Editing Toulouse TonTons (section)

=== Formation and early years (1992–2002) ===

Les Tontons Flingueurs was established in February 1992 by a group of paintball players from Toulouse, subsequently joined by players from Marseille. The team's name was inspired by the 1963 French film ''Les Tontons flingueurs''. [1][2]

During the 1990s, TonTons became an established competitor in French and international tournament paintball.

The team finished third at the 1997 Hyperball World Championship and won the professional five-player division at an American tournament in Las Vegas in 1999. [1][2]

TonTons subsequently competed in the [[Millennium Series]], established in 1999, and became a regular participant in Europe's leading professional tournaments.