Ballbusters (Malaysia Paintball Team)
Ballbusters were a tournament paintball team from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They won the Division 2 season championship in the 2008 Malaysian National Paintball League, winning four of its five rounds.[1][2][3][4]
Tournament history
[edit]2008 Malaysian National Paintball League
[edit]Ballbusters won Division 2 at the opening round of the 2008 Malaysian National Paintball League, ahead of No Mercy, Ronin Legion and Titanz. They repeated that result at the second round in Kuantan.[1]
At the third round, held at MAPAAC in Petaling Jaya on 31 May–1 June, Ballbusters finished fourth behind No Mercy, Ronin Legion and Titanz.[2]
An organiser’s press release recorded Ballbusters in second place in the season standings after three rounds, with 140 points, two behind No Mercy.[5]
Ballbusters won the fourth round in Malacca on 2–3 August, ahead of Raiders, No Mercy and Rainforest 7 Tigers.[3]
They won again at the season finale at MAPAAC, finishing ahead of No Mercy, PMB and Rainforest 7 Tigers. The contemporary results report also named Ballbusters as the Division 2 overall season champions.[4]
| Round | Location | Division 2 placing |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petaling Jaya | First |
| 2 | Kuantan | First |
| 3 | Petaling Jaya | Fourth |
| 4 | Malacca | First |
| 5 | Petaling Jaya | First |
| Overall season | Champions | |
Sources: contemporary round results and season championship announcement.[1][2][3][4]
2009
[edit]A January 2009 season preview described the newly promoted Division 1 team KL Locked Down as having competed previously as Ballbusters.[6]
The Ballbusters name continued to appear in MY-NPL records later that year. Ballbusterz finished fourth in Division 1 at the Malacca round, behind Nemesis, RAZ Legion and MacDev Ronin.[7]
See also
[edit]- Malaysian National Paintball League
- 2008 Malaysian National Paintball League
- 2009 Malaysian National Paintball League
- Sogo Ballbusters
- No Mercy (Malaysia Paintball Team)
References
[edit]- LYN Paintballers Thread V4!, Lowyat.NET, contemporary compilation of 2008 MY-NPL results.
- MY-NPL ’08 – MAPAAC PJ (Event 3), 31st May–1st June – The Conclusion!, Villain Paintball, 3 June 2008.
- MY-NPL ’08 – Melaka 2nd–3rd August – The Conclusion, Villain Paintball, 5 August 2008.
- MY-NPL 2008 Round 5 – The Grand Finale – Results & Conclusions, Villain Paintball, 3 November 2008.
- MY-NPL Melaka – Press Release, Villain Paintball, 10 July 2008.
- Malaysia Paintball 2009 – An Overview, Villain Paintball, 20 January 2009.
- MY-NPL ’09 Event 4 Melaka Results, Villain Paintball, 3 August 2009.