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Added the verified 2016 season, all four event links, opening-round dates and venue, Mahmudabad second-round coverage, documented date discrepancies and Sorena's recorded third-place overall finish without assigning an unverified division. Linked the 2016 season recap and surviving ranking posts. Retained the verified 2017 and 2018 coverage, established team names and league categories.
Added Datis Tehran as the 2017 Round 2 Division 1 winner and Datis Shemiranat as the Division 2 winner, citing Planet Eclipse's 31 July 2017 report. Linked the round and season recap and listed the round results separately from the documented overall placings. Included the previously drafted 2016 and 2017 season coverage in the full replacement text.
 
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'''Paintball League Middle East''' ('''PALM''') is a [[paintball]] competition organisation whose documented activities include the PALM Iran tournament series. Its published records include Iranian competition calendars, divisional rankings, photographs and video coverage.[1][2]
'''Paintball League Middle East''' ('''PALM''') is a [[paintball]] competition organisation whose documented activities include the PALM Iran tournament series. Its published records include competition calendars, divisional rankings, photographs and video coverage.[1][2]


PALM is distinct from the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). Its Iranian events have included separate electronic-marker and mechanical-marker divisions.[3]
PALM and the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS) are separate organisations. PALM's Iranian events have included electronic and mechanical marker divisions.[3]


== Organisation ==
== Organisation ==
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== PALM Iran ==
== PALM Iran ==
=== Published calendars ===
The organiser's website preserves PALM Iran calendars for 2016, 2017 and 2018. The 2016 calendar lists events in Tehran and Mazandaran. The 2017 and 2018 calendars each list four rounds in Tehran.[4][5][6]
The organiser's website preserves PALM Iran calendars for 2016, 2017 and 2018. The 2016 calendar lists events in Tehran and Mazandaran, while the 2017 and 2018 calendars list four rounds in Tehran.[4][5][6]
 
Some calendar dates differ from event-specific records. The 2016 calendar lists July for the second round, while contemporary PALM posts identify May. Its fourth-round entry prints February 2016, despite listing preceding rounds in March, July and September.[4][23][24]
 
The 2018 calendar lists the opening round in March, while the organiser's announcement and completed-event description identify 10–11 May. Its July and November entries span three days, whereas the corresponding event descriptions identify two playing days.[6][9][10][11][12]


=== 2016 season ===
=== 2016 season ===
The [[2016 PALM Iran season]] comprised four rounds, all marked as completed in the organiser's calendar. Three were listed in Tehran and one in Mazandaran. The final event was designated “Leg 4 & Championships”.[4]
The organiser marked all four rounds of the [[2016 PALM Iran season]] as completed and designated the fourth event “Leg 4 & Championships”.[4]


==== Documented rounds ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Round
! Location
! Location
! Documented dates
! Documented dates
! Sources
|-
|-
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| Tehran
| Tehran
| Competition coverage identifies 3–4 March 2016; calendar lists 2–4 March.
| Event coverage identifies 3–4 March 2016. The calendar lists 2–4 March.[4][21][22]
| [4][21][22]
|-
|-
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| Mahmudabad, Mazandaran
| Mahmudabad, Mazandaran
| PALM Media identifies May 2016; calendar lists 11–13 July. Exact playing dates remain unconfirmed.
| PALM Media identifies May 2016. The calendar lists 11–13 July. Exact playing dates remain unconfirmed.[4][23][24]
| [4][23][24]
|-
|-
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| Tehran
| Tehran
| Calendar lists 27–29 September 2016; a contemporary field-layout post identifies September. Exact playing dates remain unconfirmed.
| The calendar lists 27–29 September 2016. A contemporary field-layout post identifies September. Exact playing dates remain unconfirmed.[4][25]
| [4][25]
|-
|-
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4 and championships]]
| [[2016 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4 and championships]]
| Tehran
| Tehran
| Advertised for 22–23 December 2016; actual playing dates remain unconfirmed.
| Iran Akay advertised 22–23 December 2016. The calendar prints 1–3 February 2016, before the dates listed for the preceding rounds. Actual playing dates remain unconfirmed.[4][26]
| [26]
|}
|}


The opening round took place on 3–4 March 2016 (13–14 Esfand 1394). Shahab Paintball Park's account identifies a temporary field at the Tehran Javan complex in Tehranpars as the venue.[21][22]
Shahab Paintball Park's account identifies a temporary field at the Tehran Javan complex in Tehranpars as the opening-round venue.[22]


PALM Media's second-round coverage explicitly identifies Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, and May 2016. A PALM Series post published on 17 May also carries the tags “leg2”, “may” and “2016”.[23][24]
A Sorena profile published in December 2020 records [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]] as third overall in PALM 2016. The profile leaves the division unspecified.[15] PALM also published posts labelled as 2016 rankings for Division 2 and Division 3. Their captions identify the season and divisions, with the placings presented separately from the caption text.[27][28]
 
The organiser published the third-round field layout on 21 September 2016.[25] Iran Akay's fourth-round field-layout announcement, published on 13 December, advertised competition in Tehran on 2–3 Dey 1395 (22–23 December 2016).[26] This differs from the calendar's inconsistent “1-2-3 February/2016” entry.[4]
 
==== Documented overall placing ====
A Sorena profile published by coach.paintball.ir in December 2020 records third place overall in PALM 2016. Its text does not specify the division.[15]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! Recorded overall position
! Division
! Source
|-
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
| 3rd
| Not specified in the profile
| [15]
|}
 
PALM published posts labelled as 2016 rankings for Division 2 and Division 3.[27][28] Their captions identify the season and divisions but do not transcribe the placings. The documented Sorena result does not establish a complete final classification or aggregate points table.


=== 2017 season ===
=== 2017 season ===
The [[2017 PALM Iran season]] comprised four rounds in Tehran, all marked as completed in the organiser's calendar. The final event was designated “Leg 4 & Championships”.[5]
The [[2017 PALM Iran season]] comprised four completed rounds in Tehran. The organiser designated the fourth event “Leg 4 & Championships”.[5]


==== Documented rounds ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Round
! Organiser's scheduled dates
! Organiser's calendar
! Announced competition dates
! Announced competition dates
! Location
|-
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| 9–11 May 2017
| 9–11 May 2017
| Not independently established
| Precise playing dates remain unverified
| Tehran
|-
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| 12–14 July 2017
| 12–14 July 2017
| 13–14 July 2017 [18]
| 13–14 July 2017 [18]
| Tehran
|-
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| 6–8 September 2017
| 6–8 September 2017
| 7–8 September 2017 [19]
| 7–8 September 2017 [19]
| Tehran
|-
|-
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4 and championships]]
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4 and championships]]
| 6–8 December 2017
| 6–8 December 2017
| 7–8 December 2017 [20]
| 7–8 December 2017 [20]
| Tehran
|}
|}


The scheduled date ranges come from the organiser's calendar.[5] The announcements for rounds two and three identified the venue as the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex, also known as Dehkadeh-ye Moqavemat, in Tehran.[18][19]
The announcements for rounds two and three named the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex, also known as Dehkadeh-ye Moqavemat, as the venue.[18][19]
 
==== Verified round results ====
Planet Eclipse's report of 27 May 2017 confirmed that Datis Tehran won Division 1 and Datis Shemiranat won Division 2 at the opening round.[17]


Its report of 8 October confirmed that Datis Tehran won Division 1 at the penultimate round, while Datis Shemiranat finished second in Division 2.[7]
==== Documented round results ====
[[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Tehran]] won Division 1 at each of the first three rounds. [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Shemiranat]] won Division 2 at the first two rounds and placed second at the third. Planet Eclipse's 31 July report explicitly identifies the second leg and names both winners.[7][17][29]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Round
! Division
! Division 1
! Position
! Division 2
! Team
! Source
! Source
|-
|-
| Round 1
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| Division 1
| Datis Tehran, 1st
| 1st
| Datis Shemiranat, 1st
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Tehran]]
| [17]
| [17]
|-
|-
| Round 1
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| Division 2
| Datis Tehran, 1st
| 1st
| Datis Shemiranat, 1st
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Shemiranat]]
| [29]
| [17]
|-
|-
| Round 3
| [[2017 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| Division 1
| Datis Tehran, 1st
| 1st
| Datis Shemiranat, 2nd
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Tehran]]
| [7]
|-
| Round 3
| Division 2
| 2nd
| [[Datis (Iran Paintball Team)|Datis Shemiranat]]
| [7]
| [7]
|}
|}


These are confirmed individual results rather than complete round classifications.
==== Documented overall placings ====
After the third round, Planet Eclipse reported that Datis Tehran led Division 1 and that Datis Shemiranat was close to securing the Division 2 title. The report preceded the final round.[7]


==== Overall standings ====
Tehran Paintball's retrospective account of 1396 recorded [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]] as the overall Division 1 runner-up and [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]] as third overall in Division 2. A later Sorena profile also records third overall in PALM 2017.[13][15] The overall champions and full points standings remain unverified.
Before the final round, Planet Eclipse described Datis Tehran as holding a comfortable Division 1 series lead and Datis Shemiranat as close to securing the Division 2 title. These were pre-final assessments rather than confirmation of the eventual championships.[7]
 
Tehran Paintball's retrospective account of the 1396 season recorded Tehran as the overall Division 1 runner-up and Sorena as third overall in Division 2.[13] A later Sorena profile also recorded third place overall in PALM 2017.[15]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Division
! Verified overall position
! Team
! Source
|-
| Division 1
| 2nd
| [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]]
| [13]
|-
| Division 2
| 3rd
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
| [13][15]
|}
 
These entries do not constitute a complete final standings or aggregate points table.


=== 2018 season ===
=== 2018 season ===
The [[2018 PALM Iran season]] was the third PALM Iran series. The organiser's calendar marks four rounds as completed in Tehran.[6]
The [[2018 PALM Iran season]] was the third PALM Iran series. The organiser's calendar marks four rounds as completed in Tehran.[6]


Tehran Paintball's review of Iranian year 1397 identified Tehran as the overall Division 1 champion and Sorena as the overall Division 2 champion.[13]
==== Documented rounds ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Round
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| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 1|Round 1]]
| 10–11 May 2018
| 10–11 May 2018
| Tehran; announced venue: Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex
| Tehran. The announced venue was the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex.[9][10]
|-
|-
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 2|Round 2]]
| 12–13 July 2018
| 12–13 July 2018
| Dehkadeh Moghavemat, Tehran
| Dehkadeh Moghavemat, Tehran.[3][11]
|-
|-
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 3|Round 3]]
| Calendar lists 29–31 August 2018; exact playing dates not independently established
| Calendar lists 29–31 August 2018. Exact playing dates remain unverified.
| Tehran, according to the organiser's calendar
| Tehran, according to the organiser's calendar.[6]
|-
|-
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4]]
| [[2018 PALM Iran Round 4|Round 4]]
| 22–23 November 2018
| 22–23 November 2018
| Tehran
| Tehran.[12]
|}
|}


Sources: the organiser's calendar, announcements, PALM Media's event descriptions and the association report preserved in the PFA channel.[3][6][9][10][11][12]
The organiser's calendar lists the opening round in March. Its event announcement and video description give 10–11 May. The July and November calendar entries span three days, while the event descriptions identify two playing days.[6][9][10][11][12]


==== Opening round ====
==== Opening round ====
The opening round took place on 20–21 Ordibehesht 1397 (10–11 May 2018). The organiser announced the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex, also identified as Dehkadeh-ye Moqavemat, as its venue.[9][10]
PALM Media reported 21 teams across three divisions. Datis Tehran won Division 1, Sorena won Division 2, and the entry listed as Hamed Ashouri finished first in Division 3.[10]
PALM Media reported 21 teams across three divisions. Datis Tehran won Division 1, Sorena won Division 2, and the entry listed as Hamed Ashouri finished first in Division 3.[10]


==== Second round ====
==== Second round ====
The second round took place on 21–22 Tir 1397 (12–13 July 2018) at Dehkadeh Moghavemat in Tehran.[3]
An association report preserved in the [[Paintball for All (PFA)|PFA Paintball League]] channel recorded nineteen teams across three divisions. They represented Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, Semnan, Mazandaran, Khorasan Razavi, Kerman and Isfahan provinces.[3]
 
A contemporary association report preserved in the [[Paintball for All (PFA)|PFA Paintball League]] channel recorded nineteen teams across three divisions, representing Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, Semnan, Mazandaran, Khorasan Razavi, Kerman and Isfahan provinces.[3]
 
PALM Media's Division 1 final description instead reported 21 teams. Both sources agree on the dates and Division 1 podium.[3][11]


The association report published the following results:[3]
PALM Media's Division 1 final description reported 21 teams. The two reports agree on the dates and the Division 1 podium.[3][11]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position
! Division 1: electronic markers
! Division 1 (electronic)
! Division 2: electronic markers
! Division 2 (electronic)
! Division 3: mechanical markers
! Division 3 (mechanical)
|-
|-
| 1st
| 1st
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| [[Shahab (Iran Paintball Team)|Shahab Two]]
| [[Shahab (Iran Paintball Team)|Shahab Two]]
|}
|}
Source for the three podiums: Iran Paintball Association report preserved in the PFA channel.[3]


==== Third and fourth rounds ====
==== Third and fourth rounds ====
A report published by Hamshahri Online on 16 December 2018, citing the Sport for All Federation, included separately headed third-round, fourth-round and national championship classifications.[14]
A report published by Hamshahri Online on 16 December 2018, citing the Sport for All Federation, published separate classifications for rounds three and four and the national championships. Its third-round section listed Tehran, Datis Shemiranat and Persian Gulf in Division 1, and Sorena, Spad and Datam in Division 2.[14]
 
Its third-round section recorded Tehran, Datis Shemiranat and Persian Gulf as the Division 1 podium. Sorena, Spad and Datam occupied the leading Division 2 places.[14]
 
The fourth round took place on 1–2 Azar 1397 (22–23 November 2018). PALM Media reported ten teams across two divisions.[12]


The fourth-round podiums were:[14]
PALM Media reported ten teams across two divisions at the fourth round, held on 1–2 Azar 1397 (22–23 November 2018).[12] The federation-attributed report gave the following fourth-round podiums.[14]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Position
! Division 1: electronic markers
! Division 1 (electronic)
! Division 2: electronic markers
! Division 2 (electronic)
|-
|-
| 1st
| 1st
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|}
|}


The federation-attributed report described PALM competition and accompanying national championships as a four-day programme in Tehran. Their results were published separately.[14]
The federation-attributed report described PALM competition and the accompanying national championships as a four-day programme in Tehran.[14]


==== Overall champions ====
==== Overall champions ====
Tehran Paintball's review of Iranian year 1397 identifies both overall champions. A later Sorena profile also records Sorena's 2018 overall title.[13][15]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Division
! Division
! Overall champion
! Overall champion
|-
|-
| 2018 / 1397
| Division 1
| Division 1
| [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]]
| [[Tehran (Iran Paintball Team)|Tehran]]
|-
|-
| 2018 / 1397
| Division 2
| Division 2
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
| [[Sorena (Iran Paintball Team)|Sorena]]
|}
|}


Tehran Paintball's March 2019 season review identifies both overall champions. A later Sorena profile published by the association's coaching account also records Sorena's 2018 overall PALM title.[13][15]
PALM's November results post distinguished fourth-round placings, national championship results and overall series classifications.[16]
 
These accounts establish the championship titles but do not provide a complete verified aggregate points table.
 
The organiser's November results post distinguished fourth-round placings, national championship classifications and overall series classifications.[16]


=== National-team selection ===
=== National-team selection ===
The July 2018 association report stated that PALM and the [[Iran Paintball Association]] had agreed that players would be selected from leading league competitors for a national-team training camp, subject to the technical commission's assessment.[3]
The July 2018 association report stated that PALM and the [[Iran Paintball Association]] had agreed to select leading league competitors for a national-team training camp, subject to assessment by the technical commission.[3]


=== Cancelled programmes ===
=== Cancelled programmes ===
The organiser's events page marks the scheduled PALM Iran rounds for 2020 and 2021 as cancelled because of COVID-19.[8]
The organiser's events page marks the scheduled PALM Iran rounds for 2020 and 2021 as cancelled because of COVID-19.[8]
These notices document the cancellation of the listed programmes; they do not establish that PALM ceased operating.


== Competition formats ==
== Competition formats ==
The July 2018 results distinguish two electronic-marker divisions and a third division using mechanical markers.[3]
The July 2018 results distinguish two electronic marker divisions and a third division using mechanical markers.[3]


Published calendars describe a multi-round series culminating in a championship event. Individual round placings, national championship classifications and overall series rankings are separate records.[5][6][16]
The published calendars show a series of rounds culminating in a championship event. The organiser published round placings, national championship results and overall series classifications separately.[5][6][16]


== Media ==
== Media ==
PALM maintained a website with calendars, ranking pages, galleries and video material. Contemporary July 2018 announcements advertised live coverage through the PALM website and Instagram account.[2][3]
PALM published calendars, rankings, galleries and video material through its website. July 2018 announcements advertised live coverage through the website and Instagram account.[2][3]
 
Surviving 2016 coverage includes opening-round footage, second-round coverage from Mahmudabad and field-layout posts for the third and fourth rounds.[21][23][25][26]
 
PALM Media's Aparat archive also preserves match recordings from the 2018 season, including Division 1 finals from the first, second and fourth rounds.[10][11][12]


== Season and event articles ==
Surviving 2016 coverage includes opening-round footage, second-round coverage from Mahmudabad and field-layout posts for the third and fourth rounds.[21][23][25][26] PALM Media's Aparat archive also preserves Division 1 finals from the first, second and fourth rounds of 2018.[10][11][12]
* [[2016 PALM Iran season]]
* [[2016 PALM Iran Round 1]]
* [[2016 PALM Iran Round 2]]
* [[2016 PALM Iran Round 3]]
* [[2016 PALM Iran Round 4]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran season]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 1]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 2]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 3]]
* [[2017 PALM Iran Round 4]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran season]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 1]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 2]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 3]]
* [[2018 PALM Iran Round 4]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
# [https://palmseries.com/about/ PALM — About: organisational identity and stated objectives].
# [https://palmseries.com/about/ PALM — organisational identity and stated objectives].
# [https://palmseries.com/ PALM — organiser website, competition records and media links].
# [https://palmseries.com/ PALM — organiser website, competition records and media links].
# [https://t.me/s/pfaleague?before=60 PFA Paintball League public archive — contemporary PALM announcements and a forwarded Iran Paintball Association second-round report, July 2018] (Persian).
# [https://t.me/s/pfaleague?before=60 PFA Paintball League public archive — PALM announcements and forwarded Iran Paintball Association second-round report, July 2018] (Persian).
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2016/ PALM — PALM Iran 2016 calendar].
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2016/ PALM — PALM Iran 2016 calendar].
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2017/ PALM — PALM Iran 2017 calendar].
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2017/ PALM — PALM Iran 2017 calendar].
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2018/ PALM — PALM Iran 2018 calendar].
# [https://palmseries.com/palmiran-2018/ PALM — PALM Iran 2018 calendar].
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2017/10/datis-1st-and-2nd-palm-series-iran.html Planet Eclipse — “Datis 1st and 2nd: Palm Series, Iran”, 8 October 2017].
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2017/10/datis-1st-and-2nd-palm-series-iran.html Planet Eclipse — Datis 1st and 2nd: Palm Series, Iran, 8 October 2017].
# [https://palmseries.com/events/ PALM — events calendar, including cancellation notices for the 2020 and 2021 programmes].
# [https://palmseries.com/events/ PALM — events calendar and cancellation notices for 2020 and 2021].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BiC-bcCBdBJ/ PALM Series — opening-round announcement for 2018, April 2018] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BiC-bcCBdBJ/ PALM Series — 2018 opening-round announcement, April 2018] (Persian).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/u6Qk0?amp PALM Media — “Teh Datis, Shemiranat, PALM IRAN 2018-Leg1/Div 1,Final”, published 29 May 2018] (Persian and English).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/u6Qk0?amp PALM Media — 2018 Round 1 Division 1 final and event description, published 29 May 2018].
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/s40uo3m?amp PALM Media — “PALM IRAN 2018-Leg2/Div1,Final,Tehran vs Sh.Datis”] (Persian and English).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/s40uo3m?amp PALM Media — 2018 Round 2 Division 1 final and event description].
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/6y1NQ?amp PALM Media — “PALM IRAN 2018-Leg4 / Div1,Final,Tehran vs SARI”] (Persian and English).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/6y1NQ?amp PALM Media — 2018 Round 4 Division 1 final and event description].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzZp5FhjbL/ Tehran Paintball — review of the organisation's 1396 and 1397 achievements, 9 March 2019] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzZp5FhjbL/ Tehran Paintball — review of the organisation's 1396 and 1397 achievements, 9 March 2019] (Persian).
# [https://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/425554/مسابقات-لیگ-پینت-بال-پالم-با-معرفی-برترین-ها-برگزار-شد Hamshahri Online — PALM paintball league competition held with leading teams announced, 16 December 2018] (Persian; citing the Sport for All Federation).
# [https://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/425554/مسابقات-لیگ-پینت-بال-پالم-با-معرفی-برترین-ها-برگزار-شد Hamshahri Online — PALM round and national championship results, 16 December 2018] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/CJLC6tmhVU5/ Iran Paintball Association coaching account — Sorena team profile and historical overall placings, December 2020] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/CJLC6tmhVU5/ Iran Paintball Association coaching account — Sorena profile and historical overall placings, December 2020] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BqmpoYVhYR9/ PALM Series — fourth-round, national championship and overall series results post, 25 November 2018] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BqmpoYVhYR9/ PALM Series — fourth-round, national championship and overall series results post, 25 November 2018] (Persian).
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2017/05/datis-dominate-at-palm-middle-east.html Planet Eclipse — “Datis Dominate at the Palm Middle East Event 2017”, 27 May 2017].
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2017/05/datis-dominate-at-palm-middle-east.html Planet Eclipse — Datis Dominate at the Palm Middle East Event 2017, 27 May 2017].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWdiJzrl-nj/ PALM Media — second-round dates and venue announcement, July 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWdiJzrl-nj/ PALM Media — 2017 second-round dates and venue announcement, July 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlDUlOFek8/ PALM Media — third-round dates and venue announcement, September 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlDUlOFek8/ PALM Media — 2017 third-round dates and venue announcement, September 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BcJgJQUl_DW/ PALM Media — fourth-round announcement, November 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BcJgJQUl_DW/ PALM Media — 2017 fourth-round announcement, November 2017] (Persian).
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/3XfTL?amp PALM Media — opening-round video, instalment 02; description identifies “PALM-IRAN LEG1” and 3–4 March 2016].
# [https://www.aparat.com/v/3XfTL?amp PALM Media — 2016 opening-round video and description identifying 3–4 March 2016].
# [https://telegram.me/s/shahabpaintballpark?before=704 Shahab Paintball Park — public Telegram archive, opening-round video description identifying 13–14 Esfand 1394 and the temporary field at Tehran Javan, Tehranpars] (Persian and English).
# [https://telegram.me/s/shahabpaintballpark?before=704 Shahab Paintball Park — opening-round video description identifying 13–14 Esfand 1394 and the Tehran Javan venue] (Persian and English).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKmJSFuBZhs/ PALM Media — “PALM IRAN-2nd Leg, May2016.Mahmudabad, Mazandaran”, video coverage, 2016].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKmJSFuBZhs/ PALM Media — second-round video identifying Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, and May 2016].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFhd9eQkwzs/ PALM Series — post tagged PALM Iran, Leg 2, May 2016, published 17 May 2016].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFhd9eQkwzs/ PALM Series — post tagged PALM Iran, Leg 2, May 2016, published 17 May 2016].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKomnxPgqNv/ PALM Series — “Field layout 3rd Leg PALM-IRAN September 2016”, 21 September 2016].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKomnxPgqNv/ PALM Series — third-round field layout, 21 September 2016].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BN9_juJh_2g/ Iran Akay — fourth-round PALM field-layout announcement, 13 December 2016] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BN9_juJh_2g/ Iran Akay — fourth-round field-layout announcement, 13 December 2016] (Persian).
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BP54Vm3DkB2/ PALM Series — “Palm IRAN Ranking 2016, Division 2”, 30 January 2017].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BP54Vm3DkB2/ PALM Series — PALM Iran 2016 Division 2 ranking post, 30 January 2017].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BS1wlQ6FbmN/ PALM Series — “Palm IRAN Ranking 2016, Division 3”, 13 April 2017].
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/BS1wlQ6FbmN/ PALM Series — PALM Iran 2016 Division 3 ranking post, 13 April 2017].
# [https://eclipsehq.blogspot.com/2017/07/datis-dominate-palm-series.html Planet Eclipse — Datis Dominate the Palm Series, 31 July 2017].


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Paintball League Middle East (PALM) is a paintball competition organisation whose documented activities include the PALM Iran tournament series. Its published records include competition calendars, divisional rankings, photographs and video coverage.[1][2]

PALM and the Paintball Asia League Series (PALS) are separate organisations. PALM's Iranian events have included electronic and mechanical marker divisions.[3]

Organisation

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PALM's website identifies the organisation as PALM Group and gives a Tehran contact address. Its stated objectives include organising regional tournaments, developing players and referees, supporting paintball academies and assisting local paintball organisations.[1][2]

PALM Iran

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The organiser's website preserves PALM Iran calendars for 2016, 2017 and 2018. The 2016 calendar lists events in Tehran and Mazandaran. The 2017 and 2018 calendars each list four rounds in Tehran.[4][5][6]

2016 season

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The organiser marked all four rounds of the 2016 PALM Iran season as completed and designated the fourth event “Leg 4 & Championships”.[4]

Round Location Documented dates
Round 1 Tehran Event coverage identifies 3–4 March 2016. The calendar lists 2–4 March.[4][21][22]
Round 2 Mahmudabad, Mazandaran PALM Media identifies May 2016. The calendar lists 11–13 July. Exact playing dates remain unconfirmed.[4][23][24]
Round 3 Tehran The calendar lists 27–29 September 2016. A contemporary field-layout post identifies September. Exact playing dates remain unconfirmed.[4][25]
Round 4 and championships Tehran Iran Akay advertised 22–23 December 2016. The calendar prints 1–3 February 2016, before the dates listed for the preceding rounds. Actual playing dates remain unconfirmed.[4][26]

Shahab Paintball Park's account identifies a temporary field at the Tehran Javan complex in Tehranpars as the opening-round venue.[22]

A Sorena profile published in December 2020 records Sorena as third overall in PALM 2016. The profile leaves the division unspecified.[15] PALM also published posts labelled as 2016 rankings for Division 2 and Division 3. Their captions identify the season and divisions, with the placings presented separately from the caption text.[27][28]

2017 season

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The 2017 PALM Iran season comprised four completed rounds in Tehran. The organiser designated the fourth event “Leg 4 & Championships”.[5]

Round Organiser's calendar Announced competition dates
Round 1 9–11 May 2017 Precise playing dates remain unverified
Round 2 12–14 July 2017 13–14 July 2017 [18]
Round 3 6–8 September 2017 7–8 September 2017 [19]
Round 4 and championships 6–8 December 2017 7–8 December 2017 [20]

The announcements for rounds two and three named the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex, also known as Dehkadeh-ye Moqavemat, as the venue.[18][19]

Documented round results

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Datis Tehran won Division 1 at each of the first three rounds. Datis Shemiranat won Division 2 at the first two rounds and placed second at the third. Planet Eclipse's 31 July report explicitly identifies the second leg and names both winners.[7][17][29]

Round Division 1 Division 2 Source
Round 1 Datis Tehran, 1st Datis Shemiranat, 1st [17]
Round 2 Datis Tehran, 1st Datis Shemiranat, 1st [29]
Round 3 Datis Tehran, 1st Datis Shemiranat, 2nd [7]

Documented overall placings

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After the third round, Planet Eclipse reported that Datis Tehran led Division 1 and that Datis Shemiranat was close to securing the Division 2 title. The report preceded the final round.[7]

Tehran Paintball's retrospective account of 1396 recorded Tehran as the overall Division 1 runner-up and Sorena as third overall in Division 2. A later Sorena profile also records third overall in PALM 2017.[13][15] The overall champions and full points standings remain unverified.

2018 season

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The 2018 PALM Iran season was the third PALM Iran series. The organiser's calendar marks four rounds as completed in Tehran.[6]

Round Dates Location
Round 1 10–11 May 2018 Tehran. The announced venue was the Dokouheh Cultural and Sports Complex.[9][10]
Round 2 12–13 July 2018 Dehkadeh Moghavemat, Tehran.[3][11]
Round 3 Calendar lists 29–31 August 2018. Exact playing dates remain unverified. Tehran, according to the organiser's calendar.[6]
Round 4 22–23 November 2018 Tehran.[12]

The organiser's calendar lists the opening round in March. Its event announcement and video description give 10–11 May. The July and November calendar entries span three days, while the event descriptions identify two playing days.[6][9][10][11][12]

Opening round

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PALM Media reported 21 teams across three divisions. Datis Tehran won Division 1, Sorena won Division 2, and the entry listed as Hamed Ashouri finished first in Division 3.[10]

Second round

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An association report preserved in the PFA Paintball League channel recorded nineteen teams across three divisions. They represented Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, Semnan, Mazandaran, Khorasan Razavi, Kerman and Isfahan provinces.[3]

PALM Media's Division 1 final description reported 21 teams. The two reports agree on the dates and the Division 1 podium.[3][11]

Position Division 1 (electronic) Division 2 (electronic) Division 3 (mechanical)
1st Datis Shemiranat Spad Hakhamaneshi Datam
2nd Tehran Datam Shahab One
3rd Datis Sorena Shahab Two

Source for the three podiums: Iran Paintball Association report preserved in the PFA channel.[3]

Third and fourth rounds

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A report published by Hamshahri Online on 16 December 2018, citing the Sport for All Federation, published separate classifications for rounds three and four and the national championships. Its third-round section listed Tehran, Datis Shemiranat and Persian Gulf in Division 1, and Sorena, Spad and Datam in Division 2.[14]

PALM Media reported ten teams across two divisions at the fourth round, held on 1–2 Azar 1397 (22–23 November 2018).[12] The federation-attributed report gave the following fourth-round podiums.[14]

Position Division 1 (electronic) Division 2 (electronic)
1st Tehran Spad
2nd Sari Sorena
3rd Persian Gulf Ronin

The federation-attributed report described PALM competition and the accompanying national championships as a four-day programme in Tehran.[14]

Overall champions

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Tehran Paintball's review of Iranian year 1397 identifies both overall champions. A later Sorena profile also records Sorena's 2018 overall title.[13][15]

Division Overall champion
Division 1 Tehran
Division 2 Sorena

PALM's November results post distinguished fourth-round placings, national championship results and overall series classifications.[16]

National-team selection

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The July 2018 association report stated that PALM and the Iran Paintball Association had agreed to select leading league competitors for a national-team training camp, subject to assessment by the technical commission.[3]

Cancelled programmes

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The organiser's events page marks the scheduled PALM Iran rounds for 2020 and 2021 as cancelled because of COVID-19.[8]

Competition formats

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The July 2018 results distinguish two electronic marker divisions and a third division using mechanical markers.[3]

The published calendars show a series of rounds culminating in a championship event. The organiser published round placings, national championship results and overall series classifications separately.[5][6][16]

Media

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PALM published calendars, rankings, galleries and video material through its website. July 2018 announcements advertised live coverage through the website and Instagram account.[2][3]

Surviving 2016 coverage includes opening-round footage, second-round coverage from Mahmudabad and field-layout posts for the third and fourth rounds.[21][23][25][26] PALM Media's Aparat archive also preserves Division 1 finals from the first, second and fourth rounds of 2018.[10][11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. PALM — organisational identity and stated objectives.
  2. PALM — organiser website, competition records and media links.
  3. PFA Paintball League public archive — PALM announcements and forwarded Iran Paintball Association second-round report, July 2018 (Persian).
  4. PALM — PALM Iran 2016 calendar.
  5. PALM — PALM Iran 2017 calendar.
  6. PALM — PALM Iran 2018 calendar.
  7. Planet Eclipse — Datis 1st and 2nd: Palm Series, Iran, 8 October 2017.
  8. PALM — events calendar and cancellation notices for 2020 and 2021.
  9. PALM Series — 2018 opening-round announcement, April 2018 (Persian).
  10. PALM Media — 2018 Round 1 Division 1 final and event description, published 29 May 2018.
  11. PALM Media — 2018 Round 2 Division 1 final and event description.
  12. PALM Media — 2018 Round 4 Division 1 final and event description.
  13. Tehran Paintball — review of the organisation's 1396 and 1397 achievements, 9 March 2019 (Persian).
  14. Hamshahri Online — PALM round and national championship results, 16 December 2018 (Persian).
  15. Iran Paintball Association coaching account — Sorena profile and historical overall placings, December 2020 (Persian).
  16. PALM Series — fourth-round, national championship and overall series results post, 25 November 2018 (Persian).
  17. Planet Eclipse — Datis Dominate at the Palm Middle East Event 2017, 27 May 2017.
  18. PALM Media — 2017 second-round dates and venue announcement, July 2017 (Persian).
  19. PALM Media — 2017 third-round dates and venue announcement, September 2017 (Persian).
  20. PALM Media — 2017 fourth-round announcement, November 2017 (Persian).
  21. PALM Media — 2016 opening-round video and description identifying 3–4 March 2016.
  22. Shahab Paintball Park — opening-round video description identifying 13–14 Esfand 1394 and the Tehran Javan venue (Persian and English).
  23. PALM Media — second-round video identifying Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, and May 2016.
  24. PALM Series — post tagged PALM Iran, Leg 2, May 2016, published 17 May 2016.
  25. PALM Series — third-round field layout, 21 September 2016.
  26. Iran Akay — fourth-round field-layout announcement, 13 December 2016 (Persian).
  27. PALM Series — PALM Iran 2016 Division 2 ranking post, 30 January 2017.
  28. PALM Series — PALM Iran 2016 Division 3 ranking post, 13 April 2017.
  29. Planet Eclipse — Datis Dominate the Palm Series, 31 July 2017.
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