Blackwood Hunters (Australian Paintball Team) - Revision history

Admin: Add an attributed account of Blackwood Hunters’ 1991 Southern Cross Masters victory; preserve the Frankston tournament win and documented personnel connection with Apparition, and update Australian categories.

2026-10-26T14:59:52Z

Add an attributed account of Blackwood Hunters’ 1991 Southern Cross Masters victory; preserve the Frankston tournament win and documented personnel connection with Apparition, and update Australian categories.

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	'''Blackwood Hunters''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team ~~that~~ won the [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]] in Victoria~~. Former members were later identified among~~ the ~~players of [[Apparition]]~~.[1][2]		'''Blackwood Hunters''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team documented in competition during the 1990s. The team won the [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]] in Victoria, while a retrospective account published by ''Paint'' also records its victory at the 1991 Southern Cross Masters Invitational in Newcastle.[1][3]

	== History ==		== History ==

			=== 1991 Southern Cross Masters ===

			A retrospective photographic account published by ''Paint'' identifies Blackwood Hunters as the winner of the Southern Cross Masters Invitational, held in Newcastle in 1991.[3]

			The account describes a ten-player tournament and records the visiting American team Green Machine as runner-up.[3]

	=== Frankston Five-Man Tournament ===		=== Frankston Five-Man Tournament ===

	~~The~~ Blackwood Hunters competed at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament at Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. Twelve teams entered the competition, which used rental SL-II pump markers, an 80-paintball limit and centre-flag games.[1]		Blackwood Hunters competed at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament at Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. Twelve teams entered the competition, which used rental SL-II pump markers, an 80-paintball limit and centre-flag games.[1]

	The Hunters qualified for the four-team finals and ~~remained undefeated through the~~ finals round. They then defeated [[Challenge Raiders]] in the championship game to win the tournament.[1]		The Hunters qualified for the four-team finals and won all three of their finals-round games. They then defeated [[Challenge Raiders (Australian Paintball Team)\|Challenge Raiders]] in the championship game to win the tournament.[1]

	The contemporary report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the ~~tournament’s~~ date.[1]		The contemporary report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the tournament's date.[1]

	=== Former members in Apparition ===		=== Former members in Apparition ===

	A report on the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]] identified former Blackwood Hunters members within [[Apparition]], the home team at Paintball Action Games near Ballan.[2]		A report on the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]] identified former Blackwood Hunters members within [[Apparition (Australian Paintball Team)\|Apparition]], the home team at Paintball Action Games near Ballan.[2]

	Apparition supplied the core refereeing staff for that tournament. The report stated that some of its players had more than ten years of paintball experience, but did not identify the individual former Hunters members.[2]		Apparition supplied the core refereeing staff for that tournament. The report stated that some of its players had more than ten years of paintball experience, but did not identify the individual former Hunters members.[2]

	== Recorded results ==		== Recorded tournament results ==

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			! Year
	! Competition		! Competition
	! Result		! Result
	! Source		! Source
	\|-		\|-
			\| 1991
			\| Southern Cross Masters Invitational
			\| 1st, according to a retrospective account
			\| [3]
			\|-
			\| Not established
	\| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]		\| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]
	\| 1st		\| 1st
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	# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''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/19981205142254/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint8/vic_masters.html 5 Man Victorian Masters]. Mike Wallis, ''Paint'', issue 8, May 1998.
			# [https://paintmagazine.com/gallery/1991-southern-cross-masters/ 1991 Southern Cross Masters]. ''Paint'', retrospective account and photographs, undated.

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

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Admin: Create Blackwood Hunters team article documenting its Frankston Five-Man Tournament victory and the later identification of former members in Apparition, without assuming a formal merger or renaming.

2026-10-24T13:23:30Z

Create Blackwood Hunters team article documenting its Frankston Five-Man Tournament victory and the later identification of former members in Apparition, without assuming a formal merger or renaming.

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'''Blackwood Hunters''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team that won the [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]] in Victoria. Former members were later identified among the players of [[Apparition]].[1][2]

== History ==

=== Frankston Five-Man Tournament ===

The Blackwood Hunters competed at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament at Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. Twelve teams entered the competition, which used rental SL-II pump markers, an 80-paintball limit and centre-flag games.[1]

The Hunters qualified for the four-team finals and remained undefeated through the finals round. They then defeated [[Challenge Raiders]] in the championship game to win the tournament.[1]

The contemporary report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the tournament’s date.[1]

=== Former members in Apparition ===

A report on the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]] identified former Blackwood Hunters members within [[Apparition]], the home team at Paintball Action Games near Ballan.[2]

Apparition supplied the core refereeing staff for that tournament. The report stated that some of its players had more than ten years of paintball experience, but did not identify the individual former Hunters members.[2]

== Recorded results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Result
! Source
|-
| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]
| 1st
| [1]
|}

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''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.

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