2023 Arena Paintball Labour Day Tournament
The 2023 Arena Paintball Labour Day Tournament was a five-player paintball tournament held on 21–22 October 2023 at Arena Paintball in Feilding, New Zealand. It was the third and final round of the 2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series.[1]
Expendables won the Cup competition, defeating Ballistics Unit 3–0 in the final. Phoenix Tahiti finished third after defeating Carcharodons 3–0.[2]
Expendables also won the 2023 series championship.[2]
Tournament
[edit]The event took place at Arena Paintball in Feilding.
According to a contemporary interview with player Ralph Tsing published by Air Tahiti Nui, nine teams entered the final round. The competition used five-player matches lasting ten minutes, with eight preliminary matches scheduled for each team.[2]
The organiser published interim standings during the opening day of competition.[3]
Participating teams
[edit]The organiser's surviving preliminary standings identified the following nine teams:[3]
| Team |
|---|
| Ballistics Unit |
| Carcharodons |
| Crisis Paintball Northland |
| CZ Factory |
| Defiance |
| Expendables |
| Fatality |
| Kaos |
| Phoenix Tahiti |
The published Saturday standings were preliminary records and did not establish final tournament placings.
Results
[edit]Cup
[edit]The final four Cup placings were documented in Air Tahiti Nui's October 2023 interview with Ralph Tsing.[2]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1st | Expendables |
| 2nd | Ballistics Unit |
| 3rd | Phoenix Tahiti |
| 4th | Carcharodons |
Final matches
[edit]| Match | Winning team | Losing team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup final | Expendables | Ballistics Unit | 3–0 |
| Third-place match | Phoenix Tahiti | Carcharodons | 3–0 |
Both scores were reported by Ralph Tsing in his contemporary interview.[2]
Phoenix Tahiti semi-final
[edit]Phoenix Tahiti completed its preliminary matches with six wins, one draw and one defeat.[2]
In the semi-final against Ballistics Unit, Phoenix Tahiti fell behind 2–0 before taking a 3–2 lead. The match finished regulation time at 3–3.
Ballistics Unit won the subsequent sudden-death point, advancing to the Cup final. Phoenix Tahiti consequently entered the third-place match against Carcharodons, winning 3–0.[2]
Plate
[edit]Crisis Paintball Northland reported finishing second in the Plate competition after progressing through the semi-final to the final.[4]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 2nd | Crisis Paintball Northland |
The remaining Plate placings have not been established from the available verified records.
Phoenix Tahiti roster
[edit]Ralph Tsing's contemporary interview identified seven players representing Phoenix Tahiti during the tournament.[2]
| Player | Origin reported by source |
|---|---|
| Torea Adams | French Polynesia |
| Steven Wong | French Polynesia |
| Emrick Amaru | French Polynesia |
| Kevin Brodien | French Polynesia |
| Ralph Tsing | French Polynesia |
| Brandon Miller | Australia |
| Jarryd Fouche | South Africa |
The squad was assembled for the New Zealand tournament. Tsing stated that he formed the team at the request of event organiser David Hopkins.[2]
Phoenix Tahiti also published photographs documenting its participation in the third round.[5]
Series championship
[edit]Expendables won both the final tournament and the overall 2023 championship.
Ralph Tsing, who competed with Phoenix Tahiti at the final round, stated that he had represented Expendables during the first two rounds of the season.[2]
Complete cumulative championship standings have not been established from the available records.
See also
[edit]- 2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series
- 2023 Arena Paintball Easter Race
- 2023 Arena Paintball King's Birthday Race
- Arena Paintball
- Phoenix Tahiti
References
[edit]- Arena Paintball – 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, December 2022.
- Air Tahiti Nui – Paintball : Ralph Tsing enchaine les bons résultats, October 2023. Contemporary interview documenting the tournament format, Phoenix Tahiti roster, semi-final, Cup results and season championship.
- Arena Paintball – Saturday morning preliminary standings, Facebook, 21 October 2023.
- Crisis Paintball Northland – Labour Weekend Plate runner-up report, Facebook, October 2023.
- Phoenix Tahiti Paintball – 2023 New Zealand Race Series Labour Day Round 3 photographs and event report, Facebook, October 2023.