2013 PALS Thailand
2013 PALS Thailand was the opening event of the 2013 Paintball Asia League Series (PALS), held at Expressway Paintball Club in Bangkok, Thailand. The advertised event programme ran from 28 February to 3 March 2013.[1][5]
Xtioneers won Division 1, Republic CMX won Division 2 and Griffin won Division 3.[5]
Venue and format
[edit]Contemporary coverage identified the venue as Express Way Paintball Club in Jarun Burapharat, Bangkok. The club installed the event's field layout in late January, allowing teams to practise before the tournament.[1]
Published competition information listed three divisions using RaceTo formats.[3]
| Division | Format |
|---|---|
| Division 1 | Race-to-4 |
| Division 2 | Race-to-3 |
| Division 3 | Race-to-2 |
Teams and players
[edit]The event preview named teams including Thailand's Infernal, Australia's STK, Malaysia's Nemesis Legion, Xtioneers and Demonz, and Iran's Datis.[1]
American Dream Team
[edit]An American Dream Team was announced for Division 1, comprising Oliver Lang, Yosh Rau, Damian Ryan, Bobby Aviles, Jerry Desvarieux and Tim Montressor.[1]
Destiny
[edit]The announced Destiny line-up included Kat Secor, Linh Truong, Katie Kelly, Cathy Villanueva, Guia Salvador and Karla Alvarez.[1]
The published team list placed Destiny in Division 2, alongside teams including Red Sevens, Hoodlums, Guam All Stars and Republic CMX.[3]
Results
[edit]The organiser's official website published the following finishing positions. A contemporary Iranian report independently reproduced the same top-four placings.[2][5]
Division 1
[edit]| Position | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xtioneers | Malaysia |
| 2 | Datis | Iran |
| 3 | Infernal | Thailand |
| 4 | Destroyer | Thailand |
Division 2
[edit]| Position | Team | Country or territory |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic CMX | Malaysia |
| 2 | Guam All Star (GAS) | Guam |
| 3 | SPEED Overshoot | Thailand |
| 4 | Kelab Sukan Dark Knights | Malaysia |
Division 3
[edit]| Position | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffin | Iran |
| 2 | Duckside | Malaysia |
| 3 | Rogue Assassins | Australia |
| 4 | Blue Blood | Thailand |
Coverage
[edit]Social Paintball published a tournament video by Joel Pitra on 11 March 2013. The accompanying page included a comment from Destiny player Kat Secor thanking him for filming the event and her team.[4]
See also
[edit]- 2013 Paintball Asia League Series
- 2013 Malaysian Open
- 2013 Paintball World Cup Asia
- 2012 PALS Thailand
- 2014 PALS Thailand
- Paintball in Thailand
References
[edit]- 2013 PALS Thailand Begins this Weekend, Mazzy Mao, Social Paintball, 26 February 2013.
- PALS 2013/II..., TechPB, to the Front, 4 March 2013. Contemporary report listing the top four teams in each division.
- PALS 2013..., TechPB, to the Front, 1 March 2013. Published competition formats and team lists.
- Video: PALS Thailand 2013, Joel Pitra, Social Paintball, 11 March 2013.
- PALS Thailand 2013 — official homepage and final results, PALS Thailand, archived official event website. Includes the event programme dates and top-four results for Divisions 1–3.