Paintball Magazine February 2019 | Page 65

Does a 2019 Announcement For a 2020 Event Count? There’s still one gaping hole in tournament paintball. We have two-man, three-man, five-man, ten-man, woodsball tournaments, mechanical only events, mounds fields events, amateur only leagues, pro/am events…. You get the point. So where’s the hole, you ask? The industry and the game is still missing that one big amateur only event. It’s missing the one event where winning still means something. There are many, many good amateur leagues and events, but nothing that measures up to events like the IAO of the past. Prediction: We may be living in the past but we’re predicting that a major standalone amateur event will be announced in 2019 for the 2020 season. Well that was fun. Feel free to laugh, cry or realize we got this all 100 percent, nearly definitely, possibly, likely right… or at least partially, somewhat, a little correct. See you on the field. www.paintball.media 065