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2011 Northland Open was a five-player paintball tournament held on 6 March 2011 at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, near Whangārei, New Zealand. Eight teams competed. Auckland team ADHD defeated Disposal Unit in the final.[1][2]

Organisation and format

Brent Matthews was an organiser and one of four referees. The competition included teams from Auckland, Tauranga, Whangārei and Kaikohe.[1]

Contemporary footage published by 13th Division identifies the event as five-player speedball at Strategy Tag Paintball.[2]

The advertised Super Air format used inflatable obstacles and seven-minute games. Teams aimed to capture a centrally placed flag and carry it to the opposite end of the field, with points also awarded for eliminating opponents. Round-robin play was followed by semi-finals and finals.[3]

Results

The following placings were reported by the Northern Advocate.[1]

Position	Team	Location
1	ADHD	Auckland
2	Disposal Unit	Auckland
=3	TPC Blast	Tauranga
=3	Gary Locks	Auckland
6	Paranoia	Whangārei
7	13th Division	Kaikohe

TPC Blast and Gary Locks shared third place after deciding not to contest a playoff.[1]

Reported preliminary results

Paranoia recorded an early victory over Auckland team Tempest. Kaikohe's 13th Division defeated eventual runner-up Disposal Unit during the competition.[1]

13th Division reported losing three of its seven games in the second round robin. Team spokesman Grant Dickenson described this as an improvement on both the team's first round and its previous year's performance.[1]

References

“Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open”, Northern Advocate, March 2011.
“Northland Open 6/3/11”, 13th DIVISION, YouTube; event footage and description identifying the date, venue and five-player format.
“Anxious time as rivals stalk Team Paranoia”, Northern Advocate, March 2011; contemporary tournament preview describing the playing format.

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+'''2011 Northland Open''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 6 March 2011 at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, near Whangārei, New Zealand. Eight teams competed. Auckland team [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] defeated [[Disposal Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Disposal Unit]] in the final.[1][2]
-{{Short description|2011 paintball tournament in Northland, New Zealand}}
+== Organisation and format ==
+Brent Matthews was an organiser and one of four referees. The competition included teams from Auckland, Tauranga, Whangārei and Kaikohe.[1]
-'''2011 Northland Open''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 6 March 2011 at Strategy Tag Paintball in Mangapai, near Whangārei, [[New Zealand]]. Eight teams competed in the event, which formed part of the established [[Northland Open]] tournament history.[1][2]
+Contemporary footage published by 13th Division identifies the event as five-player speedball at Strategy Tag Paintball.[2]
-'''[[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]''' of Auckland won the tournament, defeating fellow Auckland team '''Disposal Unit''' in the final. '''TPC Blast''' and '''Gary Locks''' finished equal third.[1]
+The advertised Super Air format used inflatable obstacles and seven-minute games. Teams aimed to capture a centrally placed flag and carry it to the opposite end of the field, with points also awarded for eliminating opponents. Round-robin play was followed by semi-finals and finals.[3]
-== Tournament ==
-The event took place at Strategy Tag Paintball, a commercial paintball venue in Mangapai, Northland.
-Contemporary footage identifies the tournament date as 6 March 2011 and describes the competition as five-player speedball.[2]
-The ''Northern Advocate'' reported that eight teams participated, including entries from Auckland, Tauranga, Whangārei and Kaikohe.[1]
-Brent Matthews was identified as an event organiser and one of four referees officiating the competition.
 == Results ==
+The following placings were reported by the ''Northern Advocate''.[1]
-The ''Northern Advocate'' published the leading results and several additional team placings on 8 March 2011.[1]
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ 2011 Northland Open – Documented results
 ! Position
 ! Team
-! Details
+! Location
 |-
 | 1
 | [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]
-| Auckland; tournament winner
+| Auckland
 |-
 | 2
-| Disposal Unit
+| [[Disposal Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Disposal Unit]]
-| Auckland; runner-up
+| Auckland
 |-
 | =3
-| TPC Blast
+| [[BOP Blast (New Zealand Paintball Team)|TPC Blast]]
 | Tauranga
 |-
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 TPC Blast and Gary Locks shared third place after deciding not to contest a playoff.[1]
-The complete fifth- and eighth-place results have not been recovered.
+=== Reported preliminary results ===
+Paranoia recorded an early victory over Auckland team Tempest. Kaikohe's 13th Division defeated eventual runner-up Disposal Unit during the competition.[1]
-=== Local teams ===
-Whangārei-based '''Paranoia''' finished sixth. The team recorded several wins, including a victory over Auckland's Tempest.[1]
-'''13th Division''' from Kaikohe finished seventh. Team spokesman Grant Dickenson described improvements compared with the team's previous tournament appearances, including a victory over Disposal Unit.
-The article also reported that 13th Division had been invited to compete in a forthcoming [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) event, although its subsequent participation has not been established.[1]
-== Historical context ==
-The Northland Open had been part of New Zealand's tournament paintball calendar since the 1990s.
-Earlier editions included seven-player competition, while the 2011 tournament used a five-player format.
-The 2011 result provides a documented early tournament victory for ADHD, preceding the team's later appearances in NZPPL and [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] competitions.
-The tournament is also documented through contemporary video footage recorded at Strategy Tag Paintball.[2]
+th Division reported losing three of its seven games in the second round robin. Team spokesman Grant Dickenson described this as an improvement on both the team's first round and its previous year's performance.[1]
 == See also ==
 * [[Northland Open]]
 * [[ADHD (paintball team)]]
-* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
+* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
-* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
 == References ==
+# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/paintball-teams-splattered-in-northland-open/KDEZTS2NANHGDVDEOTLZHF7TIY/ “Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open”], ''Northern Advocate'', March 2011.
-# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/paintball-teams-splattered-in-northland-open/KDEZTS2NANHGDVDEOTLZHF7TIY/ Paintball teams splattered in Northland Open]. ''Northern Advocate'', 8 March 2011. Contemporary report identifying the tournament winner, finalists, additional placings, participating teams, venue and organiser.
+# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9YNoGmWKI “Northland Open 6/3/11”], 13th DIVISION, YouTube; event footage and description identifying the date, venue and five-player format.
-# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9YNoGmWKI Northland Open 6/3/11]. YouTube, published 7 March 2011. Contemporary video identifying the tournament date, venue and five-player format.
+# [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/sport/anxious-time-as-rivals-stalk-team-paranoia/OVU445AACEZFFG7SIZNBNGULAY/ “Anxious time as rivals stalk Team Paranoia”], ''Northern Advocate'', March 2011; contemporary tournament preview describing the playing format.
-== External links ==
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9YNoGmWKI Northland Open 6/3/11 – tournament footage]
-* [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/paintball-teams-splattered-in-northland-open/KDEZTS2NANHGDVDEOTLZHF7TIY/ Northern Advocate tournament report]
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 [[Category:Paintball in Northland]]
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-[[Category:2011 in paintball]]

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Organisation and format

Results

Reported preliminary results

See also

References