Editing 2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series


'''2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series''' was a three-event [[paintball]] tournament competition organised by the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) in New Zealand during 2013. Two rounds were held on the Kāpiti Coast, followed by the national championship at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Auckland.[1][2][3]

'''X-Fighter$''', recorded in the league rankings as X-Fighter$ Fracture, won the overall series championship after winning the first two rounds and finishing third at the final event.[4]

== Organisation ==

The series used five-player tournament paintball, with Cup and Plate classifications at the opening two rounds.

The NZPPL organised three events during the season:

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! Dates
! Venue
! Cup winner
|-
| [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1|Event 1]]
| 9–10 March 2013
| El Rancho Holiday Park, Waikanae
| X-Fighter$
|-
| [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2|Event 2]]
| 1–2 June 2013
| Adrenalin Paintball Sports, Paraparaumu
| X-Fighter$ Fracture
|-
| [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 3|Event 3 / Nationals]]
| 26–27 October 2013
| Asylum Paintball, Auckland
| KC Damage
|}

The original event announcements confirm the dates and venues.[1][2][3]

== Tournament results ==

=== Event 1: Kāpiti Coast ===

The opening tournament was held at El Rancho Holiday Park, Waikanae, on 9–10 March 2013.

Thirteen teams competed across the Cup and Plate classifications.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Cup
! Plate
|-
| 1
| X-Fighter$
| Low Gear
|-
| 2
| Tiger Blood
| Shattered
|-
| 3
| Wellington Vendetta
| AoA
|-
| 4
| Skullz
| Tempest
|-
| 5
| Arachnidz
| KC Damage
|-
| 6
| TPC
| CZ Factory
|-
| 7
| 
| Predators
|}

X-Fighter$ won the Cup, while Low Gear won the Plate.[5]

=== Event 2: Kāpiti Coast ===

The second tournament took place at Adrenalin Paintball Sports on 1–2 June 2013.

Thirteen teams again competed across the Cup and Plate classifications.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Cup
! Plate
|-
| 1
| X-Fighter$ Fracture
| Shattered
|-
| 2
| KC Damage
| Low Gear
|-
| 3
| Arachnidz
| Twisted Metal
|-
| 4
| Skullz
| Harlequins
|-
| 5
| TPC Blast
| Tiger Blood
|-
| 6
| Wellington Vendetta
| Predators
|-
| 7
|
| Mischief
|}

X-Fighter$ Fracture secured its second consecutive Cup victory, while Shattered won the Plate.[5]

=== Event 3: National championship ===

The final tournament was held at Asylum Paintball in Kingseat, Auckland, on 26–27 October 2013.

The competition was promoted as the NZPPL Super 5 Man Nationals.[3]

The leading three teams were confirmed in a Blacksheep Communications press release published on 16 March 2014.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
|-
| 1
| '''[[KC Damage (New Zealand Paintball Team)|KC Damage]]'''
|-
| 2
| Wellington Vendetta
|-
| 3
| X-Fighter$ Fracture
|}

The full classification beyond third place has not been recovered.

== Series championship ==

X-Fighter$ won the overall 2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series championship.

The team's documented results were:[4][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! Position
|-
| Event 1
| 1st
|-
| Event 2
| 1st
|-
| Event 3 / Nationals
| 3rd
|}

The overall championship was confirmed by Blacksheep Communications in March 2014.[4]

=== Published standings after Event 2 ===

The NZPPL's archived rankings preserve the following standings after the first two rounds.[5]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Team
! Event 1
! Event 2
! Total
|-
| 1
| X-Fighter$ Fracture
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| 2
| Arachnidz
| 5
| 3
| 8
|-
| 3
| Skullz
| 4
| 4
| 8
|-
| 4
| Wellington Vendetta
| 3
| 6
| 9
|-
| 5
| TPC Blast
| 6
| 5
| 11
|-
| 6
| KC Damage
| 11
| 2
| 13
|-
| 7
| Tiger Blood
| 2
| 11
| 13
|-
| 8
| Shattered
| 8
| 7
| 15
|-
| 9
| Low Gear
| 7
| 8
| 15
|-
| 10
| Twisted Metal
| 14
| 9
| 23
|-
| 11
| AoA
| 9
| 14
| 23
|-
| 12
| Harlequins
| 14
| 10
| 24
|-
| 13
| Tempest
| 10
| 14
| 24
|-
| 14
| Predators
| 13
| 12
| 25
|-
| 15
| CZ Factory
| 12
| 14
| 26
|-
| 16
| Mischief
| 14
| 13
| 27
|}

The totals are accumulated event placing values, not match scores. The NZPPL used a value of 14 for teams without a recorded placing at an event.[5]

These standings represent the first two rounds only. The archived rankings page contains a section for Event 3, but the team placings were not completed in the surviving version.

The final overall series positions beyond the confirmed championship winner have not been independently established.

== Media coverage ==

The October Nationals were filmed by Blacksheep Media, a New Zealand paintball photography and video production group led by Tony Dickson.

The resulting video, ''NZPPL Nationals – 2013'', was released in March 2014.

A Blacksheep Communications press release published by ''Scoop'' on 16 March 2014 confirmed the Nationals podium and X-Fighter$'s overall series championship.[4]

== See also ==

* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 3]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament]]
* [[2012 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series]]
* [[2014 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028113418/http://nzppl.com/2013-event1.html NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1]. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Official announcement for 9–10 March 2013 at El Rancho Holiday Park, Waikanae.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028134842/http://nzppl.com/2013-event2.html NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2]. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Official announcement for 1–2 June 2013 at Adrenalin Paintball Sports.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028130016/http://nzppl.com/2013-event3.html NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 3 – NZ Nationals]. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Official announcement for 26–27 October 2013 at Asylum Paintball.
# [https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1403/S00280/blacksheep-media-release-2013-nzppl-video.htm Blacksheep Media Release 2013 NZPPL Video]. Blacksheep Communications, ''Scoop Independent News'', 16 March 2014. Confirms the Nationals results and X-Fighter$'s overall series championship.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111900/http://nzppl.com/ranks-2013.html NZPPL 2013 Series Rankings]. New Zealand Paintball Players League. Official results for Events 1 and 2, including Cup and Plate placings and cumulative series standings. Archived 28 October 2013.

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