Editing Ballbusters (Malaysia Paintball Team)

'''Ballbusters''' were a tournament paintball team from Kuala Lumpur, [[Malaysia]]. They won the Division 2 season championship in the [[2008 Malaysian National Paintball League]], winning four of its five rounds.[1][2][3][4]

== Tournament history ==

=== 2008 Malaysian National Paintball League ===

Ballbusters won Division 2 at the opening round of the [[2008 Malaysian National Paintball League]], ahead of [[No Mercy (Malaysia Paintball Team)|No Mercy]], Ronin Legion and Titanz. They repeated that result at the second round in Kuantan.[1]

At the third round, held at MAPAAC in Petaling Jaya on 31 May–1 June, Ballbusters finished fourth behind No Mercy, Ronin Legion and Titanz.[2]

An organiser’s press release recorded Ballbusters in second place in the season standings after three rounds, with 140 points, two behind No Mercy.[5]

Ballbusters won the fourth round in Malacca on 2–3 August, ahead of Raiders, No Mercy and Rainforest 7 Tigers.[3]

They won again at the season finale at MAPAAC, finishing ahead of No Mercy, PMB and Rainforest 7 Tigers. The contemporary results report also named Ballbusters as the Division 2 overall season champions.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Location !! Division 2 placing
|-
| 1 || Petaling Jaya || First
|-
| 2 || Kuantan || First
|-
| 3 || Petaling Jaya || Fourth
|-
| 4 || Malacca || First
|-
| 5 || Petaling Jaya || First
|-
! colspan="2" | Overall season
! Champions
|}

Sources: contemporary round results and season championship announcement.[1][2][3][4]

=== 2009 ===

A January 2009 season preview described the newly promoted Division 1 team KL Locked Down as having competed previously as Ballbusters.[6]

The Ballbusters name continued to appear in MY-NPL records later that year. Ballbusterz finished fourth in Division 1 at the Malacca round, behind Nemesis, RAZ Legion and MacDev Ronin.[7]

== See also ==

* [[Malaysian National Paintball League]]
* [[2008 Malaysian National Paintball League]]
* [[2009 Malaysian National Paintball League]]
* [[Sogo Ballbusters]]
* [[No Mercy (Malaysia Paintball Team)]]

== References ==

# [https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/728672/%2B2320 LYN Paintballers Thread V4!], ''Lowyat.NET'', contemporary compilation of 2008 MY-NPL results.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-npl08-mapaac-pj-event-3-31st-may-1st.html MY-NPL ’08 – MAPAAC PJ (Event 3), 31st May–1st June – The Conclusion!], ''Villain Paintball'', 3 June 2008.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/08/ MY-NPL ’08 – Melaka 2nd–3rd August – The Conclusion], ''Villain Paintball'', 5 August 2008.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/11/ MY-NPL 2008 Round 5 – The Grand Finale – Results & Conclusions], ''Villain Paintball'', 3 November 2008.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-npl-melaka-press-release.html MY-NPL Melaka – Press Release], ''Villain Paintball'', 10 July 2008.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2009/01/malaysia-paintball-2009-overview.html Malaysia Paintball 2009 – An Overview], ''Villain Paintball'', 20 January 2009.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-npl09-event-4-melaka-results.html MY-NPL ’09 Event 4 Melaka Results], ''Villain Paintball'', 3 August 2009.

[[Category:Malaysian paintball teams]]
[[Category:Paintball in Kuala Lumpur]]
[[Category:2000s in Malaysian paintball]]