Phantom Squad (Australian Paintball Team)
'Phantom Squad was an Australian tournament paintball team from New South Wales. Contemporary records document its participation in the 1995 New South Wales State Championships and Australian Five-Man Open. The team placed fifth in Australian Paintballers national amateur rankings for the 1995 season.[1][2][3]
Tournament history
[edit]1995 New South Wales State Championships
[edit]Phantom Squad competed at the New South Wales State Championships at Skirmish Adventures Gunning on 12 February 1995.[1]
The team finished fifth in the seven-team preliminary standings with 237 points. It did not advance to the four-team finals, which were won by SWAT.[1]
1995 Australian Five-Man Open
[edit]Phantom Squad competed at the Australian Five-Man Open at Adventure Quest Games' Mount White fields on 25–26 February 1995.[2]
Eight teams entered, each playing fourteen preliminary games before the leading four advanced to the finals. Phantom Squad finished sixth with 441 points and did not qualify for the finals.[2]
The contemporary report noted equipment difficulties and chronograph penalties. It also described a game against Black Reign in which Phantom Squad advanced towards the flag but ran out of time before securing it.[2]
National ranking
[edit]Phantom Squad placed fifth in Australian Paintballer's national amateur rankings for the 1995 season, receiving 37.00 ranking points. The rankings identified the team as being from New South Wales.[3]
Recorded results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | New South Wales State Championships | 5th in preliminaries; 237 points; did not reach the finals | [1] |
| 1995 | Australian Five-Man Open, Mount White | 6th in preliminaries; 441 points; did not reach the finals | [2] |
| 1995 | Australian Paintballer national amateur rankings | 5th; 37.00 ranking points | [3] |
References
[edit]- “SWAT Take Out NSW State Championships”, Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, p. 10.
- Paul Jurdeczka, “Jokers Wild at Australian Open”, Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, pp. 60–61.
- “1995 Australian Team Rankings”, Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996, p. 29.