Editing 1992 RP Scherer/PMI International Masters

'''1992 RP Scherer/PMI International Masters''' was an international paintball tournament produced by [[Lively Productions]] at Hermitage Landing, west of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Organised by Sam Caldwell and Jim Lively, the event was sponsored by [[Pursuit Marketing Inc.|Pursuit Marketing Inc. (PMI)]] and R. P. Scherer.[1]

The tournament included open five-player and ten-player competition, a paintball industry trade show and a separate speedball competition. The [[Ironmen]] won the five-player event, defeating the [[Florida Terminators]] by eight points in the deciding game.[1] A later historical chronology identifies the [[All Americans]] as the ten-player champions.[3]

== Organisation ==

The International Masters was organised by Sam Caldwell and Jim Lively of Lively Productions. Its principal sponsors were PMI and R. P. Scherer, which also sponsored the wider Lively tournament series during 1991 and 1992.[1][2]

The event was held at Hermitage Landing, immediately west of Nashville. In addition to tournament fields, the site contained a trade show and a USI-sponsored speedball arena.[1]

The contemporary report in ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'' was divided into two instalments. The February 1993 instalment documented the five-player competition and trade show; its announced continuation was to cover the ten-player competition, players' party and awards ceremony.[1]

== Five-player competition ==

The five-player tournament was open to professional and amateur teams. Thirty-eight teams were reported as competing.[1]

Four teams recorded perfect 300-point scores during the opening round: the All Americans, Ironmen, California Top Gun and Tour de Force. After two preliminary rounds, Tour de Force, California Top Gun and the All Americans remained on perfect 600-point totals.[1]

The 16 teams advancing to the semi-finals were:

* All Americans
* Arch Angels
* Bad Company
* Black Diamonds
* Black Reign
* Cobra
* Farside
* Florida Annihilators
* Florida Terminators
* Ironmen
* Jessie's Raiders
* Maniac Predators
* Phantom Regiment
* Team Rage
* California Top Gun
* Tour de Force

The Ironmen defeated the All Americans 100–0 in the semi-finals without losing a player. Other documented semi-final results included Farside defeating Tour de Force, Arch Angels defeating Maniac Predators and the Ironmen defeating Black Reign.[1]

The four finalists were the Ironmen, Florida Terminators, [[Bad Company]] and [[Farside]]. Florida Terminators defeated Bad Company and Farside, while the Ironmen defeated Farside and Bad Company. These results left the Ironmen and Florida Terminators to decide the championship in their final game.[1]

The deciding game ran for its full 15-minute duration. Neither team completed a flag objective, and the result was determined by player eliminations. The Ironmen won by eight points, with Florida Terminators finishing second, Bad Company third and Farside fourth.[1]

== Final standings ==

The contemporary article states that 38 teams competed, although its published final standings enumerate 37 teams and do not explain the discrepancy.[1]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Place
! Team
|-
| 1
| '''[[Ironmen]]'''
|-
| 2
| [[Florida Terminators]]
|-
| 3
| [[Bad Company]]
|-
| 4
| [[Farside]]
|-
| 5
| Black Diamonds
|-
| 6
| California Top Gun
|-
| 7
| Tour de Force
|-
| 8
| Florida Annihilators
|-
| 9
| [[All Americans]]
|-
| 10
| Arch Angels
|-
| 11
| Team Rage, England
|-
| 12
| [[Black Reign]]
|-
| 13
| Cobra
|-
| 14
| Phantom Regiment
|-
| 15
| Jessie's Raiders
|-
| 16
| Maniac Predators
|-
| 17
| Wolfpack
|-
| 18
| High Drifters
|-
| 19
| Head Hunters
|-
| 20
| Line SI
|-
| 21
| Ragged Edge
|-
| 22
| Minnesota Terminators
|-
| 23
| Body Count
|-
| 24
| Timber Rattlers
|-
| 25
| CIA
|-
| 26
| Prism
|-
| 27
| Taco Benders
|-
| 28
| No Quarter
|-
| 29
| Jesters
|-
| 30
| Fair Warning
|-
| 31
| Doom Troopers
|-
| 32
| Diamond Dogs
|-
| 33
| Final Assault
|-
| 34
| Team St. Louis
|-
| 35
| Mercenarios, Brazil
|-
| 36
| POSSE
|-
| 37
| Bad Boys
|}

== Awards and officials ==

The Doom Troopers of Florida received the five-player Team Sportsmanship Award. Doom Troopers player Jason Boucher received the Individual Sportsmanship Award.[1]

The event's four recognised five-player referees were:

* Biff Thiele
* Ted Taylor
* Brett Harvey
* Andy Baber

Debbie Arends and members of the Recon South staff judged the speedball competition. Scott USA supplied goggles for the officials, while Tiger Stripe Products supplied brightly coloured trousers intended to distinguish the judges from competitors.[1]

== Trade show ==

The tournament incorporated an industry trade show. Companies identified as major event sponsors included ''Action Pursuit Games'', JT USA, PMI, R. P. Scherer, Real Tree, Scott USA and Tiger Stripe Products.[1]

Exhibitors documented in the contemporary report included Worr Game Products, Pro Team Products and [[Airgun Designs]]. USI operated a speedball arena beside the trade-show tents.[1]

Historical material concerning PMI records that the company and R. P. Scherer sponsored the Lively tournament series during 1991 and 1992. PMI provided a US$15,000 cash prize for the 1992 Masters.[2]

== See also ==

* [[International Masters]]
* [[Lively Productions]]
* [[Pursuit Marketing Inc.]]
* [[Ironmen]]
* [[Florida Terminators]]
* [[All Americans]]

== References ==

# Ken "Hollywood" Gilder, "The 1992 RP Scherer/PMI International Masters", part one, ''Action Pursuit Games'', February 1993, pp. 52–55, 80–81 and 84.
# [https://paintballhistory.com/pioneering-the-sport-of-paintball-the-history-of-pmi-with-jeff-perlmutter/ Paintball History – Pioneering the Sport of Paintball: The History of PMI], interview with Jeffrey Perlmutter, 31 January 2023.
# [https://www.automags.org/forums/forum/automag-owners-forums/paintball-talk/122630-history-of-paintball Automags.org – History of Paintball], historical chronology identifying the 1992 International Masters five-player and ten-player champions.

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