XXX (New Zealand Paintball Team)

New Zealand tournament paintball team

XXX, also rendered as Triple X, xXx and XXX (triple X), was a New Zealand competitive paintball team documented from 2005 to 2007.

The team finished second in Division One of the 2006 Super 5s, won the final round of that season and placed second in the professional division at the 2007 Northland Open.[3][7]

Tournament history

2005 season

XXX was listed as a confirmed entrant before the 2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball. A contemporary pre-event discussion stated that several Menace players would compete for XXX, but did not identify those players by name.[4]

A retrospective account of the 2005 New Zealand ranking series placed XXX fourth at the Kumeu tournament with 40 ranking points. Overseas teams Sydney SWAT and Sydney Shock occupied the first two tournament positions but did not receive New Zealand ranking points.[1]

XXX consequently shared fourth place in the two-event season ranking with HSR, with each team recording 40 ranking points. These standings come from a retrospective account by a participating organiser rather than a recovered official results sheet.[1]

2006 season

On 6 February 2006, a participant reported that XXX finished fourth in an eight-team, five-player tournament at an indoor Auckland venue. Kaos and Snipers were reported as joint winners, followed by Legion and XXX.[5]

The surviving discussion is titled Northland open, but the report identifies an Auckland venue. The event is therefore not presented as a confirmed edition of the Northland Open.

At the Auckland Queen's Birthday tournament in June, a contemporary report placed XXX third, behind Addicted and Saints and ahead of Phantom. The contributor explicitly described the order as being recalled from memory and rendered the team name as XXX (triple X).[2]

XXX won the final round of the 2006 Super 5s with 895 points, ahead of Menace on 788 and Legion on 725.[3]

The team finished second in the season's Division One standings with 7,533 championship points. Menace won the division with 8,688 points, while Phantom and Saints placed third and fourth.[3]

2007 Northland Open

XXX competed in the 2007 Northland Open, held at A Paintball Adventure in Papakura on 4 February. Eight teams attended the five-player tournament.[7]

Menace won the professional division, followed by XXX, Legion and Foundation. Sinista won the amateur division.[7]

A correction posted in the contemporary results discussion identified Wouter of XXX as the tournament's Player of the Day.[7] The source establishes his association with XXX at this event but does not provide his surname or a complete team roster.

2007 Super 5s

At the opening round of the 2007 Auckland Super 5s on 25 February, XXX finished second in Division One with 816 points. Legion won the division with 913 points.[8]

XXX placed third with 622 points at the second round on 25 March, behind Menace and Legion.[9] Its cumulative score after two rounds was 1,438 points.[9]

An organiser's cumulative table published in July continued to list XXX with 1,438 points. A reply posted in the same discussion stated that XXX no longer existed.[6]

The team does not appear in the recovered April, June, July or August round results. The evidence therefore documents competition through March 2007 and records a contemporary statement that the team was no longer operating by July. It does not establish the precise date or circumstances in which the team ended.

Name and players

Contemporary sources use the forms XXX, xXx, Triple X and XXX (triple X). These forms refer to the same New Zealand team.

The 2005 Queen's Birthday discussion stated that several Menace players were playing for XXX, but did not identify them or establish that XXX was formally a Menace squad.[4]

A 2007 roster discussion included a heading for XXX without listing any names beneath it.[6] No verified complete roster has been recovered.

Player	Documented involvement
Wouter	Identified as an XXX player and named Player of the Day at the 2007 Northland Open.[7]

Selected tournament results

Date	Tournament	Published entry	Recorded result
June 2005	2005 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball	XXX	4th at the tournament; 40 ranking points.[1]
2005	New Zealand tournament ranking series	XXX	Equal 4th with HSR; 40 ranking points.[1]
6 February 2006	Five-player indoor Auckland tournament	XXX	4th of eight teams.[5]
June 2006	Auckland Queen's Birthday tournament	XXX (triple X)	Reported 3rd; order recalled from memory.[2]
December 2006	Super 5s final round	XXX	1st; 895 points.[3]
2006	Super 5s, Division One	XXX	2nd; 7,533 championship points.[3]
4 February 2007	2007 Northland Open	XXX	2nd, professional division.[7]
25 February 2007	Auckland Super 5s, Round 1	XXX	2nd, Division One; 816 points.[8]
25 March 2007	Auckland Super 5s, Round 2	XXX	3rd; 622 points.[9]

See also

• Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)
• Super 5s (New Zealand)
• Northland Open
• Paintball in New Zealand

References

1. Dannefaerd, “rankings”. NZ P8NT, 1 May 2006. Retrospective account of the 2005 New Zealand ranking series.
2. Burnt Toast, “Queens birthday in Auckland”. NZ P8NT, 5 June 2006. Top-four order reported from memory.
3. “December Super 5s scores”. NZ Paintball Message Forum, results posted 4 December 2006.
4. “Queen's Birthday — who's coming?”. NZ Paintball Message Forum, 28 April–3 May 2005.
5. Big SY, “Northland open”. NZ P8NT, 6 February 2006.
6. “Auckland Super 5's Series Thread”. NZ P8NT, July 2007.
7. “Northland scores”. NZ Paintball Message Forum, results posted 5 February 2007.
8. “Super 5s Round 1 scores”. NZ Paintball Message Forum, February 2007.
9. “Round 2 Super 5s scores”. NZ Paintball Message Forum, March 2007.