Diako (Iran Paintball Team)
Diako is an Iranian tournament paintball team associated with the Datis organisation. It won Division 3 at the 2011 Paintball World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Malaysia, and subsequently won an Iranian national Division 2 competition, securing promotion to Division 1.[1][2]
Some contemporary English-language reporting spells the team's name Daiko. The Datis website's own results and player list use Diako.[1][3]
History
[edit]World Cup Asia 2011
[edit]Diako won Division 3 at World Cup Asia in Langkawi in November 2011. The published results placed Australia's Rogue Assassins second, the Philippines' Golden Dragons third and Australia's Tension fourth.[1]
The Datis website published the result on 18 November 2011 alongside separate player lists for Datis and Diako.[1]
A Bernama report reproduced by Villain Paintball independently recorded the Iranian Division 3 winner, using the spelling "Daiko".[3]
Iranian national competition
[edit]The Iran Paintball Association recorded Diako finishing first in the men's second division at the Babolsar national league event held from 14 to 16 December 2011. Soheil finished second and Tornado third.[4]
On 27 February 2012, Planet Eclipse reported that Diako had won Division 2 at an INPL event and secured promotion to Division 1 for the following season. The report explicitly identified Diako as a Datis team.[2]
The same report recorded the Datis first team securing the overall INPL championship and Datis Girls winning the women's championship for the Iranian calendar year 1390.[2]
Players
[edit]A Datis website post dated 18 November 2011 listed the following Diako players. Spellings and numbers reproduce the published team list; it has not been independently established as the tournament's official registration roster.[1]
| Player | Number | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Arash Kiani | 96 | Captain |
| Pouya Ale ebrahim | 33 | |
| Saeed Shirazi | 23 | |
| Ahad Mosavi | 171 | |
| Shahin Roozban | 69 | |
| Maco Seeydi | 3 | |
| Vahid Fattahi | 07 |
Selected results
[edit]| Date | Competition | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2011 | Paintball World Cup Asia, Langkawi | Division 3 | 1st [1][3] |
| 14–16 December 2011 | Iranian national league, Babolsar round | Men's second division | 1st [4] |
| Reported 27 February 2012 | Iran National Paintball League | Division 2 | 1st; secured promotion to Division 1 [2] |
See also
[edit]- Datis
- Datis Girls
- Iranian paintball
- Paintball in Iran
- Iran National Paintball League
- Paintball World Cup Asia
References
[edit]- Datis Paintball, "Tournament Results — Langkawi 2011" and "Players", 18 November 2011, archived 24 May 2012.
- Planet Eclipse, "Datis make it a clean sweep!", 27 February 2012.
- Villain Paintball, "Datis wins WCA 2011!", reproducing Bernama reporting, 14 November 2011.
- Iran Paintball Association, national league results for Azar 1390, archived 19 January 2012. Persian.