2019 NXL Asia
The 2019 NXL Asia season was a three-round paintball competition held in Malaysia, with events in Petaling Jaya, Penang and Johor Bahru between April and October 2019.[1]
Duckside Aisawan were the overall Open champions, Republik CMX won the overall Amateur championship, and EJPC Jr were the overall Mechanical Open champions.[2]
Events
[edit]| Round | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 26–28 April 2019 | 1 Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya |
| Leg 2 | 26–28 July 2019 | Penang |
| Leg 3 | 25–27 October 2019 | Taman Daya Hockey Stadium, Johor Bahru |
PBLeagues identifies 1 Utama in Petaling Jaya as the opening venue and lists the dates and locations of all three rounds.[1] A contemporary report identifies Taman Daya Hockey Stadium as the final-round venue.[2]
Competition
[edit]The opening event advertised Open X-Ball, Amateur, Mechanical Open, three-player, ten-player and beginner three-player competitions. Its Open X-Ball format used ten-minute matches with a race-to-four target; Amateur used eight-minute matches with the same target.[1]
Duckside Aisawan won Open X-Ball at both the opening round and the Penang round.[3] Singapore's Imperia won Amateur at the Penang event.[4]
Johor Bahru round
[edit]The final round was organised by NXL Asia with support from the Johor Bahru-based COUGARS organisation. A report published on 30 October described approximately seventy participating teams and reported entries from Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Brunei, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia and India.[2]
Event results
[edit]The contemporary report reproduced the following final-round results.[2]
| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Waxers Legion | Riot Crew | Duckside Aisawan | Ballistic Warrior |
| Amateur | Anarki Legion | Hor Hor | Kejahatan Aisawan | Legends |
| Mechanical Open | EJPC Jr | CMX Hamoon | Naughty Frogs | UiTM Speedbull |
| Three-player | Cranberries | Anythinglah | Canyon Wise Folks | Satu |
| Ten-player | OSB | Duckside X Aisawan | Canyon Green | Unknown |
| Development | Fave X | Polytechnic Mersing | Spectre | UTiPU |
Overall champions
[edit]The published final-round results separately identified the following overall champions.[2]
| Division | Overall champion |
|---|---|
| Open | Duckside Aisawan |
| Amateur | Republik CMX |
| Mechanical Open | EJPC Jr |
See also
[edit]- NXL Asia
- 2018 Melaka International XBall Cup
- 2018 George Town International X-Ball Cup
- Paintball in Malaysia
References
[edit]- NXLASIA Leg 1 of 3: event information, PBLeagues. Opening venue, advertised formats and three-round event calendar.
- NXL ASIA Paintball JB Tournament Leg 3 of 3 Successfully Held, Jomtaralets, 30 October 2019. Contemporary event report, including an embedded results image listing final-round placings and overall champions.
- Duckside: team competition record, PBLeagues. Records Duckside Aisawan's Open X-Ball victories at Legs 1 and 2.
- Imperia: team competition record, PBLeagues. Records first place in Amateur at Leg 2.