Xtioneers
Xtioneers, also recorded as Xtioneer, is a Malaysian tournament paintball team based in Kuala Lumpur.[1] The team won the Division 1 season championship in the 2013 Paintball Asia League Series and the Open division at the 2015 Sharjah Open Paintball Championship.[1][2]
The organisation also fielded Xtioneers II, which won Division 2 at the 2010 PALS Philippines tournament.[3]
Tournament history
[edit]2008
[edit]Xtioneer finished third in the Pendekar division at the 2008 Pengerang Open, behind Raskal and Flanker.[4]
At the 2008 Paintball World Cup Asia, Xtioneer finished third in Division 1, behind Infernal and MacDev Ronin.[5]
Xtioneers II in the Philippines
[edit]Xtioneers II won the Division 2 X-Ball competition at the United Paintballers of Philippines International Championships at Clark Field in 2010.[3]
Contemporary coverage in The Star described the result as the first overseas PALS Division 2 tournament victory by a Malaysian team.[3]
2011 India competition
[edit]A roster entered as Xtioneers All-Stars won the Paintball International India Open in Bangalore on 26–27 March 2011. The team included Red Sevens players Ben Seow and Jane Koh from Singapore.[6]
The contemporary report recorded a 6–3 victory over NPL All-Stars.[6]
2012–2013
[edit]Xtioneer finished fourth in Division 1 at the 2012 Paintball World Cup Asia, losing the third-place match 3–2 to Nemesis Legion.[7]
In 2013, the team finished second at the combined PALS Malaysian Open/MPOC third round and fourth at the 2013 Paintball World Cup Asia.[1][2]
Despite finishing fourth at World Cup Asia, Xtioneers won the overall PALS Division 1 season championship.[2]
2014–2016
[edit]Xtioneer finished second in Division 1 at the opening PALS round in Bangkok in March 2014.[1]
At the Sharjah Open Paintball Championship on 19–20 March 2015, Xtioneer won the Open division, finishing first among nine teams.[1]
Xtioneers subsequently finished sixth in Division 1 at both the 2015 Paintball World Cup in Langkawi and the 2016 World Cup Asia in Kuala Lumpur.[1]
Selected results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Entry | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pengerang Open | Xtioneer | Pendekar | Third |
| 2008 | Paintball World Cup Asia | Xtioneer | Division 1 | Third |
| 2010 | PALS Philippines | Xtioneers II | Division 2 | First |
| 2011 | Paintball International India Open | Xtioneers All-Stars | Not specified in report | First |
| 2012 | Paintball World Cup Asia | Xtioneer | Division 1 | Fourth |
| 2013 | PALS Malaysian Open / MPOC round 3 | Xtioneer | Division 1 | Second |
| 2013 | Paintball World Cup Asia | Xtioneer | Division 1 | Fourth |
| 2013 | PALS overall season | Xtioneers | Division 1 | Champions |
| 2014 | PALS Bangkok | Xtioneer | Division 1 | Second |
| 2015 | Sharjah Open Paintball Championship | Xtioneer | Open | First |
| 2015 | Paintball World Cup | Xtioneers | Division 1 | Sixth |
| 2016 | Paintball World Cup Asia | Xtioneers | Division 1 | Sixth |
Sources: contemporary reports and PBLeagues records.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
See also
[edit]- Xtion Paintball Park
- Paintball Asia League Series
- Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit
- Paintball World Cup Asia
References
[edit]- Xtioneers, PBLeagues. Team profile and historical tournament results.
- 2013 PALS/NAZA World Cup Asia Video, Results, and Photo Gallery, Israel L., Social Paintball, 25 November 2013.
- Underdogs seal the win, Ng Wei Loon, The Star, 14 September 2010.
- Pengerang Open 2008 – The Conclusion, Villain Paintball, 21 January 2008.
- MacDev Rules!, Villain Paintball, 17 November 2008. Includes World Cup Asia divisional results.
- Paintball International India Open 2011, Paintball in Singapore 101, 31 March 2011.
- Paintball: Infernal Muncul Juara Baru WCA 2012, Suryati Mohd Nor, mStar, 11 November 2012.