2014 Australian Super 7s

2014 Australian Super 7s was the 2014 season of the Australian Super 7s paintball tournament series. The four-round championship included Professional, Semi-Professional, Amateur and Novice divisions.[1][2]

nVs won the Professional championship on a tie-break against Sydney SWAT. ACT Razorbacks won Semi-Professional, Climax won Amateur and Triple Threat won Novice on a tie-break against Sydney Spartans.[1]

Rounds

The season comprised the following four events.[1][2]

Round	Event
Round 1	HK Classic
Round 2	DYE Asia Cup
Round 3	Planet Eclipse Open
Round 4	Killer Paintballs Masters

Round results

The following summaries distinguish original divisional entries from points subsequently transferred into another division. Figures are championship ranking points, not match scores.[1][2]

Round 1 — HK Classic

Main article: 2014 Australian Super 7s Round 1

The contemporary first-round results list the following leading teams.[2]

Place	Professional	Semi-Professional	Amateur	Novice
1	STK	Gold Coast Rage	TPC – The Players Club	Apex 1
2	Sydney SWAT	Thunderbirds	Blitzkrieg	Armadillo's
3	nVs	Collateral	Climax	Triple Threat

Marauders originally competed in Semi-Professional and recorded 18 points. Apex 1 recorded 30 Novice points. Their later Amateur season entries contain reduced credits rather than original Amateur Round 1 results.[1][2]

The contemporary results use Thunderbirds for the second-placed Semi-Professional entry; the final season table lists the corresponding first-round points under ACT Razorbacks.[1][2]

Round 2 — DYE Asia Cup

Main article: 2014 Australian Super 7s Round 2

nVs recorded the highest Professional round points, ACT Razorbacks led Semi-Professional, Blitzkrieg led Amateur and Triple Threat led Novice.[1][2]

Division	Leading round-point entries
Professional	nVs — 30; STK — 28; Sydney SWAT — 26
Semi-Professional	ACT Razorbacks — 30; Gold Coast Rage — 28; Vicious Circle — 26
Amateur	Blitzkrieg — 30; Climax — 28; TPC – The Players Club — 26
Novice	Triple Threat — 30; Sydney Spartans — 28; NBK — 26

Round 3 — Planet Eclipse Open

Main article: 2014 Australian Super 7s Round 3

Sydney SWAT recorded the highest Professional round points, Vicious Circle led Semi-Professional, Climax led Amateur and Care Bears led Novice.[1]

Division	Leading round-point entries
Professional	Sydney SWAT — 30; STK — 28; nVs — 26
Semi-Professional	Vicious Circle — 30; ACT Razorbacks — 28; Furious — 26
Amateur	Climax — 30; TPC – The Players Club — 28; Divas — 26
Novice	Care Bears — 30; Sydney Wolf Pack 2 — 28; Triple Threat — 26

Round 4 — Killer Paintballs Masters

Main article: 2014 Australian Super 7s Round 4

nVs recorded the highest Professional round points, Gold Coast Rage led Semi-Professional, Climax led Amateur and Frequency led Novice.[1]

Division	Leading round-point entries
Professional	nVs — 30; Sydney SWAT — 28; Sydney Explicit — 26
Semi-Professional	Gold Coast Rage — 30; ACT Razorbacks — 28; Collateral — 26
Amateur	Climax — 30; Divas — 28; TPC – The Players Club — 26
Novice	Frequency — 30; Trigger Happy — 28; Sydney Spartans — 26

Season standings

The tables reproduce the organiser's final championship rankings. Published team order, adjusted credits and incomplete sequences are retained.[1]

Professional

nVs and Sydney SWAT each finished with 112 points. nVs won the championship through its greater number of first-place finishes, with two round victories against SWAT's one. STK finished third with 110 points.[1]

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
nVs	26	30	26	30	112
Sydney SWAT	28	26	30	28	112
STK	30	28	28	24	110
Sydney Explicit	16	24	24	26	90
Uprising	20	18	22	20	80
East Side Raw	24	20	20	14	78
Shenanigans	18	16	18	18	70
Clown Monkeys	22	22	0	22	66
Relentless	12	12	0	16	40
Fusion	0	0	16	0	16
Apparition	0	14	0	0	14
Plague	14	0	0	0	14

Semi-Professional

ACT Razorbacks won the championship with 114 points, two ahead of Gold Coast Rage. Vicious Circle finished third with 104 points.[1]

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
ACT Razorbacks	28	30	28	28	114
Gold Coast Rage	30	28	24	30	112
Vicious Circle	24	26	30	24	104
Red Raw	22	18	18	18	76
Furious	14	20	26	14	74
Collateral	26	0	22	26	74
Cult	0	24	20	22	66
Hysteria	16	22	0	0	38
Shockwave	0	0	16	12	28
Rogue Assassins	0	0	0	20	20
Unecy	20	0	0	0	20
History Channel	0	16	0	0	16
Weapon X	0	0	0	16	16
EADC	12	0	0	0	12
NBK	0	0	0	10	10
Immortal	0	0	0	8	8

Amateur

Climax won the championship with 114 points, followed by TPC – The Players Club with 110 and Blitzkrieg with 102.[1]

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Climax	26	28	30	30	114
TPC – The Players Club	30	26	28	26	110
Blitzkrieg	28	30	24	20	102
Raw Gravity	22	18	22	24	86
Apex	24*	16	18	12	70
Divas	0	12	26	28	66
Furious B	20	14	0	18	52
Marauders	Published sequence: 14** – 24 – 0				38
Vicious Circle B	0	22	0	16	38
TPC – Factory Seconds	0	10	16	10	36
Unforgiven	Published sequence: 24 – 0 – 0				24
Knights	0	0	0	22	22
HK Hooligans	Published sequence: 0 – 20 – 0				20
Trogdor	Published sequence: 0 – 0 – 20				20
TPC – Prospects	0	0	0	14	14

Apex moved from Novice to Amateur and retained 80 per cent of its previous points. Its adjusted first-round credit is marked with a single asterisk.[1]
Marauders moved from Semi-Professional to Amateur and retained 80 per cent of its previous points. The adjusted credit is marked with double asterisks.[1]

The published sequences for Marauders, Unforgiven, HK Hooligans and Trogdor contain only three figures. Their missing entries have not been assigned to particular rounds.[1]

Novice

Triple Threat and Sydney Spartans each finished with 98 points. Triple Threat won the championship under the highest-finishes tie-break, having won Round 2.[1]

Trigger Happy and Sydney Wolf Pack 1 each finished with 88 points. Trigger Happy placed third because its second-place Masters finish was the higher individual round placing.[1]

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Triple Threat	26	30	26	16	98
Sydney Spartans	22	28	22	26	98
Trigger Happy	20	24	16	28	88
Sydney Wolf Pack 1	24	20	24	20	88
Sydney Wolf Pack 2	14	18	28	2	62
Care Bears	0	22	30	0	52
Cardiff Curse	18	14	14	0	46
Pressure	0	8	20	8	36
Blindside	0	0	18	18	36
Blue Mountain Bulls	12	16	4	0	32
Frequency	0	0	0	30	30
Armadillo's	28	0	0	0	28
NBK	0	26	0	0	26
Velocity	0	0	0	24	24
Death Stalkers	0	0	12	12	24
Asylum Ward X	0	0	0	22	22
Apex 2	16	0	0	0	16
Entity	0	6	10	0	16
Asylum Day Release	0	0	0	14	14
Pirates	0	12	0	0	12
Asylum Residents	0	0	0	10	10
Blank Space	0	10	0	0	10
District 3	10	0	0	0	10
Gangsta Squad	8	0	0	0	8
Silent Assassins	0	0	8	0	8
FOTP	0	0	0	6	6
Gipsy Danger	0	0	6	0	6
MTS	6	0	0	0	6
Bay Road Bandits	4	0	0	0	4
Convictions	0	0	0	4	4
Full Tilt	0	4	0	0	4
Northside	2	0	0	0	2
WSP Paintbrawlers	0	0	2	0	2
Mohawks & Deadmen	1	0	0	0	1
Hogfarts	1	0	0	0	1
Ghost Squad	0	0	0	1	1
Kronosomes	0	0	0	1	1
Pumped	0	0	0	1	1

Season champions

Division	Champion	Points
Professional	nVs	112
Semi-Professional	ACT Razorbacks	114
Amateur	Climax	114
Novice	Triple Threat	98

The Professional and Novice champions were decided by the organiser's published tie-break rules, rather than by points totals alone.[1]

Individual awards

The organiser published the following season awards.[3]

Award	Recipient
Professional Player of the Year	Steve Browning
Semi-Professional Player of the Year	Chris Kritter
Amateur Player of the Year	Nate Griffiths
Novice Player of the Year	Ryan Newman
Tolson Dimovski Award for Bringing Excellence to Paintball	Jane Brady and Michael Whybrew

References

External links

Australian Super 7s official website