Editing 2016 Paintball Asia League Series

The '''2016 Paintball Asia League Series''' was a season of the international [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). Documented events included the Asia and Asia Pacific Cup in Putrajaya, PALS Singapore and [[2016 Paintball World Cup Asia|Paintball World Cup Asia]] in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]

RAW Empire won Division 1 at the Singapore event, while Duckside Aisawan won Division 1 at World Cup Asia. SPEED won Division 2 at both tournaments.[4][5]

== Calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Dates listed by PBLeagues !! Event !! Location
|-
| 25–27 March 2016 || [[2016 Asia and Asia Pacific Cup]] || Taman Semarak, Putrajaya Wetlands, Malaysia
|-
| 27–29 May 2016 || [[2016 Paintball Asia League Series Singapore]] || Red Dynasty Paintball Park, The Cage Sports Park, Singapore
|-
| 21–23 October 2016 || [[2016 Paintball World Cup Asia]] || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|}

Dates and locations are recorded in the individual event information.[1][2][3]

== Asia and Asia Pacific Cup ==

The Putrajaya tournament was listed as the first PALS round. Its registration record contains 32 paid team entries across Race to 4, Race to 3, Race to 2 and Mechanical Division 4 categories.[1]

The paintball bureau report of the Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah sports and welfare club records MPJBT Tigers' participation on 26–27 March and its Division 3 victory.[6]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division 3 position !! Team
|-
| 1 || MPJBT Tigers
|-
| 2 || Mambang Di Awan
|-
| 3 || SIN Army Extinction
|-
| 4 || Kamikaze Kings
|}

These Division 3 placings are recorded in the municipal club report.[6]

== Singapore round ==

The Singapore tournament took place at [[Red Dynasty Paintball Park]], The Cage Sports Park, 220 Turf Club Road.[2] The MPJBT club report identifies it as the second PALS round.[6]

The published results contain 39 teams across four divisions.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || RAW Empire || Nemesis Legion || STK || Los Angeles Wrecking Crew
|-
| Division 2 || SPEED || Outlaws Singapore || Red Sevens || Medan Smokers Aisawan
|-
| Division 3 || Kamikaze Kings || Octane 671 || MPJBT Tigers || Titanium Revolution
|-
| Mechanical Division 4 || Outlaws Familia || Java United || Unikorn Legacy || ShootInRage Revolution
|}

Singapore placings are recorded by PBLeagues.[4]

== Paintball World Cup Asia ==

The Kuala Lumpur tournament offered national-team Race to 4, Division 1 Race to 4, Division 2 Race to 3, Division 3 Race to 2 and Mechanical Division 4 Race to 1 competitions.[3]

Duckside Aisawan won Division 1, SPEED won Division 2 and MPPP Jokerz won Division 3.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 1 || Duckside Aisawan || Datis || Raskal Malaysia || STK
|-
| Division 2 || SPEED || Unknown || Waxers Legion || Medan Smokers Aisawan
|-
| Division 3 || MPPP Jokerz || Kamikaze Kings || Yin Yang || Outlaws Uprising
|}

The United States won the national-team competition, followed by Belgium, Thailand and Turkey.[5]

The published Mechanical Division 4 record contains conflicting first-to-fourth positions, with one sequence listing 300 DnD, Anarki Legion, Black Ccp and BOB Hunterz, and another listing KJ Team, Hangtuah Warrior, MPPP Resistance and Laksamana.[5]

== Season standings ==

The surviving PBLeagues page labelled “2016 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series” contains category and event headings but no team standings or points totals.[7]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2015 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2017 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]
* [[Paintball in Singapore]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4594/info Asia and Asia Pacific Cup 2016 – 1st Leg of PALS: Event information], PBLeagues, event listed for 25–27 March 2016. Location, formats and registration totals.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4665/info Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2016: Event information], PBLeagues, 27–29 May 2016.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4815/info Paintball World Cup Asia 2016: Event information], PBLeagues, competition dates 21–23 October 2016.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4665/rankings Paintball Asia League Series Singapore 2016: Places], PBLeagues, divisional placings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4815/rankings Paintball World Cup Asia 2016: Places], PBLeagues, divisional and national-team records.
# [https://www.mbip.gov.my/sites/default/files/buku_mesyuarat_agung1.pdf Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan: Laporan Biro Paintball Sesi 2016–2018], Kelab Sukan dan Kebajikan Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah, pp. 29–30. Putrajaya and Singapore participation, round identification and Division 3 results.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2016 2016 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues, surviving standings page.

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