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The '''2010 Paintball Asia League Series''' was a three-round season of the international [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS), with events in Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia. The season concluded with [[2010 Paintball World Cup Asia|World Cup Asia]] in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]

The published divisional season rankings placed Datis first in Division 1, Alien 11 first in Division 2, Splatmasters first in Division 3 and Kejahatan first in Division 4.[3]

== Calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Competition dates !! Event !! Location
|-
| 1 || 13–14 March 2010 || [[2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship]] || Thailand Sports Centre, Pattaya, Thailand
|-
| 2 || 21–22 August 2010 || [[2010 United Paintball Philippines International Championship]] || Stotsenberg Parade Ground, Clark Field, Philippines
|-
| 3 || 26–28 November 2010 || [[2010 Paintball World Cup Asia]] || Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|}

Dates and venues are recorded in contemporary announcements and the organiser's information pack.[1][2][4]

World Cup Asia's wider programme began on 25 November, before competition on 26–28 November. The information pack identified it as the third and final PALS leg.[2]

== Pattaya International Paintball Championship ==

The opening round took place at the Thailand Sports Centre in Pattaya on 13–14 March. Pattaya City announced the event in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Thailand International Paintball Club.[4]

The published registration information offered Division 1 in an M7 Race to 3 format and Divisions 2 and 3 in five-player M5 formats.[5]

The season ranking sheets record Infernal as the Division 1 winner, Red Sevens as the Division 2 winner and Demonic Jr as the Division 3 winner.[3]

=== Red Sevens' Division 2 victory ===

A contemporary participant report records Red Sevens defeating CMX 2–1 in the semi-final after losing the opening game.[6]

Red Sevens then defeated Alien 11 2–0 in the final. The report states that Red Sevens finished both final games with all five players remaining, winning the second game in one minute and twelve seconds.[6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Semi-final || Red Sevens || 2–1 || CMX
|-
| Final || Red Sevens || 2–0 || Alien 11
|}

== Philippine international championship ==

The second round took place at Stotsenberg Parade Ground, Clark Field, on 21–22 August.[1]

PbRack Team USA won Division 1, Xtioneers 2 won Division 2 and Splatmasters won Division 3.[7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || PbRack Team USA || STK || Datis || Xtioneers Xfox
|-
| Division 2 || Xtioneers 2 || Global Pinoy 1 || Splatmasters Gold || Sarawak Waxers
|-
| Division 3 || Splatmasters || Global Pinoy 2 || BMT || Splatmasters Platinum
|}

These placings were published in contemporary results coverage on 24 August 2010.[7]

''The Star'' subsequently reported Xtioneers II's Division 2 victory at Clark Field, confirming the venue and the team's success in the X-Ball competition.[8]

== Paintball World Cup Asia ==

The final round was held at Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur. The organiser's information pack named PALS Event Sdn Bhd and Xtion Paintball Sports Club as organisers, with Kuala Lumpur City Hall as co-organiser.[2]

Four divisions competed, with Datis, Xplicit, Hammer Zero and Kejahatan winning their respective categories.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || Datis || Bad Elements || STK || MacDev Ronin
|-
| Division 2 || Xplicit || Tubchang || Alien 11 || West Coast Triads
|-
| Division 3 || Hammer Zero || Joubin || Demonz Lucifer X || Votolocos
|-
| Division 4 || Kejahatan || Prolintas Legion X || Rocknrolla || Rampage Onslaught
|}

Event placings were published by ''Villain Paintball'' on 29 November 2010.[3]

== Season standings ==

The published PALS ranking sheets distinguish each tournament's placing and ranking points from the overall season totals.[3]

=== Division 1 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Season position !! Team !! Thailand points !! Philippine points !! World Cup Asia points !! Total
|-
| 1 || Datis || 152 || 105 || 193 || 449
|-
| 2 || STK || 72 || 138 || 168 || 378
|-
| 3 || Xtioneer Xfox || 125 || 72 || 118 || 314
|}

=== Division 2 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Season position !! Team !! Thailand points !! Philippine points !! World Cup Asia points !! Total
|-
| 1 || Alien 11 || 178 || — || 183 || 361
|-
| 2 || Republik CMX || 152 || — || 168 || 320
|-
| 3 || Red Sevens || 192 || 62 || 49 || 303
|}

The Division 2 sheet notes that Republik CMX was formerly known as CMX.[3]

=== Division 3 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Season position !! Team !! Thailand points !! Philippine points !! World Cup Asia points !! Total
|-
| 1 || Splatmasters || 62 || 172 || 118 || 351
|-
| 2 || Votolocos || 148 || — || 180 || 328
|-
| 3 || Hammer Zero || — || — || 199 || 199
|}

=== Division 4 ===

The Division 4 ranking sheet contains points from World Cup Asia only.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Season position !! Team !! Total points
|-
| 1 || Kejahatan || 198
|-
| 2 || Prolintas Legion X || 192
|-
| 3 || Rocknrolla || 185
|}

All four tables reproduce the leading positions and points shown on the published ranking sheets. These are ranking points rather than individual match scores.[3]

=== Other awards ===

The World Cup Asia results report named Datis, Bad Elements, STK and MacDev Ronin as Best From Nation award recipients for Iran, France, Australia and Malaysia respectively.[3]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2009 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2011 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship]]
* [[2010 United Paintball Philippines International Championship]]
* [[2010 Paintball World Cup Asia]]

== References ==

# [https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2010/08/19/xtioneer-tekad-bangkit-di-filipina Xtioneer Tekad Bangkit Di Filipina], ''mStar'', 19 August 2010.
# [https://worldseriespaintball.com.au/assets/WCA.pdf World Cup Asia 2010: Information Pack for Players], PALS Event Sdn Bhd and Xtion Paintball Sports Club, 2010, pp. 3 and 10.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/11/world-cup-asia-2010-results.html World Cup Asia 2010 Results], ''Villain Paintball'', 29 November 2010. Event results, awards and linked PALS ranking sheets for Divisions 1–4.
# [https://www.pattayamail.com/867/sports.shtml Pattaya International Paintball Championships this weekend], Phasakorn Channgam, ''Pattaya Mail'', 12–18 March 2010.
# [https://xtreme-ice.blogspot.com/2010/01/pattaya-paintball-championship-2010.html Pattaya Paintball Championship 2010], ASTG PaintBall BB Gun Air Soft Gun Xtreme Sport, 5 January 2010.
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2010/03/red-sevens-at-pipc-pals-thailand.html The Red Sevens at PIPC PALS Thailand], ''SEBURO'', 20 March 2010. Participant account of the Division 2 semi-final and final.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/08/pals-philippines-international.html PALS Philippines International Championship (UPPIC) 2010: Results & Conclusion], ''Villain Paintball'', 24 August 2010.
# [https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2010/09/14/underdogs-seal-the-win Underdogs seal the win], Ng Wei Loon, ''The Star'', 14 September 2010.

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