Editing 2006 Australian Super 7s Round 4

'''2006 Australian Super 7s Round 4''', also known as the '''2006 Masters''', was the final tournament of the inaugural [[Australian Super 7s]] season. It was held at [[Action Paintball Games]] in Sydney, New South Wales, in November 2006, with the event programme beginning on 17 November.[1]

Sydney SWAT defeated [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] in the Professional final to win both the round and the season championship. Sydney X-Fighters won Semi-Professional, while Adrenaline Freaks won Division 1.[1]

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

Paintball Pete's Reffs Inc officiated the seven-player tournament under ultimate judge John Caruana. New Zealand entrants included Menace in Professional and Team Ice in Semi-Professional.[1]

== Preliminary standings ==
The following are preliminary scores published in the contemporary tournament report. They are separate from final placings and season championship points.[1]

=== Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Preliminary position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Sydney SWAT || 1,089
|-
| 2 || Apocalypse || 1,006
|-
| 3 || Menace || 977
|-
| 4 || Shock || 921
|-
| 5 || Furions || 654
|-
| 6 || Mongrel Mob || 652
|}

=== Semi-Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Preliminary position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Sydney X-Fighters || 1,087
|-
| 2 || Jetts || 916
|-
| 3 || Gravity || 898
|-
| 4 || Toy Soldiers || 884
|-
| 5 || Backlash || 749
|-
| 6 || Team Ice || 727
|-
| 7 || Apparition || 719
|-
| 8 || Bitchin || 659
|-
| 9 || Straightedge || 638
|-
| 10 || Valhalla || 618
|-
| 11 || Marksmen || 551
|-
| 12 || Cartel || 471
|}

=== Division 1 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Preliminary position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Adrenaline Freaks || 384
|-
| 2 || Shenanigans || 318
|-
| 3 || Uprising || 302
|-
| 4 || Blitzkrieg || 284
|-
| 5 || Switchblade || 204
|-
| 6 || Vortex || 204
|-
| 7 || Midz || 171
|-
| 8 || Capital Punishment || 139
|}

== Final results ==

=== Professional ===
Sydney SWAT defeated Shock in two straight semi-final games, while Menace defeated Apocalypse by the same margin. Apocalypse then defeated Shock 2–1 in the third-place play-off.[1]

SWAT won the opening game of the final, Menace levelled the match, and SWAT won the deciding game to secure the tournament.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Sydney SWAT
|-
| 2 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]]
|-
| 3 || Apocalypse
|-
| 4 || Shock
|}

Scores below represent games won.[1]

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

=== Semi-Professional ===
Sydney X-Fighters defeated Bitchin in two straight games, while Jetts defeated Apparition in two games. Bitchin subsequently defeated Apparition in straight games for third place. Sydney X-Fighters defeated Jetts in the final.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Sydney X-Fighters
|-
| 2 || Jetts
|-
| 3 || Bitchin
|-
| 4 || Apparition
|}

=== Division 1 ===
Adrenaline Freaks defeated Shenanigans 2–0 in the best-of-three final. The published round results list Uprising third.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Adrenaline Freaks
|-
| 2 || Shenanigans
|-
| 3 || Uprising
|}

== Season outcome ==
Sydney SWAT and Menace entered the final round level on Professional championship points. SWAT's tournament victory therefore also secured the inaugural Professional series title.[1]

Backlash won the Semi-Professional season championship, separately from Sydney X-Fighters' fourth-round victory. Marksmen received the series best-and-fairest award.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2006 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2006 Australian Super 7s Round 3]]

== References ==
# Dale “Hardcore” Moran, Australian Super 7s final-round report, ''Australian Paintball Magazine'', no. 6, 2006, pp. 17–25. Includes the event opening date and venue, preliminary standings, finals accounts, round placings and season champions.

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