What it is

A living record of Australian and New Zealand competitive paintball. Teams, players, tournaments, venues, stores, series and champions, along with the people and businesses behind them, gathered in one place instead of scattered across old draw sheets and social media posts where it slowly gets lost.

Everyone who plays gets a player number and a player page of their own, and a card they can keep on their phone. It is the same identity everywhere in Original Sin Paintball, so you set it up once and it follows you.

What it does

• Browse every team in the scene and see how they've finished, right back through the years they've played.
• Follow each series and the tournaments that make it up, and see where every team sits on the ladder.
• Look up the fields the scene plays at, the stores that kit it out, the brands behind the gear, and the champions of every season.
• Carry your player card on your phone, with your number, your team and your badges on it.
• Watch the scores come in while a tournament is being played.
• Talk to the rest of the scene in the community section, whether that's finding a team or arguing about gear.

Where it's at

Genesis is live and open. You don't need an account just to look around, and if you want to join in, it's open to anyone in the scene and it takes a minute. Nobody is on a waiting list and there is nothing to be invited to. It's free while it's in beta.

The scene is already on the map. Close to a hundred teams are in, most of them with their result history, along with the tournaments, the fields, the shops and the champions of past seasons.

I'll be straight with you though, it's early, and it stays in beta for now. This is one person building it, so some corners are still bare. The rosters especially are almost entirely empty, and that is exactly where the scene comes in.

Why you'd want it

There's a good chance your team is already here, with its history and its results, because a big part of the scene has already been researched and entered. Genesis lets you see where your team sits and how the rest of the scene is shaping up, all in the one place, instead of piecing it together from memory and screenshots every season.

For a player it's simpler than that. You get a number, a page with your record on it, and a card on your phone that says who you are and who you play for. If you turn out for more than one team, or you guest for a side when they're short, Genesis handles that rather than making you pick one.

How to get involved

This part only the scene can do, and Genesis holds far more than teams. Whoever you are in the game, there's a way in.

• Players set up a profile, get a player number, then find their team and get on its roster.
• Team owners and captains claim their team, or create it if it isn't here yet, then keep the roster, logo and profile up to date.
• Coaches register as a coach and get listed with the team they work with. You can coach and play, or only coach.
• Referees register as an official, so the people who run the points on the field are part of the record too.
• Field operators check whether their venue is already listed and claim it. Once it's yours, you keep its details right and approve the teams that call it home.
• Store owners claim their shop from the directory, or add it if it isn't there.
• Brands add their paintball or apparel label so the scene can find them.
• Photographers and media set up a page with a bio, the series they cover, and a gallery of their work.
• Anyone who just follows the sport can sign up as a supporter and use the community section without playing at all.
• Officials and organisations the bodies that run and govern the events have a home here too.

You can be several of these at once. Plenty of people play, referee and shoot photos, so tick whatever fits and change it later.

Claims on teams, fields, stores, brands and bodies are checked before they go live. You register for the role, put the claim in, and I approve it, so listings stay legitimate and nobody ends up owning a team, a venue or a shop that isn't theirs.

If your corner of the scene isn't covered yet, get in touch and we'll sort it. It's free while it's in beta, and there's no catch. Genesis is a reference tool for the scene, not something I'm trying to sell you.

Who's running this?

Genesis is run by me, through Original Sin Paintball. I keep the record and act as the site's admin, nothing more. I don't take sides. Every team, every series and every field is treated the same, with no favourites and no politics. This is a neutral home for the whole scene, and it stays that way.

If you find something wrong or missing, whether it's a result, a logo, a name, or a team that isn't here yet, please get in touch and I'll fix it. The record only gets better when the people in it tell me what's off.

Part of one system

Genesis is the backbone of Original Sin Paintball, the record the other apps are built around.

• Verdict runs tournaments on the day, and Genesis already shows its scores as they happen. It is built to send finished results back here on their own so the record keeps building itself, though that part hasn't carried a real result across yet.
• Oracle, the coach's app, is built to pull team rosters straight from Genesis.
• Eden is coming soon.

Built in Australia, for how this scene actually plays.