Editing HBI Malta (Malta Paintball Team)

'''HBI''', registered in competition as '''HBI Malta''', is a Maltese tournament paintball team. Its [[PBLeagues]] profile identifies Żejtun as its home town and records appearances at the [[NXL European Championships]] in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [1]

The team competed in Division 3 Xball in 2022 and 2023, followed by Division 4 Xball in 2024, when it finished 16th among 24 teams. [1]

== History ==

=== Registration and 2022 competition ===

HBI Malta's PBLeagues profile records registration on 31 May 2022. This is a database registration date rather than a confirmed team founding date. [1]

At the 2022 European Championships, held from 15 to 18 September, HBI Malta entered Division 3 Xball. It lost its four preliminary matches against United Strasbourg, ENERGY, Consilium Dei Zuerich and Trash Pandas, each by 0–4, and finished 32nd among 32 teams. [1][2]

A Team HBI announcement dated 17 September 2022 described the tournament as HBI Malta's first NXL experience and referred to the forthcoming opening of an HBI Malta home field. The announcement documents a planned facility rather than a confirmed opening date. [3]

=== 2023 competition ===

HBI Malta returned to the European Championships in 2023, again entering Division 3 Xball. Its preliminary results were defeats against Monkey Family, Outlaw Kings and Ronholt Detonation by 0–4, and Mambang Di Awan by 1–5. The team finished 33rd among 33 entries. [1][4]

A Malta Paintball account also records HBI Malta's participation in the MacDev Cup at Paintball La Fortezza in Rome on 26 November 2023. The account does not supply a final placing. [5]

=== 2024 competition ===

According to Malta Paintball, HBI Malta competed at the CPS Champions Paintball Series ''Living the Dream'' event in Rome on 20–21 April 2024. Its account describes the team's participation but does not provide final standings. [6]

At the 2024 European Championships, HBI Malta entered Division 4 Xball. Its preliminary matches were played on 31 August and 1 September. [7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Opponent !! HBI Malta score !! Result
|-
| Consilium Dei Zuerich 2 || 3–1 || Win
|-
| Hannover Painthers Red || 1–3 || Loss
|-
| C.O.P. 60 || 2–2 || Draw
|-
| Redball 2 || 0–2 || Loss
|}

The team finished 16th among 24 entries. [1][7]

== Documented players and staff ==

The PBLeagues Members listing records 15 players and five staff. The following tables reproduce the listed names and event counts. They are historical team listings, rather than a single event roster or confirmation of current membership. A dash indicates that no event count was displayed. [1]

=== Players ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Events listed
|-
| Andrew Attard || 2
|-
| [[Chris Cioffi]] || 3
|-
| Danilo Russo || 1
|-
| Dominik Sylla || 1
|-
| Emmanuel Giordano || 2
|-
| Gianmarco Tamburini || 1
|-
| Jesmond Cioffi || 2
|-
| Kyle Magri || 1
|-
| Leonardo Pernice || 1
|-
| Lo Giudice Sebastiano || 1
|-
| Lorenzo Reggiani || 1
|-
| Luis Gallardo || —
|-
| Matteo Parisotto || 1
|-
| Nicola Pol || 1
|-
| Stefano Zappulla || 3
|}

=== Staff ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Events listed
|-
| Dominic Dunham || 3
|-
| Erik Bergseie || 3
|-
| Jacob Simonsson || 1
|-
| Johan Romberg || 1
|-
| Nelson Zappulla || 1
|}

PBLeagues identifies these five individuals as staff without specifying their duties. [1]

== Tournament record ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Tournament !! Division !! Recorded result
|-
| 2022 || NXL European Championships || Division 3 Xball || 32nd of 32. [1]
|-
| 2023 || NXL European Championships || Division 3 Xball || 33rd of 33. [1]
|-
| 2023 || MacDev Cup, Rome || Not specified || Participation reported; placing not supplied. [5]
|-
| 2024 || CPS Champions Paintball Series, Rome || Not specified || Participation reported; placing not supplied. [6]
|-
| 2024 || NXL European Championships || Division 4 Xball || 16th of 24. [1]
|}

== See also ==

* [[Paintball in Malta]]
* [[Southclan (Malta Paintball Team)]]
* [[Chris Cioffi]]
* [[Epic Fields Paintball]]
* [[NXL Europe]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/team/6eVms1Un1MOUO5fi HBI Malta: team profile, tournament history and Members listing]. PBLeagues. Members listing checked on 27 October 2026.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/fWCVPrFHplu4MIJS HBI Malta at the 2022 European Championships]. PBLeagues, official match results.
# [https://www.facebook.com/TeamHBIpaintball/posts/523015353157838/ HBI Malta's first NXL experience and planned home field]. Team HBI, Facebook, 17 September 2022.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/PeR41GDcPZnl9Sst HBI Malta at the 2023 European Championships]. PBLeagues, official match results.
# [https://www.maltapaintball.org/news/hbi-malta-competes-at-the-macdev-cup-in-rome HBI Malta Competes at the MacDev Cup in Rome]. Malta Paintball, account carrying a dateline of 27 November 2023.
# [https://www.maltapaintball.org/news/hbi-malta-competes-at-cps-in-rome HBI Malta Competes at CPS in Rome]. Malta Paintball, account carrying a dateline of 22 April 2024.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/3BkH0bew1Pr8Oosl HBI Malta at the 2024 European Championships]. PBLeagues, official match results.

== External links ==

* [https://pbleagues.com/team/6eVms1Un1MOUO5fi HBI Malta on PBLeagues]
* [https://www.facebook.com/TeamHBIpaintball/ Team HBI on Facebook]

[[Category:Maltese paintball teams]]
[[Category:Maltese paintball history]]
[[Category:Paintball in Malta]]
[[Category:Paintball on Malta]]
[[Category:2020s in Maltese paintball]]