Combat Wombats (Australian Paintball Team)
Combat Wombats was an Australian tournament paintball team associated with Skirmish Down Under in South Australia. The team won the 1995 Southern Three-Man Open in Victoria and finished third in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series.[1][2]
History
[edit]1995 Southern Three-Man Open
[edit]Combat Wombats competed in the Southern Three-Man Open at Challenge Paintball's Narbethong field in Victoria. Five teams entered, each playing eight preliminary games before the leading two advanced to a best-of-three final.[1]
The Wombats finished second in the preliminary standings with 365 points, behind Red Lizards on 415. Combat Wombats defeated Red Lizards in the final to win the tournament.[1]
The published final standings identified the team with Skirmish Down Under, South Australia.[1]
1996 Victorian Three-Man Series
[edit]Combat Wombats competed in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, organised by the Victorian Paintball Players Association. The team finished third overall with 764 points, behind Apparition and Red Lizards.[2]
At the opening round, Combat Wombats qualified for the six-team finals and scored 50 finals points. Captain Pete “Rowdy” Richards received the tournament's sportsmanship award.[3]
Documented personnel
[edit]Pete “Rowdy” Richards was identified as the Combat Wombats' captain in the contemporary report of the opening round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series.[3]
The series review named Peter Richards as the winner of the overall best and fairest award, the Glenn Palmer Medal, finishing one point ahead of John Lennard.[2]
Recorded tournament results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Southern Three-Man Open | 1st; 365 preliminary points | [1] |
| 1996 | Victorian Three-Man Series overall | 3rd; 764 points | [2] |
References
[edit]- Mic Bradshaw, “Southern 3-man Open”, Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, p. 30.
- Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
- Mic Bradshaw, “Challenge Raiders Clean Up at VPPA 3-Man”, Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996, p. 33.