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Kevin from French Pro Team ICON has launched his Training Academy - GRINDERS . Click the link below to find out more: http://www.paintball-grinders.com/index.php

Playing ‘Ball for a Good Cause By Jason “foolybear” Lineberger Pictures by David Wooden William “Willie” Stewart, a 25-year-old tournament paintball player and US soldier, was seriously injured on the first of July in Afghanistan in an IED attack while serving as a vehicle gunner.  Willie faces a long recovery, and his parents must shoulder the costs of travel in order to support him while he heals from his injuries.  To give back to a soldier who gave of his own time at his local paintball field and store, Black River’s Fayetteville field held an event in Willie’s honor, with a portion of the proceeds going to the soldier’s family.  Additionally, Matt Sossoman, of professional team Vicious, promoted a raffle of a Vicious UWL jersey to raise additional funds. The field itself is a rec’ player’s dream.  Built on a former water park, Black River’s Fayetteville location compresses a variety of terrain into a manageable space.  The field’s cre...

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The auction for Help the Hero's set of 20th Anniversary Planet Eclipse Markers has finished and the money has now been paid to H4H. We are all so happy that Planet Eclipse can give this money to such a great cause. http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

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One of the most successful and widely read magazines in paintball history is back after a three year hiatus. Paintball 2Xtremes is back with its 2012 Special “Photo Edition.” This issue features 28 years of the best photos by the best photographers in paintball. While the majority of the photos in this issue are from the past ten years, there are more than 50 amazing shots from the 80s and 90s that tell a piece of the game of paintball’s history. The Paintball 2Xtremes  Re-Launch Special Photo Edition features “In Their Own Words,” a 75-page photo spread chosen by the photographers themselves. Each photo iside-by-side with a text written by the photographers. “Breaking Paint,”  “Objects In Motion,” “Scenario, Woodsball & Milsim,” "At Close Range,” and “Paintball History in Photos” round out this 158-page issue. The Paintball 2Xtremes Re-Launch Special Photo Edition is available to read live at www.PB2X.com for a cost of $2.99 and it is also available as a print-o...

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A little bit of Friday fun for everyone today… The first one only works for UK addresses, but if you want a glimpse of where Planet Eclipse is located click this link below and type in the post code: M17 1GA Great viral advert from BA . http://taxi.ba.com/  The next bit of fun is this little video compilation sent to me from my parents, just some amazing feats of skill that put a smile on my face. PEOPLE ARE AWESOME  Have a great weekend everyone.... LEDZ

Hello everybody! PROpaintball company would like to invite you and your team to participate in the 2nd Tournament series of “The Friendship Cup ” which will take place:- Ukraine, Kiev, Leisure Center X-Park at the field of PRO ARENA. Date of tournament: 8-9 September 2012. PROpaintball company has made a unique paintball center “PRO ARENA”, which have no equals in Ukraine! Our playground has a lot of advantages, such as: ·Special artificial cover which is similar to “Millennium” field; ·Equipped zone for teams with its general area 300 sq.m ·Equipped pit-zone for 4 teams; ·Illumination for the field via 12 projectors, with general power 4800 watt; ·Zone for verbal assistance from the side of the snake; ·Shower/baths for players. Spectators and players are also able to spent their free time at the X-Park, you can find there: pubs, restaurants, wakeboards, ability to rent bicycle or quad bike, trampoline and many other entertainments. Plan of X-Park you ca...

  Brew City Paintball 3 man PSP Tournament   Sponsored by Planet Eclipse Sunday, September 9th at 10 A.M. Brew City Paintball, 21875 Doral Rd. Waukesha, WI Bring your 3 man team (Division 3, 4, and unranked players only please) or sign up as an individual player and we will get you on a team! Details: Entry is $100 for a full team of 3 or $33.33 for free agents. We will give back 100% of the entry fees we collect in prizes! Prizes will be Planet Eclipse gift certificates redeemable for anything Planet Eclipse makes! 1st place prize 60% of total money collected 2nd place prize 25% of total money collected 3rd place prize 15% of total money collected Doors open at 9AM, captains meeting at 10AM, games to follow shortly. We will have 2 brackets (alternating games between brackets this time) and take the scores from the top half of each bracket to move onto the next round where we have another round robin and take the top half to the finals. We will have a race to 2 for t...

Amazing story, makes me sick when people get there stuff stolen... So glad this one got back to the owner, but what a story, makes you think doesn't it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A man searching the Internet stumbled across his stolen paintball gun and was shocked when he  found out who was selling it. When Jan Michael Matos-Reyes' $1,200 paintball gun and gear disappeared from a Brevard County paintball field, he was persistent about trying to get it back. Read More Here: http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/brevard-deputy-arrested-fired-stealing-paintball-e/nRCRp/  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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http://www.super7spaintball.com/ Planet Eclipew shooting teams won both the Pro and Semi Pro divisions last weekend at the Australian Super 7s. Sydney SWAT in the Pro division, who are sitting on two firsts and a second and a leading the series with only the Masters in November to go and Sydney Cynicate in winning the Semi Pro division. wrapping up the Pro and Semi pro brackets nicely.... Well Done Guys.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation With the end of a hot summer in sight, many American paintballers are looking forward to packed fall game schedules.  While scenario paintball continues in the summer, the pace and intensity and size of the events decrease.  It can be hard to find players willing to brave sometimes triple digit temperatures to play a game that requires wearing a mask, but that doesn’t mean that paintball dies out in the summer months; it just takes a little rest and waits for the cooler fall weather. Nonetheless, I’ve donned the camouflage a few times this summer, for some memorable experiences, and as we’re approaching back-to-school time, I thought I’d write a report on how I spent my summer vacation. Shadow Wars Command Decisions Wargames Center puts on an event in May that wraps up the spring calendar and gives teams a chance to test out some strategy before their marquee event in the fall – the Fulda Gap Mega Game.  After retirin...

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The new issue of PaintballX3 Magazine is live & Free. The issue features 24 pages of PSP Mid Atlantic Open Coverage, A Special "Paintball in Asia" section, D-League Event #3 coverage, New Products, Reviews, Interview with Junior Brown, and a feature on the feature film "Soldiers of Paint," the documentary about Oklahoma D-Day. And MUCH more. Check it out it is 100% free, interactive, and it's the most read magazine in paintball. Check it out CLICK HERE TO READ http://paintballx3.com/

BUY IT NOW HERE:  http://www.planeteclipse.com/etvstore  #RedSunday is the first film in Season 3 of Artifact, the acclaimed documentary series produced by Planet Eclipse, a worldwide leader in action sports equipment, and producers of the EGO,GEO,ETEK, and ETHA paintball markers. The film stars Omaha Vicious, one of the 12 professional paintball teams competing on Paintball Sports Promotions RaceTo 7 Pro Series. Vicious experienced a meteoric rise, dominating the Amateur ranks of the PSP circuit between 2005-2010 before turning pro. During their dominance, the tradition of donning special "Red Jerseys" for Championship Sunday emerged, as the team qualified for Sunday for almost 3 straight seasons. But their dreams of playing and succeeding at the highest level were violently awoke by the reality of the Race To 7 series. Planet Eclipse and our ETV camera crew first joining the team in June 2011, at the PSP Chicago Open, at the lowest poi...

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Here is a write up by Team Brute Force from Invasion of Normandy 2012, they have also made a video which you can see at the bottom of this post. Team Brute Force Website

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On July 21st and 22 Team Tsunami, based out of Ecuador and Columbia, joined forces with a few American players to compete in the CSP Peru Event. Marc Lancia from Planet Eclipse, Oliver Lang from Dynasty and Tony Perez all attended the CSP Peru event to play with Team Tsunami. Team owner and Captain, Gustavo Romero brought everyone together to compete against other teams that have brought in Pro Players for the event. Team Tsunami is 6-1 for the year already. Their only lost is a 2nd place finish so they have had the best year yet as a team. 4 core members from the team were able to attend the Peru event. 2 from Ecuador (Gustavo Romero and Felipe) and 2 from Columbia (Felipe Mejia and David Ramierz). 2 Other teams came with team Tsunami from Ecuador. Team Tsunami Kids and Quito Empire. All 3 teams are Planet Eclipse sponsored teams. They had a team in Open(Tsunami), Amateur(Quito Empire) and Rookie(Tsunami Kids). Team Tsunami ended the prelims in 2nd place going 3-1 only losing to Te...