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| '''2026 Arena Paintball Labour Day Cup''' is the third event of the 2026 [[Arena Paintball]] five-player [[RaceTo|race]] series, taking place on 24 and 25 October 2026 at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand.[1] The event draw lists eleven entries representing ten teams, with two squads from [[Ballistics Unit]], and 44 fixtures arranged into 22 sets.[2] | | '''2026 Arena Paintball Labour Day Cup''' was a five-player paintball tournament held on 24–25 October 2026 at [[Arena Paintball]] in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the third event in the venue's 2026 race-format tournament series.[1] |
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| == Format == | | == Venue and format == |
| The published series information specifies ten-minute games, a four-point mercy rule and a paint allowance of one hopper plus four pods per player. Team rosters are limited to eight players.[1] | | The tournament took place at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. The advertised format used ten-minute matches with a four-point mercy rule. Players were limited to a hopper and four pods per game, and teams could register up to eight players. The programme provided for round-robin play followed by semi-finals and finals, with Cup and Plate competitions.[1] |
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| The advertised tournament structure consists of round-robin matches followed by semi-finals and finals, with separate Cup and Plate competitions.[1] | | The published draw contained 11 entries representing ten teams, with Ballistics Unit entering two squads. It listed 44 fixtures arranged in 22 sets.[2] |
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| == Teams == | | == Day-one standings == |
| The event draw lists eleven entries:[2] | | The organiser published the following standings after play on 24 October. These are interim scores, not final tournament placings.[3] A subsequent clarification instructed readers to disregard the spreadsheet's “Games To Be Played” column, which is omitted here.[4] |
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| * [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]]
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| * [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]]
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| * [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]]
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| * [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]]
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| * [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]]
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| * [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]]
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| * [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]]
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| * [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]]
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| * [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]]
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| * [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]]
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| * [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]]
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| == Match draw ==
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| The following fixtures reproduce the order and team names in the document titled ''Labour Day Draw 2026''. Sets are scheduling groups and do not indicate results.[2]
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| ! Set !! First fixture !! Second fixture | | ! Team |
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| | 1 || [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] vs [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]] || [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] vs [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] | | | Cult |
| | | 5.5 |
| | | 6 |
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| | 2 || [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]] || [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] vs [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]]
| | | [[Manawatu Titans|Titans]] |
| | | 4 |
| | | 5 |
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| | 3 || [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] vs [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] || [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]] vs [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] | | | Ballistics Unit 2 |
| | | 4 |
| | | 5 |
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| | 4 || [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]] vs [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] || [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]]
| | | [[Expendables Feilding|Expendables]] |
| | | 3.5 |
| | | 5 |
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| | 5 || [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] vs [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] || [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] vs [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]] | | | [[Reavers (New Zealand paintball team)|Reavers]] |
| | | 3.5 |
| | | 5 |
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| | 6 || [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] vs [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]] || [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] vs [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] | | | Ballistics Unit 1 |
| | | 2.5 |
| | | 5 |
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| | 7 || [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] vs [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] || [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] vs [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] | | | Blast |
| | | 2 |
| | | 4 |
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| | 8 || [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]] || [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]] vs [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]]
| | | Surge |
| | | 2 |
| | | 6 |
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| | 9 || [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] vs [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] || [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] | | | Sharks |
| | | 1 |
| | | 5 |
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| | 10 || [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]] vs [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] || [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] vs [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] | | | Chaos |
| | | 0 |
| | | 6 |
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| | 11 || [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] vs [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] || [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] vs [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]]
| | | Misfits |
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| | | 0 |
| | 12 || [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] vs [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] || [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] vs [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]]
| | | 4 |
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| | 13 || [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] vs [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] || [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]] vs [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]]
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| | 14 || [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] || [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]] vs [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] | |
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| | 15 || [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] vs [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] || [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]]
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| | 16 || [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] vs [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] || [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] vs [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]]
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| | 17 || [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] vs [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] || [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]] vs [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]]
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| | 18 || [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] || [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]] vs [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]]
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| | 19 || [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] vs [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] || [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] vs [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]]
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| | 20 || [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]] || [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] vs [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]]
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| | 21 || [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] vs [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] || [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] vs [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]]
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| | 22 || [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] vs [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] || [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]] vs [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]]
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| == Results ==
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| === Day one ===
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| Arena Paintball published the following scores at the end of day one, 24 October 2026. Cult led with 5.5 points from six games, followed by Titans and Ballistics Unit 2, each with four points from five games. Teams had completed between four and six games.[4]
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| The organiser subsequently advised readers to disregard the spreadsheet's "Games To Be Played" column. That column is omitted below.[5]
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| | [[Cult (New Zealand)|Cult]] || 5.5 || 6
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| | [[Titans (New Zealand)|Titans]] || 4 || 5
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| | [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 2]] || 4 || 5
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| | [[Expendables (New Zealand)|Expendables]] || 3.5 || 5
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| | [[Reavers (New Zealand)|Reavers]] || 3.5 || 5
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| | [[Ballistics Unit|Ballistics Unit 1]] || 2.5 || 5
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| | [[Blast (New Zealand)|Blast]] || 2 || 4
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| | [[Surge (New Zealand)|Surge]] || 2 || 6
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| | [[Sharks (New Zealand)|Sharks]] || 1 || 5
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| | [[Chaos (New Zealand)|Chaos]] || 0 || 6
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| | [[Misfits (New Zealand)|Misfits]] || 0 || 4
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| These figures are the published end-of-day-one scores, not final tournament placings.[4]
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| === Final results ===
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| Final scores and Cup and Plate placings have not yet been added to this article.
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| == Coverage ==
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| A YouTube livestream link was supplied for coverage of the event.[3]
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Arena Paintball]]
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| * [[Paintball Direct]]
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| * [[RaceTo]]
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| == References == | | == References == |
| # [https://www.paintballdirectnz.co.nz/2026-race-events/ 2026 Race Events]. Paintball Direct NZ. Event registration listing and published series format. | | # [https://www.paintballdirectnz.co.nz/2026-race-events/ Paintball Direct NZ — 2026 Race Events]. |
| # ''Labour Day Draw 2026''. Event fixture sheet supplied by a contributor. | | # ''Labour Day Draw 2026''. Event fixture sheet supplied by a contributor. |
| # [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn-RHKJl1cc Event livestream]. YouTube.
| | # Arena Paintball. “Scores end of day 1”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Photograph of the standings spreadsheet; screenshot supplied by a contributor. |
| # Arena Paintball. "Scores end of day 1". Facebook, 24 October 2026. Photograph of the event's ScoreKeeper spreadsheet; screenshot supplied by a contributor. | | # Arena Paintball. “Please ignore games to be played column on previous post”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Organiser's clarification; screenshot supplied by a contributor. |
| # Arena Paintball. "Please ignore games to be played column on previous post". Facebook, 24 October 2026. Organiser's clarification; screenshot supplied by a contributor. | |
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn-RHKJl1cc Watch the event livestream] | | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn-RHKJl1cc Arena Paintball — Labour Day Cup day-one coverage] |
| | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTvq6Q8McP0 Arena Paintball — Labour Day Cup day-two coverage] |
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| [[Category:New Zealand paintball tournaments]] | | [[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]] |
| [[Category:2026 paintball tournaments]]
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2026 Arena Paintball Labour Day Cup was a five-player paintball tournament held on 24–25 October 2026 at Arena Paintball in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the third event in the venue's 2026 race-format tournament series.[1]
The tournament took place at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. The advertised format used ten-minute matches with a four-point mercy rule. Players were limited to a hopper and four pods per game, and teams could register up to eight players. The programme provided for round-robin play followed by semi-finals and finals, with Cup and Plate competitions.[1]
The published draw contained 11 entries representing ten teams, with Ballistics Unit entering two squads. It listed 44 fixtures arranged in 22 sets.[2]
The organiser published the following standings after play on 24 October. These are interim scores, not final tournament placings.[3] A subsequent clarification instructed readers to disregard the spreadsheet's “Games To Be Played” column, which is omitted here.[4]
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Games played
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| Cult
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5.5
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6
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| Titans
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4
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5
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| Ballistics Unit 2
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4
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5
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| Expendables
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3.5
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5
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| Reavers
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3.5
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5
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| Ballistics Unit 1
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2.5
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5
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| Blast
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2
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4
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| Surge
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2
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6
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| Sharks
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1
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5
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| Chaos
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0
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6
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| Misfits
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0
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4
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- Paintball Direct NZ — 2026 Race Events.
- Labour Day Draw 2026. Event fixture sheet supplied by a contributor.
- Arena Paintball. “Scores end of day 1”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Photograph of the standings spreadsheet; screenshot supplied by a contributor.
- Arena Paintball. “Please ignore games to be played column on previous post”. Facebook, 24 October 2026. Organiser's clarification; screenshot supplied by a contributor.
