2006 Australian Super 7s Round 4

2006 Australian Super 7s Round 4, also known as the 2006 Masters, was the final tournament of the inaugural Australian Super 7s season. It was held at Action Paintball Games in Sydney, New South Wales, in November 2006, with the event programme beginning on 17 November.[1]

Sydney SWAT defeated Menace in the Professional final to win both the round and the season championship. Sydney X-Fighters won Semi-Professional, while Adrenaline Freaks won Division 1.[1]

Event

The programme opened with a separate ten-player State of Origin competition on Friday, 17 November. New South Wales won ahead of Queensland and Western Australia, with the Australian Capital Territory also competing. Menace refereed the State of Origin competition.[1]

Paintball Pete's Reffs Inc officiated the seven-player tournament under ultimate judge John Caruana. New Zealand entrants included Menace in Professional and Team Ice in Semi-Professional.[1]

Preliminary standings

The following are preliminary scores published in the contemporary tournament report. They are separate from final placings and season championship points.[1]

Professional

Preliminary position	Team	Points
1	Sydney SWAT	1,089
2	Apocalypse	1,006
3	Menace	977
4	Shock	921
5	Furions	654
6	Mongrel Mob	652

Semi-Professional

Preliminary position	Team	Points
1	Sydney X-Fighters	1,087
2	Jetts	916
3	Gravity	898
4	Toy Soldiers	884
5	Backlash	749
6	Team Ice	727
7	Apparition	719
8	Bitchin	659
9	Straightedge	638
10	Valhalla	618
11	Marksmen	551
12	Cartel	471

Division 1

Preliminary position	Team	Points
1	Adrenaline Freaks	384
2	Shenanigans	318
3	Uprising	302
4	Blitzkrieg	284
5	Switchblade	204
6	Vortex	204
7	Midz	171
8	Capital Punishment	139

Final results

Professional

Sydney SWAT defeated Shock in two straight semi-final games, while Menace defeated Apocalypse by the same margin. Apocalypse then defeated Shock 2–1 in the third-place play-off.[1]

SWAT won the opening game of the final, Menace levelled the match, and SWAT won the deciding game to secure the tournament.[1]

Place	Team
1	Sydney SWAT
2	Menace
3	Apocalypse
4	Shock

Scores below represent games won.[1]

Stage	Winner	Score	Opponent
Semi-final	Sydney SWAT	2–0	Shock
Semi-final	Menace	2–0	Apocalypse
Third-place play-off	Apocalypse	2–1	Shock
Final	Sydney SWAT	2–1	Menace

Semi-Professional

Sydney X-Fighters defeated Bitchin in two straight games, while Jetts defeated Apparition in two games. Bitchin subsequently defeated Apparition in straight games for third place. Sydney X-Fighters defeated Jetts in the final.[1]

Place	Team
1	Sydney X-Fighters
2	Jetts
3	Bitchin
4	Apparition

Division 1

Adrenaline Freaks defeated Shenanigans 2–0 in the best-of-three final. The published round results list Uprising third.[1]

Place	Team
1	Adrenaline Freaks
2	Shenanigans
3	Uprising

Season outcome

Sydney SWAT and Menace entered the final round level on Professional championship points. SWAT's tournament victory therefore also secured the inaugural Professional series title.[1]

Backlash won the Semi-Professional season championship, separately from Sydney X-Fighters' fourth-round victory. Marksmen received the series best-and-fairest award.[1]

See also

• Australian Super 7s
• 2006 Australian Super 7s
• 2006 Australian Super 7s Round 3

References

1. Dale “Hardcore” Moran, Australian Super 7s final-round report, Australian Paintball Magazine, no. 6, 2006, pp. 17–25. Includes the event opening date and venue, preliminary standings, finals accounts, round placings and season champions.