2008 Paintball World Cup Asia
The 2008 Paintball World Cup Asia was an international paintball tournament held at Xtion Paintball Park, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its programme ran from 13–16 November 2008, with competition scheduled for 14–16 November.[1]
Infernal of Thailand won Division 1, Real Pinoy of the Philippines won Division 2, and Malaysia's Johor Pirates won Division 3.[2]
PALS season
[edit]According to contemporary coverage in Paintball Sports, World Cup Asia was the only PALS event held in 2008, following the cancellation of planned rounds in Taiwan, the Philippines and Bangkok.[3]
Programme
[edit]The published programme allocated 13 November to field walking, equipment launches, technical sessions and the captains' meeting. Preliminary competition began on 14 November for Divisions 2 and 3, followed by Division 1 on 15 November.[1]
Further qualifying rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were scheduled for 16 November. The final matches were assigned to the Luxe field for Division 1, Draxxus field for Division 2 and Dye field for Division 3.[1]
Scoring
[edit]Paintball Sports described a scoring system awarding one point to each team for a draw, two points for taking an opponent's flag without completing the return, and three points for a successful flag hang. Elimination difference also affected scores.[3]
Results
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Infernal | MacDev Ronin | Xtioneer | SWAT |
| Division 2 | Real Pinoy | WASP Black | KL Killer Beez | Iron Sea |
| Division 3 | Johor Pirates | Romeoz | Undeath | D'Mercy Kids |
Source: results published by Villain Paintball on 17 November 2008.[2]
Division 1
[edit]A contemporary account by a MacDev Ronin participant recorded victories over Datis, SWAT, Raskal and Demonz Red during the team's progression to the final, where Infernal won the title.[2]
Division 2 qualifying results
[edit]Paintball Sports recorded a draw between Warrior and Infernal 2 during the quarter-final stage. Warrior finished that stage with −6 points. Infernal 2 finished four points behind Real Pinoy, who occupied the final qualifying position among the four advancing teams.[3]
Division 3 qualifying results
[edit]D'Mercy Kids lost its opening quarter-final game before winning its next two games and advancing among the leading four teams.[3]
Equipment and industry programme
[edit]The accompanying industry programme advertised launches and technical sessions involving KEE/BT, Planet Eclipse, MacDev and Dye. Sessions were scheduled at Xtion Paintball Park and the Pearl International Hotel on 13 November.[1]
See also
[edit]- Paintball World Cup Asia
- 2007 Paintball World Cup Asia
- 2009 Paintball World Cup Asia
- 2008 Paintball Asia League Series
- Paintball in Malaysia
References
[edit]- World Cup Asia — 13th–16th November 2008, Caranthir, Villain Paintball, 12 November 2008. Tournament and industry programme.
- MacDev Rules!, Caranthir, Villain Paintball, 17 November 2008. Contemporary participant account and results for Divisions 1–3.
- World Cup Asia 2008: The Local-International Success, Dave “Landshark” Norman, Paintball Sports, February 2009, pp. 42–46. Digitised issue hosted on Scribd.