Articles about the first game, written by the actual players, were published in Sports Illustrated and other national publications. The first outdoor paintball fields opened in Toronto, Canada. Paintball started in Australia under the name Skirmish Games. The first indoor playing field opened in Buffalo N.Y., by Caleb Strong. The first indoor playing field opened up in England.
Paintball begins in France, Denmark and other countries in Europe.
This was the first time ESPN covered paintball. 1996 ESPN and Paintball Sports produced and aired the ESPN World Championships of Paintball from Orlando, Florida. Paintball playing fields, stores and tournaments can now be found in Canada, the United States, Australia, England, Scotland, Denmark, France, Holland. Germany, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Greece, Italy. Norway, Sweden, Africa, Russia, New Zealand, Brazil, Venezuela, Israel, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.