Blitzkrieg (Singapore Paintball Team)
Blitzkrieg, also recorded as Blitzkrieg Singapore, was a Singaporean paintball team which competed in the Singapore Paintball Series and overseas tournaments. It won Division 3 at the opening leg of the 2012 Singapore Paintball Series. [1][2]
History
[edit]2011 season
[edit]Blitzkrieg finished second in the Novice Division at the second leg of the 2011 Singapore Paintball Series, the My Buona Vista Cup, behind Heartbreakers. It also received the division's Most Improved Team award. [3]
At the 2011 World Cup Asia, Blitzkrieg and The Outlaws combined for the Command and Conquer Series on the final day and achieved a podium finish. [4]
2012 Singapore Paintball Series
[edit]Blitzkrieg won Division 3 at the opening leg of the 2012 Singapore Paintball Series at Farrer Park. It qualified second behind The Outlaws I before defeating that team in the final. [1]
The same event included the Division 4 debut of a team named Blitzkrieg Jugend. At the second leg, the results recorded Blitzkrieg Strumtruppen in fourth place in Division 4. [1][5]
Later competition
[edit]PBLeagues records list Blitzkrieg Singapore in Division 2 at the 2014 World Cup Asia, finishing 14th among 22 teams. At the 2015 Paintball World Cup in Langkawi, it finished 31st among 39 Division 3 teams. [2]
In 2016, Blitzkrieg Singapore competed in the Open Division at both legs of the Singapore Paintball Series and in Division 2 at the Singapore event of the Paintball Asia League Series. [2]
Selected results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Team name recorded | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Singapore Paintball Series – Leg 2, My Buona Vista Cup | Blitzkrieg | Novice | 2nd [3] |
| 2012 | Singapore Paintball Series – Leg 1 | Blitzkrieg | Division 3 | 1st [1] |
| 2012 | Singapore Paintball Series – Leg 2 | Blitzkrieg Strumtruppen | Division 4 | 4th [5] |
| 2014 | World Cup Asia | Blitzkrieg Singapore | Division 2 | 14th [2] |
| 2015 | Paintball World Cup, Langkawi | Blitzkrieg Singapore | Division 3 | 31st [2] |
| 2016 | Paintball Asia League Series – Singapore | Blitzkrieg Singapore | Division 2 | 5th [2] |
| 2016 | Singapore Paintball Series – Leg 2 | Blitzkrieg Singapore | Open | 4th [2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Leg 1 - Farrer Park, Paintball in Singapore 101, 6 August 2012.
- Blitzkrieg Singapore – team profile and event results, PBLeagues.
- Full Results of Singapore Paintball Series 2011 Leg 2 - My Buona Vista Cup, Paintball in Singapore 101, 23 October 2011.
- World Cup Asia 2011 - A Family Affair!, Paintball in Singapore 101, 1 December 2011.
- Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Post Event Report, Paintball in Singapore 101, 18 October 2012.