WINDHOEK – The Paintball Action Arena in the Windhoek suburb of Olympia will host the Hyundai Paintball Challenge, which is scheduled to take place on November 16.
Event organizers hope that the challenge will go down in history as one of the best paintball events ever hosted on Namibian soil. The tourney will offer players and spectators a wide variety of paintball action, including speedball, tactical time trail and a shooting range. All team members have to participate in all three events to accumulate maximum points, which will count towards the overall standing. The winners will walk away with a cool N$5 000 in cash.
For the speedball event, teams of 5 players each will go head-to-head on a 30 by 50 metre obstacle course, while each match will consist of two games, meaning that a maximum of two points can be taken per match. To win a point, a member of a team must touch the opposition’s start station without being hit by paint or either the opponent or his own teammates. This can be done once the entire opposition is eliminated from the game or if the opposition has been distracted. Depending on the number of entries, organizers will determine the exact mode of play (group-stages etc).
The tactical time trial will take place on the scenario field where teams will do a series of house clearances and other tasks while being timed. There will be targets set up in the field symbolizing hostiles and friendlies. Hitting hostiles will subtract time, while hitting ‘friendlies’ will add time. At the shooting range, each team will be given 60 paintballs (10 each, but they can divide them as they please) to try and hit as many of the 25 targets as possible. One point will be awarded per hit. Teams can be made up of corporate entities or private participants. The entry fee is N$1 800 per team and the deadline for entries is next Wednesday, November 13. Registration can be done online (www.action.com.na) or telephonically through Werner at 081 2386000.
By Staff Reporter