2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit
2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit was a season of the Thailand Paintball Official Circuit (TPOC), a paintball tournament series in Thailand. Contemporary records document an opening round in Bangkok, a second round in Pattaya and a final leg.[1][2][3] Complete final season standings have not been recovered.
Organisation
[edit]The official TPOC website stated that planning for the 2011 circuit began early that year, with consultation from Patrick Tan and Benjamin Yaw. Its organiser's account reported 11 teams across Divisions 1 and 2 at the opening round.[4]
Documented rounds
[edit]| Round | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Opening round | 2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1 | Bangkok; contemporary film description identifies Jarun Burapharat, Rama 9.[2] |
| Second round | 2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 2 | Pattaya.[5] |
| Final round | 2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Final Leg | Venue unverified.[3] |
Exact playing dates for these rounds remain unverified. Publication dates of films and reports should not be treated as competition dates.
Competition formats
[edit]The official website published the following divisional formats for 2011.[6]
| Division | Format | Game time |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Race to three | 10 minutes |
| Division 2 | Race to two | 7 minutes |
Both divisions permitted PSP or Millennium ramping at 13 balls per second. Division 2 teams could include a maximum of two Division 1 players.[6]
Standings after the opening round
[edit]The official website published standings explicitly headed “TPOC Overall Rankings (after 1st leg)”. These are opening-round standings, not final season results.[1]
Division 1
[edit]| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infernal | 50 |
| 2 | Nexum | 45 |
| 3 | Expandebles | 40 |
| 4 | Naga | 35 |
Division 2
[edit]| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakehill Arowana | 50 |
| 2 | Saensuk | 45 |
| 3 | Differ | 40 |
| 4 | Shadow | 35 |
| 5 | The White | 30 |
| 6 | CMX | 25 |
| 7 | Differ Blueblood | 20 |
Team names reproduce the official rankings, including the spelling “Expandebles”.[1]
Other documented results
[edit]Contemporary video coverage identified Differ by C.A.T. Pattaya as Division 2 champions at the second round in Pattaya.[5]
A report published on 13 October recorded Ahmad Sophian, known as “Vandal”, finishing second in Division 1 at the final leg. It did not identify the team he represented at that event.[3]
Young Blood Challenge
[edit]The separately documented 2011 TPOC Young Blood Paintball Challenge took place on 17 April at C.A.T. Paintball Pattaya. It offered Division 3 competition using a five-player, race-to-one format.[7]
The official organiser's history also identified the completed Young Blood event, but its relationship to the numbered season rounds has not been established.[4] It is therefore listed separately here.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “Rankings — TPOC Overall Rankings (after 1st leg)”, PALS Thailand. Official opening-round standings. Archived 20 July 2011.
- Benjamin Yaw, “TPOC 1st Leg”, YouTube, April 2011. Description identifies Jarun Burapharat, Rama 9.
- ION, “A Champion in everyone!”, Paintball in Singapore 101, 13 October 2011.
- “About”, TPOC Thailand 2011, PALS Thailand. Organiser's account of circuit planning, the opening round and earlier events. Archived 20 July 2011.
- “champions TPOC D2 @ DIFFER BY C.A.T.PATTAYA TEAM”, YouTube, July 2011. Description identifies the second round in Pattaya and its Division 2 champions.
- “Format of play”, TPOC Thailand 2011, PALS Thailand. Archived 20 July 2011.
- “TPOC Young Blood PaintBall Challenge 2011 by C.A.T.Pattaya”, YouTube, April 2011. Description identifies 17 April, the venue and Division 3 rules.