2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2
2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2 was a five-player paintball tournament held on 1–2 June 2013 at Adrenalin Paintball Sports in Paraparaumu, on New Zealand's Kāpiti Coast. It was the second 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$ Fracture won the Cup, followed by KC Damage and Arachnidz. Shattered won the Plate competition.[2]
Organisation
The tournament was held over Queen's Birthday weekend, with competition scheduled for Saturday, 1 June, and Sunday, 2 June 2013.
The NZPPL's original event announcement identified the venue as Adrenalin Paintball Sports at the Lindale Complex, State Highway 1, North Paraparaumu.[1]
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–2 June 2013 |
| Venue | Adrenalin Paintball Sports |
| Location | Lindale Complex, North Paraparaumu |
| Region | Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand |
| Organiser | New Zealand Paintball Players League |
| Format | Five-player tournament paintball |
| Classifications | Cup and Plate |
The advertised programme provided for field inspection and team registration on Friday, 31 May.
Tournament play was scheduled to begin at 8:00 am on both Saturday and Sunday.[1]
Tournament results
The NZPPL's official 2013 rankings archive preserves the complete Cup and Plate standings for Event 2.[2]
Cup
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | X-Fighter$ Fracture |
| 2 | KC Damage |
| 3 | Arachnidz |
| 4 | Skullz |
| 5 | TPC Blast |
| 6 | Wellington Vendetta |
X-Fighter$ Fracture won the tournament, having also finished first at Event 1 in March.
KC Damage improved from its previous Plate classification to finish second in the Cup, while Arachnidz finished third.[2]
Plate
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shattered |
| 2 | Low Gear |
| 3 | Twisted Metal |
| 4 | Harlequins |
| 5 | Tiger Blood |
| 6 | Predators |
| 7 | Mischief |
Shattered won the Plate competition, followed by Low Gear and Twisted Metal.
Tiger Blood, which had finished second in the Cup at Event 1, placed fifth in the Plate at Event 2.[2]
The official results identify thirteen teams across the two classifications.
Championship standings
Following Event 2, X-Fighter$ Fracture led the NZPPL Super 5 Man Series with two event victories.
The league's published combined rankings recorded the following leading teams after the first two rounds:[2]
| Position | Team | Event 1 | Event 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Fighter$ Fracture | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Arachnidz | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Skullz | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Wellington Vendetta | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | TPC Blast | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | KC Damage | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Tiger Blood | 2 | 11 | 13 |
The table reproduces the order and cumulative placing totals published by the NZPPL.
These were intermediate standings following the first two events, not the final championship classification.
Historical records
The principal surviving sources are the NZPPL's official archived event information and 2013 rankings.
The Event 2 announcement confirms the tournament's dates, venue and scheduled programme.[1]
The rankings archive preserves all thirteen teams' final Cup and Plate positions, as well as cumulative standings for the opening two rounds.[2]
Complete match-by-match scores and individual player rosters have not been recovered.
See also
- 2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1
- New Zealand Paintball Players League
- Wellington Vendetta
- Paintball tournaments in New Zealand
References
- NZPPL – Super 5 Man Event 2, 2013. Official tournament announcement identifying the dates, venue and event programme. Archived 28 October 2013.
- NZPPL – 2013 Series Rankings. Official NZPPL results containing the complete Cup and Plate standings for Event 2 and cumulative rankings for the first two events. Archived 28 October 2013.