Fig Jam (Australian Paintball Team)
'Fig Jam, also styled FIGJAM, was a South Australian tournament paintball team documented during 1995. The team finished fourth at the Australian Five-Man Open at Mount White and tenth in Australian Paintballers national professional rankings for that season.[1][2]
Tournament history
[edit]1995 Australian Five-Man Open
[edit]FIGJAM competed at the Australian Five-Man Open at Adventure Quest Games' Mount White fields in New South Wales on 25–26 February 1995. Eight teams entered, with each playing fourteen preliminary games before the leading four advanced to the finals.[1]
FIGJAM finished fourth in the preliminary standings with 722 points, ahead of Bad Rapps on 674. It subsequently finished fourth in the finals, behind Top Hat Jokers, Black Reign and Rhythm Method.[1]
The contemporary report recorded that FIGJAM played with only two semi-automatic markers. It identified Steve “Ted” Larkis, formerly of International Brigade, as playing with the team.[1]
National ranking
[edit]In Australian Paintballer's national professional rankings for the 1995 season, Fig Jam placed tenth with 59.00 ranking points from two tournaments. The rankings identified the team as South Australian.[2]
Recorded results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Australian Five-Man Open, Mount White | 4th; 722 preliminary points | [1] |
| 1995 | Australian Paintballer national professional rankings | 10th; 59.00 ranking points from two tournaments | [2] |
References
[edit]- Paul Jurdeczka, “Jokers Wild at Australian Open”, Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, pp. 60–61.
- “1995 Australian Team Rankings”, Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996, p. 29.