Editing The Firm (Australian Paintball Team)

'''The Firm''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team documented in contemporary reports during the 1990s. The team supplied referees for the 1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships and placed second in the professional division of the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]].[1][2]

== Tournament participation ==

=== 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters ===

The Firm finished second in the professional division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria. [[Team Magnum (Australian Paintball Team)|Magnum]] won the division, followed by The Firm, [[Rat Pack (Australian Paintball Team)|Rat Pack Red]] and [[Top Hat Jokers]].[2]

During the finals, The Firm lost to Rat Pack Red, which advanced along its right flank before eliminating the remaining Firm players and hanging the flag.[2]

=== 1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships ===

The Firm reached the professional finals of the [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]] at Yarramundi, New South Wales. It finished fourth with 100 finals points, behind Vengeance, Black Reign and Rat Pak.[3]

== Refereeing ==

The Firm supplied the referees for the [[1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships]], held at Heartbreak Ridge Paintball in Sydney on 5 November 1995. Chris Kargas served as head referee, while Manny Kargas organised the tournament.[1]

The contemporary report also acknowledged The Firm among the event's supporters.[1]

== Recorded tournament results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Tournament
! Division
! Result
! Source
|-
| 1998
| [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]]
| Professional
| 2nd
| [2]
|-
| 1998
| [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]]
| Professional
| 4th; 100 finals points
| [3]
|}

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981205023709/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/3man.htm 3 Man Speedball Championships]. ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981205142254/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint8/vic_masters.html 5 Man Victorian Masters]. Mike Wallis, ''Paint'', issue 8, May 1998.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981203101247/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint9/aus_7player.html 1998 Australian 7 Man]. Simon Morrison, ''Paint'', issue 9, September 1998.

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[[Category:1990s in Australian paintball]]
[[Category:1990s in paintball]]