Left to Right : Guy Cooper , Jessica Sparks , Doug Brown , Dan Colby , Billy Ceranski
Billy Ceranski – Billy is one of the few players that reached the highest levels of play and the highest level in the industry . As a long-time player , Billy won dozens of national-level events with Aftershock and several other pro teams . Billy worked for PMI for years and made the cut when PMI merged with National Paintball supply and were later sold and became KEE Action Sports . He continued on with GI Sportz and is now the President of Kore Outdoor , the largest entity in paintball .
Dan Colby - Dan Colby started out as a Chicagolands field owner , gun tinkerer , and player , eventually becoming the founder of Air America , one of the pioneers in early C02 , high pressure air and regulator technology . Dan was part of Guerrilla Air in the late 2000s and has now formed a new company , Immortal Air where he continues to improve , create and develop air-related products for paintball .
Arthur Chang - When Kingman ( later called Spyder ) introduced the Spyder it forced all paintgun makers to rethink their pricing and that was great for the player . The man behind the Spyder of course is Arthur Chang . The Spyder line has sold literally tens of thousands of affordable paintball guns since , diversifying by adding . 43 caliber and . 50 caliber markers to their line , as well as scenario and milsim markers . Kingman / Spyder was acquired by KEE and inherited by GI Sportz and now Kore and Arthur has not been heard from for years .
Guy Cooper - You may have never heard the name before , but Guy Cooper has been influencing paintball for more than 30 years . He ’ s been a field owner , a manufacturer , a products distributor , a published author , a store owner , a political activist for the game , and his book , The Paintball Field Operators Guide has been used by many for more than 20 years . Guy owns the largest paintball magazine collection in the world which has been used in many a lawsuit to defend / claim first use ownership .
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