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Confirm Wayne Rolleston’s Phantom membership with contemporary 2002 reports; correct Northland Open participation to refereeing; add the 2002 Volcanic Cup result and Paintball West connection while preserving later history and distinguishing Menace.
Updated Phantom to confirm the lineage and related squad structure. Phantom, Phantom 5 and Phantom Five are treated as the same team; Phantom Legion is recorded as a Phantom-related squad; and Phantom Menace is identified as an evolution of Phantom that subsequently became Menace. Added the separate 2003 Rotorua results for Phantom, Phantom Menace and Phantom Legion, expanded the selected-results table, preserved the source spelling “Phant: Legion”, and retained uncertainty around exact rosters
 
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'''Phantom''', also recorded as '''Phantom 5''' and '''Phantom Five''', was a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team documented in competition from 1998 to 2006. The team placed second at the [[2001 Northland Open]] and competed in national, regional and series events under several squad names.[1][6][13]
'''Phantom''', also recorded as '''Phantom 5''' and '''Phantom Five''', was a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team documented in competition from 1998 to 2006. The team placed second at the [[2001 Northland Open]] and competed in national, regional and series events under several related squad names.[1][5][6]
 
Contemporary records also contain the names Phantom 5 Black, Phantom 5 Purple, Phantom Menace, Phantom Red, Phantom Blue and Phantom Legion. Contributor clarification identifies Phantom Menace and Phantom Legion as Phantom-related teams. Phantom Menace subsequently became [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]], although contemporary records also show Phantom and Phantom Menace entering the same tournament as separate squads during the transition.[9][10]


== History ==
== History ==


=== 1998 league ===
=== 1998 league ===
Phantom Five competed in the 1998 National Paintball League Second Division programme. A contemporary information page listed Todd Martin as the team's manager. The published league results placed Phantom Five third with 18 points, although the surviving page does not establish that this was a final season classification.[1]
 
Phantom Five competed in the 1998 National Paintball League Second Division programme. A contemporary information page listed Todd Martin as the team's manager. The published league results placed Phantom Five third with 18 points, although the surviving page does not state when the table was last updated or establish that it was a final season classification.[1]


At the [[1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], Phantom 5 finished ninth with 505 points.[2]
At the [[1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], Phantom 5 finished ninth with 505 points.[2]


=== 1999 season ===
=== 1999 season ===
Phantom 5 entered two squads at the [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]. Phantom 5 Purple finished third overall with 820 points, behind Paint Contractors and Saints Gold. Phantom 5 Black finished twelfth with 390 points.[3]
 
Phantom 5 entered two squads at the [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]. Phantom 5 Purple finished third overall with 820 points, behind [[Paint Contractors (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Paint Contractors]] and [[Saints (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Saints Gold]]. Phantom 5 Black finished twelfth with 390 points.[3]


The same report identifies Gary of Phantom Five and NeoTech in an event acknowledgement, but does not give his surname or establish a complete playing roster.[3]
The same report identifies Gary of Phantom Five and NeoTech in an event acknowledgement, but does not give his surname or establish a complete playing roster.[3]


=== 2000–2001 ===
=== 2000–2002 ===
Phantom 5 scored 659 points in the preliminary round of the [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], where it was classified in Division One.[4]
 
Phantom 5 scored 659 points in the preliminary stage of the [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], where it was classified in Division One. It did not advance to the four-team divisional final.[4]


The 2001 Valhalla National Rankings record Phantom 5 at the Northland Open, RotoVegas tournament and New Zealand Nationals. The team accumulated 207.8 seven-player ranking points across the season, including 83.9 from the Northland Open.[5]
The surviving 2001 [[Valhalla National Rankings]] record Phantom 5 at the Northland Open, RotoVegas tournament and New Zealand Nationals. The team accumulated 207.8 seven-player ranking points across the season, including 83.9 from the Northland Open.[5]


At the [[2001 Northland Open]], Phantom finished second with 755 points, behind [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] and ahead of [[Wellington Phoenix|Phoenix]].[6]
A contemporary report placed Phantom second at the [[2001 Northland Open]] with 755 points, behind Saints and ahead of [[Wellington Phoenix]].[6]


=== 2002 ===
On 27 January 2002, Phantom finished third at the [[2002 Combat Zone 3-Man]] at Ardmore, Papakura, with 510 points. Saints and GPS finished first and second.[7]
On 27 January 2002, Phantom finished third at the [[2002 Combat Zone 3-Man|Combat Zone 3-Man tournament]] at Ardmore, Papakura, with 510 points. Saints and GPS finished first and second.[7]


Phantom and [[Kamo Karzi]] provided referees at the [[2002 Northland Open]], organised by Wayne Rolleston of [[Paintball West]]. Phantom was not listed among the eight competing teams in the tournament report.[8]
At the [[2002 Northland Open]], Phantom finished second in Division One, behind Saints.[8]


A March 2002 report on the [[2002 Paintball West 3-Man League]] identified Rolleston as a member of Team Phantom, the league organiser and the owner of its Sup'Air field.[14]
=== Phantom Menace ===


Rob Maddox's report on the Rotorua Volcanic tournament, held on 1–2 June 2002, also identified Rolleston as a Phantom member. He headed Extreme Events, which had purchased the inflatable field used at the previous year's Rotorua tournament and brought it back for the 2002 event. Phantom finished sixth in the Cup competition with 425 points.[15]
Phantom Menace was a related evolution of Phantom. Its first presently documented result is victory at the [[2003 Hawke's Bay Triples]], held at the Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds in Hastings. The published table gave Phantom Menace 690 points, and the report recorded a 100–10 victory over Damage Red in the final.[9]


=== Phantom Menace and other entries ===
At the October 2003 Rotorua International Tournament, Phantom Menace won all its first-day games and led Pool B with 782 points. The tournament report described it as the only team across the two pools to complete the first day without a loss. Its results declined during the second day and it did not reach the Cup semi-finals.[10]
Phantom Menace won the 2003 [[Hawke’s Bay Triples]] at the Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds in Hastings. The published table gave the team 690 points, and the report recorded a 100–10 victory over Damage Red in the final.[9]


At the October 2003 Volcanic Rotorua tournament, the first-day pool tables listed three separate entries: Phantom Menace with 782 points, Phantom with 507 and Phantom Legion with 249. These were pool scores rather than final tournament placings.[10]
Phantom and Phantom Menace entered that tournament as separate squads. A separate 2003 discussion about a proposed ten-player tournament referred to Phantom 5 and Phantom Menace combining as a '''Phantoms''' entry. The discussion records a proposal rather than confirmed participation, but provides further contemporary evidence connecting the two groups.[11]


A 2003 discussion concerning a proposed ten-player tournament referred to Phantom 5 and Phantom Menace combining as a '''Phantoms''' entry. The discussion records a proposal rather than confirmed participation.[11]
Contributor clarification states that Phantom Menace subsequently became [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]. Gavin Harrison and Matt Storey are recalled as associated with Phantom Menace, while the later Menace team included former [[Marksmen (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Marksmen]] players. No dated Phantom Menace roster confirming the individual associations or the exact changeover date has yet been recovered.


Participant recollections describe Phantom Menace as an evolution of Phantom, but an exact changeover date or complete transfer of players has not been established. Contemporary records show both names entered separately at the same tournament.[10]
The lineage is therefore recorded as Phantom to Phantom Menace and subsequently Menace, without assuming that every Phantom player transferred or that the roster remained unchanged.
 
=== Phantom Legion ===
 
'''Phantom Legion''' was another Phantom-related entry at the October 2003 Rotorua International Tournament. The original results table abbreviated its name as '''Phant: Legion'''.[10]
 
Phantom Legion competed separately from Phantom and Phantom Menace. After the first day, it was eighth of the nine teams in Pool A with 249 points and consequently entered the Plate competition. Phantom was fourth in Pool B with 507 points, while Phantom Menace led that pool with 782.[10]
 
The surviving report does not provide Phantom Legion's final Plate placing, identify its players or establish its home field. Contributor clarification identifies it as part of the wider Phantom group and unrelated to the later team [[Legion (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Legion]].


=== Phantom Red and Phantom Blue ===
=== Phantom Red and Phantom Blue ===
Phantom Blue and Phantom Red competed at the 2004 [[Hawke’s Bay Triples]]. The preliminary table placed Phantom Blue first with 1,050 points and Phantom Red third with 760. Phantom Menace entered separately and scored 510.[12]


The published results identify Fusion as the tournament winner and Phantom Blue as runner-up. The accompanying narrative calls Fusion's final opponent '''Menace Blue''', creating a naming discrepancy within the source.[12]
Phantom Blue and Phantom Red are both documented at the [[2004 Hawke's Bay Triples]]. The preliminary table placed Phantom Blue first with 1,050 points and Phantom Red third with 760. Phantom Menace was also entered separately and scored 510.[12]


Contributor recollection identifies Phantom Blue and Phantom Red as associated Phantom squads. Their exact rosters and whether they were permanent squads or event-specific entries remain unverified.
The published results identify [[Fusion (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Fusion]] as the tournament winner and Phantom Blue as runner-up. The accompanying narrative calls Fusion's final opponent '''Menace Blue''', creating a naming conflict within the same source. The explicit results table is followed here, while the alternative wording is retained as a source discrepancy.[12]
 
Contributor clarification identifies Phantom Blue and Phantom Red as associated Phantom entries. The inspected documentary sources do not establish their exact rosters or whether they were permanent squads or event-specific entries. Their presently documented activity is limited to the 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples.


=== 2006 Super 5s ===
=== 2006 Super 5s ===
Phantom finished third in Division One of the [[2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)|2006 Super 5s]] season with 3,823 points, behind [[Menace]] and XXX and ahead of Saints.[13]


== Names and related teams ==
Phantom finished third in Division One of the [[2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)|2006 Super 5s]] season with 3,823 points, behind Menace and XXX and ahead of Saints.[13]
'''Phantom''', '''Phantom 5''' and '''Phantom Five''' were names used for the team. Phantom 5 Purple and Phantom 5 Black were separate squads at the 1999 Nationals.[3]


Phantom Menace was associated with Phantom in participant recollections and the proposed combined ten-player entry discussed in 2003. Nevertheless, Phantom and Phantom Menace competed separately at the October 2003 Rotorua tournament, alongside Phantom Legion.[10][11]
This is the latest confirmed Phantom result currently identified in the inspected New Zealand tournament records. It does not establish when the original team ceased operating.


Phantom Fury also appeared in 1999 tournament records, but its relationship to the Phantom organisation has not been established.
== Names and related teams ==


[[Menace]] was a separate team, identified in contributor recollection as having formed from former Marksmen players. These recollections also associate Gavin Harrison and Matt Storey with Phantom Menace. They do not establish a complete dated roster or a direct organisational succession from Phantom to Menace.
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Documented relationship
! Evidence limit
|-
| Phantom, Phantom 5 and Phantom Five
| Alternative names for the same team
| Used across different seasons and sources
|-
| Phantom 5 Purple and Phantom 5 Black
| Separate Phantom 5 squads at the 1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals
| Complete rosters have not been recovered [3]
|-
| Phantom Menace
| Evolution of Phantom; subsequently became Menace
| Phantom and Phantom Menace also entered the 2003 Rotorua tournament separately during the transition [9][10]
|-
| Phantom Legion
| Phantom-related squad, printed as Phant: Legion in the 2003 Rotorua results
| Only one confirmed event appearance and no roster recovered [10]
|-
| Phantom Red and Phantom Blue
| Associated Phantom entries at the 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples
| Exact roster structure has not been verified [12]
|-
| Phantom Fury
| Appeared in 1999 New Zealand tournament records
| No inspected source or contributor clarification currently establishes that it belonged to the Phantom organisation
|-
| Menace
| Developed from Phantom Menace and later included former Marksmen players
| Exact changeover date and complete player transfer have not been documented
|}


== Documented players and management ==
== Documented people ==
The following are individually documented associations, rather than complete team rosters.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Name
! Name
! Documented association
! Documented or recalled association
! Evidence limit
|-
|-
| 1998
| Todd Martin
| Todd Martin
| Listed manager of Phantom Five in the NPL Second Division information page.[1]
| Listed manager of Phantom Five on the 1998 NPL Second Division information page
| Does not establish management in other seasons [1]
|-
|-
| 1999
| Gary
| Gary
| Identified with Phantom Five and NeoTech in the Nationals report; surname and playing role not stated.[3]
| Associated with Phantom Five and NeoTech in the 1999 Nationals acknowledgements
| Surname and playing role not supplied [3]
|-
|-
| 2002
| Wayne Rolleston
| Wayne Rolleston
| Identified as a Phantom member in the March Paintball West league report and the June Rotorua Volcanic report. Also organised the Paintball West league and headed Extreme Events.[14][15]
| Associated with Phantom in participant recollection
| No dated Phantom roster confirming the association has yet been recovered
|-
| Gavin Harrison
| Associated with Phantom Menace in participant recollection
| No dated Phantom Menace roster confirming the association has yet been recovered
|-
| Matt Storey
| Associated with Phantom Menace in participant recollection
| No dated Phantom Menace roster confirming the association has yet been recovered
|}
|}


Gavin Harrison and Matt Storey's associations with Phantom Menace are recorded in participant recollection, but no dated roster confirming those associations has been established.
The available records do not establish complete rosters for Phantom, Phantom Menace, Phantom Legion, Phantom Red or Phantom Blue.


== Selected results ==
== Selected results ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Date
! Event
! Event
! Published team name
! Published team name
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| NPL Second Division
| NPL Second Division
| Phantom Five
| Phantom Five
| Third in published league table; final season status unconfirmed.[1]
| 3rd in the surviving league table; 18 points [1]
|-
|-
| 1998
| 24–25 October 1998
| [[1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Phantom 5
| Phantom 5
| Ninth, 505 points.[2]
| 9th; 505 points [2]
|-
|-
| 1999
| 23–24 October 1999
| [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Phantom 5 Purple
| Phantom 5 Purple
| Third, 820 points.[3]
| 3rd; 820 points [3]
|-
|-
| 1999
| 23–24 October 1999
| [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Phantom 5 Black
| Phantom 5 Black
| Twelfth, 390 points.[3]
| 12th; 390 points [3]
|-
|-
| 2001
| 21–22 October 2000
| [[2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| Phantom 5
| 659 preliminary points; did not advance to the Division One final [4]
|-
| 25 February 2001
| [[2001 Northland Open]]
| [[2001 Northland Open]]
| Phantom
| Phantom
| Second, 755 points.[6]
| 2nd; 755 points [6]
|-
|-
| 2002
| 27 January 2002
| [[2002 Combat Zone 3-Man]]
| [[2002 Combat Zone 3-Man]]
| Phantom
| Phantom
| Third, 510 points.[7]
| 3rd; 510 points [7]
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| [[Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament|Rotorua Volcanic]]
| [[2002 Northland Open]]
| Phantom
| Phantom
| Sixth in the Cup competition, 425 points.[15]
| 2nd, Division One [8]
|-
| February 2003
| [[2003 Hawke's Bay Triples]]
| Phantom Menace
| 1st; 690 points; defeated Damage Red 100–10 in the final [9]
|-
|-
| 2003
| October 2003
| [[Hawke’s Bay Triples|2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples]]
| Rotorua International Tournament
| Phantom Menace
| Phantom Menace
| First.[9]
| 1st in Pool B after day one; 782 points; did not reach the Cup semi-finals [10]
|-
| October 2003
| Rotorua International Tournament
| Phantom
| 4th in Pool B after day one; 507 points [10]
|-
| October 2003
| Rotorua International Tournament
| Phant: Legion
| 8th of 9 in Pool A after day one; 249 points; entered the Plate competition [10]
|-
|-
| 2004
| February 2004
| [[Hawke’s Bay Triples|2004 Hawke’s Bay Triples]]
| [[2004 Hawke's Bay Triples]]
| Phantom Blue
| Phantom Blue
| Second.[12]
| 2nd [12]
|-
| February 2004
| [[2004 Hawke's Bay Triples]]
| Phantom Red
| 3rd in the preliminary table; 760 points [12]
|-
| February 2004
| [[2004 Hawke's Bay Triples]]
| Phantom Menace
| 510 preliminary points [12]
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| [[2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
| [[2006 Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
| Phantom
| Phantom
| Third in Division One, 3,823 points.[13]
| 3rd, Division One; 3,823 season points [13]
|}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Paintball West]]
 
* [[Menace]]
* [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
* [[Marksmen (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
* [[Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]


== References ==
== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606144228/http://www.paintball.co.nz/div298.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1998 SplatMan Division 2 League'', Paintball.co.nz]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613121455/http://www.paintball.co.nz/npld298.htm ''The 1998 NPL Division 2 League Results'', Paintball.co.nz].
 
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606144228/http://www.paintball.co.nz/div298.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1998 SplatMan Division 2 League'', Paintball.co.nz]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613121455/http://www.paintball.co.nz/npld298.htm ''The 1998 NPL Division 2 League Results'', Paintball.co.nz.]
# [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, October 1998.]
# [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, October 1998.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070413/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats99/ Rob Maddox, ''The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz, October 1999.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070413/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats99/ Rob Maddox, ''The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz, October 1999.]
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# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018151826/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2003/hawkesbay.htm Rob Maddox, ''Hawkes Bay Triples'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2003.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018151826/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2003/hawkesbay.htm Rob Maddox, ''Hawkes Bay Triples'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2003.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218184604/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2003/volcanic.htm Rob Maddox, ''Rotorua International Tournament – Oct 03'', Paintball.co.nz, October 2003.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218184604/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2003/volcanic.htm Rob Maddox, ''Rotorua International Tournament – Oct 03'', Paintball.co.nz, October 2003.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041028072524/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=118.topic Wayne Rolleston, ''Super 10s'', NZ Paintball Message Forum, 14 April–24 June 2003. Archived 28 October 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041028072524/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=118.topic Wayne Rolleston, ''Super 10s'', NZ Paintball Message Forum, 14 April–24 June 2003.] The proposed ten-player event was not confirmed as having taken place.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218194442/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/hb2004.htm Peter Mumby, ''The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218194442/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/hb2004.htm Peter Mumby, ''The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004'', Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011071333/http://p069.ezboard.com/December-super-5s-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=360.topic ''December super 5's scores'', NZ Paintball Message Forum, 4 December 2006.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011071333/http://p069.ezboard.com/December-super-5s-scores/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=360.topic ''December super 5's scores'', NZ Paintball Message Forum, 4 December 2006.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020802163847/http://www.paintball.co.nz/3man-march.htm Rob Maddox, ''Paintball West – 3-Man League'', NZ Paintball Online, March 2002. Archived 2 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020613131436/http://www.paintball.co.nz/volcanic2.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 2002 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament'', NZ Paintball Online, 2002. Archived 13 June 2002.]


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Latest revision as of 08:40, 28 October 2026

Phantom, also recorded as Phantom 5 and Phantom Five, was a New Zealand tournament paintball team documented in competition from 1998 to 2006. The team placed second at the 2001 Northland Open and competed in national, regional and series events under several related squad names.[1][5][6]

Contemporary records also contain the names Phantom 5 Black, Phantom 5 Purple, Phantom Menace, Phantom Red, Phantom Blue and Phantom Legion. Contributor clarification identifies Phantom Menace and Phantom Legion as Phantom-related teams. Phantom Menace subsequently became Menace, although contemporary records also show Phantom and Phantom Menace entering the same tournament as separate squads during the transition.[9][10]

History

[edit]

1998 league

[edit]

Phantom Five competed in the 1998 National Paintball League Second Division programme. A contemporary information page listed Todd Martin as the team's manager. The published league results placed Phantom Five third with 18 points, although the surviving page does not state when the table was last updated or establish that it was a final season classification.[1]

At the 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, Phantom 5 finished ninth with 505 points.[2]

1999 season

[edit]

Phantom 5 entered two squads at the 1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals. Phantom 5 Purple finished third overall with 820 points, behind Paint Contractors and Saints Gold. Phantom 5 Black finished twelfth with 390 points.[3]

The same report identifies Gary of Phantom Five and NeoTech in an event acknowledgement, but does not give his surname or establish a complete playing roster.[3]

2000–2002

[edit]

Phantom 5 scored 659 points in the preliminary stage of the 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, where it was classified in Division One. It did not advance to the four-team divisional final.[4]

The surviving 2001 Valhalla National Rankings record Phantom 5 at the Northland Open, RotoVegas tournament and New Zealand Nationals. The team accumulated 207.8 seven-player ranking points across the season, including 83.9 from the Northland Open.[5]

A contemporary report placed Phantom second at the 2001 Northland Open with 755 points, behind Saints and ahead of Wellington Phoenix.[6]

On 27 January 2002, Phantom finished third at the 2002 Combat Zone 3-Man at Ardmore, Papakura, with 510 points. Saints and GPS finished first and second.[7]

At the 2002 Northland Open, Phantom finished second in Division One, behind Saints.[8]

Phantom Menace

[edit]

Phantom Menace was a related evolution of Phantom. Its first presently documented result is victory at the 2003 Hawke's Bay Triples, held at the Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds in Hastings. The published table gave Phantom Menace 690 points, and the report recorded a 100–10 victory over Damage Red in the final.[9]

At the October 2003 Rotorua International Tournament, Phantom Menace won all its first-day games and led Pool B with 782 points. The tournament report described it as the only team across the two pools to complete the first day without a loss. Its results declined during the second day and it did not reach the Cup semi-finals.[10]

Phantom and Phantom Menace entered that tournament as separate squads. A separate 2003 discussion about a proposed ten-player tournament referred to Phantom 5 and Phantom Menace combining as a Phantoms entry. The discussion records a proposal rather than confirmed participation, but provides further contemporary evidence connecting the two groups.[11]

Contributor clarification states that Phantom Menace subsequently became Menace. Gavin Harrison and Matt Storey are recalled as associated with Phantom Menace, while the later Menace team included former Marksmen players. No dated Phantom Menace roster confirming the individual associations or the exact changeover date has yet been recovered.

The lineage is therefore recorded as Phantom to Phantom Menace and subsequently Menace, without assuming that every Phantom player transferred or that the roster remained unchanged.

Phantom Legion

[edit]

Phantom Legion was another Phantom-related entry at the October 2003 Rotorua International Tournament. The original results table abbreviated its name as Phant: Legion.[10]

Phantom Legion competed separately from Phantom and Phantom Menace. After the first day, it was eighth of the nine teams in Pool A with 249 points and consequently entered the Plate competition. Phantom was fourth in Pool B with 507 points, while Phantom Menace led that pool with 782.[10]

The surviving report does not provide Phantom Legion's final Plate placing, identify its players or establish its home field. Contributor clarification identifies it as part of the wider Phantom group and unrelated to the later team Legion.

Phantom Red and Phantom Blue

[edit]

Phantom Blue and Phantom Red are both documented at the 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples. The preliminary table placed Phantom Blue first with 1,050 points and Phantom Red third with 760. Phantom Menace was also entered separately and scored 510.[12]

The published results identify Fusion as the tournament winner and Phantom Blue as runner-up. The accompanying narrative calls Fusion's final opponent Menace Blue, creating a naming conflict within the same source. The explicit results table is followed here, while the alternative wording is retained as a source discrepancy.[12]

Contributor clarification identifies Phantom Blue and Phantom Red as associated Phantom entries. The inspected documentary sources do not establish their exact rosters or whether they were permanent squads or event-specific entries. Their presently documented activity is limited to the 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples.

2006 Super 5s

[edit]

Phantom finished third in Division One of the 2006 Super 5s season with 3,823 points, behind Menace and XXX and ahead of Saints.[13]

This is the latest confirmed Phantom result currently identified in the inspected New Zealand tournament records. It does not establish when the original team ceased operating.

[edit]
Name Documented relationship Evidence limit
Phantom, Phantom 5 and Phantom Five Alternative names for the same team Used across different seasons and sources
Phantom 5 Purple and Phantom 5 Black Separate Phantom 5 squads at the 1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Complete rosters have not been recovered [3]
Phantom Menace Evolution of Phantom; subsequently became Menace Phantom and Phantom Menace also entered the 2003 Rotorua tournament separately during the transition [9][10]
Phantom Legion Phantom-related squad, printed as Phant: Legion in the 2003 Rotorua results Only one confirmed event appearance and no roster recovered [10]
Phantom Red and Phantom Blue Associated Phantom entries at the 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples Exact roster structure has not been verified [12]
Phantom Fury Appeared in 1999 New Zealand tournament records No inspected source or contributor clarification currently establishes that it belonged to the Phantom organisation
Menace Developed from Phantom Menace and later included former Marksmen players Exact changeover date and complete player transfer have not been documented

Documented people

[edit]
Name Documented or recalled association Evidence limit
Todd Martin Listed manager of Phantom Five on the 1998 NPL Second Division information page Does not establish management in other seasons [1]
Gary Associated with Phantom Five and NeoTech in the 1999 Nationals acknowledgements Surname and playing role not supplied [3]
Wayne Rolleston Associated with Phantom in participant recollection No dated Phantom roster confirming the association has yet been recovered
Gavin Harrison Associated with Phantom Menace in participant recollection No dated Phantom Menace roster confirming the association has yet been recovered
Matt Storey Associated with Phantom Menace in participant recollection No dated Phantom Menace roster confirming the association has yet been recovered

The available records do not establish complete rosters for Phantom, Phantom Menace, Phantom Legion, Phantom Red or Phantom Blue.

Selected results

[edit]
Date Event Published team name Result
1998 NPL Second Division Phantom Five 3rd in the surviving league table; 18 points [1]
24–25 October 1998 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Phantom 5 9th; 505 points [2]
23–24 October 1999 1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Phantom 5 Purple 3rd; 820 points [3]
23–24 October 1999 1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Phantom 5 Black 12th; 390 points [3]
21–22 October 2000 2000 New Zealand Paintball Nationals Phantom 5 659 preliminary points; did not advance to the Division One final [4]
25 February 2001 2001 Northland Open Phantom 2nd; 755 points [6]
27 January 2002 2002 Combat Zone 3-Man Phantom 3rd; 510 points [7]
2002 2002 Northland Open Phantom 2nd, Division One [8]
February 2003 2003 Hawke's Bay Triples Phantom Menace 1st; 690 points; defeated Damage Red 100–10 in the final [9]
October 2003 Rotorua International Tournament Phantom Menace 1st in Pool B after day one; 782 points; did not reach the Cup semi-finals [10]
October 2003 Rotorua International Tournament Phantom 4th in Pool B after day one; 507 points [10]
October 2003 Rotorua International Tournament Phant: Legion 8th of 9 in Pool A after day one; 249 points; entered the Plate competition [10]
February 2004 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples Phantom Blue 2nd [12]
February 2004 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples Phantom Red 3rd in the preliminary table; 760 points [12]
February 2004 2004 Hawke's Bay Triples Phantom Menace 510 preliminary points [12]
2006 2006 Super 5s (New Zealand) Phantom 3rd, Division One; 3,823 season points [13]

See also

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References

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  1. Rob Maddox, The 1998 SplatMan Division 2 League, Paintball.co.nz; The 1998 NPL Division 2 League Results, Paintball.co.nz.
  2. Rob Maddox, The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz, October 1998.
  3. Rob Maddox, The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz, October 1999.
  4. Rob Maddox, The 2000 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz, October 2000.
  5. Mercenaries Star, 2001 Valhalla National Rankings.
  6. Rob Maddox, The 2001 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz, 2001.
  7. Dazz Marshall, Combat Zone 3-Man, Paintball.co.nz, January 2002.
  8. Rob Maddox, The 2002 Northland Paintball Open, Paintball.co.nz, 2002.
  9. Rob Maddox, Hawkes Bay Triples, Paintball.co.nz, February 2003.
  10. Rob Maddox, Rotorua International Tournament – Oct 03, Paintball.co.nz, October 2003.
  11. Wayne Rolleston, Super 10s, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 14 April–24 June 2003. The proposed ten-player event was not confirmed as having taken place.
  12. Peter Mumby, The Hawkes Bay Triples 2004, Paintball.co.nz, February 2004.
  13. December super 5's scores, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 4 December 2006.
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