2005 Northland Open

2005 Northland Open was a paintball tournament held in New Zealand in early 2005, as part of the recurring Northland Open competition. XXX won the Raven Cup, awarded for the Amateur division.[1][2][3]

Tournament

The 2005 Northland Open is documented in contemporary discussions on the NZ Paintball Message Forum.

An archived forum index from 8 February 2005 records a discussion titled northland open!!!!! its back!!!, initiated by contributor Phantom Matt, with its last recorded activity on 6 February 2005.[1]

A separate tournament discussion titled Northland Open - Aftermath, initiated by MikeE Insane, was active by 7 February 2005.[2]

These records indicate that the competition had taken place by early February 2005. The precise playing date, venue and tournament format have not been established.

Results

The surviving Raven Cup trophy identifies XXX as the 2005 winner of the Amateur division.[3]

Division	Award	Winner
Amateur	Raven Cup	XXX

The trophy provides physical evidence of the divisional result. The overall tournament winner, other placings, participating teams and match scores have not been established from the available records.

See also

• Northland Open
• XXX (New Zealand Paintball Team)
• 2006 Northland Open
• Paintball in New Zealand

References

1. NZ Paintball Message Forum – Other Tourney Events. Archived 8 February 2005. Includes the discussion northland open!!!!! its back!!!, initiated by Phantom Matt.
2. NZ Paintball Message Forum – Tournament. Archived 8 February 2005. Lists Northland Open - Aftermath, initiated by MikeE Insane.
3. Raven Cup trophy, photograph supplied to WikiPaintball, 30 October 2026. The engraved winners list identifies Team XXX as the 2005 recipient; the trophy is identified as the Amateur division award.