Paintball Libya

Paintball Libya is a commercial paintball centre in Janzour, in the Tripoli area of Libya. Its photographic record documents an inflatable-bunker playing field by March 2012 and organised competition involving airball in July 2013.[1][2][3]

History

On 14 March 2012, Paintball Libya published a photograph of a netted playing field containing green and yellow inflatable bunkers. The field had a green playing surface with white markings.[1]

A photograph published on 10 May 2012 showed red inflatable bunkers, including a large central arch.[4] A night photograph published on 30 November 2012 showed floodlighting illuminating the inflatable-bunker field and an adjacent area containing masonry walls and other obstacles.[5]

On 6 December 2012, Libya Monitor reported that Paintball Libya had recently opened on a 10,000-square-metre site in Janzour, on the outskirts of Tripoli.[2]

2013 tournament

On 16 July 2013, Paintball Libya published a poster advertising a tournament scheduled for 24 July 2013 in Janzour. The poster carried Paintball Libya and WE Entertainment branding.[6]

WE Entertainment subsequently published championship photographs on 26 July 2013, explicitly identifying Paintball Libya in Tripoli. The photographs document participants and play on an inflatable-bunker field, establishing that organised competition involving airball took place at the venue in July 2013. The coverage also includes play among masonry obstacles.[3]

The timing, venue and branding connect this coverage with the advertised tournament, although the inspected post-event captions do not explicitly confirm 24 July as the actual playing date.[3][6]

Documented team entries

A photographed team grid in the Tripoli championship coverage contains the following clearly readable names:[7]

• Black Division Tripoli
• Darkness
• Chaos Legion
• Iron Fist
• Don't Care

Another entry is partially cropped. The photograph documents names listed on the event grid; it does not establish a complete list of teams that played. The visible score cells are blank.[7]

Playing fields

Paintball Libya's published photographs document both airball layouts using inflatable bunkers and a separate area containing masonry obstacles.[1][5]

A photograph published on 15 February 2016 showed blue inflatable bunkers arranged on a green playing surface enclosed by netting. The foreground contained masonry structures, vegetation and a vehicle.[8] The same view was published again as a cover photograph on 25 January 2023.[9]

See also

• Paintball in Libya
• Speedball

References

1. Photograph of the inflatable-bunker playing field. Paintball Libya, Facebook, 14 March 2012.
2. New paintball centre opens in Janzour. Libya Monitor, 6 December 2012. Public introductory text; full article requires a subscription.
3. Championship PAINT BALL LIBYA 2013. WE Entertainment, Facebook. Includes Tripoli championship photographs published on 26 July 2013, alongside separately captioned Benghazi coverage.
4. Photograph of the red inflatable-bunker layout. Paintball Libya, Facebook, 10 May 2012.
5. Night photograph of the playing fields. Paintball Libya, Facebook, 30 November 2012.
6. Tournament advertisement for 24 July 2013. Paintball Libya, Facebook, 16 July 2013.
7. Tripoli championship team grid. WE Entertainment, Facebook, 26 July 2013.
8. Photograph showing blue inflatable bunkers and the masonry-obstacle area. Paintball Libya, Facebook, 15 February 2016.
9. Cover photograph. Paintball Libya, Facebook, 25 January 2023.

External links

• Paintball Libya on Facebook