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'''Nemesis''', also recorded as '''Team Nemesis''', was an Australian [[paintball]] team associated with Splatball Village in Carrum Downs, Victoria. Contemporary records document its involvement in local tournament paintball and preparations for the Splatfest '96 scenario game.[1][2][3]

== History ==

=== Early competition ===

In correspondence published in the December 1995–February 1996 issue of ''Australian Paintballer'', a member identified as Neil stated that Nemesis had existed for approximately twelve months. He invited other teams to participate in entry-level competition using pump-action markers, with the option of limited paint.[1]

A separate letter in the same issue, from Rat Pak captain Pat Hookem, identified Nemesis as another Carrum Downs team and described games between the two sides.[1]

Nemesis also competed at the [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]] at Splatball Village, Frankston. Twelve teams entered the event, which used rental SL-II pump markers and an 80-paintball limit. Nemesis did not reach the four-team finals; the report does not establish its final placing.[4]

=== 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series ===

Nemesis competed in the [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series]], organised by the [[Victorian Paintball Players Association]]. At the opening round, it scored 134 preliminary points.[5]

The published overall series standings recorded Nemesis with 178 points.[2]

=== Splatfest '96 ===

An announcement in ''Australian Paintballer'' identified Team Nemesis, Splatball Village and the Splatball HQ Pro Shop as organisers of Splatfest '96.[3]

The event was advertised for 4 May 1996 at Splatball Village Cockatoo. Its planned format was a five-hour scenario game titled ''The Moonshine Feud'', based on the Hatfields and McCoys. The announcement documents the preparations rather than confirming that the event took place.[3]

== Recorded tournament participation ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Competition
! Recorded outcome
! Source
|-
| Not established
| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]
| Did not reach the finals
| [4]
|-
| 1996
| [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series]]
| 178 series points
| [2]
|}

== References ==

# “Sisters and Sissys”, correspondence from Neil of Team Nemesis, and “Melbourne Rat Pak”, correspondence from Pat Hookem, ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, p. 6.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990220102941/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint5/vic.html Three’s a Crowd]. Mic Bradshaw, ''Paint'', issue 5, March 1997.
# “Hillbillies Fight It Out in Moonshine Feud”, ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, p. 9.
# [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.
# Mic Bradshaw, “Challenge Raiders Clean Up at VPPA 3-Man”, ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, p. 33.

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Admin: Create a separate article for the Victorian Nemesis team, documenting contemporary correspondence, tournament participation and announced involvement in Splatfest ’96.