Ballistics (Singapore Paintball Team)
Ballistics was a Singaporean paintball team formed in 2010. It finished runners-up at its first tournament, Noob Wars, and subsequently competed in the Open Division of the Singapore Paintball Series. The name Ballistics Aftermath also appeared in its competition records. [1][2][3]
History
[edit]Early competition
[edit]Ballistics made its tournament debut at Noob Wars in 2010. The team reached the final undefeated before losing to Dark Militia. [1][2]
Later that year, Ballistics finished fourth in the Open Division of the Singapore Paintball Series. A November profile listed the team among the prospective Division 4 participants at the 2010 World Cup Asia, describing the forthcoming event as its first overseas tournament. [1]
2011 season
[edit]Players from Ballistics joined A.C.E.S for the Division 3 competition at the May 2011 Paintball Asia League Series event in Bangkok. [4]
An October profile identified Ahmad as Ballistics' captain. [5]
Competing as Ballistics Aftermath, the team finished second in the Open Division at the second leg of the 2011 Singapore Paintball Series, the My Buona Vista Cup. It also received the division's Most Improved Team award. [3]
2012 season
[edit]Ballistics finished second in the Open Division at the second leg of the 2012 Singapore Paintball Series at The Promontory@Marina Bay, losing the final to Red Sevens II. The event report identified Benny Neo and Hiroyuki Hosokawa as team leaders and recorded support from players associated with Grammaton Clerics and Malaysian player Nicky Lim. [6]
Selected results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Noob Wars | — | 2nd [2] |
| 2010 | Singapore Paintball Series | Open | 4th [1] |
| 2011 | Singapore Paintball Series – Leg 2, My Buona Vista Cup | Open | 2nd, as Ballistics Aftermath [3] |
| 2012 | Singapore Paintball Series – Leg 2 | Open | 2nd [6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 11 Singapore paintball teams in World Cup Asia 2010!, Paintball in Singapore 101, 24 November 2010.
- Noob Wars - The first step to paintball!, Paintball in Singapore 101, 1 August 2010.
- Full Results of Singapore Paintball Series 2011 Leg 2 - My Buona Vista Cup, Paintball in Singapore 101, 23 October 2011.
- PALS Thailand - Bangkok 28 - 29 May 2011, Paintball in Singapore 101, 2 June 2011.
- A Champion in everyone!, Paintball in Singapore 101, 13 October 2011.
- Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Post Event Report, Paintball in Singapore 101, 18 October 2012.