Malaysian X-Ball League
The Malaysian X-Ball League (MXBL) is a tournament paintball league in Malaysia. Its documented programme includes multi-round competitions at Canyon Paintball in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.[1][2]
PBLeagues records MXBL events from January 2020, while other surviving records document competition during 2022 and 2023. Later seasons are recorded in the league's tournament database.[1][3][4]
History
[edit]2020 events
[edit]Main article: 2020 Malaysian X-Ball League
PBLeagues records an event titled MXBL 2019 on 11 January 2020 in Petaling Jaya. Duckside Aisawan won Division 1 and BangsaOne won Division 3.[1][5]
The database also lists an MXBL event on 8 February 2020, a Division 2 second round on 13 September, and a combined Division 1 and Division 3 second round on 27 September.[1]
Canyon Wise Folks won the Division 2 event on 13 September.[6]
2022 season
[edit]Main article: 2022 Malaysian X-Ball League
GunzUp's historical event records list an opening round at Canyon Paintball on 19–20 February 2022 and a second round titled MXBL Leg 2 Doy Cup JB 2022 at Johor Bahru Doy Paintball on 16–17 July.[3]
2023 season
[edit]Main article: 2023 Malaysian X-Ball League
GunzUp's field-layout archive records three MXBL rounds during 2023, including an opening event identified with Canyon Paintball.[3]
On 2 October 2023, Canyon Paintball published an announcement marking the completion of the season and preparations for the following year.[4]
2024 season
[edit]Main article: 2024 Malaysian X-Ball League
The 2024 season comprised three rounds, held on 27–28 April, 27–28 July and 19–20 October.[1]
Waxers Legion finished first in the Division 1 season standings with 201 points. Kamikaze Kings won Division 2 with 293.08 points, while Sausages won Division 3 with 277.41 points.[7]
2025 season
[edit]Main article: 2025 Malaysian X-Ball League
Three Malaysian rounds were held at Canyon Paintball on 26–27 April, 9–10 August and 25–26 October 2025.[8][9][10]
Canyon Wise Guys won both Division 1 rounds and finished first overall with 200 points. SSG won Division 2 with 234 points, while Unknown X won Division 3 with 263.08 points.[11]
2026 season
[edit]Main article: 2026 Malaysian X-Ball League
Documented rounds took place at Canyon Paintball on 25–26 April and 22–23 August 2026. Both offered Division 2 and Division 3 competition.[12][13]
SSG won Division 2 at the opening event, while Canyon Assassins won the second round. Division 3 winners were YaZvezda Light and RVG respectively.[14][15]
Season winners
[edit]The following teams finished first in the published PBLeagues season standings.[7][11]
| Season | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Waxers Legion | Kamikaze Kings | Sausages |
| 2025 | Canyon Wise Guys | SSG | Unknown X |
Competition format
[edit]MXBL uses timed X-Ball competition with divisional mercy limits. Published formats vary by year and event.[8][9][10][12][13]
| Events | Division | Advertised match time | Mercy limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 rounds offering Division 1 | Division 1 | 12 minutes | 5 |
| 2025 rounds and 2026 Leg 1 | Division 2 | 10 minutes | 4 |
| 2025 rounds and 2026 Leg 1 | Division 3 | 8 minutes | 3 |
| 2026 Leg 2 | Division 2 | 12 minutes | 4 |
| 2026 Leg 2 | Division 3 | 10 minutes | 3 |
Links with other competitions
[edit]PBLeagues groups the NXL Asia events held in 2018 and 2019 within the same league archive as later MXBL events.[1]
The archive also includes TXBL Pattaya 2025, held in Thailand on 21–23 February. The published 2025 MXBL season standings calculate totals from the three Malaysian rounds.[1][11]
Season articles
[edit]- 2020 Malaysian X-Ball League
- 2022 Malaysian X-Ball League
- 2023 Malaysian X-Ball League
- 2024 Malaysian X-Ball League
- 2025 Malaysian X-Ball League
- 2026 Malaysian X-Ball League
See also
[edit]- NXL Asia
- 2018 NXL Asia
- 2019 NXL Asia
- Canyon Paintball
- Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit
- Malaysian National Paintball League
- Paintball in Malaysia
References
[edit]- Malaysian X Ball League: league archive, PBLeagues.
- MXBL: Malaysia X Ball League 2025 Leg 1, MalaysiaPB.
- National XBall League Asia: event and field-layout archive, GunzUp. Includes MXBL records for 2022 and 2023.
- Canyon Paintball Malaysia: public post archive, LocalGymsAndFitness. Reproduces the season-completion announcement dated 2 October 2023.
- MXBL 2019: places, PBLeagues. Results for the event dated 11 January 2020.
- MXBL 2020 D2 Leg 2: places, PBLeagues.
- 2024 season rankings, PBLeagues.
- MXBL Leg 1 2025: event information, PBLeagues.
- MXBL Leg 2 2025: event information, PBLeagues.
- MXBL Leg 3 2025: event information, PBLeagues.
- 2025 season rankings, PBLeagues.
- MXBL Leg 1 2026: event information, PBLeagues.
- MXBL Leg 2 2026: event information, PBLeagues.
- MXBL Leg 1 2026: places, PBLeagues.
- MXBL Leg 2 2026: places, PBLeagues.