Paintball began in the era of the early 1970s, when primitive markers have been used as a tool for marking trees and livestock.

1981 twelve friends played the first recreational paintball game using paintball markers, paint, Nelson-based company, site area of ​​more than 100 acres (1 acre = 43,560 ft ² = 4046.856 m). Protective masks and safety equipment was used.

One of the names of sports that we now call paintball was „National game of survival.“ This name reflects the nature of paintball as the format of the popular game was „every man for himself ‘: circle of friends started traveling into the woods and played war. Stratification of the teams was a rare phenomenon.

Over the years, recreational paintball has become increasingly difficult. At the same time, more and more players playing in teams stratification has become an inevitable and self-explanatory. Appeared more and more variations: the flag and other games, but defense / attack was just the most popular games.

As interest grew, and dažasydžiu paintball industry. The first outdoor paintball entertainment site was opened in 1982 in Rochester (USA). Its founder – Caleb Strong., The building – closed in 1984. It was possible to large groups of people regularly spend time „taškantis. Paintball business representatives had to think continually strive to improve and that attractive to paintball. Thus, it was conceived by millions of different types of games.

It was entertaining paintball sites for the idea, which revolutionized the game of all possible formats: Bunker-type games. Reduced games paintball sites organized in a smaller space – space for direct-fire, instead of the game to produce a large area, some 15 minutes to go just to meet the enemy. In this case, more paintball players buy balls that allowed site operators to earn more money.

The first sports paintball tournament was held in 1983. But then the prize fund has reached $ 14,000. These days, sporting greats have paintball sponsorship, prize money, which hundreds of thousands of dollars.

1991 Paintball occurs in France, Denmark and other European countries.

In 1996, this beautiful game field, area, tools have now been encountered in Canada, Australia, England, Scotland, Holland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Africa, Russia, N. Zealand, Brazil, Venezuela, Israel, Thailand, the Philippines.
Finally – in 1999, paintball has reached and Lithuania.

Paintball has developed into one of the most popular extreme sports. In 2006, the sport practiced five million people. About half of these people – consistent players.

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