Editing 2018 NXL Asia

The '''2018 NXL Asia''' competition programme included international [[paintball]] tournaments in Melaka and George Town, [[Malaysia]]. Both events are listed together in PBLeagues' 2018 season record.[1]

PB King won Open X-Ball at Melaka, while Raskal Sports won the division at George Town. Kamikaze Kings won Amateur X-Ball at both tournaments.[2][3]

== Events ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Dates !! Venue
|-
| [[2018 Melaka International XBall Cup]]
| 20–22 April 2018
| Dataran Sejarah, Ayer Keroh, Melaka
|-
| [[2018 George Town International X-Ball Cup]]
| October 2018; listed under 19 October by PBLeagues
| Padang Brown, George Town, Penang
|}
The dates and venues are recorded in the original event listings.[4][5]

== Competition ==
Both tournaments included Open X-Ball, Amateur X-Ball, Mechanical Open, Open ten-player, Open three-player and Mechanical Beginner three-player competitions.[4][5]

Open X-Ball used race-to-four with ten-minute matches. Amateur X-Ball used race-to-four with eight-minute matches, while Mechanical Open was listed as race-to-three with seven-minute matches.[4][5]

== Event winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Melaka !! George Town
|-
| Open X-Ball
| PB King
| Raskal Sports
|-
| Amateur X-Ball
| Kamikaze Kings
| Kamikaze Kings
|-
| Mechanical Open
| Overall classification unresolved
| EJPC Jr
|-
| Open ten-player
| Riot Crew Extreme
| Duckside X Aisawan
|-
| Open three-player
| Outlaws Familia
| Skull n Bones
|-
| Mechanical Beginner three-player
| Juggernaut
| PB Maniac
|}
Event winners are recorded in the published PBLeagues placings.[2][3] The Melaka Mechanical Open record repeats positions one to four across two sets of teams without explaining their relationship, preventing identification of a single overall winner from that record.[2]

=== George Town Open final ===
A contemporary Planet Eclipse report stated that Raskal Sports qualified second from the preliminary stage, conceded one point in their semi-final and won the Open final 4–0. The report also stated that EJPC Jr won every match in their Mechanical campaign.[6]

== Season standings ==
PBLeagues preserves a 2018 season standings page containing columns for the Melaka and George Town events across all six divisions. However, the page contains no populated team rankings or points totals.[1]

== Media coverage ==
Canyon Paintball's NXL Asia archive includes G.I. Sportz highlights of the George Town tournament and an interview with organiser David Guch.[7]

== See also ==
* [[NXL Asia]]
* [[2018 Melaka International XBall Cup]]
* [[2018 George Town International X-Ball Cup]]
* [[2019 NXL Asia]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/408/seasonRankings/2018 2018 season rankings], PBLeagues. Lists both events and six division headings, without populated team totals.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5891/rankings Melaka International XBall Cup 2018: places], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6053/rankings George Town International X Ball Cup: places], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5891 Melaka International XBall Cup 2018: event information], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6053 George Town International X Ball Cup: event information], PBLeagues.
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2018/11/nxl-asia.html NXL Asia...], Planet Eclipse HQ Blog, 3 November 2018.
# [https://www.canyonpaintball.com/nxl-asia-2/ NXL Asia], Canyon Paintball. Includes coverage of the 2018 George Town International X-Ball Cup.

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