Editing Ramstein Instinct (Germany) (section)

== History ==

=== Early competition ===

Ramstein Instinct was active by 2007, when the team maintained a dedicated discussion forum on the German paintball website PBHub.[3]

The team competed in Germany's highest national division, the DPL 1. Bundesliga. In 2009, Instinct finished third in the national championship, behind [[Frankfurt Syndicate]] and Offenbach Comin At Ya.[4]

=== 2010 German championship ===

Ramstein Instinct won the 2010 Deutsche Paintball Liga championship, finishing ahead of Frankfurt Syndicate. The victory was confirmed in contemporary reports by equipment sponsors Planet Eclipse and TANKED.[1][2]

The team also competed in the Millennium Series Champions Paintball League. At the 2010 MAXS European Masters in Bitburg, Instinct reached the quarter-finals before losing 5–0 to Chilli Peppers Riga.[5]

In June 2010, [[Planet Eclipse]] announced that Ramstein Instinct had joined its sponsored team programme. The agreement was arranged through the company's German distributor, Paintball.de, and included Eclipse EGO and GEO markers.[2][6]

=== European professional competition ===

Ramstein Instinct continued competing in the Millennium Series CPL during 2011. The team achieved a third-place finish at the German event, its strongest placing of the season.[7]

At the opening 2012 Millennium Series event, the French Riviera Cup, Instinct advanced to the quarter-finals before losing 5–0 to [[Art Chaos Moscow]]. The team finished eighth overall.[8]

At the 2012 European Masters in Bitburg, Ramstein Instinct finished third in the CPL, behind [[San Diego Dynasty]] and Frankfurt Syndicate.[9]

The team was also identified among the professional competitors entering the 2013 Millennium Series season.[10]