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Rik Goldsworthy, also recorded as Rick Goldsworthy and Rik Goldworthy, is a New Zealand tournament paintball player documented as captain of Saints during the 1990s and 2000s. His captaincy is recorded in a 1995 tournament report, a contemporary player profile preserved in February 1998, and an April 2004 interview with Rob Maddox.[1][2][3]

Playing career

Early involvement

In his New Zealand Paintball profile, Goldsworthy recalled beginning paintball around 1984, approximately six months after World Challenge Tag began offering the game. He stated that friends introduced him to paintball.[1]

When asked about his greatest paintball achievement, Goldsworthy named the 1991 Australasian South Pacific ten-player Open. His brief response does not clearly establish a placing.[1]

Saints captaincy

A contemporary report of the seven-player tournament held at Tactics, Bethells Beach, Auckland, on 21–22 October 1995 identified Goldsworthy as Saints captain under the name Rick. Saints won nine of its ten games and finished first with 910 points.[2]

His New Zealand Paintball profile also identifies him as Team Saints captain, although it spells his surname “Goldworthy”.[1]

2004 Huntington Beach

Goldsworthy captained Saints at the opening round of the 2004 National Professional Paintball League Super 7 Series at Huntington Beach, California, held on 19–21 March.[3][4]

In an April 2004 interview with Rob Maddox for Paintball.co.nz, Goldsworthy reported that Saints won three of its eight games. He described Huntington Beach as his best tournament experience and discussed the effect of travel costs on selecting a team able to attend.[3]

Goldsworthy also discussed rebuilding Saints, developing younger players and maintaining two competitive squads. He emphasised practising on international tournament layouts to prepare for overseas competition.[3]

Equipment and views

In his profile preserved in February 1998, Goldsworthy praised the Automag for its construction and ease of maintenance, while stating that he used an Evolution Autococker.[1]

He advocated a single organisation coordinating two or three national tournaments annually, proposing events in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.[1]

References

New Zealand Paintball — Who's Who: Rik Goldworthy. Contemporary player profile preserved in a February 1998 Internet Archive capture. Identifies him as Team Saints captain and records his early paintball recollections, mention of the 1991 Australasian South Pacific ten-player Open, equipment preferences and proposals for national competition.
Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, report on the Auckland seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach. Identifies Saints captain Rick Goldsworthy and records the team's victory.
Rob Maddox, “Interview with Rik Goldsworthy”, Paintball.co.nz, April 2004. Interview conducted during Wellington X-Cess 2004; direct archived article URL not recovered.
WARPIG, NPPL Huntington Beach 2004, contemporary tournament coverage.

External links

Archived Rik Goldsworthy player profile

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+'''Rik Goldsworthy''', also recorded as '''Rick Goldsworthy''' and '''Rik Goldworthy''', is a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] player documented as captain of [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]] during the 1990s and 2000s. His captaincy is recorded in a 1995 tournament report, a contemporary player profile preserved in February 1998, and an April 2004 interview with [[Rob Maddox]].[1][2][3]
-'''Rik Goldsworthy''' is a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] player and former captain of [[Team Saints]], one of New Zealand's established competitive paintball teams during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
+== Playing career ==
-Goldsworthy captained Saints during a period in which the team competed in national tournaments and expanded into international competition, including the [[2004 NPPL Huntington Beach Open]] in California, United States.
+=== Early involvement ===
-His involvement is documented in contemporary New Zealand tournament records and an April 2004 interview conducted by Rob Maddox for Paintball.co.nz.
+In his New Zealand Paintball profile, Goldsworthy recalled beginning paintball around 1984, approximately six months after World Challenge Tag began offering the game. He stated that friends introduced him to paintball.[1]
-== Paintball career ==
+When asked about his greatest paintball achievement, Goldsworthy named the '''1991 Australasian South Pacific ten-player Open'''. His brief response does not clearly establish a placing.[1]
-=== Team Saints ===
+=== Saints captaincy ===
-Goldsworthy was a member and captain of [[Team Saints]], a New Zealand tournament paintball organisation active during the 1990s and 2000s.
+A contemporary report of the seven-player tournament held at Tactics, Bethells Beach, Auckland, on 21–22 October 1995 identified Goldsworthy as Saints captain under the name Rick. Saints won nine of its ten games and finished first with 910 points.[2]
-Saints participated in major domestic tournaments including the [[New Zealand Nationals]], [[Northland Open]], [[South Pacific Championships]] and [[Wellington Cup]].
+His New Zealand Paintball profile also identifies him as Team Saints captain, although it spells his surname “Goldworthy”.[1]
-The team competed in multiple formats, including five-player and seven-player tournament paintball.
+=== 2004 Huntington Beach ===
-Saints also operated several squads, including Saints Gold and Saints Black.
+Goldsworthy captained Saints at the opening round of the 2004 [[National Professional Paintball League]] Super 7 Series at Huntington Beach, California, held on 19–21 March.[3][4]
-The historical Valhalla national rankings system recorded Saints Gold as the leading New Zealand team in 1998 and 2000.
+In an April 2004 interview with Rob Maddox for [[Paintball.co.nz]], Goldsworthy reported that Saints won three of its eight games. He described Huntington Beach as his best tournament experience and discussed the effect of travel costs on selecting a team able to attend.[3]
-The 2001 Valhalla rankings identified Saints Gold as the national seven-player ranking champion, with the team also finishing second in the five-player rankings.
+Goldsworthy also discussed rebuilding Saints, developing younger players and maintaining two competitive squads. He emphasised practising on international tournament layouts to prepare for overseas competition.[3]
-These rankings represented combined results from multiple tournaments rather than individual national championship titles. [1][2][3]
+== Equipment and views ==
-=== International competition ===
+In his profile preserved in February 1998, Goldsworthy praised the [[Automag]] for its construction and ease of maintenance, while stating that he used an Evolution Autococker.[1]
-In March 2004, Goldsworthy travelled with Team Saints to the United States to compete at the [[2004 NPPL Huntington Beach Open]].
+He advocated a single organisation coordinating two or three national tournaments annually, proposing events in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.[1]
-The tournament was part of the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) Super 7 series and was held in Huntington Beach, California, from 19 to 21 March.
-Saints won three of their eight games.
-The competition represented an opportunity for the New Zealand team to play against international opposition using professional tournament equipment and field layouts.
-In an April 2004 interview with Rob Maddox, Goldsworthy discussed the team's experience in Huntington Beach and described it as his best tournament experience.
-He also explained that the travelling team roster had been influenced by the financial ability of individual players to participate.
-At the time of the interview, Goldsworthy expressed an interest in returning to the event in 2005. Whether that proposed return took place has not been established. [4]
-=== Team development ===
-In the April 2004 interview, Goldsworthy discussed efforts to rebuild Team Saints and develop younger competitive paintball players.
-The team was working toward maintaining two competitive squads, providing opportunities for newer players alongside established tournament competitors.
-Goldsworthy also discussed the importance of practising on international tournament layouts as New Zealand teams sought to improve their competitiveness overseas.
-The interview provides contemporary evidence of the challenges faced by New Zealand tournament teams, particularly the costs of international travel and the limited opportunities for exposure to overseas competition. [4]
-== Historical significance ==
-Goldsworthy's involvement with Team Saints coincided with a period of development in New Zealand tournament paintball.
-During the late 1990s and early 2000s, New Zealand teams competed in independently organised regional tournaments, national championships and international competitions.
-Saints was among the leading teams of the period, as recorded by the Valhalla national rankings archive.
-The team's 2004 participation at Huntington Beach also forms part of the documented history of New Zealand teams competing in major international speedball tournaments.
 == See also ==
-* [[Team Saints]]
+* [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)]]
-* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
+* [[Paintball.co.nz]]
-* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
-* [[New Zealand Nationals]]
-* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
-* [[NPPL Huntington Beach Open]]
-* [[New Zealand paintball personalities]]
 == References ==
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1998Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, Valhalla 1998 National Rankings.] Records Saints Gold in first place.
+# [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whrik.htm New Zealand Paintball — Who's Who: Rik Goldworthy]. Contemporary player profile preserved in a February 1998 Internet Archive capture. Identifies him as Team Saints captain and records his early paintball recollections, mention of the 1991 Australasian South Pacific ten-player Open, equipment preferences and proposals for national competition.
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, Valhalla 2000 National Rankings.] Records Saints Gold as the leading team.
+# ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, report on the Auckland seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach. Identifies Saints captain Rick Goldsworthy and records the team's victory.
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, Valhalla 2001 National Rankings.] Records Saints Gold as seven-player ranking champions.
+# Rob Maddox, “Interview with Rik Goldsworthy”, Paintball.co.nz, April 2004. Interview conducted during Wellington X-Cess 2004; direct archived article URL not recovered.
-# Rob Maddox, "Interview with Rik Goldsworthy", Paintball.co.nz, April 2004. Interview conducted during Wellington X-Cess 2004. Historical transcript preserved from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine; original article URL not yet recovered.
+# WARPIG, ''NPPL Huntington Beach 2004'', contemporary tournament coverage.
-# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Mercenaries Star, Valhalla Ranking Methodology.] Explains tournament scoring and separate Saints squads.
 == External links ==
-* [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/ Mercenaries Star historical archive]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980204164230/http://www.webel.co.nz/whrik.htm Archived Rik Goldsworthy player profile]
 [[Category:New Zealand paintball players]]
+[[Category:New Zealand paintball people]]
 [[Category:Paintball personalities]]
 [[Category:Paintball in New Zealand]]

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