2005 Australian X-Ball League Round 1
2005 Australian X-Ball League Round 1 was the opening tournament of the Australian X-Ball League, held on 5–6 February 2005 at Rockhampton Showground in Rockhampton, Queensland. Perth Assault won the franchise competition ahead of Wellington Hybrid, while Tsunami won Open X.[1][2][3]
Event details
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Series | Australian X-Ball League |
| Season | 2005 |
| Round | 1 |
| Dates | 5–6 February 2005 |
| Venue | Rockhampton Showground |
| Location | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Divisions | Franchise and Open X |
Organisation
MacDev advertised the opening event at Rockhampton Showground, with two official X-Ball fields on grass. The event programme also advertised clinics with Dynasty players Brad Maughan and Ryan Greenspan.[1]
On 8 February, an announcement by “James” on Bill's Paintball Forums linked to the official results and congratulated Assault and Tsunami on their victories.[2]
Franchise results
MacDev's official scoreboard published six matches involving Sydney X-Fighters, Perth Assault, Wellington Hybrid and CQ Carnivores.[3]
Match scores
| Game | Team | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney X-Fighters | 7–8 | Perth Assault |
| 2 | Wellington Hybrid | 14–5 | CQ Carnivores |
| 3 | Sydney X-Fighters | 15–2 | CQ Carnivores |
| 4 | Sydney X-Fighters | 8–9, extra time | Wellington Hybrid |
| 5 | Perth Assault | 13–1 | CQ Carnivores |
| 6 | Perth Assault | 10–3 | Wellington Hybrid |
Perth Assault won all three of its published matches. Wellington Hybrid defeated CQ Carnivores and Sydney X-Fighters, with the latter match decided in extra time.[3]
Confirmed leading placings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Assault |
| 2 | Wellington Hybrid |
Perth Assault's victory is confirmed by the official results announcement. Hybrid's contemporary photographic archive records its second-place finish.[2][4]
Open X
Tsunami won the Open X competition. The recovered results announcement does not provide a complete divisional classification or individual Open X match scores.[2]
See also
- Australian X-Ball League
- 2005 Australian X-Ball League
- 2005 Australian X-Ball League Round 2
- Paintball in Australia
References
- Rockhampton 05, MacDev, official Australian X-Ball League event information. Archived 7 February 2005.
- Official Rockhampton AXL results, Bill's Paintball Forums. Announcement by “James”, 8 February 2005; archived 5 August 2008.
- Rockhampton 05 – Scoreboards, MacDev, official franchise match results. Archived 16 February 2005.
- BF8G5463, photograph credited to Jannick Clausen, Wellington Hybrid photographic archive, Flickr. Taken 6 February 2005; uploaded 10 May 2005. Caption records Hybrid's second-place finish.