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Create 2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3 with verified dates and venue, official divisional results and ranking points, semi-professional playoff scores and Menace’s participation.
 
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'''2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3''' was a paintball tournament held on '''2–3 August 2008''' at [[Action Paintball Games]] in '''Rouse Hill, New South Wales'''. It formed part of the [[Australian Super 7s]] series and attracted 16 teams, with participation from Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[1][2]
'''2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3''' was a paintball tournament held on 2–3 August 2008 at [[Action Paintball Games]] in Rouse Hill, New South Wales. Part of the [[2008 Australian Super 7s]], it attracted 16 teams from Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Competition comprised Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur divisions.[1][3]


Bad Company won the professional division, Bitchin won the semi-professional division and Virus won the amateur division.[3]
Bad Company won the Professional division, Bitchin won Semi-Professional and Virus won Amateur.[2]
 
== Event details ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! Details
|-
| Series || [[Australian Super 7s]]
|-
| Season || [[2008 Australian Super 7s|2008]]
|-
| Round || 3
|-
| Dates || 2–3 August 2008
|-
| Venue || [[Action Paintball Games]], Rouse Hill, New South Wales
|-
| Divisions || Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur
|-
| Teams || 16
|}
 
The dates and venue appear in the archived official calendar and are corroborated by a contemporary report published on 7 August 2008.[1][3]


== Results ==
== Results ==
 
The tables combine the official round placings with the Round 3 points recorded in the organiser's season rankings. Points are series ranking points, not match scores. A dash indicates that a final placing was not explicitly stated in the published round results.[2]
The following placings were published by the organisers. Ranking points contributed to the season championship and are separate from individual game scores.[3]


=== Professional ===
=== Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Confirmed placing !! Team !! Round points
! Team
|-
! Ranking points
| 1 || Bad Company || 50
|-
| 2 || Hostile Intentions || 46
|-
|-
| 1
| 3 || Sydney SWAT || 44
| Bad Company
| 50
|-
|-
| 2
| 4 || TNT || 42
| Hostile Intentions
| 46
|-
|-
| 3
| — || Menace || 30
| [[Sydney SWAT]]
| 44
|-
|-
| 4
| — || East Coast Raiderz || 28
| TNT
| 42
|}
|}


The official standings also record [[Menace]] earning 30 ranking points and East Coast Raiderz earning 28 at this round.[3]
The official results identify Sydney SWAT in the round placings and shorten the name to SWAT in the season rankings.[2]
 
=== Semi-professional ===


=== Semi-Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Confirmed placing !! Team !! Round points
! Team
! Ranking points
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || Bitchin || 50
| Bitchin
| 50
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || A9X || 46
| A9X
| 46
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Uprising || 44
| Uprising
| 44
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || Apocalypse || 42
| Apocalypse
|-
| 42
| — || Distortion || 30
|-
| — || Marksmen || 28
|}
|}


Bitchin defeated A9X '''2–1''' in the final. Uprising defeated Apocalypse '''2–1''' in the third-place playoff, having lost its semi-final to A9X in two straight games.[2]
A9X defeated Uprising in two straight games in their best-of-three semi-final. Bitchin defeated Apocalypse in the other semi-final before beating A9X 2–1 in the final. Uprising defeated Apocalypse 2–1 in the third-place play-off.[3]
 
The official standings additionally record Distortion earning 30 ranking points and Marksmen earning 28.[3]
 
=== Division 3 — Amateur ===


=== Amateur ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Confirmed placing !! Team !! Round points
! Team
! Ranking points
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || Virus || 50
| Virus
| 50
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || SWAT Kids || 46
| SWAT Kids
| 46
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || Shenanigans || 44
| Shenanigans
|-
| 44
| — || Marksmen Recon || 42
|}
|}


Marksmen Recon also received 42 ranking points at this round.[3]
The official round results spell the third-placed team's name Shenanigans; the season rankings use Shenannigans.[2]


== New Zealand participation ==
== See also ==
 
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
[[Menace]], identified by the series organisers as a New Zealand team, competed in the professional division.[3][4] Its 30 ranking points brought its season total after three rounds to 110.[3]
* [[2008 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2]]
* [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 4]]


== References ==
== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930092819/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Schedule.aspx Super 7s Paintball Tournament Series — official 2008 schedule, archived 30 September 2008].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930092809/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Results.aspx Super 7s Paintball Tournament Series — current results and 2008 team rankings, archived 30 September 2008].
# [https://region.com.au/congratulations-to-uprising-for-3rd-place-in-semi-pro-division-rd-3-2008-australian-s7s-series/8296/ benno1, “Congratulations to UPRISING for 3rd place in semi-pro division, Rd 3 – 2008 Australian S7s series”, Region Canberra, 7 August 2008].


# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719060756/http://www.super7spaintball.com/page9.html Australian Super 7s, “Dates & Locations”, 2008 calendar. Archived 19 July 2008.]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Australia]]
# [https://region.com.au/congratulations-to-uprising-for-3rd-place-in-semi-pro-division-rd-3-2008-australian-s7s-series/8296/ benno1, “Congratulations to UPRISING for 3rd place in semi-pro division, Rd 3 – 2008 Australian S7s series”, 7 August 2008, preserved by Region Canberra.]
[[Category:Paintball in New South Wales]]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081221005620/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Results.aspx Australian Super 7s, “Current Results”: Round 3 placings and cumulative rankings after three rounds. Archived 21 December 2008.]
[[Category:2000s in Australian paintball]]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080214101629/http://www.super7spaintball.com/ Australian Super 7s, official homepage identifying “New Zealand’s Menace”. Archived 14 February 2008.]
[[Category:2000s in paintball]]
 
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Oceania]]
[[Category:Paintball in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 13:32, 1 November 2026

2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3 was a paintball tournament held on 2–3 August 2008 at Action Paintball Games in Rouse Hill, New South Wales. Part of the 2008 Australian Super 7s, it attracted 16 teams from Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Competition comprised Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur divisions.[1][3]

Bad Company won the Professional division, Bitchin won Semi-Professional and Virus won Amateur.[2]

Event details

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Item Details
Series Australian Super 7s
Season 2008
Round 3
Dates 2–3 August 2008
Venue Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
Divisions Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur
Teams 16

The dates and venue appear in the archived official calendar and are corroborated by a contemporary report published on 7 August 2008.[1][3]

Results

[edit]

The tables combine the official round placings with the Round 3 points recorded in the organiser's season rankings. Points are series ranking points, not match scores. A dash indicates that a final placing was not explicitly stated in the published round results.[2]

Professional

[edit]
Confirmed placing Team Round points
1 Bad Company 50
2 Hostile Intentions 46
3 Sydney SWAT 44
4 TNT 42
— Menace 30
— East Coast Raiderz 28

The official results identify Sydney SWAT in the round placings and shorten the name to SWAT in the season rankings.[2]

Semi-Professional

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Confirmed placing Team Round points
1 Bitchin 50
2 A9X 46
3 Uprising 44
4 Apocalypse 42
— Distortion 30
— Marksmen 28

A9X defeated Uprising in two straight games in their best-of-three semi-final. Bitchin defeated Apocalypse in the other semi-final before beating A9X 2–1 in the final. Uprising defeated Apocalypse 2–1 in the third-place play-off.[3]

Amateur

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Confirmed placing Team Round points
1 Virus 50
2 SWAT Kids 46
3 Shenanigans 44
— Marksmen Recon 42

The official round results spell the third-placed team's name Shenanigans; the season rankings use Shenannigans.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. Super 7s Paintball Tournament Series — official 2008 schedule, archived 30 September 2008.
  2. Super 7s Paintball Tournament Series — current results and 2008 team rankings, archived 30 September 2008.
  3. benno1, “Congratulations to UPRISING for 3rd place in semi-pro division, Rd 3 – 2008 Australian S7s series”, Region Canberra, 7 August 2008.