2012 PALS Thailand
2012 PALS Thailand was the opening event of the 2012 Paintball Asia League Series (PALS), held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2 to 4 March 2012.[1][2] Shockwave Canada won Division 1, Rockstar Canada won Division 2 and Golden Dragons won Division 3.[2]
Programme
[edit]The event programme began with clinics and a captains' meeting before tournament play. These included a player clinic with Thomas Taylor, a photography clinic with Gary Baum and Dez Foo, and a technical clinic provided by MacDev.[2]
Competition began on Friday, 2 March. Preliminary matches continued on Saturday, followed by the concluding matches and finals on Sunday.[2]
Competition format
[edit]The organiser published the following formats for 2012.[3]
| Division | Format | Game time |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Race-to-4 | 10 minutes |
| Division 2 | Race-to-3 | 8 minutes |
| Division 3 | Race-to-2 | 6 minutes |
All three divisions permitted PSP or Millennium ramping capped at 12 balls per second. Division 2 permitted a nine-player roster and a maximum of two Division 1 players per team.[3]
Results
[edit]Social Paintball published the following finishing positions in its post-event report on 7 March 2012.[2]
Division 1
[edit]| Position | Team | Country or countries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shockwave Canada | Canada |
| 2 | Destroyer | Thailand |
| 3 | Demonz | Malaysia / Iran |
| 4 | STK | Australia |
Division 2
[edit]| Position | Team | Country or countries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockstar Canada | Canada |
| 2 | GAS | Guam |
| 3 | Arowana | Thailand |
| 4 | Siam-X | Malaysia / Thailand |
Division 3
[edit]| Position | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Dragons | Philippines |
| 2 | Sabil | Malaysia |
| 3 | Satthahip Hunsa | Thailand |
| 4 | Tension | Australia |
Team names and country descriptions follow the contemporary report.[2]
See also
[edit]- 2012 Paintball Asia League Series
- 2012 Malaysian Open
- 2012 Paintball World Cup Asia
- 2011 PALS Thailand
- 2013 PALS Thailand
- Paintball in Thailand
- Paintball Asia League Series
References
[edit]- PALS Thailand, official homepage announcing Bangkok, 2–4 March 2012; archived 21 January 2012.
- PALS Thailand 2012 – The Experience, Coldfire Promotions, Social Paintball, 7 March 2012. Contemporary event report and divisional placings.
- Format, PALS Thailand, archived official event website. Specifies 2012 divisional formats, game times, firing modes and Division 2 roster provisions.