SCK Factory (New Zealand Paintball Team)
SCK Factory, also recorded as SCK, was the New Zealand competitive paintball team associated with the SCK Paintball business. The team competed in New Zealand and Australia from at least 2009 to 2011, winning events in Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland and the Australian Super 7's Paintball Series.[1][2][4][5][7][10]
History
[edit]2009 Hamilton 3s
[edit]SCK Factory won the opening round of the 2009 Hamilton 3s on 22 February 2009. Six teams competed, with CL Mafia finishing second and The NGN third.[1]
This is the team's earliest verified tournament appearance. It does not establish when SCK Factory was formed.
2009 Christchurch Easter tournament
[edit]SCK Factory won Division One at the 2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open, held at Urban Paintball on 11–12 April.[3][4]
The team lost its opening game and then won each of its remaining games. The organiser reported that SCK Factory played 18 games and finished with 1,672 points. Flashpoint placed second with 1,222 points and STK third with 1,022.[4]
2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament
[edit]SCK Factory won Division One at the 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North), held at Aces High Paintball on 30–31 May. AssassinZ finished second and Dragon third. The organisers published the completed divisional results on 5 June.[2]
2010 Christchurch Easter tournament
[edit]The team competed under the shortened name SCK at the 2010 Easter 5s, held at Urban Paintball in Christchurch on 3–4 April.[5][6]
A contemporary tournament video identified SCK as the winning team. Matt Wong's photographic archive independently recorded that he played for SCK and that the team finished first.[5][6]
2010 Greater Auckland Open
[edit]SCK won the Greater Auckland Open, held at North Shore Paintball on 20–21 November 2010. Eight teams competed in a race-to-three format, with Clown Monkeys finishing second.[7]
An archived video collection produced by Derder documented the tournament. Its published video titles included the final between SCK and Clown Monkeys and SCK's semi-final against Expendables.[8]
Australian Super 7s
[edit]SCK competed in the professional division of the Australian Super 7s Paintball Series in 2011. The series archive records the team receiving 30 ranking points in Round 2, the maximum allocation for that round.[10]
SCK did not record points in the other three rounds. It therefore finished the published season table with 30 points. This was a single-round victory and should not be described as a Super 7s season championship.[10]
The Australian SCK entry was the same New Zealand team documented as SCK Factory.[9]
Relationship with SCK Paintball
[edit]SCK Factory was the tournament team of the SCK Paintball business, while tournament records frequently shortened the team's name to SCK.[9]
Contemporary event records also identify SCK Paintball as a supplier, tournament supporter and source of prizes. At the 2010 Easter 5s, the advertised prizes supplied by SCK Paintball included Dye Rotor loaders, Dye i4 goggles and Dye knee pads.[5]
References to SCK Paintball supporting tournaments do not by themselves establish that members of the SCK Factory playing squad organised or attended those events.
Documented players
[edit]| Name | Documented association |
|---|---|
| Matt Wong | Played for SCK at the 2010 Easter 5s in Christchurch. Wong was also known as “Stick”.[6] |
The available sources do not provide complete rosters for the team's tournament appearances, including its Australian Super 7s entry.
Tournament results
[edit]| Date | Tournament | Published name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February 2009 | 2009 Hamilton 3s, Round 1 | SCK Factory | 1st of six teams[1] |
| 11–12 April 2009 | 2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open, Division One | SCK Factory | 1st — 1,672 points[3][4] |
| 30–31 May 2009 | 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North), Division One | SCK Factory | 1st[2] |
| 3–4 April 2010 | 2010 Easter 5s | SCK | 1st[5][6] |
| 20–21 November 2010 | Greater Auckland Open | SCK | 1st of eight teams[7][8] |
| 2011 | Super 7's Paintball Series, Pro Round 2 | SCK | 1st — 30 ranking points[9][10] |
See also
[edit]- 2009 Hamilton 3s
- 2009 Christchurch Easter 5-Man Open
- 2009 Queen's Birthday Tournament (Palmerston North)
- 2010 Easter 5s
- Super 7's Paintball Series
- Matt Wong
References
[edit]- Hamilton 3s 09 Round 1 footage. NZ Paintball Message Boards, results posted 22 February 2009.
- Teams competing in Queen's Birthday Tournament — Palmerston North. NZ P8NT, final placings posted 5 June 2009.
- Event Details — 5 Man Open Easter 09. NZ P8NT, 2009.
- Results. NZ P8NT, results posted 13 April 2009.
- Easter 5s (Slow-mo) — New Zealand Paintball. Tournament video identifying SCK as the winning team.
- Paintball — Easter 2010 — Christchurch. Matt Wong, Flickr photographic archive.
- Greater Auckland Open retrospective report. NZ P8NT, 22 November 2010.
- Greater Auckland Open video collection. Derder Productions, Vimeo.
- Historical clarification supplied by a contemporary New Zealand paintball participant, 28 October 2026. Identifies SCK Factory as the SCK Paintball business's tournament team, SCK as its shortened competition name and the Australian SCK entry as the same team.
- Super 7s Paintball Series historical results archive. Records SCK with 30 professional ranking points in Round 2 of the 2011 series.