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'''Paul McKay''', known as '''Spider''', is a New Zealand paintball player documented as a member of [[Kamo Karzi]] during the late 1990s. His contemporary player profile records his involvement in the team's 1997 Division Two tournament victory.[1]

== Playing career ==

McKay recalled first playing paintball near Christchurch Airport. He subsequently became involved in the sport after moving to Auckland for work.[1]

His New Zealand Paintball profile states that he joined Kamo Karzi in 1996. The team's own website instead records Spider joining in early 1997 after attending team social games.[1][2]

=== 1997 competition ===

McKay's profile credits him with helping Kamo Karzi win a year-long Division Two competition in 1997. The team's website identifies this achievement as its Division Two victory in the [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)|National Paintball League]].[1][2]

He also recalled a flag capture and hang during a game against a [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] squad at Splatman 97, describing support from his teammates and captain as instrumental to the play.[1]

== Equipment and technical involvement ==

Kamo Karzi's website described Spider as the team's technical specialist, undertaking mechanical work on markers and electrical modifications to teammate [[Rob Maddox]]'s Shocker.[2]

In his own profile, McKay reported using an Automag with an air system and brass J&J barrel, alongside a modified VM-68. He favoured the Automag's size, reliability and ease of dismantling for cleaning.[1]

McKay also maintained a personal website listed by [[Mercenaries Star]] as ''Spiders Paintball''. The directory described him as an Auckland Kamo Karzi member and mentioned photographs of his modified PGP.[3]

== See also ==

* [[Kamo Karzi]]

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whspider.htm New Zealand Paintball — Who's Who: Paul (Spider) McKay]. Contemporary player profile preserved in a February 1998 Internet Archive capture. Records his team membership, 1997 competition recollections and equipment.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204174450/http://www.webel.co.nz/kk/mainmenu.htm Team Kamo Karzi — Team History and Team Members]. Official team website, archived on 4 February 1998. Records Spider's joining date and technical involvement.
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Links/NZPO.htm Mercenaries Star — New Zealand Paintball Online directory]. Lists Spiders Paintball and identifies its operator as a Kamo Karzi member. Archived GeoCities page preserved by OoCities.

== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whspider.htm Archived Paul McKay player profile]

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

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Admin: Created Paul “Spider” McKay article documenting Kamo Karzi membership, 1997 competition, technical work and personal website; distinguished conflicting contemporary joining dates.