2024 INPL season
The 2024 INPL season was the Iran National Paintball League season for the Iranian calendar year 1403. Three rounds were held in Bandar Abbas, Rasht and Mashhad. Datis Tehran won the men's premier division with 300 points, while Singo Bandar won the men's second division with 285 points.[1]
The league confirmed in February 2025 that the season had ended after three rounds because suitable tournament paintballs were unavailable. The proposed fourth round was not held.[1]
Season programme
[edit]The competition included men's premier and second divisions, a women's professional electronic competition and men's individual rankings. Reports from each completed round recorded sixteen men's teams and five women's teams.[2][3][4]
| Round | Dates | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | May 2024; scheduled for 7–10 May | Singo Paintball Club | Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province |
| Round 2 | 18–21 June 2024 | Belona Paintball Club | Rasht, Gilan Province |
| Round 3 | 24–27 September 2024 | Spad Paintball Club | Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province |
The opening round was advertised for 18–21 Ordibehesht 1403, corresponding to 7–10 May 2024. The contemporary results report confirms that the competition took place in May.[2][5]
The second round's completed event dates were 18–21 June, as stated in the league's results announcement.[3]
Following the third round, the organisers proposed a final round in Bafq for 19–22 November 2024, conditional on suitable paintballs being available. The subsequent season-end announcement confirmed that the competition had concluded after three rounds.[1][4]
Men's premier division
[edit]Round podiums
[edit]| Round | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datis Tehran | Spad Mashhad | Amertat |
| 2 | Datis Tehran | Phoenix Tehran | Spad Mashhad |
| 3 | Datis Tehran | Spad Mashhad | Amertat Mashhad |
Datis won all three completed premier-division rounds.[2][3][4]
Final standings
[edit]The league published the following final standings on 25 February 2025.[1]
| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datis Tehran | 300 |
| 2 | Spad | 248 |
| 3 | Amertat | 210 |
| 4 | Phoenix | 145 |
| 5 | Persian Gulf One | 133 |
| 6 | Singo | 107 |
| 7 | Datis Shemiranat | 94 |
| 8 | Persian Gulf Two | 81 |
Datis Shemiranat and Persian Gulf Two were relegated to the second division for the following season.[1]
Men's second division
[edit]Round podiums
[edit]| Round | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singo BND | Datis Old School | Singo Persian Gulf |
| 2 | Singo BND | Datis veterans | Spad Partizan Mashhad |
| 3 | Datis veterans | Singo BND | Singo Persian Gulf |
Sources: contemporary first-round reporting, the league's match descriptions and its second- and third-round results announcements.[2][3][4][6]
The second- and third-round reports describe the Datis entry as the veterans team; the league's final standings use the name Datis Old School.[1][3][4]
Final standings
[edit]| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singo Bandar | 285 |
| 2 | Datis Old School | 270 |
| 3 | Singo Persian Gulf | 195 |
| 4 | Spad Partizan | 135 |
| 5 | Arya | 90 |
| 5 | Griffin | 90 |
| 7 | Caracal | 55 |
| 8 | Sabalan | 25 |
The positions and points above follow the league's published table, including the shared fifth place.[1]
Singo BND and Datis Old School earned promotion to the premier division. The league announced that the following season's premier division would retain eight teams, while the second division would also accept new entries.[1]
Women's competition
[edit]Round podiums
[edit]| Round | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singo Bandar Abbas | Datis Tehran | Spad Mashhad |
| 2 | Datis Tehran | Persian Gulf Tehran | Arya Mashhad |
| 3 | Datis Tehran | Persian Gulf Tehran | Spad Mashhad |
Singo won the opening round, with Datis winning the second and third rounds.[2][3][4]
In a retrospective published on 23 September 2025, the Datis organisation described its women's team as the overall champions for 2024.[7]
Men's individual competition
[edit]Sajjad Patoui of Mashhad won the individual ranking competition at all three completed rounds.[2][3][4]
| Round | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sajjad Patoui | Mohammad Reza Karami | Babak Majnoun |
| 2 | Sajjad Patoui | Shahrad Sharifi | Mohammad Saemi |
| 3 | Sajjad Patoui | Mostafa Rahimi | Bahram Vaziri |
Season conclusion
[edit]The league's February 2025 announcement stated that the lack of suitable paintballs had brought the season to an end after three rounds. As the final round had not taken place, trophies, medals and certificates for the leading teams would be sent to their team managers.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Iranian National Paintball League, final men's premier- and second-division standings for 1403, promotion and relegation, and confirmation that the season ended after three rounds, 25 February 2025. Persian.
- Sobhe Sahel, “Hormozgan women take the championship podium”, first-round results, 25 May 2024. Persian.
- Iranian National Paintball League, second-round results and completed event dates for 1403, June 2024. Persian.
- Iranian National Paintball League, third-round results and proposed final-round programme for 1403, September 2024. Persian.
- Iranian National Paintball League, 1403 competition programme and opening-round announcement. Persian.
- Iranian National Paintball League, first-round match recordings and descriptions, including Datis Old School against Singo BND in the second-division final. Persian.
- Datis, women's team retrospective captioned “Overall champions 2024”, 23 September 2025. Persian and English.