Raving Lunatics (Singapore Paintball Team)
Raving Lunatics was a Singaporean paintball team documented in competition from 2010. The team competed in the Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit and Singapore Paintball Series, finishing third in Division 3 at the opening SPS event of 2012. [1][2][3]
History
[edit]Early competition
[edit]Raving Lunatics entered two squads, Raving Lunatics 1 and Raving Lunatics 2, in the Red Dynasty Rookie Challenge on 31 January 2010. Raving Lunatics 1 topped the qualifying standings with four wins and one loss and advanced to the semi-finals. [1]
The team competed in Division 4 at the fourth leg of the 2010 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit. A contemporary report described this as its first tournament in Malaysia and recorded a finish of 12th among 19 teams, having qualified for the second day's play. [2]
2011–2012
[edit]Raving Lunatics reached the top-16 round in Division 4 at the second leg of the 2011 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit. The event report noted substantial changes to the team's previous line-up. [4]
A February 2012 preview listed Raving Lunatics among the Singaporean teams preparing to enter Division 3 of the Malaysian National Paintball League, which was introducing a RaceTo-2 format. [5]
At the first leg of the 2012 Singapore Paintball Series at Farrer Park, Raving Lunatics defeated Heartbreakers in the third-place play-off to finish third in Division 3. [3]
Later Singapore Paintball Series appearances
[edit]PBLeagues records list Raving Lunatics at Singapore Paintball Series events in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. [6][7][8][9]
Selected results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit – Leg 4 | Division 4 | 12th [2] |
| 2012 | Singapore Paintball Series – Leg 1 | Division 3 | 3rd [3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Red Dynasty Rookie Challenge 2010 - HEARTBREAKERS Champion!, Paintball in Singapore 101, 31 January 2010.
- Good showing for Singapore teams in MPOC Leg 4, Paintball in Singapore 101, 2 August 2010.
- Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Leg 1 - Farrer Park, Paintball in Singapore 101, 6 August 2012.
- MPOC Leg 2 Post Event Report, Paintball in Singapore 101, 8 March 2011.
- The art of pressing the buzzer, Paintball in Singapore 101, 9 February 2012.
- Singapore Paintball Series 2013 Leg 1 – rankings, PBLeagues.
- Singapore Paintball Series 2014 Leg 2 – rankings, PBLeagues.
- Singapore Paintball Series 2015 Leg 1 – rankings, PBLeagues.
- Singapore Paintball Series 2016 Leg 1 – rankings, PBLeagues.