2007 New Zealand Paintball Nationals
The 2007 New Zealand Paintball Nationals was a five-player paintball tournament held on 20–21 October 2007 at Actions Paintball in Swanson, Auckland. Menace won the tournament, defeating Muppets Inc in the final. Fusion finished third and Intense fourth.[1]
Organisation and format
[edit]Kyn Jackson announced the tournament for Labour Weekend. The initial announcement specified five-player teams, ten-minute games, unlimited paint and a two-flag format. An update on 6 October confirmed that play would use Sup'Air and speedball fields, with entry costing NZ$500 per team, including compressed air and carbon dioxide.[1]
A contemporary participant account described best-of-three contests, with a maximum result awarded after two successive wins.[1]
Entries and attendance
[edit]On 6 October, Jackson reported approximately 13 entered teams, representing Whangārei, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Hamilton, Tauranga and Auckland.[1]
A participant's report posted during the tournament on 20 October estimated that nine teams were competing. It named eight entries and left the ninth unidentified, so this figure should be treated as an estimate rather than an official attendance total.[1]
Results
[edit]The results below were reported on 22 October 2007 in the contemporary event discussion.[1]
Preliminary qualification
[edit]The four leading teams after the preliminary stage were:[1]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Menace |
| 2 | Fusion |
| 3 | Muppets Inc |
| 4 | Intense |
Finals matches
[edit]The match totals retain the results published in the contemporary report, including the maximum results awarded under the tournament format.[1]
| Stage | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final | Menace | 3–0 | Intense |
| Semi-final | Muppets Inc | 2–1 | Fusion |
| Final | Menace | 3–0 | Muppets Inc |
| Third-place play-off | Fusion | 2–1 | Intense |
Final placings
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Menace |
| 2 | Muppets Inc |
| 3 | Fusion |
| 4 | Intense |
A second results post on 23 October gave the same order, naming the runner-up as KillaMuppets.[1]
Photographic record
[edit]Actions Paintball published photographs from the tournament under event code 530. The gallery was linked from the contemporary event discussion on 24 October 2007 and survives in the Internet Archive.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- National Champs Labour Weekend 2007. NZ P8NT, posts by Kyn Jackson, MikeE and other contributors, 18 December 2006–29 October 2007; archived 18 October 2008.
- Event 530 photograph gallery. Actions Paintball; archived 10 April 2008.