Editing 2016 Paintball World Cup Asia

The '''2016 Paintball World Cup Asia''' was an international paintball tournament held at Varsity Green, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Competition took place from 21–23 October 2016 as part of the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS).[1][2]

Duckside Aisawan won Division 1 ahead of Datis and Raskal Malaysia. SPEED won Division 2 and MPPP Jokerz won Division 3. The United States won the national-team competition, followed by Belgium and Thailand.[3]

== Venue and programme ==

The tournament took place at the University of Malaya's Varsity Green. Contemporary event coverage described it as World Cup Asia's tenth anniversary.[2]

The competition programme included a national-team Race to 4 category, Division 1 Race to 4, Division 2 Race to 3, Division 3 Race to 2 and Mechanical Division 4 Race to 1.[1]

== Formats and registration ==

The PBLeagues registration record lists 108 entries, of which 107 were paid.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Advertised format !! Game duration !! Registered entries !! Paid entries
|-
| National Division || Race to 4 || 10 minutes || 12 || 12
|-
| Division 1 || Race to 4 || 10 minutes || 11 || 11
|-
| Division 2 || Race to 3 || 8 minutes || 17 || 17
|-
| Division 3 || Race to 2 || 6 minutes || 36 || 36
|-
| Mechanical Division 4 || Race to 1 || 5 minutes || 32 || 31
|-
! colspan="3" | Total
! 108
! 107
|}

These figures are registration totals rather than an independently verified attendance count.[1]

== Divisional results ==

The following Division 1–3 placings are recorded in the PBLeagues event results.[3]

=== Division 1 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Duckside Aisawan
|-
| 2 || Datis
|-
| 3 || Raskal Malaysia
|-
| 4 || STK
|-
| 5 || Muddy Water Boys
|-
| 6 || Xtioneers
|-
| 7 || Nemesis Legion
|-
| 8 || Alumni X
|-
| 9 || DRX Aisawan
|-
| 10 || Team Labuyo
|-
| 11 || RAW Empire
|}

=== Division 2 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || SPEED
|-
| 2 || [[Unknown (Malaysia Paintball Team)|Unknown]]
|-
| 3 || Waxers Legion
|-
| 4 || Medan Smokers Aisawan
|-
| 5 || TGI Fusion X
|-
| 6 || Dracone
|-
| 7 || Izmir Angelpark
|-
| 8 || Red Sevens
|-
| 9 || Lost Votolocos
|-
| 10 || Paint Mechanix
|-
| 11 || Sakai
|-
| 12 || Johor Pirates
|-
| 13 || Raiders
|-
| 14 || KL Collide
|-
| 15 || Killerbeez
|-
| 16 || DnD 300
|-
| 17 || Tolo Tolo
|}

=== Division 3 ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || MPPP Jokerz
|-
| 2 || Kamikaze Kings
|-
| 3 || Yin Yang
|-
| 4 || Outlaws Uprising
|-
| 5 || MPJBT Tigers
|-
| 6 || KL SOGO
|-
| 7 || Splatmasters
|-
| 8 || Mambang Di Awan
|-
| 8 || WR1 UITM Team Tact
|-
| 10 || Banditos Paintball
|-
| 11 || EJPC
|-
| 12 || The Popeye Army
|-
| 13 || EOS Knights
|-
| 14 || Kejahatan
|-
| 15 || Elmohad
|-
| 16 || Devil Bat
|-
| 17 || Sandakan Destroyer Army
|-
| 18 || ArcaniA
|-
| 19 || OKAY-U
|-
| 20 || Duckside Aisawan 2
|-
| 21 || NRG
|-
| 22 || Lanun
|-
| 23 || Leakside Jokerz Aisawan
|-
| 24 || Duck Vader
|-
| 25 || Medan Gorga
|-
| 26 || Aletheia SG
|-
| 27 || Bellyaw
|-
| 28 || South Spartans
|-
| 29 || SriCandy
|-
| 30 || CMX Hamoon
|-
| 31 || Annex 17
|-
| 32 || Ababil MDKpr
|-
| 33 || Ignite Paintball Team
|-
| 34 || YUMSC Paintball
|-
| 35 || A.C.E.S
|-
| 36 || Vendetta
|}

Mambang Di Awan and WR1 UITM Team Tact are both recorded in eighth place.[3]

=== Mechanical Division 4 ===

Mechanical Division 4 appears in the registration and results records. However, its published results contain duplicate first-to-fourth positions: 300 DnD, Anarki Legion, Black Ccp and BOB Hunterz are numbered first through fourth, while KJ Team, Hangtuah Warrior, MPPP Resistance and Laksamana are also assigned those positions.[3]

== National-team competition ==

The United States finished first in the national-team competition, ahead of Belgium, Thailand and Turkey. Malaysia finished fifth.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || United States
|-
| 2 || Belgium
|-
| 3 || Thailand
|-
| 4 || Turkey
|-
| 5 || Malaysia
|-
| 6 || Australia
|-
| 7 || Singapore
|-
| 8 || Philippines
|-
| 9 || Brunei Pantas
|-
| 10 || Indonesia
|-
| 11 || India
|-
| 12 || Iran
|}

== See also ==

* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2016 Asia and Asia Pacific Cup]]
* [[2016 Paintball Asia League Series Singapore]]
* [[2015 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[2017 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4815/info Paintball World Cup Asia 2016: Event information], PBLeagues, competition dates 21–23 October 2016. Formats, game durations and registration totals.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg8HCnKMi54 Paintball World Cup Asia 2016], Bob Tahar, event video and description, published 12 December 2016.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4815/rankings Paintball World Cup Asia 2016: Places], PBLeagues, divisional and national-team records.

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in Kuala Lumpur]]
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[[Category:2010s in Malaysian paintball]]