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New Zealand tournament paintball team

Smash and Grab, also recorded as Smash n Grab, was a New Zealand competitive paintball team documented between 2004 and 2006.

The team finished second in the Cup competition at the 2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament. It was later listed among the paid entries for a Wellington tournament planned for Easter 2006, although its participation in that event has not been confirmed.[1][2]

Smash and Grab was distinct from the earlier Phantom-associated team Smash, which was documented between 2002 and 2003.

Tournament history

2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament

Smash and Grab competed at the 2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament, held at Rotorua International Stadium over Labour Weekend. Twenty-three teams competed across two airball fields before being divided into Cup and Plate competitions.[1]

In the Cup semi-finals, Smash and Grab defeated Raiderz. The team then faced the Australian team Sydney SWAT in a best-of-three final.[1]

Smash and Grab and Sydney SWAT each won one of the first two games. Sydney SWAT won the deciding game, giving Smash and Grab second place in the Cup.[1]

The report does not provide numerical game scores, Smash and Grab's preliminary total or a complete team roster.

The recorded Cup placings were:

Position	Team
1	Sydney SWAT
2	Smash and Grab
3	Menace
4	Raiderz

Wellington Easter 2006

Contemporary planning records for the Wellington Easter 2006 tournament listed Smash n Grab among the teams that had paid. The event was planned for the Grenada North playing fields.[2][3]

The paid-entry list establishes registration, not confirmed participation. No readable final result, match record or roster for Smash n Grab has been recovered. The team should therefore not be presented as a confirmed competitor at the completed event.

Relationship with Smash

The earlier team Smash appeared in three-player competition during 2002 and was recorded as Smash (Phantom) in 2003. That parenthetical form explicitly associates the earlier team with Phantom.[4]

Smash and Grab appeared later, in 2004 and 2006. Contributor clarification identifies Smash and Grab as a different team from the earlier Smash identity.

No shared roster, contemporary continuity statement or other evidence connecting the two teams has been recovered. Their histories should remain separate.

Tournament record

Year	Tournament	Published entry	Result or status
2004	2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament	Smash and Grab	2nd, Cup competition.[1]
2006	Wellington Easter tournament	Smash n Grab	Paid registration; participation and result not confirmed.[2]

References

Rob Maddox, “The Rotorua Event: 2004”. Paintball.co.nz, October 2004.
“Where we are up to with Easter”. NZ P8NT, March 2006.
“Easter tournament 2006”. NZ P8NT, 2006.
“2003 Hawke's Bay Triples results”. Paintball.co.nz, 2003.

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 {{Short description|New Zealand tournament paintball team}}
-'''Smash and Grab''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team documented at the [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament]], where it finished second in the Cup competition. The team was later listed as '''Smash n Grab''' in paid-entry records for a Wellington tournament planned for Easter 2006.[1][2]
+'''Smash and Grab''', also recorded as '''Smash n Grab''', was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team documented between 2004 and 2006.
-Smash and Grab is treated as distinct from the earlier three-player entry '''Smash''', which appeared in 2002 and as ''Smash (Phantom)'' in 2003. A contributor familiar with the New Zealand teams identifies the first three Smash records as one Phantom-associated identity and regards the later Smash and Grab records as a different team. No shared roster or contemporary continuity statement connecting the two identities has been recovered.
+The team finished second in the Cup competition at the [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]. It was later listed among the paid entries for a Wellington tournament planned for Easter 2006, although its participation in that event has not been confirmed.[1][2]
+Smash and Grab was distinct from the earlier Phantom-associated team [[Smash (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Smash]], which was documented between 2002 and 2003.
 == Tournament history ==
-=== 2004 Rotorua tournament ===
+=== 2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament ===
+Smash and Grab competed at the 2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament, held at Rotorua International Stadium over Labour Weekend. Twenty-three teams competed across two airball fields before being divided into Cup and Plate competitions.[1]
+In the Cup semi-finals, Smash and Grab defeated [[Raiderz (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Raiderz]]. The team then faced the Australian team [[Sydney SWAT]] in a best-of-three final.[1]
+Smash and Grab and Sydney SWAT each won one of the first two games. Sydney SWAT won the deciding game, giving Smash and Grab second place in the Cup.[1]
+The report does not provide numerical game scores, Smash and Grab's preliminary total or a complete team roster.
-Smash and Grab competed at the 2004 Rotorua tournament, held at Rotorua International Stadium over Labour Weekend. Twenty-three teams competed across two airball fields before being divided into Cup and Plate competitions.[1]
+The recorded Cup placings were:
-In the Cup semi-finals, Smash and Grab defeated Raiderz. The team then faced the Australian team Sydney SWAT in a best-of-three final. The teams won one game each before Sydney SWAT won the deciding game, giving Smash and Grab second place in the Cup. The report does not provide numerical scores, a complete roster or the team's pool-stage total.[1]
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Position
+! Team
+|-
+| 1
+| [[Sydney SWAT]]
+|-
+| 2
+| '''Smash and Grab'''
+|-
+| 3
+| [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]
+|-
+| 4
+| [[Raiderz (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Raiderz]]
+|}
 === Wellington Easter 2006 ===
-Contemporary planning records for the Wellington Easter 2006 tournament listed ''Smash n Grab'' among the teams that had paid. The event was planned for the Grenada North playing fields.[2][3]
+Contemporary planning records for the Wellington Easter 2006 tournament listed '''Smash n Grab''' among the teams that had paid. The event was planned for the Grenada North playing fields.[2][3]
+The paid-entry list establishes registration, not confirmed participation. No readable final result, match record or roster for Smash n Grab has been recovered. The team should therefore not be presented as a confirmed competitor at the completed event.
+== Relationship with Smash ==
+The earlier team Smash appeared in three-player competition during 2002 and was recorded as '''Smash (Phantom)''' in 2003. That parenthetical form explicitly associates the earlier team with [[Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Phantom]].[4]
+Smash and Grab appeared later, in 2004 and 2006. Contributor clarification identifies Smash and Grab as a different team from the earlier Smash identity.
-The paid-entry record establishes registration but not participation. No readable final result or roster for Smash n Grab has been recovered, so the team is not listed as a confirmed competitor at the event.
+No shared roster, contemporary continuity statement or other evidence connecting the two teams has been recovered. Their histories should remain separate.
-== Tournament results ==
+== Tournament record ==
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 ! Year
 ! Tournament
+! Published entry
 ! Result or status
 |-
 | 2004
 | [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
-| Cup runner-up[1]
+| Smash and Grab
+| 2nd, Cup competition.[1]
 |-
 | 2006
 | Wellington Easter tournament
-| Paid entry; participation and result not confirmed[2]
+| Smash n Grab
+| Paid registration; participation and result not confirmed.[2]
 |}
+== See also ==
+* [[Smash (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
+* [[2004 Rotorua Paintball Tournament]]
+* [[Sydney SWAT]]
+* [[Raiderz (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
+* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218174533/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/roto2004.htm The Rotorua Event: 2004]. Rob Maddox, ''paintball.co.nz'', October 2004. Contemporary event report and Cup results.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218174533/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/roto2004.htm Rob Maddox, “The Rotorua Event: 2004”]. ''Paintball.co.nz'', October 2004.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218112017/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=237 Where we are up to with Easter]. NZ P8NT forum, March 2006. Organisational update and paid-entry list.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218112017/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=237 “Where we are up to with Easter”]. NZ P8NT, March 2006.
-# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218085617/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=97 Easter tournament 2006]. NZ P8NT forum, 2006. Venue planning and confirmation.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218085617/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=97 “Easter tournament 2006”]. NZ P8NT, 2006.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/20040829210242/http://www.paintball.co.nz/triples2003.htm “2003 Hawke's Bay Triples results”]. ''Paintball.co.nz'', 2003.
 [[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]]
 [[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]

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