Shockwave (Australian Paintball Team)
Shockwave was an Australian tournament paintball team captained by Roger Wood. The team competed in the 1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships and won an amateur Fireball Fives tournament during the 1996 Australia Day weekend.[1][2]
Tournament history
[edit]1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships
[edit]Shockwave entered the amateur division of the Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships at Heartbreak Ridge Paintball in Sydney on 5 November 1995.[1]
The contemporary report lists the team's participation but does not establish its final placing.[1]
1996 Fireball Fives
[edit]In an account published in Australian Paintballer, captain Roger Wood described Shockwave's victory at the Australia Day weekend Fireball Fives tournament in 1996.[2]
Wood stated that the team had finished seventh at its previous Fireball tournament and had subsequently undertaken a more demanding training programme.[2]
At the Australia Day event, Shockwave recorded maximum-scoring victories in all four games described in Wood's report. Its opponents included Firefight, a Campbelltown team and the Rough Riders. Wood identified the result as Shockwave's first tournament victory.[2]
Leadership and league representation
[edit]Roger Wood was identified as Shockwave's captain in his Fireball tournament account.[2]
In 1996, Wood was also listed as secretary of the Australasian Paintball Players League, with Shockwave given as his team affiliation.[3]
Recorded tournament results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Recorded outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not established | Earlier Fireball tournament | 7th, according to the captain's account | [2] |
| 1995 | 1995 Australian Three-Man Speedball Championships | Amateur entry; final placing not established | [1] |
| 1996 | Australia Day weekend Fireball Fives | 1st, amateur competition | [2] |
References
[edit]- 3 Man Speedball Championships. War Paint, issue 1, January 1996.
- Roger Wood, “Shockwave Hits Fireball”, Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996, p. 31.
- “APPL — Australasian Paintball Players League”, Australian Paintballer, April–June 1996, p. 24.