Editing 2008 Hamilton 3s

The '''2008 Hamilton 3s''' was a three-player [[paintball]] tournament series held at Horsham Downs near Hamilton, New Zealand. Contemporary records document completed rounds on 3 February, 6 April and 8 June, followed by a December event. Gypsys won the opening round, while Invictus won the second and third rounds.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

== Organisation ==

The organiser's directions identified the venue as 161 Boyd Road, Horsham Downs. The competition required event-supplied paint, with compressed air included in the entry fee.[1]

The published schedule also listed rounds for 7 September, 5 October and 7 December 2008.[1] A separate announcement posted on 25 November advertised the December event for Sunday, 7 December.[5]

== Results ==

=== Round 1: 3 February ===

The organiser published these placings on 11 February 2008.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Gypsys
|-
| 2 || Monkeys
|-
| 3 || Sam-ich
|-
| 4 || The Nick Dawson Experience featuring Ethan Bailey
|-
| 5 || Not Charles
|-
| 6 || Unthinkable
|-
| 7 || Not the Pirates
|}

=== Round 2: 6 April ===

The organiser published these results on 7 April 2008. Monkeys and Team Samich were listed together as occupying third and fourth places, without an individual placing assigned to either team.[1][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Invictus
|-
| 2 || Unthinkables
|-
| 3–4 || Monkeys; Team Samich
|-
| 5 || Distortion
|-
| 6 || Insane
|-
| 7 || Muppets
|-
| 8 || The Mexicans
|-
| 9 || Not Charles
|}

=== Round 3: 8 June ===

A same-day forum post documented the June round with photographs. The organiser published the following placings on 9 June 2008.[1][4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Invictus
|-
| 2 || High-Bird
|-
| 3 || Team Samich
|-
| 4 || Unthinkables
|-
| 5 || The Mexicans
|-
| 6 || Muppets
|-
| 7 || Arch NME
|-
| 8 || Kids of Love
|}

== December event ==

The December competition was advertised for 7 December 2008. On 8 December, the organiser published a post-event report titled ''Hxc 3s wrap up and photos'', confirming that the event had taken place.[5][6]

The report acknowledged support and prizes from SCK, linked to photographs of the December event and announced that the competition would continue in 2009. It did not publish placings or scores.[6]

== See also ==

* [[2009 Hamilton 3s]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018145609/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-1589.html “Hamilton 3s – sketch's thread”], NZ P8NT forum, organiser's schedule, venue directions and subsequent discussion, February–July 2008; archived 18 October 2008.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018194749/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-1590.html “The Hamilton 3s round 1 placings.”], NZ P8NT forum, results posted by sketchnz, 11 February 2008; archived 18 October 2008.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018194928/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-1673.html “The hamilton 3s round 2 placings”], NZ P8NT forum, results posted by sketchnz, 7 April 2008; archived 18 October 2008.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018194625/http://www.paintball.net.nz/archive/index.php/t-1791.html “Hamilton 3s Round 3 Placings”], NZ P8NT forum, results posted by sketchnz, 9 June 2008; archived 18 October 2008.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193305/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2066 “The Hamilton 3s December thread”], NZ P8NT forum, announcement posted by sketchnz, 25 November 2008; archived 7 February 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207193251/http://paintball.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2082 “Hxc 3s wrap up and photos”], NZ P8NT forum, post-event report by sketchnz, 8 December 2008; archived 7 February 2013.

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]