The First-

Welcome to the blog- "Life on the paintball D-List"
The purpose of the blog is to bring to light all the happenings of the so called "grass-roots" levels of the tournament paintball scene. (And maybe some scenario-rec ball- big game stuff along the way)

What is the D-List?-

This is the divisional level of paintball, the "grass-roots" as it's been labeled. These are the players who pay $40-80 for a case of paint, the players who work or go to school from Monday to Friday, then show up on a Saturday or Sunday to try and battle it out for Glory and Pride, with little or NO sponsorship (and if your very, very lucky, a prize or even less often money) And if your so lucky enough to get money it's not nearly how much you put in to get to this point, but money non-the less. Life on the D-list is dreams. Dreams of fame and glory that might be a little inflated right now, but the hope that in the future you can move off the D-List and to the upper-echelons of paintball- The "Pros". The hope that in the future you could actually play paintball as a "profession" and actually make enough money to do a little better than get by.

Why is the D-List important?-

This is roughly 86% or more of the paintball tournament community. These are the players that fund the upper levels of tournament paintball. This is the player with the 0ne-year-old gun and the duct-tape holding the battery door on the hopper closed. The players with little or no sponsors, and little or no money. The players who's parents help pay for equipment and entry or paint for events or practices. This is the beginning, these are the new pro-players, the new-school. These players are the future of paintball.

-Welcome to life on the D-List