Recognition body 01
Paintball Hall of Fame
54 published recognition records across 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Indexed independently so similarly named programs never become one invented hall.
Paintball Atlas // Reading room
THE MEMORY OF THE GAME.
Follow old rosters, tournament reports, magazine indexes, documentaries, broadcasts, and recognition records back to their original homes. The facts are searchable here; the work itself stays with its publisher.
21
Reading paths
Original summaries with direct evidence.
3
Watch paths
Platform links and authorized embeds only.
61
Recognition records
Two bodies, kept explicitly separate.
Recognition body 02
Hall of Icons
7 published recognition records across 2026. Indexed independently so similarly named programs never become one invented hall.
24 archive entries
01
History
Origins
Paintball, year by year
A useful index of equipment, field, event, and culture milestones. Treat disputed dates as open research questions, not settled lore.
historical index · fact index + source
Open Paintball History timeline ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome02
History
1980s
People who shaped the game
A starting shelf for finding inventors, promoters, players, photographers, writers, and builders across paintball history.
historical index · fact index + source
Open Paintball People ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome03
History
1992
An early Ironmen account
A period feature and its modern context offer one route into the team histories that predate searchable event databases.
historical index · fact index + source
Open Ironmen early history ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome04
Event
1991
Challenge of Champions
A publisher-hosted doorway to an early televised matchup between the Lords and the Master Blasters.
platform listing · outbound link only
Open Challenge of Champions, circa 1991 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome05
Event
1990s
The WARPIG tournament index
Follow contemporary event pages, scoreboards, rosters, galleries, and reports across decades of organized paintball.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open WARPIG tournament archive ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome06
Event
1996
1996 NPPL World Cup
A surviving event page from the pre-social era, useful for reconstructing results and the shape of tournament coverage.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open 1996 NPPL World Cup coverage ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome07
Roster
2001
Who played pro in 2001?
A dated NPPL roster snapshot. The Atlas transcribes names as facts while sending readers back to the original list.
public competition record · fact index + source
Open NPPL 2001 professional rosters ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome08
Roster
2002
Who played pro in 2002?
Compare a second NPPL roster snapshot and see early team movement without pretending two lists equal a full career record.
public competition record · fact index + source
Open NPPL 2002 professional rosters ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome09
Event
2005
2005 PSP World Cup
A contemporary event archive from the PSP era, with the original context left at WARPIG.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open 2005 PSP World Cup coverage ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome10
Event
2006
Paintball made for television
WARPIG’s 2006 event index points into the Smart Parts Championships and paintball’s broadcast ambitions.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open 2006 Smart Parts Championships coverage ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome11
Statistics
2020s
San Diego Dynasty’s public event trail
PBLeagues provides a long-running public team page with event, division, placement, and points records.
public competition record · fact index + source
Open San Diego Dynasty public team record ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome12
Event
2010
A college championship record
The public 2010 NCPA Championship page is one example of how event databases can anchor an amateur and college history.
public competition record · fact index + source
Open 2010 NCPA Championship public event record ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome13
Statistics
2026
Current player statistics
Open PBLeagues for the live table. Rankings change too quickly to present a cached copy as current.
public competition record · outbound link only
Open 2026 player statistics and rankings ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome14
Honors
2022
Paintball Hall of Fame: 2017–2022
Browse the first six published classes as one recognition record, with every name attached to WCPL’s source list.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open Paintball Hall of Fame inductees, 2017–2022 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome15
Honors
2023
Paintball Hall of Fame: 2023
A separate announcement adds six people to the Paintball Hall of Fame record.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open Paintball Hall of Fame class of 2023 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome16
Honors
2024
Paintball Hall of Fame: 2024
Paintball Media’s Living Legends report identifies Paul and Cleo Fogal as that year’s inductees.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open Paintball Hall of Fame class of 2024 reporting ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome17
Honors
2026
Hall of Icons: 2026
Paintball Media Magazine reports seven inductees in a newer recognition program, indexed separately from the Paintball Hall of Fame.
contemporary reporting · fact index + source
Open Hall of Icons class of 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome18
Magazine
2011
A bibliography of paintball publishing
Use the World Paintball Library guide to identify titles and issue runs before searching libraries, sellers, or authorized archives.
publisher catalog · outbound link only
Open Complete revised guide to paintball publications ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome19
Magazine
1980s
Action Pursuit Games shelf
An outbound-only path to an independently hosted APG issue archive. Covers and scans stay with their host.
publisher catalog · outbound link only
Open Action Pursuit Games magazine archive ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome20
Magazine
1991
Paintball Planet, December 1991
Open a period issue at its host for a snapshot of how the sport presented itself in 1991.
publisher catalog · outbound link only
Open Paintball Planet, December 1991 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome21
Community
2000s
PBNation: community memory
Use PBNation directly for manual research into old discussions. Bunker Buddy does not scrape or reproduce forum posts.
community destination · outbound link only
Open PBNation community archive ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome22
Documentary
2020
The Complete History of Paintball
A three-hour documentary destination for a broad telling of the sport’s development. Watch through the publisher’s authorized page.
platform listing · outbound link only
Open The Complete History of Paintball film page ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome23
Documentary
2015
FIFTEEN
An 86-minute full-length documentary following San Diego Dynasty through its 15th consecutive winning season. Watch through the authorized Vimeo player.
platform listing · authorized embed / platform only
Open FIFTEEN: San Diego Dynasty documentary ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcome24
Broadcast
2026
Major League Paintball, 3v3 World Championship
An ESPN watch-page reference for modern televised paintball. Viewing access may depend on region and subscription.
platform listing · outbound link only
Open Major League Paintball, 3v3 World Championship ↗ (opens in a new tab)Correction welcomeThe archive promise
NO FAKE CERTAINTY. NO MIRRORED CULTURE.
Names, dates, rosters, and placements stay tied to a URL and provenance label. Articles, scans, forum posts, photographs, and video remain with their owners. If a spelling, identity match, or class record is wrong, the correction path stays visible.