Editing 2014 Australian Super 7s

'''2014 Australian Super 7s''' was the 2014 season of the [[Australian Super 7s]] paintball tournament series. The four-round championship included Professional, Semi-Professional, Amateur and Novice divisions.[1][2]

nVs won the Professional championship on a tie-break against Sydney SWAT. ACT Razorbacks won Semi-Professional, Climax won Amateur and Triple Threat won Novice on a tie-break against Sydney Spartans.[1]

== Rounds ==
The season comprised the following four events.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Event
|-
| [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] || HK Classic
|-
| [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] || DYE Asia Cup
|-
| [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] || Planet Eclipse Open
|-
| [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4]] || Killer Paintballs Masters
|}

== Round results ==
The following summaries distinguish original divisional entries from points subsequently transferred into another division. Figures are championship ranking points, not match scores.[1][2]

=== Round 1 — HK Classic ===
''Main article: [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 1]]''

The contemporary first-round results list the following leading teams.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Professional !! Semi-Professional !! Amateur !! Novice
|-
| 1 || STK || Gold Coast Rage || TPC – The Players Club || Apex 1
|-
| 2 || Sydney SWAT || Thunderbirds || Blitzkrieg || Armadillo's
|-
| 3 || nVs || Collateral || Climax || Triple Threat
|}

Marauders originally competed in Semi-Professional and recorded 18 points. Apex 1 recorded 30 Novice points. Their later Amateur season entries contain reduced credits rather than original Amateur Round 1 results.[1][2]

The contemporary results use Thunderbirds for the second-placed Semi-Professional entry; the final season table lists the corresponding first-round points under ACT Razorbacks.[1][2]

=== Round 2 — DYE Asia Cup ===
''Main article: [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 2]]''

nVs recorded the highest Professional round points, ACT Razorbacks led Semi-Professional, Blitzkrieg led Amateur and Triple Threat led Novice.[1][2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Leading round-point entries
|-
| Professional || nVs — 30; STK — 28; Sydney SWAT — 26
|-
| Semi-Professional || ACT Razorbacks — 30; Gold Coast Rage — 28; Vicious Circle — 26
|-
| Amateur || Blitzkrieg — 30; Climax — 28; TPC – The Players Club — 26
|-
| Novice || Triple Threat — 30; Sydney Spartans — 28; NBK — 26
|}

=== Round 3 — Planet Eclipse Open ===
''Main article: [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 3]]''

Sydney SWAT recorded the highest Professional round points, Vicious Circle led Semi-Professional, Climax led Amateur and Care Bears led Novice.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Leading round-point entries
|-
| Professional || Sydney SWAT — 30; STK — 28; nVs — 26
|-
| Semi-Professional || Vicious Circle — 30; ACT Razorbacks — 28; Furious — 26
|-
| Amateur || Climax — 30; TPC – The Players Club — 28; Divas — 26
|-
| Novice || Care Bears — 30; Sydney Wolf Pack 2 — 28; Triple Threat — 26
|}

=== Round 4 — Killer Paintballs Masters ===
''Main article: [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 4]]''

nVs recorded the highest Professional round points, Gold Coast Rage led Semi-Professional, Climax led Amateur and Frequency led Novice.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Leading round-point entries
|-
| Professional || nVs — 30; Sydney SWAT — 28; Sydney Explicit — 26
|-
| Semi-Professional || Gold Coast Rage — 30; ACT Razorbacks — 28; Collateral — 26
|-
| Amateur || Climax — 30; Divas — 28; TPC – The Players Club — 26
|-
| Novice || Frequency — 30; Trigger Happy — 28; Sydney Spartans — 26
|}

== Season standings ==
The tables reproduce the organiser's final championship rankings. Published team order, adjusted credits and incomplete sequences are retained.[1]

=== Professional ===
nVs and Sydney SWAT each finished with 112 points. nVs won the championship through its greater number of first-place finishes, with two round victories against SWAT's one. STK finished third with 110 points.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4]] !! Total
|-
| nVs || 26 || 30 || 26 || 30 || '''112'''
|-
| Sydney SWAT || 28 || 26 || 30 || 28 || 112
|-
| STK || 30 || 28 || 28 || 24 || 110
|-
| Sydney Explicit || 16 || 24 || 24 || 26 || 90
|-
| Uprising || 20 || 18 || 22 || 20 || 80
|-
| East Side Raw || 24 || 20 || 20 || 14 || 78
|-
| Shenanigans || 18 || 16 || 18 || 18 || 70
|-
| Clown Monkeys || 22 || 22 || 0 || 22 || 66
|-
| Relentless || 12 || 12 || 0 || 16 || 40
|-
| Fusion || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 16
|-
| Apparition || 0 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 14
|-
| Plague || 14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14
|}

=== Semi-Professional ===
ACT Razorbacks won the championship with 114 points, two ahead of Gold Coast Rage. Vicious Circle finished third with 104 points.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4]] !! Total
|-
| ACT Razorbacks || 28 || 30 || 28 || 28 || '''114'''
|-
| Gold Coast Rage || 30 || 28 || 24 || 30 || 112
|-
| Vicious Circle || 24 || 26 || 30 || 24 || 104
|-
| Red Raw || 22 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 76
|-
| Furious || 14 || 20 || 26 || 14 || 74
|-
| Collateral || 26 || 0 || 22 || 26 || 74
|-
| Cult || 0 || 24 || 20 || 22 || 66
|-
| Hysteria || 16 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 38
|-
| Shockwave || 0 || 0 || 16 || 12 || 28
|-
| Rogue Assassins || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 20
|-
| Unecy || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20
|-
| History Channel || 0 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 16
|-
| Weapon X || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 16
|-
| EADC || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12
|-
| NBK || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 10
|-
| Immortal || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 8
|}

=== Amateur ===
Climax won the championship with 114 points, followed by TPC – The Players Club with 110 and Blitzkrieg with 102.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4]] !! Total
|-
| Climax || 26 || 28 || 30 || 30 || '''114'''
|-
| TPC – The Players Club || 30 || 26 || 28 || 26 || 110
|-
| Blitzkrieg || 28 || 30 || 24 || 20 || 102
|-
| Raw Gravity || 22 || 18 || 22 || 24 || 86
|-
| Apex || 24* || 16 || 18 || 12 || 70
|-
| Divas || 0 || 12 || 26 || 28 || 66
|-
| Furious B || 20 || 14 || 0 || 18 || 52
|-
| Marauders || colspan="4" | Published sequence: 14** – 24 – 0 || 38
|-
| Vicious Circle B || 0 || 22 || 0 || 16 || 38
|-
| TPC – Factory Seconds || 0 || 10 || 16 || 10 || 36
|-
| Unforgiven || colspan="4" | Published sequence: 24 – 0 – 0 || 24
|-
| Knights || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 22
|-
| HK Hooligans || colspan="4" | Published sequence: 0 – 20 – 0 || 20
|-
| Trogdor || colspan="4" | Published sequence: 0 – 0 – 20 || 20
|-
| TPC – Prospects || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 14
|}

* Apex moved from Novice to Amateur and retained 80 per cent of its previous points. Its adjusted first-round credit is marked with a single asterisk.[1]
* Marauders moved from Semi-Professional to Amateur and retained 80 per cent of its previous points. The adjusted credit is marked with double asterisks.[1]

The published sequences for Marauders, Unforgiven, HK Hooligans and Trogdor contain only three figures. Their missing entries have not been assigned to particular rounds.[1]

=== Novice ===
Triple Threat and Sydney Spartans each finished with 98 points. Triple Threat won the championship under the highest-finishes tie-break, having won Round 2.[1]

Trigger Happy and Sydney Wolf Pack 1 each finished with 88 points. Trigger Happy placed third because its second-place Masters finish was the higher individual round placing.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] !! [[2014 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4]] !! Total
|-
| Triple Threat || 26 || 30 || 26 || 16 || '''98'''
|-
| Sydney Spartans || 22 || 28 || 22 || 26 || 98
|-
| Trigger Happy || 20 || 24 || 16 || 28 || 88
|-
| Sydney Wolf Pack 1 || 24 || 20 || 24 || 20 || 88
|-
| Sydney Wolf Pack 2 || 14 || 18 || 28 || 2 || 62
|-
| Care Bears || 0 || 22 || 30 || 0 || 52
|-
| Cardiff Curse || 18 || 14 || 14 || 0 || 46
|-
| Pressure || 0 || 8 || 20 || 8 || 36
|-
| Blindside || 0 || 0 || 18 || 18 || 36
|-
| Blue Mountain Bulls || 12 || 16 || 4 || 0 || 32
|-
| Frequency || 0 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 30
|-
| Armadillo's || 28 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 28
|-
| NBK || 0 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 26
|-
| Velocity || 0 || 0 || 0 || 24 || 24
|-
| Death Stalkers || 0 || 0 || 12 || 12 || 24
|-
| Asylum Ward X || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 22
|-
| Apex 2 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16
|-
| Entity || 0 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 16
|-
| Asylum Day Release || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 14
|-
| Pirates || 0 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 12
|-
| Asylum Residents || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 10
|-
| Blank Space || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 10
|-
| District 3 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|-
| Gangsta Squad || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8
|-
| Silent Assassins || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 8
|-
| FOTP || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 6
|-
| Gipsy Danger || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 6
|-
| MTS || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
| Bay Road Bandits || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| Convictions || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4
|-
| Full Tilt || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| Northside || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| WSP Paintbrawlers || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| Mohawks & Deadmen || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| Hogfarts || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| Ghost Squad || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| Kronosomes || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| Pumped || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|}

== Season champions ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Champion !! Points
|-
| Professional || nVs || 112
|-
| Semi-Professional || ACT Razorbacks || 114
|-
| Amateur || Climax || 114
|-
| Novice || Triple Threat || 98
|}

The Professional and Novice champions were decided by the organiser's published tie-break rules, rather than by points totals alone.[1]

== Individual awards ==
The organiser published the following season awards.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Recipient
|-
| Professional Player of the Year || Steve Browning
|-
| Semi-Professional Player of the Year || Chris Kritter
|-
| Amateur Player of the Year || Nate Griffiths
|-
| Novice Player of the Year || Ryan Newman
|-
| Tolson Dimovski Award for Bringing Excellence to Paintball || Jane Brady and Michael Whybrew
|}

== See also ==
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2013 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2015 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Paintball in Australia]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20141218103735/http://super7spaintball.com/ Super 7s Paintball — 2014 final standings, tie-break explanations, retained round reports and original Round 1 divisional entries, archived 18 December 2014].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20140622084433/http://super7spaintball.com/ Super 7s Paintball — HK Classic and DYE Asia Cup reports and standings after two rounds, archived 22 June 2014].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150321040006/http://super7spaintball.com/2014-annual-awards-and-results/ Super 7s Paintball — “2014 Annual Awards and Results”, archived 21 March 2015].

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

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