Editing 2006 Australian Super 7s

'''2006 Australian Super 7s''' was the inaugural season of the modern [[Australian Super 7s]] paintball tournament series. The four-round championship included Professional, Semi-Professional and Division 1 competition. Sydney SWAT won the Professional season championship, while Backlash won Semi-Professional.[1]

== Season overview ==
The Professional championship developed into a contest between Sydney SWAT and New Zealand's [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]. SWAT won the opening round, Menace won Round 2, and SWAT defeated Menace at the third round in Queensland. The teams entered the final event level on championship points.[1]

SWAT defeated Menace in the deciding Masters final to secure both the fourth-round victory and the inaugural Professional season title.[1]

== Rounds ==
The following table records the dates and locations established by the available contemporary sources. Exact playing dates have not been reconstructed where they remain unverified.[1][2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Date information !! Location
|-
| [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] || February 2006; contemporary discussion places play on the weekend ending 19 February || Not established
|-
| [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] || Exact dates not established || Not established
|-
| [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] || August 2006 || Samford, Queensland
|-
| [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4 — Masters]] || November 2006; event programme opened on 17 November || Action Paintball Games, Sydney, New South Wales
|}

== Recorded round results ==
The following results combine documented placings across all three divisions. Earlier-round records are incomplete; missing placings, match scores and season points have not been inferred.[1][2][3]

=== Round 1 ===
''Main article: [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 1]]''

Sydney SWAT won Professional ahead of Menace. Backlash finished second in Semi-Professional.[1][2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Place !! Team
|-
| Professional || 1 || Sydney SWAT
|-
| Professional || 2 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]
|-
| Semi-Professional || 2 || Backlash
|}

A contemporary account by Menace player “Lunty” records that Menace defeated Sydney Shock 2–0 in their semi-final, while SWAT defeated Furions 2–1. SWAT then defeated Menace 2–0 in the final. Scores represent games won.[3]

No verified Division 1 placings are available in the cited Round 1 records.

=== Round 2 ===
''Main article: [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 2]]''

Menace won Professional, while Gravity won Semi-Professional. Sydney SWAT finished fourth in Professional.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Place !! Team
|-
| Professional || 1 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]
|-
| Professional || 4 || Sydney SWAT
|-
| Semi-Professional || 1 || Gravity
|}

No verified Division 1 placings are available in the cited Round 2 record.

=== Round 3 ===
''Main article: [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 3]]''

The third round took place at Samford, Queensland, in August. SWAT won Professional ahead of Menace and Apocalypse. Sydney X-Fighters finished second in Semi-Professional, while Uprising won Division 1.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Place !! Team
|-
| Professional || 1 || Sydney SWAT
|-
| Professional || 2 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]
|-
| Professional || 3 || Apocalypse
|-
| Semi-Professional || 2 || Sydney X-Fighters
|-
| Division 1 || 1 || Uprising
|}

=== Round 4 — Masters ===
''Main article: [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 4]]''

The final round was held at Action Paintball Games in Sydney. SWAT won Professional, Sydney X-Fighters won Semi-Professional and Adrenaline Freaks won Division 1.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Professional !! Semi-Professional !! Division 1
|-
| 1 || Sydney SWAT || Sydney X-Fighters || Adrenaline Freaks
|-
| 2 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || Jetts || Shenanigans
|-
| 3 || Apocalypse || Bitchin || Uprising
|-
| 4 || Shock || Apparition || Not established
|}

SWAT defeated Shock 2–0 in the Professional semi-finals, while Menace defeated Apocalypse by the same margin. Apocalypse defeated Shock 2–1 for third place. SWAT then defeated Menace 2–1 in the championship-deciding final.[1]

Sydney X-Fighters defeated Jetts in the Semi-Professional final. Bitchin defeated Apparition in two straight games for third place. Adrenaline Freaks defeated Shenanigans 2–0 in the Division 1 final.[1]

== Season championships and awards ==
The contemporary season report identifies the following champions and award recipients. These season honours are separate from individual-round results.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Championship or award !! Recipient
|-
| Professional season championship || Sydney SWAT
|-
| Semi-Professional season championship || Backlash
|-
| Player of the Year || Darryn Clegg
|-
| Series best and fairest || Marksmen
|}

The report does not provide a complete season points table or identify a Division 1 season champion.[1]

SWAT's Professional championship prize included A$10,000, seven gold rings and 50 boxes of Acuball paint.[1]

== State of Origin ==
The Masters programme began on Friday, 17 November, with a separate ten-player State of Origin competition. New South Wales won ahead of Queensland and Western Australia, with the Australian Capital Territory also competing. Menace provided the refereeing.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2007 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Paintball in Australia]]

== References ==
# Dale “Hardcore” Moran, Australian Super 7s final-round report, ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006, printed pp. 17–25. Includes the Masters opening date and venue, earlier-round results, final-round standings, finals accounts, season champions and awards.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218112341/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=163 “Menace in Aussie”, page 1, ''NZ P8NT'' forum, posts dated 19–20 February 2006; archived 18 February 2013].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218112348/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=163&start=10 “Menace in Aussie”, page 2, ''NZ P8NT'' forum, tournament account posted by “Lunty” on 21 February 2006; archived 18 February 2013].

== External links ==
* [https://super7spaintball.com/ Australian Super 7s official website]

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