Malaysian Paintball Federation

Malaysia Paintball Federation (MPF), historically referred to as the Malaysian Paintball Federation and abbreviated MPBF, is the name used by initiatives and organisations seeking to represent paintball as an organised sport in Malaysia.

A documented federation initiative began publicly in 2010. It involved representatives of state paintball associations, clubs, tournament organisers, referees, equipment suppliers and commercial field operators. Its published objectives included recognition of paintball as a sport, clearer regulation of paintball equipment, grassroots development and common safety standards.[1]

A public hearing was held on 25 February 2010, after which a provisional steering committee was announced. A November 2010 report stated that formation of the federation had been approved, but also said that a date for its first annual general meeting had yet to be announced.[1][2] The available records do not establish that the constitution presentation or elections originally proposed for March and October 2010 took place.

Later material identifies an organisation using the Malaysia Paintball Federation name and the abbreviation MPF, including a reproduced committee list for 2019–2021.[3] The precise legal and organisational continuity between the 2010 initiative and the later organisation has not been independently established.

Malaysia Paintball Federation
Name	Malaysia Paintball Federation
Malay name	Persekutuan Paintball Malaysia
Historical English name	Malaysian Paintball Federation
Abbreviations	MPF; historically MPBF
Country	Malaysia
Sport	Paintball
Documented formation initiative	2010
Public hearing	25 February 2010
Hearing venue	National Sports Institute, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Provisional president	Tn. Hj. Amirul
Provisional deputy	Paul WY Lam
Later documented president	Mohamed Rezal Jamaluddin (reproduced 2019–2021 committee)
Status	Historical activity documented; current legal and organisational status requires verification

Background

Competitive paintball expanded in Malaysia during the early 2000s through commercial playing facilities, recreational clubs, state associations and domestic tournament circuits.

The Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit (MPOC) and Malaysian National Paintball League (MY-NPL) provided organised domestic competition, while the Paintball Asia League Series, Nation Cup 2004, Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005 and Paintball World Cup Asia connected Malaysian paintball with the wider Asian tournament community.

A February 2010 federation proposal identified several issues which its organisers believed required national representation. These included the recognition of paintball as a sport, the legal classification of paintball markers, licensing for playing facilities, individual ownership of equipment, safety standards and grassroots development.[1]

The proposal described the initiative as the result of approximately five years of discussions with Malaysia's Ministry of Youth and Sports. This was a statement by the organisers rather than an independently published government history of the federation.[1]

Formation initiative of 2010

Public hearing

The Sports Commissioner's Office of Malaysia arranged a public hearing concerning formation of the federation. It was held on 25 February 2010 at Dewan Perdana, National Sports Institute, within the National Sports Complex at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.[1]

Invitations were distributed to state paintball associations and clubs registered with the Sports Commissioner's Office, together with organisations still registered through the Registrar of Societies. Commercial field operators, equipment suppliers, tournament organisers, referees and team captains were also invited.[1]

The hearing was intended to consider the proposed federation and its representative structure.

Proposed interim membership

Before the hearing, Paul WY Lam prepared a list of proposed interim committee members. The document expressly stated that the proposed membership remained subject to acceptance by the invitees.[1]

The proposal divided representation between people involved in paintball businesses and sporting operations, and representatives of state or regional associations.

Proposed commercial and sporting representatives
Name	Documented affiliation or sector
Paul WY Lam	Paintball organiser
Raja Khairul Anuar Raja Mokhtar	Skirmish
Patrick Tan Hing Chew	Pro Paintball
Roselan bin Yaacob	Isi Rimba / recreational field operations
Dennis Tan Ying Chyuan	KCHL
Mohd. Redza bin Yusop	Xtion Paintball
Andrew Loh Chie Loong	Werdnahol
Junaidi bin Khalil	Refereeing
Allan Phang Yow Choy	Paintball Asia League Series / Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit
Roslim Abu	Paintball Valley / recreational field operations
Wong Yoong Peow	Malaysian National Paintball League
Dzakihusny bin Md Ghazali	Paintball field operations, Perak

The same document proposed representation from the following state and regional organisations.

Proposed association representatives
Organisation	Proposed representative
Johor Paintball Association	Tuan Haji Amin bin Othman
Selangor Paintball Association	Nicholas Wong Yew Khid
Kuala Lumpur Paintball Association	Hasnu Rizal Zakaria
Malacca Paintball Association	Zulhassan bin Maslan
Sabah Paintball Association	Mohd. Junaidi Mohd. Tahir
Sarawak Paintball Association	Hartika Abu Hasim
Kedah Paintball Association	Shaiful Sharizal Sulaiman
Labuan Paintball Association	Supian bin Ibrahim
Kelab Sukan Negeri Pulau Pinang	Harris El Hadi bin Baharum

The proposed list was submitted to the Sports Commissioner's Office during the public hearing on 25 February 2010.[1] It should not be treated as a list of elected officers or proof that every proposed participant accepted membership.

Provisional steering committee

On 27 February 2010, Allan Phang published what was described as the result of the public hearing and the membership of a newly selected pro-tem or provisional steering committee.[1]

Provisional officeholders announced on 27 February 2010
Position	Name	Affiliation stated in announcement
President	Tn. Hj. Amirul	CMX Paintball Club
Deputy President	Paul WY Lam	Not stated
Vice President	Afendi Abdullah	Johor Paintball Association
Vice President	Dean CK Lau	Tanamerah Paintball Club
Vice President	Mohd. Reza Yusof	Xtion Paintball Club
Secretary General	YP Wong	Delta Rovers Paintball Club
Assistant Secretary General	Muhammad Muhsin	M-PRO Paintball Club
Treasurer	Jasni Shafie	Kedah Paintball Association

The announcement also named fourteen additional provisional committee members.

Name	Affiliation stated in announcement
Hassan Maslan	Melaka Paintball Association
Junaidi Tahir	Sabah Paintball Association
Nicholas Wong Yew Khid	Selangor Paintball Association
Mohd Izuan Othman	Jasin Paintball Association
Shaiful Nizam Abd Karim	Alor Gajah Paintball Association
Md Shahfri Rozami	Kuantan Paintball Association
Muhammad Nur Fadly Ismail	JB Paintball Association
Idilhan Ibrahim	Melaka Tengah Paintball Association
Shaiful Hady	PSS Paintball Club
Mohd. Safieq Izuddin	Nemesis Paintball Club
Mohamed Shuha Mohamedon	OSB Paintball Club
Ahmad Hazari	Zealous Paintball Club
Raja Anor Shah	Nusantara Paintball Club
Ahmad Akmal	Manawave Paintball Club

This was a provisional committee rather than a documented executive board elected under a completed federation constitution. Its selection should not be confused with the separate elections which the organisers proposed holding later in 2010.[1]

Proposed constitution and structure

The February 2010 material outlined a proposed federation structure containing seventeen committee seats. Fourteen seats were intended to represent state associations, while three were to represent equipment suppliers, tournament promoters and paintball field operators.[1]

The proposed election arrangements provided for elections every two years and a maximum of two terms for a president. The organisers also proposed that the federation:

Operate independently of commercial businesses;
Function on a non-profit basis;
Avoid retaining funds beyond those required for approximately two years of operations;
Own only assets required for the federation's operation; and
Represent the wider Malaysian paintball community.[1]

These provisions formed part of a proposal distributed at the public hearing. The available sources do not establish that they were adopted unchanged in a final constitution.

Proposed timetable

The organisers published the following timetable:

Date	Proposed milestone	Documented outcome
25 February 2010	Public hearing	Hearing documented as held
27 March 2010	Presentation of the federation constitution	Completion not established
9 October 2010	First annual general meeting and committee elections	Completion not established

The proposal stated that the period before the intended elections would allow time to address licensing issues and enable clubs and associations to organise their accounts and membership.[1]

No located source confirms that the constitution presentation occurred on 27 March or that elections took place on 9 October. The provisional committee should therefore not be retrospectively described as having been confirmed through those proposed elections.

Reported approval

On 12 November 2010, Villain Paintball reported that formation of the federation had been approved. The report attributed the information to Muhammad Muhsin, who was described as the MY-NPL Ultimate Judge and had been named assistant secretary general of the provisional committee.[2]

The report stated that the date of the first annual general meeting would be announced later.[2] This indicates that the proposed 9 October AGM and election timetable should not be treated as a completed milestone.

The announcement provides contemporary evidence that approval was reported within the Malaysian paintball community. It does not independently establish a registration number, the approval date, the terms of approval or recognition of the federation as Malaysia's sole national governing body for paintball.

Objectives

Sporting recognition and equipment regulation

The 2010 proposal sought recognition of paintball as a mainstream sporting activity and clearer treatment of paintball markers as sporting equipment rather than firearms.[1]

It also proposed:

Legal licensing arrangements for commercial paintball facilities;
A framework for individual ownership of paintball markers;
Possible tax exemptions for imported paintball equipment; and
Engagement with government departments and sporting authorities.[1]

These were proposed objectives. The document does not establish that the federation achieved each objective.

Grassroots development

The organisers proposed nationally coordinated grassroots programmes implemented through local clubs and paintball organisations. Suggested activities included introductory clinics and programmes for younger participants.[1]

No complete record of programmes subsequently operated by the federation has been located.

Safety and conduct

The proposed federation intended to develop common safety guidelines for players, playing facilities and events, together with a code of conduct.[1]

The available material does not establish whether a final national safety code was adopted or published.

Tournament and organisational activity

An announcement for the Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, held in Kuching on 30 and 31 October 2010, listed the Malaysian Paintball Federation among the organisations supporting the tournament.[4]

The same announcement identified MY-NPL and the Malaysian Paintball Referee Organisation as supporters. This establishes use of the federation name in connection with an organised paintball event during 2010, but does not define its operational responsibilities at the tournament.

In August 2011, Villain Paintball published a brief follow-up asking whether the federation initiative was still progressing.[5] The post did not document a dissolution or formal suspension, but demonstrates that its progress remained publicly uncertain.

Relationship with Malaysian paintball organisations

Tournament circuits

The 2010 initiative included people associated with both of Malaysia's principal domestic tournament circuits.

Allan Phang and Paul WY Lam were associated with the Paintball Asia League Series and Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit. Wong Yoong Peow was identified with the Malaysian National Paintball League.[1]

The participation of these individuals demonstrates that both tournament communities were represented in the formation initiative. It does not establish that either league was owned, operated or absorbed by the federation.

State associations and clubs

State and regional associations formed an important part of the proposed structure. The pre-hearing list named representatives from Johor, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah, Sarawak, Kedah, Labuan and Penang.[1]

The provisional committee subsequently included representatives of additional local associations and paintball clubs. The surviving records do not establish which organisations later became formally constituted members under an adopted federation constitution.

Refereeing

Muhammad Muhsin, identified with M-PRO Paintball Club, was appointed assistant secretary general of the provisional committee.[1] He was also described in contemporary reporting as the MY-NPL Ultimate Judge.[2]

His involvement establishes participation by a person associated with tournament officiating. It does not establish that the Malaysian Paintball Referee Organisation became a department of the federation.

Paintball equipment regulation

2017 legal notification

On 26 January 2017, Malaysia's Minister of Home Affairs issued a notification under section 60 of the Arms Act 1960 concerning paintball equipment. The notification came into force on 1 February 2017.[6]

It provided a conditional exemption for qualifying paintball equipment and members of registered paintball sporting bodies under the Sports Development Act 1997. It also set requirements concerning paintball markers, barrels, compressed-gas tanks, paintballs, registration and equipment identification.[6]

The notification represented a documented change in the legal treatment of qualifying paintball equipment. It should not be attributed solely to the 2010 federation initiative without evidence directly connecting the federation to the government's decision.

Later federation records

A reproduced compilation of communications attributed to the Malaysia Paintball Federation includes a committee list dated 17 July 2019 for a stated 2019–2021 term.[3]

Reproduced 2019–2021 committee
Position	Name
President	Mohamed Rezal Jamaluddin
Deputy President	Tunku Alizan Raja Muhammad Alias
Vice President	Tai Chee Chong
Vice President	Muhammad Muhsin Mohammed
Vice President	Ahmad Shazerain Zahar
Treasurer	Saufee Affendy Abdul Aziz

The reproduced material also named additional committee members and auditors.[3]

This record demonstrates later use of the Malaysia Paintball Federation name and MPF abbreviation. However, the located copy is a secondary reproduction rather than a government registry extract or the federation's original publication. It does not establish the method by which the committee was selected, confirm that a scheduled election occurred, or prove legal continuity with the provisional committee announced in 2010.

The same compilation contains communications attributed to MPF concerning the interpretation and enforcement of paintball equipment regulations.[3] Further official and independently preserved records would be required to document the later federation's complete activities and legal status.

International relationships

Malaysia was active in Asian tournament paintball through competitions and organisations including PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia.

The available sources do not conclusively establish the date or terms of any formal affiliation between the Malaysia Paintball Federation and international bodies such as the Asia Pacific Paintball Federation or United Paintball Federation.

Participation by Malaysian teams or tournament organisers in international competition should not be treated as proof of federation membership.

Documented milestones

Date	Milestone	Evidence status
February 2010	Public formation material published	Documented
25 February 2010	Public hearing held at the National Sports Institute	Documented
27 February 2010	Provisional steering committee announced	Documented
27 March 2010	Constitution presentation proposed	Completion not established
9 October 2010	First AGM and committee elections proposed	Completion not established
October 2010	Federation listed as a supporter of the Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup	Documented
12 November 2010	Formation reported as approved; first AGM date still to be announced	Contemporary report; official approval record not located
12 August 2011	Public follow-up questioned the federation's progress	Documented
1 February 2017	Legal notification concerning qualifying paintball equipment came into force	Documented government measure; not attributed solely to the federation
17 July 2019	Committee for a stated 2019–2021 term published in reproduced MPF material	Reproduced record; election and continuity not independently established

References

Persatuan Paintball Malaysia – Formation of the Malaysia Paintball Federation, February 2010. Contemporary formation proposals, public-hearing information, proposed constitution, proposed committee and provisional steering committee announcement.
Villain Paintball – “Malaysian Paintball Federation – Approved!”, 12 November 2010.
“Isu Paintball Dari MPF”. Reproduced compilation of communications attributed to the Malaysia Paintball Federation, including the committee stated for 2019–2021.
Team 3nity Paintball – “Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup”, 15 October 2010.
Villain Paintball – “Malaysian Paintball Federation – Updates Part 2”, 12 August 2011.
“Pemberitahuan di Bawah Seksyen 60”, P.U. (B) 63/2017. Malaysian legal notification dated 26 January 2017 and effective from 1 February 2017.

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