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Benedicte, what is the history of Poison Ivy? How did
you form? When?
In 2005 my brother, who also play paintball, asked me if I
had some friends who wanted to help at the Norwegian
Masters. We needed some extra cash and were more than
willing to help.
This was the starting point for us; we formed an all-female
team under Sniper Paintball. Originally, we were 11 girls,
but now only four girls from that original group is still
playing (Silje, Linn, Pia and myself).
What has the team accomplished so far? Have you won
any awards?
What we have accomplished…? Well, 2013 has been
a good year for us and we are proud of what we have
accomplished. We started of the year with 2nd place in
the Ladies Cup in Moscow and then 2nd place in division
2 at the Millennium Series in Bitburg . With no placing
under 10th we were ranked as number 4 in division 2 this
year, with the same score as the team who were ranked
3rd.
What events have you played in?
We usually play some Norwegian events ever year and occasionally we have played
other events in Sweden and Denmark, but our focus for the last 7 or 8 years has been
the bigger events around Europe. We have been playing the Millennium Series almost
every year for the last 7 years. We attended the PSP back in 2009, NPPL Huntington
Beach and CPS in 2012, and the Ladies Cup in 2013. We have also been lucky enough
to play the World Cup Asia in Langkawi for the last 3 years.
What is your personal favorite event to play?
That’s a tough question, because they are all so good in different ways. I don’t
think we have one favorite event… We just absolutely love travelling the world and
meeting new people and we’re lucky enough to get to play paintball while doing so!