Ashburton Paintball

30/04/2026

28/04/2026

Final results from a hard fought 2025-2026 South Island Paintball season.

28/04/2026

Huge presentation ceremony for the final weekend of the APL Paintball Series, BTW this is a long post.

APL Round 7, played as a double round saw....
Chaos Paintball securing third place,
Magpies presented with second,
And ARMAGEDDON Paintball Nelson taking the round.

Once points from round 7 were added to the final standings we saw the following teams receive placement in the series.

Dad's Army hanging onto third place with 81 Points
Magpies again securing second position, 90 Points
ARMAGEDDON Paintball Nelson taking home the APL cup with 100 points.

APL open played as s double knock out elimination format, with extended time and mercy rule to 10-minute games with a minimum lead of 5 points to secure a mercy win.
Chaos Paintball holding on for third place.
Magpies taking yet another second-place spot.
ARMAGEDDON Paintball Nelson taking home the APL Open Cup.

Finally, the APL top Shooter based on the Hormesis Paintball Elite Duel was fought out by 8 players over 10-minute games, with a race to 5 points, but must have a 2 point lead to win.

Hard fought and a well deserved win going to Hamish from ARMAGEDDON Paintball Nelson

We would like to thank all the sponsors and supporters that have helped make this season as intense and rewarding as any series could be, to all the families that supported the competitors, and of course Abbie, for keeping Daz on the right path. we thank you and hope that next season can be bigger, better, and the growth of paintball continues in the South Island.

We will be setting dates and releasing these soon, in the meantime, watch this space for a super special not to be missed event that will be happening the first weekend in July. 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢

26/04/2026

Phew! What a crazy couple of days, some amazing paintball played and as always so good to see the improvement in the teams from round to round.

So many thanks to everyone who came and played and an even bigger thanks to those who put in the hard yards helping us with reffing, setting up, packing down etc, you're all awesome.

Final results will be posted some time this week once we've had a chance to recover. Another big day tomorrow to get everything tidied up so if anyone has some time free please message us and we'll let you know the plan.

We had the amazing Heather Mackenzie taking photos today and she got some absolutely incredible shots, we'll share those at some point in the next wee while. A massive massive thank you to her for her time and expertise.

For now it's time for a glass of wine and hopefully some sleep, love ya all.

Xx Paintball mum

25/04/2026

Bit of a grey start to the day but still good weather for paintball!

Looking forward to seeing everyone for the APL Open and the Top Shooter tournament.

Hope everyone got a good rest last night after an awesome day of paintball yesterday for the final round of the APL competition for the season and ready for the day ahead.

Make sure you bring plenty to keep you hydrated and feel free to bring something to throw on the BBQ for lunch.

24/04/2026

Looks set to be an absolutely cracking day to start a massive weekend of paintball.

Make sure you bring lots to drink and some sunscreen.

BBQ will be going at lunch time so bring something along to throw on that too if you like.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

24/04/2026

Hi team, with most of the preparations done for this weekends event, the idea of a get together for dinner tomorrow night has been thrown out there. The team at Ashburton Paintball are all for this, as we know that with all the administration that we are going to have over night, we won't have a chance to cook something for ourselves. If you are keen, send us a message so that we can make a plan. We are sure the team from ARMAGEDDON Paintball Nelson would also welcome the company.

24/04/2026

Field release for this weekends event, dont forget this is also avalible on Gunzup.com

23/04/2026

We have the local paper getting behind this weekends event.

It’s all action this weekend for paintballers lined up to compete at an annual speedball tournament at Lake Hood. Ashburton Paintball Park owners Abbie McAnally and Daryl Kingsford will host the two-day Ashburton Paintball League Open Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. It includes teams from as fa...