Wasp (Australian Paintball Team)
Wasp, also styled WASP and identified as West Australia Skirmish Professionals, was an Australian tournament paintball team. It finished fourth in the amateur division of the 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships and competed in the professional division of 1999 APPL Round One.[1][2]
Tournament history
[edit]1998 Australian Seven-Player Championships
[edit]Wasp competed among eight amateur teams at the 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships at Yarramundi, New South Wales.[1]
The team finished second in the amateur preliminary standings with 525 points, qualifying for the four-team finals.[1]
In the finals, Wasp defeated Onslaught but lost to Tomcats and Katipo. It finished fourth with 115 points.[1]
1999 APPL Round One
[edit]WASP competed in the professional division of the opening round of the 1999 Australasian Paintball Players League competition. The contemporary report expanded its name as West Australia Skirmish Professionals.[2]
The team finished sixth in the seven-team professional preliminary standings with 290 points and did not qualify for the four-team finals.[2]
The report also describes a preliminary game against The Creed on the Mayhem field, which The Creed won with a maximum score.[2]
Recorded results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Division | Recorded outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1998 Australian Seven-Player Paintball Championships | Amateur | 4th; 115 finals points | [1] |
| 1999 | 1999 APPL Round One | Professional | 6th in preliminaries; 290 points; did not reach the finals | [2] |
References
[edit]- 1998 Australian 7 Man. Simon Morrison, Paint, issue 9, September 1998.
- APPL Round One. Simon Morrison, Paint, issue 11, 1999.