Editing Ryan Greenspan (section)

== Early career ==

Greenspan grew up in Sebastopol, Northern California, where he began playing paintball with childhood friend [[Yosh Rau]].

He subsequently became involved in tournament paintball through the Northern California competitive scene, including [[Mare Island Paintball]].

[[Eric Crandall]], who later became Dynasty's manager, helped introduce Greenspan and Rau to other young players, including [[Alex Fraige]] and [[Oliver Lang]].[4]

Greenspan competed with teams including [[Ironkids]] and [[KAPP Factory]] before entering professional competition.

In 2000, he was part of the KAPP Factory team that won the Spyder Cup, a tournament sponsored by [[Kingman]]. The team received five Ford Mustang cars as prizes, with Greenspan among the winning players.[3][5]