Pattaya Battlefield
Pattaya Battlefield (also styled Pattaya Battle Field) is a recreational paintball and outdoor activity venue in Pong, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, Thailand, near Pattaya.
The venue offers recreational paintball, airsoft-style BB gun games, archery and other outdoor activities. It has been documented in operation since at least February 2022.
Pattaya Battlefield is associated with the wider Pattaya Paintball Park business, which lists Pattaya Battlefield and Pattaya Paintball Park as separate locations.
A competitive paintball team using the name Pattaya Battlefield participated in the 2025 Thailand X Ball League tournament in Pattaya, finishing eighth in Division 1. The exact organisational relationship between the tournament team and the recreational venue has not been independently established.
| Name | Pattaya Battlefield |
|---|---|
| Alternative name | Pattaya Battle Field |
| Type | Recreational paintball and outdoor activity venue |
| Location | Pong, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province |
| Nearest city | Pattaya |
| Country | Thailand |
| Address | 25/36 Moo 5, Pong, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150 |
| Activities | Paintball, BB gun games, archery, children's gel-ball games |
| Playing format | Recreational paintball |
| Documented operation | At least 2022–2026 |
| Related business | Pattaya Paintball Park |
| Associated tournament name | Pattaya Battlefield |
| Website | https://pattayapaintballpark.co.th/ |
History
[edit]Establishment
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield was established as an outdoor recreational activity venue in the Pattaya area of Chonburi Province.
The exact opening date has not been established.
By February 2022, the venue was operating and advertising several outdoor activities, including paintball, BB gun games, children's gel-ball games, go-karting and archery.
On 19 February 2022, The Pattaya News published a promotional feature describing the venue and its available activities.[1]
The report located Pattaya Battlefield on Highway 36 near Bira Circuit, a motorsport venue in the Pattaya area.
The article provides contemporary evidence of the venue's operations and pricing during the early 2020s.
Development
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield continued to be promoted as a recreational paintball destination through travel and activity-booking platforms.
Its own website identifies paintball, BB gun games and archery among its principal activities.[2]
Tourism platforms including Klook and Traveloka have also listed the venue as a paintball attraction.[3][4]
These listings demonstrate its presence in the Pattaya recreational tourism market.
Location
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield is located in Pong, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province.
The venue is situated near Highway 36 and Bira Circuit, outside central Pattaya.
Its published address is:
25/36 Moo 5, Pong, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150, Thailand.
The operator's contact page separately identifies Pattaya Battlefield and Pattaya Paintball Park as two locations.[5]
Pattaya Paintball Park is listed at Na Chom Thian, Sattahip District, while Pattaya Battlefield is listed at Pong, Bang Lamung District.
The two locations should not be treated as the same playing field.
Paintball facilities
[edit]Recreational paintball
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield offers recreational paintball sessions using rental equipment.
The venue is marketed towards tourists, groups of friends and other recreational participants.
Players use paintball markers to compete in organised games on outdoor playing fields.
The operator's website describes paintball as one of the venue's principal activities.[2]
Playing areas
[edit]The operator describes two large playing areas featuring different forms of cover.
These include wooden obstacles and structures resembling an urban or built-up environment.
The playing areas are intended for recreational scenario-style games rather than exclusively for inflatable-bunker tournament speedball.
The precise field dimensions and capacity have not been independently established.
Equipment
[edit]The venue provides rental paintball equipment.
A February 2022 report described a package including:
- Paintball marker
- Sixty paintballs
- Protective clothing
- Protective face mask
The report also stated that additional paintballs could be purchased.[1]
The operator's website subsequently advertised packages including admission, compressed air, marker rental and mask rental, with different quantities of paintballs.[6]
Equipment and package details may have changed since publication.
Historical pricing
[edit]The Pattaya News reported the following prices in February 2022:
| Activity | Advertised price | Included equipment or activity |
|---|---|---|
| Paintball | 600 baht | Marker, 60 paintballs, protective clothing and mask |
| BB gun games | 550 baht | Rental equipment, 200 BBs and protective clothing |
| Children's gel-ball games | 180 baht | Gel-ball equipment and protective eyewear |
| Go-karting | 650 baht | Twenty-minute session |
| Archery | 250–300 baht | Supervised session, depending on duration |
The report stated that additional paintballs cost one baht each.
These figures are historical advertised prices from February 2022 and should not be interpreted as current admission prices.[1]
Other activities
[edit]BB gun games
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield offers BB gun games using replica-style recreational equipment.
The operator describes playing areas featuring wooden cover and simulated urban obstacles.
The activity is marketed separately from conventional paintball.
Children's gel-ball games
[edit]The venue has advertised recreational gel-ball activities for children.
These use gel projectiles rather than conventional paintballs.
The activity is distinct from tournament paintball and conventional airsoft.
Archery
[edit]Archery is included among the venue's advertised outdoor activities.
The February 2022 promotional report described supervised sessions with different pricing according to duration.
Other recreational activities
[edit]Historical advertising also included go-karting.
The available sources do not establish whether every activity advertised in 2022 remained available in subsequent years.
Relationship with Pattaya Paintball Park
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield is associated with the Pattaya Paintball Park business.
The business website includes a dedicated Pattaya Battlefield page and separately lists Pattaya Paintball Park.
Its contact page provides distinct locations and contact information for the two venues.[5]
Pattaya Battlefield is located in Pong, Bang Lamung District.
Pattaya Paintball Park is located in Na Chom Thian, Sattahip District.
The precise ownership and corporate structure of the business have not been independently established.
Competitive paintball
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield tournament team
[edit]A competitive team using the name Pattaya Battlefield participated in TXBL Pattaya 2025.
The tournament took place from 21 to 23 February 2025 and formed part of the Thailand X Ball League calendar.
The official PBLeagues rankings record Pattaya Battlefield finishing eighth of eleven teams in Division 1.[7]
| Event | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| TXBL Pattaya 2025 | Division 1 X-Ball | 8th of 11 teams |
This result establishes the use of the Pattaya Battlefield name in competitive tournament paintball.
However, the available evidence does not establish whether the team was directly owned, sponsored or operated by the recreational venue.
Nor does the result establish that the TXBL tournament was played at Pattaya Battlefield.
The 2025 TXBL event was held at Jomtien Beach, a separate location.
Role in Pattaya tourism
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield forms part of the area's recreational and adventure tourism industry.
Unlike specialist tournament paintball facilities, the venue offers rental-based activities to visitors without requiring personal paintball equipment.
Its activities have been promoted through local English-language media, Japanese-language tourism coverage and international travel-booking platforms.
A Japanese-language feature published in February 2022 described the venue as a family-oriented destination offering paintball and other recreational activities.[8]
The availability of multiple activities allows the business to serve customers with different interests and levels of experience.
Historical significance
[edit]Pattaya Battlefield provides an example of Thailand's commercial recreational paintball industry during the 2020s.
Its documented significance includes:
- Operating a recreational paintball venue in Chonburi Province
- Offering rental markers and protective equipment
- Providing multiple outdoor playing areas
- Serving the Pattaya tourism market
- Offering paintball alongside other recreational shooting activities
- Maintaining an identifiable presence in local media and tourism listings
- Sharing its name with a team competing in TXBL Pattaya 2025
The venue illustrates the continued availability of recreational paintball in Thailand alongside the country's competitive tournament scene.
Timeline
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 2022 | Pattaya Battlefield documented as an operating recreational paintball venue |
| 19 February 2022 | The Pattaya News publishes a promotional feature describing activities and prices |
| 19 February 2022 | Japanese-language coverage describes the venue and its recreational activities |
| February 2023 | Pattaya Unplugged republishes coverage of the venue |
| 21–23 February 2025 | A team named Pattaya Battlefield competes in TXBL Pattaya 2025 |
| 2026 | Venue continues to appear on the operator's website and tourism-booking platforms |
See also
[edit]- Paintball in Thailand
- Regulation of paintball in Thailand
- Pattaya Paintball Park
- Thailand X Ball League
- Thailand Paintball Official Circuit
- Expressway Paintball Club
- Recreational paintball
- Speedball
References
[edit]- "Enter the Battlefield – Pattaya Battlefield, a Great Place for a Day Out!!", The Pattaya News, 19 February 2022. Sponsored feature describing the venue, activities, historical prices and location.
- "Pattaya Battle Field", Pattaya Paintball Park. Official venue description and recreational activities.
- "Pattaya Battlefield Paintball", Klook. Recreational paintball activity listing.
- "Pattaya Battlefield Paintball", Traveloka. Venue description and address.
- "Contact Us", Pattaya Paintball Park. Separate locations and contact details for Pattaya Battlefield and Pattaya Paintball Park.
- "Paint Ball – Pattaya Battle Field", Pattaya Paintball Park. Official paintball package information.
- "Rankings: TXBL Pattaya 2025", PBLeagues. Official tournament results showing Pattaya Battlefield in eighth place in Division 1.
- "パタヤバトルフィールドで、ご家族揃ってサバイバルゲームはいかが？", X-bomber Thailand, 19 February 2022. Japanese-language coverage of Pattaya Battlefield.