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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
Update PALS history and add linked season and event index, including Thailand, Philippines and Singapore rounds; correct the 2010 Philippine venue and distinguish cancelled events.
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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. It developed from international competitions organised in Malaysia during 2004 and 2005 and subsequently held tournaments in Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.[1][2][3][4]


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]
Its principal Malaysian championship was [[Paintball World Cup Asia]], which regularly served as a season finale. PALS event victories and overall season championships were separate honours.[5][6]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Paintball Asia League Series
|-
! Abbreviation
! Abbreviation
| PALS
| PALS
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| Malaysia
| Malaysia
|-
|-
! First documented season
! Documented competition
| 2006
| From 2006
|-
|-
! Sport
! Sport
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|-
|-
! Formats
! Formats
| Five-player speedball, Race-to and X-Ball
| Five-player speedball, Race-to and X-Ball; three-player competition at some events
|-
|-
! 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]]
|}
|}


== History ==
== History ==
=== Origins ===
=== Origins ===
The organisers' historical account identifies the [[2004 Nation Cup]] at [[Xtion Paintball Park]] and the [[Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005]] as predecessors of PALS and World Cup Asia.[1]


PALS developed from international paintball competitions organised in Malaysia during the mid-2000s.
On 4 January 2006, PALS announced its participation in the newly formed United Paintball Federation. The announcement identified the Asia Pacific Paintball Federation as the continental organisation representing the region.[7]
 
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 ===
The [[2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship]] formed the second PALS leg. Contemporary results recorded Datis as the Open division winner and Athena as the Amateur division winner.[8]


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 inaugural [[2006 Paintball World Cup Asia]] took place in Kuala Lumpur that December. Contemporary reporting identified Datis as both the Division 1 event winner and overall PALS champion.[5]
 
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 expansion ===
=== Regional expansion ===
PALS developed a calendar involving events in several countries. The 2010 circuit included the Pattaya International Paintball Championship in Thailand, a Philippine international championship at Clark Field and World Cup Asia in Malaysia.[9][10][11]


PALS expanded beyond Malaysia through events and promoting partnerships in Thailand, the Philippines and other parts of Asia.
The organisers' historical account identifies Bangkok, Clark and Langkawi as the locations of the three 2011 PALS legs.[1] An earlier proposal for a China Cup in Hainan was postponed.[12]


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]
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.[13]


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]
Singapore hosted a combined PALS and Singapore Paintball Series event in June 2015, followed by another PALS Singapore event in May 2016.[3][4]


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]
== Seasons and events ==
 
The following index links yearly season articles and individual tournaments. It distinguishes completed events from cancelled or relocated competitions. The calendar remains open to expansion as additional contemporary records are recovered.
== Seasons ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Season !! Documented events !! Host countries !! Notes
! 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]
| Thailand was identified as the second leg. Datis won Division 1 at World Cup Asia and was reported as the overall PALS champion.[5][8]
|-
|-
| 2007
| [[2007 Paintball Asia League Series|2007]]
| Independence Cup; Werdna Hol Cup; Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2007 Independence Cup]]<br />[[2007 Werdna Hol 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]
| The Independence Cup was identified as the second leg and the Werdna Hol Cup as the third leg.[14][15]
|-
|-
| 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.
| The planned [[2008 PALS Thailand]] tournament was cancelled.[16]
|-
|-
| 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.
| The complete season calendar requires further reconstruction.
|-
|-
| 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]
| The Philippine championship was held at Stotsenberg Parade Ground, Clark Field.[9][10][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]
| The proposed Hainan China Cup was postponed.[1][12]
|-
|-
| 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]
| The Putrajaya event combined the Malaysian Open, the second PALS leg and the third MPOC leg.[17][18][19]
|-
|-
| 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]
| PBLeagues lists the Malaysian Open on 24–26 May as the second PALS leg and third MPOC leg.[20][21][22]
|-
|-
| 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]
| PBLeagues records both events and publishes season rankings.[2][23]
|-
|-
| 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]
| The Singapore tournament was a combined SPS and PALS event.[2][3]
|-
|-
| 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]
| The Putrajaya Asia and Asia Pacific Cup was listed as the first PALS leg.[2][4]
|-
|-
| 2017
| [[2017 Paintball Asia League Series|2017]]
| Paintball World Cup Asia
| [[2017 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Malaysia
| Malaysia
| PBLeagues also groups several Malaysian domestic events under the PALS league listing.[2]
| Additional Malaysian domestic events appear in the PALS database; their listing alone does not establish that they counted towards an international season championship.[2]
|-
| 2018
| Malaysian Open Paintball Players League
| 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.
=== Cancelled and relocated events ===
The [[2007 International Thailand Paintball Championship]] was announced for 24–26 August in Thailand. A subsequent PALS notice stated that it would move to Kuala Lumpur while retaining those dates. The announcement attributed the relocation to anticipated security concerns and the withdrawal of a government-agency sponsor.[24]


=== 2006 season ===
The planned October [[2008 PALS Thailand]] tournament in Bangkok was cancelled because of political unrest.[16]


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]
A China Cup in Hainan appeared in an early 2011 calendar but was subsequently postponed. It should not be counted as a completed PALS round.[12]


Detailed results for other 2006 PALS rounds have not been established.
=== Later database entries ===
The PBLeagues PALS directory includes a Malaysian Open Paintball Players League event held in Kuala Lumpur on 13–14 January 2018. It also includes Malaysian domestic tournaments from preceding years.[2]


=== 2007 season ===
These listings document individual competitions but do not, by themselves, establish that a complete international PALS season operated in 2018.


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.
== Selected season history ==
=== 2007 ===
The Independence Cup was held at Xtion Paintball Park on 25–26 August. Datis won Division 1, Global Pinoy won Division 2 and Zealous won Division 3.[14][25]


Datis defeated Reaper to win Division 1. Global Pinoy won Division 2 and Zealous won Division 3.[18]
The Werdna Hol Cup was identified as the third PALS leg and used a three-player format.[15]


{| class="wikitable"
At World Cup Asia, Reaper won Division 1, while Datis secured the overall PALS Division 1 championship. Global Gutz and Zealous were reported as the Division 2 and Division 3 season champions respectively.[6]
! 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.
=== 2010 ===
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.[10][26]


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]
World Cup Asia concluded the season at Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur. Datis won Division 1 and was identified as the overall PALS Division 1 champion.[11]


=== 2010 season ===
=== 2012 ===
Shockwave Canada won Division 1 at the opening Bangkok round.[17]


Thailand returned to the PALS calendar through the Pattaya International Paintball Championship in March 2010.[20]
The second event was held in Putrajaya on 25–27 May, combining PALS competition, the Malaysian Open and an MPOC round.[18]


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]
Infernal won Division 1 at World Cup Asia in Langkawi and was also reported as the overall PALS champion.[19][27]


{| class="wikitable"
=== 2013 ===
! Division
The opening Thailand event took place at Expressway Paintball Club in Bangkok from 28 February to 3 March. Contemporary coverage identified participating teams including Infernal, STK, Nemesis Legion, Xtioneers and Datis, alongside visiting professional players.[20]
! 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]
The Malaysian Open followed on 24–26 May as a combined PALS and MPOC event.[21]


=== 2011 season ===
The season concluded with NAZA World Cup Asia in Langkawi on 15–17 November. Johannesburg Dynamix won Division 1 and Edmonton Impact won the associated Intercontinental Cup.[22]


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.
=== 2014–2016 ===
The 2014 PBLeagues season ranking used only each team's highest event score. Aisawan led Division 1 with 100 points, followed by STK with 90 and Xtioneer with 85.[23]


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]
In 2015, Singapore's combined SPS and PALS tournament was held at Red Dynasty Paintball Park on 5–7 June. Infernal won Division 1, SPEED won Division 2, SPEED Overshoot won Division 3 and Monstarz SG won Division 4.[3]


=== 2012 season ===
PALS Singapore returned to Red Dynasty on 27–29 May 2016. RAW Empire won Division 1, SPEED won Division 2, Kamikaze Kings won Division 3 and Outlaws Familia won mechanical Division 4.[4]


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]].
== Competition structure ==
=== Divisions and formats ===
PALS offered divisions for teams of different competition levels. Divisional names, eligibility and match formats varied between events and seasons.


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]
The 2007 Independence Cup used 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.[14]


=== 2013 season ===
Later events used Race-to and X-Ball formats. The 2015 Singapore event offered 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.[3]


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]
Some World Cup Asia editions also included an Intercontinental Cup for invited international teams.[19][22]


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]
=== Event and season results ===
An individual tournament placing and an overall season placing were separate results. A World Cup Asia victory did not automatically establish a team as the PALS season champion, as demonstrated by Reaper's event victory and Datis's season championship in 2007.[6]


=== 2014 season ===
Ranking methods also varied. PBLeagues specified that only each team's highest event score counted in its published 2014 PALS rankings.[23]
 
The 2014 circuit comprised events in Bangkok from 28 to 30 March and Langkawi from 7 to 9 November.[2][16]
 
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]
 
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]
 
=== 2015 season ===
 
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]
 
The season concluded with World Cup Asia in Langkawi from 30 October to 1 November.[2]
 
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]
 
=== 2016–2018 ===
 
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]
 
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]
 
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.
 
== Tournament structure ==
 
=== Divisions ===
 
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.
 
Later competitions also included:
 
* Open X-Ball for national or representative teams;
* 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.
 
=== Formats ===
 
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]
 
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]
 
=== Season rankings ===
 
PALS event results and season championships were separate distinctions. Winning World Cup Asia did not automatically establish a team as the PALS season champion.
 
The method also varied. In 2014 PBLeagues stated that only each team's highest event score counted, with lower scores dropped.[16]
 
== Host countries ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! 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.
 
== Relationship with other organisations and competitions ==


== Related competitions and organisations ==
=== Paintball World Cup Asia ===
=== Paintball World Cup Asia ===
 
[[Paintball World Cup Asia]] was a recurring international championship associated with PALS. Its individual editions are documented separately and linked in the season index above.
[[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.


=== Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit ===
=== Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit ===
The [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]] was a separate Malaysian domestic circuit with organisational connections to PALS.


The [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]] was a separate domestic series with historical organisational connections to PALS.
Some tournaments served both circuits. The 2012 and 2013 Malaysian Open events were identified as PALS and MPOC rounds.[18][21]
 
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.


=== Asia Pacific Paintball Federation ===
=== Singapore Paintball Series ===
The [[Singapore Paintball Series]] and PALS jointly featured in the June 2015 Singapore tournament. This combined competition is covered at [[2015 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2]].[3]


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.
=== International federations ===
PALS's January 2006 announcement identified the [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]] as the regional organisation participating in the [[United Paintball Federation]]. PALS operated as a tournament series within this international framework.[7]


== 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]]
* [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]]
* [[Asia Pacific Paintball Federation]]
* [[United Paintball Federation]]
* [[United Paintball Federation]]
* [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[Paintball in Asia]]
* [[Paintball in Asia]]


== References ==
== References ==
 
# [https://vimeo.com/27469918 PALS — The Birth of PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia: Historical Origins, organiser's historical account.]
# [https://vimeo.com/27469918 PALS – The Birth of PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia: Historical Origins]
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 PBLeagues — Paintball Asia League Series event archive.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 PBLeagues – Paintball Asia League Series event archive]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4073 PBLeagues — Singapore Paintball Series 2015 Leg 2 / Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2015 Leg 2, event information and results.]
# [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://pbleagues.com/event/4665 PBLeagues — Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2016, event information and results.]
# [https://www.warpig.com/newswire/prwire_releases/1136381660212.shtml WARPIG – United Paintball Federation: PALS announcement, 4 January 2006]
# [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/2010/08/pals-philippines-international.html Villain Paintball – PALS Philippines International Championship 2010: Results & Conclusion, 24 August 2010]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/12/world-cup-asia-conclusion.html Villain Paintball — World Cup Asia: The Conclusion, 10 December 2007.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/09/pals-releases-2011-paintball-calendar.html Villain Paintball – PALS releases 2011 paintball calendar, 30 September 2010]
# [https://www.warpig.com/newswire/prwire_releases/1136381660212.shtml WARPIG — United Paintball Federation: PALS announcement, 4 January 2006.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/05/australia-super-7-series-is-now-pals.html Villain Paintball – Australia Super 7 Series becomes a PALS feeder series, 4 May 2011]
# [https://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=1733623 PBNation — Pal Series Thailand Leg, contemporary results and participant discussion, August 2006.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/08/pals-paintball-in-china.html Villain Paintball – PALS Paintball in China, 11 August 2010]
# [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 Villain Paintball – Independence Cup 2007: Second Leg of PALS, 5 August 2007]
# [https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2010/09/14/underdogs-seal-the-win Ng Wei Loon, The Star — Underdogs seal the win, 14 September 2010.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/09/werdna-hol-cup-2007-3rd-leg.html Villain Paintball – Werdna Hol Cup 2007: Third Leg, 6 September 2007]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/11/world-cup-asia-2010-results.html Villain Paintball — World Cup Asia 2010 Results, 29 November 2010.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/11/world-cup-asia-2010-results.html Villain Paintball – World Cup Asia 2010: Results, 29 November 2010]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/08/pals-paintball-in-china.html Villain Paintball — PALS Paintball in China, 11 August 2010, including the subsequent postponement notice.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2012/03/pals-2012-event-1-bangkok.html Villain Paintball – PALS 2012 Event 1 Bangkok, 5 March 2012]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/05/australia-super-7-series-is-now-pals.html Villain Paintball — Australia Super 7 Series is now a PALS feeder series, 4 May 2011.]
# [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://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/08/independence-cup-2007-2nd-leg-of-pals.html Villain Paintball — Independence Cup 2007: Second Leg of PALS, 5 August 2007.]
# [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, 13 November 2012]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/09/werdna-hol-cup-2007-3rd-leg.html Villain Paintball — Werdna Hol Cup 2007: Third Leg, 6 September 2007.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/02/18/pals-thailand-2013-paintball-event-preview/ Social Paintball – PALS Thailand 2013 event preview, 18 February 2013]
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2008/09/bad-month-for-paintball-nppl-houston.html?m=0 SEBURO — Bad Month for Paintball. NPPL Houston Cancelled, 16 September 2008, also reporting the cancellation of PALS Bangkok.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2014 PBLeagues – 2014 Paintball Asia League Series season rankings]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2012/03/pals-2012-event-1-bangkok.html Villain Paintball — PALS 2012 Event #1 Bangkok, 5 March 2012.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2015 PBLeagues – 2015 Paintball Asia League Series season rankings]
# [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://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/08/independence-cup-2007.html Villain Paintball – Independence Cup 2007 results, 27 August 2007]
# [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, 13 November 2012.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/12/world-cup-asia-conclusion.html Villain Paintball – World Cup Asia 2007: The Conclusion, 10 December 2007]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/02/18/pals-thailand-2013-paintball-event-preview/ Social Paintball — PALS Thailand 2013 Paintball Event Preview, 18 February 2013.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/03/pattaya-international-paintball.html Villain Paintball – Pattaya International Paintball Championship 2010]
# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/229 PBLeagues — Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit event archive, including the combined PALS second leg / Malaysian Open / MPOC third leg on 24–26 May 2013.]
# [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.socialpaintball.com/2013/11/25/pals-naza-world-cup-asia-video-results-photo-gallery/ Social Paintball — 2013 PALS/NAZA World Cup Asia Video, Results and Photo Gallery, 25 November 2013.]
# [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://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2014 PBLeagues — 2014 Paintball Asia League Series season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3946/info PBLeagues – PALS 2015 Leg 1 Bangkok]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/06/ Villain Paintball — International Thailand Paintball Championship 2007, 21 June 2007, including the reproduced PALS relocation announcement.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2007/08/independence-cup-2007.html Villain Paintball — Independence Cup 2007 results, 27 August 2007.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2010/08/pals-philippines-international.html Villain Paintball — PALS Philippines International Championship 2010: Results & Conclusion, 24 August 2010.]
# [https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2012/11/11/paintball--infernal-muncul-juara-baru-wca-2012 Suryati Mohd Nor, mStar — Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012, 11 November 2012.]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 PALS historical event archive]
* [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 PALS historical event archive]
* [https://www.facebook.com/paintballasia Paintball Asia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/paintballasia Paintball Asia]

Revision as of 07:09, 2 November 2026

Paintball Asia League Series (PALS), also styled Paintball-Asia League Series, was an international tournament paintball circuit originating in Malaysia. It developed from international competitions organised in Malaysia during 2004 and 2005 and subsequently held tournaments in Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.[1][2][3][4]

Its principal Malaysian championship was Paintball World Cup Asia, which regularly served as a season finale. PALS event victories and overall season championships were separate honours.[5][6]

Abbreviation PALS
Origin Malaysia
Documented competition From 2006
Sport Tournament paintball
Formats Five-player speedball, Race-to and X-Ball; three-player competition at some events
Historical organiser PALS Event Sdn Bhd
Principal championship Paintball World Cup Asia
Associated organisations Asia Pacific Paintball Federation; United Paintball Federation

History

Origins

The organisers' historical account identifies the 2004 Nation Cup at Xtion Paintball Park and the Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005 as predecessors of PALS and World Cup Asia.[1]

On 4 January 2006, PALS announced its participation in the newly formed United Paintball Federation. The announcement identified the Asia Pacific Paintball Federation as the continental organisation representing the region.[7]

The 2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship formed the second PALS leg. Contemporary results recorded Datis as the Open division winner and Athena as the Amateur division winner.[8]

The inaugural 2006 Paintball World Cup Asia took place in Kuala Lumpur that December. Contemporary reporting identified Datis as both the Division 1 event winner and overall PALS champion.[5]

Regional expansion

PALS developed a calendar involving events in several countries. The 2010 circuit included the Pattaya International Paintball Championship in Thailand, a Philippine international championship at Clark Field and World Cup Asia in Malaysia.[9][10][11]

The organisers' historical account identifies Bangkok, Clark and Langkawi as the locations of the three 2011 PALS legs.[1] An earlier proposal for a China Cup in Hainan was postponed.[12]

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.[13]

Singapore hosted a combined PALS and Singapore Paintball Series event in June 2015, followed by another PALS Singapore event in May 2016.[3][4]

Seasons and events

The following index links yearly season articles and individual tournaments. It distinguishes completed events from cancelled or relocated competitions. The calendar remains open to expansion as additional contemporary records are recovered.

Season Documented events Host countries Notes
2006 2006 International Thailand Paintball Championship
2006 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia Thailand was identified as the second leg. Datis won Division 1 at World Cup Asia and was reported as the overall PALS champion.[5][8]
2007 2007 Independence Cup
2007 Werdna Hol Cup
2007 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Malaysia The Independence Cup was identified as the second leg and the Werdna Hol Cup as the third leg.[14][15]
2008 2008 Paintball World Cup Asia Malaysia The planned 2008 PALS Thailand tournament was cancelled.[16]
2009 2009 Paintball World Cup Asia Malaysia The complete season calendar requires further reconstruction.
2010 2010 Pattaya International Paintball Championship
2010 United Paintball Philippines International Championship
2010 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Philippines; Malaysia The Philippine championship was held at Stotsenberg Parade Ground, Clark Field.[9][10][11]
2011 2011 PALS Thailand
2011 PALS Philippines
2011 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Philippines; Malaysia The proposed Hainan China Cup was postponed.[1][12]
2012 2012 PALS Thailand
2012 Malaysian Open
2012 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia The Putrajaya event combined the Malaysian Open, the second PALS leg and the third MPOC leg.[17][18][19]
2013 2013 PALS Thailand
2013 Malaysian Open
2013 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia PBLeagues lists the Malaysian Open on 24–26 May as the second PALS leg and third MPOC leg.[20][21][22]
2014 2014 PALS Thailand
2014 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Malaysia PBLeagues records both events and publishes season rankings.[2][23]
2015 2015 PALS Thailand
2015 PALS Singapore / Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2
2015 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Thailand; Singapore; Malaysia The Singapore tournament was a combined SPS and PALS event.[2][3]
2016 2016 Asia and Asia Pacific Cup
2016 Paintball Asia League Series Singapore
2016 Paintball World Cup Asia 		Malaysia; Singapore The Putrajaya Asia and Asia Pacific Cup was listed as the first PALS leg.[2][4]
2017 2017 Paintball World Cup Asia Malaysia Additional Malaysian domestic events appear in the PALS database; their listing alone does not establish that they counted towards an international season championship.[2]

Cancelled and relocated events

The 2007 International Thailand Paintball Championship was announced for 24–26 August in Thailand. A subsequent PALS notice stated that it would move to Kuala Lumpur while retaining those dates. The announcement attributed the relocation to anticipated security concerns and the withdrawal of a government-agency sponsor.[24]

The planned October 2008 PALS Thailand tournament in Bangkok was cancelled because of political unrest.[16]

A China Cup in Hainan appeared in an early 2011 calendar but was subsequently postponed. It should not be counted as a completed PALS round.[12]

Later database entries

The PBLeagues PALS directory includes a Malaysian Open Paintball Players League event held in Kuala Lumpur on 13–14 January 2018. It also includes Malaysian domestic tournaments from preceding years.[2]

These listings document individual competitions but do not, by themselves, establish that a complete international PALS season operated in 2018.

Selected season history

2007

The Independence Cup was held at Xtion Paintball Park on 25–26 August. Datis won Division 1, Global Pinoy won Division 2 and Zealous won Division 3.[14][25]

The Werdna Hol Cup was identified as the third PALS leg and used a three-player format.[15]

At World Cup Asia, Reaper won Division 1, while Datis secured the overall PALS Division 1 championship. Global Gutz and Zealous were reported as the Division 2 and Division 3 season champions respectively.[6]

2010

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.[10][26]

World Cup Asia concluded the season at Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur. Datis won Division 1 and was identified as the overall PALS Division 1 champion.[11]

2012

Shockwave Canada won Division 1 at the opening Bangkok round.[17]

The second event was held in Putrajaya on 25–27 May, combining PALS competition, the Malaysian Open and an MPOC round.[18]

Infernal won Division 1 at World Cup Asia in Langkawi and was also reported as the overall PALS champion.[19][27]

2013

The opening Thailand event took place at Expressway Paintball Club in Bangkok from 28 February to 3 March. Contemporary coverage identified participating teams including Infernal, STK, Nemesis Legion, Xtioneers and Datis, alongside visiting professional players.[20]

The Malaysian Open followed on 24–26 May as a combined PALS and MPOC event.[21]

The season concluded with NAZA World Cup Asia in Langkawi on 15–17 November. Johannesburg Dynamix won Division 1 and Edmonton Impact won the associated Intercontinental Cup.[22]

2014–2016

The 2014 PBLeagues season ranking used only each team's highest event score. Aisawan led Division 1 with 100 points, followed by STK with 90 and Xtioneer with 85.[23]

In 2015, Singapore's combined SPS and PALS tournament was held at Red Dynasty Paintball Park on 5–7 June. Infernal won Division 1, SPEED won Division 2, SPEED Overshoot won Division 3 and Monstarz SG won Division 4.[3]

PALS Singapore returned to Red Dynasty on 27–29 May 2016. RAW Empire won Division 1, SPEED won Division 2, Kamikaze Kings won Division 3 and Outlaws Familia won mechanical Division 4.[4]

Competition structure

Divisions and formats

PALS offered divisions for teams of different competition levels. Divisional names, eligibility and match formats varied between events and seasons.

The 2007 Independence Cup used 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.[14]

Later events used Race-to and X-Ball formats. The 2015 Singapore event offered 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.[3]

Some World Cup Asia editions also included an Intercontinental Cup for invited international teams.[19][22]

Event and season results

An individual tournament placing and an overall season placing were separate results. A World Cup Asia victory did not automatically establish a team as the PALS season champion, as demonstrated by Reaper's event victory and Datis's season championship in 2007.[6]

Ranking methods also varied. PBLeagues specified that only each team's highest event score counted in its published 2014 PALS rankings.[23]

Paintball World Cup Asia

Paintball World Cup Asia was a recurring international championship associated with PALS. Its individual editions are documented separately and linked in the season index above.

Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit

The Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit was a separate Malaysian domestic circuit with organisational connections to PALS.

Some tournaments served both circuits. The 2012 and 2013 Malaysian Open events were identified as PALS and MPOC rounds.[18][21]

Singapore Paintball Series

The Singapore Paintball Series and PALS jointly featured in the June 2015 Singapore tournament. This combined competition is covered at 2015 Singapore Paintball Series Leg 2.[3]

International federations

PALS's January 2006 announcement identified the Asia Pacific Paintball Federation as the regional organisation participating in the United Paintball Federation. PALS operated as a tournament series within this international framework.[7]

See also

References

  1. PALS — The Birth of PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia: Historical Origins, organiser's historical account.
  2. PBLeagues — Paintball Asia League Series event archive.
  3. PBLeagues — Singapore Paintball Series 2015 Leg 2 / Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2015 Leg 2, event information and results.
  4. PBLeagues — Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2016, event information and results.
  5. Life's Happenings — Paintball World Cup Asia 2006, 19 December 2006.
  6. Villain Paintball — World Cup Asia: The Conclusion, 10 December 2007.
  7. WARPIG — United Paintball Federation: PALS announcement, 4 January 2006.
  8. PBNation — Pal Series Thailand Leg, contemporary results and participant discussion, August 2006.
  9. Villain Paintball — Pattaya International Paintball Championship 2010.
  10. Ng Wei Loon, The Star — Underdogs seal the win, 14 September 2010.
  11. Villain Paintball — World Cup Asia 2010 Results, 29 November 2010.
  12. Villain Paintball — PALS Paintball in China, 11 August 2010, including the subsequent postponement notice.
  13. Villain Paintball — Australia Super 7 Series is now a PALS feeder series, 4 May 2011.
  14. Villain Paintball — Independence Cup 2007: Second Leg of PALS, 5 August 2007.
  15. Villain Paintball — Werdna Hol Cup 2007: Third Leg, 6 September 2007.
  16. SEBURO — Bad Month for Paintball. NPPL Houston Cancelled, 16 September 2008, also reporting the cancellation of PALS Bangkok.
  17. Villain Paintball — PALS 2012 Event #1 Bangkok, 5 March 2012.
  18. Social Paintball — PALS second leg, Malaysia Open and MPOC third leg, 7 May 2012.
  19. Social Paintball — 2012 PALS Paintball World Cup Asia Results and Photos, 13 November 2012.
  20. Social Paintball — PALS Thailand 2013 Paintball Event Preview, 18 February 2013.
  21. PBLeagues — Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit event archive, including the combined PALS second leg / Malaysian Open / MPOC third leg on 24–26 May 2013.
  22. Social Paintball — 2013 PALS/NAZA World Cup Asia Video, Results and Photo Gallery, 25 November 2013.
  23. PBLeagues — 2014 Paintball Asia League Series season rankings.
  24. Villain Paintball — International Thailand Paintball Championship 2007, 21 June 2007, including the reproduced PALS relocation announcement.
  25. Villain Paintball — Independence Cup 2007 results, 27 August 2007.
  26. Villain Paintball — PALS Philippines International Championship 2010: Results & Conclusion, 24 August 2010.
  27. Suryati Mohd Nor, mStar — Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012, 11 November 2012.
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