2017 Paintball World Cup Asia
The 2017 Paintball World Cup Asia was a paintball tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 10–12 November 2017. It appeared on the Paintball Asia League Series (PALS) calendar and included Open Division, Division 3 and Mechanical Division 4 competitions.[1][2][3]
Kejahatan Aisawan won Division 3 and Naughty Frogs won Mechanical Division 4.[2] The surviving records give conflicting accounts of the Open Division result.[2][4]
Competition format
[edit]The event registration programme advertised Open Division as Race to 3 with eight-minute games and Division 3 as Race to 2 with six-minute games. Mechanical Division 4 was listed as RaceTo-X with five-minute games.[1]
| Category | Advertised format | Game duration | Paid entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Division | Race to 3 | 8 minutes | 2 |
| Division 3 | Race to 2 | 6 minutes | 16 |
| Mechanical Division 4 | RaceTo-X | 5 minutes | 10 |
| Total | 28 | ||
The registration record lists 28 paid entries, matching the number of teams in the published divisional results.[1][2]
A national-team Race to 4 category was also advertised, but the registration record lists no entries in that category.[1]
Open Division
[edit]PBLeagues lists Lafeline first and Datis second in Open Division.[2]
| Position listed by PBLeagues | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lafeline |
| 2 | Datis |
A contemporary report published by French radio station RJFM on 28 November 2017 gives a different account. It states that nine players from clubs in Laféline, Désertines and Quinssaines returned from Malaysia as World Cup Asia runners-up after losing the final to Iran's national team.[4]
Division 3
[edit]Kejahatan Aisawan finished first, ahead of BT D'Aquarian, Splatmasters and Order 66. The following placings are recorded by PBLeagues.[2]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kejahatan Aisawan |
| 2 | BT D'Aquarian |
| 3 | Splatmasters |
| 4 | Order 66 |
| 5 | Phoenix Tahiti Aisawan |
| 6 | Kabali Legion |
| 7 | Xtioneers III |
| 8 | Octosquad |
| 9 | Annex |
| 10 | Pandamonium |
| 11 | Duck Vader |
| 12 | Raptors.BRU |
| 13 | ReaL ST |
| 14 | HardInsert |
| 15 | KSM Paintballers |
| 16 | Black Mamba |
Mechanical Division 4
[edit]Naughty Frogs finished first, ahead of LPP, Black Ccp and Borneo Warriors 611. The following placings are recorded by PBLeagues.[2]
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Naughty Frogs |
| 2 | LPP |
| 3 | Black Ccp |
| 4 | Borneo Warriors 611 |
| 5 | Entrusted |
| 6 | Phanatic Destroyer |
| 7 | Kuantan Squad |
| 8 | Bob Xtion Hunters |
| 9 | ESP Syndrome |
| 10 | Blackborneo |
One-on-one competition
[edit]RJFM reported that Vincent Faraco, a player from Raven's of Quinssaines, also finished second in a one-on-one competition held at the event.[4]
See also
[edit]- Paintball World Cup Asia
- 2016 Paintball World Cup Asia
- Paintball Asia League Series
- Paintball in Malaysia
References
[edit]- Paintball World Cup Asia 2017: Event information, PBLeagues, event held 10–12 November 2017. Dates, location, formats, game durations and registration totals.
- Paintball World Cup Asia 2017: Places, PBLeagues, published divisional placings.
- Paintball Asia League Series event archive, PBLeagues, 2017 tournament calendar.
- Paintball : Vincent Faraco des Raven's de Quinssaines deux fois vice-champion de la World cup Asia, RJFM, 28 November 2017. French participants' team and one-on-one results.