Shock Tactics (New Zealand Paintball Team)
Shock Tactics was a New Zealand tournament paintball team documented in national and regional competitions during 2001 and 2002. Its best recorded result was seventh in the Cup standings at the 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament.[5]
The singular name Shock Tactic, printed in the 2001 Rotorua Volcanic results, was a spelling variant of Shock Tactics.[1] Related entries named Shock (W) and Shock (P) competed separately from Shock Tactics at the 2002 Hawke's Bay 3-Man. The surviving report does not explain the two qualifiers, and their results are therefore retained as separate event-squad records.[4]
History
2001
Shock Tactics first appears in the available results as Shock Tactic at the Rotorua Volcanic tournament on 2–3 June 2001. The team scored 350 points across fourteen preliminary games but did not advance to either divisional final.[1]
At the 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals at Actions Paintball, Shock Tactics recorded 275 preliminary points and did not advance to a divisional final.[2] The October 2001 Valhalla National Rankings placed the team 19th in the seven-player table with 44.6 ranking points, comprising 25 points from the Rotorua event and 19.6 from the Nationals.[3]
2002
Three related entries competed at the Hawke's Bay 3-Man on 2–3 February 2002. Shock (W) scored 902 preliminary points, Shock (P) scored 670 and Shock Tactics scored 480. None reached the two-team final.[4] The contemporary result does not establish that the parenthetical letters represented locations, nor does it provide rosters for the entries.
At the 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament on 1–2 June, Shock Tactics qualified for the ten-team Cup competition. It finished seventh in the Cup standings with 417 points, behind Phantom and ahead of Kamo Karzi.[5]
Recorded tournament results
| Date | Tournament | Published entry | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2–3 June 2001 | Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament | Shock Tactic | 350 preliminary points; did not advance to a divisional final |
| Labour Weekend 2001 | 2001 New Zealand Paintball Nationals | Shock Tactics | 275 preliminary points; did not advance to a divisional final |
| 2–3 February 2002 | 2002 Hawke's Bay 3-Man | Shock (W) | 902 preliminary points; did not reach the final |
| 2–3 February 2002 | 2002 Hawke's Bay 3-Man | Shock (P) | 670 preliminary points; did not reach the final |
| 2–3 February 2002 | 2002 Hawke's Bay 3-Man | Shock Tactics | 480 preliminary points; did not reach the final |
| 1–2 June 2002 | 2002 Volcanic Rotorua Paintball Tournament | Shock Tactics | 7th, Cup; 417 points |
See also
References
- Rob Maddox, The 2001 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
- Rob Maddox, The 2001 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.
- Mercenaries Star, 2001 Valhalla National Rankings. Standings dated October 2001.
- Dazz Marshall, Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002, Paintball.co.nz, February 2002.
- Rob Maddox, The 2002 Rotorua Volcanic Paintball Tournament, Paintball.co.nz.