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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]

Tournament participation

1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters

The Firm finished second in the professional division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria. Magnum won the division, followed by The Firm, Rat Pack Red and Top Hat Jokers.[2]

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 Australian Seven-Player Championships

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]

Refereeing

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 contemporary report also acknowledged The Firm among the event's supporters.[1]

Recorded tournament results

Year	Tournament	Division	Result	Source
1998	1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters	Professional	2nd	[2]
1998	1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships	Professional	4th; 100 finals points	[3]

References

3 Man Speedball Championships. War Paint, issue 1, January 1996.
5 Man Victorian Masters. Mike Wallis, Paint, issue 8, May 1998.
1998 Australian 7 Man. Simon Morrison, Paint, issue 9, September 1998.

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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"
 ! Year
-! Competition
+! Tournament
 ! Division
 ! Result
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 |-
 | 1998
-| [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters|Victorian Five-Man Masters]]
+| [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]]
 | Professional
 | 2nd
-| [1]
+| [2]
 |-
 | 1998
-| [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships|Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]]
+| [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]]
 | Professional
 | 4th; 100 finals points
-| [2]
+| [3]
 |}
 == 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/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.
+[[Category:Australian paintball teams]]
 [[Category:Paintball teams]]
+[[Category:1990s in Australian paintball]]
 [[Category:1990s in paintball]]

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