Rik Goldsworthy
Rik Goldsworthy, also recorded as Rick Goldsworthy and Rik Goldworthy, is a New Zealand tournament paintball player documented as captain of Saints during the 1990s and 2000s. His captaincy is recorded in a 1995 tournament report, a contemporary player profile preserved in February 1998, and an April 2004 interview with Rob Maddox.[1][2][3]
Playing career
[edit]Early involvement
[edit]In his New Zealand Paintball profile, Goldsworthy recalled beginning paintball around 1984, approximately six months after World Challenge Tag began offering the game. He stated that friends introduced him to paintball.[1]
When asked about his greatest paintball achievement, Goldsworthy named the 1991 Australasian South Pacific ten-player Open. His brief response does not clearly establish a placing.[1]
Saints captaincy
[edit]A contemporary report of the seven-player tournament held at Tactics, Bethells Beach, Auckland, on 21–22 October 1995 identified Goldsworthy as Saints captain under the name Rick. Saints won nine of its ten games and finished first with 910 points.[2]
His New Zealand Paintball profile also identifies him as Team Saints captain, although it spells his surname “Goldworthy”.[1]
2004 Huntington Beach
[edit]Goldsworthy captained Saints at the opening round of the 2004 National Professional Paintball League Super 7 Series at Huntington Beach, California, held on 19–21 March.[3][4]
In an April 2004 interview with Rob Maddox for Paintball.co.nz, Goldsworthy reported that Saints won three of its eight games. He described Huntington Beach as his best tournament experience and discussed the effect of travel costs on selecting a team able to attend.[3]
Goldsworthy also discussed rebuilding Saints, developing younger players and maintaining two competitive squads. He emphasised practising on international tournament layouts to prepare for overseas competition.[3]
Equipment and views
[edit]In his profile preserved in February 1998, Goldsworthy praised the Automag for its construction and ease of maintenance, while stating that he used an Evolution Autococker.[1]
He advocated a single organisation coordinating two or three national tournaments annually, proposing events in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- New Zealand Paintball — Who's Who: Rik Goldworthy. Contemporary player profile preserved in a February 1998 Internet Archive capture. Identifies him as Team Saints captain and records his early paintball recollections, mention of the 1991 Australasian South Pacific ten-player Open, equipment preferences and proposals for national competition.
- Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, report on the Auckland seven-player tournament at Tactics, Bethells Beach. Identifies Saints captain Rick Goldsworthy and records the team's victory.
- Rob Maddox, “Interview with Rik Goldsworthy”, Paintball.co.nz, April 2004. Interview conducted during Wellington X-Cess 2004; direct archived article URL not recovered.
- WARPIG, NPPL Huntington Beach 2004, contemporary tournament coverage.