2010 Paintball Asia League Series

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 World Cup Asia in Kuala Lumpur, where Datis won Division 1 and were reported as the overall PALS champions.[1][2][3]

Calendar

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

Sources: [1][2][4].

World Cup Asia's wider programme began on 25 November, before competition on 26–28 November. The organiser's 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-three format and Divisions 2 and 3 in five-player M5 formats.[5]

Singapore's Red Sevens won Division 2, a result documented in a contemporary team report.[6]

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]

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

Source: contemporary results published 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]

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

Source: contemporary results published on 29 November 2010.[3]

Season championship

The World Cup Asia results report separately identified Datis as the overall 2010 PALS champions.[3]

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

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