Editing Help:Reconstructing tournament results (section)

== 1. Start with the tournament ==

Before investigating individual teams, establish the event being researched.

Record:

* Official tournament or series name.
* Year, round number and event name.
* Scheduled and confirmed event dates.
* Venue and location.
* Organiser or league.
* Competition format and divisions.
* Known team entries.
* Existing results and unresolved information.
* Original source URLs.

Search WikiPaintball for existing articles before creating new ones. A tournament series may already have an overview article, while individual rounds may be documented separately.

Pay particular attention to the distinction between a season, an individual event and a competition division. A result from one round must not be attributed to another simply because both used the same venue or series name.

=== Establish the event date ===

The date an event was advertised, the date it occurred and the date a result was announced may all differ.

A team might publish a victory announcement several days after a tournament. Historical photographs might be uploaded months or years later.

Always distinguish:

* Advertised event date.
* Confirmed competition date.
* Publication date of the supporting source.
* Date an archived copy was captured.

Do not assign a tournament date solely from the publication date of a social media post.