Editing Dunedin City Challenge

'''Dunedin City Challenge''' was a paintball tournament organised by The Ultimate Game Dunedin. The November 2000 competition used five-player teams and limited paint allowances, with Christchurch's [[Damage Inc]] defeating Southern Raiders in the final. A further event, advertised as the ''Dunedin Challenge'', took place in 2001.[1][2][3]

== History ==

=== 2000 ===

''Main article: [[2000 Dunedin City Challenge]]''

The tournament took place in November 2000. Organiser [[Brian Thornley]] described it as an opportunity for players without open-class tournament experience to try competitive paintball while limiting costs.[1][2]

Four teams competed: Damage Inc from Christchurch, Southern Raiders from Invercargill, Triple H from Gore and Foo Fighters from Dunedin. Triple H was an abbreviated name for Hokonui HeadHunters. Foo Fighters entered with four players despite the five-player format.[1]

Games were played among pine trees and barricades, with an allowance of 200 paintballs per player per end. Each team played every other team twice, changing ends between the morning and afternoon rounds. The two leading teams qualified for a two-end final.[1]

Damage Inc led Southern Raiders 45–0 after the first end of the final and won 55–40 overall.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2000 final
! Position
! Team
! Final points
|-
| 1
| [[Damage Inc]]
| 55
|-
| 2
| Southern Raiders
| 40
|}

=== 2001 ===

''Main article: [[2001 Dunedin Challenge]]''

A further Dunedin Challenge was advertised for 4 November 2001, with Brian Thornley as the contact. It was aimed at South Island beginners and players seeking competition experience below Nationals level.[3]

The advertised format allowed a maximum of four players per team, five-minute centre-flag games and 200 paintballs per player per game. Entry cost NZ$75 per team, including gas. Bush play was planned, with speedball dependent on player numbers.[3]

A participant's message posted on 9 November confirmed that the competition had taken place. On 19 November, Thornley reported that computer problems had delayed publication of the results. Neither preserved discussion provides scores or final placings.[3][4]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Brian Thornley]]
* [[Damage Inc]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806190014/http://www.paintball.co.nz/dunedin00.htm Brian Thornley, Dunedin City Challenge — 5 Man Ltd — 2000, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020802163847/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles.htm Paintball.co.nz, Articles, listing “Dunedin Nov 2000 – 5man Ltd”. Archived 2 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115055819/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=12.topic Dunedin Challenge, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 20 August–9 November 2001. Event announcement and post-event discussion. Archived 15 January 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020108154014/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm2.showMessage?index=1&topicID=105.topic B2, Re: Dunedin Challenge, NZ Paintball Message Forum, 19 November 2001. Archived 8 January 2002.]

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[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
[[Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball]]