2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race
The 2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race was a five-player paintball tournament held on 8–9 April 2023 at Arena Paintball in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the opening round of the 2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series.[1][2][3]
Ballistics Unit won the tournament, while Expendables finished third.[4]
Tournament format
[edit]The organiser's 2023 calendar advertised a five-player race format with a four-point mercy rule, a firing-rate limit of 10.5 balls per second and a hopper-and-four-pod ammunition limit.[1]
Arena Paintball published the event's master schedule on 7 April 2023, announcing a 9 a.m. start for the opening games.[2]
Teams
[edit]The published master schedule identified the following seven team entries and a bye.[2] TNTV's subsequent report also recorded seven competing teams.[4]
| Team |
|---|
| Ballistics Unit |
| Crisis Paintball Northland |
| Defiance |
| Expendables |
| Fatality |
| PB Corp |
| Rebels |
Team-name clarification
[edit]The published draw used the name PB Corp. In comments on the organiser's announcement, a participant identifying himself with that entry requested that the name be changed to Carcharodons. Another commenter disputed the PB Corp name. The discussion concerns the name of one entry rather than establishing two separate teams.[2]
Results
[edit]TNTV reported that Ballistics Unit and Expendables met in a semi-final. Ballistics Unit went on to win the tournament, while Expendables finished third.[4]
| Reported position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ballistics Unit |
| 3 | Expendables |
See also
[edit]- 2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series
- 2023 Arena Paintball King's Birthday Race
- 2023 Arena Paintball Labour Day Tournament
- Arena Paintball
References
[edit]- Arena Paintball — 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, December 2022.
- Arena Paintball — Easter tournament master schedule and team-name discussion, Facebook, 7 April 2023.
- Crisis Paintball Northland — Easter 2023 tournament participation announcement, Facebook. Identifies Arena Paintball in Feilding as the venue.
- Paint-Ball : Les Tahitiens brillent en Nouvelle-Zélande, TNTV News, 20 April 2023. Reports Ballistics Unit's victory, Expendables' third place and their semi-final meeting.