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Create Challenge Raiders team article documenting second place at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament, victory in the opening round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series and seventh place in the overall series standings.
 
Expand Challenge Raiders with both squads’ 1995 Southern Three-Man Open results; preserve Frankston and 1996 series results, update team links and Australian categories, and omit the disputed opening-round month.
 
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'''Challenge Raiders''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team that competed in Victoria during the 1990s. The team finished second at the [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]] and won the opening round of the [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series]].[1][2]
'''Challenge Raiders''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team documented in Victorian competition during the 1990s. The team finished second at the [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]] and won the opening round of the [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series]].[1][2]


== History ==
== History ==
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Challenge Raiders competed at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament at Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. Twelve teams entered the competition, which used rental SL-II pump markers and an 80-paintball limit.[1]
Challenge Raiders competed at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament at Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. Twelve teams entered the competition, which used rental SL-II pump markers and an 80-paintball limit.[1]


The team qualified for the four-team finals and won two of its three finals-round games. It advanced to the championship game against the Blackwood Hunters, finishing runner-up.[1]
The Raiders qualified for the four-team finals and won two of their three finals-round games. They advanced to the championship game against Blackwood Hunters, finishing runner-up.[1]


The report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the tournament’s date.[1]
The report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the tournament's date.[1]
 
=== 1995 Southern Three-Man Open ===
 
Two Challenge Raiders entries competed in the 1995 Southern Three-Man Open at Challenge Paintball's Narbethong field.[3]
 
The preliminary standings recorded Challenge Raiders with 274 points and Challenge Raiders 2 with 15 points. The final standings listed Challenge Raiders 1 in third place and Challenge Raiders 2 in fifth.[3]


=== 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series ===
=== 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series ===


Challenge Raiders won the opening round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, held in March at Splatball Village in Carrum Downs. Fourteen teams entered, with the Raiders defeating [[Apparition]] in the championship game.[2]
Challenge Raiders won the opening round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series at Splatball Village in Carrum Downs. Fourteen teams entered, with the Raiders defeating [[Apparition (Australian Paintball Team)|Apparition]] in the championship game.[2]


The team recorded 481 points across the series, finishing seventh in the published overall standings.[2]
The team recorded 481 points across the series, finishing seventh in the published overall standings.[2]
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Competition
! Competition
! Entry
! Result
! Result
! Source
! Source
|-
|-
| Not established
| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]
| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]
| Challenge Raiders
| 2nd
| 2nd
| [1]
| [1]
|-
|-
| 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, round one
| 1995
| Southern Three-Man Open
| Challenge Raiders 1
| 3rd; 274 preliminary points
| [3]
|-
| 1995
| Southern Three-Man Open
| Challenge Raiders 2
| 5th; 15 preliminary points
| [3]
|-
| 1996
| Victorian Three-Man Series, round one
| Challenge Raiders
| 1st
| 1st
| [2]
| [2]
|-
|-
| [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series|1996 Victorian Three-Man Series overall]]
| 1996
| [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series|Victorian Three-Man Series overall]]
| Challenge Raiders
| 7th; 481 points
| 7th; 481 points
| [2]
| [2]
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# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990220102941/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint5/vic.html Three’s a Crowd]. Mic Bradshaw, ''Paint'', issue 5, March 1997.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990220102941/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint5/vic.html Three’s a Crowd]. Mic Bradshaw, ''Paint'', issue 5, March 1997.
# Mic Bradshaw, “Southern 3-man Open”, ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, p. 30.


[[Category:Australian paintball teams]]
[[Category:Australian paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball in Victoria]]
[[Category:1990s in Australian paintball]]
[[Category:1990s in paintball]]
[[Category:1990s in paintball]]

Latest revision as of 10:47, 26 October 2026

Challenge Raiders was an Australian tournament paintball team documented in Victorian competition during the 1990s. The team finished second at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament and won the opening round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series.[1][2]

History

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Frankston Five-Man Tournament

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Challenge Raiders competed at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament at Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. Twelve teams entered the competition, which used rental SL-II pump markers and an 80-paintball limit.[1]

The Raiders qualified for the four-team finals and won two of their three finals-round games. They advanced to the championship game against Blackwood Hunters, finishing runner-up.[1]

The report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the tournament's date.[1]

1995 Southern Three-Man Open

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Two Challenge Raiders entries competed in the 1995 Southern Three-Man Open at Challenge Paintball's Narbethong field.[3]

The preliminary standings recorded Challenge Raiders with 274 points and Challenge Raiders 2 with 15 points. The final standings listed Challenge Raiders 1 in third place and Challenge Raiders 2 in fifth.[3]

1996 Victorian Three-Man Series

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Challenge Raiders won the opening round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series at Splatball Village in Carrum Downs. Fourteen teams entered, with the Raiders defeating Apparition in the championship game.[2]

The team recorded 481 points across the series, finishing seventh in the published overall standings.[2]

Recorded results

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Year Competition Entry Result Source
Not established Frankston Five-Man Tournament Challenge Raiders 2nd [1]
1995 Southern Three-Man Open Challenge Raiders 1 3rd; 274 preliminary points [3]
1995 Southern Three-Man Open Challenge Raiders 2 5th; 15 preliminary points [3]
1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, round one Challenge Raiders 1st [2]
1996 Victorian Three-Man Series overall Challenge Raiders 7th; 481 points [2]

References

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  1. Back to Basics. Mic Bradshaw, War Paint, issue 1, January 1996.
  2. Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
  3. Mic Bradshaw, “Southern 3-man Open”, Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, p. 30.