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Create Running With Scissors team article with verified 2005 Hamilton round wins and a separate account of the mixed squad using its name in Canada in 2007.
 
Moved the article to Running With Scissors (New Zealand Paintball Team) to follow the standard country-qualified team naming convention. Expanded the team's verified victories in the first two rounds of the 2005 Hamilton 3x Series, including its 14.35-second game against Eyeon. Clarified that the published 20 points represented interim standings rather than a confirmed final series championship. Retained the 2007 Canadian entry as a locally assembled mixed squad using the team name, not as a ful
 
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'''Running With Scissors''' was a New Zealand paintball team documented in three-player competition in 2005. It won the first two rounds of the [[2005 Hamilton 3x Series]]. [1][2]
{{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}
 
'''Running With Scissors''', also styled '''Running with Scissors''', was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team documented in three-player competition during 2005. It won the first two rounds of the [[2005 Hamilton 3x Series]].[1][2]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Hamilton 3x Series, 2005 ===
=== Hamilton 3x Series ===
Running With Scissors finished first among twelve teams in the opening Hamilton 3x round on 10 July 2005, scoring 989 points ahead of Monkeys and Karnage. [1]
 
Running With Scissors finished first among 12 teams in the opening round of the 2005 Hamilton 3x Series on 10 July. The team scored 989 points, finishing ahead of Monkeys and Karnage.[1]
 
The team won the second round on 11 September with 810 points, ahead of [[Wellington Hybrid]] and Monkeys. The published standings following the event placed Running With Scissors at the top of the series with 20 points.[2]
 
These were interim standings published after Round 2 rather than a confirmed final season championship result. No completed third-round result or final championship table has been recovered.
 
The organiser also credited Running With Scissors' game against Eyeon as the fastest completed game of Round 2, with a flag hang after 14.35 seconds.[2]
 
=== Use of the name in Canada ===
 
In March 2007, a New Zealand player using the forum name '''ST4T''' and signing his report as '''Stat''' competed under the Running With Scissors name at [[2007 Spring Fever (Vernon)|Spring Fever]] in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.[3]
 
Stat played alongside two Canadian players whom he had not previously met. According to his contemporary participant account, the mixed squad entered the semi-finals in first place, won both semi-final games and then lost both games in the final to finish second in the rookie division.[3]
 
The Vernon entry was a locally assembled mixed squad using the Running With Scissors name. The source does not establish that the two Canadian players became members of the New Zealand team or that the team's regular New Zealand roster travelled to Canada.[3]


The team won the second round on 11 September with 810 points, ahead of [[Wellington Hybrid|Hybrid]] and Monkeys. The standings published after that event placed Running With Scissors at the top of the series with 20 points. These were interim standings rather than a final season championship result. [2]
== Documented personnel ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Documented association
|-
| Stat
| New Zealand player who used the forum account `ST4T`; competed under the Running With Scissors name at the 2007 Spring Fever tournament in Canada.[3]
|}
No complete New Zealand roster has been recovered.
== Tournament results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Date
! Event
! Tournament
! Placing
! Entry
! Event score
! Result
|-
|-
| 10 July 2005
| 10 July 2005
| [[2005 Hamilton 3x Series|Hamilton 3x Series — Round 1]]
| [[2005 Hamilton 3x Series]], Round 1
| 1st
| Running with Scissors
| 989
| 1st of 12 teams — 989 points[1]
|-
|-
| 11 September 2005
| 11 September 2005
| [[2005 Hamilton 3x Series|Hamilton 3x Series — Round 2]]
| [[2005 Hamilton 3x Series]], Round 2
| 1st
| Running With Scissors
| 810
| 1st of 11 teams — 810 points[2]
|-
| March 2007
| [[2007 Spring Fever (Vernon)]], rookie division
| Running With Scissors
| Runner-up; mixed entry consisting of one New Zealand player and two locally recruited Canadian players[3]
|}
|}


=== Use of the team name in Canada, 2007 ===
== See also ==
In March 2007, a New Zealand player posting as ST4T and signing as Stat reported competing under the Running With Scissors name at [[2007 Spring Fever (Vernon)|Spring Fever]] in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. He played alongside two Canadian players whom he had not previously met and acknowledged his teammates back in New Zealand. [3]


According to his account, the mixed squad finished second in the rookie division after winning both semi-final games and losing both games in the final. This was a locally assembled squad using the name, rather than a documented appearance by the team's New Zealand lineup. [3]
* [[2005 Hamilton 3x Series]]
* [[2007 Spring Fever (Vernon)]]
* [[Wellington Hybrid]]


== References ==
== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060109075103/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=287.topic 3x Results for Round 1], NZ Paintball message board, results posted on 10 July 2005. Archived on 9 January 2006.
 
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193604/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=15 3x Series, Round 2], NZ P8NT forum, event announcement dated 1 August 2005 and results posted on 12 September 2005. Archived on 7 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20060109075103/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=287.topic 3x Results for Round 1]. NZ Paintball message board, results posted 10 July 2005.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011085630/http://p069.ezboard.com/Team-Running-With-Scissors-NZ-take-2nd-in-Vernon-/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=368.topic Team Running With Scissors (NZ) take 2nd in Vernon], NZ Paintball message board, participant report posted on 27 March 2007. Archived on 11 October 2007.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193604/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=15 3x Series, Round 2]. ''NZ P8NT'', August–September 2005. Results posted 12 September 2005.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011085630/http://p069.ezboard.com/Team-Running-With-Scissors-NZ-take-2nd-in-Vernon-/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=368.topic Team Running With Scissors (NZ) take 2nd in Vernon]. NZ Paintball message board, participant report posted 27 March 2007.


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Latest revision as of 09:15, 28 October 2026

Running With Scissors, also styled Running with Scissors, was a New Zealand competitive paintball team documented in three-player competition during 2005. It won the first two rounds of the 2005 Hamilton 3x Series.[1][2]

History

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Hamilton 3x Series

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Running With Scissors finished first among 12 teams in the opening round of the 2005 Hamilton 3x Series on 10 July. The team scored 989 points, finishing ahead of Monkeys and Karnage.[1]

The team won the second round on 11 September with 810 points, ahead of Wellington Hybrid and Monkeys. The published standings following the event placed Running With Scissors at the top of the series with 20 points.[2]

These were interim standings published after Round 2 rather than a confirmed final season championship result. No completed third-round result or final championship table has been recovered.

The organiser also credited Running With Scissors' game against Eyeon as the fastest completed game of Round 2, with a flag hang after 14.35 seconds.[2]

Use of the name in Canada

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In March 2007, a New Zealand player using the forum name ST4T and signing his report as Stat competed under the Running With Scissors name at Spring Fever in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.[3]

Stat played alongside two Canadian players whom he had not previously met. According to his contemporary participant account, the mixed squad entered the semi-finals in first place, won both semi-final games and then lost both games in the final to finish second in the rookie division.[3]

The Vernon entry was a locally assembled mixed squad using the Running With Scissors name. The source does not establish that the two Canadian players became members of the New Zealand team or that the team's regular New Zealand roster travelled to Canada.[3]

Documented personnel

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Name Documented association
Stat New Zealand player who used the forum account `ST4T`; competed under the Running With Scissors name at the 2007 Spring Fever tournament in Canada.[3]

No complete New Zealand roster has been recovered.

Tournament results

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Date Tournament Entry Result
10 July 2005 2005 Hamilton 3x Series, Round 1 Running with Scissors 1st of 12 teams — 989 points[1]
11 September 2005 2005 Hamilton 3x Series, Round 2 Running With Scissors 1st of 11 teams — 810 points[2]
March 2007 2007 Spring Fever (Vernon), rookie division Running With Scissors Runner-up; mixed entry consisting of one New Zealand player and two locally recruited Canadian players[3]

See also

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References

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  1. 3x Results for Round 1. NZ Paintball message board, results posted 10 July 2005.
  2. 3x Series, Round 2. NZ P8NT, August–September 2005. Results posted 12 September 2005.
  3. Team Running With Scissors (NZ) take 2nd in Vernon. NZ Paintball message board, participant report posted 27 March 2007.
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