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Vengeance competed in the amateur division of the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales.[1] | Vengeance competed in the amateur division of the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales.[1] | ||
The contemporary report described the team as built around Neil Martin and several former Regulators players, with assistance from Black Reign reserves. Vengeance won the amateur championship.[1] | The contemporary report described the team as built around Neil Martin and several former Regulators players, with assistance from Black Reign reserves.[1] | ||
Vengeance faced the visiting American team Rage during the tournament. The report records that Vengeance used a “dead man's walk” to secure a flag grab, although Rage subsequently won the game.[1] | |||
Vengeance went on to win the amateur championship. The other amateur finalists were [[Tomcats (Australian Paintball Team)|Tomcats]], [[Black Widows (Australian Paintball Team)|Black Widows]] and [[Acme (Australian Paintball Team)|Acme]].[1] | |||
=== 1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships === | === 1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships === | ||
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The team led the professional preliminary standings with 791 points. This entitled it to select one of the finals fields; Vengeance chose Hyperball, with Trenches used as the second field.[2] | The team led the professional preliminary standings with 791 points. This entitled it to select one of the finals fields; Vengeance chose Hyperball, with Trenches used as the second field.[2] | ||
After losing its opening finals game to | After losing its opening finals game to Black Reign, Vengeance won its remaining two games. It finished with 230 finals points, ahead of Black Reign on 215, to secure the professional championship.[2] | ||
== Recorded results == | == Recorded results == | ||
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! Division | ! Division | ||
! Result | ! Result | ||
! Source | |||
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| 1996 | | 1996 | ||
| | | Australian Masters | ||
| Amateur | | Amateur | ||
| 1st [1] | | 1st | ||
| [1] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1998 | | 1998 | ||
| [[1998 | | [[1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships]] | ||
| Professional | | Professional | ||
| 1st; 230 finals points [2] | | 1st; 230 finals points | ||
| [2] | |||
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[[Category:Australian paintball teams]] | [[Category:Australian paintball teams]] | ||
[[Category:Paintball teams]] | [[Category:Paintball teams]] | ||
[[Category:1990s in Australian paintball]] | |||
[[Category:1990s in paintball]] | [[Category:1990s in paintball]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:13, 26 October 2026
Vengeance was an Australian tournament paintball team that won the amateur division of the 1996 Australian Masters and the professional division of the 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships.[1][2]
History
[edit]1996 Australian Masters
[edit]Vengeance competed in the amateur division of the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales.[1]
The contemporary report described the team as built around Neil Martin and several former Regulators players, with assistance from Black Reign reserves.[1]
Vengeance faced the visiting American team Rage during the tournament. The report records that Vengeance used a “dead man's walk” to secure a flag grab, although Rage subsequently won the game.[1]
Vengeance went on to win the amateur championship. The other amateur finalists were Tomcats, Black Widows and Acme.[1]
1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships
[edit]Vengeance won the professional division of the 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships at Yarramundi, New South Wales. Eight professional and eight amateur teams from Australia and New Zealand competed.[2]
The team led the professional preliminary standings with 791 points. This entitled it to select one of the finals fields; Vengeance chose Hyperball, with Trenches used as the second field.[2]
After losing its opening finals game to Black Reign, Vengeance won its remaining two games. It finished with 230 finals points, ahead of Black Reign on 215, to secure the professional championship.[2]
Recorded results
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Division | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Australian Masters | Amateur | 1st | [1] |
| 1998 | 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships | Professional | 1st; 230 finals points | [2] |
References
[edit]- Australian Masters. Kez Svanberg, War Paint, issue 4, November 1996.
- 1998 Australian 7 Man. Simon Morrison, Paint, issue 9, September 1998.