Smash (New Zealand Paintball Team)
Smash was a New Zealand three-player competitive paintball team documented between 2002 and 2003.
It competed at the January 2002 Gathering and the 2002 Hawke’s Bay Triples, before appearing under the name Smash (Phantom) at the 2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples.[1][2][3]
The three records are treated as the same New Zealand team. The parenthetical name used in 2003 documents an association with Phantom, but the surviving sources do not establish the organisational nature of that relationship.
Smash was distinct from the later Smash and Grab team.
Tournament history
[edit]2002
[edit]The Gathering
[edit]Smash competed at the Gathering, held at Actions Paintball in Swanson on 26 January 2002. Ten teams played three-player hopper-ball centre-flag games.[1]
Smash recorded eight points in the published table.[1]
The accompanying report identifies Saints 2 as the winner, three teams with sixteen points as equal second and Phantom with ten points as third. It does not assign a formal placing to Smash. A placing should therefore not be inferred solely by arranging the remaining point totals.[1]
Hawke’s Bay Triples
[edit]Smash competed at the 2002 Hawke’s Bay Triples, held at Stoney Creek Ranch in Hastings on 2–3 February. Seventeen teams played three-player centre-flag games.[2]
The team scored 1,000 points and finished sixth in the preliminary table. Only the two leading teams, GPS and Rush, advanced to the championship final.[2]
2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples
[edit]At the 2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples on 8–9 February, the published results recorded the entry as Smash (Phantom). The team scored 290 points and appeared sixth in the nine-team score table.[3]
The tournament report separately records a championship game between Phantom Menace and Damage Red. Smash did not participate in that final.[3]
Relationship with Phantom
[edit]The 2003 form Smash (Phantom) provides direct evidence that the entry was associated with Phantom.[3]
The source does not explain whether Smash was:
- a formal Phantom squad;
- a development team;
- an event-specific entry containing Phantom players; or
- another related arrangement.
No complete Smash roster or contemporary description of the relationship has been recovered. The article therefore records the association without assigning a more specific organisational structure.
Tournament results
[edit]| Date | Tournament | Published entry | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2002 | The Gathering | Smash | Eight points; formal placing not stated.[1] |
| 2–3 February 2002 | 2002 Hawke’s Bay Triples | Smash | 6th in the preliminary table; 1,000 points.[2] |
| 8–9 February 2003 | 2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples | Smash (Phantom) | 6th in the published score table; 290 points.[3] |
See also
[edit]- Phantom (New Zealand Paintball Team)
- Smash and Grab (New Zealand Paintball Team)
- 2002 Hawke’s Bay Triples
- 2003 Hawke’s Bay Triples
- Paintball in New Zealand
References
[edit]- Dazz Marshall, “The Gathering”. Paintball.co.nz, January 2002.
- Dazz Marshall, “Hawkes Bay 3-Man 2002”. Paintball.co.nz, February 2002.
- Rob Maddox, “Hawkes Bay Triples”. Paintball.co.nz, February 2003.