Editing 2008 Sultan of Kedah Cup

The '''2008 Sultan of Kedah Cup''' was a paintball tournament held on 19 and 20 July 2008 at The Carnivall in Sungai Petani, Kedah, [[Malaysia]]. It was organised by the State of Kedah, [[Paintball Asia League Series|PALS Events]] and Kedah Paintball Association in conjunction with the Sultan of Kedah's Golden Jubilee celebrations.[1][2]

Raskal won the Open Division ahead of Xmenz and Demonz Red. The Amateur/Novice winner was recorded as Iron C in the contemporary ''Villain Paintball'' report and Iron Sea in a separate forum results listing.[2][3]

== Organisation ==
The tournament advertised RM45,000 in prize money across Open, Amateur/Novice and Kedah Closed categories.[1]

Cinta Sayang Golf and Country Resort was named as the official hotel. A participant's post-event account reported that registration included three nights' accommodation, breakfast and waterpark admission.[1][2]

== Divisions ==
The published programme specified the following categories:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Eligibility
! Equipment and firing modes
|-
| Open
| Division 1 and Division 2 teams
| PSP, Millennium and semi-automatic modes permitted, capped at 15 balls per second
|-
| Amateur/Novice
| Division 3 and Division 4 teams
| Semi-automatic only, capped at 15 balls per second
|-
| Kedah Closed
| Teams required to field at least four local Kedah players
| Supplied markers
|}

The Open and Amateur/Novice categories were advertised as open to local and international teams.[1] Boonie Dogs of Guam participated in Open and finished fifth.[2]

== Results ==
The following top-eight placings were published in the post-event report.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Open
! Amateur/Novice
|-
| 1
| Raskal
| Iron C
|-
| 2
| Xmenz
| Nightmare
|-
| 3
| Demonz Red
| D'Mercy Kidz
|-
| 4
| Nemesis
| Bellicose
|-
| 5
| Boonie Dogs
| Undeath
|-
| 6
| Rimba Bandits
| Sunshiro
|-
| 7
| Orient Legion
| Demonz Lucifer
|-
| 8
| CMX
| Alien Legion
|}

A contemporary Lowyat.NET results compilation records the same placings, but names the Amateur/Novice winner as Iron Sea.[3] Patrick Tan's subsequent account of Demonz Red's 2008 achievements independently records the team's third-place finish at the Sultan of Kedah Cup.[4]

== Advertised prizes ==
The programme advertised the following cash prizes for the top eight teams in Open and Amateur/Novice.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Open
! Amateur/Novice
|-
| 1
| RM8,000
| RM6,000
|-
| 2
| RM5,000
| RM4,000
|-
| 3
| RM3,500
| RM2,000
|-
| 4
| RM2,500
| RM1,000
|-
| 5
| RM1,500
| RM900
|-
| 6
| RM1,000
| RM700
|-
| 7
| RM800
| RM500
|-
| 8
| RM700
| RM400
|}

The Kedah Closed category advertised prizes extending to tenth place, including RM2,000 for the winners.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2008 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[2008 Malaysian National Paintball League]]

== References ==
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2008/06/45000-prize-money-tournament-sultan-of.html $45,000 Prize Money Tournament! – The Sultan of Kedah Cup!], ''S E B U R O'', 19 June 2008. Tournament announcement, eligibility rules and advertised prizes.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/07/sultan-of-kedah-cup19-20-july2008.html The Sultan of Kedah Cup (19–20 July 2008) – The Conclusion], ''Villain Paintball'', 21 July 2008. Participant report and subsequently added results.
# [https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/728672/%2B2320 LYN Paintballers Thread V4!], ''Lowyat.NET'', contemporary 2008 results compilation.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2009/06/demonz-red-according-to-patrick-tan.html Demonz Red according to Patrick Tan], ''Villain Paintball'', 23 June 2009.

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