Editing 2011 Paintball Asia League Series

The '''2011 Paintball Asia League Series''' was a season of the international [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). The organisers identified rounds in Bangkok, Thailand, and Clark, Philippines, followed by the season-ending [[2011 Paintball World Cup Asia]] in Langkawi, Malaysia.[1]

A proposed opening event in Hainan, China, was postponed. Bangkok consequently became the opening PALS competition.[2][3]

== Documented calendar ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Date or period !! Event !! Location
|-
| 1
| May 2011
| [[2011 PALS Thailand]]
| Bangkok, Thailand
|-
| 2
| 2011
| [[2011 PALS Philippines]]
| Clark, Philippines
|-
| Finale
| 10–13 November 2011
| [[2011 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
| Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre, Langkawi, Malaysia
|}
Sources: [1][3][4].

World Cup Asia's programme ran from 10–13 November, with tournament competition taking place on 11–13 November.[1][5]

== Postponed China event ==
An early calendar proposed a PALS event in Hainan. On 27 January 2011, SEBURO reported that the Chinese round had been postponed, with 29 April–1 May offered as tentative replacement dates. The report stated that teams were advised to wait for confirmation before changing travel arrangements.[2]

A contemporary preview published on 25 May identified Bangkok as the first event of the season following the postponement of the Chinese round.[3]

== Thailand round ==
Infernal won Division 1 at PALS Bangkok, Ryukyu Kings won Division 2 and Sansook won Division 3.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1
| Infernal
| Datis
| SWAT
| STK
|-
| Division 2
| Ryukyu Kings
| Lakehill CAT
| Do Do Flingueurs
| Naga
|-
| Division 3
| Sansook
| CMX Hamoon
| UPPIC
| KSK Flash
|}
Source: contemporary results published on 30 May 2011.[4]

== Philippine round ==
The organisers' World Cup Asia promotional account identified Clark in the Philippines as the location of the second PALS leg.[1]

== Paintball World Cup Asia ==
The final event was held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, using indoor, air-conditioned playing facilities and artificial turf.[1]

Datis retained the Division 1 World Cup Asia title by defeating Reaper 4–1 in the final. STK finished third after beating Infernal 4–1.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1
| Datis
| Reaper
| STK
| Infernal
|-
| Division 2
| Alien 11
| Hellbourne
| Mamba
| Massacre
|-
| Division 3
| Diako
| Rogue Assassins
| Golden Dragons
| Tension
|-
| Division 4
| Armada Shooter
| Vindicated
| CMX Badai
| Jogja United
|}
Sources: [5][6].

=== Intercontinental Cup ===
The associated Intercontinental Cup was contested separately from the numbered divisions. TonTons finished first, followed by Ironmen, Datis and STK.[6]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2010 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2012 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2011 PALS Thailand]]
* [[2011 PALS Philippines]]
* [[2011 Paintball World Cup Asia]]

== References ==
# [https://vimeo.com/27469918 Allan Phang — The Birth of PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia: Historical Origins, 9 August 2011; accompanying organiser information identifies the Bangkok, Clark and Langkawi rounds.]
# [https://seburo.blogspot.com/2011/01/?m=0 SEBURO — PALS China Postponed, 27 January 2011.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/05/ Villain Paintball — Big events this weekend!, 25 May 2011.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/05/results-over-weekend.html Villain Paintball — Results over the weekend, 30 May 2011.]
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/11/datis-wins-wca-2011.html Villain Paintball — Datis wins WCA 2011!, 14 November 2011; reproduces Bernama's 13 November report.]
# [https://jahangpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/11/wca-2011-result.html Jahang River Paintball Perak — WCA 2011 Result, 17 November 2011.]

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