Editing 2014 Paintball Asia League Series

The '''2014 Paintball Asia League Series''' was a season of the international [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). The published season standings include tournaments in Bangkok, Thailand, and Langkawi, Malaysia.[1]

Aisawan finished first in Division 1, SPEED Aisawan headed Division 2 and Virgin Aisawan headed Division 3. The published standings counted only each team's highest event score in these divisions.[1]

In New Zealand, the [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] (SAPC) operated a PALS-endorsed competition and offered its Open Series winners PALS-sponsored entry to [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]], with accommodation sponsored by [[Asylum Paintball]].[7][8]

== International calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Dates !! Event !! Venue
|-
| 28–30 March 2014 || [[2014 PALS Thailand]] || Expressway Paintball Field, Bangkok, Thailand
|-
| 7–9 November 2014 || [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]] || Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre, Langkawi, Malaysia
|}

Dates and venues are recorded in the PBLeagues event information.[2][3]

== Round winners ==

The following teams won the individual tournament divisions.[4][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Division 1 !! Division 2 !! Division 3 !! Mechanical Division 4
|-
| Thailand || Aisawan || EPC HePMhA || SPEED Overshoot || —
|-
| World Cup Asia || Aisawan || SPEED Aisawan || Virgin Aisawan || G-Army Langkawi
|}

== New Zealand: SAPC pathway ==

=== Endorsement and competition ===

The [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] organised its 2014 Open and Novice series at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Auckland. Its published series information recorded endorsement from the heads of PALS/APPBF and Millennium Series/EPBF.[7]

SAPC advertised its Open competition for PALS Divisions 1–3 and its Novice competition for Division 4. The formats were five-player Race to 4 for Open and Race to 1 for Novice, using PALS/APPBF rules.[7]

=== Sponsored World Cup Asia entry ===

On 26 January 2014, [[Michael Earley]], publishing as MikeE, announced that the SAPC Open Series winners would receive free entry into Division 2 at World Cup Asia in Langkawi. PALS sponsored the entry fee and Asylum Paintball sponsored accommodation.[8]

The club's end-of-season report reconfirmed the sponsored entry and accommodation. The statement, signed by SAPC president [[Vitaly Miheev|Vitaly V. Miheev]] on 27 September and published on 30 September 2014, also announced that the president would serve as an official tournament coordinator at World Cup Asia.[9]

These records document an endorsed domestic competition and sponsored pathway to World Cup Asia, separate from the international rounds. They do not establish the winning team's eventual attendance or results.[7][8][9]

== Season standings ==

The PBLeagues standings specify that only the highest event score counts in Divisions 1–3. Lower event scores are marked as dropped.[1]

For example, Xtioneer's 85 points from Bangkok counted towards its Division 1 total, while its 20 points from World Cup Asia were dropped.[1]

=== Division 1 ===

The complete published Division 1 standings are shown below.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Bangkok points !! World Cup Asia points !! Counted total
|-
| 1 || Aisawan || 100 || 100 || 100
|-
| 2 || STK || 70 || 90 || 90
|-
| 3 || Xtioneer || 85 || 20 || 85
|-
| 4 || Datis || 10 || 80 || 80
|-
| 5 || Raskal Malaysia || 55 || 70 || 70
|-
| 6 || Nemesis Legion || — || 60 || 60
|-
| 7 || Beez Waxers || — || 50 || 50
|-
| 8 || Hellbourne || 40 || 40 || 40
|-
| 9 || East Side Raw || — || 30 || 30
|-
| 10 || Demonic || 25 || — || 25
|-
| 11 || Lost Boyz || — || 10 || 10
|}

=== Division 2 ===

The leading five teams in the published Division 2 standings were as follows.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Bangkok points !! World Cup Asia points !! Counted total
|-
| 1 || SPEED Aisawan || 70 || 100 || 100
|-
| 2 || EPC HePMhA || 100 || — || 100
|-
| 3 || [[Unknown (Malaysia Paintball Team)|Unknown]] || — || 95.5 || 95.5
|-
| 4 || Republik CMX || — || 91 || 91
|-
| 5 || Duckside || — || 86.5 || 86.5
|}

SPEED Aisawan and EPC HePMhA both had counted totals of 100 points; PBLeagues lists them first and second respectively.[1]

=== Division 3 ===

The leading five teams in the published Division 3 standings were as follows.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Bangkok points !! World Cup Asia points !! Counted total
|-
| 1 || Virgin Aisawan || 85 || 100 || 100
|-
| 2 || SPEED Overshoot || 100 || 94.71 || 100
|-
| 3 || MPPP Jokerz || — || 97.35 || 97.35
|-
| 4 || Imperia || 25 || 92.06 || 92.06
|-
| 5 || Ariyaman Ladies || — || 89.41 || 89.41
|}

Virgin Aisawan and SPEED Overshoot both had counted totals of 100 points; PBLeagues lists them first and second respectively.[1]

=== Other categories ===

The season rankings also contain Mechanical Division 4 and Open X-Ball tables, each with results from World Cup Asia only. G-Army Langkawi headed Mechanical Division 4, while France headed the national-team Open X-Ball table.[1]

== Paintball World Cup Asia ==

Thai teams won Divisions 1, 2 and 3 at the Langkawi event. The following final scores are recorded in the tournament schedule.[6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Winning team !! Final score !! Runner-up
|-
| Division 1 || Aisawan || 2–1 || STK
|-
| Division 2 || SPEED Aisawan || 3–0 || Unknown
|-
| Division 3 || Virgin Aisawan || 2–1 || MPPP Jokerz
|-
| Open X-Ball || France || 4–1 || United States
|}

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2013 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2015 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]
* [[Paintball in Thailand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2014 2014 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues. Published standings, event points, dropped scores and counted totals.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3292/info PALS 2014 Leg 1 – Bangkok: Event information], PBLeagues, 28–30 March 2014.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/info Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Event information], PBLeagues, 7–9 November 2014.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3292/rankings PALS 2014 Leg 1 – Bangkok: Places], PBLeagues, divisional placings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/rankings Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Places], PBLeagues, divisional and national-team placings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/schedule Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Schedule and recorded scores], PBLeagues, 7–9 November 2014.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014-sapc-open-novice-series/ 2014 SAPC Open + Novice Series], South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, archived club website. PALS classifications, formats, endorsement and series prizes.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014/01/26/sapc-inc-sending-kiwis-to-paintball-world-cup-asia-2014/ SAPC Inc – Sending Kiwis to Paintball World Cup Asia 2014], Michael Earley, published as MikeE, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, 26 January 2014.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014/09/30/2014-end-of-season-round-up/ 2014 End of Season Round Up], South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, published 30 September 2014. Statement signed Vitaly V. Miheev, SAPC President, 27 September 2014.

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