South Africa's U19 national paintball team finished 4th in the Under 19 category at the 2018 U19 World Championship in Chantilly, near Paris, at the end of September 2018. It matched the team's best result, 4th place at its first world cup two years earlier.
The event
The championship was held in Chantilly, the same town where South Africa's first U19 team played in 2016, and several of the photos below show the château behind the fields. The team wore the national green and gold jersey, and a team member carried the South African flag at the front of the line-up.
The result
The UPBF competition history record lists South Africa 4th in Under 19 for 2018.
| Year | Under 19 finish |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4th |
| 2017 | 9th |
| 2018 | 4th |
| 2019 | 7th |
The team's first world cup was in 2016: see South Africa's first U19 team finishes 4th at the Paintball World Cup 2016. The 2017 team is covered in the 2017 national teams, and the 2019 team in six national teams at the 2019 World Championships. All results are on the results page.
The photos
The photos below were taken at the event by Ferdinand Gebhardt and Nick Sonsini, and have been shared on the SANPA Facebook page. They are used here with the photographers' permission, and each one carries its photographer's mark.
