Asia Girls Paintball International Championship
The Asia Girls Paintball International Championship (AGPIC) is an all-female paintball competition established in Singapore in 2017. It was developed by the team behind the Singapore Paintball Series to encourage women's participation in competitive paintball and bring female players from across the region together.[1]
History
Establishment
According to the tournament director's introduction to the 2019 event programme, the idea for AGPIC was proposed in 2016 and first realised in 2017.[1]
The organisers described the competition as an opportunity for women to compete together in a regional scene where many teams were predominantly male.[1]
Documented editions
| Edition | Documented information |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Inaugural edition, confirmed in the organiser's subsequent historical account.[1] |
| 2018 | Advertised for 4 August, following a change from the originally announced date of 5 August.[2] |
| 2019 | Third edition; scheduled for 14 July at Red Dynasty Paintball Park. The organiser subsequently reported seven teams and more than 40 female players.[1][3] |
The 2018 date change followed requests from participants and scheduling arrangements for SPS500 Event 2. The announcement invited local and overseas players and advertised a live webcast.[2]
Planned Malaysian expansion
In its 2020 executive summary, SPS announced plans to hold AGPIC in Malaysia for the first time through a partnership with the organisers of NXL Asia. The announcement established a proposed expansion; it does not confirm that the Malaysian event took place.[3]
Published rules for 2023
The SPS rules revision dated 5 February 2023 included an AGPIC category using Race-to-2 with six-minute games and unlimited pods.[4]
Competition format
The published 2019 programme specified five players on the field, rosters of up to eight players, seven-minute games and a mercy limit of two. Players were permitted four pods each.[1]
The category permitted electronic markers and female players of any nationality or playing division, subject to the programme's minimum participant age of 14.[1]
These provisions describe the advertised 2019 format; subsequent published rules changed the game time and paint allowance.[4]
See also
References
- 13–14 July 2019 Executive Summary, Singapore Paintball Series, 2019.
- Asia Girls Paintball International Championship (4 Aug 2018), MCS, reproduced event announcement.
- SPS 2020 Executive Summary, Singapore Paintball Series, review of 2019 and proposed 2020 programme.
- SPS Rules and Regulations, Version 2.0, Singapore Paintball Series, revision dated 5 February 2023.