2015 Paintball World Cup Asia
The 2015 Paintball World Cup Asia was an international paintball tournament held from 30 October to 1 November 2015 at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. It formed part of the Paintball Asia League Series (PALS) and featured four divisional competitions alongside an Open X-Ball competition for national teams.[1][2]
Thailand's Aisawan won Division 1, while the United States won Open X-Ball ahead of France and Belgium.[2][3]
Competition format
[edit]The published event programme specified RaceTo-4 matches with ten-minute game times for Open X-Ball and Division 1. Division 2 used RaceTo-3 with eight-minute game times, while Division 3 used RaceTo-2 with six-minute game times. Mechanical Division 4 was advertised as RaceTo-1 with five-minute game times.[1]
Divisional results
[edit]Aisawan finished first in Division 1, ahead of Japan's Cobra Kai and Malaysia's KTM Nemesis Legion. Inception Aisawan won Division 2, Singapore's Imperia won Division 3, and Malaysia's WTF Dragonflyz won Mechanical Division 4.[2][3]
| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 X-Ball | Aisawan | Cobra Kai | KTM Nemesis Legion | Infernal |
| Division 2 RaceTo-3 | Inception Aisawan | SPEED | Lost Votolocos | PC Gridlock |
| Division 3 RaceTo-2 | Imperia | Outlaws Uprising | Ariyaman Ladies | SPEED Overshoot |
| Mechanical Division 4 | WTF Dragonflyz | MPJBT Tigers | RWD Jogja | MPPP Resistance |
Placings are recorded in the PBLeagues event rankings.[2]
Open X-Ball
[edit]The Open X-Ball competition featured twenty national teams. The United States finished first, followed by France, Belgium and South Africa. Host nation Malaysia finished eleventh.[2]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Belgium |
| 4 | South Africa |
| 5 | Austria |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | Thailand |
| 8 | Norway |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Malaysia |
| 12 | Australia |
| 13 | Sweden |
| 14 | New Zealand |
| 15 | Canada |
| 16 | Indonesia |
| 17 | Singapore |
| 18 | India |
| 19 | Philippines |
| 20 | Brunei |
Final placings are recorded in the PBLeagues event rankings.[2]
Malaysian participation
[edit]Malaysian podium finishes included KTM Nemesis Legion in Division 1, Lost Votolocos in Division 2, and WTF Dragonflyz and MPJBT Tigers in Mechanical Division 4.[2][3]
Penang Island City Council's Resistance team finished fourth in Division 4, appearing in the event results as MPPP Resistance. A contemporary report in Buletin Mutiara identified the team as MBPP Resistance and reported that its fourth place in Langkawi, combined with second place at the Singapore PALS event, secured the overall divisional series title.[2][4]
See also
[edit]- Paintball World Cup Asia
- 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia
- Paintball Asia League Series
- Paintball in Malaysia
References
[edit]- Paintball World Cup 2015, Langkawi, Malaysia: Event information, PBLeagues, event held 30 October–1 November 2015.
- Rankings: Paintball World Cup 2015, Langkawi, Malaysia, PBLeagues.
- 2015 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series, PBLeagues.
- MBPP Team Paintball Champs, Amanda Khong, Buletin Mutiara, 21 December 2015.