Dunedin City Challenge

Dunedin City Challenge was a paintball tournament organised by The Ultimate Game Dunedin. The 2000 event used five-player teams and limited paint allowances, with Christchurch's Damage Inc defeating Southern Raiders in the final. A further Dunedin Challenge was advertised and held in 2001.[1][3]

History

2000

The 2000 Dunedin City Challenge took place in November. Organiser Brian Thornley described it as an opportunity for players without open-class tournament experience to try competitive paintball while limiting costs.[1][2]

Four teams attended: Damage Inc from Christchurch, Southern Raiders from Invercargill, Triple H from Gore and Foo Fighters from Dunedin. Triple H was an abbreviated name for Hokonui HeadHunters. Foo Fighters competed with four players despite the five-player format.[1]

Games were played on a field containing pine trees and barricades, with an allowance of 200 paintballs per player per end. Each team played the other teams twice, changing ends between the morning and afternoon rounds.[1]

Preliminary results

The contemporary report published separate morning and afternoon totals.[1]

Team	Home city	Morning points	Afternoon points
Damage Inc	Christchurch	55	245
Southern Raiders	Invercargill	190	145
Triple H / Hokonui HeadHunters	Gore	145	85
Foo Fighters	Dunedin	5	90

Final

The two leading teams, Damage Inc and Southern Raiders, contested a two-end final. Damage Inc led 45–0 after the first end and won 55–40 overall.[1]

2000 final
Place	Team	Final points
1	Damage Inc	55
2	Southern Raiders	40

Named players

Thornley's report identifies the following players. These are partial event squads, rather than complete rosters.[1]

Team	Players identified at the 2000 event
Damage Inc	Tony Witheridge, a guest player from Paintball Supply NZ
Southern Raiders	Dave Hancox; Marty, whose surname is not given

The report also mentions Ken Ryder playing, but does not clearly identify his team.[1]

2001

A further Dunedin Challenge was advertised for 4 November 2001, with Brian Thornley as the contact. It was aimed at South Island beginners and players seeking competition experience below Nationals level.[3]

The announcement specified a maximum of four players per team, five-minute centre-flag games and a limit of 200 paintballs per player per game. Entry cost NZ$75 per team, including gas. Bush play was advertised, with speedball dependent on player numbers.[3]

A participant's message posted on 9 November thanked Thornley and the other teams for the competition, confirming that the event had taken place. The surviving discussion does not provide its results or named team squads.[3]

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