Final Impact (New Zealand Paintball Team): Difference between revisions
Created a separate article for the Final Impact tournament team after confirming that the existing Final Impact (Hamilton) article covers the associated indoor field. Identified the team as the Hamilton field entry and Hugo Kappes as captain based on contributor clarification, supported by contemporary and official records identifying Hugo as the field operator and Hugo Rowland Kappes as a director of Final Impact Limited. Added the team’s confirmed Plate runner-up result at the 2004 Auckland Qu |
Updated the existing Final Impact team article while keeping it separate from the associated Hamilton field article. Retained the team's 2004 Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball Plate runner-up result and the contributor identification of Hugo Kappes as captain. Added the documented later Kappes association with Pirates without merging the two team identities, distinguished Final Impact from Wellington Impact, and removed the non-existent Hamilton paintball teams category. No unsupported prelimi |
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'''Final Impact''' was a Hamilton-based New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team associated with the [[Final Impact (Hamilton)|Final Impact indoor paintball field]]. | '''Final Impact''' was a Hamilton-based New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team associated with the [[Final Impact (Hamilton)|Final Impact indoor paintball field]]. | ||
The team was distinct from | The team finished second in the Plate competition at the [[2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]]. Contributor identification names the field's operator, Hugo Kappes, as the team's captain.[1][2][3] | ||
Final Impact was distinct from the Wellington team [[Impact (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Impact]] and other paintball teams using the same generic word. | |||
== Field association == | == Field association == | ||
A contemporary | A contemporary field review identified Final Impact as an indoor paintball venue at 46 Northway Street, Te Rapa, Hamilton. The review identified its operator as Hugo.[2] | ||
The New Zealand Companies Register identifies Hugo Rowland Kappes as a director of Final Impact Limited.[3] Contributor identification confirms that the tournament entry represented the Hamilton field and that Kappes captained the team. | |||
The recovered tournament report does not provide a complete Final Impact roster. No other players are assigned to the team without supporting evidence. | |||
Contributor | Kappes was later listed beneath [[Pirates (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Pirates]] in a roster post preserved in the 2007 Auckland Super 5s discussion.[4] Contributor clarification identifies Pirates as related to Final Impact through Kappes's involvement. The available evidence does not establish that Final Impact and Pirates were the same team, and their tournament histories remain separate. | ||
== 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball == | == 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball == | ||
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Final Impact competed at the 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball, held at Kumeu over Queen’s Birthday weekend. Thirteen teams attended from Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and the South Island.[1] | Final Impact competed at the 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball, held at Kumeu over Queen’s Birthday weekend. Thirteen teams attended from Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and the South Island.[1] | ||
Final Impact qualified for the Plate competition alongside Vicious, Havoc and HSR. | Final Impact qualified for the Plate competition alongside Vicious, Havoc and HSR.[1] | ||
The team reached the Plate final, where it was defeated by HSR. Final Impact therefore finished second in the Plate competition.[1] | |||
The contemporary report does not provide Final Impact's preliminary score, the final's match score or a playing roster. | |||
== Tournament results == | == Tournament results == | ||
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| 2004 | | 2004 | ||
| [[2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]] | | [[2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]] | ||
| Plate | | 2nd, Plate competition.[1] | ||
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== Documented personnel == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Name | |||
! Documented involvement | |||
|- | |||
| Hugo Kappes | |||
| Operator of the associated Final Impact field and director of Final Impact Limited; identified by a contributor as the tournament team's captain.[2][3] | |||
|} | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Final Impact (Hamilton)]] | |||
* [[Pirates (New Zealand Paintball Team)]] | |||
* [[Impact (New Zealand Paintball Team)]] | |||
* [[2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball]] | |||
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041012125821/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/qbw2004.htm | # [https://web.archive.org/web/20041012125821/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/qbw2004.htm Rob Maddox, “The 2004 Queen's Birthday Event”]. ''Paintball.co.nz'', June 2004. | ||
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041012130153/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/fimpact.htm | # [https://web.archive.org/web/20041012130153/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/fimpact.htm Paul “Spider” McKay, “Field Review: Final Impact”]. ''NZ Paintball Online'', 2004. | ||
# [https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1386200 Final Impact Limited | # [https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1386200 Final Impact Limited, company number 1386200]. New Zealand Companies Register. | ||
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218070622/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=703 “Auckland Super 5s Series Thread”]. NZ P8NT, 2007. Roster post listing Hugo Kappes beneath Pirates. | |||
[[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]] | [[Category:New Zealand paintball teams]] | ||
[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]] | [[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:52, 29 October 2026
Final Impact was a Hamilton-based New Zealand competitive paintball team associated with the Final Impact indoor paintball field.
The team finished second in the Plate competition at the 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball. Contributor identification names the field's operator, Hugo Kappes, as the team's captain.[1][2][3]
Final Impact was distinct from the Wellington team Impact and other paintball teams using the same generic word.
Field association
[edit]A contemporary field review identified Final Impact as an indoor paintball venue at 46 Northway Street, Te Rapa, Hamilton. The review identified its operator as Hugo.[2]
The New Zealand Companies Register identifies Hugo Rowland Kappes as a director of Final Impact Limited.[3] Contributor identification confirms that the tournament entry represented the Hamilton field and that Kappes captained the team.
The recovered tournament report does not provide a complete Final Impact roster. No other players are assigned to the team without supporting evidence.
Kappes was later listed beneath Pirates in a roster post preserved in the 2007 Auckland Super 5s discussion.[4] Contributor clarification identifies Pirates as related to Final Impact through Kappes's involvement. The available evidence does not establish that Final Impact and Pirates were the same team, and their tournament histories remain separate.
2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball
[edit]Final Impact competed at the 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball, held at Kumeu over Queen’s Birthday weekend. Thirteen teams attended from Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and the South Island.[1]
Final Impact qualified for the Plate competition alongside Vicious, Havoc and HSR.[1]
The team reached the Plate final, where it was defeated by HSR. Final Impact therefore finished second in the Plate competition.[1]
The contemporary report does not provide Final Impact's preliminary score, the final's match score or a playing roster.
Tournament results
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball | 2nd, Plate competition.[1] |
Documented personnel
[edit]| Name | Documented involvement |
|---|---|
| Hugo Kappes | Operator of the associated Final Impact field and director of Final Impact Limited; identified by a contributor as the tournament team's captain.[2][3] |
See also
[edit]- Final Impact (Hamilton)
- Pirates (New Zealand Paintball Team)
- Impact (New Zealand Paintball Team)
- 2004 Auckland Queen’s Birthday Superball
- Paintball in New Zealand
References
[edit]- Rob Maddox, “The 2004 Queen's Birthday Event”. Paintball.co.nz, June 2004.
- Paul “Spider” McKay, “Field Review: Final Impact”. NZ Paintball Online, 2004.
- Final Impact Limited, company number 1386200. New Zealand Companies Register.
- “Auckland Super 5s Series Thread”. NZ P8NT, 2007. Roster post listing Hugo Kappes beneath Pirates.