Editing Matt Wong


'''Matt Wong''', also known by the nickname '''Stick''', is a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] player associated with [[Wellington Hybrid]], [[SCK Factory]] and [[Menace]]. His competitive activities are documented through historical photographic archives covering tournaments in New Zealand and Australia between 2005 and 2010.[1][2][3]

Wong maintained a Flickr account under the username '''spinner''', preserving photographs from New Zealand and Australian tournament paintball events during the 2000s.[1]

== Paintball career ==

=== Wellington Hybrid ===

Wong played for [[Wellington Hybrid]], a New Zealand tournament team founded by [[Martin Dannefaerd]].

The team competed in the [[Australian X-Ball League]] (AXL) during 2005.

Wong's photographic archive includes material from the opening AXL round at Rockhampton, Queensland, and the second round at Fox Studios in Sydney.[1][2][3]

Wellington Hybrid won the Fox Studios event on 8 May 2005, taking the lead in the series standings.[4]

Wong was identified by the nickname Stick in photographs associated with Wellington Hybrid's participation at the 2005 Masters tournament at Action Paintball in Sydney.[5]

His Flickr archive also preserves photographs from the 2006 Australian Masters, the 2006 Big Boys Toys tournament in Auckland and subsequent New Zealand tournament activity.[6][7]

=== Easter 2007 tournament ===

Wong maintained a photographic collection titled ''Paintball - Easter 2007'', containing 228 photographs from a New Zealand tournament held over Easter 2007.[8]

Individual photographs are dated 7 April 2007.

The album records a first-place finish.

Historical participant accounts identify Wellington Hybrid as competing under its existing name at the tournament.

The precise venue and complete results have not yet been established.

=== SCK Factory (2010) ===

In April 2010, Wong competed for [[SCK Factory]], also known as SCK, at the [[2010 Easter 5s]] tournament in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The event was hosted by [[Urban Paintball]].

SCK Factory won the tournament.[9][10]

Wong's Flickr album, titled ''Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch'', explicitly identifies him as playing for SCK and records the team's first-place finish.[9]

The collection contains 52 photographs, including images credited to a photographer identified as Simo.

=== Menace NZ (2010) ===

Wong subsequently competed for [[Menace]] at the [[2010 Australian Super 7s Masters]] in November 2010.

The team competed under the name Menace NZ in the professional division of the [[Australian Super 7s]].

American professional player [[Ryan Greenspan]] of [[San Diego Dynasty]] appeared as a guest player for Menace at the tournament.

Their participation is documented in historical photographs preserved in Wong's Flickr archive, with player identifications supplied through participant accounts.[11]

Menace NZ earned 26 ranking points at the event and finished the 2010 professional series with 82 points.[12]

== Photographic archive ==

Wong maintained a substantial photographic record of tournament paintball under the Flickr username '''spinner'''.

His albums document New Zealand and Australian tournaments, training activities, teams and equipment during the 2000s and early 2010s.

Selected collections include:

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Album
! Subject
|-
| 2005
| Paintball - AXL - Rockhampton
| Australian X-Ball League Round 1
|-
| 2005
| Paintball - AXL - Sydney - Fox Studios
| Australian X-Ball League Round 2
|-
| 2005
| Paintball - Wellington Hybrid/AXL
| Wellington Hybrid team material
|-
| 2006
| Paintball - BBT - Nov 06
| Big Boys Toys, Auckland
|-
| 2006
| Paintball - Masters Nov '06
| Australian Masters, Sydney
|-
| 2007
| Paintball - Easter 2007
| New Zealand tournament
|-
| 2010
| Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch
| SCK Factory tournament victory
|-
| 2010
| Paintball - 2010 Race 2 3 - Series 2 - Round 3
| New Zealand Race-to-3 competition
|-
| 2010
| Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters
| Australian Super 7s Masters
|}

The albums provide contemporary photographic documentation, although their presence in Wong's account does not necessarily establish that he competed in every event photographed.

== See also ==

* [[Wellington Hybrid]]
* [[SCK Factory]]
* [[Menace]]
* [[Martin Dannefaerd]]
* [[Ryan Greenspan]]
* [[Australian X-Ball League]]
* [[Australian Super 7s]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/83942/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - Wellington Hybrid/AXL", Flickr. Historical team photographs and material.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/113462/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - AXL - Rockhampton - Feb 2005", Flickr.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/317486/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - AXL - Sydney - Fox Studios - May 2005", Flickr.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wellingtonhybrid/14539390/ Wellington Hybrid, "The team", Flickr. Photograph taken 8 May 2005 documenting the team's AXL Round 2 victory.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wellingtonhybrid/albums/1417323/ Wellington Hybrid, "Masters 2005", Flickr. Photographs identifying Wong by the nickname Stick.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157594376970589/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - BBT - Nov 06", Flickr.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157594398086244/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - Masters Nov '06", Flickr.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157600081708283/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - Easter 2007", Flickr.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - Easter 2010 - Christchurch", Flickr. Album identifying Wong as an SCK player and recording first place.]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZWstJFoww "Easter 5s [Slow-mo] - New Zealand Paintball", YouTube. Tournament video identifying SCK Factory as the winning team.]
# [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Matt Wong (Stick), "Paintball - 2010 S7 Masters", Flickr. Tournament photographs documenting Menace NZ and guest player Ryan Greenspan.]
# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s, official historical 2010 professional rankings.]

== External links ==

* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/ Matt Wong's historical Flickr archive]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/317486/ Australian X-Ball League Fox Studios 2005 photographs]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157623673744565/ SCK Factory at Easter 5s 2010]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner/albums/72157625396799886/ Menace NZ at Australian Super 7s Masters 2010]

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