Editing Rob Rubin (section)

== Tournament paintball ==

=== Skyball 1998 ===

Rubin competed at the inaugural [[Skyball]] tournament in Toronto, Canada, in March 1998.

The tournament was held at the Toronto SkyDome.

It attracted professional and amateur teams from several countries.

Rubin participated with '''North American Team Internet''' (NATI).

Contemporary WARPIG reporting identified the squad as including:

* Rob "Tyger" Rubin
* Matt "Shives" Shively
* Kennedy How
* A player identified as Steve from Eon Apparel

The surviving report does not establish a complete roster.[4]

=== Skyball 1999 ===

Rubin returned to Skyball in 1999.

WARPIG's official tournament roster lists him among the players registered for Team Internet.[5]

The recorded roster included:

{| class="wikitable"
! Player
|-
| Rob Rubin
|-
| John Dickenson
|-
| Matt Shively
|-
| Kendrick See
|-
| Andrew Hubbartt
|-
| Steve Novak
|-
| David Phan
|-
| Caroline Richardson
|}

The roster is a contemporary tournament record.

It does not establish that every listed player participated in every game.

=== Stock-class competition ===

Team Internet became known for competing at Skyball using stock-class paintball markers.

By the late 1990s, semiautomatic markers were standard equipment in most competitive paintball divisions.

Stock-class equipment generally used pump-action operation and limited paint capacity.

The team's equipment choices attracted attention because they placed greater emphasis on careful movement, positioning and shot selection.

WARPIG's 1999 tournament report specifically noted Team Internet's continued use of stock-class markers.[6]

=== Skyball 2000 ===

Team Internet returned to Skyball in 2000.

WARPIG reported that the team's earlier appearances had attracted considerable attention.

The tournament introduced a dedicated pump-class competition.

WARPIG associated the introduction of the division with the interest generated by Team Internet's previous appearances.[7]

Rubin's individual participation in the 2000 event has not been independently established from the sources reviewed.

=== Competitive significance ===

Rubin's documented tournament involvement is most closely associated with Team Internet's unusual equipment choices.

The team demonstrated that pump-action paintball retained a place within competitive play despite the growing dominance of semiautomatic and electronic equipment.

The surviving sources do not establish major individual tournament titles for Rubin.