Editing 2011 Northland Open

'''2011 Northland Open''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 6 March 2011 at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, near Whangārei, New Zealand. Eight teams competed. Auckland team [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] defeated [[Disposal Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Disposal Unit]] in the final.[1][2]

== Organisation and format ==
Brent Matthews was an organiser and one of four referees. The competition included teams from Auckland, Tauranga, Whangārei and Kaikohe.[1]

Contemporary footage published by 13th Division identifies the event as five-player speedball at Strategy Tag Paintball.[2]

The advertised Super Air format used inflatable obstacles and seven-minute games. Teams aimed to capture a centrally placed flag and carry it to the opposite end of the field, with points also awarded for eliminating opponents. Round-robin play was followed by semi-finals and finals.[3]

== Results ==
The following placings were reported by the ''Northern Advocate''.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Location
|-
| 1
| [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]
| Auckland
|-
| 2
| [[Disposal Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Disposal Unit]]
| Auckland
|-
| =3
| [[BOP Blast (New Zealand Paintball Team)|TPC Blast]]
| Tauranga
|-
| =3
| Gary Locks
| Auckland
|-
| 6
| Paranoia
| Whangārei
|-
| 7
| 13th Division
| Kaikohe
|}

TPC Blast and Gary Locks shared third place after deciding not to contest a playoff.[1]

=== Reported preliminary results ===
Paranoia recorded an early victory over Auckland team Tempest. Kaikohe's 13th Division defeated eventual runner-up Disposal Unit during the competition.[1]

13th Division reported losing three of its seven games in the second round robin. Team spokesman Grant Dickenson described this as an improvement on both the team's first round and its previous year's performance.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[ADHD (paintball team)]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==
# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/paintball-teams-splattered-in-northland-open/KDEZTS2NANHGDVDEOTLZHF7TIY/ “Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open”], ''Northern Advocate'', March 2011.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9YNoGmWKI “Northland Open 6/3/11”], 13th DIVISION, YouTube; event footage and description identifying the date, venue and five-player format.
# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/sport/anxious-time-as-rivals-stalk-team-paranoia/OVU445AACEZFFG7SIZNBNGULAY/ “Anxious time as rivals stalk Team Paranoia”], ''Northern Advocate'', March 2011; contemporary tournament preview describing the playing format.

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