamo Karzi competed at the Taupō Nationals with sponsorship from '''RP Scherer''' and finished fourth.[1]


The team subsequently lost five regular players, including its captain, to another team. Its website described a rebuilding period of approximately a year. Wolf, an original member from 1994, became captain in 1995.[1]
The team subsequently lost five regular players, including its captain, to another team. Its website described a rebuilding period of approximately a year. '''Wolf''', an original member from 1994, became captain in 1995.[1]


=== 1997 season ===
=== 1997 season ===


With sponsorship from Combat Vision, Kamo Karzi entered and won Division Two of the National Paintball League in 1997.[1]
With sponsorship from '''Combat Vision''', Kamo Karzi entered and won the Second Division of the National Paintball League in '''1997'''.[1]


The team then finished third overall and first in Division Two at the two-day Auckland Nationals.[1]
At the '''25–26 October 1997 Nationals''' at Actions Paintball in Te Atatū, Kamo Karzi scored '''818 points''', finishing '''third overall and first in Division Two'''. These were separate achievements from its season-long league title.[2]


Kamo Karzi also placed third in the retrospectively compiled 1997 Valhalla rankings, with a score of 74. This ranking was separate from its Nationals result.[2]
Rob Maddox's tournament report explicitly identifies '''Allan Gatland''' as captain when he accepted the divisional trophy.[2]
 
Kamo Karzi also placed third in the retrospectively compiled 1997 Valhalla rankings, with a ranking score of 74. This was distinct from its Nationals placing and tournament points.[12]


=== 1998–2000 ===
=== 1998–2000 ===


Kamo Karzi ranked ninth in the 1998 Valhalla standings with 43 points, ninth in 1999 with 63 points and eighteenth in 2000 with 59 points.[3][4][5]
The '''8 March 1998''' NPL Division Two team list names '''Allan Gatland''' as manager of '''Kamo Karzi 2'''. The separately published league results record 16 points for Kamo Karzi #2, without assigning it a placing.[7][8]
 
At the '''24–25 October 1998 Nationals''', Kamo Karzi finished '''eleventh with 435 points'''. The report identifies its captain as '''Alan Gatland''', using that spelling.[3]
 
Kamo Karzi supplied most of the referees for the '''1999 Nationals''', rather than entering as a playing team. '''Marty Kinny''' was head marshal.[4]


=== 2001 season ===
At the '''21–22 October 2000 Nationals''', Kamo Karzi competed in the First Division, recording '''515 preliminary points''' and not advancing to the divisional finals.[5]


In the seven-player Valhalla standings dated October 2001, Kamo Karzi ranked tenth with 111.4 cumulative points. Its recorded contributions were 63.9 points from the opening round of RotoVegas and 47.5 points from the opening round of the [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]].[6]
=== 2001–2002 ===


These figures were calculated for Valhalla ranking purposes rather than being the tournaments' raw game scores.[6][7]
At the '''2001 Nationals''', Kamo Karzi recorded '''665 preliminary points''' and did not reach the divisional finals. Team member '''“Dazz”''', described as formerly of Saints, received the second day's player award.[6]


== Members ==
A team history page preserved in '''February 2002''' recalls Kamo Karzi's development from social paintball into tournament competition and its refereeing contribution at the 1999 Nationals. It names '''Rob Maddox''' as the team's contact.[9]


=== Contemporary team profiles ===
At the '''2002 Northland Open''', Kamo Karzi and Phantom provided referees for the eight-team tournament. Kamo Karzi was not one of the playing entries listed in the report.[10]


The archived team website identifies the following members. It explicitly describes its membership list as incomplete.[1]
== Historical members and captains ==
 
=== Team profiles preserved in February 1998 ===
 
The archived team website identifies the following members. It explicitly describes its membership list as incomplete; it is not a complete event registration roster.[1]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
Line 46: Line 56:
| Original member from 1994; captain from 1995.
| Original member from 1994; captain from 1995.
|-
|-
| Psyg’ — [[Rob Maddox]]
| Psyg' — [[Rob Maddox]]
| Joined in 1994 after his previous team, The Goodies, broke up. Maintained the New Zealand Paintball website and PaintNet BBS message network.
| Joined in 1994 after his previous team, [[The Goodies]], broke up. Maintained the New Zealand Paintball website and PaintNet BBS message network.
|-
|-
| Quad
| Quad
Line 53: Line 63:
|-
|-
| Spider
| Spider
| Joined in early 1997 after attending team social games. Worked on members' paintball equipment and maintained a personal website.
| The team page gives early 1997 as his joining date. A separate profile identifies him as Paul “Spider” McKay and gives 1996.
|-
|-
| BJ
| BJ
Line 71: Line 81:
|}
|}


=== Photographic identifications ===
=== Named profiles and dated roles ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Person
! Documented association
! Date or source context
|-
| Allan Gatland
| Kamo Karzi captain
| Explicitly named in the October 1997 Nationals report.[2]
|-
| Allan Gatland
| Manager of Kamo Karzi 2
| NPL team list dated 8 March 1998.[7]
|-
| Alan Gatland
| Kamo Karzi captain; source spelling
| October 1998 Nationals report.[3]
|-
| Allan Gatland
| Kamo Karzi captain
| Undated individual profile preserved in April 2002.[11]
|-
| Rob Maddox
| Kamo Karzi member; previously a member of The Goodies
| Undated individual profile preserved in April 2002.[18]
|-
| Paul “Spider” McKay
| Kamo Karzi member; recalls joining in 1996 and participating in the 1997 league-winning campaign
| Undated individual profile preserved in April 2002.[19]
|-
| Jo Pitts
| Former Kamo Karzi member, subsequently a Saints member; previously played for NSS
| Undated individual profile preserved in June 2002.[20]
|-
| “Dazz”
| Kamo Karzi player, formerly Saints; received the second day's player award
| 2001 Nationals report.[6]
|}
 
The capture dates of the undated profiles do not establish when the answers were written or that the stated roles remained current on those dates.


A historical team photograph published by the [[House Steiner]] Facebook profile contains tags identifying '''James Keogan''' and '''Wayne Carkeek'''. In a comment, Carkeek recalled retaining his Kamo Karzi team badges and a speedball shirt numbered 3.[8]
The sources disagree about '''Spider's joining date''': the team page gives '''early 1997''', while Paul McKay's individual profile gives '''1996'''. Both accounts identify his involvement in the 1997 campaign, but the precise joining date remains unresolved.[1][19]


A separate team photograph published by Chris Hale contains tags identifying '''Simon Galt''' and '''Jason Cleeton'''. Comments associate the photograph with Kamo Karzi and retrospectively identify the occasion as Rotorua.[9]
Rob Maddox's identification as team contact in 2002 does not establish that he was captain.[9]


In comments on another playing photograph published by Hale, [[Kyn Jackson]] identifies '''Kerri''' as '''“Quad”''', '''Paul''' as '''“Spider”''', and '''Rob Maddox'''. These are retrospective identifications; the supplied material does not establish Kerri's or Paul's surname.[10]
=== Retrospective photographic identifications ===


The Facebook dates are upload dates rather than established dates when the photographs were taken.[8][9][10]
A historical team photograph published by the '''House Steiner''' Facebook profile contains tags identifying '''James Keogan''' and '''Wayne Carkeek'''. In a comment, Carkeek recalled retaining his Kamo Karzi badges and a speedball shirt numbered 3. The photograph was uploaded on '''23 August 2011'''; its original date is unconfirmed.[21]
 
A separate team photograph published by '''Chris Hale''' on '''8 April 2008''' contains tags identifying '''Simon Galt''' and '''Jason Cleeton'''. Comments associate the photograph with Kamo Karzi and retrospectively identify the occasion as Rotorua.[22]
 
In comments on another playing photograph, uploaded by Hale on '''25 March 2008''', [[Kyn Jackson]] identifies '''Kerri''' as '''“Quad”''', '''Paul''' as '''“Spider”''', and '''Rob Maddox'''. The separate contemporary profile identifies Paul “Spider” McKay, but the photographic comments do not establish Kerri's surname.[19][23]
 
These are retrospective identifications. The upload dates are not established dates of team membership or of the photographed events.[21][22][23]


== Sponsorship ==
== Sponsorship ==


The team's contemporary website records sponsorship from '''RP Scherer''' for the 1995 Taupo Nationals and '''Combat Vision''' for its 1997 National Paintball League campaign.[1]
The team's contemporary website records sponsorship from '''RP Scherer''' for the '''1995 Taupō Nationals''' and '''Combat Vision''' for its '''1997 National Paintball League''' campaign.[1]


== Recorded tournament results ==
== Recorded tournament results ==
Line 90: Line 146:
! Year
! Year
! Competition
! Competition
! Result
! Classification
! Recorded result
! Source
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| Tactics Winter League
| Tactics Winter League
| —
| Most Improved trophy; no placing
| Most Improved trophy; no placing
| [1]
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| Taupo Nationals
| Taupō Nationals
| —
| 4th
| 4th
| [1]
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| National Paintball League
| National Paintball League
| 1st, Division Two
| Division Two
| 1st
| [1]
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| Auckland Nationals
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| 3rd overall; 1st in Division Two
| Overall / Division Two
| 3rd overall; 1st in Division Two; 818 points
| [2]
|-
| 1998
| NPL Division Two league
| Kamo Karzi #2
| Published league total of 16 points; placing not supplied
| [8]
|-
| 1998
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Overall
| 11th; 435 points
| [3]
|-
| 2000
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| First Division preliminary round
| 515 points; did not reach finals
| [5]
|-
| 2001
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Preliminary round
| 665 points; did not reach finals
| [6]
|}
|}


Source: Kamo Karzi's contemporary team website.[1]
The surviving 1998 league results page does not state its last update or confirm that all scheduled fixtures had been completed.[8]


== National rankings ==
== National rankings ==
Line 119: Line 209:
! Ranking score
! Ranking score
|-
|-
| 1997 || Combined || 3rd || 74
| 1997
| Combined
| 3rd
| 74
|-
|-
| 1998 || Combined || 9th || 43
| 1998
| Combined
| 9th
| 43
|-
|-
| 1999 || Combined || 9th || 63
| 1999
| Combined
| 9th
| 63
|-
|-
| 2000 || Combined || 18th || 59
| 2000
| Combined
| 18th
| 59
|-
|-
| 2001* || Seven-player || 10th || 111.4
| 2001
| Seven-player
| 10th
| 111.4
|}
|}


Sources: Mercenaries Star's Valhalla standings.[2][3][4][5][6]
Sources: Mercenaries Star's Valhalla standings.[12][13][14][15][16]
 
The 2001 standings are dated October. Kamo Karzi's recorded contributions were '''63.9''' ranking points from the opening round of RotoVegas and '''47.5''' from the opening round of the Nationals.[16]


* The 2001 table is dated October 2001. Its cumulative scores are not directly comparable with the averaged scores used in earlier seasons. Valhalla rankings were separate from placings at individual tournaments.[6][7]
These cumulative 2001 values are not directly comparable with the averaged scores used in earlier seasons. Valhalla ranking scores are calculated values, separate from raw tournament points and individual tournament placings.[16][17]


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


* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)]]
* [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* [[Rob Maddox]]
* [[The Goodies]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204174450/http://www.webel.co.nz/kk/mainmenu.htm Team Kamo Karzi — Team History and Team Members]. Official team website, archived by the Internet Archive on 4 February 1998.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204174450/http://www.webel.co.nz/kk/mainmenu.htm Team Kamo Karzi — Team History and Team Members. Official team website, archived 4 February 1998.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1997Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1997]. Archived GeoCities page preserved by OoCities.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133123/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats97.htm Rob Maddox, The 1997 Two Day NZ National “SplatMan” Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1998Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1998]. Archived GeoCities page preserved by OoCities.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817071008/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats98.htm Rob Maddox, The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1999]. Archived GeoCities page preserved by OoCities.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070413/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats99/ Rob Maddox, The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2000]. Archived GeoCities page preserved by OoCities.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613133336/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats00.htm Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2001]. Standings dated October 2001. Archived GeoCities page preserved by OoCities.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192513/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats01.htm Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla National Team Rankings: methodology]. Archived GeoCities page preserved by OoCities.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606144228/http://www.paintball.co.nz/div298.htm The 1998 “SplatMan” Division 2 League, compiled by Rob Maddox; information dated 8 March 1998. Archived 6 June 2002.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — Kamo Karzi team photograph]. Facebook, uploaded 23 August 2011; original photograph date unconfirmed. Tags identify James Keogan and Wayne Carkeek. Caption, tags and comments preserved in the supplied screenshot.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613121455/http://www.paintball.co.nz/npld298.htm The 1998 NPL Division 2 League Results, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.]
# Chris Hale, Kamo Karzi team photograph, Facebook, uploaded 8 April 2008; original photograph date unconfirmed. Tags identify Simon Galt and Jason Cleeton. Comments by Simon Galt and Dazz Marshall identify Rotorua and Kamo Karzi respectively. Photograph, tags and comments preserved in the supplied screenshot.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020222212416/http://www.webel.co.nz/kk/mainmenu.htm Team Kamo Karzi — history and contact page. Archived 22 February 2002.]
# Chris Hale, playing photograph, Facebook, uploaded 25 March 2008; original photograph date unconfirmed. A comment by Kyn Jackson identifies Kerri (“Quad”), Paul (“Spider”) and Rob Maddox. Photograph and comments preserved in the supplied screenshot.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806192035/http://www.paintball.co.nz/north2002.htm Rob Maddox, The 2002 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020421082442/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whgatlnd.htm Allan Gatland — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 21 April 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1997Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1997.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1998Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1998.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1999.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2000.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2001. Standings dated October 2001.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla National Team Rankings methodology.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020423173950/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whmaddox.htm Rob Maddox — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 23 April 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020425061937/http://www.webel.co.nz/whspider.htm Paul “Spider” McKay — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 25 April 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613232202/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whjo.htm Jo Pitts — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 13 June 2002.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — historical Kamo Karzi team photograph, uploaded 23 August 2011.] Original photograph date unconfirmed; caption, tags and comments preserved in the previously supplied screenshot.
# Chris Hale, Kamo Karzi team photograph, Facebook, uploaded 8 April 2008. Original photograph date unconfirmed; tags and comments preserved in the previously supplied screenshot.
# Chris Hale, playing photograph, Facebook, uploaded 25 March 2008. Original photograph date unconfirmed; Kyn Jackson's identifications preserved in the previously supplied screenshot.


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


* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204165358/http://www.webel.co.nz/kk/ Official Kamo Karzi website — archived 4 February 1998]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204165358/http://www.webel.co.nz/kk/ Official Kamo Karzi website — archived 4 February 1998]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020213213112/http://www.webel.co.nz/kk/ Official Kamo Karzi website — archived 13 February 2002]


[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]
[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]
[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
[[Category:1990s in paintball]]
[[Category:2000s in paintball]]

Revision as of 07:37, 25 October 2026

Kamo Karzi, also written Kamokarzi, was an Auckland-based New Zealand paintball team formed around 1994. The team participated in social and tournament paintball, won the 1997 National Paintball League Second Division, and finished third overall and first in Division Two at the 1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals.[1][2]

Kamo Karzi appeared in the Valhalla National Rankings for five consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2001.[12][13][14][15][16]

History

Formation and early tournaments

The team's website, preserved in a snapshot dated 4 February 1998, states that Kamo Karzi formed around 1994 after users of two bulletin board systems organised a social paintball game. Regular social games subsequently provided a route for new members to join.[1]

Kamo Karzi's first tournament was the 1994 Winter League run by Tactics Paintball. The team received the Most Improved trophy but did not achieve a placing.[1]

In 1995, Kamo Karzi competed at the Taupō Nationals with sponsorship from RP Scherer and finished fourth.[1]

The team subsequently lost five regular players, including its captain, to another team. Its website described a rebuilding period of approximately a year. Wolf, an original member from 1994, became captain in 1995.[1]

1997 season

With sponsorship from Combat Vision, Kamo Karzi entered and won the Second Division of the National Paintball League in 1997.[1]

At the 25–26 October 1997 Nationals at Actions Paintball in Te Atatū, Kamo Karzi scored 818 points, finishing third overall and first in Division Two. These were separate achievements from its season-long league title.[2]

Rob Maddox's tournament report explicitly identifies Allan Gatland as captain when he accepted the divisional trophy.[2]

Kamo Karzi also placed third in the retrospectively compiled 1997 Valhalla rankings, with a ranking score of 74. This was distinct from its Nationals placing and tournament points.[12]

1998–2000

The 8 March 1998 NPL Division Two team list names Allan Gatland as manager of Kamo Karzi 2. The separately published league results record 16 points for Kamo Karzi #2, without assigning it a placing.[7][8]

At the 24–25 October 1998 Nationals, Kamo Karzi finished eleventh with 435 points. The report identifies its captain as Alan Gatland, using that spelling.[3]

Kamo Karzi supplied most of the referees for the 1999 Nationals, rather than entering as a playing team. Marty Kinny was head marshal.[4]

At the 21–22 October 2000 Nationals, Kamo Karzi competed in the First Division, recording 515 preliminary points and not advancing to the divisional finals.[5]

2001–2002

At the 2001 Nationals, Kamo Karzi recorded 665 preliminary points and did not reach the divisional finals. Team member “Dazz”, described as formerly of Saints, received the second day's player award.[6]

A team history page preserved in February 2002 recalls Kamo Karzi's development from social paintball into tournament competition and its refereeing contribution at the 1999 Nationals. It names Rob Maddox as the team's contact.[9]

At the 2002 Northland Open, Kamo Karzi and Phantom provided referees for the eight-team tournament. Kamo Karzi was not one of the playing entries listed in the report.[10]

Historical members and captains

Team profiles preserved in February 1998

The archived team website identifies the following members. It explicitly describes its membership list as incomplete; it is not a complete event registration roster.[1]

Published name Documented involvement
Wolf Original member from 1994; captain from 1995.
Psyg' — Rob Maddox Joined in 1994 after his previous team, The Goodies, broke up. Maintained the New Zealand Paintball website and PaintNet BBS message network.
Quad Joined in 1995.
Spider The team page gives early 1997 as his joining date. A separate profile identifies him as Paul “Spider” McKay and gives 1996.
BJ Joined in early 1997 after attending a social game with Spider.
Daemon Joined in late 1996.
Hobbit Member from the team's formation; participated in social games and provided tournament pit support.
Frigg Team manager; joined in late 1995.
Balder Joined in late 1995 and played tournaments with the team.

Named profiles and dated roles

Person Documented association Date or source context
Allan Gatland Kamo Karzi captain Explicitly named in the October 1997 Nationals report.[2]
Allan Gatland Manager of Kamo Karzi 2 NPL team list dated 8 March 1998.[7]
Alan Gatland Kamo Karzi captain; source spelling October 1998 Nationals report.[3]
Allan Gatland Kamo Karzi captain Undated individual profile preserved in April 2002.[11]
Rob Maddox Kamo Karzi member; previously a member of The Goodies Undated individual profile preserved in April 2002.[18]
Paul “Spider” McKay Kamo Karzi member; recalls joining in 1996 and participating in the 1997 league-winning campaign Undated individual profile preserved in April 2002.[19]
Jo Pitts Former Kamo Karzi member, subsequently a Saints member; previously played for NSS Undated individual profile preserved in June 2002.[20]
“Dazz” Kamo Karzi player, formerly Saints; received the second day's player award 2001 Nationals report.[6]

The capture dates of the undated profiles do not establish when the answers were written or that the stated roles remained current on those dates.

The sources disagree about Spider's joining date: the team page gives early 1997, while Paul McKay's individual profile gives 1996. Both accounts identify his involvement in the 1997 campaign, but the precise joining date remains unresolved.[1][19]

Rob Maddox's identification as team contact in 2002 does not establish that he was captain.[9]

Retrospective photographic identifications

A historical team photograph published by the House Steiner Facebook profile contains tags identifying James Keogan and Wayne Carkeek. In a comment, Carkeek recalled retaining his Kamo Karzi badges and a speedball shirt numbered 3. The photograph was uploaded on 23 August 2011; its original date is unconfirmed.[21]

A separate team photograph published by Chris Hale on 8 April 2008 contains tags identifying Simon Galt and Jason Cleeton. Comments associate the photograph with Kamo Karzi and retrospectively identify the occasion as Rotorua.[22]

In comments on another playing photograph, uploaded by Hale on 25 March 2008, Kyn Jackson identifies Kerri as “Quad”, Paul as “Spider”, and Rob Maddox. The separate contemporary profile identifies Paul “Spider” McKay, but the photographic comments do not establish Kerri's surname.[19][23]

These are retrospective identifications. The upload dates are not established dates of team membership or of the photographed events.[21][22][23]

Sponsorship

The team's contemporary website records sponsorship from RP Scherer for the 1995 Taupō Nationals and Combat Vision for its 1997 National Paintball League campaign.[1]

Recorded tournament results

Year Competition Classification Recorded result Source
1994 Tactics Winter League — Most Improved trophy; no placing [1]
1995 Taupō Nationals — 4th [1]
1997 National Paintball League Division Two 1st [1]
1997 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Overall / Division Two 3rd overall; 1st in Division Two; 818 points [2]
1998 NPL Division Two league Kamo Karzi #2 Published league total of 16 points; placing not supplied [8]
1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Overall 11th; 435 points [3]
2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals First Division preliminary round 515 points; did not reach finals [5]
2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Preliminary round 665 points; did not reach finals [6]

The surviving 1998 league results page does not state its last update or confirm that all scheduled fixtures had been completed.[8]

National rankings

Season Ranking category Position Ranking score
1997 Combined 3rd 74
1998 Combined 9th 43
1999 Combined 9th 63
2000 Combined 18th 59
2001 Seven-player 10th 111.4

Sources: Mercenaries Star's Valhalla standings.[12][13][14][15][16]

The 2001 standings are dated October. Kamo Karzi's recorded contributions were 63.9 ranking points from the opening round of RotoVegas and 47.5 from the opening round of the Nationals.[16]

These cumulative 2001 values are not directly comparable with the averaged scores used in earlier seasons. Valhalla ranking scores are calculated values, separate from raw tournament points and individual tournament placings.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. Team Kamo Karzi — Team History and Team Members. Official team website, archived 4 February 1998.
  2. Rob Maddox, The 1997 Two Day NZ National “SplatMan” Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.
  3. Rob Maddox, The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.
  4. Rob Maddox, The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.
  5. Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.
  6. Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.
  7. The 1998 “SplatMan” Division 2 League, compiled by Rob Maddox; information dated 8 March 1998. Archived 6 June 2002.
  8. The 1998 NPL Division 2 League Results, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 13 June 2002.
  9. Team Kamo Karzi — history and contact page. Archived 22 February 2002.
  10. Rob Maddox, The 2002 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.
  11. Allan Gatland — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 21 April 2002.
  12. Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1997.
  13. Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1998.
  14. Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1999.
  15. Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2000.
  16. Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2001. Standings dated October 2001.
  17. Mercenaries Star — Valhalla National Team Rankings methodology.
  18. Rob Maddox — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 23 April 2002.
  19. Paul “Spider” McKay — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 25 April 2002.
  20. Jo Pitts — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 13 June 2002.
  21. House Steiner — historical Kamo Karzi team photograph, uploaded 23 August 2011. Original photograph date unconfirmed; caption, tags and comments preserved in the previously supplied screenshot.
  22. Chris Hale, Kamo Karzi team photograph, Facebook, uploaded 8 April 2008. Original photograph date unconfirmed; tags and comments preserved in the previously supplied screenshot.
  23. Chris Hale, playing photograph, Facebook, uploaded 25 March 2008. Original photograph date unconfirmed; Kyn Jackson's identifications preserved in the previously supplied screenshot.
Retrieved from "https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php?title=Kamo_Karzi_(New_Zealand_Paintball_Team)&oldid=1872"