2006 Australian X-Ball League Round 4
2006 Australian X-Ball League Round 4 was a paintball tournament held on 14–15 October 2006 at Paintball Pete's field at Mount White, New South Wales. Twelve teams competed in the concluding round of the 2006 Australian X-Ball League. X-Fighter$ Black won the Pro division, while Straight Edge won Division 1.[1]
Event details
[edit]| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Series | Australian X-Ball League |
| Season | 2006 |
| Round | 4 |
| Dates | 14–15 October 2006 |
| Venue | Paintball Pete's |
| Location | Mount White, New South Wales, Australia |
| Teams | 12 across both divisions |
| Divisions | Pro and Division 1 |
Organisation and format
[edit]Round 4 was brought forward after Round 3 was cancelled following a change in firearms law. The contemporary report states that the change was subsequently reversed following work by Diane King of MacDev, but does not identify the legislation or jurisdiction involved.[1]
The tournament used 15-minute matches with two-minute intervals between points. Each team was scheduled to play ten preliminary matches. The leading four teams in each division advanced to semi-finals, with first playing fourth and second playing third.[1]
Temperatures approaching 40°C led organisers to reduce Saturday's programme from six preliminary matches per team to four. The remaining six were played on Sunday. Reffs Inc officiated the tournament.[1]
Preliminary competition
[edit]SWAT and Empire entered from the Australian Super 7s competition. Both initially had difficulty adapting to X-Ball but qualified for the Pro finals alongside X-Fighter$ Black and X-Fighter$ Red.[1]
X-Fighter$ Red secured the final qualifying position ahead of Jetts by one point. Straight Edge, Sinister, Gravity and Victorious reached the Division 1 finals. The report also records Sinister defeating Empire 3–0 during preliminary competition.[1]
Results
[edit]Pro
[edit]X-Fighter$ Black defeated X-Fighter$ Red 2–1 in their semi-final, while SWAT defeated Empire 3–1. Black then defeated SWAT 4–0 in the final.[1]
Empire won the third-place match against X-Fighter$ Red in sudden death after the score reached 2–2. The report does not separately print a final numerical score for that match.[1]
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | X-Fighter$ Black |
| 2 | SWAT |
| 3 | Empire |
| 4 | X-Fighter$ Red |
| Match | Winning team | Reported result | Losing team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final | X-Fighter$ Black | 2–1 | X-Fighter$ Red |
| Semi-final | SWAT | 3–1 | Empire |
| Third-place match | Empire | Won in sudden death after 2–2 | X-Fighter$ Red |
| Final | X-Fighter$ Black | 4–0 | SWAT |
Division 1
[edit]Straight Edge defeated Sinister in the final. The contemporary report does not provide the final's score.[1]
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Straight Edge |
| 2 | Sinister |
| 3 | Gravity |
| 4 | Victorious |
Season outcome
[edit]X-Fighter$ Red won the overall Pro championship despite Black winning the final round. Black finished second in the season standings, followed by Jetts and Carnivores. Straight Edge also won the Division 1 season championship.[1]
See also
[edit]- Australian X-Ball League
- 2006 Australian X-Ball League
- 2006 Australian X-Ball League Round 1
- Paintball in Australia
References
[edit]- Holger Hummel, “The Finals: AXL Mt White, Round 04 2006”, Australian Paintball Magazine, 2006, pp. 34–40. Photographs by Ahmed Abbas.