2008 NPPL Asian Invitational

The 2008 NPPL Asian Invitational, also described contemporaneously as the Asian Invitational Championship 2008, NPPL Asia 2008 and Flora Fest Paintball 2008, was an international paintball tournament held at Stadium Bandar Penawar, Johor, Malaysia, during the weekend of 2 and 3 August 2008.[1][2][3]

A contemporary report named Kiwi of New Zealand as winners and Warriors of Australia as runners-up. The event also featured appearances by four American professional teams: San Diego Dynasty, Infamous, OC Bushwackers and XSV.[1][2]

Event

The tournament formed part of Malaysia's Flora Fest activities. A pre-event announcement by a Red Sevens participant identified the first weekend of August as the tournament weekend, while reports published on 4 August described the completed competition.[2][3][4]

The opening ceremony at Stadium Bandar Penawar was officiated by Malaysian Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said. Malaysian Paintball Association president Azizul Rahman Abdul Wahab and National Professional Paintball League representative Chuck Hendsch were also reported as attending.[1]

The Malaysian report identified participating countries as Malaysia, Singapore, Iran, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.[1] Red Sevens represented Singapore and published accounts of their participation.[2][3]

Reported results

A report published by Jejak Azalina on 5 August 2008 recorded the following results. It did not identify the competition division.[1]

Reported placing	Team	Country
1	Kiwi	New Zealand
2	Warriors	Australia
Third-place entries	Persian League and Demondz	Iran and Malaysia respectively

The report named both Persian League and Demondz in connection with third place, without explaining whether they shared the placing or competed in separate categories.[1]

In an account published in June 2009, Patrick Tan separately listed Demonz Red as second runners-up at the 2008 NPPL Invitational Asia. He also recorded the team's Best Malaysia Team Award, which included a trip to the following year's Huntington Beach tournament.[5]

Professional team appearances

A participant report published immediately after the event confirmed the attendance of Dynasty, Infamous, OC Bushwackers and XSV.[2]

A separate participant account described an exhibition match involving Dynasty and XSV, with Tourism Minister Azalina taking part.[6]

See also

• Paintball in Malaysia
• Paintball in New Zealand
• National Professional Paintball League

References

1. Florafest Paintball 2008 Pengerang Tarik Penyertaan Luar, Jejak Azalina, 5 August 2008.
2. Best Paintball Event Ever!!!!, Paintball in Singapore 101, 4 August 2008.
3. Crewing for the Red Sevens, S E B U R O, 4 June 2008.
4. NPPL Asian Invitational, S E B U R O, 4 August 2008.
5. Demonz Red according to Patrick Tan, Villain Paintball, 23 June 2009.
6. Funny stories from NPPL Asian Invitational, S E B U R O, 12 August 2008.