Editing 2005 Northland Open


'''2005 Northland Open''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held in New Zealand in early 2005, as part of the recurring [[Northland Open]] competition. [[XXX (New Zealand Paintball Team)|XXX]] won the Raven Cup, awarded for the Amateur division.[1][2][3]

== Tournament ==

The 2005 Northland Open is documented in contemporary discussions on the NZ Paintball Message Forum.

An archived forum index from 8 February 2005 records a discussion titled ''northland open!!!!! its back!!!'', initiated by contributor ''Phantom Matt'', with its last recorded activity on 6 February 2005.[1]

A separate tournament discussion titled ''Northland Open - Aftermath'', initiated by ''MikeE Insane'', was active by 7 February 2005.[2]

These records indicate that the competition had taken place by early February 2005. The precise playing date, venue and tournament format have not been established.

== Results ==

The surviving [[Raven Cup]] trophy identifies XXX as the 2005 winner of the Amateur division.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Award
! Winner
|-
| Amateur
| Raven Cup
| [[XXX (New Zealand Paintball Team)|XXX]]
|}

The trophy provides physical evidence of the divisional result. The overall tournament winner, other placings, participating teams and match scores have not been established from the available records.

== See also ==

* [[Northland Open]]
* [[XXX (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]
* [[2006 Northland Open]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208102654/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm6 NZ Paintball Message Forum – Other Tourney Events]. Archived 8 February 2005. Includes the discussion ''northland open!!!!! its back!!!'', initiated by Phantom Matt.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208085410/http://p069.ezboard.com/fnzpaintballfrm32 NZ Paintball Message Forum – Tournament]. Archived 8 February 2005. Lists ''Northland Open - Aftermath'', initiated by MikeE Insane.
# Raven Cup trophy, photograph supplied to WikiPaintball, 30 October 2026. The engraved winners list identifies Team XXX as the 2005 recipient; the trophy is identified as the Amateur division award.

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