Editing 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia

The '''2014 Paintball World Cup Asia''' was an international paintball tournament held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia, from 7–9 November 2014 as part of the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS).[1]

Thai teams Aisawan, SPEED Aisawan and Virgin Aisawan won Divisions 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Malaysia's G-Army Langkawi won Mechanical Division 4, while France won the national-team Open X-Ball competition.[2]

== Competition formats ==

The event offered Division 1 Race to 4, Division 2 Race to 3, Division 3 Race to 2 and Mechanical Division 4 Race to 1. The national-team competition was advertised as Nation Cup Race to 4 and recorded as Open X-Ball in the results.[1][2]

The published results list ten teams in Division 1, twenty-one in Division 2, thirty-five in Division 3, twenty-seven in Mechanical Division 4 and twelve national teams in Open X-Ball.[2]

== New Zealand: SAPC pathway ==

On 26 January 2014, [[Michael Earley]], publishing as MikeE, announced that the [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] (SAPC) Open Series winners would receive free entry into Division 2 at World Cup Asia. PALS sponsored the entry fee, while [[Asylum Paintball]] sponsored accommodation in Langkawi.[5]

The club's end-of-season report reconfirmed the sponsored entry and accommodation. The statement, signed by SAPC president [[Vitaly Miheev|Vitaly V. Miheev]] on 27 September and published on 30 September 2014, also announced that the president would serve as an official tournament coordinator at World Cup Asia.[6]

[[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]] won the 2014 SAPC Open Series with four event victories and 400 ranking points.[7] The World Cup Asia results separately record ADHD finishing twelfth in Division 2.[2]

== Knockout results ==

The following match scores are recorded in the PBLeagues tournament schedule.[3]

=== Division 1 ===

Aisawan defeated Australia's STK 2–1 in the final. Datis finished third after defeating Raskal Malaysia 3–2.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Semi-final || STK || 3–0 || Raskal Malaysia
|-
| Semi-final || Aisawan || 4–1 || Datis
|-
| Third-place play-off || Datis || 3–2 || Raskal Malaysia
|-
| Final || Aisawan || 2–1 || STK
|}

=== Division 2 ===

SPEED Aisawan won the final 3–0 against Unknown. Republik CMX defeated Duckside 3–1 in the third-place play-off.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Quarter-final || Republik CMX || 3–0 || Kuwait
|-
| Quarter-final || SPEED Aisawan || 3–1 || Waxers Legion
|-
| Quarter-final || Duckside || 3–0 || Torque
|-
| Quarter-final || Unknown || 3–0 || The Simpsons
|-
| Semi-final || SPEED Aisawan || 3–0 || Republik CMX
|-
| Semi-final || Unknown || 2–1 || Duckside
|-
| Third-place play-off || Republik CMX || 3–1 || Duckside
|-
| Final || SPEED Aisawan || 3–0 || Unknown
|}

=== Division 3 ===

Virgin Aisawan defeated MPPP Jokerz 2–1 in the final. SPEED Overshoot finished third after defeating Imperia 2–0.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Semi-final || Virgin Aisawan || 2–1 || Imperia
|-
| Semi-final || MPPP Jokerz || 2–1 || SPEED Overshoot
|-
| Third-place play-off || SPEED Overshoot || 2–0 || Imperia
|-
| Final || Virgin Aisawan || 2–1 || MPPP Jokerz
|}

== Divisional placings ==

The following final placings are recorded by PBLeagues.[2]

=== Division 1 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Aisawan
|-
| 2 || STK
|-
| 3 || Datis
|-
| 4 || Raskal Malaysia
|-
| 5 || Nemesis Legion
|-
| 6 || Beez Waxers
|-
| 7 || Hellbourne
|-
| 8 || East Side Raw
|-
| 9 || Xtioneer
|-
| 10 || Lost Boyz
|}

=== Division 2 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || SPEED Aisawan
|-
| 2 || [[Unknown (Malaysia Paintball Team)|Unknown]]
|-
| 3 || Republik CMX
|-
| 4 || Duckside
|-
| 5 || Kuwait
|-
| 6 || Waxers Legion
|-
| 7 || Torque
|-
| 8 || The Simpsons
|-
| 9 || Operation Raskal
|-
| 10 || Wasp Krew
|-
| 11 || Griffin
|-
| 12 || [[ADHD (paintball team)|ADHD]]
|-
| 13 || Kansas Killzone 2
|-
| 14 || Blitzkrieg Singapore
|-
| 15 || Dracone
|-
| 16 || Medan Smokers
|-
| 17 || Red Stallions
|-
| 18 || KTM X-bow
|-
| 19 || Western Wolves
|-
| 20 || Paint Mechanix
|-
| 21 || KSK Flash
|}

=== Division 3 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Virgin Aisawan
|-
| 2 || MPPP Jokerz
|-
| 3 || SPEED Overshoot
|-
| 4 || Imperia
|-
| 5 || Ariyaman Ladies
|-
| 6 || Macdev Outlaws
|-
| 7 || Falcon
|-
| 8 || Duckside 2
|-
| 9 || KL SOGO
|-
| 10 || Muddy Water Boys
|-
| 11 || Vengeance
|-
| 12 || Mad Storm
|-
| 13 || Killerbeez
|-
| 14 || Red Raw
|-
| 15 || Kejahatan
|-
| 16 || Dracone 2.0
|-
| 17 || One I Bandits
|-
| 18 || Hellions SG
|-
| 19 || Elmohad
|-
| 20 || Carnage
|-
| 21 || EJPC
|-
| 22 || Platinum
|-
| 23 || Raging Phoenix
|-
| 24 || Barbarian Waxers
|-
| 25 || Drake Knight
|-
| 26 || A.C.E.S
|-
| 27 || Sultans of Speed
|-
| 28 || Lanun
|-
| 29 || Vendetta
|-
| 30 || Medan Gorga
|-
| 31 || Insidious Australia
|-
| 32 || Hitmen
|-
| 33 || Carcass
|-
| 34 || NRG
|-
| 35 || OneBlood
|}

=== Mechanical Division 4 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || G-Army Langkawi
|-
| 2 || WR1 Jalak Team Tact
|-
| 3 || MPJBT Tigers
|-
| 4 || W.R.A.T.H
|-
| 5 || Painnuts
|-
| 6 || Tolo Tolo
|-
| 7 || LPP
|-
| 8 || SOP Aletheia SG
|-
| 9 || Jahang Legion
|-
| 10 || Bolacat
|-
| 11 || Cougars
|-
| 12 || KJ Team
|-
| 13 || Rex Regis
|-
| 14 || Zer06 Troopers
|-
| 15 || Banditos Paintball
|-
| 16 || T.P.A
|-
| 17 || JCX TR3AS
|-
| 18 || Bolts
|-
| 19 || UiTM Kedah
|-
| 20 || KSM Paintballers
|-
| 21 || Comrades Alliance
|-
| 22 || G-Force Langkawi
|-
| 23 || G-Rangers Langkawi
|-
| 24 || MPPP Resistance
|-
| 25 || Knightwolf
|-
| 26 || Tommo Warrior
|-
| 27 || Mambang Di Awan
|}

== Open X-Ball ==

France defeated Australia 4–0 in the semi-finals, while the United States defeated Malaysia 3–2. France then defeated the United States 4–1 in the final. Malaysia secured third place with a 4–1 victory over Australia.[3]

=== Knockout scores ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winning team !! Score !! Losing team
|-
| Quarter-final || United States || 4–1 || Iran
|-
| Quarter-final || France || 4–2 || Germany
|-
| Quarter-final || Australia || 4–2 || Thailand
|-
| Quarter-final || Malaysia || 4–0 || Kuwait
|-
| Semi-final || United States || 3–2 || Malaysia
|-
| Semi-final || France || 4–0 || Australia
|-
| Third-place play-off || Malaysia || 4–1 || Australia
|-
| Final || France || 4–1 || United States
|}

=== Final placings ===

The following national-team placings are recorded in the event results.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || France
|-
| 2 || United States
|-
| 3 || Malaysia
|-
| 4 || Australia
|-
| 5 || Iran
|-
| 6 || Thailand
|-
| 7 || Germany
|-
| 8 || Kuwait
|-
| 9 || Indonesia
|-
| 10 || New Zealand
|-
| 11 || India
|-
| 12 || Singapore
|}

== PALS season standings ==

The published [[2014 Paintball Asia League Series|2014 PALS standings]] counted each team's highest-scoring event in Divisions 1, 2 and 3. Aisawan finished first in the Division 1 season standings, followed by STK and Xtioneer. SPEED Aisawan headed Division 2, while Virgin Aisawan headed Division 3.[4]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2014 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2014 PALS Thailand]]
* [[2013 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2015 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/info Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Event information], PBLeagues, 7–9 November 2014. Venue, competition formats and registration information.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/rankings Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Places], PBLeagues, complete divisional and national-team placings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/schedule Paintball World Cup Asia 2014: Schedule and recorded scores], PBLeagues, 7–9 November 2014.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2014 2014 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014/01/26/sapc-inc-sending-kiwis-to-paintball-world-cup-asia-2014/ SAPC Inc – Sending Kiwis to Paintball World Cup Asia 2014], Michael Earley, published as MikeE, South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, 26 January 2014. PALS-sponsored Division 2 entry and Asylum-sponsored accommodation.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20150301000000/http://southaucklandpaintballclub.com/2014/09/30/2014-end-of-season-round-up/ 2014 End of Season Round Up], South Auckland Paintball Club Inc, published 30 September 2014. Statement signed Vitaly V. Miheev, SAPC President, 27 September 2014.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 South Auckland Paintball Club: 2014 Season Rankings], PBLeagues, recording ADHD's four Open Division victories and 400-point season total.

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