Editing Damian Ryan


'''Damian Ryan''' (also recorded as '''Damien Ryan''') is an American professional [[paintball]] player who has competed for teams including [[Chicago Aftershock]], [[Los Angeles Infamous]] and [[Columbus LVL]]. His professional career includes competition in [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) and the [[National Xball League]] (NXL).[1][2][3]

Ryan was part of the Los Angeles Infamous organisation during its 2012 Chicago Open victories and its 2014 and 2015 PSP Dallas Open championships.[2][4]

== Paintball career ==

=== Chicago Aftershock ===

Ryan played for [[Chicago Aftershock]] during the professional X-Ball era.

Following the 2011 season, he was among several Aftershock players who moved to [[Los Angeles Infamous]], alongside Brad McCurley, Drew Templeton, Chris Sosine and Zack Patient.[1]

=== Los Angeles Infamous ===

Ryan joined Infamous ahead of the 2012 season.

During 2012, the team won the professional divisions of both the NPPL Chicago Open and PSP Chicago Open.[2]

Infamous finished third in the overall 2012 PSP professional standings.

==== 2014 Dallas Open ====

Ryan was part of the Infamous roster that won the 2014 PSP Dallas Open, defeating [[Omaha Vicious]] 7–3 in the professional final.[2]

In an April 2014 interview with ''Social Paintball'', Ryan and teammate [[Brad McCurley]] discussed the team's roster changes, preparation and early-season performance.[4]

Ryan emphasised the importance of team cohesion when discussing Infamous's approach to recruiting players.

==== 2015 Dallas Open ====

Infamous won the PSP Dallas Open again in March 2015, defeating [[Houston Heat]] 5–4 in the professional final.

Ryan was among the players associated with the team's championship roster, alongside [[Alex Goldman]], [[Kevin Rudulph]], Brad McCurley and Zack Wake.[2]

=== International guest appearances ===

Ryan also appeared in European tournament paintball.

A contemporary April 2014 account documented his participation with [[ML Kings]] in France while he was associated with Los Angeles Infamous.[5]

The complete record of his European guest appearances has not been established.

=== Columbus LVL ===

Ryan competed for [[Columbus LVL]] during the 2023 NXL professional season.

Official PBLeagues player statistics record his participation in four professional X-Ball events that year, including the Sunshine State Major, Lone Star Major, Mid-Atlantic Major and World Cup.[3]

Across those events, the database records 16 matches and 108 points played.

== Selected tournament achievements ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Competition
! Team
! Result
|-
| 2012
| NPPL Chicago Open
| [[Los Angeles Infamous]]
| Professional division winner [2]
|-
| 2012
| PSP Chicago Open
| Los Angeles Infamous
| Professional division winner [2]
|-
| 2014
| PSP Dallas Open
| Los Angeles Infamous
| Professional division winner [2][4]
|-
| 2015
| PSP Dallas Open
| Los Angeles Infamous
| Professional division winner [2]
|}

These are documented team achievements during Ryan's association with Infamous, rather than a complete record of his individual tournament appearances.

== See also ==

* [[Chicago Aftershock]]
* [[Los Angeles Infamous]]
* [[Columbus LVL]]
* [[Brad McCurley]]
* [[Alex Goldman]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[National Xball League]]

== References ==

# [https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php/Chicago_Aftershock WikiPaintball, "Chicago Aftershock". Historical account of the team's roster changes following the 2011 season.]
# [https://www.wikipaintball.com/index.php/Los_Angeles_Infamous WikiPaintball, "Los Angeles Infamous". Historical tournament results and championship rosters.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/player-stats/7mQ0wl890WPpwXwF PBLeagues, "Damian Ryan: Game Stats by Event". Official 2023 NXL professional tournament statistics.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2014/04/03/la-infamous-fully-exposed-damian-ryan-brad-mccurley/ Rozy Gagliano, "The Breakthrough of LA Infamous: Fully Exposed with Damian Ryan & Brad McCurley", Social Paintball, 3 April 2014.]
# [https://viewfromthedeadbox.blogspot.com/2014/04/ View from the Deadbox, "Hired Guns", 5 April 2014. Contemporary commentary on Ryan's European guest appearance with ML Kings.]

== External links ==

* [https://pbleagues.com/player-stats/7mQ0wl890WPpwXwF Damian Ryan tournament statistics, PBLeagues]
* [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2014/04/03/la-infamous-fully-exposed-damian-ryan-brad-mccurley/ Damian Ryan and Brad McCurley interview, Social Paintball]

[[Category:American paintball players]]
[[Category:Professional paintball players]]
[[Category:Paintball players]]