Editing 2006 Australian Super 7s Round 1

'''2006 Australian Super 7s Round 1''' was the opening tournament of the inaugural [[Australian Super 7s]] season, held in February 2006. Sydney SWAT won the Professional division, defeating New Zealand team [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] in the final.[1][2]

== Event ==
Contemporary discussion on the NZ P8NT forum places the tournament on the weekend ending 19 February 2006. Posts made on 19 February describe competition still taking place, followed by results posted on 20 February.[1]

A tournament account published by Menace player “Lunty” on 21 February states that Menace played 18 preliminary games, losing only to Backlash. The Professional competition proceeded directly to semi-finals without quarter-finals.[2]

== Results ==
The following are documented results rather than complete tournament standings.[1][2]

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

Sydney Shock and Furions also reached the Professional semi-finals. Their final placings have not been established.[2]

==== Finals ====
According to the contemporary Menace player's account, Menace defeated Sydney Shock in two straight semi-final games. Sydney SWAT defeated Furions in three games before beating Menace in two games in the final.[2]

Scores below represent games won.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final || Menace || 2–0 || Sydney Shock
|-
| Semi-final || Sydney SWAT || 2–1 || Furions
|-
| Final || Sydney SWAT || 2–0 || Menace
|}

=== Semi-Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 2 || Backlash
|}

A participant posting as “Frodo” reported that his team finished second in Semi-Professional after a final lasting three games. The subsequent Menace account identifies the team he played for as Backlash.[1][2]

=== Division 1 ===
No verified Round 1 placings are available in the sources cited here.

== See also ==
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2006 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 2]]

== References ==
# [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].

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