Editing 2020 Australian Super 7s

'''2020 Australian Super 7s''' was the 2020 season of the [[Australian Super 7s]] paintball tournament series. Four rounds were advertised for Professional, Semi-Professional, Amateur and Novice teams at [[Action Paintball Games]] in Rouse Hill, New South Wales.[1][4]

The opening HK Army Classic is documented by results for all four divisions. The May DLX Technologies Cup was cancelled because of COVID-19 travel restrictions and uncertainty over restrictions on sporting events. Completion of the advertised Planet Eclipse Open and Australian Masters remains unconfirmed in the cited records.[2][3]

== Calendar and event status ==
The following dates reproduce the organiser's advertised schedule. Dates for cancelled or unconfirmed events are not presented as completed playing dates.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Event !! Professional !! Semi-Professional !! Amateur !! Novice !! Documented status
|-
| [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 1|Round 1]] || HK Army Classic || 14–16 February 2020 || 15–16 February 2020 || 8 February 2020 || 9 February 2020 || Completed: results recorded for all four divisions
|-
| [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 2|Round 2]] || DLX Technologies Cup || 15–17 May 2020 || 16–17 May 2020 || 9 May 2020 || 10 May 2020 || Cancelled; no completed replacement verified
|-
| [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 3|Round 3]] || Planet Eclipse Open || 7–9 August 2020 || 8–9 August 2020 || 1 August 2020 || 2 August 2020 || Scheduled; completion unconfirmed
|-
| [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 4|Round 4]] || Paintballshop.com Australian Masters || 27–29 November 2020 || 28–29 November 2020 || 21 November 2020 || 22 November 2020 || Scheduled; completion unconfirmed
|}

== COVID-19 disruption ==
In an announcement headed “2020 Super 7s DLX Technologies Cup Cancelled”, promoter Michael Whybrew cancelled the May event. He cited Australia's two-week quarantine requirement for international arrivals, uncertainty about restrictions on sporting events and outdoor gatherings, and the possibility of domestic flight cancellations.[3]

The announcement specifically identified the difficulty facing New Zealand teams Expendables, Rebel Unit and Immortal Knights. The organiser stated that the travel arrangements described would make their participation effectively impossible and that missing a round would compromise their championship opportunities.[3]

The decision was also intended to prevent competitors from booking travel and accommodation for an event that might subsequently be unable to proceed. Possible limits on venue attendance were discussed as a further risk, rather than reported as confirmed tournament attendance limits.[3]

Rescheduling the DLX Technologies Cup between Round 3 and the Masters was considered, but no replacement date was confirmed. The organiser also stated that the remaining events were uncertain, pending further government decisions.[3]

The notice does not explicitly cancel Round 3 or Round 4. No quantified reduction in attendance at the completed opening round is established by the cited records.

== Round summaries ==

=== Round 1 — HK Army Classic ===
''Main article: [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 1]]''

The archived official results record points for all four divisions. Eskimo Bros recorded the highest Professional points, Eskimo Brothers led Semi-Professional, Bushpigs led Amateur and KDK led Novice.[2]

The full recorded point allocations appear below.

=== Round 2 — DLX Technologies Cup ===
''Main article: [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 2]]''

The organiser explicitly cancelled the May event because of COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty. Although rescheduling was discussed, neither a replacement date nor completed replacement results is established by the cited records.[2][3]

=== Round 3 — Planet Eclipse Open ===
''Main article: [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 3]]''

The August dates remained on the published calendar, but the archived results contain no Planet Eclipse Open points in any division.[1][2]

The cancellation announcement described uncertainty over the remaining events without explicitly cancelling Round 3. Its completion therefore remains unconfirmed; blank results alone do not establish cancellation.[2][3]

=== Round 4 — Australian Masters ===
''Main article: [[2020 Australian Super 7s Round 4]]''

The November event remained advertised, but the archived results contain no Masters points in any division.[1][2]

The announcement cancelling the DLX Technologies Cup was still displayed on the homepage captured on 6 December 2020. That notice concerned the May event and does not establish a specific cancellation of the Masters.[3]

No completed Masters results are confirmed by the cited records.

== Verified results ==
The archived 2020 results contain numeric points only for the HK Army Classic. The DLX Cup, Planet Eclipse Open and Masters columns are blank, and each published annual total equals its opening-round figure.[2]

The following tables therefore reproduce Round 1 ranking points only. They are not individual match scores or evidence that formal season championships were awarded.[2]

=== Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! HK Army Classic points
|-
| Eskimo Bros || 30
|-
| Eskimo Nation || 28
|-
| Sydney SWAT || 26
|-
| Perth Crisis || 24
|-
| Expendables || 20*
|-
| East Side Raw || 20
|-
| Marauders || 18
|-
| Rebel Unit || 16
|-
| Syndicate || 14
|-
| The Mungers || 12
|}

Expendables' figure includes a two-point deduction for fielding two United States Professional players. Its 20 points do not independently establish an equal placing with East Side Raw.[2]

=== Semi-Professional ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! HK Army Classic points
|-
| Eskimo Brothers || 30
|-
| SA Havoc || 28
|-
| Spice Bears || 26
|-
| Immortal Knights || 24
|-
| T.O.G. || 22
|-
| Eskimo Nation || 20
|-
| Eskimo Blizzard || 18
|-
| Wicked Assassins || 16
|-
| Furious || 14
|}

=== Amateur ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! HK Army Classic points
|-
| Bushpigs || 30
|-
| Asylum || 28
|-
| Eskimo Polar Express || 26
|-
| Aspire || 24
|-
| Eskimo Penguin Squad || 22
|-
| Bitchin || 20
|-
| Eskimo Avalanche || 18
|-
| Make it Rain Eskimo || 16
|-
| Eskimo Sisters || 14
|-
| Wicked Assassins || 12
|}

=== Novice ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! HK Army Classic points
|-
| KDK || 30
|-
| Letter E || 28
|-
| Eskimo Brothers || 26
|-
| Arctic Siege || 24
|}

== See also ==
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2019 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[2021 Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Paintball in Australia]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20200930145847/http://super7spaintball.com/dates/ Super 7s Paintball — advertised 2020 divisional calendar, archived 30 September 2020].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20210506000030/https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Super 7s Paintball — 2020 official results, recording HK Army Classic points and blank columns for the remaining events, archived 6 May 2021].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20201206013619/http://super7spaintball.com/ Michael Whybrew, “2020 Super 7s DLX Technologies Cup Cancelled”, official Super 7s announcement, undated; archived 6 December 2020].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20200219163910/http://super7spaintball.com/pages/contact/ Super 7s Paintball — Action Paintball Games contact details, 290 Annangrove Road, Rouse Hill, archived 19 February 2020].

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

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