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== Paintball career ==

=== Early career in French Polynesia ===

Tsing developed his competitive paintball career in French Polynesia, where organised speedball competitions were held through local clubs and associations.

He became associated with [[Phoenix Tahiti]], a competitive team established in 2009 to bring together players from different Tahitian teams.

Surviving identification cards from a local paintball event in 2012 identify Tsing as a registered competitor with Papara Paintball.

The cards carry Fédération de Paintball branding and document organised local participation during this period.

Tsing subsequently became one of the most extensively documented Tahitian players competing internationally.

His tournament career included appearances for Tahitian representative squads as well as invitations to play for established teams in New Zealand and Australia.

=== World Cup Asia 2011 ===

Tsing competed at the 2011 Paintball World Cup Asia, held from 10 to 13 November in Langkawi, Malaysia.

He participated with a Tahitian squad identified as Fei Pi 1923 in the original Paintball Asia League Series rankings.

The team also appeared under the name Team Fei-Pi-Tahiti in a pre-tournament announcement published by PALS International Liaison Director Allan Phang on 24 September 2011. [3]

Fei Pi 1923 competed in Division 1, finishing 19th among 21 teams at World Cup Asia.

The squad subsequently placed 22nd in the overall 2011 PALS Division 1 season rankings. [4]

The appearance represents one of Tsing's earliest documented international tournaments.

=== Tahitian Legion, New Zealand 2012 ===

In 2012, Tsing competed at Event 2 of the New Zealand Paintball Players League season in Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand.

He played for a Tahitian squad known as Tahitian Legion.

The team appeared simply as Tahiti on the original handwritten tournament scoreboard.

Contemporary photographs identify Tsing wearing jersey number 27.

The scoreboard records Tahiti finishing the initial seven scoring rounds in fourth position with 329 points.

The squad was scheduled to face Tiger Blood in the third-place playoff, although the final result has not been independently established. [5]

The appearance marked an early documented stage of Tsing's competitive involvement in New Zealand.

=== World Cup Asia 2012 ===

Tsing returned to Langkawi for the 2012 Paintball World Cup Asia.

He competed in Division 2 with Phoenix Authority, a multinational squad associated with Tahitian competitive paintball.

A contemporary article in ''La Dépêche de Tahiti'', titled "Une honorable 17e place", identified Tsing as a member of the team. [6]

The team had been assembled with international players because a complete Tahitian squad was unavailable.

Phoenix Authority finished 17th among 28 teams in Division 2.

The original preliminary scoreboards recorded the squad finishing with 2.5 competition points, nine sets won and 12 sets lost.

=== World Cup Asia 2013 ===

Tsing participated in the 2013 NAZA World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Malaysia, competing under the Phoenix Tahiti name.

The team entered Division 3 with a six-player multinational roster.

Phoenix Tahiti finished 47th among 54 teams in Division 3, as confirmed by both the original PALS standings and PBLeagues. [7]

The team's overall 2013 PALS Division 3 season ranking was 57th among 65 listed teams.

Tsing's appearance represented a continuation of his participation in the Asian tournament circuit.

=== International competition during the 2010s ===

Tsing continued participating in overseas paintball competitions throughout the following years.

His sporting activities received recognition through private sponsorship and local media coverage.

A 2016 Tahiti Infos article about sporting sponsors Jeffry and Priscille Yersin identified Tsing among the athletes they supported. [8]

Tsing also maintained connections with international paintball players and teams, particularly in New Zealand, Australia and Southeast Asia.

These relationships helped facilitate participation in tournaments outside French Polynesia.

=== World Cup Asia 2017 ===

In November 2017, Tsing competed at World Cup Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He participated in a combined Tahitian and Malaysian team under the Phoenix Tahiti name, also registered as Phoenix Tahiti Aisawan.

The team competed in Division 3 and finished fifth among 16 entrants.

Phoenix Tahiti placed second in its preliminary group and subsequently finished first in its second-round group.

The team reached the quarterfinals, where it was eliminated by Order 66 following a two-set-to-one defeat.

The result received coverage in ''La Dépêche de Tahiti'' on 15 November 2017. [9]

The newspaper reported that financial limitations had prevented a full Tahitian squad from travelling to Malaysia.

The Tahitian participants therefore competed alongside Malaysian players.

Tsing described the fifth-place result as satisfying because the combined team had not previously trained together.