Admin: Expand Australian Bad Company history with additional tournament appearances, its 1995 national ranking and an attributed account of the 1997 APPL amateur title; preserve existing results and refereeing history.

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Expand Australian Bad Company history with additional tournament appearances, its 1995 national ranking and an attributed account of the 1997 APPL amateur title; preserve existing results and refereeing history.

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	'''Bad Company''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team ~~that~~ won the amateur division of the [[1995 Rebel Tour]]~~. The team also~~ supplied referees for the 1996 [[Australian Masters]].[1][2]		'''Bad Company''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The team won the amateur division of the [[1995 Rebel Tour]] and supplied referees for the 1996 [[Australian Masters]]. A later account of former player Troy Charlesworth's career credits Bad Company with the 1997 APPL amateur championship.[1][2][3]

	== History ==		== History ==

	=== 1995 ~~Rebel Tour~~ ===		=== 1995 competition ===

	Bad Company ~~competed in~~ the amateur division of the 1995 ~~Rebel Tour~~ at ~~Skirmish Adventures~~ in ~~Helensburgh, New South Wales,~~ on ~~2–3 December~~.[1]		Bad Company entered the amateur division of the [[1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships]] at Heartbreak Ridge Paintball in Sydney on 5 November 1995. The contemporary report lists its participation but does not establish its final placing.[4]

	The team ~~qualified for~~ the ~~four-team~~ amateur ~~finals with 265 preliminary points. Scott Anderson was identified as its captain, while Steve Ballas played with~~ the ~~team as a guest~~.[1]		The team subsequently competed in the amateur division of the 1995 Rebel Tour at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh on 2–3 December.[1]

	Bad Company ~~secured~~ the amateur ~~championship following its concluding game against Bulljoes~~. ~~A maximum score initially appeared to give Bad Company victory~~, ~~before~~ a ~~chronograph penalty temporarily placed Bulljoes ahead. A subsequent penalty against Bulljoes restored Bad Company’s championship win~~.[1]		Bad Company qualified for the four-team amateur finals with 265 preliminary points. Scott Anderson was identified as captain, while Steve Ballas played with the team as a guest.[1]

	The ~~contemporary report described~~ the ~~result as~~ Bad ~~Company’s first seven-player tournament~~ victory.[1]		The team secured the amateur championship following its concluding game against Bulljoes. A maximum score initially appeared to give Bad Company victory, before a chronograph penalty temporarily placed Bulljoes ahead. A subsequent penalty against Bulljoes restored Bad Company's championship win.[1]

	~~=== 1996 Australian Masters ===~~		The contemporary report described the result as Bad Company's first seven-player tournament victory.[1]

	Bad Company Australia and [[Sydney SWAT\|SWAT]] supplied the refereeing staff for the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures, Helensburgh. ~~The tournament attracted 14~~ teams from Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[2]		In ''Australian Paintballer'''s national amateur rankings for the 1995 season, Bad Company placed second with 69.50 ranking points from four tournaments.[5]

			=== 1996 competition and refereeing ===

			Bad Company competed in the amateur division of the Starlight Foundation charity five-player tournament at Brayton Paintball on 14 January 1996. It did not reach the four-team amateur finals.[6]

			Bad Company Australia and [[Sydney SWAT\|SWAT]] supplied the refereeing staff for the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures, Helensburgh. Fourteen teams attended from Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[2]

			=== 1997 APPL championship ===

			Valhalla Paintball's account of Troy Charlesworth's playing career records that Mike Whybrew introduced him to Bad Company, which it identifies as a Sydney team. According to that account, Charlesworth won the [[Australasian Paintball Players League]] amateur division with Bad Company in 1997 before joining [[Apparition (Australian Paintball Team)\|Apparition]] in 1998.[3]

	== Documented personnel ==		== Documented personnel ==
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	* Scott Anderson — captain at the 1995 Rebel Tour.[1]		* Scott Anderson — captain at the 1995 Rebel Tour.[1]
	* Steve Ballas — guest player at the 1995 Rebel Tour.[1]		* Steve Ballas — guest player at the 1995 Rebel Tour.[1]
			* Troy Charlesworth — member of the 1997 team, according to his later career account.[3]

	== Recorded results ==		== Recorded results ==
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	! Year		! Year
	! Competition		! Competition
	~~! Division~~
	! Result		! Result
			! Source
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1995		\| 1995
	\| [[1995 Rebel Tour]]		\| [[1995 Rebel Tour]]
	\| ~~Amateur~~ seven-player		\| 1st, amateur seven-player division
	\| 1st [1]		\| [1]
			\|-
			\| 1995
			\| Australian Paintballer national amateur rankings
			\| 2nd; 69.50 ranking points from four tournaments
			\| [5]
			\|-
			\| 1996
			\| Starlight Foundation charity tournament, Brayton Paintball
			\| Did not reach the amateur finals
			\| [6]
			\|-
			\| 1997
			\| APPL amateur championship
			\| 1st, according to Troy Charlesworth's later career account
			\| [3]
	\|}		\|}

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	# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202005647/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint2/rebel.htm Rebel Yell!]. Rod Lewis and Gavin Costello, ''War Paint'', issue 2, May 1996.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202005647/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint2/rebel.htm Rebel Yell!]. Rod Lewis and Gavin Costello, ''War Paint'', issue 2, May 1996.
	# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206035630/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint4/masters.html Australian Masters]. Kez Svanberg, ''War Paint'', issue 4, November 1996.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206035630/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint4/masters.html Australian Masters]. Kez Svanberg, ''War Paint'', issue 4, November 1996.
			# [https://www.valhallapaintball.com.au/about.html About Us]. Valhalla Paintball, account of Troy Charlesworth's playing career, undated.
			# [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.
			# “1995 Australian Team Rankings”, ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, p. 29.
			# Neil Carpenter, report on the Starlight Foundation charity tournament at Brayton Paintball, ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, p. 32.

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Admin: Create Bad Company (Australia) article documenting its 1995 Rebel Tour amateur championship, Scott Anderson’s captaincy, guest player Steve Ballas and refereeing role at the 1996 Australian Masters.

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'''Bad Company''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team that won the amateur division of the [[1995 Rebel Tour]]. The team also supplied referees for the 1996 [[Australian Masters]].[1][2]

== History ==

=== 1995 Rebel Tour ===

Bad Company competed in the amateur division of the 1995 Rebel Tour at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales, on 2–3 December.[1]

The team qualified for the four-team amateur finals with 265 preliminary points. Scott Anderson was identified as its captain, while Steve Ballas played with the team as a guest.[1]

Bad Company secured the amateur championship following its concluding game against Bulljoes. A maximum score initially appeared to give Bad Company victory, before a chronograph penalty temporarily placed Bulljoes ahead. A subsequent penalty against Bulljoes restored Bad Company’s championship win.[1]

The contemporary report described the result as Bad Company’s first seven-player tournament victory.[1]

=== 1996 Australian Masters ===

Bad Company Australia and [[Sydney SWAT|SWAT]] supplied the refereeing staff for the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures, Helensburgh. The tournament attracted 14 teams from Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[2]

== Documented personnel ==

* Scott Anderson — captain at the 1995 Rebel Tour.[1]
* Steve Ballas — guest player at the 1995 Rebel Tour.[1]

== Recorded results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Competition
! Division
! Result
|-
| 1995
| [[1995 Rebel Tour]]
| Amateur seven-player
| 1st [1]
|}

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202005647/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint2/rebel.htm Rebel Yell!]. Rod Lewis and Gavin Costello, ''War Paint'', issue 2, May 1996.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206035630/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint4/masters.html Australian Masters]. Kez Svanberg, ''War Paint'', issue 4, November 1996.

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

Bad Company (Australian Paintball Team) - Revision history

Admin: Expand Australian Bad Company history with additional tournament appearances, its 1995 national ranking and an attributed account of the 1997 APPL amateur title; preserve existing results and refereeing history.

Admin: Admin moved page Bad Company (Australia) to Bad Company (Australian Paintball Team)

Admin: Create Bad Company (Australia) article documenting its 1995 Rebel Tour amateur championship, Scott Anderson’s captaincy, guest player Steve Ballas and refereeing role at the 1996 Australian Masters.