2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1
2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1 was a five-player paintball tournament held on 9–10 March 2013 at El Rancho Holiday Park in Waikanae, on New Zealand's Kāpiti Coast. It was the opening round of the 2013 New Zealand Paintball Players League (NZPPL) Super 5 Man Series.[1]
Thirteen teams competed across Cup and Plate classifications. X-Fighter$ won the Cup competition, followed by Tiger Blood and Wellington Vendetta. Low Gear won the Plate competition.[2]
Organisation
The tournament was advertised by the NZPPL as its first Super 5 Man event of 2013.
The original event announcement identified the following arrangements:[1]
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–10 March 2013 |
| Venue | El Rancho Holiday Park |
| Address | 25 Kauri Road, Waikanae |
| Region | Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand |
| Organiser | New Zealand Paintball Players League |
| Format | Five-player tournament paintball |
| Classifications | Cup and Plate |
The advertised programme included field inspection and team registration on Friday, 8 March, followed by competition on Saturday and Sunday.
The NZPPL scheduled play to begin at 8:00 am on both tournament days.[1]
Tournament results
The official 2013 NZPPL rankings archive preserves the complete Cup and Plate standings for Event 1.[2]
Cup
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | X-Fighter$ |
| 2 | Tiger Blood |
| 3 | Wellington Vendetta |
| 4 | Skullz |
| 5 | Arachnidz |
| 6 | TPC |
X-Fighter$ won the opening round, ahead of Tiger Blood and Wellington Vendetta.
The NZPPL's combined 2013 series table subsequently identified the winning team as X-Fighter$ Fracture and listed TPC as TPC Blast.[2]
Plate
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Low Gear |
| 2 | Shattered |
| 3 | AoA |
| 4 | Tempest |
| 5 | KC Damage |
| 6 | CZ Factory |
| 7 | Predators |
Low Gear won the Plate, followed by Shattered and AoA.
The official results identify thirteen competing teams across the two classifications.[2]
Championship context
Event 1 formed part of the NZPPL's 2013 Super 5 Man Series.
The league subsequently held Event 2 on the Kāpiti Coast, with its official rankings recording a second consecutive victory for X-Fighter$ Fracture.[2]
The NZPPL standings published later in 2013 preserve the individual results for the first two events and a combined ranking table.
The March results represent the opening round of the season rather than the final championship classification.
Historical records
The original NZPPL website has been preserved by the Internet Archive.
Its Event 1 announcement confirms the tournament's dates, venue and scheduled programme.[1]
The league's archived rankings page preserves the final Cup and Plate placings, including all thirteen participating teams.[2]
Complete match-by-match scores and individual player rosters have not been recovered.
See also
- New Zealand Paintball Players League
- Wellington Vendetta
- Paintball tournaments in New Zealand
- Paintball in New Zealand
References
- NZPPL – Super 5 Man Event 1, 2013. Official tournament announcement identifying the dates, venue and programme. Archived 28 October 2013.
- NZPPL – 2013 Series Rankings. Official NZPPL results and championship standings, including the complete Cup and Plate classifications for Events 1 and 2. Archived 28 October 2013.