PALS Thailand
PALS Thailand was the name used for Thailand-hosted tournaments within the Paintball Asia League Series (PALS). Documented events included the 2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship and subsequent Bangkok tournaments during the early and mid-2010s.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]Pattaya, 2010
[edit]The 2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship took place on 13–14 March 2010 at the Thailand Sports Centre, Eastern Region, in Pattaya. It formed the opening round of the 2010 PALS season.[1][2]
Bangkok events
[edit]The 2011 Bangkok event was held in May. Contemporary results identified Infernal as the Division 1 winner, Ryukyu Kings as the Division 2 winner and Sansook as the Division 3 winner.[3]
The official PALS Thailand website advertised the 2012 tournament for 2–4 March in Bangkok.[4]
The 2013 event was advertised for 28 February–3 March at Expressway Paintball Club. Its preview identified visiting teams and professional players from outside Thailand.[5]
Expressway subsequently hosted PALS Thailand in 2014 and 2015. Both events were officially listed as the opening leg of their respective PALS seasons.[6][7]
Documented events
[edit]| Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13–14 March 2010 | 2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship | Thailand Sports Centre, Pattaya |
| May 2011; exact dates unverified | 2011 PALS Thailand | Bangkok |
| 2–4 March 2012 | 2012 PALS Thailand | Bangkok |
| Advertised programme: 28 February–3 March 2013 | 2013 PALS Thailand | Expressway Paintball Club, Bangkok |
| 28–30 March 2014 | 2014 PALS Thailand | Expressway Paintball Field, Bangkok |
| 27–29 March 2015 | 2015 PALS Thailand | Expressway Paintball Field, Bangkok |
This table lists documented editions rather than a complete calendar.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
Competition
[edit]The 2014 and 2015 Bangkok events offered three divisions using race-to-four, race-to-three and race-to-two formats respectively.[6][7]
The official registration records list 18 paid team entries in 2014 and 28 in 2015. These figures represent entries at individual tournaments rather than unique teams across the series.[6][7]
Website
[edit]The official website at palsthailand.com published event information, including the 2012 dates. Contemporary 2013 coverage directed competitors to the same domain for tournament information, and the 2014 official registration listing also linked to it.[4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Phasakorn Channgam, “Pattaya International Paintball Championships this weekend”, Pattaya Mail, 12–18 March 2010.
- “Xtioneer Tekad Bangkit Di Filipina”, mStar, 19 August 2010. Identifies Pattaya as the opening round of the 2010 PALS season.
- Caranthir, “Results over the weekend”, Villain Paintball, 30 May 2011.
- PALS Thailand, official homepage announcing Bangkok, 2–4 March 2012. Archived 21 January 2012.
- Mazzy Mao, “2013 PALS Thailand Begins this Weekend”, Social Paintball, 26 February 2013.
- “PALS 2014 Leg 1 – Bangkok”, PBLeagues, event record for 28–30 March 2014.
- “PALS 2015 Leg 1 – Bangkok”, PBLeagues, event record for 27–29 March 2015.