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Blue Hanse – Whether for Blue ’ s Crew , the best-known team in scenario paintball today , for EMR Paintball ( formerly known as Wolf ’ s Lair ), his immensely successful paintball field in Pennsylvania , or for the massive castle that sits on that land , Castle Aaargh , Blue Hanse is a very well-known person in the paintball world . An advisor to companies like JT and the producer of the legendary Castle Conquest game that draws thousands to EMR to participate in a battle that must be experienced to be believed , Blue and his entire family have devoted themselves to paintball and live that life each and every day .
Laurent Hamet - By 1999 Laurent Hamet had already introduced Sup ’ Air Ball to the world , but it was in ’ 99 that he was responsible , at least in part , for the debut of the Millennium Series , Europe ’ s professional paintball series . Laurent was also the founder of famed French paintball team Ton Ton Flinguers and publisher / founder of Facefull Magazine . Oh , and he was quite the player in his day .
Chuck Hendsch - Chuck Hendsch has done it all in paintball . He worked for RP Scherer , he ’ s played on some of the best teams in the world , he was president of the NPPL and he ’ s done two stints with JT Paintball . But in 2003 when Hendsch took his player base and left the PSP , he put the NPPL back in the limelight with the Huntington Beach
Left to Right : Laurent Hamet , Chuck Hendsch
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