Thailand Paintball Official Circuit
Thailand Paintball Official Circuit (TPOC) was a paintball tournament series in Thailand, documented through records from 2011 and subsequent events in Bangkok and Phuket. Its competitions included divisional standings, five-player race-to formats and X-Ball.[1][2][3][4]
History
Documented activity in 2011
An archived section of the PALS Thailand website titled “TPOC Thailand 2011” published overall rankings after the circuit's first leg. Infernal led Division 1 and Lakehill Arowana led Division 2, each with 50 points. The rankings listed four teams in Division 1 and seven in Division 2.[1]
A contemporary report published on 13 October 2011 recorded Ahmad Sophian finishing second in Division 1 at the season's final leg. It did not identify the team he represented at that event.[2]
These records establish activity in 2011, but do not establish the circuit's founding date.
Bangkok, 2014
The opening round documented for 2014 took place on 8–9 February at Expressway Paintball Club in Bangkok. Both divisions used five-player race-to-two competition, with six paid entries in each division.[3]
Phuket, 2016
The 2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International took place on 23–25 September at Surin Beach Soccer Stadium in Phuket. Its three divisions recorded 30 paid entries.[4]
Aisawan won Division 1, Waxers Legion won Division 2 and Siren Army won Division 3.[5]
Bangkok report, 2017
DYE Paintball published a report in July 2017 documenting a TPOC event in Bangkok. Its accompanying graphic recorded Inception Aisawan winning Division 1 and United Aisawan winning Division 2. The report covered selected DYE-supported teams rather than complete divisional standings.[6]
The exact playing dates, venue and round number of this event remain unverified.
Documented events
This is a partial list of documented events, rather than a complete circuit calendar.
| Date | Event | Documented location |
|---|---|---|
| 2011; exact date unverified | 2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1 | Thailand |
| 2011; reported by 13 October | 2011 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Final Leg | Thailand |
| 8–9 February 2014 | 2014 Thailand Paintball Official Circuit Leg 1 | Expressway Paintball Club, Bangkok |
| 23–25 September 2016 | 2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International | Surin Beach Soccer Stadium, Phuket |
| Report published July 2017; playing dates unverified | 2017 TPOC Bangkok | Bangkok |
Competition formats
Formats varied between events and divisions. The February 2014 Bangkok event used five-player race-to-two competition in both divisions.[3]
The September 2016 Phuket event listed race-to-four in Division 1, X-Ball in Division 2 and five-player race-to-two in Division 3, with respective game durations of ten, eight and six minutes.[4]
See also
References
- “Rankings — TPOC Overall Rankings (after 1st leg)”, PALS Thailand, official TPOC standings. Archived 20 July 2011.
- ION, “A Champion in everyone!”, Paintball in Singapore 101, 13 October 2011.
- “TPOC Leg 1”, PBLeagues, event record for 8–9 February 2014.
- “TPOC – Gelkaps Phuket International”, PBLeagues, event record for 23–25 September 2016.
- “Places: TPOC – Gelkaps Phuket International”, PBLeagues. Official divisional results.
- “DYE Asia Domination”, DYE Paintball, 19 July 2017 according to publication metadata. Report and accompanying results graphic.