Avalanche Allegedly Caught Cheating and Thrown out of WC

[syk]

New quote is up on warpig...

"We, Team Avalanche, would like to apologize to our sponsors and our fans for the actions of one individual, who is no longer on our team. Although, as a team we take full responsibility, we would like everyone to understand that we were unaware of what had transpired until after the fact. Also, we would like to state that the decision made by the rules committee was the correct one."

[2000Sabre]

IMHO the entire team should be banned from tournament ball for life. I'm sorry but as a Pro team each member must vouch for the credibility and honesty of every player on that team. This is just like the famous "Black Sox" team that fixed the world series. Every player determine to be in a position to know the fix was in was banned from baseball for life. I don't see any difference in this. The only way the NPPL can send a message is to take an action like this. How could anyone take "PRO" paintball seriously if they don't.

[angelKiller16]

LAME!!!!!

I think every member of the cheating team(s) should be banned for 5 years and the stupid idiot in the woods for LIFE. Also when the players return (if they do) i wouldn't alow them to play together. no more then 3 of the previuse players on the same team again.

PS this is just lame!!!!!!!!! the guy is a MORON!!!!!!!!

[halB]

its quite obvious the whole team knew about this, and that they planned this through. to think the team truly thought their teammate was ignorant for that one game, and to already have a fill in for him, well thats just nuts. this was a well thought out plan, although it was poorly executed (blonde hair? wtf is wrong with him, cammies man)

[Cliffio]

what a freakin idiot

halb, they didnt have a sub, ed had to play in his place, and as we all know ed is retired

[*ArKfEaR*]

[yeahthatsme]

and then theres the fact they could have won the competition considering up until then they had not gotten below a 90. they would have won or atleast gotten top 3. but no they had to cheat and they should now pay. the pure stupidity it must have taken to do that must be amazing.


and then theres the fact that the pros arent playing to have fun their playing for recognition and money. its not what pro paintball should be. its not right. and i disagree with the way the nppl/psp tourneys are run.

[Troy]

To say that the NPPL Pro players are in it for the money is ridiculus. Most of them don't make any money playing and if any do it isn't much.

I also think that at this time the NPPL/PSP is handling this correctlly. They were swift in booting Avalanche from the tournament and in banning Salm. I don't think there was a set rule for this and they quickly punished the offending team.

[RusskiX]

There's a lot of talk of "anyone on the team who knew, etc.", but how are you going to prove who knew and who didn't? Salm was obviously apprehended red-handed and he should be gone, but the rest of the team can claim he said/she said BS.

Personally I think it makes the sport look ridiculous. This is the world championship of paintball and it highlights pro team cheating and the inability of the refs/organizers to prevent it. Paintball won't gain mainstream acceptance as a viable "sport" if we can't even police ourselves.

The organizers/league need to create an environment where cheating is not possible. Netting on ALL sides, professional independant refs who do not play, severe penalties for infractions.

Makes me glad I play only recball!

[Scooter/Cootie]

Thought this was interesting.

[Duke Henry]

This is just a wild guess, but has anyone considered maybe Salm did this to screw over the team? Maybe there was some internal dissention, and Salm was extremely mad at the time - mad enough to perhaps contemplate ending his paintball career...

Just a thought - because anything else that I think up makes no sense.

Either way, every player on Av will be have their reputations tarnished because of this incident.

[lopxtc]

*L* Anyone wanna tell that moron what they feel?

From Avalanche's website;

[email protected]

Now play nice, this is meant to be a constructive way of letting this person know how disappointed you are in him ...

Aaron

[magman007]

well i sent away one angry, yet civalized letter... bet you he doesnt respond, even ater i told him how much it may helpp my vision of him... HAHAHA

[Restola]

Pathetic, but not surprising at all.

What do you expect? They're "pros"...

[Skoad]

"We, Team Avalanche, would like to apologize to our sponsors and our fans for the actions of one individual, who is no longer on our team. Although, as a team we take full responsibility, we would like everyone to understand that we were unaware of what had transpired until after the fact.

I don't buy that.