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'''Dirk Koornneef''' is a New Zealand paintball player documented as a longstanding member of the Auckland-based [[Syrian Suicide Squad]] in a contemporary New Zealand Paintball profile preserved in February 1998.[1][2]

== Paintball involvement ==

Koornneef's profile records approximately five years of involvement in paintball at the time of the interview. He stated that a friend introduced him to the sport.[1]

The profile identifies him as a longstanding Syrian Suicide Squad member. When asked about his principal paintball achievements, he mentioned helping to organise a 60-player game, although the account does not identify its date or venue.[1]

Syrian Suicide Squad changed its name to Phoenix by early 1998. The Auckland team's website, last updated on 16 March 1998, announced the new name and linked to its former Syrian Suicide Squad pages.[2]

== Equipment and views ==

Koornneef identified the MicroMag II as his preferred marker, citing its light weight. He also advocated greater cooperation within paintball.[1]

== See also ==

* [[Syrian Suicide Squad]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whdirk.htm New Zealand Paintball — Who's Who: Dirk Koornneef]. Contemporary profile identifying him as a longstanding Syrian Suicide Squad member and recording his involvement in organising a 60-player game; preserved in a February 1998 Internet Archive capture.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206002013/http://www.phoenix.org.nz/ Team Phoenix — homepage]. Page last updated 16 March 1998; Internet Archive capture dated 6 December 1998. Identifies Phoenix as an Auckland paintball team and announces its change of name from Syrian Suicide Squad.

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whdirk.htm Archived Dirk Koornneef player profile]

[[Category:Paintball players in New Zealand]]
[[Category:1990s in paintball]]

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Admin: Created Dirk Koornneef article documenting Syrian Suicide Squad membership, his involvement in organising a 60-player game, equipment preference and the team’s subsequent name change.