With Elimination Final hosting rights on the line, Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel eventually got over the line 56-54 in a riveting contest against neighbours VIP Frames & Trusses Tactix in Invercargill on Sunday.
Storming home in the final quarter, VIP Frames and Trusses Tactix delivered an emphatic 61-50 win over the previously unbeaten Northen Mystics in front of a sell-out crowd in Rangiora on Saturday.
The reigning ANZ Premiership champions have made a statement in their first game of the 2026 season, the VIP Frame & Trusses Mainland Tactix beating the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel 55-42 in a high energy match in Christchurch.
The Trident Homes Tactix would have been happy to pocket the points after grinding out a hard-fought 50-31 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Dunedin on Sunday.
Defensive standout Jane Watson celebrated her 100th game in the red and black dress as the Trident Homes Tactix defeated the Ascot Park Southern Steel 58-45 in Christchurch.
Making ANZ Premiership history, the VIP Frames and Trusses Tactix have won a maiden title with a performance few were backing them to deliver.