Editing Paintball League Middle East

'''Paintball League Middle East''' ('''PALM''') is a [[paintball]] competition organisation whose documented activities include the PALM Iran tournament series. Its published records include Iranian competition calendars, divisional rankings, photographs and video coverage.[1][2]

PALM is distinct from the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). Its Iranian events have included separate electronic-marker and mechanical-marker divisions.[3]

== Organisation ==
PALM's website identifies the organisation as PALM Group and gives a Tehran contact address. Its stated objectives include organising regional tournaments, developing players and referees, supporting paintball academies and assisting local paintball organisations.[1][2]

== PALM Iran ==
=== Published calendars ===
The organiser's website preserves PALM Iran calendars for 2016, 2017 and 2018. The 2016 calendar lists events in Tehran and Mazandaran, while the 2017 and 2018 calendars list four rounds in Tehran.[4][5][6]

Some printed dates are inconsistent. The 2016 calendar places its fourth round in February 2016 despite listing earlier rounds in March, July and September of that year.[4]

The 2018 calendar also differs from event-specific records. It lists the opening round in March, while the organiser's announcement and completed-event description identify 10–11 May. Its July and November entries span three days, whereas the corresponding event descriptions identify two playing days.[6][9][10][11][12]

=== 2017 season ===
The [[2017 PALM Iran season]] comprised four rounds in Tehran, all marked as completed in the organiser's calendar. The final event was designated “Leg 4 & Championships”.[5]

==== Documented rounds ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Organiser's scheduled dates
! Announced competition dates
! Location
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| 9–11 May 2017
| Not independently established
| Tehran
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| 12–14 July 2017
| 13–14 July 2017 [18]
| Tehran
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| 6–8 September 2017
| 7–8 September 2017 [19]
| Tehran
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4 and championships]]
| 6–8 December 2017
| 7–8 December 2017 [20]
| Tehran
|}

The scheduled date ranges come from the organiser's season calendar.[5] The announcements for rounds two and three identified the venue as the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex, also known as Dehkadeh-ye Moqavemat, in Tehran.[18][19]

==== Verified round results ====
Planet Eclipse's report of 27 May 2017 confirmed that Datis Tehran won Division 1 and Datis Shemiranat won Division 2 at the opening round.[17]

Its report of 8 October confirmed that Datis Tehran won Division 1 at the penultimate round, while Datis Shemiranat finished second in Division 2.[7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Division
! Position
! Team
! Source
|-
| Round 1
| Division 1
| 1st
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Tehran]]
| [17]
|-
| Round 1
| Division 2
| 1st
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Shemiranat]]
| [17]
|-
| Round 3
| Division 1
| 1st
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Tehran]]
| [7]
|-
| Round 3
| Division 2
| 2nd
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Shemiranat]]
| [7]
|}

These are confirmed individual results rather than complete round classifications.

==== Overall standings ====
Before the final round, Planet Eclipse described Datis Tehran as holding a comfortable Division 1 series lead and Datis Shemiranat as close to securing the Division 2 title. These were pre-final assessments rather than confirmation of the eventual championships.[7]

Tehran Paintball's retrospective account of the 1396 season explicitly recorded Tehran as the overall Division 1 runner-up and Sorena as third overall in Division 2.[13] A later Sorena profile also recorded third place overall in PALM 2017.[15]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Verified overall position
! Team
! Source
|-
| Division 1
| 2nd
| [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]]
| [13]
|-
| Division 2
| 3rd
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
| [13][15]
|}

These entries do not constitute a complete final standings or aggregate points table.

=== 2018 season ===
The [[2018 PALM Iran season]] was the third PALM Iran series. The organiser's calendar marks four rounds as completed in Tehran.[6]

Tehran Paintball's review of Iranian year 1397 identified Tehran as the overall Division 1 champion and Sorena as the overall Division 2 champion.[13]

==== Documented rounds ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Dates
! Location
|-
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| 10–11 May 2018
| Tehran; announced venue: Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex
|-
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| 12–13 July 2018
| Dehkadeh Moghavemat, Tehran
|-
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| Calendar lists 29–31 August 2018; exact playing dates not independently established
| Tehran, according to the organiser's calendar
|-
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4]]
| 22–23 November 2018
| Tehran
|}

Sources: the organiser's calendar, announcements, PALM Media's event descriptions and the association report preserved in the PFA channel.[3][6][9][10][11][12]

==== Opening round ====
The opening round took place on 20–21 Ordibehesht 1397 (10–11 May 2018). The organiser announced the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex, also identified as Dehkadeh-ye Moqavemat, as its venue.[9][10]

PALM Media reported 21 teams across three divisions. Datis Tehran won Division 1, Sorena won Division 2, and the entry listed as Hamed Ashouri finished first in Division 3.[10]

==== Second round ====
The second round took place on 21–22 Tir 1397 (12–13 July 2018) at Dehkadeh Moghavemat in Tehran.[3]

A contemporary association report preserved in the [[Paintball for All (PFA)|PFA Paintball League]] channel recorded nineteen teams across three divisions, representing Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, Semnan, Mazandaran, Khorasan Razavi, Kerman and Isfahan provinces.[3]

PALM Media's Division 1 final description instead reported 21 teams. Both sources agree on the dates and Division 1 podium.[3][11]

The association report published the following results:[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Division 1: electronic markers
! Division 2: electronic markers
! Division 3: mechanical markers
|-
| 1st
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Shemiranat]]
| [[Spad (Iran Paintball Team)|Spad Hakhamaneshi]]
| [[Datam (Iran Paintball Team)|Datam]]
|-
| 2nd
| [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]]
| [[Datam (Iran Paintball Team)|Datam]]
| [[Shahab (Iran Paintball Team)|Shahab One]]
|-
| 3rd
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis]]
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
| [[Shahab (Iran Paintball Team)|Shahab Two]]
|}

==== Third and fourth rounds ====
A report published by Hamshahri Online on 16 December 2018, citing the Sport for All Federation, included separately headed third-round, fourth-round and national championship classifications.[14]

Its third-round section recorded Tehran, Datis Shemiranat and Persian Gulf as the Division 1 podium. Sorena, Spad and Datam occupied the leading Division 2 places.[14]

The fourth round took place on 1–2 Azar 1397 (22–23 November 2018). PALM Media reported ten teams across two divisions.[12]

The fourth-round podiums were:[14]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Division 1: electronic markers
! Division 2: electronic markers
|-
| 1st
| [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]]
| [[Spad (Iran Paintball Team)|Spad]]
|-
| 2nd
| [[Sari (Iran Paintball Team)|Sari]]
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
|-
| 3rd
| [[Persian Gulf (Iran Paintball Team)|Persian Gulf]]
| [[Ronin (Iran Paintball Team)|Ronin]]
|}

The federation-attributed report described PALM competition and accompanying national championships as a four-day programme in Tehran. Their results were published separately.[14]

==== Overall champions ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Division
! Overall champion
|-
| 2018 / 1397
| Division 1
| [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]]
|-
| 2018 / 1397
| Division 2
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
|}

Tehran Paintball's March 2019 season review identifies both overall champions. A later Sorena profile published by the association's coaching account also records Sorena's 2018 overall PALM title.[13][15]

These accounts establish the championship titles but do not provide a complete verified aggregate points table.

The organiser's November results post distinguished fourth-round placings, national championship classifications and overall series classifications.[16]

=== National-team selection ===
The July 2018 association report stated that PALM and the [[Iran Paintball Association]] had agreed that players would be selected from leading league competitors for a national-team training camp, subject to the technical commission's assessment.[3]

=== Cancelled programmes ===
The organiser's events page marks the scheduled PALM Iran rounds for 2020 and 2021 as cancelled because of COVID-19.[8]

These notices document the cancellation of the listed programmes; they do not establish that PALM ceased operating.

== Competition formats ==
The July 2018 results distinguish two electronic-marker divisions and a third division using mechanical markers.[3]

Published calendars describe a multi-round series culminating in a championship event. Individual round placings, national championship classifications and overall series rankings are separate records.[5][6][16]

== Media ==
PALM maintained a website with calendars, ranking pages, galleries and video material. Contemporary July 2018 announcements advertised live coverage through the PALM website and Instagram account.[2][3]

PALM Media's Aparat archive preserves match recordings from the 2018 season, including Division 1 finals from the first, second and fourth rounds.[10][11][12]

== Season and event articles ==
* [[2017 PALM Iran season]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 1]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 2]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 3]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 4]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran season]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 1]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 2]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 3]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 4]]

== See also ==
* [[Iranian paintball]]
* [[Paintball in Iran]]
* [[Iran Paintball Association]]
* [[Iran National Paintball League]]
* [[Paintball for All (PFA)]]
* [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]

== References ==
# [https://palmseries.com/about/ PALM — About: organisational identity and stated objectives].
# [https://palmseries.com/ PALM — organiser website, competition records and media links].
# [https://t.me/s/pfaleague?before=60 PFA Paintball League public archive — contemporary PALM announcements and a forwarded Iran Paintball Association second-round report, July 2018] (Persian).
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2016/ PALM — PALM Iran 2016 calendar].
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2017/ PALM — PALM Iran 2017 calendar].
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2018/ PALM — PALM Iran 2018 calendar].
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2017/10/datis-1st-and-2nd-palm-series-iran.html Planet Eclipse — “Datis 1st and 2nd: Palm Series, Iran”, 8 October 2017].
# [https://palmseries.com/events/ PALM — events calendar, including cancellation notices for the 2020 and 2021 programmes].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BiC-bcCBdBJ/ PALM Series — opening-round announcement for 2018, April 2018] (Persian).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/u6Qk0?amp PALM Media — “Teh Datis, Shemiranat, PALM IRAN 2018-Leg1/Div 1,Final”, published 29 May 2018] (Persian and English).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/s40uo3m?amp PALM Media — “PALM IRAN 2018-Leg2/Div1,Final,Tehran vs Sh.Datis”] (Persian and English).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/6y1NQ?amp PALM Media — “PALM IRAN 2018-Leg4 / Div1,Final,Tehran vs SARI”] (Persian and English).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzZp5FhjbL/ Tehran Paintball — review of the organisation's 1396 and 1397 achievements, 9 March 2019] (Persian).
# [https://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/425554/مسابقات-لیگ-پینت-بال-پالم-با-معرفی-برترین-ها-برگزار-شد Hamshahri Online — PALM paintball league competition held with leading teams announced, 16 December 2018] (Persian; citing the Sport for All Federation).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/CJLC6tmhVU5/ Iran Paintball Association coaching account — Sorena team profile and historical overall placings, December 2020] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BqmpoYVhYR9/ PALM Series — fourth-round, national championship and overall series results post, 25 November 2018] (Persian).
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2017/05/datis-dominate-at-palm-middle-east.html Planet Eclipse — “Datis Dominate at the Palm Middle East Event 2017”, 27 May 2017].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWdiJzrl-nj/ PALM Media — second-round dates and venue announcement, July 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlDUlOFek8/ PALM Media — third-round dates and venue announcement, September 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BcJgJQUl_DW/ PALM Media — fourth-round announcement, November 2017] (Persian).

== External links ==
* [https://palmseries.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.instagram.com/palmseries/ PALM Series on Instagram]
* [https://t.me/palmseries PALM Series on Telegram]
* [https://www.aparat.com/palmseries PALM Series on Aparat]
* [https://palmseries.com/gallery/ PALM galleries]
* [https://palmseries.com/videos/ PALM videos]

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[[Category:Iranian paintball organisations]]
[[Category:Iranian paintball history]]
[[Category:Paintball in Iran]]
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[[Category:2020s in Iranian paintball]]