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Reavers is a New Zealand tournament paintball team documented in the Arena Paintball race programme during 2025 and 2026.[1][2][3] Published series standings recorded Reavers fifth overall after two rounds of the 2026 competition, with 301 championship points.[3]

Tournament history

2025 Arena events

Reavers appeared in Pool A of the March event in the 2025 Arena programme, alongside Expendables, PBHQ, Chaos, KC Ripple and KC Lycans.[1]

The team also appeared in the Round 2 draw for the 31 May–1 June event. The organiser advertised a full round robin, with the top four teams progressing to Cup finals and the next four to Plate finals.[2]

2026 Arena series

Reavers was listed in Pool A of the 2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race and Pool B of the 2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race.[4][5]

The organiser’s standings update dated 12 July recorded Reavers receiving 140 championship points from Round 1 and 161 from Round 2. Its combined total of 301 placed it fifth after two rounds, two points behind Expendables.[3]

Recorded series points

Record	Championship points
2026 Round 1	140
2026 Round 2	161
Total after Round 2	301

Reavers stood fifth in the published series standings after Round 2. These figures are championship points rather than individual match scores.[3]

References

Arena Paintball — March pools, Facebook, 20 March 2025.
Arena Paintball — Round 2 draw, Facebook, 17 May 2025.
Arena Paintball — Series points after Round 2, 12 July 2026. Organiser’s Facebook post reproduced by FindGlocal.
Arena Paintball — Easter pools and draw, Facebook, 23 March 2026.
Arena Paintball — Matariki pools and draw, Facebook, 23 June 2026.

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+'''Reavers''' is a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team documented in the Arena Paintball race programme during 2025 and 2026.[1][2][3] Published series standings recorded Reavers fifth overall after two rounds of the 2026 competition, with 301 championship points.[3]
-'''Reavers''' is a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team based at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Kingseat, Auckland. The team competes in five-player speedball tournaments and has participated in the [[New Zealand Race Series]] at [[Arena Paintball]] in Feilding since at least 2025.[1][2]
+== Tournament history ==
+=== 2025 Arena events ===
+Reavers appeared in Pool A of the March event in the [[2025 Arena Paintball Race Events|2025 Arena programme]], alongside Expendables, PBHQ, Chaos, KC Ripple and KC Lycans.[1]
-In the 2026 series, Reavers finished fourth in the second round and stood fifth overall after two rounds, with 301 championship points.[2][3]
+The team also appeared in the Round 2 draw for the 31 May–1 June event. The organiser advertised a full round robin, with the top four teams progressing to Cup finals and the next four to Plate finals.[2]
-== History ==
+=== 2026 Arena series ===
+Reavers was listed in Pool A of the [[2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race]] and Pool B of the [[2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race]].[4][5]
-=== Formation and home field ===
+The organiser’s standings update dated 12 July recorded Reavers receiving 140 championship points from Round 1 and 161 from Round 2. Its combined total of 301 placed it fifth after two rounds, two points behind [[Expendables Feilding|Expendables]].[3]
-Reavers is associated with Asylum Paintball, a commercial paintball facility at 833 Kingseat Road, Kingseat, Auckland.[1]
-The team's exact founding date and original playing roster have not been independently established.
-Firsthand historical recollections identify [[Vitaly Miheev]] as having been involved in the team's early development. [[Jono Clark]] has also been associated with Reavers, although his precise role has not been established.
-=== 2025 New Zealand Race Series ===
-Reavers participated in the 2025 New Zealand Race Series.
-A photograph credited to Focused Media, supplied for WikiPaintball's historical research, documents four Reavers players at one of the 2025 events.
-The image shows players wearing black and white variants of the team's red, black and white uniform.
-The specific tournament round and final season placing have not been independently confirmed.
-=== 2026 New Zealand Race Series ===
-Reavers competed in the 2026 New Zealand Race Series, a three-round five-player competition held at Arena Paintball in Feilding.
-The team finished sixth in Round 1, held on 4–5 April 2026, receiving 140 championship points.[2][3]
-At Round 2, held on 11–12 July, Reavers improved to fourth place, earning 161 points.[2][3]
-Following the second round, Reavers stood fifth among 15 teams in the overall standings with 301 points, two points behind [[Expendables (New Zealand paintball team)|Expendables]].[2]
-The third round was scheduled for 24–25 October 2026.[3]
-== Players ==
-The following players have been identified in a Focused Media photograph from the 2025 New Zealand Race Series. Their identities and team membership were confirmed through firsthand information supplied to WikiPaintball in October 2026.
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Player
-! Jersey name
-! Number
-|-
-| Jayden Welsh
-| Welsh
-| 33
-|-
-| Kieran Cant
-| Kieran
-| 23
-|-
-| Andrew (surname unconfirmed)
-| Drew
-| 7
-|-
-| James Keogan
-| Spike
-| 2
-|}
-The photograph documents these players together but does not establish a complete tournament roster for the season.
-== Tournament results ==
-The following results are drawn from the 2026 New Zealand Race Series standings.[2][3]
+== Recorded series points ==
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Year
+! Record !! Championship points
-! Competition
-! Result
-! Ranking points
 |-
-| 2026
+| 2026 Round 1 || 140
-| New Zealand Race Series, Round 1
-| 6th
-| 140
 |-
-| 2026
+| 2026 Round 2 || 161
-| New Zealand Race Series, Round 2
-| 4th
-| 161
 |-
-| 2026
+| Total after Round 2 || 301
-| Series standings after Round 2
-| '''5th of 15'''
-| '''301'''
 |}
+Reavers stood fifth in the published series standings after Round 2. These figures are championship points rather than individual match scores.[3]
-The figures are championship ranking points rather than individual match scores.
-== See also ==
-* [[Asylum Paintball]]
-* [[New Zealand Race Series]]
-* [[Arena Paintball]]
-* [[Jono Clark]]
-* [[Vitaly Miheev]]
-* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
+# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1031241422362145&type=3 Arena Paintball — March pools, Facebook, 20 March 2025].
-# [https://www.aucklandnz.com/explore/asylum-paintball AucklandNZ, "Asylum Paintball", venue information and Kingseat address.]
+# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1075266014626352&type=3 Arena Paintball — Round 2 draw, Facebook, 17 May 2025].
-# [https://www.findglocal.com/NZ/Feilding/102027051785091/Arena-Paintball Arena Paintball, "2026 Race Series Standings", published 12 July 2026, documenting Reavers' results and overall ranking after Round 2.]
+# [https://www.findglocal.com/NZ/Feilding/102027051785091/Arena-Paintball Arena Paintball — Series points after Round 2, 12 July 2026]. Organiser’s Facebook post reproduced by FindGlocal.
-# [https://genesis.originalsinpaintball.com/teams/reavers OSP Genesis, "Reavers", 2026 Arena Five-Man Race event results, round placings and competition schedule.]
+# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1322097636609854&type=3 Arena Paintball — Easter pools and draw, Facebook, 23 March 2026].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1399469198872697&type=3 Arena Paintball — Matariki pools and draw, Facebook, 23 June 2026].
-== External links ==
-* [https://genesis.originalsinpaintball.com/teams/reavers Reavers tournament results at OSP Genesis]
 [[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
-[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]
+[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]
-[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]