Editing Singapore Paintball Series (section)

== History ==

=== Origins as SPNS ===
The inaugural SPNS tournament involved seven teams playing three-against-three with Tippmann A5 markers. Three legs were organised in each of the 2008 and 2009 seasons, with support from [[Red Dynasty Paintball Park]].[1]

In 2009, SPNS introduced five-player competition at public venues in Pasir Ris and West Coast.[1] The early competition is covered separately in [[Singapore Paintball Novice Series]].

=== Renaming and expansion, 2010–2012 ===
The [[2010 Singapore Paintball Series]] was held at East Coast Park on 16–17 October. Twenty-nine teams competed across Open, Novice, Corporate and Tertiary divisions. Electronic markers were introduced in the Open Division. The post-event report identified Jane Koh as tournament director and Ben Seow as tournament promoter.[2]

The 2011 season included [[2011 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 1|Jurong Central Park]] and the [[2011 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2|My Buona Vista Cup at East Coast Park]]. Teams were permitted to register up to two foreign players for the opening leg.[1][3]

For 2012, the organisers announced that the Novice Division would become Division 4, the existing Open Division would become Division 3, and a new Open Division would accommodate higher-ranked competitors. The Tertiary Division was removed from the main series.[4]

The [[2012 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 1|opening 2012 leg at Farrer Park]] introduced Race-to play in Open and Division 3. The [[2012 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2|second leg at Marina Bay]] formed part of the SHOOTOUT! Sports Carnival.[5][6]

=== International tournaments and divisional events ===
PBLeagues records SPS tournaments from 2013 onwards. The [[2015 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2|June 2015 competition]] combined SPS Leg 2 with a Singapore round of the [[Paintball Asia League Series]]. Singapore also hosted [[2016 Paintball Asia League Series Singapore|PALS Singapore in May 2016]].[7]

In 2017, the SPS 500 calendar separated Division 4 events from the combined Open and Division 3 events. The calendar also included the [[2017 GI Sportz Singapore Cup]]. Separate divisional event dates continued in 2018 and 2019.[7]

Completed results are recorded for the [[2020 Singapore Paintball Series Open Division and Division 4 Leg 1|February 2020 Open and Division 4 tournament]] and [[2020 Singapore Paintball Series Division 3 Leg 1|March 2020 Division 3 tournament]].[8][9]

=== Published rules for 2023 ===
The rules revision dated 5 February 2023 specified Race-to-3 with eight-minute games for Open, and Race-to-2 with six-minute games for Amateur and AGPIC categories. It also removed pod limits.[10]

The document stated that SPS would not use PBLI registration in 2023, while retaining historical PBLI records as a reference for assessing player eligibility. It dated SPS's adoption of APPA/PBLI registration to 2013.[10]