Editing Valletta Paintball Club (section)

== History ==

=== Airsoft predecessor ===

According to AMACS's published club history, Malta Tactical Airsoft Club was founded on 10 July 2004. It subsequently amalgamated with HBI Extreme Sports Club during a restructuring of AMACS-affiliated clubs. [1]

The 2004 date belongs to the airsoft predecessor and does not establish that a dedicated paintball club existed under the Valletta name at that time. [1]

=== Amalgamation in 2024 ===

AMACS records the amalgamation of Malta Tactical Airsoft Club and HBI Extreme Sports Club on 23 October 2024. The resulting organisation was named Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club. [1]

A statute approved on 6 November 2024 identified paintball, speedball and airsoft among the club's activities. Its objectives included organising activities, developing members' knowledge and skills, and operating on a non-profit basis. The registered address was care of AMACS at the Clock Tower Block, Tigné Point, Sliema. [3]

On 3 December 2024, AMACS publicly confirmed the merger in its announcement concerning membership renewals for 2025. It identified MHBIC as the affiliated club covering paintball and airsoft within its revised structure. [4]

=== Valletta Paintball Club name ===

AMACS states that the organisation adopted the Valletta Paintball Club name following an amendment to its statute. Its announcement of 30 November 2025 explicitly identified VLTPC as the new name for MHBIC. The announcement documents the name by that date rather than giving the date of the underlying resolution. [1][2]