Rhythm Method (Australian Paintball Team)
Rhythm Method was an Australian scratch paintball team that finished third at the Australian Five-Man Open at Mount White, New South Wales, on 25–26 February 1995. The team led the preliminary standings, and player Rob Ambrose received the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.[1]
Tournament participation
[edit]Rhythm Method competed at Adventure Quest Games' Mount White fields against seven other teams. The tournament used fourteen preliminary games followed by a four-team round-robin final.[1]
The team played the first day with four players: Peter Russell, Rob Ambrose and two local referees identified as Bluey and AJ. Barton Rogers joined as the fifth player on Sunday.[1]
Rhythm Method finished second after the opening day and led the completed preliminary standings with 991 points. In the finals, it scored 132 points and finished third, behind Top Hat Jokers and Black Reign.[1]
Ambrose continued playing after suffering an ankle injury during Sunday's opening round. He received the event's Most Valuable Player award.[1]
Documented players
[edit]The contemporary tournament report identified the following participants:[1]
- Peter Russell
- Rob Ambrose
- Bluey
- AJ
- Barton Rogers — joined on the second day
References
[edit]- Paul Jurdeczka, “Jokers Wild at Australian Open”, Australian Paintballer, June–July 1995, pp. 60–61.