Archive for August, 2009

Rumor of the day: KEE to buy Kingman

Today’s rumor of the day comes to us via View From the Deadbox. VFTD is reporting that KEE Action Sports Group is rumored to be buying the Kingman Group and the deal is said to close within the next 30 days. The Kingman Group is known for owning, manufacturing and distributing the new Kingman training [...]

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Op-Ed: Grassroots – A Manual To The Paintball Industry

The following is an opinion piece written by Aleksey Kunyavsky Royt. Aleksey asks players to enjoy the game, stop bashing others, and support our local paintball stores. Sounds easy enough on paper, but is it too tall an order for todays new paintball players? Sound off in the comments below!

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USPL DC Challenge – Saturday Scores & Updates

Today marked the opening of the PRO division in Aldie, VA, for the USPL DC Challenge event. With the West Coast Open being only four weeks prior to this event, the question of whether or not this event would take place was floating regularly in the chatbox. The event is in play, the weather is [...]

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WCPPL Introduces the ASG OPEN as it’s 4th Premier Event

WCPPL Event #4 labeled the “ASG Open” will be held at the Action Star Games (Private Field/Training Facility) in Bloomington, CA – Sep 12th and 13th (Sat & Sun) will prove to be an even bigger and better blockbuster (also introducing 4-Man Open Division Pump). Registration doesn’t close until September 9th so there is still [...]

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USPL DC Open Friday

The USPL DC event is underway at PEV’s Paintball Park in Aldie, VA. The competition is looking heated as the top ranked teams are head to head in the prelims. Photographer Jake Matheny is out covering the event and will be sending in photos throughout the tournament. Be sure to check back on Pro Paintball [...]

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Rumor of the day: PSP & USPL meeting at DC Challenge

Credible sources report that USPL President Chuck Hendsch was spotted meeting with Keely Watson and PSP President Lane Wright at the USPL DC Challenge today. It should be noted that both parties appeared prepared with notebooks in hand so as to suggest this was a planned meeting. However, we have no idea as to what [...]

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Rumor of the day: 13 pro teams at World Cup

Word on the street is one of the top 13 pro paintball teams won’t be making it to the 2009 PSP World Cup. Rumor has it that Joy Division will be competing in place of the missing team.

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Rumor of the day: Explicit signs with KEE Action Sports

Today’s pro paintball rumor of the day is that San Francisco Explicit dropped JT pro-flex goggle systems and switched to E-Vent goggle systems by KEE Action Sports. In addition, the team is said to have made another major pick up to solidify the teams roster. Read on for the latest paintball news from San Francisco [...]

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Aftermath making moves for World Cup

Following on the heels of our Monday Rumor Report, we’ve learned that pro paintball team SD Aftermath is in the midst of adjusting thier roster for the currently undefeated Aftermath II squad. Yesterday we unvieled that former Infamous/Bushwacker Shane Howe had joined the team. We’ve just learned that he will be joined by

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Monday Rumor Report for Pro Paintball

The Paintball World Cup is quickly approaching and athletes and their pro teams are making the adjustments they think will best position themselves to succeed. Read on for the latest paintball news and rumors from Hostile Kids, Sacramento XSV, San Diego Aftermath, San Diego Dynasty, the OC Bushwackers and San Antonio X-Factor.

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Where in the world is Hollywood HK?

Imagine our surprise when the DC Challenge team registration closed and the notorious Hollywood HK was missing from the D-1 bracket. Its no secret that the Hostile Kids paintball team has experienced several ups and downs during the teams existence, most of which have revolved around the team losing players to the pro ranks. However [...]

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Exclusive Statement from Todd Martinez

As a follow up to our paintball news story concerning Dynasty and the rumors surrounding Todd Martinez, we gave Todd a call for his statement. As an exclusive to Pro Paintball, Todd took a moment and broke down what transpired within the DYNASTY camp and where he stands.

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Australia’s Super 7 Round 2

Round 2 of the Super 7 Australian Paintball took place the weekend of August 1-2 in Serpentine, just south of Perth. In what seems to be an emerging trend, we’re going to continue to see many of the US Professional Paintball players traveling down under to enjoy the sun and compete in the Australian event [...]

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Update on Dan Savoie of the NE Hurricanes

Long time Hurricane Dan Savoie has decided to take World Cup off as he evaluates his ability to continue to commit to a professional paintball team. Dan may return to the Hurricanes next year, either as a player or as a coach, or conceivably he could continue in paintball with a divisional team. Dan was [...]

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Todd Martinez, with or without Dynasty?

I find it hard to imagine a DYNASTY without Todd, his face and positive attitude has become synonymous with the team. Has Todd decided its time to change things up and if so, where will he go next? Read on for the latest update.

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