Avalanche Allegedly Caught Cheating and Thrown out of WC

[Scooter/Cootie]

I saw this on Warpig. Has anyone seen or heard anything about this?

"Friday afternoon saw a controversial game that will no doubt be the subject of conversation for years to come. Ground Zero faced Avalanche in the preliminary rounds on the National Paintball Supply field, on the South edge of the tournament complex. After a few GZ players were eliminated, they stood in the dead box trying to figure out who had shot them. They had been hit in the back. GZ player Pete Utschig looked out in the woods and spotted some blond hair. He bolted from the dead box, and reportedly chased down and apprehended Jeremy Salm of Avalanche dressed in black, with a black paintgun.

Statements had been made prior to the game that Salm was ill, so Avalanche team owner and retired player Ed Poorman was playing in his place on Friday. The decisions that resulted from the game were that Avalanche forfeited their points for the game, was withdrawn from the tournament, and Salm would be suspended from NPPL/PSP tournaments for the 2003 season."

http://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/nppl/2002/worldcup/index.shtml

*** Made correction that bill looks like he fixed in the article: it was GZ vs Avalanche - not Aftershock.

[Remington]

Not cool. Serves Salm right, although unless Avalanche new about his actions thats not entirely fair to them.

[bunkerking]

I can't help but laugh because that was sooo funny, but that is so wrong that he would even think of doing that.

[zbody]

Anyone know if there is video of this incident up on the web yet?

[skipdogg]

Why would he shoot GZ players?

Did GZ play Aftershock or Avalanche?

[straightshot]

That is thoroughly screwed up.

[Blennidae]

Isn't there netting around the fields? How could people not notice paint coming from outside the playing field?

If its true, its a new low.

[straightshot]

On the side of the fields that were facing the woods there was no netting. (I was there earlier in the week).

[Scooter/Cootie]

Here's a shot of the fields. The middle one is the National Paintball Supply one.

[krafty]

Wow.

Personally, I don't think the punishment is enough. I'd kick Salm out permanently and suspend the team for a year.

[Creative Mayhem]

Nasty Just when you thought you've seen everything.

C Mayhem
AKA Purple Wang

[ShooterJM]

Originally posted by skipdogg
Why would he shoot GZ players?

Did GZ play Aftershock or Avalanche?

He wrote aftershock but GZ gold was playing avalanche at the time. They players that knew about this should get a 5 year ban, minimum.

[Scooter/Cootie]

Originally posted by ShooterJM



He wrote aftershock but GZ gold was playing avalanche at the time.

If that's true, it opens a whole new can of worms in my opinion.

Salm was reported to be sick and incapable of playing. If he was doing a "favor" for Aftershock, thats wrong. But if he did this against a team that Avalanche was playing, that's even worse.

[bunkerking]

nope, on warpig it said that gz was playing avalanche

[magman007]

ok, i dont condone this, and im quite furrious, they just set paintball back a long way...

but come on! how stupid are you? First off there shooting the team with the nppl president on it! OK then the guy is in all black, why the hell isnt he wearing a black hat over his blonde hair?


Also, why would you shoot people in the back? are you stupid? line your shots up so you atleast hit them in the side or frint! wow i hate stupid people, but when they royally mess up my sport then... it just chills my blood