Editing 2017 Paintball Asia League Series

The '''2017 Paintball Asia League Series''' was a documented year of activity associated with the international [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS). The league's PBLeagues archive lists [[2017 Paintball World Cup Asia|Paintball World Cup Asia]] in Kuala Lumpur alongside several Malaysian domestic tournaments.[1]

Kejahatan Aisawan won Division 3 at World Cup Asia, while Naughty Frogs won Mechanical Division 4. The surviving sources give conflicting accounts of the Open Division result.[2][3]

== Documented international event ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Dates !! Event !! Location
|-
| 10–12 November 2017 || [[2017 Paintball World Cup Asia]] || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|}

The event dates and location are recorded by PBLeagues.[4]

== Paintball World Cup Asia ==

World Cup Asia offered Open Division, Division 3 and Mechanical Division 4 competitions. Its registration record lists 28 paid entries: two in Open Division, sixteen in Division 3 and ten in Mechanical Division 4.[4]

=== Divisional podiums ===

The following Division 3 and Mechanical Division 4 placings are recorded in the event results.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Kejahatan Aisawan || BT D'Aquarian || Splatmasters || Order 66
|-
| Mechanical Division 4 || Naughty Frogs || LPP || Black Ccp || Borneo Warriors 611
|}

=== Open Division records ===

PBLeagues lists Lafeline first and Datis second in Open Division.[2]

However, a contemporary RJFM report states that nine players from French clubs in Laféline, Désertines and Quinssaines returned as World Cup Asia runners-up after losing the final to Iran's national team.[3]

== Other events in the league archive ==

The PBLeagues PALS archive also groups the following Malaysian domestic events under its 2017 listing.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Dates !! Listed competition !! Location
|-
| 14–15 January 2017 || Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit, Round 1 || Kuala Lumpur
|-
| 30 April 2017 || Malaysia Open Paintball League || Kuala Lumpur
|-
| 22–23 July 2017 || Malaysia Open Paintball League || Kuala Lumpur
|-
| 26–27 August 2017 || Malaysia Open Paintball League || Kuala Lumpur
|}

These entries are identified by their domestic competition names in the archive.[1]

== Season standings ==

The surviving PBLeagues page labelled “2017 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series” contains no team standings or points totals.[5]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2016 Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[2017 Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit]]
* [[Paintball in Malaysia]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/leagues/219 Paintball Asia League Series event archive], PBLeagues, 2017 event listings.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5461/rankings Paintball World Cup Asia 2017: Places], PBLeagues, published divisional placings.
# [https://rjfm.net/news/paintball-vincent-faraco-des-raven-s-de-quinssaines-deux-fois-vice-champion-de-la-world-cup-asia-2694 Paintball : Vincent Faraco des Raven's de Quinssaines deux fois vice-champion de la World cup Asia], RJFM, 28 November 2017. Contemporary account of the French participants' final defeat.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5461/info Paintball World Cup Asia 2017: Event information], PBLeagues, event held 10–12 November 2017.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/219/seasonRankings/2017 2017 Season Rankings: Paintball Asia League Series], PBLeagues, surviving standings page.

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