2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series

The 2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series was a three-round paintball programme at Arena Paintball in Feilding, New Zealand. Its published calendar scheduled tournaments in April, June and October 2023.[1] Surviving records include draws for the April and June events and interim scores from the October event.[2][3][4]

Calendar

Round	Advertised dates
1	8–9 April 2023
2	3–4 June 2023
3	21–22 October 2023

The dates were announced on 6 December 2022.[1]

Format

The calendar advertised five-player race games with a four-point mercy rule, a firing rate of 10.5 balls per second and a hopper-and-four-pod limit.[1]

Teams in surviving records

Event	Teams named in the record
April draw	Ballistics Unit; Crisis; Defiance; Expendables; Fatality; PB Corp; Rebels.[2]
June draw	Ballistics Unit; Carcharodons; Crisis; Defiance; Expendables; Fatality.[3]
October interim standings	Ballistics Unit; Carcharodons; Crisis; CZ Factory; Defiance; Expendables; Fatality; Kaos; Phoenix Tahiti.[4]

The April draw also contained a bye. The October photograph was captioned “Scores as of Saturday morning”; its rankings were interim standings.[2][4]

References

1. Arena Paintball — 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, 6 December 2022.
2. Arena Paintball — April master schedule, Facebook, 7 April 2023.
3. Arena Paintball — King’s Birthday draw, Facebook, 29 May 2023.
4. Arena Paintball — Scores as of Saturday morning, Facebook, 21 October 2023.