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Created Infernal article documenting its 2008 and 2012 World Cup Asia championships, 2012 PALS series title, 2011 Bangkok and 2015 Singapore victories, international competition through 2017 and historically verified tournament results.
 
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'''Infernal''' is a Thai tournament paintball team associated with Bangkok and [[Expressway Paintball Club]]. The team won Division 1 at [[Paintball World Cup Asia]] in 2008 and 2012, and secured the 2012 [[Paintball Asia League Series]] overall championship.[1][2][3]
'''Infernal''' is a Thai tournament [[paintball]] team associated with Bangkok, Thailand. The team was a leading competitor in the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS), winning the Division 1 championship at [[Paintball World Cup Asia]] in 2008 and 2012.[1][2]
 
Infernal also won the 2012 PALS overall championship and the 2015 PALS Singapore tournament. The team continued competing internationally through at least 2017.[2][3]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Early competition and 2008 World Cup Asia ===
=== Early documented competition ===
 
Infernal won Division 1 at World Cup Asia in 2008, finishing ahead of MacDev Ronin, Xtioneer and SWAT. A contemporary account by a MacDev Ronin competitor described facing Infernal in the final.[1]
Infernal was competing internationally by 2008, when the team won Division 1 at World Cup Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
 
The tournament took place at Xtion Paintball Park in Bukit Jalil from 13 to 16 November 2008.
 
Infernal defeated Malaysia's [[MacDev Ronin]] in the final, with [[Xtioneers]] finishing third and Australia's Sydney SWAT fourth.[1]
 
The team's original founding date has not been established.
 
=== Asian competition (2010–2011) ===
 
Infernal continued competing in regional tournaments throughout Southeast Asia.
 
At the final round of the 2010 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit (MPOC), held in Subang Jaya in October, the team finished third in Division 1 behind Demonz Red and MacDev Ronin.[4]
 
In May 2011, Infernal won the PALS Bangkok tournament, finishing ahead of Iran's [[Datis (paintball team)|Datis]], Australia's SWAT and STK.[5]
 
At World Cup Asia in Langkawi in November 2011, Infernal reached the Division 1 semi-finals.
 
The team lost 3–2 to South Africa's Reaper before losing the third-place playoff 4–1 to STK, finishing fourth overall.[6]
 
=== 2012 PALS championship ===
 
The 2012 season was one of Infernal's most successful.
 
In May, the team won Division 1 at the PALS Malaysian Open in Putrajaya, finishing ahead of Demonz, STK and Datis.[7]


Infernal subsequently won its second World Cup Asia Division 1 championship in Langkawi on 11 November 2012.
The team's founding date has not been established.


The team defeated Australia's STK 4–2 in the final. The match was tied 2–2 before Infernal secured the victory.
=== PALS competition ===
Infernal won Division 1 at [[2011 PALS Thailand]], ahead of Datis, SWAT and STK.[4]


Following the tournament, team manager Wasitpon Tanrungsri confirmed that Infernal had also secured the overall 2012 PALS championship.[2]
At World Cup Asia in Langkawi on 11 November 2012, Infernal defeated STK 4–2 in the Division 1 final. Team manager Wasitpon Tanrungsri also confirmed the team's overall PALS championship.[2]


Infernal participated in the Intercontinental Cup held alongside World Cup Asia, finishing fourth behind [[Edmonton Impact]], [[San Diego Dynasty]] and [[Infamous (paintball team)|Los Angeles Infamous]].[8]
Infernal finished third in Division 1 at [[2013 PALS Thailand]]. Its PBLeagues history additionally records third place at the 2013 PALS Malaysian Open and tenth at World Cup Asia that year.[3][5]


=== Later competition (2013–2017) ===
In 2015, Infernal finished second at [[2015 PALS Thailand]], won Division 1 at the Singapore PALS event and finished fourth at World Cup Asia.[3]


Infernal remained active in Asian tournament paintball following its 2012 championship season.
=== TPOC and later Thailand events ===
The official standings after [[2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]] placed Infernal first in Division 1 with 50 series points.[6]


At the 2013 PALS Malaysian Open, the team finished third in Division 1. It subsequently finished tenth at the 2013 World Cup Asia.[3]
Infernal's tournament history records participation in [[2014 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]] and second place in Division 1 at [[2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International]].[3]


In 2015, Infernal finished second at the PALS Bangkok tournament before winning Division 1 at the PALS Singapore event in June.
DYE's report on [[2017 TPOC Bangkok]] identified Infernal as the Division 1 runner-up. The report covered selected sponsored teams.[7]


The Singapore final was played against Malaysia's [[Raskal Malaysia]], with Infernal winning 2–1.[3][9]
PBLeagues records Infernal finishing second in RaceTo-4 at [[2017 World Paintball Championship]]. The event's wider results table contains repeated leading positions, so this result follows the team's separate tournament history.[3]


At the 2015 World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Infernal finished fourth in Division 1.
The official results for [[2025 Thailand Xball League Pattaya]] list Infernal fourth in Division 1.[8]
 
The team subsequently finished second at the 2016 Phuket International tournament and second at the World Paintball Championship held in Thailand in December 2017.[3]
 
Its precise organisational status after 2017 has not been established.


== Selected tournament results ==
== Selected tournament results ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Year !! Event !! Division !! Result
! Tournament
! Division
! Result
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008 || World Cup Asia || Division 1 || 1st [1]
| World Cup Asia, Kuala Lumpur
| Division 1
| '''1st''' [1]
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2011 || [[2011 PALS Thailand]] || Division 1 || 1st [4]
| MPOC Event 5
| Division 1
| 3rd [4]
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2012 || World Cup Asia || Division 1 || 1st [2]
| PALS Bangkok
| Division 1
| '''1st''' [5]
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2012 || PALS season standings || Division 1 || Overall champions [2]
| World Cup Asia, Langkawi
| Division 1
| 4th [6]
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2013 || [[2013 PALS Thailand]] || Division 1 || 3rd [5]
| PALS Malaysian Open
| Division 1
| '''1st''' [7]
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2013 || PALS Malaysian Open || Division 1 || 3rd [3]
| World Cup Asia, Langkawi
| Division 1
| '''1st''' [2]
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2013 || World Cup Asia || Division 1 || 10th [3]
| PALS season standings
| Division 1
| '''Series champions''' [2]
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2015 || [[2015 PALS Thailand]] || Division 1 || 2nd [3]
| Intercontinental Cup
| International
| 4th [8]
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2015 || PALS Singapore || Division 1 || 1st [3]
| PALS Malaysian Open
| Division 1
| 3rd [3]
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015 || World Cup Asia || Division 1 || 4th [3]
| PALS Bangkok
| Division 1
| 2nd [3]
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2016 || [[2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International]] || Division 1 || 2nd [3]
| PALS Singapore
| Division 1
| '''1st''' [3][9]
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2017 || [[2017 TPOC Bangkok]] || Division 1 || 2nd [7]
| World Cup Asia, Langkawi
| Division 1
| 4th [3]
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2017 || [[2017 World Paintball Championship]] || RaceTo-4 || 2nd in team history [3]
| Phuket International
| Division 1
| 2nd [3]
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2025 || [[2025 Thailand Xball League Pattaya]] || Division 1 || 4th [8]
| World Paintball Championship, Thailand
| Race-to-4
| 2nd [3]
|}
|}


== Notable personnel ==
== Documented personnel ==
 
* Wasitpon Tanrungsri — team manager identified in contemporary coverage of the 2012 World Cup Asia victory.[2]
* '''Wasitpon Tanrungsri''' – Team manager documented during the 2012 World Cup Asia championship.[2]


== See also ==
== See also ==
 
* [[Paintball in Thailand]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[PALS Thailand]]
* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Thailand Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[Datis (paintball team)]]
* [[Expressway Paintball Club]]
* [[Xtioneers]]
* [[Aisawan]]
* [[List of historically significant paintball teams]]


== References ==
== References ==
 
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/11/macdev-rules.html Caranthir, “MacDev Rules!”, Villain Paintball, 17 November 2008. Contemporary account and World Cup Asia results.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/11/macdev-rules.html Villain Paintball – MacDev Rules!, 17 November 2008].
# [https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2012/11/11/paintball--infernal-muncul-juara-baru-wca-2012 Suryati Mohd Nor, “Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012”, mStar, 11 November 2012.]
# [https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2012/11/11/paintball--infernal-muncul-juara-baru-wca-2012 mStar – Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012, Suryati Mohd Nor, 11 November 2012].
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/tMujnXUwNzi0G7xB “Infernal”, PBLeagues. Bangkok home location, Expressway association and historical tournament results.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/tMujnXUwNzi0G7xB PBLeagues – Infernal, Historical Tournament Results, 2013–2017].
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/05/ Caranthir, “Results over the weekend”, Villain Paintball, 30 May 2011.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/10/ Villain Paintball – MPOC 2010 Event 5 Results, 4 October 2010].
# [https://teamantimatter.blogfa.com/post/50 “PALS 2013/II...”, TechPB, to the Front, 4 March 2013.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/05/results-over-weekend.html Villain Paintball – Results Over the Weekend, 30 May 2011].
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720002902/http://www.palsthailand.com/?page_id=298 “TPOC Overall Rankings (after 1st leg)”, PALS Thailand. Archived 20 July 2011.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/11/datis-wins-wca-2011.html Villain Paintball – Datis Wins WCA 2011!, reproducing Bernama's tournament report, 14 November 2011].
# [https://shop.dyepaintball.com/blogs/news/dye-asia-domination-at-tpoc “DYE Asia Domination”, DYE Paintball, July 2017. Report and accompanying results graphic.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2012/05/ Villain Paintball – PALS 2012 Malaysian Open Event 2 Results, 28 May 2012].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8660/rankings “Places: TXBL Pattaya 2025”, PBLeagues. Official divisional results.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/11/13/2012-pals-paintball-world-cup-asia-results-and-photos/ Social Paintball – 2012 PALS Paintball World Cup Asia Results and Photos, Israel L., 13 November 2012].
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2015/10/ Planet Eclipse – Cheeky Raskals Only Won the SPS!!!, 5 October 2015].


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://pbleagues.com/team/tMujnXUwNzi0G7xB Infernal tournament history on PBLeagues]


* [https://pbleagues.com/team/tMujnXUwNzi0G7xB Infernal tournament results on PBLeagues]
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[[Category:2010s in Thai paintball]]
[[Category:2020s in Thai paintball]]

Latest revision as of 05:20, 29 October 2026

Infernal is a Thai tournament paintball team associated with Bangkok and Expressway Paintball Club. The team won Division 1 at Paintball World Cup Asia in 2008 and 2012, and secured the 2012 Paintball Asia League Series overall championship.[1][2][3]

History

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Early documented competition

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Infernal won Division 1 at World Cup Asia in 2008, finishing ahead of MacDev Ronin, Xtioneer and SWAT. A contemporary account by a MacDev Ronin competitor described facing Infernal in the final.[1]

The team's founding date has not been established.

PALS competition

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Infernal won Division 1 at 2011 PALS Thailand, ahead of Datis, SWAT and STK.[4]

At World Cup Asia in Langkawi on 11 November 2012, Infernal defeated STK 4–2 in the Division 1 final. Team manager Wasitpon Tanrungsri also confirmed the team's overall PALS championship.[2]

Infernal finished third in Division 1 at 2013 PALS Thailand. Its PBLeagues history additionally records third place at the 2013 PALS Malaysian Open and tenth at World Cup Asia that year.[3][5]

In 2015, Infernal finished second at 2015 PALS Thailand, won Division 1 at the Singapore PALS event and finished fourth at World Cup Asia.[3]

TPOC and later Thailand events

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The official standings after 2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1 placed Infernal first in Division 1 with 50 series points.[6]

Infernal's tournament history records participation in 2014 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1 and second place in Division 1 at 2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International.[3]

DYE's report on 2017 TPOC Bangkok identified Infernal as the Division 1 runner-up. The report covered selected sponsored teams.[7]

PBLeagues records Infernal finishing second in RaceTo-4 at 2017 World Paintball Championship. The event's wider results table contains repeated leading positions, so this result follows the team's separate tournament history.[3]

The official results for 2025 Thailand Xball League Pattaya list Infernal fourth in Division 1.[8]

Selected tournament results

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Year Event Division Result
2008 World Cup Asia Division 1 1st [1]
2011 2011 PALS Thailand Division 1 1st [4]
2012 World Cup Asia Division 1 1st [2]
2012 PALS season standings Division 1 Overall champions [2]
2013 2013 PALS Thailand Division 1 3rd [5]
2013 PALS Malaysian Open Division 1 3rd [3]
2013 World Cup Asia Division 1 10th [3]
2015 2015 PALS Thailand Division 1 2nd [3]
2015 PALS Singapore Division 1 1st [3]
2015 World Cup Asia Division 1 4th [3]
2016 2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International Division 1 2nd [3]
2017 2017 TPOC Bangkok Division 1 2nd [7]
2017 2017 World Paintball Championship RaceTo-4 2nd in team history [3]
2025 2025 Thailand Xball League Pattaya Division 1 4th [8]

Documented personnel

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  • Wasitpon Tanrungsri — team manager identified in contemporary coverage of the 2012 World Cup Asia victory.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. Caranthir, “MacDev Rules!”, Villain Paintball, 17 November 2008. Contemporary account and World Cup Asia results.
  2. Suryati Mohd Nor, “Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012”, mStar, 11 November 2012.
  3. “Infernal”, PBLeagues. Bangkok home location, Expressway association and historical tournament results.
  4. Caranthir, “Results over the weekend”, Villain Paintball, 30 May 2011.
  5. “PALS 2013/II...”, TechPB, to the Front, 4 March 2013.
  6. “TPOC Overall Rankings (after 1st leg)”, PALS Thailand. Archived 20 July 2011.
  7. “DYE Asia Domination”, DYE Paintball, July 2017. Report and accompanying results graphic.
  8. “Places: TXBL Pattaya 2025”, PBLeagues. Official divisional results.
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