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The Asia Girls Paintball International Championship (AGPIC) is an all-female paintball competition established in Singapore in 2017. It was developed by the team behind the Singapore Paintball Series to encourage women's participation in competitive paintball and bring female players from across the region together.[1]

History

Establishment

According to the tournament director's introduction to the 2019 event programme, the idea for AGPIC was proposed in 2016 and first realised in 2017.[1]

The organisers described the competition as an opportunity for women to compete together in a regional scene where many teams were predominantly male.[1]

Documented editions

Edition	Documented information
2017	Inaugural edition, confirmed in the organiser's subsequent historical account.[1]
2018	Advertised for 4 August, following a change from the originally announced date of 5 August.[2]
2019	Third edition; scheduled for 14 July at Red Dynasty Paintball Park. The organiser subsequently reported seven teams and more than 40 female players.[1][3]

The 2018 date change followed requests from participants and scheduling arrangements for SPS500 Event 2. The announcement invited local and overseas players and advertised a live webcast.[2]

Planned Malaysian expansion

In its 2020 executive summary, SPS announced plans to hold AGPIC in Malaysia for the first time through a partnership with the organisers of NXL Asia. The announcement established a proposed expansion; it does not confirm that the Malaysian event took place.[3]

Published rules for 2023

The SPS rules revision dated 5 February 2023 included an AGPIC category using Race-to-2 with six-minute games and unlimited pods.[4]

Competition format

The published 2019 programme specified five players on the field, rosters of up to eight players, seven-minute games and a mercy limit of two. Players were permitted four pods each.[1]

The category permitted electronic markers and female players of any nationality or playing division, subject to the programme's minimum participant age of 14.[1]

These provisions describe the advertised 2019 format; subsequent published rules changed the game time and paint allowance.[4]

References

13–14 July 2019 Executive Summary, Singapore Paintball Series, 2019.
Asia Girls Paintball International Championship (4 Aug 2018), MCS, reproduced event announcement.
SPS 2020 Executive Summary, Singapore Paintball Series, review of 2019 and proposed 2020 programme.
SPS Rules and Regulations, Version 2.0, Singapore Paintball Series, revision dated 5 February 2023.

External links

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-'''Asia Girls Paintball International Championship''' ('''AGPIC''') was an international women's [[paintball]] tournament established in Singapore in 2017. Organised by the team behind the [[Singapore Paintball Series]] (SPS), the championship provided a dedicated competition for female players from Singapore and overseas.[1]
+The '''Asia Girls Paintball International Championship''' ('''AGPIC''') is an all-female paintball competition established in Singapore in 2017. It was developed by the team behind the [[Singapore Paintball Series]] to encourage women's participation in competitive paintball and bring female players from across the region together.[1]
-The event was held at [[Red Dynasty Paintball Park]] in Singapore and used a five-player electronic paintball format. By 2019, the championship attracted seven teams and more than 40 female players.[1][2]
 == History ==
-=== Establishment (2017) ===
+=== Establishment ===
+According to the tournament director's introduction to the 2019 event programme, the idea for AGPIC was proposed in 2016 and first realised in 2017.[1]
-The idea for the Asia Girls Paintball International Championship originated in 2016, with the inaugural tournament taking place in 2017.[1]
-The competition was developed by the organisers of the Singapore Paintball Series to increase women's participation in competitive paintball.
-At the time, women commonly competed as individual members of predominantly male teams throughout Asia. AGPIC was intended to bring female players together in a dedicated international tournament.[1]
-Singaporean paintball organiser [[Jane Koh]], who was involved in establishing Red Dynasty Paintball Park and the Singapore Paintball Series, played a leading role in the development of AGPIC.[3]
-=== 2018 championship ===
-The second edition of AGPIC was scheduled for 4 August 2018 in Singapore.
-The organisers originally announced the event for 5 August but moved it forward by one day following requests from participants and to accommodate the scheduling of Singapore Paintball Series 500 Event 2.
+The organisers described the competition as an opportunity for women to compete together in a regional scene where many teams were predominantly male.[1]
-The announcement invited female players from Singapore and overseas and included plans for a live online webcast.[4]
+=== Documented editions ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Edition !! Documented information
+|-
+| [[2017 Asia Girls Paintball International Championship|2017]]
+| Inaugural edition, confirmed in the organiser's subsequent historical account.[1]
+|-
+| [[2018 Asia Girls Paintball International Championship|2018]]
+| Advertised for 4 August, following a change from the originally announced date of 5 August.[2]
+|-
+| [[2019 Asia Girls Paintball International Championship|2019]]
+| Third edition; scheduled for 14 July at Red Dynasty Paintball Park. The organiser subsequently reported seven teams and more than 40 female players.[1][3]
+|}
-=== 2019 championship ===
+The 2018 date change followed requests from participants and scheduling arrangements for SPS500 Event 2. The announcement invited local and overseas players and advertised a live webcast.[2]
-The third AGPIC was scheduled for 14 July 2019 at Red Dynasty Paintball Park, located at Turf City, Bukit Timah, Singapore.[1]
+=== Planned Malaysian expansion ===
+In its 2020 executive summary, SPS announced plans to hold AGPIC in Malaysia for the first time through a partnership with the organisers of [[NXL Asia]]. The announcement established a proposed expansion; it does not confirm that the Malaysian event took place.[3]
-The championship formed part of a two-day tournament programme on 13–14 July that also included the Asia Paintball Masters, Asia Under-23 Championship, Singapore 7s Series and Asia 1vs1 Open Championship.
+=== Published rules for 2023 ===
+The SPS rules revision dated 5 February 2023 included an AGPIC category using Race-to-2 with six-minute games and unlimited pods.[4]
-The organisers subsequently reported that the 2019 AGPIC attracted seven teams and more than 40 female players.[2]
-=== Planned expansion to Malaysia (2020) ===
-In its 2020 executive summary, the Singapore Paintball Series announced plans to hold AGPIC in Malaysia for the first time.
-The proposed expansion was associated with a partnership between the Singapore Paintball Series and the organisers of [[NXL Asia]].
-The organisers stated that they intended to develop AGPIC beyond Singapore and collaborate with other regional tournament organisations to promote women's paintball.[2]
-The available documentation establishes the announcement but does not confirm that the proposed Malaysian tournament took place.
 == Competition format ==
+The published 2019 programme specified five players on the field, rosters of up to eight players, seven-minute games and a mercy limit of two. Players were permitted four pods each.[1]
-The 2019 AGPIC used a five-player electronic paintball format based on Singapore Paintball Series rules.
+The category permitted electronic markers and female players of any nationality or playing division, subject to the programme's minimum participant age of 14.[1]
-The published competition regulations specified:
+These provisions describe the advertised 2019 format; subsequent published rules changed the game time and paint allowance.[4]
-* Five players on the field per team.
-* Maximum roster of eight players.
-* Seven-minute match time.
-* Mercy limit of two points.
-* Maximum of four paintball pods per player.
-* Semi-automatic or ramping firing modes, capped at 10.5 balls per second.
-* No sideline coaching.
-The competition was open to female players regardless of nationality or competitive division.
-Under Singapore's regulations, participants were required to be at least 14 years old.[1]
-== Organisation ==
-AGPIC was organised by the team responsible for the Singapore Paintball Series.
-The competition was associated with [[Red Dynasty Paintball Park]], which hosted Singapore's domestic and international speedball tournaments.
-Jane Koh was among the organisers involved in developing the Singapore tournament scene. Her work in women's paintball, including AGPIC, was documented in ''Paintball Media Magazine'' in June 2025.[3]
-The Singapore Paintball Series also had organisational relationships with the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] and international tournament promoters.[1]
-== Role in women's paintball ==
-AGPIC provided a dedicated tournament opportunity for female players in Southeast Asia during a period when women's-only competitions were relatively uncommon within the regional tournament structure.
-The organisers identified increasing women's participation as a principal objective, noting that many existing Asian tournament teams included only one or two female players.[1]
-The competition offered female players opportunities to participate in international five-player paintball without requiring an established national women's league.
-Its introduction preceded the establishment of the professional [[Women's National Xball League]] in 2021.
 == See also ==
+* [[Paintball in Singapore]]
-* [[Women's paintball]]
-* [[Women's paintball in Singapore]]
-* [[Women's paintball in Malaysia]]
 * [[Singapore Paintball Series]]
 * [[Red Dynasty Paintball Park]]
-* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
 * [[NXL Asia]]
-* [[Women's National Xball League]]
-* [[Jane Koh]]
 == References ==
+# [https://singaporepaintballseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/13-14-JULY-2019-Executive-Summary.pdf 13–14 July 2019 Executive Summary], ''Singapore Paintball Series'', 2019.
-# [https://singaporepaintballseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/13-14-JULY-2019-Executive-Summary.pdf Singapore Paintball Series, "13–14 July 2019 Executive Summary", including the tournament director's introduction and AGPIC regulations.]
+# [https://mcsus.com/blogs/events/asia-girls-paintball-international-championship-2018-august4 Asia Girls Paintball International Championship (4 Aug 2018)], ''MCS'', reproduced event announcement.
-# [https://singaporepaintballseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SPS-2020-Executive-Summary.pdf Singapore Paintball Series, "2020 Executive Summary", review of 2019 participation and plans for AGPIC in Malaysia.]
+# [https://singaporepaintballseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SPS-2020-Executive-Summary.pdf SPS 2020 Executive Summary], ''Singapore Paintball Series'', review of 2019 and proposed 2020 programme.
-# [https://viewer.joomag.com/paintball-media-magazine-june-2025/0805517001749647152/p174 Paintball Media Magazine, June 2025, p. 174, profile of Singaporean paintball organiser Jane Koh.]
+# [https://singaporepaintballseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SPS-Rules-and-Regulations_V2.0.pdf SPS Rules and Regulations, Version 2.0], ''Singapore Paintball Series'', revision dated 5 February 2023.
-# [https://mcsus.com/blogs/events/asia-girls-paintball-international-championship-2018-august4 MCS, "Asia Girls Paintball International Championship (4 Aug 2018)", contemporary tournament announcement.]
 == External links ==
+* [https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGirlsPaintballInternationalChampionship/ Official Facebook page]
+* [https://singaporepaintballseries.com/ Singapore Paintball Series website]
-* [https://singaporepaintballseries.com/ Singapore Paintball Series]
+[[Category:Singaporean paintball tournament series]]
-* [https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGirlsPaintballInternationalChampionship/ Asia Girls Paintball International Championship on Facebook]
-* [https://weplaypaintball.com/ Red Dynasty Paintball Park]
-[[Category:Paintball tournaments]]
 [[Category:Women's paintball]]
-[[Category:Paintball in Singapore]]
-[[Category:Asian paintball]]

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