Editing 2008 Paintball Asia League Series

The '''2008 Paintball Asia League Series''' was a season of the international [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). Following the cancellation of planned rounds in Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand, [[2008 Paintball World Cup Asia|World Cup Asia]] in Kuala Lumpur became the season's only completed event, according to contemporary reporting in ''Paintball Sports''.[1]

Infernal won Division 1 at World Cup Asia, Real Pinoy won Division 2 and Johor Pirates won Division 3.[2]

== Calendar and cancellations ==
A report published in the February 2009 issue of ''Paintball Sports'' described World Cup Asia as the intended culmination of a multinational PALS season. It reported that the Taiwan and Philippine rounds had been cancelled, along with the Bangkok event amid demonstrations and security concerns.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event or proposed location !! Status
|-
| Taiwan round || Cancelled
|-
| Philippine round || Cancelled
|-
| [[2008 PALS Thailand|Bangkok round]] || Cancelled
|-
| [[2008 Paintball World Cup Asia]] || Held in Kuala Lumpur
|}
Source: [1].

== Paintball World Cup Asia ==
World Cup Asia took place at [[Xtion Paintball Park]] in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The published programme ran from 13–16 November, with field walking, technical sessions and the captains' meeting on 13 November and competition scheduled for 14–16 November.[3]

Division 2 and Division 3 preliminary games were scheduled to begin on 14 November, followed by Division 1 on 15 November. The programme allocated the final qualifying and knockout stages to 16 November.[3]

=== Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
! 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: contemporary results published by ''Villain Paintball'' on 17 November 2008.[2]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2007 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2009 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2008 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2008 PALS Thailand]]

== References ==
# [https://www.scribd.com/document/17212235/Feb-09 Dave “Landshark” Norman, Paintball Sports — World Cup Asia 2008: The Local-International Success, February 2009, pp. 42–46; season cancellations discussed on p. 46. Digitised issue hosted on Scribd.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/11/macdev-rules.html Villain Paintball — MacDev Rules!, 17 November 2008.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/11/world-cup-asia-13th-16th-november-2008.html Villain Paintball — World Cup Asia: 13th–16th November 2008, 12 November 2008.]

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