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Admin: Created Team Magnum article from contemporary Australian Paintballer reports, covering its Yarramundi association, documented 1987 playing history, 1995 tournament results, national ranking and connection to the Australasian Paintball Players League.

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Created Team Magnum article from contemporary Australian Paintballer reports, covering its Yarramundi association, documented 1987 playing history, 1995 tournament results, national ranking and connection to the Australasian Paintball Players League.

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'''Team Magnum''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team based in [[New South Wales]]. The team was associated with Ultimate Skirmish Game at Yarramundi. In 1996, ''Australian Paintballer'' reported that Magnum had first played in 1987 and described it as Australia's longest-established paintball team.[1]

== History ==

=== Yarramundi ===

Team Magnum's home venue was identified as Ultimate Skirmish Game at Yarramundi, New South Wales.[1] Members of the team were also involved in refereeing tournaments held at the venue.

Theo "Poost" Saisanas was an original member of Magnum and was associated with both Ultimate Skirmish Game and Aussie Paintball Game Supplies. He participated in Australian paintball as a player and referee before his death from cancer on 21 September 1995.[2]

=== 1995 season ===

Magnum competed in the Southern Tablelands 7-Man Championship in 1995. The team placed second in the preliminary round with 595 points, one place behind HEAT Blue, before finishing fourth in the finals.[3]

At a Queensland tournament held at Cedar Creek Lodge on 30 September 1995, Magnum entered two squads named Magnum Bad and Magnum Good. The squads met in the final, with Magnum Bad finishing first and Magnum Good second. American professional player [[Oh Pawlak]] played for Magnum Bad.[4][5] The team dedicated the victory to Theo Saisanas, who had died the previous week.[2][4]

The tournament was called the '''Australian Open''' in the event report, while the same issue's contents and obituary referred to it as the '''Australian Nationals'''.[2][4]

In ''Australian Paintballer'''s national rankings for the 1995 season, Magnum placed fifth among the professional teams. It received 220.10 ranking points from five tournaments.[6]

=== Tournament organisation ===

Magnum member Vince Scuderi was involved in efforts to establish a national tournament structure in Australia. By early 1996, he was serving as president of the newly formed [[Australasian Paintball Players League]], which sought to introduce common rules, rankings and organisational standards for Australian tournament paintball.[7]

== Tournament record ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Event
! Division or team
! Result
|-
| 1995
| Southern Tablelands 7-Man Championship
| Team Magnum
| Fourth
|-
| 1995
| Australian Open / Australian Nationals
| Magnum Bad
| First
|-
| 1995
| Australian Open / Australian Nationals
| Magnum Good
| Second
|-
| 1995
| ''Australian Paintballer'' national team rankings
| Professional
| Fifth
|}

== See also ==

* [[Australasian Paintball Players League]]
* [[Paintball in Australia]]
* [[Ultimate Skirmish Game]]

== References ==

# ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, cover and contents: Team Magnum profile caption.
# ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, "A Sad Loss to Aussie Paintball".
# ''Australian Paintballer'', June–July 1995, "Southern Tablelands 7-Man Championship Round-Up".
# ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, "The Australian Open".
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/articles/hotseat/oh.powlak.shtml WARPIG, "Oh Pawlak, Hotseat Guest #1"].
# ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, "1995 Australian Team Rankings".
# ''Australian Paintballer'', April–June 1996, "APPL – Australasian Paintball Players League".

== External links ==

* [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/articles/hotseat/oh.powlak.shtml WARPIG interview with Oh Pawlak]

[[Category:Australian paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball in New South Wales]]

Team Magnum (Australian Paintball Team) - Revision history

Admin: Move Team Magnum to Team Magnum (Australian Paintball Team). Add the team's documented October 1987 formation, early results and 1996 roster, flag conflicting Rebel Tour dates, preserve existing history and references, and add decade categories.

Admin: Admin moved page Team Magnum to Team Magnum (Australian Paintball Team)

Admin: Created Team Magnum article from contemporary Australian Paintballer reports, covering its Yarramundi association, documented 1987 playing history, 1995 tournament results, national ranking and connection to the Australasian Paintball Players League.