Grammaton Clerics
Grammaton Clerics was a Malaysian tournament paintball team active in national and international competition during the early 2010s. The team won the Division 3 championship of the 2011 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit (MPOC) and the Division 2 championship of the 2011 Malaysian National Paintball League (MY-NPL).[1][2]
Grammaton Clerics subsequently competed in higher divisions, winning Division 2 at the 2012 Paintball Asia League Series Malaysian Open and appearing in Division 1 of MY-NPL.[3][4]
Competitive history
[edit]2010 season
[edit]The earliest located results for Grammaton Clerics are from the second half of 2010. The team placed third in Division 3 at the fourth MY-NPL event, behind Votolocos and Shoot In Rage.[5]
At the 2010 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit finale at MPSJ Stadium in Subang Jaya, Grammaton Clerics again placed third in Division 3. Demonz Lucifer X won the event, followed by Hammer Zero, while Zoo placed fourth.[6]
Grammaton Clerics placed fourth in Division 3 at the MY-NPL season finale in Malacca.[7]
2011 championships
[edit]Grammaton Clerics won Division 3 at the opening event of the 2011 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, held at Universiti Putra Malaysia on 15 and 16 January. Red Sevens II of Singapore placed second, followed by Kraken and Labuan GHRT.[8][9]
The team also won Division 3 at the third MPOC event, held as part of the Sultan of Kedah Cup at Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar. Votolocos, Kraken and Labuan Fighters completed the leading four positions.[10]
Grammaton Clerics won again at the fourth event, the Xtion Paintball Cup at Xtion Paintball Park in Bukit Jalil. CMX Hamoon placed second, KSK Flash third and Pandamonium fourth.[11]
At the fifth event and Putrajaya Cup finale, Grammaton Clerics defeated a Division 3 field headed by Red Sevens II, KSK Flash and Lost Boys MSN. The result secured the 2011 MPOC Division 3 overall championship.[1]
Grammaton Clerics competed concurrently in MY-NPL Division 2. It placed fourth at the third event, behind Johor Pirates, Votolocos and the Japanese team Nitamago.[12]
At the MY-NPL finale in Dataran Pahlawan, Malacca, Grammaton Clerics won Division 2 ahead of Nitamago, Johor Pirates and Waxers Legion. It was also declared the 2011 Division 2 overall champion.[2]
The team was listed as a Malaysian entrant for the 2011 Paintball World Cup Asia in Langkawi.[13] A final placing has not been established.
2012 season
[edit]Grammaton Clerics moved into MPOC Division 2 for 2012. At the opening event at Xtion Paintball Park, it placed second to Republik CMX, ahead of Zoo, KSK Flash and Tune Talk Lost Boyz MSN.[14]
A Singapore Paintball Series report later identified Grammaton Clerics as the 2012 MPOC Division 2 overall champion. The same report described Grammaton players supporting Team Ballistics during the Singapore competition.[15]
In MY-NPL, Grammaton Clerics appeared in Division 1 and placed fourth at the opening event in Petaling Jaya, behind DRX, Perth Crisis of Australia and MBPJ.[4]
The team won Division 2 at the 2012 Paintball Asia League Series Malaysian Open in Putrajaya. Votolocos placed second, Demonz Hittz third and Jellyfish fourth.[3]
Grammaton Clerics was subsequently listed as a Malaysian Division 2 entrant for the 2012 Paintball World Cup Asia in Langkawi.[16] Its final placing at that edition has not been established.
Tournament results
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Malaysian National Paintball League, event 4 | Division 3 | Third |
| Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, event 5 | Division 3 | Third | |
| Malaysian National Paintball League, event 5 | Division 3 | Fourth | |
| 2011 | Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, event 1 | Division 3 | Champion |
| Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, event 3 | Division 3 | Champion | |
| Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, event 4 | Division 3 | Champion | |
| Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, event 5 | Division 3 | Champion | |
| Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit season | Division 3 | Overall champion | |
| Malaysian National Paintball League, event 4 | Division 2 | Champion | |
| Malaysian National Paintball League season | Division 2 | Overall champion | |
| 2012 | Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, event 1 | Division 2 | Runner-up |
| Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit season | Division 2 | Overall champion | |
| Malaysian National Paintball League, event 1 | Division 1 | Fourth | |
| Paintball Asia League Series Malaysian Open | Division 2 | Champion | |
| Paintball World Cup Asia | Division 2 | Entered |
Name
[edit]The name Grammaton Clerics is also used for a fictional organisation in the 2002 film Equilibrium. Contemporary tournament records consistently used the plural form Grammaton Clerics for the Malaysian paintball team.
No reliable source has been found confirming that the team deliberately took its name from the film.
See also
[edit]- Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit
- Malaysian National Paintball League
- Paintball Asia League Series
- Paintball World Cup Asia
- Xtion Paintball Park
- Paintball in Malaysia
References
[edit]- Villain Paintball – MPOC 2011 event-five finale results, 25 July 2011
- Villain Paintball – MY-NPL 2011 event-four results and conclusions, 21 November 2011
- Villain Paintball – PALS 2012 Malaysian Open results, 28 May 2012
- Villain Paintball – MY-NPL 2012 event-one results and conclusions, 20 February 2012
- Villain Paintball – MY-NPL 2010 event-four results and conclusions, 8 August 2010
- Villain Paintball – MPOC 2010 event-five results and conclusions, 4 October 2010
- Villain Paintball – MY-NPL 2010 event-five results and conclusions, 9 November 2010
- Team 3nity Paintball – MPOC 2011 first-leg results
- Paintball in Singapore 101 – MPOC 2011 first-leg report, 23 January 2011
- Villain Paintball – MPOC 2011 event-three results and conclusions, 8 May 2011
- Xtion Paintball Park – MPOC fourth-leg Xtion Paintball Cup results, 28 June 2011
- Villain Paintball – MY-NPL 2011 event-three results and conclusions, 3 July 2011
- Lowyat.NET – Paintball World Cup Asia 2011 team list
- Villain Paintball – MPOC 2012 event-one results, 9 January 2012
- Paintball in Singapore 101 – Singapore Paintball Series 2012 post-event report
- PBHub – PALS World Cup Asia 2012 final team list