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- May 1981
- Paintball began in New
Hampshire, U.S.A. the principal creators were
- Bob Gurnsey, a sporting
goods retailer
- Hayes Noel, a stockbroker
- Charles Gaines, a writer
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- June 27, 1981
- The first game played:
- 12 players competing against
each other
- Using Nel-spot 007s pistols
- The game was capture the
flag
- The winner captured all
flags without firing a shot!
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- April 1982
- The first outdoor playing
field was opened in Rochester, N.Y., by Caleb Strong
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- 1982
- Charles Gaines marketed
paintball as the National Survival Game (NSG)
PMI (Pursuit Marketing Inc.), was founded to market and distribute
paintball products
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- 1983
- The first NSG National Championship
was held with a $14,000 cash purse
The first outdoor paintball fields opened in Toronto, Canada
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- 1984
- Paintball started in Australia
under the name of Skirmish Games
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- November 1984
- The first indoor playing
field opened in Buffalo, N.Y., by Caleb Strong
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- 1985
- The first outdoor playing
field was opened in England
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- 1988
- IPPA (International Painball
Players Association) was founded as a non-profit association
dedicated to the education, growth and safety of paintball
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- 1991
- Paintball begins in France,
Denmark and other countries in Europe
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- 1992-1993
- NPPL (National Professional
Paintball League) was founded and the NPPL Pro-Am Series started
with sites around the U.S.
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- 1996
- Paintball playing fields,
stores and tournaments can now be found in
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- Canada
- U.S.A.
- Australia
- England
- Scotland
- Denmark
- France
- Holland
- Germany
- Austria
- Ireland
- Belgium
- Greece
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- Italy
- Norway
- Sweden
- Africa
- Russia
- New Zealand
- Brazil
- Venezuela
- Israel
- Korea
- Thailand
- Philippines
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