KMA (Australian Paintball Team)
KMA was an Australian tournament paintball team documented in Victorian competition during the 1990s. The team won the amateur division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters.[1]
History
[edit]1996 Victorian Three-Man Series
[edit]KMA competed in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, organised by the Victorian Paintball Players Association. The team finished thirteenth in the published overall standings with 236 points.[2]
1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters
[edit]KMA won the amateur division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria. The contemporary report identified KMA as a local team.[1]
Twelve teams contested professional and amateur divisions, with four teams from each division advancing to the finals. KMA secured the amateur championship after defeating X Rated Green. The deciding game ended with one surviving KMA player returning the flag.[1]
KMA finished ahead of X Rated Green, X Rated Blue and The Creed in the final amateur standings.[1]
1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament
[edit]KMA also competed at the 1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament, organised by the Victorian Paintball Players Association at the Peninsula Paintball Club's Frankston site.[3]
The contemporary report describes a preliminary game in which KMA lost to Xtreme. KMA was among six entrants but did not qualify for the three-team finals. Its final placing was not reported.[3]
Recorded tournament results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series | 13th; 236 series points | [2] |
| 1998 | 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters | 1st, amateur division | [1] |
| 1998 | 1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament | Did not reach the finals | [3] |
References
[edit]- 5 Man Victorian Masters. Mike Wallis, Paint, issue 8, May 1998.
- Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
- 1998 Victorian 3 Man. Mike Wallis, Paint, issue 9, September 1998.