Carnage (New Zealand Paintball Team)
```mediawiki Carnage was a New Zealand tournament paintball team documented competing from 2005 to 2007. Its name was also published as Karnage; the two spellings refer to the same New Zealand team.[1][2]
The team's best confirmed results were third place in the opening round of the 2005 Hamilton 3x Series and third in Division Two at the 2007 Christchurch X-ball Tournament.[2][3]
History
Carnage competed at the 2005 Hawke's Bay Triples, where it recorded 280 points in the published nine-team score table. The contemporary report identifies Paul “Spider” McKay as a guest player who travelled from Hamilton to compete with the team.[4]
At the 2005 Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball on 4–5 June, Carnage finished thirteenth overall and fifth in the Plate classification.[5]
The team appeared as Karnage in the opening round of the Hamilton 3x Series on 10 July. It finished third among twelve teams with 791 points and received two series points.[2]
The cumulative standings published after the second round used the spelling Carnage and credited the team with four series points. Carnage did not appear in the published second-round event results, so the additional series points are preserved as published rather than attributed to an undocumented placing.[1]
In September 2007, Karnage finished third in Division Two at the 2007 Christchurch X-ball Tournament. Contemporary posts identify Outlaws as the division winner and Nurv in fourth. The proposed identification of Blindboyz as the runner-up was expressly uncertain and is not required to establish Karnage's third-place result.[3]
The New Zealand Carnage and Karnage records are treated as the same team following an identity clarification from a contributor familiar with the team. No complete roster, home region or verified founding date has been recovered.
Tournament results
| Year | Tournament | Published name | Recorded result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2005 Hawke's Bay Triples | Carnage | Listed seventh in the published score table | 280[4] |
| 2005 | 2005 Auckland Queen's Birthday Superball | Carnage | 13th overall; 5th in the Plate | Not stated[5] |
| 2005 | 2005 Hamilton 3x Series, Round 1 | Karnage | 3rd of 12 | 791[2] |
| 2007 | 2007 Christchurch X-ball Tournament | Karnage | 3rd, Division Two | Not stated[3] |
Documented players
| Name | Documented involvement |
|---|---|
| Paul “Spider” McKay | Guest player with Carnage at the 2005 Hawke's Bay Triples. The source states that he travelled from Hamilton to play with the team; it does not establish permanent membership.[4] |
The surviving sources do not provide a complete Carnage roster.
Name distinction
Carnage and Karnage are spelling variants of this New Zealand team.
The team should not be confused with unrelated overseas teams using Carnage, Karnage or Total Karnage names. No relationship with those teams has been established.
See also
References
- NZ P8NT, 3x Series, Round 2, cumulative series standings published 12 September 2005.
- NZ Paintball Message Boards, 3x Results for Round 1, organiser's report, 10 July 2005.
- NZ P8NT, CHCH Results, results discussion, 9–10 September 2007.
- Paul “Spider” McKay, Hawkes Bay Triples 2005, Paintball.co.nz, February 2005.
- NZ Paintball Message Forum, Any QB Results, 6–7 June 2005.
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