The Ducks
The Ducks was a tournament paintball team that reached the amateur finals of the 1995 Rebel Tour. A report on the 1996 Australian Masters identified the team as Black Widows, also recording MAXX as an earlier name.[1][2]
History
[edit]1995 Rebel Tour
[edit]The Ducks competed in the amateur division of the 1995 Rebel Tour at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales, on 2–3 December.[1]
The team finished second in the amateur preliminary standings with 295 points and qualified for the four-team finals. During the finals, it lost to Bad Company and received a chronograph penalty.[1]
The contemporary report does not establish its final tournament placing.[1]
1996 Australian Masters
[edit]Competing as Black Widows, the team reached the amateur finals at the 1996 Australian Masters at Skirmish Adventures, Helensburgh.[2]
The report described the team as having upgraded its equipment and established a more stable playing group. Danny Cummings of Apparition assisted the team at the tournament.[2]
Black Widows was identified as an amateur finalist, but the report does not provide its final placing.[2]
Recorded results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Entry | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1995 Rebel Tour | The Ducks | Amateur seven-player | Finalist [1] |
| 1996 | Australian Masters | Black Widows | Amateur | Finalist [2] |
References
[edit]- Rebel Yell!. Rod Lewis and Gavin Costello, War Paint, issue 2, May 1996.
- Australian Masters. Kez Svanberg, War Paint, issue 4, November 1996.