Editing 2025 Arena Paintball Race Events


The '''2025 Arena Paintball Race Events''' were a series of three five-player [[paintball]] tournaments organised at [[Arena Paintball]], 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand. The series comprised rounds scheduled for March, May–June and October 2025.[1]

== Calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Event
! Dates
|-
| 1
| [[2025 Arena Paintball March Race|March Race]]
| 22–23 March 2025
|-
| 2
| [[2025 Arena Paintball King's Birthday Race|King's Birthday Race]]
| 31 May–1 June 2025
|-
| 3
| [[2025 Arena Paintball Labour Weekend Race|Labour Weekend Race]]
| 25–26 October 2025
|}

The organiser's registration programme advertised all three events. Feilding's local events calendar also listed the second round.[1][2]

== Format ==

The series used a five-player race format with ten-minute matches, a four-point mercy rule and a hopper-and-four-pod ammunition limit. Events were capped at fourteen teams.[1]

Each round was planned to include preliminary play followed by finals, with separate Cup and Plate competitions.

The advertised Cup prize package, subject to a minimum of ten teams, included NZ$750 for first place, NZ$500 for second and NZ$250 for third. Plate finalists were eligible for trophies and medals. Individual MVP and Most Improved Player awards were also advertised.[1]

== 2025 season ==

The opening event took place on 22–23 March 2025, with twelve entries listed in the published pool draw. The organiser subsequently reported on the successful staging of the event.[3]

The King's Birthday round was scheduled for 31 May–1 June. Its published draw listed ten teams competing in a full round robin, with the top four progressing to Cup finals and the next four to Plate finals.[4]

The final round was scheduled for 25–26 October. A retrospective participant account confirms competition at Arena Paintball over that weekend.[5]

Individual tournament details are recorded in the corresponding event articles.

== See also ==

* [[Arena Paintball]]
* [[2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race]]
* [[2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race]]
* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20250115162148/https://paintballdirectnz.co.nz/2025-race-events/ Paintball Direct – 2025 Race Events, archived 15 January 2025].
# [https://feilding.co.nz/articles/whats-on/arena-paintball-race-tournament.html Feilding & District Promotion – Arena Paintball Race Tournament, 31 May–1 June 2025].
# [https://www.facebook.com/ArenaPaintballNZ/posts/1033482528804701/ Arena Paintball – Round 1 post-tournament report, Facebook, 23 March 2025].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1075266014626352&type=3 Arena Paintball – Round 2 draw and finals format, Facebook, 17 May 2025].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/De_geFJxtAg/ Ollie Richards – Retrospective account of the October 2025 Arena Paintball tournament, Instagram, 27 October 2026].

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[[Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball]]