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'''Paintball in Thailand''' is WikiPaintball's national directory for articles documenting Thai paintball.


'''Paintball in Thailand''' includes recreational paintball, domestic tournament competition and international [[speedball]] events. Thailand became an established destination on the Asian tournament circuit during the 2000s, hosting competitions associated with the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS).
The collection covers teams, tournaments, playing fields, organisations, clubs, businesses, equipment, media and people associated with the sport.


Thai teams have also achieved success internationally, particularly at the [[Paintball World Cup Asia]], where teams including [[Infernal]] and [[Aisawan]] won major divisional titles.[1][2]
== Explore Thai paintball ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Subject !! Browse articles
|-
| Teams
| [[:Category:Thai paintball teams|Competitive and recreational teams]]
|-
| Tournaments and leagues
| [[:Category:Paintball tournaments in Thailand|Tournaments and championships]] · [[:Category:Thai paintball tournament series|Tournament series]] · [[:Category:Thai paintball leagues|Leagues]]
|-
| Fields and venues
| [[:Category:Paintball fields in Thailand|Playing fields, paintball parks and tournament venues]]
|-
| Organisations and clubs
| [[:Category:Thai paintball organisations|Organisations]] · [[:Category:Thai paintball clubs|Clubs]]
|-
| People
| [[:Category:Thai paintball people|People]] · [[:Category:Thai paintball players|Players]]
|-
| Equipment manufacturers
| [[:Category:Paintball equipment manufacturers in Thailand|Manufacturers and manufacturing businesses]]
|-
| Media and archives
| [[:Category:Thai paintball media|Websites, forums, broadcasts and historical publications]] · [[:Category:Thai magazines|Magazines]]
|-
| Businesses
| [[:Category:Thai paintball companies|Retailers, distributors, field operators and other businesses]]
|}


== History ==
== Explore by location ==
* [[:Category:Paintball in Bangkok|Bangkok]]
* [[:Category:Paintball in Chon Buri|Chon Buri, including Pattaya, Jomtien, Bang Saray and Si Racha]]
* [[:Category:Paintball in Phuket|Phuket]]
* [[:Category:Paintball in Chiang Mai|Chiang Mai]]
* [[:Category:Paintball in Nakhon Nayok|Nakhon Nayok]]


=== Early international competition ===
For the wider geographical collection, see [[:Category:Paintball in Thailand]].


Thailand was hosting international tournament paintball by the mid-2000s.
== Historical periods ==
* [[:Category:2000s in Thai paintball|2000s]]
* [[:Category:2010s in Thai paintball|2010s]]
* [[:Category:2020s in Thai paintball|2020s]]


In a February 2010 interview, Malaysian paintball organiser Patrick Tan recalled that the previous international PALS event in Thailand had taken place in 2006. The interview also described efforts to support the development of Thailand's domestic tournament scene.[3]
== Tournament series and leagues ==
 
* [[PALS Thailand]]
On 13–14 March 2010, Pattaya hosted the inaugural [[Pattaya International Paintball Championship]] at the Thailand Sports Centre.
* [[Thailand Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[Thailand International Paintball Championship]]
* [[World Paintball Championship]]
* [[Thailand Xball League]]
* [[NAWASIA Paintball Competition]]


Organised with support from Pattaya City, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Thailand International Paintball Club, the tournament was announced with 49 teams representing 11 countries.[4]
For the wider regional circuit, see [[Paintball Asia League Series]] and [[Paintball World Cup Asia]].


The tournament formed part of the Paintball Asia League Series and helped re-establish Thailand as an international competition venue.
== Individual tournament articles ==
This is an index of available event articles, rather than a complete calendar. Events are grouped by year without implying their order within that year.


=== Paintball Asia League Series ===
Some articles document scheduled or advertised events without independently verified completion or results. Consult each article for the evidence and its limitations.


During the early 2010s, Bangkok became a regular host of PALS tournaments.
=== 2000s ===
* [[2004 International Charity Paintball Competition]]
* [[2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship]]


The 2013 PALS Thailand event took place from 28 February to 3 March at Express Way Paintball Club in Bangkok.
=== 2010 ===
* [[2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship]]


Participating teams included Thailand's Infernal, Australia's STK, Malaysia's Nemesis Legion and Xtioneers, and Iran's Datis.
=== 2011 ===
* [[2011 PALS Thailand]]
* [[2011 Thailand Paintball Championship Leg 1]]
* [[2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]]
* [[2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 2]]
* [[2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Final Leg]]
* [[2011 TPOC Young Blood Paintball Challenge]]


The event also attracted international guest players, including members of [[San Diego Dynasty]], [[Los Angeles Infamous]] and [[Edmonton Impact]].[5]
=== 2012 ===
* [[2012 PALS Thailand]]
* [[2012 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]]
* [[2012 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 2]]
* [[2012 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 3]]


PALS returned to Bangkok from 28 to 30 March 2014 and 27 to 29 March 2015, with both tournaments held at Expressway Paintball Field in the Rama 9 area.[6][7]
=== 2013 ===
* [[2013 PALS Thailand]]
* [[2013 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]]
* [[2013 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 2]]
* [[2013 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 3]]


=== International tournament success ===
=== 2014 ===
* [[2014 PALS Thailand]]
* [[2014 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]]
* [[2014 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 2]]


Thai teams achieved several notable results at the Paintball World Cup Asia in Malaysia.
=== 2015 ===
* [[2015 PALS Thailand]]
* [[2015 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]]
* [[2015 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 2]]


At the 2012 World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Infernal won Division 1, finishing ahead of Australia's STK and Malaysia's Nemesis Legion.[2]
=== 2016 ===
* [[2016 TPOC Bangkok]]
* [[2016 TPOC Chiang Mai]]
* [[2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International]]


At the 2014 World Cup Asia, Thai teams won all three principal divisional competitions:
=== 2017 ===
* [[2017 Thailand International Paintball Championship]]
* [[2017 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1]]
* [[2017 TPOC Bangkok]]
* [[2017 World Paintball Championship]]


{| class="wikitable"
=== 2018 ===
! Division
* [[2018 World Paintball Championship]]
! Winning team
|-
| Division 1
| [[Aisawan]]
|-
| Division 2
| SPEED Aisawan
|-
| Division 3
| Virgin Aisawan
|}


The official PALS season rankings also placed Aisawan first in Division 1, SPEED Aisawan first in Division 2 and Virgin Aisawan first in Division 3.[1]
=== 2019 ===
* [[2019 World Paintball Championship]]


In 2015, Aisawan again won Division 1 at the World Cup Asia, while Inception Aisawan won Division 2. Both teams finished first in their respective published PALS season rankings.[8]
=== 2020 ===
* [[2020 Thailand International Paintball Championship]]


=== Domestic tournament development ===
=== 2022 ===
* [[2022 APS Paintball]] — scheduled-event record


Thailand also developed domestic tournament organisations, including the [[Thailand Paintball Official Circuit]] (TPOC).
=== 2023 ===
* [[2023 APS Paintball Leg 1]] — scheduled-event record
* [[2023 APS Paintball Leg 3]] — scheduled-event record
* [[2023 High Society Thailand Paintball Throwdown]]
* [[2023 INO Paintball Tournament]]
* [[2023 Thailand Xball League Leg 1]]
* [[2023 Thailand Xball League Leg 2]]


An officially registered TPOC event took place at Expressway Paintball Club in Bangkok on 8–9 February 2014, with five-player RaceTo-2 competition in two divisions.[9]
=== 2024 ===
* [[2024 Hormesis Elite 1v1 World Tour Thailand]]
* [[2024 NAWASIA Competition Leg 1]] — scheduled-event record
* [[2024 NAWASIA Competition Leg 2]] — scheduled-event record
* [[2024 NAWASIA Grand Finale]] — scheduled-event record


On 23–25 September 2016, the circuit organised the Gelkaps Phuket International tournament at Surin Beach Soccer Stadium in Phuket.
=== 2025 ===
* [[2025 Thailand Xball League Pattaya]]
* [[2025 NAWASIA Competition Leg 1]]
* [[2025 NAWASIA Competition Leg 2]] — announced programme
* [[2025 NAWASIA Grand Finale]] — announced programme


The competition attracted 30 registered teams across three divisions, using X-Ball and RaceTo formats.[10]
=== 2026 ===
* [[2026 NAWASIA First Leg]] — announced programme
* [[2026 NAWASIA Final]] — scheduled-event record


Thailand also hosted World Paintball Championship events during the late 2010s, with PBLeagues recording competitions in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[11]
Browse [[:Category:Paintball tournaments in Thailand|all tournament articles]] for further entries.


=== Thailand Xball League ===
== Teams and venues ==
* [[Infernal (Thailand Paintball Team)|Infernal]]
* [[Aisawan (Thailand Paintball Team)|Aisawan]]
* [[Expressway Paintball Club]]


The [[Thailand Xball League]] (TXBL) subsequently became part of the country's international tournament programme.
Browse [[:Category:Thai paintball teams|all team articles]] and [[:Category:Paintball fields in Thailand|all field and venue articles]].


The 2025 TXBL tournament was held at Jomtien Beach in Pattaya from 21 to 23 February.
== Historical records and resources ==
* [[:Category:Thai paintball history|All Thai paintball history]]
* [[:Category:Thai paintball media|Websites, forums and other media]]
* [[:Category:Paintball tournament results|Tournament results]]
* [[:Category:Paintball rankings|Rankings and standings]]
* [[Regulation of paintball in Thailand]]


The competition featured 41 registered teams across three X-Ball divisions, with competitors from Thailand and other countries.[12]
== Help preserve Thai paintball history ==
 
Useful historical material includes tournament results, original team rosters, event programmes, photographs, videos, magazines, newspaper reports, archived websites and forum discussions in Thai and other languages.
The Division 1 title was won by Guardians SFB, ahead of Russian Roulette and YaZvezda Desperados.[13]
 
== Notable teams ==
 
Thai teams documented in international tournament records include:
 
* '''[[Infernal]]''' – Winner of Division 1 at the 2012 Paintball World Cup Asia and a regular participant in international competition.
* '''[[Aisawan]]''' – Division 1 champion at the 2014 and 2015 Paintball World Cup Asia.
* '''SPEED Aisawan''' – Division 2 champion at the 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia.
* '''Virgin Aisawan''' – Division 3 champion at the 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia.
* '''Inception Aisawan''' – Division 2 champion at the 2015 Paintball World Cup Asia.
* '''SPEED Overshoot''' – Winner of Division 3 at the 2014 and 2015 Bangkok PALS tournaments.[1][8][14]
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Infernal]]
* [[Aisawan]]
* [[Thailand Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[Thailand Xball League]]
* [[X-Ball]]
* [[Speedball]]


== References ==
Firsthand recollections can help identify people, places and events. Articles should distinguish these recollections from information verified through contemporary records.


# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2014 PBLeagues, Paintball Asia League Series, 2014 Season Rankings.]
== Related directories ==
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2012/11/13/2012-pals-paintball-world-cup-asia-results-and-photos/ Social Paintball, Israel Lagares, 2012 PALS Paintball World Cup Asia Results and Photos, 13 November 2012.]
* [[Paintball in Asia]]
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-with-patirck-tan-on-pattaya.html SEBURO, Patrick Tan on the Pattaya International Paintball Championship, 5 February 2010.]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]
# [https://www.pattayamail.com/867/sports.shtml Pattaya Mail, Pattaya International Paintball Championships This Weekend, 12 March 2010.]
* [[Paintball in Australia]]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/02/26/2013-pals-thailand-begins-this-weekend/ Social Paintball, Mazzy Mao, 2013 PALS Thailand Begins This Weekend, 26 February 2013.]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3292 PBLeagues, PALS 2014 Leg 1, Bangkok, 28–30 March 2014.]
* [[Paintball in Malta]]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3946 PBLeagues, PALS 2015 Leg 1, Bangkok, 27–29 March 2015.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2015 PBLeagues, Paintball Asia League Series, 2015 Season Rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3323 PBLeagues, Thailand Paintball Official Circuit, TPOC Leg 1, 8–9 February 2014.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4809 PBLeagues, TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International, 23–25 September 2016.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/tMujnXUwNzi0G7xB PBLeagues, Infernal, Historical Tournament Results, including World Paintball Championship events.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8660 PBLeagues, TXBL Pattaya 2025, 21–23 February 2025.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8660/teams PBLeagues, TXBL Pattaya 2025, Official Team Rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/rvYtBHbXlC3qdokq PBLeagues, SPEED Overshoot, Historical Tournament Results.]


== External links ==
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* [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 Paintball Asia League Series historical results]
'''WikiPaintball navigation:''' [[Main Page|Home]] · [[Paintball in Asia|Asia]] · [[Special:Categories|All categories]] · [[Special:AllPages|All articles]] · [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/8660 Thailand Xball League 2025 results]
* [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/02/26/2013-pals-thailand-begins-this-weekend/ Contemporary coverage of PALS Thailand 2013]


[[Category:Paintball in Thailand]]
[[Category:Thai paintball history]]
[[Category:Paintball history]]
[[Category:Paintball in Asia]]

Latest revision as of 05:33, 1 November 2026

Paintball in Thailand is WikiPaintball's national directory for articles documenting Thai paintball.

The collection covers teams, tournaments, playing fields, organisations, clubs, businesses, equipment, media and people associated with the sport.

Explore Thai paintball

Subject Browse articles
Teams Competitive and recreational teams
Tournaments and leagues Tournaments and championships · Tournament series · Leagues
Fields and venues Playing fields, paintball parks and tournament venues
Organisations and clubs Organisations · Clubs
People People · Players
Equipment manufacturers Manufacturers and manufacturing businesses
Media and archives Websites, forums, broadcasts and historical publications · Magazines
Businesses Retailers, distributors, field operators and other businesses

Explore by location

For the wider geographical collection, see Category:Paintball in Thailand.

Historical periods

Tournament series and leagues

For the wider regional circuit, see Paintball Asia League Series and Paintball World Cup Asia.

Individual tournament articles

This is an index of available event articles, rather than a complete calendar. Events are grouped by year without implying their order within that year.

Some articles document scheduled or advertised events without independently verified completion or results. Consult each article for the evidence and its limitations.

2000s

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Browse all tournament articles for further entries.

Teams and venues

Browse all team articles and all field and venue articles.

Historical records and resources

Help preserve Thai paintball history

Useful historical material includes tournament results, original team rosters, event programmes, photographs, videos, magazines, newspaper reports, archived websites and forum discussions in Thai and other languages.

Firsthand recollections can help identify people, places and events. Articles should distinguish these recollections from information verified through contemporary records.

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