Team Ragnarok is a prominent, scenario-based paintball team that originated in February 2005. Their membership is comprised of Law Enforcement, Active and Former Military, and High School/College students. Most of their members are located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida. The Team philosophy is simply this: Play Hard, Play with Honor, Play with Integrity, Play Fair and always have fun in doing so.

PB Sports in Indiana, through Valken, is sponsoring Team Ragnarok with their hardcore, durable and practical line of Redemption gear for 2011. With Angel AR:K’s in their hands and Valken Redemption Stealth gear on, Team Ragnarok continues to be a force to be reckoned with.
The Angel AR:K, A1 Fly and Fly SB are now available at Valken.

For more info on Valken gear, sponsorships or to view the Angel AR:K’s, see www.valkenpaintball.com and to view the team profile go to www.ragnarokpaintball.com.

March 23, 2011 Swedesboro, NJ.

Valken Paintball is pleased to be the official uniform of Total War Paintball Camp.

Total War Paintball Camp (TWPC) will give players the most realistic military experience possible from adhering to military structure starting with the 5 Star General (and his private quarters and personal ATV) down to the grunts. Players will bunk together, eat together, and work together to achieve daily objectives to win the “battle” and win the “war”. The all-inclusive camp gives players the complete experience of a soldier in the field during war time.

Every player who participates in the week long total immersion scenario will be issued a gear package including a V-Tac Sierra jersey, Sierra pants, an Echo vest, a customized SW-1 with a M-16 barrel and 48cubic inch HPA tank, and a pair of Annex MI-5 goggles. Valken President and CEO, Gino Postorivo stated, “We are thankful that TWPC has chosen Valken’s V-TAC gear to outfit each of their players with the best the industry has to offer. These camps look like a great experience and we wish all the players, host fields and TWPC staff a great time!”

The first of four scheduled Total War Paintball Camps happens June 20th thru the 24th at Battlefront Paintball in Hubbard Ohio. Future events are set for July, August and September.

For more information, visit Total War Paintball Camp’s new website at www.totalwarpaintballcamp.com.
To see what else is going on with Valken for 2011, visit www.valken.com or join them on FaceBook.

A letter we received from Xtreme Paintball in East Windsor, Connecticut:

March 21, 2011

Valken has done it again! They have achieved providing the paintball world with an inexpensive, dependable paint. Sure price matters typically when you’re paying a low price for your paint it means low quality. Valken does not sacrifice quality even on the low end paint.

Infinity by FightCo a Valken based brand is the best quality combined with the most cost effective price I’ve ever seen. Skeptical at first as most are and should be, I was amazed at the quality of the paintballs. 25 cases at first to test out, selling all but 4 in one single day. Not one negative comment was made by my customers as they shot the newest of the Valken paint line.

After 3 weeks of use and 2 skids of paint later, the basic Tippmann marker up to $1,200 Ego 11’s and not one single break, jam, or curveball. Wow is all I have to say. We have beginners, and well trained professional teams using the Infinity paintball, and they keep coming back for more!

I was surprised at first but should have known better. Valken equals great quality at fair pricing both for the player and the dealer.

Way to go Valken!

Owner of Xtreme Paintball, CT
Estelle Percoski

Estelle, thank you for your kind words about our new Infinity paint. We’re very pleased with it, and we’re glad you and your players are, too.

If you’re a dealer interested in trying the new Infinity paint, log on to www.valkendealer.com, or call your sales rep at 866 978 2553.

March 17, 2011 Swedesboro, NJ – Huntington Beach, CA

Long-time player, industry icon and all-around good guy, Chuck Hendsch, had an epiphany and realized that victory is within his grasp at the Ultimate Woodsball League event this weekend in Mesquite, NV.

Being a purveyor of the finer things in life, Chuck solicited the best; Valken’s V-Tac gear and said, “We played against Bob Long in the first UWL this year and couldn’t help but notice the Valken V-Tac gear his team was wearing. In order to be competitive and beat Bobby, we invested in Valken’s V Tac ACU gear. Can’t wait to put it into action”.

Gino Postorivo, president and CEO of Valken commented, “Valken is a strong supporter of the Ultimate Woodsball League and up to this point, hasn’t strayed from our avid support of Bob Long’s team, The Assassins. Now with more great teams wearing Valken gear at the UWL, we can cheer them all on and let the best team win”.

Follow the UWL at www.playuwl.com and for details about The Assassins’ and The Henchmen’s gear of choice, see www.valken.com.

Good luck guys!

March 14, 2011 Swedesboro, NJ – Portsmouth, NH.

Valken, in a landmark agreement with MilSim Corps, is the first paintball company to offer sponsorship to every player in an entire league.

In its second season, The MilSim Corps Paintball League has already grown to be one of the largest scenario leagues in the world. They offer the only “sports league” format which gives any scenario team the opportunity to get to a national level by starting off at their local field, and that’s where Valken comes in.

As new players form teams and current teams gear up for competition, Valken will support the members through its league-wide sponsorship. Any player that becomes a member of the MilSim Corps will be able to get the benefits that a Valken sponsorship offers.

“Our goal is to bring scenario paintball to the levels of speedball. To get there, we know we have to partner with quality companies. Valken is an obvious choice and offers the high-quality products that scenario team’s demand.” stated Richard Brea, League Commissioner. “The level of support to the scenario community by Valken is now officially unparalleled,” said Brea.

Valken President and CEO, Gino Postorivo said, “MilSim Corps’ decision to have Valken as their presenting sponsor is an honor.” The design, versatility and durability that players demand from Valken puts us in a position to do nothing less than produce the highest quality equipment and the MilSim Corps Paintball League is another perfect example of giving the players what they deserve; excellence,’ added Postorivo.

Valken is a worldwide distributor of Redemption, Graffiti, Crusade, V-Tac, Bob Long, Worthington, Sly and St!ffi branded paintball products.

To view the entire catalog of thousands of items from over 50 manufacturers, please visit www.valken.com & be sure to follow Valken on Facebook and Twitter.

To find out more about the newest and most exciting scenario game format for scenario paintball teams, visit www.milsimcorps.com .

For more information on the MilSim Corps/Valken league sponsorship program, email info@milsimcorps.com or call 888.9.MILSIM (964.5746)

Here is the first video of the new V-Max Loader from Valken Paintball. In this video Gino Postorvio demonstrates the quick disassembly of the top shell, tool-less battery door and how fast and quiet the V-Max feeds paintballs.

The National Professional Paintball League would like to announce the 2011 NPPL Surf City USA Open will be carried live from Huntington Beach, California on April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd on ESPN3.com.

The NPPL has been the pinnacle of tournament paintball for 18 years, and is now once again on the ESPN family of networks. The NPPL previously worked with ESPN in 2006, bringing viewers the US Paintball Championships on ESPN2.

“The NPPL is extremely excited about the opportunity to be working with ESPN again to capture the sport of paintball for viewers on ESPN3.com,” said Chuck Hendsch, Chief Operating Officer of the NPPL.

The league has assembled a first class film team of professional paintball cinematographers who will capture the essence of the game-exposing the adrenaline, excitement and emotion that is experienced by top paintball players worldwide. The show will be comprised of the best professional paintball teams in the world competing for prize money playing the popular game of capture the flag. The show will also provide pro player interviews, instant replays, expert commentating and analysis breaking down every move the players make.

Times, game schedule, viewing instructions and information will be posted on www.nppl.com.

About ESPN3.com
ESPN3.com is ESPN’s live sports broadband network, giving fans a 24/7 online destination that delivers thousands of live, global sports events annually. It is available at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or cable TV video subscription from an affiliated service provider, and is currently available in more than 65 million homes. It is available via dozens of affiliated service providers nationwide, including Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Cox, Charter, Windstream, RCN, Insight, Frontier, Cavalier, Mediacom, Conway, Grande Communications and many more. It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.

About NPPL
The National Professional Paintball League is a Professional Paintball League committed to hosting the highest quality paintball tournaments for players, sponsors and spectators. Our vision is to provide a professional stage for players to compete on and spectators to watch. www.nppl.com.

Hand of Fate has accepted a partnership with Valken Products. Since its inception, the team has placed emphasis on a functional, durable and visually appealing uniform its members would be proud to wear on the field.

Team co-founder and co-captain Rick Meatcircus Girt said, “After testing and reviewing product from several other companies, it was apparent that Valken was the most obvious choice to fill the needs of the team. What made Valken most appealing was the array of soft goods offered in our preferred MARPAT camouflage style. With team members who vary so much in size and shape as they do personality and function within the team, it was important that we were able to find items that fit each of our playing styles and still maintain a uniform look”.

This year HOF will be heading to new venues, playing new games and continuing to expanding their influence throughout the region. You can find the team this year playing at Three Rivers Paintball, Battlefront, EMR, the WestPoint Spring Classic. But the team can be found most often at Pentagon Paintball in Fairview, PA.

Valken Paintball is proud to sponsor a group of hard chargers like Hand of Fate. Rick Girt and his team are sure to put their V-Tac gear through it’s paces in all manner of weather; rain, snow, mud, cold. And it was that “anytime, anywhere” mentality that we had in mind when we designed our products.

Hand of Fate was established as a team in early 2007, and has been growing ever since. The team’s passion is playing and growing the sport of paintball, and enjoying the camaraderie of friends and “foes” along the way. For more information on the team, visit www.hofpaintball.com

Hand of Fate represents the Tri-State Brigade of the Valken Corps. For more information on Valken Paintball’s sponsorship program, email adam@valken.com or call 866 978 2553.