Editing 2008 Australian Super 7s

'''2008 Australian Super 7s''' was the 2008 season of the [[Australian Super 7s]] paintball tournament series. It comprised four rounds in Professional, Semi-Professional and Amateur divisions, with events in New South Wales and Western Australia.[1][2]

Hostile Intentions won the Professional season championship, Bitchin won Semi-Professional and SWAT Kids won Amateur. Menace won the Professional division at the season-ending Australian Masters.[3]

== Calendar ==
The organiser published the following four-round calendar.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Dates !! Venue
|-
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] || 16–17 February 2008 || [[Action Paintball Games]], Rouse Hill, New South Wales
|-
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] || 24–25 May 2008 || Action Paintball Games, Serpentine, Western Australia
|-
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] || 2–3 August 2008 || Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
|-
| [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4 — Australian Masters]] || 29–30 November 2008; full programme advertised for 28–30 November || Action Paintball Games, Rouse Hill, New South Wales
|}

The Masters programme included a separate ten-player State of Origin competition on Friday, 28 November. The organiser's event report places the Super 7s competition on Saturday and Sunday.[1][3]

== Published ranking points ==
The verified official ranking table records the first three rounds. It does not include Masters points or final four-round totals. The following tables therefore show standings after Round 3, rather than final championship standings.[2]

These figures are championship ranking points, not individual match scores. Teams appear in the published order, including those with equal totals.[2]

=== Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! Three-round total
|-
| Hostile Intentions || 50 || 46 || 46 || 142
|-
| Sydney SWAT || 44 || 44 || 44 || 132
|-
| TNT || 42 || 28 || 42 || 112
|-
| [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || 30 || 50 || 30 || 110
|-
| East Coast Raiderz || 46 || 30 || 28 || 104
|-
| Bad Company || 0 || 0 || 50 || 50
|-
| STK || 0 || 42 || 0 || 42
|-
| Red Dragons || 28 || 0 || 0 || 28
|}

The organiser's round results use Sydney SWAT, while the ranking table shortens the name to SWAT.[2]

=== Semi-Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! Three-round total
|-
| Bitchin || 46 || 50 || 50 || 146
|-
| Apocalypse || 44 || 28 || 42 || 114
|-
| A9X || 50 || 0 || 46 || 96
|-
| Distortion || 30 || 26 || 30 || 86
|-
| Uprising || 42 || 0 || 44 || 86
|-
| Flashpoint || 0 || 46 || 0 || 46
|-
| First & Only || 0 || 44 || 0 || 44
|-
| Venom || 0 || 42 || 0 || 42
|-
| Fury || 0 || 30 || 0 || 30
|-
| Marksmen || 0 || 0 || 28 || 28
|-
| The Business || 28 || 0 || 0 || 28
|-
| Southern Storm || 0 || 28 || 0 || 28
|}

=== Amateur ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! Three-round total
|-
| SWAT Kids || 46 || 50 || 46 || 142
|-
| Shenanigans || 50 || 30 || 44 || 124
|-
| Virus || 44 || 0 || 50 || 94
|-
| Marksmen Recon || 0 || 46 || 42 || 88
|-
| Renegades || 0 || 44 || 0 || 44
|-
| Arora || 0 || 42 || 0 || 42
|}

The results page spells Shenanigans as shown above in its Round 3 placings and as “Shenannigans” in the ranking table. Arora is retained as printed in that table; the Masters report separately lists Aurora.[2][3]

== Round results ==

=== Round 1 ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 1]]''

Hostile Intentions recorded the highest Professional round points, A9X led Semi-Professional and Shenanigans led Amateur. The ranking-point entries are reproduced above; they have not been converted into a complete final placing list.[2]

=== Round 2 ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 2]]''

The archived official rankings record Menace with the highest Professional points, Bitchin with the highest Semi-Professional points and SWAT Kids with the highest Amateur points.[2][4]

=== Round 3 ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 3]]''

The official results identify the following leading finishers.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Professional !! Semi-Professional !! Amateur
|-
| 1 || Bad Company || Bitchin || Virus
|-
| 2 || Hostile Intentions || A9X || SWAT Kids
|-
| 3 || Sydney SWAT || Uprising || Shenanigans
|-
| 4 || TNT || Apocalypse || Not specified
|}

A contemporary report confirms that Bitchin defeated A9X 2–1 in the Semi-Professional final. Uprising defeated Apocalypse 2–1 in the third-place play-off.[5]

=== Round 4 — Australian Masters ===
''Main article: [[2008 Australian Super 7s Round 4]]''

The organiser's Masters report gives the following final placings.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Professional !! Semi-Professional !! Amateur
|-
| 1 || [[Menace (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Menace]] || Bitchin || SWAT Kids
|-
| 2 || SWAT || First & Only || Aurora
|-
| 3 || Hostile Intentions || House Of Cards || Virus
|-
| 4 || East Coast Raiderz || Kindred || Plan B
|}

Menace defeated Hostile Intentions 2–1 in the Professional semi-final, while SWAT defeated East Coast Raiderz 2–1. Menace then defeated SWAT 2–1 in the final.[3]

Bitchin defeated First & Only in the Semi-Professional final. SWAT Kids won the Amateur competition.[3]

== Season champions ==
The organiser explicitly confirmed the following season champions in its Masters report. These titles are separate from individual-round victories; final four-round point totals were not included in the report.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Season champion
|-
| Professional || Hostile Intentions
|-
| Semi-Professional || Bitchin
|-
| Amateur || SWAT Kids
|}

== See also ==
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2007 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2009 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Paintball in Australia]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930092819/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Schedule.aspx Super 7s Paintball — official 2008 schedule, archived 30 September 2008].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930092809/http://www.super7spaintball.com/Results.aspx Super 7s Paintball — Round 3 placings and 2008 rankings after three rounds, archived 30 September 2008].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20090324010713/http://www.super7spaintball.com/ “Australian Super 7’s Round 4: The Masters”, official Super 7s website, archived 24 March 2009].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719061829/http://www.super7spaintball.com/news.html Super 7s Paintball — official ranking points after Round 2, archived 19 July 2008]. The opening two-round tables concern 2008; the four-round tables further down the page reproduce the preceding season beneath a misleading year heading.
# [https://region.com.au/congratulations-to-uprising-for-3rd-place-in-semi-pro-division-rd-3-2008-australian-s7s-series/8296/ benno1, “Congratulations to UPRISING for 3rd place in semi-pro division, Rd 3 – 2008 Australian S7s series”, Region Canberra, 7 August 2008].

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

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