Editing 2008 Paintball World Cup Asia

The '''2008 Paintball World Cup Asia''' was an international paintball tournament held at [[Xtion Paintball Park]], Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its programme ran from 13–16 November 2008, with competition scheduled for 14–16 November.[1]

[[Infernal (Thailand Paintball Team)|Infernal]] of Thailand won Division 1, Real Pinoy of the Philippines won Division 2, and Malaysia's Johor Pirates won Division 3.[2]

== PALS season ==
According to contemporary coverage in ''Paintball Sports'', World Cup Asia was the only [[2008 Paintball Asia League Series|PALS event held in 2008]], following the cancellation of planned rounds in Taiwan, the Philippines and Bangkok.[3]

== Programme ==
The published programme allocated 13 November to field walking, equipment launches, technical sessions and the captains' meeting. Preliminary competition began on 14 November for Divisions 2 and 3, followed by Division 1 on 15 November.[1]

Further qualifying rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were scheduled for 16 November. The final matches were assigned to the Luxe field for Division 1, Draxxus field for Division 2 and Dye field for Division 3.[1]

== Scoring ==
''Paintball Sports'' described a scoring system awarding one point to each team for a draw, two points for taking an opponent's flag without completing the return, and three points for a successful flag hang. Elimination difference also affected scores.[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: results published by ''Villain Paintball'' on 17 November 2008.[2]

=== Division 1 ===
A contemporary account by a [[MacDev Ronin]] participant recorded victories over Datis, SWAT, Raskal and Demonz Red during the team's progression to the final, where Infernal won the title.[2]

=== Division 2 qualifying results ===
''Paintball Sports'' recorded a draw between Warrior and Infernal 2 during the quarter-final stage. Warrior finished that stage with −6 points. Infernal 2 finished four points behind Real Pinoy, who occupied the final qualifying position among the four advancing teams.[3]

=== Division 3 qualifying results ===
D'Mercy Kids lost its opening quarter-final game before winning its next two games and advancing among the leading four teams.[3]

== Equipment and industry programme ==
The accompanying industry programme advertised launches and technical sessions involving KEE/BT, Planet Eclipse, MacDev and Dye. Sessions were scheduled at Xtion Paintball Park and the Pearl International Hotel on 13 November.[1]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2007 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2009 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2008 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]

== References ==
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/11/world-cup-asia-13th-16th-november-2008.html World Cup Asia — 13th–16th November 2008], Caranthir, ''Villain Paintball'', 12 November 2008. Tournament and industry programme.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2008/11/macdev-rules.html MacDev Rules!], Caranthir, ''Villain Paintball'', 17 November 2008. Contemporary participant account and results for Divisions 1–3.
# [https://www.scribd.com/document/17212235/Feb-09 World Cup Asia 2008: The Local-International Success], Dave “Landshark” Norman, ''Paintball Sports'', February 2009, pp. 42–46. Digitised issue hosted on Scribd.

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