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There is something about tournament paintball and The Badlandz. The soil itself reeks of the legends of the game.  On August 19-20, teams came from all over to play paintball in the UWL International Masters. The weather, surprisingly for Chicago, was perfect. It was sunny and clear with just a light breeze all weekend.  The legendary window and ravine fields of 10-man NPPL fame were back in action, doing what they were always meant to: host a tournament!  The UWL 7-man Masters was everything one could hope for; with thrilling moves, masterful snap shots, nail biting crawls through the high grass, even a little bit of old school arguments about who shot who first (it was Han people). Each had a balanced mix of bunkers and trees that let the action flow nicely. There were teams and players present from all over North America, including Panama and Mexico. Well known professional players, both current and classic, were all over, including members of ...

 I look out of my window aboard my flight and glance at the immensity that is Mexico City, North Americas largest city by population.  After a quick chat with the friendly Federalis (police)   I made my way outside to link up with a good friend Victor Diaz from team Venom and David" Perro"Garfias (RA Sportz) . I buckled up and prepared for the 2 1/2 hour drive to a little town called Huasca, just outside the city. Huasca use to be a mining town during the 18th century and has become a popular attraction for tourist and locals alike. Although agriculture remains an important economically , the area is known for its beautiful waterfalls, canyons, lakes and dams. After a couple hours drive thru the mountains we pulled up to our destination , Commando Gotcha Paintball Field. https://www.facebook.com/uwlmexico/ Commando Gotcha is host to the 3rd leg of the Ultimate Woodsball League (UWL)  , brainchild of Tom Cole. This event m...

The UWL Mexico was held in Tampico Mexico, it drew in over 20 teams from all over Mexico and Costa Rica. The beautiful beaches or the amazing seafood may have been the biggest draw to the Tampico event for most teams, with 2 days of paintball being a small catch. The events south of the border seem much more laid back than those in the US as teams gathered for a big party the day before the event with lots of drinks, music, and traditional food of Tampico.     The jungle-like terrain of the beach city of Tampico provided the perfect setting for the teams to battle for best woods-ball team in Latin America. Home team, Jarheads Tampico, was a clear favorite winning their 1 st 4 matches.   While Recon2, a team from Matamoros, was close behind with a 3 and 1 record. Planet Eclipse has always had a very huge presence in the UWL with most teams choosing to pick up an Eclipse marker to play with, so it was not a wonder to see the top two teams making it t...