Thunder Pigs (Australian Paintball Team)
Thunder Pigs, also recorded as Thunderpigs, was an Australian tournament paintball team documented in competition during the 1990s. Contemporary reports record appearances at the 1995 South Australian Five-Man Challenge, the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series and the 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships.[1][2][3]
Tournament history
[edit]1995 South Australian Five-Man Challenge
[edit]Thunderpigs competed in the South Australian Five-Man Challenge on 18–19 November 1995. The contemporary report described the team among the newer tournament entrants and noted that it challenged SWAT during one game. It did not establish Thunderpigs' final placing.[1]
1996 Victorian Three-Man Series
[edit]An entry named Thunder Pigs competed in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, organised by the Victorian Paintball Players Association. The published overall standings placed the team seventeenth with 190 points.[2]
1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships
[edit]Thunderpigs competed in the professional division of the 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships at Yarramundi, New South Wales.[3]
The team finished eighth in the professional preliminary standings with 220 points. Four professional teams advanced to the finals, leaving Thunderpigs outside the qualifying places.[3]
Recorded tournament results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Recorded outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | South Australian Five-Man Challenge | Participation recorded; final placing not established | [1] |
| 1996 | 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series | 17th; 190 series points | [2] |
| 1998 | 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships | 8th in professional preliminaries; 220 points | [3] |
References
[edit]- “The 1995 South Australian 5-Man Challenge”, Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996.
- Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
- 1998 Australian 7 Man. Simon Morrison, Paint, issue 9, September 1998.