Assala Libreville (Gabon paintball team)
Assala Libreville is a competitive paintball team from Gabon. It competed in the Intercontinental Cup at the 2009 Millennium Cup in France and at the 2011 Paintball World Cup Asia in Malaysia. In 2017 it played four Millennium Series events in the Semi-Professional League (SPL).[1][2][3]
Early history in Gabon
[edit]In a 2013 interview with 141paintball.com, a team member recalled that the group began playing paintball in Gabon in 1994 after a friend had played in France. He described acquiring ten markers for local play and identified the 1996 Camp Master as the group's first competition.[4]
Tournament history
[edit]At the 2009 Millennium Cup at Disney Village near Paris, Assala Libreville finished fourth in its Intercontinental Cup preliminary group. It lost 4–0 to Joy Stockholm in the quarter-finals and was listed eighth overall in Splatweb's standings.[1][2][5]
At the 2011 Paintball World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Assala finished fourth in an Intercontinental Cup group that also included the Ironmen, STK and Xtioner. The Ironmen coach's account records a 4–0 win over Assala.[2][6]
At the 2013 Paintball World Cup Asia in Langkawi, the official results list Assala Libreville fifth in Open X-Ball. The Division 2 standings list a separate entry named Assala Gabon in 24th place.[7]
| Year | Event | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Millennium Cup | Intercontinental Cup | 8th [2] |
| 2011 | Paintball World Cup Asia | Intercontinental Cup | 4th in preliminary group [2] |
| 2013 | Paintball World Cup Asia | Open X-Ball | 5th [7] |
| 2017 | Millennium Series Mediterranean Cup | SPL | 11th [3] |
| 2017 | Millennium Series European Masters | SPL | 17th [3] |
| 2017 | Millennium Series Campaign Cup | SPL | 17th [3] |
| 2017 | Millennium Series World Cup | SPL | 19th [3] |
| 2017 | Paintball Super Cup | African Federation Cup | 7th [3] |
References
[edit]- Paris Update: ICC Both Malaysian Teams Finish 3rd in Their Groups, SEBURO, 5 July 2009.
- Intercontinental Cupien historiaa, Splatweb, 24 November 2011.
- Events: Assala Libreville, PB Results Online.
- Interview Assala [vost – Paintball Team from Gabon], 141paintball.com, 12 June 2013. Early history begins at 0:58.
- Paris Update: ICC Quarter-finals, SEBURO, 5 July 2009.
- Ironmen at World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Malaysia, Ironmen coach's report reproduced by Langkawi Updates, 20 November 2011.
- Places: NAZA World Cup Asia Paintball 2013, PBLeagues.