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'''X Rated''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team | '''X Rated''', also written '''X-Rated''' and '''XRated''', was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team associated with Victoria and the [[Peninsula Paintball Club]]. Entries named '''X Rated Green''' and '''X Rated Blue''' finished second and third respectively in the amateur division of the [[1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters]].[1][3] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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X Rated Green and X Rated Blue competed in the amateur division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria.[1] | X Rated Green and X Rated Blue competed in the amateur division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria.[1] | ||
Both entries qualified for the four-team amateur finals. | Both entries qualified for the four-team amateur finals. X Rated Green's game against [[The Creed (Australian Paintball Team)|The Creed]] ended without a flag hang, as did the match between the two X Rated squads.[1] | ||
X Rated Green finished second overall, with X Rated Blue third.[1] | X Rated Green subsequently lost to KMA, which won the amateur championship. X Rated Green finished second overall, with X Rated Blue third.[1] | ||
=== 1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament === | === 1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament === | ||
An entry named X Rated competed at the [[1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament]], organised by the [[Victorian Paintball Players Association]] at the | An entry named X Rated competed at the [[1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament]], organised by the [[Victorian Paintball Players Association]] at the Peninsula Paintball Club's Frankston site.[2] | ||
X Rated was among six entrants but did not qualify for the three-team finals. The contemporary report does not establish its final placing.[2] | X Rated was among six entrants but did not qualify for the three-team finals. The contemporary report does not establish its final placing.[2] | ||
== Recorded results == | == Peninsula Paintball Club association == | ||
In his history of the Peninsula Paintball Club, president Leigh Dixon identified X-Rated as one of four tournament teams that played out of the club, alongside [[Rat Pack (Australian Paintball Team)|Rat Pak]], Loony Tunes and The Creed.[3] | |||
In a club forum post dated 27 March 2003, Dixon listed XRated among the tournament teams represented within the club's membership. The post described the club's activities as mainly social games, with occasional interstate tournament entries and locally organised three-player competitions.[4] | |||
== Recorded tournament results == | |||
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# [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/19981206011609/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint9/vic_3man.html 1998 Victorian 3 Man]. Mike Wallis, ''Paint'', issue 9, September 1998. | # [https://web.archive.org/web/19981206011609/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint9/vic_3man.html 1998 Victorian 3 Man]. Mike Wallis, ''Paint'', issue 9, September 1998. | ||
# [https://paintmagazine.com/paintball-history/history-of-frankston-paintball-field/ Frankston Paintball Field]. Leigh Dixon, ''Paint'', club history. | |||
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20030521010406/http://www.paintmagazine.com/cgi-bin/cutecast/cutecast.pl?forum=10&thread=4664 FAQ]. Leigh Dixon, posting as “dicko”, Peninsula Paintball Club forum, ''Paint'', 27 March 2003. | |||
[[Category:Australian paintball teams]] | [[Category:Australian paintball teams]] | ||
[[Category:Paintball teams]] | [[Category:Paintball teams]] | ||
[[Category:Paintball in Victoria]] | |||
[[Category:1990s in Australian paintball]] | |||
[[Category:2000s in Australian paintball]] | |||
[[Category:1990s in paintball]] | [[Category:1990s in paintball]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 26 October 2026
X Rated, also written X-Rated and XRated, was an Australian tournament paintball team associated with Victoria and the Peninsula Paintball Club. Entries named X Rated Green and X Rated Blue finished second and third respectively in the amateur division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters.[1][3]
History
[edit]1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters
[edit]X Rated Green and X Rated Blue competed in the amateur division of the 1998 Victorian Five-Man Masters at Paintball Action Games near Ballan, Victoria.[1]
Both entries qualified for the four-team amateur finals. X Rated Green's game against The Creed ended without a flag hang, as did the match between the two X Rated squads.[1]
X Rated Green subsequently lost to KMA, which won the amateur championship. X Rated Green finished second overall, with X Rated Blue third.[1]
1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament
[edit]An entry named X Rated competed at the 1998 Victorian Three-Man Tournament, organised by the Victorian Paintball Players Association at the Peninsula Paintball Club's Frankston site.[2]
X Rated was among six entrants but did not qualify for the three-team finals. The contemporary report does not establish its final placing.[2]
Peninsula Paintball Club association
[edit]In his history of the Peninsula Paintball Club, president Leigh Dixon identified X-Rated as one of four tournament teams that played out of the club, alongside Rat Pak, Loony Tunes and The Creed.[3]
In a club forum post dated 27 March 2003, Dixon listed XRated among the tournament teams represented within the club's membership. The post described the club's activities as mainly social games, with occasional interstate tournament entries and locally organised three-player competitions.[4]
Recorded tournament results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Entry | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Victorian Five-Man Masters | X Rated Green | 2nd, amateur division | [1] |
| 1998 | Victorian Five-Man Masters | X Rated Blue | 3rd, amateur division | [1] |
| 1998 | Victorian Three-Man Tournament | X Rated | Did not reach the finals | [2] |
References
[edit]- 5 Man Victorian Masters. Mike Wallis, Paint, issue 8, May 1998.
- 1998 Victorian 3 Man. Mike Wallis, Paint, issue 9, September 1998.
- Frankston Paintball Field. Leigh Dixon, Paint, club history.
- FAQ. Leigh Dixon, posting as “dicko”, Peninsula Paintball Club forum, Paint, 27 March 2003.