Editing 2013 Paintball Asia League Series

The '''2013 Paintball Asia League Series''' was a season of the international [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). Its calendar comprised tournaments in Bangkok, Thailand, and Kajang, Malaysia, followed by [[2013 Paintball World Cup Asia|Paintball World Cup Asia]] in Langkawi, Malaysia.[1][2][3]

Xtioneers won the overall Division 1 championship, Republic CMX won Division 2, Duckside won Division 3 and Kucha Lana won Division 4. All four season champions were Malaysian teams.[4]

== Calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Dates !! Event !! Venue
|-
| 1 || 28 February – 3 March 2013 programme || [[2013 PALS Thailand]] || Expressway Paintball Club, Bangkok, Thailand
|-
| 2 || 24–26 May 2013 || [[2013 Malaysian Open]] || Unipark Suria, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
|-
| 3 || 15–17 November 2013 || [[2013 Paintball World Cup Asia]] || Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre, Langkawi, Malaysia
|}

The opening-round dates were advertised in contemporary coverage. The Malaysian Open and World Cup Asia dates are recorded by PBLeagues.[1][2][3]

== Round winners ==

The following teams won the numbered divisions at each event. These results are separate from the overall season championships.[4][5][6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Division 1 !! Division 2 !! Division 3 !! Division 4
|-
| Thailand || Xtioneers || Republic CMX || Griffin || —
|-
| Malaysian Open || STK || Votolocos KDH || CMX Hamoon || Hornet Waxers
|-
| World Cup Asia || Johannesburg Dynamix || Menace || Duckside || Kucha Lana
|}

The organiser's published Thailand results covered Divisions 1–3.[5]

== Thailand round ==

The opening tournament took place at [[Expressway Paintball Club]] in Bangkok. The venue installed the official field layout in late January, allowing teams to practise before the event.[1]

The organiser's results record Xtioneers as Division 1 winners ahead of Datis, Infernal and Destroyer. Republic CMX won Division 2, while Griffin won Division 3.[5]

== Malaysian Open ==

The second round was held at Unipark Suria in Kajang. It combined the Malaysian Open, the second PALS round and the third round of the [[2013 Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]].[2]

STK won Division 1 ahead of Xtioneer, Infernal and Nemesis Legion. Votolocos KDH won Division 2, CMX Hamoon won Division 3 and Hornet Waxers won Division 4.[6]

The published results list ten teams in Division 1, fourteen in Division 2, eighteen in Division 3 and twenty-one in Division 4.[6]

== Paintball World Cup Asia ==

The final event was promoted as the NAZA World Cup Asia and took place in Langkawi.[3][4]

Johannesburg Dynamix defeated Datis 1–0 in the Division 1 semi-finals, while Raskal Malaysia defeated Xtioneer by the same score. Dynamix then beat Raskal Malaysia 4–3 in the final. Datis finished third.[7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || Johannesburg Dynamix || Raskal Malaysia || Datis || Xtioneer
|-
| Division 2 || Menace || The Simpsons || Throne || Votolocos
|-
| Division 3 || Duckside || Team Virgin || Badai Unite || Octane 671
|-
| Division 4 || Kucha Lana || TB Squad || KTM X-bow || MPJBT Tigers
|}

World Cup Asia divisional placings were published by ''Social Paintball'', which credited PBImpact.Asia for the results.[4]

=== Intercontinental Cup ===

The separate professional Intercontinental Cup was held alongside World Cup Asia. Edmonton Impact finished first, followed by Toulouse TonTon, San Diego Dynasty and Portland Uprising.[4]

== Overall season champions ==

Contemporary end-of-season coverage identified the following overall champions.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Season champion
|-
| Division 1 || Xtioneers
|-
| Division 2 || Republic CMX
|-
| Division 3 || Duckside
|-
| Division 4 || Kucha Lana
|}

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2012 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2014 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]
* [[Paintball in Thailand]]

== References ==

# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/02/26/2013-pals-thailand-begins-this-weekend/ 2013 PALS Thailand Begins this Weekend], Mazzy Mao, ''Social Paintball'', 26 February 2013. Opening-round dates, venue and preparation.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2629/info PALS 2nd Leg / Malaysian Open / MPOC 2013 – Leg 3: Event information], PBLeagues, 24–26 May 2013. Event identity, dates and venue.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2970/info NAZA World Cup Asia Paintball 2013: Event information], PBLeagues, 15–17 November 2013.
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2013/11/25/pals-naza-world-cup-asia-video-results-photo-gallery/ 2013 PALS/NAZA World Cup Asia Video, Results, and Photo Gallery], Israel L., ''Social Paintball'', 25 November 2013. World Cup Asia results, Intercontinental Cup placings and overall season champions.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310000000/http://www.palsthailand.com/ PALS Thailand 2013: Official homepage and final results], archived organiser website. Divisional winners and top-four placings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/2629/rankings PALS 2nd Leg / Malaysian Open / MPOC 2013 – Leg 3: Rankings], PBLeagues, complete divisional placings.
# [https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2013/11/18/paintball-dynamix--raih-juara-nwcap-2013-penuh-dramatik Paintball: Dynamix Raih Juara NWCAP 2013 Penuh Dramatik], Suryati Mohd Nor, ''mStar'', 18 November 2013. Division 1 semi-final and final scores.

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