Editing 2012 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1


'''2012 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament associated with the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL), held during Easter 2012 at [[Lock N Load Paintball]] in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]

A retrospective report published by [[Asylum Paintball]] in March 2014 identified [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] as the winner of the opening NZPPL round of 2012.[3]

== Tournament ==

The 2012 NZPPL programme included an Easter tournament, documented in a South Auckland Paintball Club announcement published in November 2011.[1]

The event is also documented by a surviving trophy engraved ''NZPPL Super 5 Man, Easter 2012 Auckland, Lock N Load, 1st Place Cup''.[2]

A contemporary photograph album maintained by the Wellington team [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)|Phoenix]] is titled ''NZPPL Event#1 Lock and Load Auckland''. The album contains 60 photographs credited collectively to Blacksheep Media and Lock N Load staff.[4]

The exact playing dates, complete entry list and individual match scores have not been recovered.

== Results ==

In a report published on 11 March 2014, Asylum Paintball included first place at NZPPL Round 1 in 2012 among ADHD's earlier tournament achievements.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! Reported result
|-
| [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]
| 1st, NZPPL Round 1
|}

The report does not provide a full 2012 results table or identify the other finalists.

== Trophy ==

A first-place Cup trophy from the Easter 2012 tournament was photographed by Vitaly Miheev and supplied to WikiPaintball on 30 October 2026.[2]

The trophy provides physical evidence of a Cup award at the event. Although Asylum Paintball's retrospective report identifies ADHD as the opening-round winner, the trophy itself does not name the receiving team.[2][3]

== See also ==

* [[2012 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[ADHD (paintball team)]]
* [[Lock N Load Paintball]]

== References ==

# [https://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=3699442 NZ – South Auckland Paintball Club 5 Man Series]. PBNation, announcement posted 3 November 2011. Includes the proposed 2012 competition calendar and identifies an NZPPL Easter event.
# Vitaly Miheev. Photograph of the NZPPL Super 5 Man Easter 2012 Auckland first-place Cup trophy, supplied to WikiPaintball, 30 October 2026.
# [https://asylumpaintball.co.nz/asylum-sponsored-team-adhd-takes-gold-at-nzppl-event-1/ Sponsored Team ADHD Wins NZPPL Event 1]. Asylum Paintball, 11 March 2014. Retrospective record identifying ADHD as the opening-round winner in 2012.
# [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.429421957072818&type=3 NZPPL Event#1 Lock and Load Auckland]. Phoenix, Facebook photograph album. Contains 60 images credited to Blacksheep Media and Lock N Load staff.

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