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Document The Firm’s 1995 refereeing role and verified 1998 professional tournament results, with contemporary references and Australian team categories.

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	'''The Firm''' was a tournament [[paintball]] team ~~active~~ in ~~Australian competition~~ during the 1990s. ~~It finished~~ second in the professional division of the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters~~]] and fourth in the professional division of the [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships~~]]~~. The team also supplied tournament referees~~.[1][2~~][3~~]		'''The Firm''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team documented in contemporary reports during the 1990s. The team supplied referees for the 1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships and placed second in the professional division of the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]].[1][2]

	== ~~History~~ ==		== Tournament participation ==

	=== ~~1995 Australian Three~~-Man ~~Championships~~ ===		=== 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters ===

	The Firm ~~supplied~~ the ~~referees for~~ the [[~~1995~~ Australian ~~Three-Man Speedball Championships~~]] ~~at Heartbreak Ridge~~ Paintball ~~in Sydney on 5 November 1995. Chris Kargas served as head referee~~.[3]		The Firm finished second in the professional division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria. [[Team Magnum (Australian Paintball Team)\|Magnum]] won the division, followed by The Firm, [[Rat Pack (Australian Paintball Team)\|Rat Pack Red]] and [[Top Hat Jokers]].[2]

	The ~~team also donated a case of paintballs for~~ the ~~referees’ choice award~~.[3]		During the finals, The Firm lost to Rat Pack Red, which advanced along its right flank before eliminating the remaining Firm players and hanging the flag.[2]

	=== 1998 ~~Victorian Five~~-~~Man Masters~~ ===		=== 1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships ===

	The Firm ~~competed in~~ the professional ~~division~~ of the 1998 ~~Victorian Five~~-~~Man Masters~~ at ~~Paintball Action Games near Ballan~~, ~~Victoria~~.[1]		The Firm reached the professional finals of the [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]] at Yarramundi, New South Wales. It finished fourth with 100 finals points, behind Vengeance, Black Reign and Rat Pak.[3]

	~~The team qualified for the four-team professional finals and finished second overall.[1]~~		== Refereeing ==

	~~=== 1998~~ Australian ~~Seven~~-~~Player~~ Championships ~~===~~		The Firm supplied the referees for the [[1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships]], held at Heartbreak Ridge Paintball in Sydney on 5 November 1995. Chris Kargas served as head referee, while Manny Kargas organised the tournament.[1]

	The Firm ~~competed at~~ the ~~1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships at Yarramundi, New South Wales~~.[2]		The contemporary report also acknowledged The Firm among the event's supporters.[1]

	~~It finished second in the professional preliminary standings with 735 points, qualifying for the four-team finals. The team finished fourth overall with 100 finals points.[2]~~		== Recorded tournament results ==

	== Recorded results ==

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Year		! Year
	! ~~Competition~~		! Tournament
	! Division		! Division
	! Result		! Result
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	\|-		\|-
	\| 1998		\| 1998
	\| [[1998 ~~Victorian Five-Man Masters\|~~Victorian Five-Man Masters]]		\| [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]]
	\| Professional		\| Professional
	\| 2nd		\| 2nd
	\| [1]		\| [2]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1998		\| 1998
	\| [[1998 ~~Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships\|~~Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]]		\| [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]]
	\| Professional		\| Professional
	\| 4th; 100 finals points		\| 4th; 100 finals points
	\| [2]		\| [3]
	\|}		\|}

	== References ==		== References ==

			# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981205023709/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/3man.htm 3 Man Speedball Championships]. ''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://web.archive.org/web/19981203101247/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint9/aus_7player.html 1998 Australian 7 Man]. Simon Morrison, ''Paint'', issue 9, September 1998.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981203101247/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint9/aus_7player.html 1998 Australian 7 Man]. Simon Morrison, ''Paint'', issue 9, September 1998.
	~~# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981205023709/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/3man.htm 3 Man Speedball Championships]. ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.~~

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'''The Firm''' was a tournament [[paintball]] team active in Australian competition during the 1990s. It finished second in the professional division of the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]] and fourth in the professional division of the [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]]. The team also supplied tournament referees.[1][2][3]

== History ==

=== 1995 Australian Three-Man Championships ===

The Firm supplied the referees for the [[1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships]] at Heartbreak Ridge Paintball in Sydney on 5 November 1995. Chris Kargas served as head referee.[3]

The team also donated a case of paintballs for the referees’ choice award.[3]

=== 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters ===

The Firm competed in the professional division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria.[1]

The team qualified for the four-team professional finals and finished second overall.[1]

=== 1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships ===

The Firm competed at the 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships at Yarramundi, New South Wales.[2]

It finished second in the professional preliminary standings with 735 points, qualifying for the four-team finals. The team finished fourth overall with 100 finals points.[2]

== Recorded results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Competition
! Division
! Result
! Source
|-
| 1998
| [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters|Victorian Five-Man Masters]]
| Professional
| 2nd
| [1]
|-
| 1998
| [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships|Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]]
| Professional
| 4th; 100 finals points
| [2]
|}

== References ==

# [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/19981203101247/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint9/aus_7player.html 1998 Australian 7 Man]. Simon Morrison, ''Paint'', issue 9, September 1998.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19981205023709/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/3man.htm 3 Man Speedball Championships]. ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.

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[[Category:1990s in paintball]]