Editing 2011 Paintball World Cup Asia

The '''2011 Paintball World Cup Asia''' was an international paintball tournament held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. Its programme ran from 10–13 November 2011, with tournament competition taking place on 11–13 November. It was the final round of the [[2011 Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS).[1][2]

Datis of Iran retained the Division 1 championship, defeating South Africa's Reaper 4–1 in the final. France's TonTons won the separate Intercontinental Cup.[2][3]

== Venue ==
The event used indoor, air-conditioned playing facilities with artificial turf at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre.[1]

Following the tournament, championship chairman Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid reported 1,810 participants representing 152 teams from 32 countries.[4]

== Division 1 ==
Datis defeated Demon 4–0 in the quarter-final and STK 3–2 in the semi-final before beating Reaper 4–1 for the title. Reaper reached the final by defeating KU 4–0 and Infernal 3–2.[2]

STK secured third place with a 4–1 victory over Infernal.[2]

=== Recorded knockout scores ===
The following scores were published in Bernama's contemporary tournament report. “Demon” follows the team name used in that report.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Quarter-final || Datis || 4–0 || Demon
|-
| Quarter-final || Reaper || 4–0 || KU
|-
| Quarter-final || STK || 3–1 || Nemesis Legion
|-
| Semi-final || Datis || 3–2 || STK
|-
| Semi-final || Reaper || 3–2 || [[Infernal (Thailand Paintball Team)|Infernal]]
|-
| Third-place match || STK || 4–1 || Infernal
|-
| Final || Datis || 4–1 || Reaper
|}

== Divisional results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || Datis (Iran) || Reaper (South Africa) || STK (Australia) || Infernal (Thailand)
|-
| Division 2 || Alien 11 (Thailand) || Hellbourne (Thailand) || Mamba (South Africa) || Massacre (United Arab Emirates)
|-
| Division 3 || Diako (Iran) || Rogue Assassins (Australia) || Golden Dragons (Philippines) || Tension (Australia)
|-
| Division 4 || Armada Shooter (Malaysia) || Vindicated (Malaysia) || CMX Badai (Malaysia) || Jogja United (Indonesia)
|}

Sources: contemporary results published by ''Villain Paintball'' and ''Jahang River Paintball Perak''.[2][5]

== Intercontinental Cup ==
The Intercontinental Cup was contested separately from the numbered divisions. TonTons defeated the Ironmen 4–2 in the final, with Datis finishing third and STK fourth.[3][5]

=== Ironmen group matches ===
An account credited to Ironmen coach SK recorded three preliminary victories.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Ironmen || 3–2 || Xfox/Xtioneers
|-
| Ironmen || 4–0 || Assala
|-
| Ironmen || 4–0 || STK
|}

The Malaysian opponent was described as Xfox/Xtioneers in the coach's account, while the Gabonese opponent appeared as “Assassalas”. Contemporary group standings published by ''Splatweb'' used the names Xtioner and Assala respectively.[3][6]

=== Knockout scores ===
TonTons defeated STK 4–1 in one semi-final, while Ironmen defeated Datis 4–0 in the other. TonTons then won the final 4–2.[3][6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Semi-final || TonTons || 4–1 || STK
|-
| Semi-final || Ironmen || 4–0 || Datis
|-
| Final || TonTons || 4–2 || Ironmen
|}

=== Final placings ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Country
|-
| 1 || TonTons || France
|-
| 2 || Ironmen || United States
|-
| 3 || Datis || Iran
|-
| 4 || STK || Australia
|}

Source: contemporary Intercontinental Cup results.[5]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2010 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2012 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2011 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]

== References ==
# [https://vimeo.com/27469918 The Birth of PALS and Paintball World Cup Asia — Historical Origins], Allan Phang, 9 August 2011. Organiser's accompanying description identifies the event dates, venue, indoor facilities and position in the PALS season.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/11/datis-wins-wca-2011.html Datis wins WCA 2011!], ''Villain Paintball'', 14 November 2011. Reproduces Bernama's 13 November report, “Datis Retain WCA Paintball Title”, and divisional results.
# [https://langkawi-updates.blogspot.com/2011/11/ironmen-at-world-cup-asia-in-langkawi.html Ironmen at World Cup Asia in Langkawi, Malaysia], ''Langkawi Updates'', 20 November 2011. Reproduces an Ironmen account credited to coach SK and originally published by Dye Paintball.
# [https://villainpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/11/paintball-world-cup-asia-2011-enters.html Paintball World Cup Asia 2011 Enters Malaysia Book of Records], ''Villain Paintball'', 14 November 2011. Reproduces Bernama's report quoting the championship chairman's participation figures.
# [https://jahangpaintball.blogspot.com/2011/11/wca-2011-result.html WCA 2011 Result], Zukie, ''Jahang River Paintball Perak'', 17 November 2011. Divisional and Intercontinental Cup results.
# [https://splatweb.net/2011/11/intercontinental-cupien-historiaa/ Intercontinental Cupien historiaa], juffeli, ''Splatweb'', 24 November 2011. Contemporary Intercontinental Cup group standings, semi-final scores and final score.

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