We are Team Dark Militia!

Hi peeps!

I am proud to announce that:

Team Dark Militia



came in as 2nd Runners' up, Singapore Paintball Novice Series 2009 Leg 1.

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!

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Chuffed.

Thats how i'm still feeling, 3 days after coming in 3rd at the Leg 1 of the Singapore Paintball Novice Series 2009.

Damn chuffed.

It seemed like only yesterday when i joined my soccer buddies Vince & Co for my first ever paintball game. I still remember losing the first two games then winning the last one by pulling along my friend's wife behind me to plant the flag for the win and blocking all the paintballs that came our way as i was already out of ammo.

I still remember clearly what i told Vince after the game - "If u are gonna take up this game as a hobby, you can ask me along."

We went into the forums to introduce ourselves and very soon, we found ourselves doing our BTO (Joran made me do it! =D). Offers to join Teams came in hard and fast but we were not sure if we should just join to make up the numbers or form our own team.

Couple of Rec Games later and Cavin jumped into the bandwagon with us. By January he was BTO-ed and got his gear (more expensive than mine btw... RICH!).

A month later, we were bombarded by many peeps (BBen, SBen, Jane, Joran - just to name a few) to join SPNS and were thrown into a "Lost Souls" team with 3 other peeps that we have never played with before. Brandon (PB old bird), Wei Jun (a peep who took BTO with me and Vince) and Abdullah (who took BTO with Cavin). Brandon would then drop out due to work commitments and Cavin was drafted in to take his place.

January was a busy month as we were at RD almost every weekend to either get our stuff, attend kiko's clinic, get some training in. Grant, our team Daddy-O/Ghostcatcher gave us advise and loaned us equipment in preparation for SPNS.

31st January came and we walked the field to gain some insight as to how we would play our game. 1st Feb came damn faster and POOF - we were actually duelling with other more established players of the game.

In the end, we came in a brilliant 3rd, an amazing result for what was deemed to be the weakest team, as the other newly formed teams had either various experienced players who played overseas, or had players from other teams which could not make it guesting for them. I do not know how we did it, everything is a blur right now, i still cannot believe that the bronze medal is in our possession.

Would like to take the opportunity to thank:

Joran - Thanks for all the advise and all the "nudgings" to take my BTO and to join SPNS

BBen - Thanks for all the advise, discounts and freebies u have given us

SBen, Jane - Thanks for offering to loan us equipment, all the advise, as well as allowing special dispension for us to have the earlybird rate

Cass - Thanks for crewing for us. Again, i will want to bring you into the team proper for the next leg

Dean, Victor (Team Damnation) - Thanks for coming down on SPNS day to give us valuable advise

peeps who know me knows that i always save the best for last, the most special guy...

Grant (Team Damnation) - A gazillion thanks for bringing us together, loaning us equipment as well as coaching us even though u didn't have to. WE LOVE U DEEP DEEP!! =D

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Our dear Cass


Rashid


Cav and me


Team brief by Capt Vince


Nervous faces


Team foto b4 we are black and bruised


Waiting


Its time


Game on!








Break time


Hungry peeps


Bread, Mars bars are all we need...





Match for 3rd - 4th Placing against the team that our Daddy-O is guesting for - Team Wargh!Nuts


Peace!


Final Results


We are 3rd!


Prize presentation ceremony


The dark horses which made good


Team Dark Milita with Daddy-O Grant


The second placed C. Killers which won DM twice.


Champions SPNS Leg 1 - Team Red West


Tired but happy


I think these two still cannot believe it


Youngest peep in our team


G-Boys

Pix by TILT = design matters - The official Photographer for SPNS 2009


Abdullah (on the right)


I love this pix the most - RASHID! - Look at those eyes!


Cavin


All of the participants of SPNS 09 Leg 1 (minus PSG Bravo)


Heroes in my book





The passion for paintball.

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Match results to come.

Goodnight peeps!