Editing 2015 Auckland Paintball Cup

The '''2015 Auckland Paintball Cup''' was a [[paintball]] tournament held on 7–8 March 2015 at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] [[Hard2Overcome (Australian paintball team)|Hard2Overcome]] won the Open X-Ball competition, defeating Clown Monkeys 4–0 in the final.[2][3]

== Format ==

The event advertised an Open RaceTo-X division with 10-minute games.[1]

== Results ==

=== Open X-Ball ===

PBLeagues records the following final placings and ranking points.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| 1 || [[Hard2Overcome (Australian paintball team)|Hard2Overcome]] || 100
|-
| 2 || Clown Monkeys || 85
|-
| 3 || [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]] || 70
|-
| 4 || [[Auckland Faction (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Auckland Faction]] || 55
|-
| 5 || [[Shattered (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Shattered]] || 40
|-
| 6 || [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] || 25
|-
| 7 || [[Hijinx (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Hijinx]] || 10
|}

=== Preliminary matches ===

PBLeagues records the following matches under its preliminary stage. Times are those listed in the schedule; scores are separate from the ranking points above.[3]

==== 7 March ====

{| class="wikitable"
! Scheduled time !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| 09:00 || Shattered || 4–0 || Expendables
|-
| 09:30 || Hard2Overcome || 4–2 || Clown Monkeys
|-
| 10:00 || Auckland Faction || 4–0 || Hijinx
|-
| 10:30 || Shattered || 4–0 || ADHD
|-
| 11:00 || Clown Monkeys || 2–2 || Expendables
|-
| 11:30 || Hard2Overcome || 2–3 || Auckland Faction
|-
| 12:00 || Hijinx || 1–3 || ADHD
|-
| 12:30 || Clown Monkeys || 4–1 || Shattered
|-
| 13:00 || Hard2Overcome || 2–2 || Expendables
|-
| 13:30 || Auckland Faction || 4–2 || ADHD
|-
| 14:00 || Shattered || 0–4 || Hijinx
|-
| 14:30 || Auckland Faction || 2–2 || Expendables
|-
| 15:00 || Hard2Overcome || 3–0 || ADHD
|-
| 15:30 || Clown Monkeys || 4–0 || Hijinx
|-
| 16:00 || Auckland Faction || 4–0 || Shattered
|-
| 16:30 || Hard2Overcome || 2–0 || Hijinx
|-
| 17:00 || Expendables || 3–1 || ADHD
|}

==== 8 March ====

{| class="wikitable"
! Scheduled time !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| 09:00 || Clown Monkeys || 4–1 || Auckland Faction
|-
| 09:30 || Hard2Overcome || 4–0 || Shattered
|-
| 10:00 || Hijinx || 1–4 || Expendables
|-
| 10:30 || Clown Monkeys || 4–1 || ADHD
|-
| 11:00 || Hard2Overcome || 4–0 || Shattered
|-
| 11:30 || Hijinx || 1–3 || Expendables
|-
| 12:00 || Clown Monkeys || 4–1 || Auckland Faction
|-
| 13:00 || Shattered || 4–0 || ADHD
|-
| 13:30 || Hard2Overcome || 3–0 || Hijinx
|-
| 14:00 || Clown Monkeys || 2–1 || Expendables
|-
| 14:30 || Auckland Faction || 4–2 || ADHD
|}

=== Finals ===

The deciding matches were played on 8 March. Expendables defeated Auckland Faction 4–1 to finish third, before Hard2Overcome defeated Clown Monkeys 4–0 in the championship final.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Match !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Third-place match || Expendables || 4–1 || Auckland Faction
|-
| Championship final || Hard2Overcome || 4–0 || Clown Monkeys
|}

== See also ==

* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[2016 Auckland Paintball Cup]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3747/info PBLeagues — Asylum Events: Auckland Paintball Cup: event information].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3747/rankings PBLeagues — Asylum Events: Auckland Paintball Cup: placings and ranking points].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3747/schedule PBLeagues — Asylum Events: Auckland Paintball Cup: match schedule and scores, 7–8 March 2015].

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in Auckland]]
[[Category:2010s in New Zealand paintball]]