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Wellington tournament paintball team

Impact, also identified contemporaneously as Wellington Impact, was a New Zealand competitive paintball team documented in 2005. The team competed at the 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball and recorded results in two three-player tournaments during July.[1][2][3][4]

Impact was distinct from the Hamilton-based Final Impact team and from overseas paintball teams using the Impact name.

Tournament history

Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball

Impact competed at the 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball at Kumeu Showgrounds on 4–5 June 2005.[1]

A contemporary account by a team member using the name EZRepete states that he played for Impact and describes the tournament as the team's second event.[1] This establishes that Impact competed at the tournament and had entered at least one earlier event, but it does not identify that first event.

The recovered discussion does not provide Impact's final placing or a complete roster. A pre-event discussion had listed Impact among the teams intending to attend; the later participant account provides stronger evidence that the team actually competed.[1][5]

3x Series

On 10 July 2005, Impact competed in the opening round of the 3x Series. Twelve teams played 66 games.[2]

Impact recorded 603 points and finished fifth.[2]

Sire Challenge Cup

On 24 July 2005, Impact competed in the opening round of the Sire Challenge Cup at TAG Pomare.[3]

The team recorded 405 points and finished sixth among eleven entries.[3]

Team identity

The three confirmed Impact appearances from June and July 2005 are treated as the same Wellington team. This identification is based on their close chronology, the explicit Wellington Impact description and participant clarification.

Raphael “RaphX” Lemgruber Cardoso identified himself in a contemporary forum post as playing seven-player paintball for Wellington Impact.[4]

A separate rendering of his middle surname in the same discussion used Lermgruber. This article retains Lemgruber, the spelling used in his own signature, while preserving the source discrepancy rather than silently treating both spellings as independently verified.

The participant using the name EZRepete also identified himself as an Impact player at the 2005 Auckland tournament.[1] The recovered source does not establish his full name.

No evidence has been recovered connecting Wellington Impact with the Hamilton team Final Impact. Results recorded for Final Impact therefore remain separate.

Likewise, overseas teams using the name Impact are unrelated unless a source explicitly establishes a connection.

Documented personnel

Published identity	Documented involvement	Evidence limit
Raphael “RaphX” Lemgruber Cardoso	Identified himself as a Wellington Impact player in seven-player competition	The source does not provide a complete event roster or his full period of membership.[4]
EZRepete	Identified himself as an Impact player at the 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball	Full name and wider team role have not been established.[1]

These identifications do not constitute a complete roster for any event or season.

Recorded tournament results

Date	Tournament	Published entry	Recorded result
4–5 June 2005	2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball	Impact	Participation confirmed; final placing not recovered
10 July 2005	3x Series, Round 1	Impact	5th of 12; 603 points
24 July 2005	Sire Challenge Cup, Round 1	Impact	6th of 11; 405 points

The pre-event Queen's Birthday attendance discussion is not treated as proof of participation by itself. Participation is confirmed by the later account from an Impact player.[1][5]

References

My take on QB. NZ Paintball Message Forum, discussion started 6 June 2005. Participant account identifying Impact and describing the tournament as its second event.
3x Results for Round 1. NZ Paintball Message Forum, results posted 10 July 2005.
Wellington three-player series. NZ P8NT, results posted 24 July 2005.
Auckland 2005 discussion — surviving replies. NZ Paintball Message Forum, 2005. Includes the Wellington Impact identification and Raphael Cardoso's signature.
Queen's Birthday — who's coming?. NZ Paintball Message Forum, April–May 2005. Pre-event attendance discussion.

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-{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}
+{{Short description|Wellington tournament paintball team}}
 '''Impact''', also identified contemporaneously as '''Wellington Impact''', was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team documented in 2005. The team competed at the [[2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]] and recorded results in two three-player tournaments during July.[1][2][3][4]
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 === Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball ===
-Impact competed at the 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball at Kumeu Showgrounds. A contemporary post by a team member using the name ''EZRepete'' states that he played for Impact and describes the tournament as the team's second event.[1]
+Impact competed at the 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball at Kumeu Showgrounds on 4–5 June 2005.[1]
-The recovered discussion does not provide Impact's final placing or a complete roster. A pre-event discussion had listed Impact among teams intending to attend; the later participant account provides the stronger evidence that the team actually competed.[1][5]
+A contemporary account by a team member using the name '''EZRepete''' states that he played for Impact and describes the tournament as the team's second event.[1] This establishes that Impact competed at the tournament and had entered at least one earlier event, but it does not identify that first event.
-=== July three-player tournaments ===
+The recovered discussion does not provide Impact's final placing or a complete roster. A pre-event discussion had listed Impact among the teams intending to attend; the later participant account provides stronger evidence that the team actually competed.[1][5]
-On 10 July, Impact competed in Round 1 of the 3x Series. The event involved twelve teams and 66 games. Impact scored 603 points and finished fifth.[2]
+=== 3x Series ===
-On 24 July, Impact competed in the opening round of the Sire Challenge Cup at TAG Pomare. It scored 405 points and finished sixth of eleven teams.[3]
+On 10 July 2005, Impact competed in the opening round of the 3x Series. Twelve teams played 66 games.[2]
-== Personnel and identity ==
+Impact recorded 603 points and finished fifth.[2]
-Raphael “RaphX” Lemgruber Cardoso identified himself in a contemporary forum post as playing seven-player paintball for Wellington Impact.[4] A separate rendering of his middle surname in the same discussion used ''Lermgruber''; this article retains the spelling he used in his own signature.
+=== Sire Challenge Cup ===
-The participant posting as ''EZRepete'' also identified himself as an Impact player at the 2005 Auckland event, but the recovered source does not establish his full name.[1]
+On 24 July 2005, Impact competed in the opening round of the Sire Challenge Cup at TAG Pomare.[3]
-No evidence has been recovered connecting Wellington Impact with the Hamilton team Final Impact. The three confirmed 2005 Impact appearances are treated as the same Wellington team based on their close chronology, the explicit Wellington identification and contributor clarification.
+The team recorded 405 points and finished sixth among eleven entries.[3]
-== Tournament results ==
+== Team identity ==
+The three confirmed Impact appearances from June and July 2005 are treated as the same Wellington team. This identification is based on their close chronology, the explicit Wellington Impact description and participant clarification.
+Raphael “RaphX” Lemgruber Cardoso identified himself in a contemporary forum post as playing seven-player paintball for Wellington Impact.[4]
+A separate rendering of his middle surname in the same discussion used '''Lermgruber'''. This article retains '''Lemgruber''', the spelling used in his own signature, while preserving the source discrepancy rather than silently treating both spellings as independently verified.
+The participant using the name EZRepete also identified himself as an Impact player at the 2005 Auckland tournament.[1] The recovered source does not establish his full name.
+No evidence has been recovered connecting Wellington Impact with the Hamilton team Final Impact. Results recorded for Final Impact therefore remain separate.
+Likewise, overseas teams using the name Impact are unrelated unless a source explicitly establishes a connection.
+== Documented personnel ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Published identity
+! Documented involvement
+! Evidence limit
+|-
+| Raphael “RaphX” Lemgruber Cardoso
+| Identified himself as a Wellington Impact player in seven-player competition
+| The source does not provide a complete event roster or his full period of membership.[4]
+|-
+| EZRepete
+| Identified himself as an Impact player at the 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball
+| Full name and wider team role have not been established.[1]
+|}
+These identifications do not constitute a complete roster for any event or season.
+== Recorded tournament results ==
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 ! Date
 ! Tournament
-! Result
+! Published entry
+! Recorded result
 |-
-| June 2005
+| 4–5 June 2005
 | [[2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]]
-| Confirmed participation; final placing not recovered[1]
+| Impact
+| Participation confirmed; final placing not recovered
 |-
 | 10 July 2005
 | 3x Series, Round 1
-| 5th of 12 — 603 points[2]
+| Impact
+| 5th of 12; 603 points
 |-
 | 24 July 2005
 | Sire Challenge Cup, Round 1
-| 6th of 11 — 405 points[3]
+| Impact
+| 6th of 11; 405 points
 |}
+The pre-event Queen's Birthday attendance discussion is not treated as proof of participation by itself. Participation is confirmed by the later account from an Impact player.[1][5]
+== See also ==
+* [[Final Impact (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
+* [[Final Impact (Hamilton)]]
+* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
+* [[Paintball in Wellington]]
 == References ==
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117200325/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessageRange?topicID=64.topic&start=1&stop=20 My take on QB]. NZ Paintball forum, discussion started 6 June 2005. Participant account identifying Impact and describing the tournament as its second event.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117200325/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessageRange?topicID=64.topic&start=1&stop=20 ''My take on QB'']. NZ Paintball Message Forum, discussion started 6 June 2005. Participant account identifying Impact and describing the tournament as its second event.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218111754/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=287.topic 3x Results for Round 1]. NZ Paintball forum, results posted 10 July 2005.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218111754/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=287.topic ''3x Results for Round 1'']. NZ Paintball Message Forum, results posted 10 July 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193540/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8&start=10 Wellington 3-player series]. ''paintball.net.nz'', results posted 24 July 2005.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193540/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8&start=10 ''Wellington three-player series'']. NZ P8NT, results posted 24 July 2005.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051031160854/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=67.topic&index=11 Auckland 2005 discussion — surviving replies]. NZ Paintball forum, 2005. Wellington Impact identification and Raphael Cardoso signature.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051031160854/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=67.topic&index=11 Auckland 2005 discussion — surviving replies]. NZ Paintball Message Forum, 2005. Includes the Wellington Impact identification and Raphael Cardoso's signature.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117144637/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=62.topic Queen's Birthday — who's coming?]. NZ Paintball forum, April–May 2005. Pre-event attendance discussion.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117144637/http://p069.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm30.showMessage?topicID=62.topic ''Queen's Birthday — who's coming?'']. NZ Paintball Message Forum, April–May 2005. Pre-event attendance discussion.
 [[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
-[[Category:Wellington paintball teams]]
+[[Category:Paintball in Wellington]]
 [[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]

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