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BOP Blast (New Zealand Paintball Team)

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BOP Blast is a New Zealand paintball team documented in PBLeagues tournament results during 2015 and in published Arena Paintball draws and standings during 2025 and 2026.[1][6][7][8] Its PBLeagues profile recorded its hometown as “BOP”.[1]

Tournament history

2015 SAPC Race Series

BOP Blast competed in Open X-Ball at the first two 2015 South Auckland Paintball Club (SAPC) Race Series events. It finished seventh at the opening event on 31 January–1 February and fifth at the second event on 11–12 April.[2][3]

2017 registration

BOP Blast was listed among the registered teams for 2017 New Zealand Local Series Event 1, scheduled for 12 February 2017 at Aces High Paintball in Palmerston North. The entry was in Division 4 5-man. The registration record does not establish attendance or a final placing.[4][5]

2025 Arena events

BOP Blast was listed in Pool B of the March event in the 2025 Arena programme, alongside Ballistics Unit, Surge, Crisis, Lumber Jacks and Immortal Knights.[7]

It also appeared in the Round 2 draw for the 31 May–1 June event.[8]

2026 Arena series

BOP Blast appeared in Pool B of the 2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race and Pool A of the 2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race.[9][10]

A standings update dated 12 July 2026, preserved in a mirror of Arena Paintball’s social media posts, listed BOP Blast seventh after two rounds of its 2026 series, with 262 points.[6]

Recorded results

Date Event or series Division Result
31 January–1 February 2015 2015 SAPC Race Series Event 1 Open X-Ball 7th[2]
11–12 April 2015 2015 SAPC Race Series Event 2 Open X-Ball 5th[3]
12 July 2026 standings update Arena Paintball series Not specified 7th after two rounds; 262 points[6]

References

  1. PBLeagues — BOP Blast, team profile and tournament history.
  2. PBLeagues — SAPC D4 & Open Event 1, 2015, placings.
  3. PBLeagues — SAPC D4 & Open Event 2, 2015, placings.
  4. PBLeagues — NZLS Event 1, Aces High Paintball, registered teams.
  5. PBLeagues — NZLS Event 1, Aces High Paintball, event information.
  6. Arena Paintball — Series points after Round 2, 12 July 2026. Organiser’s Facebook post reproduced by FindGlocal.
  7. Arena Paintball — March pools, Facebook, 20 March 2025.
  8. Arena Paintball — Round 2 draw, Facebook, 17 May 2025.
  9. Arena Paintball — Easter pools and draw, Facebook, 23 March 2026.
  10. Arena Paintball — Matariki pools and draw, Facebook, 23 June 2026.
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