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Jerry Braun
Photos By Pyrate Jim’s Bucket
Not since 1996, has paintball seen
hard core 10 player paintball played
in the woods for big prize money
by the top teams and players of the
day. The 2014 Woodsball World Cup
brought that golden age of competition paintball back to the field where
the first four paintball World Cups
were played in the early 90’s. Four
10 player teams and three 5 player teams ventured to Plattekill New
York to play for $15,000 in cash and
two thousand dollars in prizes, including the legendary All Americans
led by Adam Gardner. Taking on the
All A’s were Upstate Hate captained
by Scott Caputo, an international
team put together by Gino Postorivo
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from Valken and led by A Train, and
the Reservoir Dogs led by its Captain, Steve “Pretty Lou” Ruiz. The 5
player competition was comprised of
two strong local teams, New Jersey
Mutiny and MSG from neighboring
Orange County, and one from the
Boston area, Steele Reserve.
The Master Blasters, one of the premier Old School Paintball Teams
from the 80’s and 90’s, developers
of Radio Zone judging, and considered to be the best Woodsball Tournament judges of that era, were
the official refs, and, as usual, did a
masterful job.
In the 10 player competition, the All
Americans showed that they hadn’t
lost a step and locked up first place