Left to Right : Tim Montressor , Pete “ Robo ” Robinson , Phil Hamm
Tim Montressor – In his short 36 years on this earth ( RIP TM40 ) and his 20 years in paintball , Tim accomplished so much in the game of paintball . He played for Tippmann Effect as a high schooler , graduated to Detroit Thunder of the NXL and then won a NXL Championships in 2004 with the Philly Americans , where he played many years . Tim also played with Edmonton Impact , Houston Heat and Tampa Bay Damage , among others . But Tim ’ s is best known for traveling the world as paintball ’ s international ambassador , while working for Smart Parts / GOG / Luxe . And if that weren ’ t enough , he is the founder of the Iron City Classic paintball event , which sells out in less than a half hour each year .
Pete “ Robbo ” Robinson - One of the most successful players ever to pick up a paintball gun , British player Robbo rose to international fame when he was asked to play for American professional teams like the All Americans and Aftershock , with great success . Robbo later went on to coach Nexus on the international professional circuit . A writer with years of experience , Robbo wrote countless articles packed with opinions , wit , teachings and insight in Paintball Games International Magazine before its demise . He soldiers on today as the proprietor of P8ntballer . com , an extremely successful English and European paintball forum and website . Still influential in paintball , Robbo is often consulted by industry leaders and his love for the game is undying .
Randy Smith , Bart Yachimec – Randy Smith owns the professional paintball team Houston Heat , one of the games best teams since they came into the league in 2012 . Randy is also a partner in the National Professional Xball League ( NXL ) and does much behind the scenes to promote the game . Like Randy , Bart also owns a professional paintball team , Edmonton Impact , which he built from the ground up with his two sons and nephew in the mid-2000 . Impact has gone on to win dozens of pro events and in 2016 and 2017 had two of the best seasons any pro team has ever had . Bart is also a partner in the NXL .
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