Sultan of Kedah Cup 2008
Sultan of Kedah Cup 2008, contemporaneously styled The Sultan of Kedah Cup 2008, was a Malaysian tournament paintball event held at The Carnivall in Sungai Petani, Kedah, on 19 and 20 July 2008.[1][2] The tournament was promoted as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah's reign as Sultan of Kedah.[1]
Contemporary promotional material listed the State of Kedah as the main organiser, with PALS Events and the Kedah Paintball Association as co-organisers.[1] A total prize fund of RM45,000 was offered across three divisions.[1][2]
Format
[edit]The tournament comprised Open, Amateur/Novice and Kedah Closed divisions.[1]
| Division | Eligibility and format |
|---|---|
| Open | Open to local and international teams, including teams competing in Divisions 1 and 2 of the Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit and Malaysian National Paintball League. PSP, Millennium and semi-automatic firing modes were permitted, capped at 15 balls per second.[1] |
| Amateur/Novice | Open to local and international teams competing in Divisions 3 and 4 of the Malaysian circuits. Markers were restricted to semi-automatic operation, capped at 15 balls per second.[1] |
| Kedah Closed | Restricted to teams fielding at least four players from Kedah. House markers were available for this division.[1] |
Prize money was offered through eighth place in the Open and Amateur/Novice divisions and through tenth place in the Kedah Closed division.[1] The advertised first prizes were RM8,000 for Open, RM6,000 for Amateur/Novice and RM2,000 for Kedah Closed.[1]
Two tournament fields were used. A contemporary participant report identified them as the Millennium field and Draxxus field, with the Amateur/Novice and Kedah Closed divisions using a clay-surfaced field.[2][3]
Results
[edit]The recovered results cover the first eight positions in the Open and Amateur/Novice divisions.[2][4] Complete results for the Kedah Closed division have not been located.
Open division
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1st | Raskal |
| 2nd | Xmenz |
| 3rd | Demonz Red |
| 4th | Nemesis |
| 5th | Boonie Dogs |
| 6th | Rimba Bandits |
| 7th | Orient Legion |
| 8th | CMX |
Amateur/Novice division
[edit]| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1st | Iron Sea |
| 2nd | Nightmare |
| 3rd | D'Mercy Kidz |
| 4th | Bellicose |
| 5th | Undeath |
| 6th | Sunshiro |
| 7th | Demonz Lucifer |
| 8th | Alien Legion |
The contemporary Malaysian results compilation identifies the Amateur/Novice winner as Iron Sea.[4] Villain Paintball's report renders the name as “Iron C”, apparently referring to the same winning team.[2]
See also
[edit]- Kedah Paintball Association
- Paintball in Malaysia
- Paintball Asia League Series
- Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit
- Malaysian National Paintball League
References
[edit]- $45,000 Prize Money Tournament! – The Sultan of Kedah Cup!, S E B U R O, 19 June 2008.
- The Sultan of Kedah Cup (19–20 July 2008) – The Conclusion, Villain Paintball, 21 July 2008.
- The Sultan of Kedah Cup 2008 – Part 1, Villain Paintball, 21 July 2008.
- LYN Paintballers Thread V4 – 2008 results and news, Lowyat.NET Forum, 2008.