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Expanded the Paintball Asia League Series article with a sourced season chronology from 2006 to 2018, confirmed 2007 Malaysian legs, 2010 Philippine results, the proposed but postponed 2011 China Cup, later PBLeagues rankings, format changes, feeder-series relationships and distinctions from MPOC, APPBF and World Cup Asia. Created a separate 2012 Paintball Asia League Series article because all three principal events have surviving schedules, results and independent coverage. The article docume
Add SAPC's documented 2014 PALS endorsement and World Cup Asia pathway, including PALS-sponsored entry, Asylum-sponsored accommodation and the contemporary announcements by Michael Earley and Vitaly Miheev; retain the complete season and event index.
 
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'''Paintball Asia League Series''' ('''PALS'''), also styled '''Paintball-Asia League Series''', was an international tournament paintball series originating in Malaysia. The circuit developed from international competitions organised in Malaysia during 2004 and 2005 and subsequently held events in several Asian countries.[1]
'''Paintball Asia League Series''' ('''PALS'''), also styled '''Paintball-Asia League Series''', was an international tournament paintball circuit originating in Malaysia. The organisers identified 2005 as its founding year, following their involvement in the Nation Cup and Asia Pacific Paintball Championship.[1]


PALS used multi-division speedball, Race-to and X-Ball formats. Its principal Malaysian championship was [[Paintball World Cup Asia]], which frequently served as the final event of a PALS season.[1][2]
PALS held international competitions in several Asian countries. Its principal Malaysian championship was [[Paintball World Cup Asia]], which regularly served as a season finale. Individual event victories and overall season championships were separate honours.[1][2][3]
 
The series also developed connections with competitions outside its international calendar. These included Australia's [[Super 7s Tournament Series]] as a recognised feeder series and New Zealand's [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] through an endorsed competition and sponsored World Cup Asia entry.[10][28][29]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Paintball Asia League Series
|-
! Abbreviation
! Abbreviation
| PALS
| PALS
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| Malaysia
| Malaysia
|-
|-
! First documented season
! Established
| 2006
| 2005, according to the organisers' historical account
|-
|-
! Sport
! Sport
| Tournament paintball
| Tournament paintball
|-
|-
! Formats
! Documented formats
| Five-player speedball, Race-to and X-Ball
| Five-player competition, Race-to and X-Ball
|-
|-
! Geographic scope
! Historical organiser
| International, principally Asia-Pacific
| PALS Event Sdn Bhd
|-
|-
! Principal championship
! Principal championship
| [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
|-
|-
! Historical organiser
! Associated organisations
| PALS Event Sdn Bhd
| [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]]; [[United Paintball Federation]]
|-
! Related organisations
| [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]] and [[United Paintball Federation]]
|}
|}


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=== Origins ===
=== Origins ===


PALS developed from international paintball competitions organised in Malaysia during the mid-2000s.
The organisers' historical account identifies the [[2004 Nation Cup]] and [[Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005]] as predecessors of PALS and World Cup Asia. It also records their involvement in the [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]], first organised in 2004.[1]
 
The organisers' historical account identifies [[Nation Cup 2004]] as an early international event at [[Xtion Paintball Park]]. The [[Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005]] followed and contributed to the development of an international tournament circuit based in Asia.[1]
 
[[Paintball World Cup Asia]] was inaugurated in Malaysia in 2006 and became a regular PALS championship.[1][3]
 
The available sources sometimes identify 2005 as the establishment year of PALS because of the organisational work surrounding the Asia Pacific Paintball Championship. Fully documented PALS competition results begin with the 2006 season.


=== International federation relationship ===
On 4 January 2006, PALS announced its participation in the [[United Paintball Federation]]. The announcement identified the [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]] as the continental organisation covering Asia and the Pacific, with PALS among its associated tournament series.[4]


On 4 January 2006, PALS announced that it would participate in the newly formed [[United Paintball Federation]]. The announcement identified the [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]] as the continental organisation representing the region.[4]
The [[2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship]] was identified as the second PALS leg. The inaugural [[2006 Paintball World Cup Asia]] followed in Malaysia that December.[5][6]


PALS remained a tournament organiser and series rather than a continental governing body. Its relationship with the APPBF and UPBF did not make the league a regulator of paintball throughout Asia.
=== Regional competition ===


=== Regional expansion ===
The organisers reported that PALS events had been held in Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines, with affiliated events hosted in Singapore and Indonesia by promoting partners.[1]


PALS expanded beyond Malaysia through events and promoting partnerships in Thailand, the Philippines and other parts of Asia.
The 2010 calendar included competitions in Pattaya, Clark Field and Kuala Lumpur. Organiser information identified Bangkok, Clark and Langkawi as the locations of the three 2011 legs.[7][8][9]


Thailand hosted PALS competitions during the 2000s and became a regular stop during the early 2010s. The Philippines hosted the United Paintball Philippines International Championship in 2010, while later PALS calendars included events in Bangkok, Clark, Putrajaya and Langkawi.[5][6]
Singapore hosted a combined PALS and [[Singapore Paintball Series]] tournament in June 2015, followed by another PALS Singapore event in May 2016.[11][12]


Australia's Super 7s Tournament Series was recognised as a PALS feeder series in 2011. Mike Whybrew and Adam Connolly were named as PALS Australasia representatives in the announcement.[7]
== Seasons and events ==


PALS also announced a proposed China Cup in Hainan for March 2011. The event appeared in an early calendar but was subsequently postponed and is not treated as a completed PALS round.[8]
The following index links yearly season articles and documented individual tournaments. Earlier seasons have incomplete surviving calendars.
 
== Seasons ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Season !! Documented events !! Locations
! Confirmed or documented events
! Countries
! Notes
|-
|-
| 2006
| [[2006 Paintball Asia League Series|2006]]
| Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship]]<br />[[2006 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Malaysia
| Thailand; Malaysia
| Datis won the highest division and was reported as the PALS Division 1 champion.[3]
|-
|-
| 2007
| [[2007 Paintball Asia League Series|2007]]
| Independence Cup; Werdna Hol Cup; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2007 Independence Cup]]<br />[[2007 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Malaysia
| Malaysia
| The Independence Cup was identified as the second leg and the Werdna Hol Cup as the third leg.[9][10]
|-
|-
| 2008
| [[2008 Paintball Asia League Series|2008]]
| Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2008 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Malaysia
| Malaysia
| Other season rounds have not been sufficiently reconstructed.
|-
|-
| 2009
| [[2009 Paintball Asia League Series|2009]]
| Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2009 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Malaysia
| Malaysia
| Complete season structure and champions have not been established.
|-
|-
| 2010
| [[2010 Paintball Asia League Series|2010]]
| Pattaya International Paintball Championship; United Paintball Philippines International Championship; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship]]<br />[[2010 United Paintball Philippines International Championship]]<br />[[2010 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia
| Thailand; Philippines; Malaysia
| The Philippine event results and Malaysian finale are documented.[5][11]
|-
|-
| 2011
| [[2011 Paintball Asia League Series|2011]]
| Bangkok event; Philippine event; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2011 PALS Thailand]]<br />[[2011 PALS Philippines]]<br />[[2011 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia
| Thailand; Philippines; Malaysia
| The originally announced China event was postponed.[6][8]
|-
|-
| 2012
| [[2012 Paintball Asia League Series|2012]]
| Bangkok; Malaysian Open at Putrajaya; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2012 PALS Thailand]]<br />[[2012 Malaysian Open]]<br />[[2012 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Thailand and Malaysia
| Thailand; Malaysia
| Three completed events are documented.[12][13][14]
|-
|-
| 2013
| [[2013 Paintball Asia League Series|2013]]
| Bangkok; NAZA World Cup Asia
| [[2013 PALS Thailand]]<br />[[2013 Malaysian Open]]<br />[[2013 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Thailand and Malaysia
| Thailand; Malaysia
| International players from North American professional teams appeared at the Bangkok event.[15]
|-
|-
| 2014
| [[2014 Paintball Asia League Series|2014]]
| Bangkok; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2014 PALS Thailand]]<br />[[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Thailand and Malaysia
| Thailand; Malaysia
| Aisawan led the published Division 1 season ranking.[16]
|-
|-
| 2015
| [[2015 Paintball Asia League Series|2015]]
| Bangkok; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2015 PALS Thailand]]<br />[[2015 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2|2015 PALS Singapore / Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2]]<br />[[2015 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Thailand and Malaysia
| Thailand; Singapore; Malaysia
| Aisawan led Division 1; the United States led the Open X-Ball ranking.[17]
|-
|-
| 2016
| [[2016 Paintball Asia League Series|2016]]
| Asia and Asia Pacific Cup; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2016 Asia and Asia Pacific Cup]]<br />[[2016 Paintball Asia League Series Singapore]]<br />[[2016 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Malaysia
| Malaysia; Singapore
| PBLeagues lists the Putrajaya event as the first PALS leg.[2]
|-
| 2017
| Paintball World Cup Asia
| Malaysia
| PBLeagues also groups several Malaysian domestic events under the PALS league listing.[2]
|-
|-
| 2018
| [[2017 Paintball Asia League Series|2017]]
| Malaysian Open Paintball Players League
| [[2017 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Malaysia
| Malaysia
| The event is listed in the PALS database, but the wider season structure is not established.[2]
|}
|}


The PBLeagues directory includes domestic Malaysian events alongside international PALS competitions during the later years. Their presence in the same database does not necessarily establish that every listed event awarded points towards an international PALS championship.
Event records and contemporary reports document the competitions listed above.[2][5][6][7][8][9][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]


=== 2006 season ===
=== Cancelled, postponed and relocated events ===


The inaugural [[Paintball World Cup Asia]] was held in Kuala Lumpur in December 2006. Contemporary reporting identified Datis of Iran as the Division 1 winner and overall PALS champion.[3]
The [[2007 International Thailand Paintball Championship]] was initially announced for 24–26 August in Thailand. A subsequent PALS notice stated that it would move to Kuala Lumpur, citing anticipated security concerns and the withdrawal of a government-agency sponsor. The Independence Cup was subsequently advertised at Xtion Paintball Park with competition on 25–26 August and a captains' meeting on 24 August.[19][20]


Detailed results for other 2006 PALS rounds have not been established.
Contemporary reporting in ''Paintball Sports'' stated that planned 2008 rounds in Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand were cancelled, leaving World Cup Asia as the season's only completed event.[21]


=== 2007 season ===
A proposed China Cup in Hainan appeared in an early 2011 calendar but was subsequently postponed.[22]


The Independence Cup was held at Xtion Paintball Park in Bukit Jalil on 25 and 26 August and was described as the second PALS leg.[9] It used five-player capture-the-flag matches with three divisions.
=== Later database entries ===


Datis defeated Reaper to win Division 1. Global Pinoy won Division 2 and Zealous won Division 3.[18]
The PBLeagues PALS directory also includes Malaysian domestic tournaments during 2017 and a Malaysia Open Paintball Players League event on 13–14 January 2018.[2]


{| class="wikitable"
Their inclusion in the directory does not establish that they formed rounds of a complete international PALS championship.
! Division
! First
! Second
! Third
|-
| Division 1
| Datis
| Reaper
| Xtioneer
|-
| Division 2
| Global Pinoy
| Nemesis
| AK-47
|-
| Division 3
| Zealous
| CRV
| Promedia Fortior
|}


The Werdna Hol Cup was identified as the third PALS leg.[10] It used a three-player format, unlike the five-player Independence Cup. The surviving Villain Paintball coverage documents the event and its photography but does not contain a reliable complete result sheet.
== Affiliated competitions and development pathways ==


World Cup Asia concluded the season. Reaper won its Division 1 event, but Datis was named the PALS Division 1 overall champion. Global Gutz and Zealous were the Division 2 and Division 3 season champions respectively.[19]
=== Australia: Super 7s ===


=== 2010 season ===
Australia's [[Super 7s Tournament Series]] was recognised as a PALS feeder series in May 2011. Mike Whybrew and Adam Connolly were named as PALS Australasia representatives.[10]


Thailand returned to the PALS calendar through the Pattaya International Paintball Championship in March 2010.[20]
=== New Zealand: South Auckland Paintball Club ===


The United Paintball Philippines International Championship was held in Manila during August. PbRack Team USA won Division 1, Xtioneers 2 won Division 2 and Splatmasters won Division 3.[5]
In 2014, the [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] (SAPC) documented a direct connection with PALS through its Open and Novice series at [[Asylum Paintball]] in Auckland.[28][29]


{| class="wikitable"
The club's series information recorded endorsement from the heads of PALS/APPBF and Millennium Series/EPBF. SAPC adopted PALS rules and classifications, advertising its Open competition for PALS Divisions 1–3 and its Novice competition for Division 4.[28]
! Division
! First
! Second
! Third
|-
| Division 1
| PbRack Team USA
| STK
| Datis
|-
| Division 2
| Xtioneers 2
| Global Pinoy 1
| Splatmasters Gold
|-
| Division 3
| Splatmasters
| Global Pinoy 2
| BMT
|}
 
The season concluded with World Cup Asia at Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur. Datis won Division 1 and was also identified as the 2010 PALS Division 1 overall champion.[11]
 
=== 2011 season ===
 
An early 2011 calendar proposed events in Hainan, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia.[6][8] The China Cup was postponed, leaving Bangkok as the opening completed PALS event.
 
World Cup Asia was held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi from 10 to 13 November. Datis won Division 1, while Toulouse TonTon won the associated Intercontinental Cup.[21]
 
=== 2012 season ===
 
The 2012 season comprised confirmed events in Bangkok, Putrajaya and Langkawi.[12][13][14] Because the season has extensive surviving results and independent coverage, it is documented separately at [[2012 Paintball Asia League Series]].
 
Shockwave Canada won Division 1 in Bangkok. Infernal won the Malaysian Open at Putrajaya and subsequently won Division 1 at World Cup Asia.[12][13][14]
 
=== 2013 season ===
 
The 2013 Thailand event took place at Expressway Paintball Club in Bangkok from 28 February to 3 March.[15] Registered teams included Infernal, STK, Nemesis Legion, Xtioneers and Datis. International guest players associated with San Diego Dynasty, Los Angeles Infamous and Edmonton Impact also attended.[15]


The season concluded with the NAZA World Cup Asia in Langkawi from 15 to 17 November. Johannesburg Dynamix won Division 1 and Edmonton Impact won the Intercontinental Cup.[22]
On 26 January 2014, [[Michael Earley]], publishing as MikeE, announced that the SAPC Open Series winners would receive entry into Division 2 at [[2014 Paintball World Cup Asia]]. PALS sponsored the entry fee, while Asylum Paintball sponsored accommodation in Langkawi.[29]


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


The 2014 circuit comprised events in Bangkok from 28 to 30 March and Langkawi from 7 to 9 November.[2][16]
These records document an endorsed domestic competition and a sponsored pathway to World Cup Asia, separate from the international rounds listed above.[28][29][30]


PBLeagues applied a system under which only a team's highest event score counted towards the published season ranking. Aisawan led Division 1 with 100 points, followed by STK with 90 and Xtioneer with 85.[16]
== Selected season history ==


France led the Open X-Ball ranking. SPEED Aisawan and EPC HePMhA each recorded 100 points in Division 2, while Virgin Aisawan and SPEED Overshoot each recorded 100 in Division 3.[16]
=== 2007 ===


=== 2015 season ===
Reaper won Division 1 at World Cup Asia, while Datis won the overall PALS Division 1 championship. Global Gutz and Zealous were reported as the Division 2 and Division 3 season champions respectively.[3]


PALS opened its 2015 season at Expressway Paintball Field in Bangkok from 27 to 29 March. The event used Race-to-four in Division 1, Race-to-three in Division 2 and Race-to-two in Division 3.[23]
=== 2010 ===


The season concluded with World Cup Asia in Langkawi from 30 October to 1 November.[2]
The Philippine round took place at Stotsenberg Parade Ground, Clark Field. PbRack Team USA won Division 1, Xtioneers 2 won Division 2 and Splatmasters won Division 3.[8]


PBLeagues records the United States as the Open X-Ball leader, followed by France, Belgium and South Africa. Aisawan led Division 1, ahead of Cobra Kai and KTM Nemesis Legion. Inception Aisawan led Division 2.[17]
World Cup Asia concluded the season at Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur. Datis won Division 1 and were also identified as the overall PALS champions.[7]


=== 2016–2018 ===
=== 2012 ===


PBLeagues lists the Asia and Asia Pacific Cup in Putrajaya from 25 to 27 March 2016 as the first PALS leg of that year. World Cup Asia followed in Kuala Lumpur in October.[2]
Shockwave Canada won Division 1 at the opening Bangkok event. The second round in Putrajaya combined the Malaysian Open, PALS and an MPOC round.[13][14]


A further World Cup Asia was held in Kuala Lumpur from 10 to 12 November 2017. Several Malaysian domestic events are also grouped under the PALS league entry for that year.[2]
Infernal won Division 1 at World Cup Asia and were reported as the overall PALS champions.[23]


The latest event in the directory is the Malaysian Open Paintball Players League, held in Kuala Lumpur on 13 and 14 January 2018.[2] The available evidence does not establish whether PALS continued as a complete international season after that event.
=== 2013 ===


== Tournament structure ==
The season included Bangkok, Kajang and Langkawi events. Xtioneers won Division 1 in Thailand, STK won the Malaysian Open and Johannesburg Dynamix won World Cup Asia.[15][16][17]


=== Divisions ===
The overall season champions were Xtioneers in Division 1, Republic CMX in Division 2, Duckside in Division 3 and Kucha Lana in Division 4. All four were Malaysian teams.[17]


PALS used divisions to group teams by competition level. The names and formats changed between seasons, but the circuit commonly offered Divisions 1, 2 and 3, with Division 4 added at some events.
=== 2014 ===


Later competitions also included:
The published 2014 season rankings counted only each team's highest event score in Divisions 1–3. Aisawan headed Division 1, SPEED Aisawan headed Division 2 and Virgin Aisawan headed Division 3.[18]


* Open X-Ball for national or representative teams;
In New Zealand, the SAPC Open Series offered PALS-sponsored Division 2 entry to World Cup Asia, with accommodation sponsored by Asylum Paintball.[29]
* the Intercontinental Cup for invited international teams;
* mechanical-marker divisions;
* Race-to divisions with different point targets.


A team's division at one event should not be assumed to correspond exactly with its classification in another league.
=== 2015–2017 ===


=== Formats ===
The 2015 Singapore tournament combined SPS and PALS competition. Infernal won Division 1, SPEED won Division 2, SPEED Overshoot won Division 3 and Monstarz SG won Division 4.[11]


The 2007 Independence Cup used five-player capture-the-flag games lasting five minutes.[9] Divisions 1 and 2 permitted ramping capped at 15 balls per second, while Division 3 used capped semi-automatic firing.[9]
The surviving 2015 PBLeagues season table contains World Cup Asia points but no Bangkok scores and no Singapore column. It therefore does not provide a combined points record for all three documented rounds.[24]


By 2015, the Bangkok event used Race-to-four, Race-to-three and Race-to-two formats according to division.[23] World Cup Asia that year also included Open and Division 1 X-Ball.[17]
The [[2016 Asia and Asia Pacific Cup]] in Putrajaya was listed as the first PALS leg. Singapore followed in May, with RAW Empire winning Division 1, before World Cup Asia in Kuala Lumpur in October.[12][25]


=== Season rankings ===
The surviving 2016 and 2017 season standings pages contain no team totals.[26][27]


PALS event results and season championships were separate distinctions. Winning World Cup Asia did not automatically establish a team as the PALS season champion.
== Competition structure ==


The method also varied. In 2014 PBLeagues stated that only each team's highest event score counted, with lower scores dropped.[16]
=== Divisions and formats ===


== Host countries ==
Divisional names, eligibility and match formats varied between events and seasons.


{| class="wikitable"
The 2007 Independence Cup offered five-player capture-the-flag matches lasting five minutes. Divisions 1 and 2 permitted ramping capped at 15 balls per second, while Division 3 used capped semi-automatic firing.[20]
! Country
! Documented involvement
|-
| Malaysia
| Origin of PALS; host of World Cup Asia, the Independence Cup and Malaysian Open events
|-
| Thailand
| Host of Pattaya and Bangkok PALS events
|-
| Philippines
| Host of the United Paintball Philippines International Championship and other PALS events
|-
| Singapore
| Source of participating teams and host of related or affiliated competitions
|-
| Indonesia
| Source of participating teams and host of affiliated regional events
|-
| Australia
| Home of a recognised PALS feeder series from 2011
|}


Taiwan and China appeared in PALS promotional histories or proposed calendars, but completed PALS events in those countries require stronger event-level documentation before being added as confirmed rounds.
Later tournaments used Race-to and X-Ball formats. The 2015 Singapore event advertised Race to 4 in Division 1, Race to 3 in Division 2, Race to 2 in Division 3 and Race to 1 in Division 4.[11]


== Relationship with other organisations and competitions ==
Some World Cup Asia editions also included a separate professional Intercontinental Cup. Other editions offered national-team competitions.[17][24]


=== Paintball World Cup Asia ===
=== Event and season results ===


[[Paintball World Cup Asia]] was PALS's principal Malaysian international championship and frequently concluded the season. It developed a distinct event identity and is documented in a separate article.
An individual tournament placing and an overall season placing were separate results. Reaper's World Cup Asia victory and Datis's season championship in 2007 illustrate this distinction.[3]


=== Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit ===
Points-counting methods must be interpreted using the records for the relevant season. The published 2014 rankings used each team's highest event score, while the surviving 2015–2017 records have substantial gaps.[18][24][26][27]


The [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]] was a separate domestic series with historical organisational connections to PALS.
== Related competitions and organisations ==


Some events were combined. The May 2012 Putrajaya tournament counted as the second PALS event, the Malaysian Open and an MPOC round.[13] Results and season points for the two circuits remained separate.
The [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]] was a separate domestic circuit with organisational connections to PALS. The 2012 and 2013 Malaysian Open tournaments served both competitions.[14][16]


=== Asia Pacific Paintball Federation ===
The [[Singapore Paintball Series]] jointly featured with PALS in the June 2015 Singapore tournament.[11]


The [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]] was identified as the continental federation associated with PALS in the early UPBF structure.[4] PALS organised tournament competition, while the APPBF was presented as a regional representative body.
PALS's January 2006 announcement placed the series within the international framework of the [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]] and [[United Paintball Federation]].[4]


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2012 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[Nation Cup 2004]]
* [[Singapore Paintball Series]]
* [[Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005]]
* [[Super 7s Tournament Series]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]]
* [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]]
* [[United Paintball Federation]]
* [[United Paintball Federation]]
* [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[Paintball in Asia]]
* [[Paintball in Asia]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://vimeo.com/27469918 PALS – The Birth of PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia: Historical Origins]
# [https://p8ball4life.blogspot.com/2012/10/paintball-world-cup-asia-2012.html Paintball World Cup Asia 2012], ''Play For Fun'', 1 October 2012. Reproduced organiser information identifying PALS as established in 2005 and describing its history and regional events.
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 PBLeagues – Paintball Asia League Series event archive]
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 Paintball Asia League Series event archive], PBLeagues.
# [https://johnny-ong.blogspot.com/search?by-date=false&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true&start=658&updated-max=2006-12-21T04%3A15%3A00%2B08%3A00 Life's Happenings – Paintball World Cup Asia 2006, 19 December 2006]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/12/world-cup-asia-conclusion.html World Cup Asia: The Conclusion], ''Villain Paintball'', 10 December 2007. Event and overall season champions.
# [https://www.warpig.com/newswire/prwire_releases/1136381660212.shtml WARPIG – United Paintball Federation: PALS announcement, 4 January 2006]
# [https://www.warpig.com/newswire/prwire_releases/1136381660212.shtml United Paintball Federation], PALS announcement, ''WARPIG PR Wire'', 4 January 2006.
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# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4665 Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2016], PBLeagues, event information and results.
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/05/07/pals-2nd-leg-malaysia-open-2012-mpoc-3rd-leg-is-around-the-corner/ Social Paintball – PALS second leg, Malaysia Open and MPOC third leg, 7 May 2012]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/03/07/preview-video-pals-thailand-2012-the-experience/ PALS Thailand 2012 – The Experience], Coldfire Promotions, ''Social Paintball'', 7 March 2012.
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# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/05/07/pals-2nd-leg-malaysia-open-2012-mpoc-3rd-leg-is-around-the-corner/ PALS 2nd Leg / Malaysia Open 2012 / MPOC 3rd Leg Is Around the Corner], Mazzy Mao, ''Social Paintball'', 7 May 2012.
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/02/18/pals-thailand-2013-paintball-event-preview/ Social Paintball – PALS Thailand 2013 event preview, 18 February 2013]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310000000/http://www.palsthailand.com/ PALS Thailand 2013: Official homepage and results], archived organiser website.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2014 PBLeagues – 2014 Paintball Asia League Series season rankings]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2629 PALS 2nd Leg / Malaysian Open / MPOC 2013 – Leg 3], PBLeagues, event information and results.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2015 PBLeagues – 2015 Paintball Asia League Series season rankings]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/11/25/pals-naza-world-cup-asia-video-results-photo-gallery/ 2013 PALS/NAZA World Cup Asia Video, Results, and Photo Gallery], Israel L., ''Social Paintball'', 25 November 2013.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/08/independence-cup-2007.html Villain Paintball – Independence Cup 2007 results, 27 August 2007]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2014 2014 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/12/world-cup-asia-conclusion.html Villain Paintball – World Cup Asia 2007: The Conclusion, 10 December 2007]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/06/ International Thailand Paintball Championship 2007], ''Villain Paintball'', 21 June 2007, including the reproduced relocation announcement.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/03/pattaya-international-paintball.html Villain Paintball – Pattaya International Paintball Championship 2010]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/08/independence-cup-2007-2nd-leg-of-pals.html Independence Cup 2007: Second Leg of PALS], ''Villain Paintball'', 5 August 2007.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/11/datis-wins-wca-2011.html Villain Paintball/Bernama – Datis wins World Cup Asia 2011, 14 November 2011]
# [https://www.scribd.com/document/17212235/Feb-09 World Cup Asia 2008: The Local-International Success], Dave “Landshark” Norman, ''Paintball Sports'', February 2009, pp. 42–46.
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/11/25/pals-naza-world-cup-asia-video-results-photo-gallery/ Social Paintball – 2013 PALS/NAZA World Cup Asia results, 25 November 2013]
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2011/01/?m=0 PALS China Postponed], ''SEBURO'', 27 January 2011.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3946/info PBLeagues – PALS 2015 Leg 1 Bangkok]
# [https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2012/11/11/paintball--infernal-muncul-juara-baru-wca-2012 Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012], Suryati Mohd Nor, ''mStar'', 11 November 2012.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2015 2015 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4594/info Asia and Asia Pacific Cup 2016 – 1st Leg of PALS], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2016 2016 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2017 2017 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues.
# [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, rules, endorsement and sponsored 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. PALS-sponsored Division 2 entry and Asylum-sponsored accommodation.
# [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, confirming the sponsorship arrangement and announcing the president's World Cup Asia tournament role.


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Paintball Asia League Series (PALS), also styled Paintball-Asia League Series, was an international tournament paintball circuit originating in Malaysia. The organisers identified 2005 as its founding year, following their involvement in the Nation Cup and Asia Pacific Paintball Championship.[1]

PALS held international competitions in several Asian countries. Its principal Malaysian championship was Paintball World Cup Asia, which regularly served as a season finale. Individual event victories and overall season championships were separate honours.[1][2][3]

The series also developed connections with competitions outside its international calendar. These included Australia's Super 7s Tournament Series as a recognised feeder series and New Zealand's South Auckland Paintball Club through an endorsed competition and sponsored World Cup Asia entry.[10][28][29]

Abbreviation PALS
Origin Malaysia
Established 2005, according to the organisers' historical account
Sport Tournament paintball
Documented formats Five-player competition, Race-to and X-Ball
Historical organiser PALS Event Sdn Bhd
Principal championship Paintball World Cup Asia
Associated organisations Asia Pacific Paintball Federation; United Paintball Federation

History

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Origins

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The organisers' historical account identifies the 2004 Nation Cup and Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005 as predecessors of PALS and World Cup Asia. It also records their involvement in the Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, first organised in 2004.[1]

On 4 January 2006, PALS announced its participation in the United Paintball Federation. The announcement identified the Asia Pacific Paintball Federation as the continental organisation covering Asia and the Pacific, with PALS among its associated tournament series.[4]

The 2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship was identified as the second PALS leg. The inaugural 2006 Paintball World Cup Asia followed in Malaysia that December.[5][6]

Regional competition

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The organisers reported that PALS events had been held in Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines, with affiliated events hosted in Singapore and Indonesia by promoting partners.[1]

The 2010 calendar included competitions in Pattaya, Clark Field and Kuala Lumpur. Organiser information identified Bangkok, Clark and Langkawi as the locations of the three 2011 legs.[7][8][9]

Singapore hosted a combined PALS and Singapore Paintball Series tournament in June 2015, followed by another PALS Singapore event in May 2016.[11][12]

Seasons and events

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The following index links yearly season articles and documented individual tournaments. Earlier seasons have incomplete surviving calendars.

Season Documented events Locations
2006 2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship
2006 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia
2007 2007 Independence Cup
2007 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Malaysia
2008 2008 Paintball World Cup Asia Malaysia
2009 2009 Paintball World Cup Asia Malaysia
2010 2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship
2010 United Paintball Philippines International Championship
2010 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Philippines; Malaysia
2011 2011 PALS Thailand
2011 PALS Philippines
2011 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Philippines; Malaysia
2012 2012 PALS Thailand
2012 Malaysian Open
2012 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia
2013 2013 PALS Thailand
2013 Malaysian Open
2013 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia
2014 2014 PALS Thailand
2014 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia
2015 2015 PALS Thailand
2015 PALS Singapore / Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2
2015 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Singapore; Malaysia
2016 2016 Asia and Asia Pacific Cup
2016 Paintball Asia League Series Singapore
2016 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Malaysia; Singapore
2017 2017 Paintball World Cup Asia Malaysia

Event records and contemporary reports document the competitions listed above.[2][5][6][7][8][9][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Cancelled, postponed and relocated events

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The 2007 International Thailand Paintball Championship was initially announced for 24–26 August in Thailand. A subsequent PALS notice stated that it would move to Kuala Lumpur, citing anticipated security concerns and the withdrawal of a government-agency sponsor. The Independence Cup was subsequently advertised at Xtion Paintball Park with competition on 25–26 August and a captains' meeting on 24 August.[19][20]

Contemporary reporting in Paintball Sports stated that planned 2008 rounds in Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand were cancelled, leaving World Cup Asia as the season's only completed event.[21]

A proposed China Cup in Hainan appeared in an early 2011 calendar but was subsequently postponed.[22]

Later database entries

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The PBLeagues PALS directory also includes Malaysian domestic tournaments during 2017 and a Malaysia Open Paintball Players League event on 13–14 January 2018.[2]

Their inclusion in the directory does not establish that they formed rounds of a complete international PALS championship.

Affiliated competitions and development pathways

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Australia: Super 7s

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Australia's Super 7s Tournament Series was recognised as a PALS feeder series in May 2011. Mike Whybrew and Adam Connolly were named as PALS Australasia representatives.[10]

New Zealand: South Auckland Paintball Club

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In 2014, the South Auckland Paintball Club (SAPC) documented a direct connection with PALS through its Open and Novice series at Asylum Paintball in Auckland.[28][29]

The club's series information recorded endorsement from the heads of PALS/APPBF and Millennium Series/EPBF. SAPC adopted PALS rules and classifications, advertising its Open competition for PALS Divisions 1–3 and its Novice competition for Division 4.[28]

On 26 January 2014, Michael Earley, publishing as MikeE, announced that the SAPC Open Series winners would receive entry into Division 2 at 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia. PALS sponsored the entry fee, while Asylum Paintball sponsored accommodation in Langkawi.[29]

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

These records document an endorsed domestic competition and a sponsored pathway to World Cup Asia, separate from the international rounds listed above.[28][29][30]

Selected season history

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2007

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Reaper won Division 1 at World Cup Asia, while Datis won the overall PALS Division 1 championship. Global Gutz and Zealous were reported as the Division 2 and Division 3 season champions respectively.[3]

2010

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The Philippine round took place at Stotsenberg Parade Ground, Clark Field. PbRack Team USA won Division 1, Xtioneers 2 won Division 2 and Splatmasters won Division 3.[8]

World Cup Asia concluded the season at Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur. Datis won Division 1 and were also identified as the overall PALS champions.[7]

2012

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Shockwave Canada won Division 1 at the opening Bangkok event. The second round in Putrajaya combined the Malaysian Open, PALS and an MPOC round.[13][14]

Infernal won Division 1 at World Cup Asia and were reported as the overall PALS champions.[23]

2013

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The season included Bangkok, Kajang and Langkawi events. Xtioneers won Division 1 in Thailand, STK won the Malaysian Open and Johannesburg Dynamix won World Cup Asia.[15][16][17]

The overall season champions were Xtioneers in Division 1, Republic CMX in Division 2, Duckside in Division 3 and Kucha Lana in Division 4. All four were Malaysian teams.[17]

2014

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The published 2014 season rankings counted only each team's highest event score in Divisions 1–3. Aisawan headed Division 1, SPEED Aisawan headed Division 2 and Virgin Aisawan headed Division 3.[18]

In New Zealand, the SAPC Open Series offered PALS-sponsored Division 2 entry to World Cup Asia, with accommodation sponsored by Asylum Paintball.[29]

2015–2017

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The 2015 Singapore tournament combined SPS and PALS competition. Infernal won Division 1, SPEED won Division 2, SPEED Overshoot won Division 3 and Monstarz SG won Division 4.[11]

The surviving 2015 PBLeagues season table contains World Cup Asia points but no Bangkok scores and no Singapore column. It therefore does not provide a combined points record for all three documented rounds.[24]

The 2016 Asia and Asia Pacific Cup in Putrajaya was listed as the first PALS leg. Singapore followed in May, with RAW Empire winning Division 1, before World Cup Asia in Kuala Lumpur in October.[12][25]

The surviving 2016 and 2017 season standings pages contain no team totals.[26][27]

Competition structure

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Divisions and formats

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Divisional names, eligibility and match formats varied between events and seasons.

The 2007 Independence Cup offered five-player capture-the-flag matches lasting five minutes. Divisions 1 and 2 permitted ramping capped at 15 balls per second, while Division 3 used capped semi-automatic firing.[20]

Later tournaments used Race-to and X-Ball formats. The 2015 Singapore event advertised Race to 4 in Division 1, Race to 3 in Division 2, Race to 2 in Division 3 and Race to 1 in Division 4.[11]

Some World Cup Asia editions also included a separate professional Intercontinental Cup. Other editions offered national-team competitions.[17][24]

Event and season results

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An individual tournament placing and an overall season placing were separate results. Reaper's World Cup Asia victory and Datis's season championship in 2007 illustrate this distinction.[3]

Points-counting methods must be interpreted using the records for the relevant season. The published 2014 rankings used each team's highest event score, while the surviving 2015–2017 records have substantial gaps.[18][24][26][27]

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The Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit was a separate domestic circuit with organisational connections to PALS. The 2012 and 2013 Malaysian Open tournaments served both competitions.[14][16]

The Singapore Paintball Series jointly featured with PALS in the June 2015 Singapore tournament.[11]

PALS's January 2006 announcement placed the series within the international framework of the Asia Pacific Paintball Federation and United Paintball Federation.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. Paintball World Cup Asia 2012, Play For Fun, 1 October 2012. Reproduced organiser information identifying PALS as established in 2005 and describing its history and regional events.
  2. Paintball Asia League Series event archive, PBLeagues.
  3. World Cup Asia: The Conclusion, Villain Paintball, 10 December 2007. Event and overall season champions.
  4. United Paintball Federation, PALS announcement, WARPIG PR Wire, 4 January 2006.
  5. Pal Series Thailand Leg, PBNation, contemporary event discussion and results, August 2006.
  6. Flying colours for first Asian paintball tournament, Debbie Chan, The Star, 14 December 2006, archived.
  7. World Cup Asia 2010 Results, Villain Paintball, 29 November 2010.
  8. PALS Philippines International Championship 2010: Results & Conclusion, Villain Paintball, 24 August 2010.
  9. The Birth of PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia: Historical Origins, Allan Phang, 9 August 2011, accompanying organiser information.
  10. Australia Super 7 Series is now a PALS feeder series, Villain Paintball, 4 May 2011.
  11. Singapore Paintball Series 2015 Leg 2 / Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2015 Leg 2, PBLeagues, event information and results.
  12. Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2016, PBLeagues, event information and results.
  13. PALS Thailand 2012 – The Experience, Coldfire Promotions, Social Paintball, 7 March 2012.
  14. PALS 2nd Leg / Malaysia Open 2012 / MPOC 3rd Leg Is Around the Corner, Mazzy Mao, Social Paintball, 7 May 2012.
  15. PALS Thailand 2013: Official homepage and results, archived organiser website.
  16. PALS 2nd Leg / Malaysian Open / MPOC 2013 – Leg 3, PBLeagues, event information and results.
  17. 2013 PALS/NAZA World Cup Asia Video, Results, and Photo Gallery, Israel L., Social Paintball, 25 November 2013.
  18. 2014 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series, PBLeagues.
  19. International Thailand Paintball Championship 2007, Villain Paintball, 21 June 2007, including the reproduced relocation announcement.
  20. Independence Cup 2007: Second Leg of PALS, Villain Paintball, 5 August 2007.
  21. World Cup Asia 2008: The Local-International Success, Dave “Landshark” Norman, Paintball Sports, February 2009, pp. 42–46.
  22. PALS China Postponed, SEBURO, 27 January 2011.
  23. Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012, Suryati Mohd Nor, mStar, 11 November 2012.
  24. 2015 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series, PBLeagues.
  25. Asia and Asia Pacific Cup 2016 – 1st Leg of PALS, PBLeagues.
  26. 2016 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series, PBLeagues.
  27. 2017 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series, PBLeagues.
  28. 2014 SAPC Open + Novice Series, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, archived club website. PALS classifications, rules, endorsement and sponsored series prizes.
  29. SAPC Inc – Sending Kiwis to Paintball World Cup Asia 2014, Michael Earley, published as MikeE, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, 26 January 2014. PALS-sponsored Division 2 entry and Asylum-sponsored accommodation.
  30. 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, confirming the sponsorship arrangement and announcing the president's World Cup Asia tournament role.
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