Thailand Paintball Official Circuit

Thailand Paintball Official Circuit (TPOC) was a paintball tournament series in Thailand, documented through contemporary records from 2011 to 2017. Events took place in Pattaya, Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, with formats varying between rounds and divisions.[1][2][3][4][5]

Its founding date, complete season calendars and final year of operation have not been established.

History

Early records, 2011–2013

The PALS Thailand website published overall TPOC rankings after the first leg of the 2011 season. Infernal led Division 1 and Lakehill Arowana led Division 2, each with 50 points.[1]

The 2011 TPOC Young Blood Paintball Challenge took place on 17 April at C.A.T. Paintball Pattaya. It offered Division 3 competition using a five-player, race-to-one format.[2]

Contemporary coverage also documents a second leg in Pattaya, where Differ by C.A.T. Pattaya won Division 2. A separate report published in October recorded Ahmad Sophian finishing second in Division 1 at the season's final leg.[6][7]

In 2012, C.A.T. Paintball Pattaya hosted the first round on 4–5 February and the second on 16–17 June. The third round was advertised for 22–23 December at Expressway Paintball Club in Bangkok.[3][8][9]

Records for 2013 include a first-leg announcement on PBThailand, second-leg coverage from Pattaya, and match footage identifying the third round in Chiang Mai on 3–4 August.[10][11][12][13]

Subsequent events, 2014–2017

Expressway Paintball Club hosted the opening round of 2014 on 8–9 February. Its registration record listed six paid entries in each of two divisions. Contemporary SPEED Aisawan coverage also identifies a second leg in Pattaya that year.[14][15]

The first two rounds of 2015 took place on 24–25 January at Expressway Paintball Club and 23–24 May in Chiang Mai.[16][17]

Video coverage documents TPOC events in Chiang Mai and at Expressway Paintball Club in 2016. The 2016 TPOC Gelkaps Phuket International followed on 23–25 September at Surin Beach Soccer Stadium, with 30 paid entries across three divisions.[4][18][19]

Aisawan won Division 1 at Phuket, Waxers Legion won Division 2 and Siren Army won Division 3.[20]

In 2017, match footage identifies the opening round in Chiang Mai. A DYE Paintball report published in July documents a Bangkok event, with Inception Aisawan winning Division 1 and United Aisawan winning Division 2. The Bangkok report provides selected placings rather than complete standings.[5][21]

Documented calendar

This is a partial reconstruction. Publication dates are distinguished from playing dates, and advertised dates do not by themselves establish that an event took place.

Year	Event	Playing dates	Documented location
2011	Leg 1	Unverified	Specific location unverified.[1]
2011	Young Blood Paintball Challenge	17 April	C.A.T. Paintball Pattaya.[2]
2011	Leg 2	Unverified; champions video published 20 July	Pattaya; specific field unverified.[6]
2011	Final Leg	Unverified; participant report published 13 October	Specific location unverified.[7]
2012	Leg 1	4–5 February	C.A.T. Paintball Pattaya.[3]
2012	Leg 2	16–17 June	C.A.T. Paintball Pattaya.[8]
2012	Leg 3	Advertised for 22–23 December	Expressway Paintball Club, Bangkok.[9]
2013	Leg 1	Unverified; announcement published 17 March	Specific location unverified.[10]
2013	Leg 2	Unverified; match coverage published 30 June	Pattaya; specific field unverified.[11][12]
2013	Leg 3	3–4 August	Chiang Mai; specific field unverified.[13]
2014	Leg 1	8–9 February	Expressway Paintball Club, Bangkok.[14]
2014	Leg 2	Unverified; coverage published 10 May	Pattaya; specific field unverified.[15]
2015	Leg 1	24–25 January	Expressway Paintball Club, Bangkok.[16]
2015	Leg 2	23–24 May	Chiang Mai; source names the venue “The Harzard Paintball&BB Club”.[17]
2016	Chiang Mai event	Unverified; coverage published in February	Chiang Mai; specific field and round number unverified.[18]
2016	Bangkok event	Unverified; coverage published 22 June	Expressway Paintball Club; round number unverified.[19]
2016	Gelkaps Phuket International	23–25 September	Surin Beach Soccer Stadium, Phuket.[4]
2017	Leg 1	Unverified	Chiang Mai; specific field unverified.[21]
2017	Bangkok event	Unverified; DYE report published in July	Bangkok; specific field and round number unverified.[5]

The relationship between the 2011 Young Blood Challenge and the season's numbered rounds has not been established.

A separate film identifies a 2017 second leg, but its description does not provide a location or playing dates. Its relationship to the documented Bangkok event remains unresolved, so it is not counted as an additional event above.[22]

Competition formats

Formats varied between events. The 2011 Young Blood Challenge used five-player, race-to-one competition, while the February 2012 round used race-to-three in Division 1 and race-to-two in Division 2.[2][3]

The February 2014 Bangkok event used five-player race-to-two in both divisions. Phuket's 2016 registration record listed race-to-four in Division 1, X-Ball in Division 2 and race-to-two in Division 3.[4][14]

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