tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35172169072325486722024-02-08T06:39:58.462+08:00Paintball in Singapore 101All you need to know about Singapore Paintball since 2007!IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-24318963273228356512016-03-10T13:19:00.002+08:002016-03-10T13:19:40.194+08:00Paintballers World Paintball Pro Shop - Singapore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">The Sun Tzu’s Art of War… one of the most famous and ancient Chinese military strategy of all time which has been used for over 2000 years. Many Great War generals, strategists and tacticians have adopted the use of these great strategies to win battles and conquered great terrains. In modern times, big corporate organizations have used these strategies to influence business expansions. Since paintball has this little piece of war theme ongoings, wouldn’t it be great to use some of these famous tactics on the field and see if they really work!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">As I ran a search on Google with keywords such as “Paintball” with “Sun Tzu’s Art of War”, I was unable to find similar results with these keywords and so I thought… why not an article on this, since I belong to the great descendent of the ancient Chinese and has fine Chinese blood running through my veins but more importantly, I play paintball too! And for disclaimer purposes, I am a Singaporean and no great tactician of the game, like it or not, here goes:</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">1) If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">In another words, have you profile your opponents? You can train a thousand days but all you need is to play a great game in 8 minutes. While you can train and train and train… are you able to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents? I have heard this a million times on the field and the conversation usually goes like this: “Which team are we playing next?” and someone from the team will usually reply: “Let’s not care about who are up against, let’s just do your best!”</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Are you sure, you don’t want to know who you are playing against in the next game? The great saying always tells us to plan early. This is because, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Knowing your opponents always allow you to set your mental game plan and know who you are up against. Study every single moves of your opponent. Understand how they dive, crawl, shoot, run, slide… every single move must be on your finger tips.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">2) The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Ever seen the giant tanks and warships parading in front of the crowd during a National Day Parade? Never knew that these military weapons ever existed in Singapore? The real purpose behind parading these great war machines during peace time is what we commonly known as psychology defence. In another words, it serves as a form of deterrence to hostility and thus ensuring security peace and harmony. So how is this related to paintball?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Don’t just think of what you can do to win games during events but instead think of what you can do outside of tournament days to promote your team so that your team can have half the battle won before the buzzer goes off. In summary, let your team name strike fear into the hearts of your opponents. If you are a great fan of the English soccer, how does it sound to play against the once great Manchester United Football Club?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">3) Opportunities multiply as they are seized.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">I like to relate this as “move whenever you shoot a player out”. Great players seize this opportunity to move and play the game to their advantage. If you shot a player in the field, it is always the best time to move up the field. And why is this so? Personally, I guess this is the time (maybe 5 seconds frame) when your remaining live opponents are unaware about his teammate being eliminated and might not have his eyes onto you thus allowing you a space to bump up the bunker.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">4) Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">In summary, train your players hard and well before any event. I have seen many teams falling apart after many good years together. They started playing the game together but often than not unable to see each other out until the end. Many teams come and go and some only playing whenever there is an event and thereafter players go missing for a couple of months only to catch up again 1 week before the event. To keep a team together, more has to be done off the field. Everyone has to eat somehow or another… but not everyone allocates a time to eat together as a team. Sad story… Meet up more other than just meeting up at the field might help the team to bond and get their act right in the field. Know your teammates better and half the battle won.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">5) Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">“I have a feeling that the referee is marking me”</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">“The base referee is very particular about my marker touching the frame”</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">“The referee is new and he makes bad call all the time”</span></div>
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The Singapore Paintball Series (SPS) 2013 Leg 2 was held at The Cage Sports Park on 7 & 8 October 2013. A total of 33 teams participated in the event with a legion of overseas players from Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Malaysia All Female Team, Siren made their first appearance in the SPS with other Malaysia teams such as Team Throne and WTF Dragonz from Penang and Kuala Lumpur respectively. The SPS which was formerly known as the Singapore Paintball Novice Series (SPNS) from 2008 - 2009 is Singapore's oldest and most established paintball tournmaent which focuses on paintball development and promotion in Singapore. The SPS provides a competitive platform for local and overseas paintball enthusiasts to compete on a friendly ground and to pit their skills against one another. "Paintball sport in Singapore has progressed over the years, it is imperative for us to continue to nurture this sport and introduce this game to as many people as we can" exclaimed Jane Koh, SPS Tournament Director.</div>
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Team ZOO which claimed the Champion position in SPS Leg 1 took the SPS Open Division Overall Champion Title after their final game against Throne from Malaysia. In the Bratpack Division 3 category, Team A.C.E.S with their consistent performance whole year round won the Overall Series Champion Title. Hellions SG from Division 4 took the top honours when they finished with a double champion by cliniching the Leg Champion and the Overall Series Champion for Division 4.</div>
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This leg of the event was also well supported by various corporate sponosors such as Bratpack, Sanuk, Timbuk2, SPY, Dye Asia, Advantage Sports Therapy Centre, Red Dynasty Paintball Park, Paintballers World Pro Shop, Grundy Sports Supplies, Anthrax Customs and Universal AV Pte Ltd who contributed generously with their wonderful products and services.</div>
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"We would like to thank all corporate sponsors who recognizes our effort in promoting and developing this sport in Singapore. We hope for more corporate sponsors to step forward to support our passion for paintball. We have a passionate community in paintball sport and the SPS is a good platform for everyone to come together and enjoy the game" said Ben Seow, SPS Tournament Promoter.</div>
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The SPS Organizing has several plans in stored for next year, first in the plan for 2014 is to fill the Singapore calendar with more paintball events so that players can practice and compete on a more regular basis. There are plans to adopt another new format competition in 2014. The committee also have plans to work closely with local paintball operators so that the sport can be developed through a unification body such as the SPS.</div>
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stick to the game plan. We spent time off the field talking about the biggest
game plan to counter our opponents but how many players can actually stick to
what is instructed of them? The game plan involved the entire team coming
together to put off the greatest offense or defense and all it takes is one
player to disregard the game plan and everything falls apart. So in future, if
there is a game plan, do your best to stick to it. The plan involves the team
and not just the individual. Of course, there is room for you to do other stuff
but do your best to follow the game plan.</span><br />
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versatile. To be a good player, one has to understand the fundamentals of
playing in different positions in the field. Yes, when you first started the
game, there is often than not a preferred position which you want to be in but
that does not mean that you have to stick to that position all the time. As the
game progresses, you are required to do more than just playing behind the same
bunker. Being able to play in all positions and in all bunkers not only allow
you to understand the roles and responsibilities of each playing position but
also help you to step up to the role in critical time of the game.</span><br />
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the objective of paintball. How can you win games? Firstly, you can eliminate
all opposing players in the field. Secondly, you can hang the flag or in the
case of race-2 you push the buzzer. Assuming you ran out of paintballs or you
ran out of air in your tank or your marker is down, how can you still win the
game? The answer is obvious; you hang the flag or press the buzzer. So if you are
behind a bunker and not wanting to go for the flag or the buzzer what will
become of you? A sitting duck I say. You are not contributing to the team and
thus not able to win games. In summary, do something and don’t just sit there.
Human shield perhaps.</span><br />
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skills. Treat the marker as though it is part of you. Be comfortable with
holding the marker using both hands. Think of it as part of you and so allows
for great maneuver.</span><br />
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take more than 3 seconds to load your paintballs. Learn to load your marker
while shooting. Learn to load your marker without putting it down. Learn to
load your marker fast. Simple principles to holding down a lane and not wanting
your opponent to bump while you are off guard. Remember when your marker is out
there shooting, you are suppressing your opponent and higher possibility of
winning games than not shooting.</span><br />
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sneaky sneaky. Yes, the sneakier you are the more kills you get. Keep shooting
at your opponent will definitely stop them from moving up to the next bunker.
By stopping them from doing that, you can never get the elimination that you
want. Understand when to shoot and when not too shoot. Constant shooting
doesn’t necessary means its good. When you create opportunity for your
opponents to move, you lure them into your kill zone and that is when you make
the hunt.</span><br />
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Be
a hunter who can also be a prey. Lure your opponents and hunt them down. Change
your technique when necessary. A hunter needs to prey but he too can sometimes
be the bait. Players need to understand their roles at each course of the game
by seeing the bigger picture behind the team’s win. When in good position to
become bait, it is often good to make a hunter out of your teammate and let
them make the kill.</span><br />
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Understand
the rules. A player can only play the game better if he/she understands every
single rule in the game. Just as any sport, you need to use the rules to your
advantage. Likewise in paintball, understanding the rules will allow the player
to fully appreciate everything there is to the game and thus change their
decision of the game play according to their advantage. Where time is a factor
to win games, one need to plan and play out their strategy according to the
game duration.</span><br />
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Open
your eyes and listen. Use your ears and listen to your coach and supporters.
They are always out there giving you vital information to close the game. Don’t
hesitate to move when you are instructed to do so, make sure you follow to your
coach instructions. As they say, the outsiders’ view is always clearer.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">10)<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Read your opponent’s game. Don’t
just sit in the pits and do nothing. Spend time observing each and every team
which you are going to play. Observe how your opponent team breaks out, do they
play the snake? Do they stack up at home? Do they have corner runners? Do they
run up the middle? Observe and take notes, especially observing every movement
of your opponent. Reading your opponent’s move can give you the upper edge.</span><br />
<br />
There you
have it! 10 great tips for your next outing! Have fun!</div>
</div>
</div>
IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-78651494899311501322013-09-15T02:58:00.001+08:002013-09-15T02:58:11.927+08:00Back for good!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Been away for almost a year and now its time to come back and revive this page again! More exciting news and thoughts will be shared in the next few weeks as we close the Singapore paintball chapter for 2014. Also doing catch up on the past occurences for the last 1 year. Stay tuned to the revival!</div>
IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-45891951836521326292012-10-18T12:18:00.000+08:002012-10-18T12:20:58.343+08:00Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Post Event Report<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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say if people don’t know about your game, bring your game to them” and that is
exactly what the organizers of the Singapore Paintball Series (SPS) did on 6<sup>th</sup>
and 7<sup>th</sup> October 2012 at The Promontory@Marina Bay.</span></div>
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with Buona Vista Youth Executive Committee (YEC), the SPS was held next to Singapore’s
busiest finance hub in the Central Business District. For the first time in
Singapore’s history, the sport of paintball was introduced to the city dwellers
and our boys and girls stepped up to the test and gave their best shot on the
paintball field. Presented as the SHOOTOUT! Sports Carnival, the SPS together
with Singapore’s newest futsal centre, Golazo, collaborated in this sport
awareness carnival. The aim of the project was to showcase the best of both
paintball sport and futsal. Witnessed by Mr. Chan Chun Sing - Acting Minister
for Community Development, Youth and Sports & Senior Minister of State,
Ministry of Defence, players were in high spirits as they competed in this
2-day event. A total of 29 teams participated in the 2<sup>nd</sup> series of
the SPS and amongst these teams were players from Malaysia, Indonesia,
Philippines, Brunei, Thailand and Taiwan.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Sevens, which won the Open Division Championship Title in 2011, fielded a
roster with an “international flair” for Leg 2 of the SPS with players from
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan. Playing for their first time
together, the Red Sevens II team scored a clean sheet throughout the tournament
without dropping a single point to its opponents. The Open Division Finals
against Team Ballistics saw a close shave to their 100% win when Ballistics put
up an amazing display of paintball techniques and strategies to counter the Red
Sevens II team. Team Ballistics, led by Benny Neo and Hiroyuki Hosokawa, had a
strong international flair with support by notable players from Grammaton
Clerics (current Malaysia Paintball Official Circuit 2012 Division 2 Overall Champion)
and Nicky Lim from Malaysia. With an exciting line-up, Team Ballistics was
determined to fight for the Singapore title. Eventually, it was the Red Sevens
II team who took the honour and defended their Championship Title making them
the first team in Singapore to win a back-to-back Overall Champion Title in
2011 and 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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teams participated in the Division 3 category and amongst them is Team Kingdom
from Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Team Kingdom is a newly formed team and, with most
of its players working in Singapore, it was a unified decision to make Team
Kingdom the first overseas team to compete in the full tournament of the SPS.
While new to the Singapore paintball scene, Team Kingdom was quick to adapt to the
cultural differences and made an impact in their debut. Ranked as the 3<sup>rd</sup>
qualifier after 5 rounds of high intense Race-to-2 Format with local teams,
Team Kingdom outplayed The Outlaws II and Team Enraged in the Semi Finals and
Finals games respectively making them the first ever overseas team to be
crowned the Singapore Paintball Series Division 3 Champion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Division 4, 10 teams took on the challenge including newly formed teams such as
Decerto, Raging Phoenix, Blitzkrieg Strumtruppen, Red Sevens D4, Heartbreakids
and SP Delta. Chaos Killers who had a quiet outing on Day 1 and ranked 4<sup>th</sup>
from SPS Leg 1 made their way to the Finals against first timer team - Red Sevens
D4. Eventually, it was game experience and teamwork which prevailed and led the
team to win their first Championship title in Division 4. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%;">“We
are delighted to see the great turnout for this event. The Promontory@Marina
Bay is a great venue for us to promote and create awareness for the sport of
paintball. Throughout the 2-day event, we have many curious passersby who
stopped in their tracks and watched the competition. We are proud to have
Singapore’s most iconic setting – Marina Bay Sands - as the Singapore Paintball
Series backdrop which adds to the beauty of game.” said SPS Tournament
Promoter, Ben Seow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is also supported by several vendors who showed their generosity by providing
free samples and complimentary services for participants of the SHOOTOUT! event
and they are (in no special order): Force 21 Equipment, Advantage Sports
Therapy, Banana Boat, Aquarius Isotonic Drink, THORB, Dye Asia, Bottle Tree
Park, PaintballNewsAsia, Red Dynasty Paintball Park, Buona Vista YEC, TILT, URA,
Marina Bay Link Mall, Golazo and Ministry of Football, King Ang Images.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Paintball Series 2012 Leg 2 Results<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Cherry Credits Red Sevens II<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Ben Seow and Jane Koh will be travelling to the PSP for MAO (Mid Atlantic Open). Having played with Team Tyranny in Division 2 of last year's PSP World Cup, Ben and Jane will be extending their game experience with Team Headhunters in the Division 3. While at the PSP, they will take chance to meet up with Red Sevens teammate, Zachary Hagy who is now part of the Palm Beach Vipers in Division 2. They will also meet up with Ryan Stoll an ex-team mate who played a part in the formation of the Red Sevens. Ben and Jane became the first 2 Singaporeans to have played in the PSP in 2011.<br />
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Ben is currently planning to form a team for the PSP World Cup 2012 in October. If you are interested to be part of this team, please drop him an email at info@redsevenspaintball.com. Estimated budget will be USD5K for a week of travel to experience the PSP!</div>
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15 July
2012 (Singapore) – Held in new location, Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Leg 1
concluded the 2 day paintball event with a resounding success as Team ZOO
clinched the SPS 2012 Leg 1 Champion title over Red Sevens II in a nail biting
Final. With a total of 25 participating teams, the SPS introduced several
changes to the 2012 edition with the RaceTo2 Format as the most significant
change. For the first time in Singapore paintball history, Open Division and
Division 3 games was held in the ever popular RaceTo Format which is accordance
to International paintball regulations such as the Paintball Asia League Series
(PALS) and the Millennium Series in Europe. New to SPS2 012 is the introduction
of the 2012 version of the Millennium Series bunkers which has 3 new bunkers,
the Elbow, the Mini-M and the Beam. Led by SPS Referee Azhar and SPS Referee
Manager Idi, the SPS Referees took on the role of “Big Brother” to officiate in
their first national paintball tournament without the aid of overseas guest
referees. “Our SPS Referees understand their roles and responsibilities in the
development of paintball in Singapore and stood up to the test. The SPS
Referees belongs to an important part of the overall competition growth as we
continue to improve their involvement in the series” exclaimed SPS Tournament
Promoter, Ben Seow who is also an advisor for the SPS Referees. SPS Referee,
Muhd Razak who is commonly known as Zak was selected as the SPS Referee of the
tournament when he displayed commitment and precise judgement when officiating.
The SPS Referee medal is newly introduced to acknowledge our referee’s competency
in paintball refereeing during the event.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Contract Killers SG took the third spot as they outplayed Red Sevens I in the 3</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">rd</sup><span style="text-align: justify;">/4</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">placing playoff. In Division 3, it was Team Blitzkrieg which took the Champion title against an exhilarating matchup against The Outlaws I which has been on a winning form in 2012. Blitzkrieg which many claim to be one of the most hardworking team in Singapore stormed through the qualification round as the second qualifier behind The Outlaws I. Raving Lunatics claimed the 3</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">rd</sup><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">position when they outclassed Heartbreakers in the 3</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">rd</sup><span style="text-align: justify;">/4</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">placing playoff. Heartbreakers which was named the Overall Champion for SPS 2011 played in their first Division 3 tournament and showed their class as a worthy opponent.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">“We would like to thank all participating teams, supports, spectators and sponsors who took part in this leg of the tournament. Over our many years of development and promotion, the SPS has been constantly progressing with better infrastructure and expertise. The SPS is definitely a signature paintball event in the Singapore calendar of international standards. Only with the consistent support and right progressive development are we able to make this sport mainstream and popular.” said Jane Koh, Tournament Director of the SPS.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Corporate Division which saw a taste of corporate rivalry
and strong company identity has Pumperz CSC walking away with the Champion
title. SG Frontiers which was formed by a group of staff members from the Immigration
and Checkpoints Authority took the 2<sup>nd</sup> spot in their first ever SPS
experience. SAESL Sharks and Alpha
Avengers took the 3<sup>rd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> placing respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will be held on 6 – 7 October 2012 at the Marina Promontory. Teams which are
interested to be part of the SPS can visit the SPS website for more
information, <a href="http://www.singaporepaintballseries.com/">www.singaporepaintballseries.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-84418075265237571712012-08-06T17:51:00.000+08:002012-08-06T17:51:23.153+08:00Inaugural SPS Dialogue Session<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">22 May 2012 (Singapore) – Organized by
the Singapore Paintball Series (SPS), the inaugural SPS Dialogue session saw a
total of 26 participants from the paintball fraternity. This dialogue session which
was organized as a “by invitation only” event has team representatives coming
together to put in place a developmental path for Singapore paintball. Views
were shared and topics were debated upon with the primary aim of getting
Singapore paintball to be recognized by the local authorizing agencies so as to
allow more Singaporeans to be involved with paintball sport in Singapore. “The
idea behind this dialogue session is to get everyone together to talk about
burning issues that are faced by Singapore paintball teams. Teams that are
registered with the SPS are invited to share their comments and suggestions to
further improve the current state of paintball sport in Singapore.” said Ben
Seow, SPS Tournament Promoter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This inaugural SPS Dialogue session
was attended by representatives from </span>Blitzkrieg, The Outlaws, Ballistics, ZOO, Heartbreakers, Buona
Vista YEC, SP Paintball, Contract Killers, ReaPers, Alpha Avengers, Red Sevens
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</div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-26985698312583210692012-04-02T16:50:00.005+08:002012-04-02T17:07:36.263+08:00Heartbreakers Paintball Team goes a mile to show their love!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdh9HqdY9a5X99Czg1YXl3yN79fm1qdVrw-uwIe_6NF6pd1T6GCAiJt7Dx8_uq7ewRe0XGVvxFm_1sNmZlyO0J3m_0i6Tms5KUHBN-wW_6tiUJ3ubTkT0U6uUcNvm_cJy2OUlWSNjhc1w/s1600/HBK3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdh9HqdY9a5X99Czg1YXl3yN79fm1qdVrw-uwIe_6NF6pd1T6GCAiJt7Dx8_uq7ewRe0XGVvxFm_1sNmZlyO0J3m_0i6Tms5KUHBN-wW_6tiUJ3ubTkT0U6uUcNvm_cJy2OUlWSNjhc1w/s320/HBK3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726727206404181682" /></a><br />Hans<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rKhs7G12tm6bwEw5UppTKME9x1WMiVdpDFpGk7oGD5UZkWfbXRxMpp3PJiO5q1EOeH-XjzGika5_J3wrqhBseM2_ggLVZn9nZJdD6JU5rJtOexPdQioVWQQYyOGe-ElrP2w7emsTYtA/s1600/HBK2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rKhs7G12tm6bwEw5UppTKME9x1WMiVdpDFpGk7oGD5UZkWfbXRxMpp3PJiO5q1EOeH-XjzGika5_J3wrqhBseM2_ggLVZn9nZJdD6JU5rJtOexPdQioVWQQYyOGe-ElrP2w7emsTYtA/s320/HBK2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726723471029785314" /></a><br />Team Captain, Kenny Leow<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflvfmjRoDW7EaKg2ZcF4B94kFQCiH70QM6msQO9dzYu1AoeNhgF74MPlv4L2MvzpLhZtVs5pVGft7P8EX25mXlXtD2f_U6LNMBDxj0UE2cgAh5O21eCiVHDW5DWKDytiI90hcfbL6g7w/s1600/HBK1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflvfmjRoDW7EaKg2ZcF4B94kFQCiH70QM6msQO9dzYu1AoeNhgF74MPlv4L2MvzpLhZtVs5pVGft7P8EX25mXlXtD2f_U6LNMBDxj0UE2cgAh5O21eCiVHDW5DWKDytiI90hcfbL6g7w/s320/HBK1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726723462176749618" /></a><br />Yazid<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pAj0YJZQHMth-NsjN9_GBAV9hhaZzEkx3EE6gzEf95R_U07dkUFj1ucysF2kkLRU-OUWF1Dje26OWP0KQgl8COEmvOWlEjzbBwCppv56uSFywRz2XslWDMCjgb56Wj6MC0YeUwqFiCI/s1600/HBK.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pAj0YJZQHMth-NsjN9_GBAV9hhaZzEkx3EE6gzEf95R_U07dkUFj1ucysF2kkLRU-OUWF1Dje26OWP0KQgl8COEmvOWlEjzbBwCppv56uSFywRz2XslWDMCjgb56Wj6MC0YeUwqFiCI/s320/HBK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726723459074559442" /></a><br />Clair Laire Faire, Derek<br /><br />They might be known as the Heartbreakers but these boys sure do know how to show their love! Inspired by Team Captain Kenny Leow, the team decided to go for a day out not at the regular paintball field but to Woodlands Bloodbank... yes, to donate blood. A unique outing I must say. On why the team decided "to give" instead of "to inflict", Kenny exclaimed: "This is a good opportunity for everyone to come together and contribute to the society, this is for a good cause!" And yes, we do agree. Perhaps the Heartbreakers can initiate a blood donation drive for the local paintball community to showcase the warmth and love amongst the local players.<br /><br />Having won the 2011 Overall Novice Division Champion, the Heartbreakers is one of Singapore's most promising paintball team. The team meets up regularly at sport stadium for core exercises such as long duration exercises with short explosive drills. When asked about promoting to the Open Division, Kelly exclaimed that something is in the works and they will soon be playing in the higher divisions. Preparations are underway to move to the big stage.<br /><br />We wish them all the best and hope that every team in Singapore can follow this healthy and meaningful trend!IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-89826344022003692242012-03-19T07:33:00.007+08:002012-03-19T08:43:25.943+08:00SPS Rookie Challenge 2012 - Champion Paint Demonz<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Dks777_hk6WY4TpZMLdfB_6owgTF1XyTpQ7ODNKTi11ZjU5LqOYvjjbwZmyKHbOxQsQ2wMpMU1Z4c4Era1VnG6AGHU-8zwqCb67_J_J1XpEEGao-mxXmYNvWph-_rxQVWcof5p-wjSA/s1600/SPS+Referees+Rookie+Challenge.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Dks777_hk6WY4TpZMLdfB_6owgTF1XyTpQ7ODNKTi11ZjU5LqOYvjjbwZmyKHbOxQsQ2wMpMU1Z4c4Era1VnG6AGHU-8zwqCb67_J_J1XpEEGao-mxXmYNvWph-_rxQVWcof5p-wjSA/s320/SPS+Referees+Rookie+Challenge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721402302404745714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x7VOu_AvxUhnPU7SDYGQIvXhJKx8rvVAmsksyz1cBk9IpkaTdSDRhk47rA-zymHyegU8v4tXAQaqRHbiCdLPkkFOHhmDYV7JmUNU8smwfT-uVWLH93GqHRcGuU8mxFarMblHy4EmsfU/s1600/SPS+Rookie+Challenge+2012+-+Paint+Demonz.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x7VOu_AvxUhnPU7SDYGQIvXhJKx8rvVAmsksyz1cBk9IpkaTdSDRhk47rA-zymHyegU8v4tXAQaqRHbiCdLPkkFOHhmDYV7JmUNU8smwfT-uVWLH93GqHRcGuU8mxFarMblHy4EmsfU/s320/SPS+Rookie+Challenge+2012+-+Paint+Demonz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721402300174789330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu08yz2Lky3GfUy-pRqQI0s5DAeny0Lwrt3qcLZsd1mh_gM8KD2-PYan-eWDNatlQIw8RzRBoMR_jUIVxZ1yZC9XXlCUhdnxfhr0gy-KbRRNV5CFxlyUWPUmToopQKYaDGIsaGXt_IOw/s1600/SPS+Rookie+Challenge+2012+-+Group.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu08yz2Lky3GfUy-pRqQI0s5DAeny0Lwrt3qcLZsd1mh_gM8KD2-PYan-eWDNatlQIw8RzRBoMR_jUIVxZ1yZC9XXlCUhdnxfhr0gy-KbRRNV5CFxlyUWPUmToopQKYaDGIsaGXt_IOw/s320/SPS+Rookie+Challenge+2012+-+Group.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721402298849452306" /></a><br />19 March 2012 - Fresh from the oven and into the local paintball scene is a newly formed team known as Paint Demonz, a team which team members have an average height of 1.65m! Well, if you think these guys are kids and teenagers, think twice. Winning the Singapore Paintball Series (SPS) Rookie Challenge 2012 against 3 other local teams such as Still Thinking, Zon3 and Prodigy-SG, this is one team that will definitely catch your attention due to the petite physique. With the absence of height, this team makes it up for their agility and speed by clinching the Champion position. The Rookie Challenge is an annual affair introduced by the SPS committee to provide players who are new to the game of competition paintball to compete at a leveled platform. This competition has a stringent regulation to only allow participants who have not been previously registered in any of the SPS events.<br /><br />The Rookie Challenge was first introduced by Red Dynasty Paintball Park in 2008 and this responsibility has since fall under the organization of the SPS to provide the competition with a professionally run outfit and to allow new teams to bridge similarities into the main SPS events which will be organized twice a year at national levels. The Rookie Challenge as some players mentioned is the "Mecca" event for Singapore paintball. An event where all if not most beginner players would participate before they proceed to engage in more hardcore paintball. A platform where players learn the tricks and treats of paintball similar to attending paintball classes in school.<br /><br />The newly formed teams were not left alone as several "veteran" players who were formerly participants of the the Rookie Challenge came to share their experience about field walking and covering of lanes. It was an affair for everyone who like paintball. Prodigy-SG who was placed in the 2nd position had an early start which saw the team demolishing the Paint Demonz in their first game with 3 players alive. The team remained consistence throughout the entire tournament who saw them 3 points short of winning the champion title. Team Still Thinking who was made up by a group of friends was playing for the first time together and committed an early false start as the players were all hyped up by the intensity of the game. They finished the event in the last placing. Team Zon3 which had a slow start with losses came back into the game in the 2nd round which saw them getting 2 draws and winning their last game with a 5-0 finish. This team which was made up by international students came into the tournament as no pushovers as they were readily prepared with protective gears such as knee guards and protective suit which is not allowed in the main SPS events. However, the organizers accepted their request as this event was mainly to induct new players to competition paintball.<br /><br />As a SPS feeder event, the Rookie Challenge was officiated by the SPS Referees, a refereeing body which was formed under the SPS committee to oversee the development and promotion of paintball refereeing in Singapore. Senior referee, Eugene Lau took on the important role as the Head Referee under the guidance of SPS Referee Manager, Idi. This tournament saw the gathering of 4 batches of referees coming together to accomplish this event. The next SPS Rookie Challenge 2012 is scheduled on 15 July 2012. For more information about the event, please visit the SPS Facebook page, www.facebook.com/SingaporePaintballSeries for more updates!IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-44443120102583786512012-03-14T11:16:00.003+08:002012-03-14T11:26:48.342+08:00NTUC Eldercare Paintball Challenge at Red Dynasty Paintball Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7CWHmhGvcHQe4mf_MzqqM5I3-Jv8et09l1zeZZW7eHBNoaHpXuTh2oKxXUusbip_sm2uZsFAjN5SPeL5Gf1rivaOxX735YxMqfBA3txErc1lF4dapM8MDea4vcUQ2OEV9UGeWvMLwWw/s1600/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_028.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7CWHmhGvcHQe4mf_MzqqM5I3-Jv8et09l1zeZZW7eHBNoaHpXuTh2oKxXUusbip_sm2uZsFAjN5SPeL5Gf1rivaOxX735YxMqfBA3txErc1lF4dapM8MDea4vcUQ2OEV9UGeWvMLwWw/s320/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719588869489501746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEMAPPe05tLKTq1fgePJocf5sijRYiqChHuOxjajSxRfQ2JeK0Zgn990a-i903MjutVfgJsHbUv1AP_W6qDA7yXPcxmtgvXo6WNzPGa3Fe1HpilLZv0oeaUyQo8Oh_d7OFUFeqJ61YuA/s1600/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_024.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEMAPPe05tLKTq1fgePJocf5sijRYiqChHuOxjajSxRfQ2JeK0Zgn990a-i903MjutVfgJsHbUv1AP_W6qDA7yXPcxmtgvXo6WNzPGa3Fe1HpilLZv0oeaUyQo8Oh_d7OFUFeqJ61YuA/s320/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719588858024198418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEhQ4mwMMMTl1AbPjKWBC-dfMFuWdCZHmJ6ci8nJr0zLQXh7Rg8u8i6E1Ht2IzybCOjpneyveA5HmJAwPWqmCqHvmg2Ngb-601j-pBVastSWjRJDvnkxFbrAU7ZDDcrFWEuzaDcpuxK4/s1600/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_042.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEhQ4mwMMMTl1AbPjKWBC-dfMFuWdCZHmJ6ci8nJr0zLQXh7Rg8u8i6E1Ht2IzybCOjpneyveA5HmJAwPWqmCqHvmg2Ngb-601j-pBVastSWjRJDvnkxFbrAU7ZDDcrFWEuzaDcpuxK4/s320/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719587257535130386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4CS8rqxZ2oR2ESlN72N3BNKf9T3GL6OLqbUrF6vv0mNK_iBP768Ywj-KTrkW310J7n5pNu6hSTm1iVrgSyLXgPXoJfLTBJScIzAinBhaQjjY5-5MSPXnva1zKrdcakbBvy48QtLo0XA/s1600/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4CS8rqxZ2oR2ESlN72N3BNKf9T3GL6OLqbUrF6vv0mNK_iBP768Ywj-KTrkW310J7n5pNu6hSTm1iVrgSyLXgPXoJfLTBJScIzAinBhaQjjY5-5MSPXnva1zKrdcakbBvy48QtLo0XA/s320/Red_Dynasty_NTUC_Eldercare_017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719587249575688786" /></a><br />13 March 2012 (Singapore) – Paintball may sound like a game for the young generation being typically described with words like adrenaline-rushing, fast-paced and crazy fun. NTUC Eldercare folks proved the stereotype thinking rather wrong on 13 March 2012. 40 young-hearted senior citizens stomped Red Dynasty Paintball Park with a great sense of determination and a tinge of curiosity – being curious on what exactly paintball is and whether they can do what the young people are doing too. <br /><br />Paintball is a team sports which involves specific skills sets in shooting and athletic ability. It is typically played in teams of 5 persons with a roster of up to 7-10 persons in a standard-sized field. The objective for each team is to eliminate the opponents through shooting paintballs which mark the opponents and capturing the flag to win the game. Competitively, it is a sports that is played in over 40 countries in the world and, recreationally, in over 60 countries. In Singapore, this game can be played at Red Dynasty Paintball Park located in Bottle Tree Park which is famous for its live seafood, fishing activities, corporate venue for major events and kampong-style concept village. <br /><br />Red Dynasty Paintball Park organized a unique event – NTUC Eldercare Paintball Challenge 2012 – for the members of the centre under NTUC Eldercare which takes care of a group of senior citizens. In collaboration with Bottle Tree Park, this event is a reflection of the strong commitment of both organizations in helping the less fortunate. As an initiative in corporate social responsibility, Red Dynasty Paintball Park hopes to promote the values of voluntarism and proactivity in encouraging active aging among the paintball community. <br /><br />About 40 senior citizens signed up for NTUC Eldercare Paintball Challenge 2012 and stepped into a paintball park for the first time for all of the participants. The participants were shown around and briefed on the rules of paintball challenge. Once the challenge started, the participants got all excited about the idea of shooting paintballs and displayed eager faces. The participants with the higher scores began sharing tips on how to shoot better while the rest were more interested in cheering their friends on. The top shooter of the NTUC Eldercare Paintball Challenge 2012 was an unsuspecting, kind-looking female Malay elderly above 60 years old, beating the rest of the participants including her male counterparts by a clear margin. <br /><br />In support of Vision 2030, the adapted paintball program launched by Red Dynasty Paintball Park aims to help more senior citizens to stay connected and engaged through sports, and, most importantly, to stay active. Given the success of the first event with NTUC Eldercare, more events of similar nature targeting the senior citizens may take place at Red Dynasty Paintball Park to build it a choice venue for sports engagement for the senior citizens, working class adults, youth and the less fortunate in the Singapore society. Let’s share the love! <br /><br /><br />Article by Jane Koh<br />Red Dynasty Paintball Park <br />www.weplaypaintball.comIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-80025813181477071462012-03-12T01:17:00.005+08:002012-03-19T07:33:43.786+08:00Rumours and news for Singapore paintball1) A few local paintball teams are getting ready for the Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Leg 1 in June 2012 by securing their paintball markers with Paintballers World. This is a sign that more teams from Singapore will be playing in international paintball events in 2012-2013.<br /><br />2) Top local paintball team, Red Sevens secures a $5000.00 cash sponsorship through Cherry Credits and will be participating under the banner as Cherry Credits Red Sevens. A completely new team will be featured and will compete as early as March. A few new players will be introduced by April 2013.<br /><br />3) PBW made an announcement last week featuring a paintball sponsorship program for up to 5 special individuals. Having supported local teams such as The Outlaws, Blitzkrieg, Heartbreakers, A.C.E.S and Red Sevens, this sponsorship program will be awarded on individual basis. Keep a lookout for more news on the facebook page of Paintballers World.<br /><br />4) At least 9 local paintball teams will be participating in the Johor Paintball Straits Paintball Cup 2012. More information can be found on http://www.facebook.com/groups/sirjohorcup/.<br /><br />5) Not much news has been heard about the Singapore Paintball Series 2012 Leg 1 as the SPS Committee is looking out for a new venue for the event. If all things goes well, the local community will be introduced a totally new venue with great view of the Singapore skyline.IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-41413793339325243722012-03-12T01:09:00.004+08:002012-03-14T11:16:39.719+08:00Paintball has a strong influence on him!Read about Ahmad Sophian, one of Singapore most prolific paintball player about his life and how paintball has an influence on him. Every paintball player has a story, what's yours? <a href="http://www.todayonline.com/Sunday/EDC120226-0000002/Fighting-for-his-dream">http://www.todayonline.com/Sunday/EDC120226-0000002/Fighting-for-his-dream </a>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-81830954595709714762012-03-07T09:17:00.004+08:002012-03-07T09:30:31.324+08:00Watch "Act of Valor" Movie for FREE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZWsto4fjizB4aAHA3kdCnXDjO0pkhbqLYGSEsjc4OXGoq5PgbcQ-dQbPdVt7_YdjNQiPQrp3_pJFOPwhZVLB-h8gqVqLEpil242BWneiYdlOYYu2iLNZaMS4w_AUGGlbOwpBCWEew6M/s1600/Act-of-Valor-Sniper.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZWsto4fjizB4aAHA3kdCnXDjO0pkhbqLYGSEsjc4OXGoq5PgbcQ-dQbPdVt7_YdjNQiPQrp3_pJFOPwhZVLB-h8gqVqLEpil242BWneiYdlOYYu2iLNZaMS4w_AUGGlbOwpBCWEew6M/s320/Act-of-Valor-Sniper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716961494758579426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoIH7PQS5XATudZeWqxG36bdkUCjdLY9rtTGzY7hsRP5E63CeV25kUMaKomP-mU3ib7NqfQ5MXeNTiiL3zW3yh9dyW4hbIDOd4mrAr444oIRLWmcTRYmG7eMT77gW43KWUyFUCcqkq6Y/s1600/ActOfValor_twitter.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoIH7PQS5XATudZeWqxG36bdkUCjdLY9rtTGzY7hsRP5E63CeV25kUMaKomP-mU3ib7NqfQ5MXeNTiiL3zW3yh9dyW4hbIDOd4mrAr444oIRLWmcTRYmG7eMT77gW43KWUyFUCcqkq6Y/s320/ActOfValor_twitter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716961489195506242" /></a><br />Red Dynasty Paintball Park in partnership with Golden Village Singapore presents FREE movie tickets and FREE paintball game packages for up to 10 persons! This is one of the best movie deal to date and is open to everyone! Just last week, 10 pairs of movie premiere tickets were given away to fans of Red Dynasty Paintball Park when they took part in a mini facebook contest by naming the launch date of the movie and this week, both parties took a step further by giving away 60 movie tickets to customers of Red Dynasty Paintball Park! This is part of the initiative to award game organizers who took the effort to organize paintball games for their friends! WHAT A DEAL! For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/RedDynastyPaintball<br /><br />About Red Dynasty Paintball Park<br /><br />Red Dynasty Paintball Park was established in 2007. It is currently the biggest paintball park in Singapore. With 3 playing fields and a shooting gallery, Red Dynasty Paintball Park caters to the best paintball teambuilding experience for schools, corporate organizations and for friends and families. Located in Bottle Tree Park (Yishun), Red Dynasty Paintball Park is only 10 minutes walk away from Khatib MRT which provides great accessibility to everyone! Participants can take part in other activities such as remote controlled car racing, long kang fishing and prawning and other fun and exciting activities for people of all ages. Red Dynasty Paintball Park is also the most frequent paintball place for competitive paintball players. This is where competitive paintball was introduced and brought into Singapore in 2007. Many paintball teams that you see today have train and practice in Red Dynasty Paintball Park making it the best place to learn the art of playing paintball. There are paintball coaches who will guide you along and teach you the basic fundamentals of playing paintball just like when you first attended school! For more information, please visit www.weplaypaintball.com<br /><br />Pictures published belong to rightful owner.IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-61941300365255712062012-02-22T20:17:00.008+08:002012-02-23T03:09:15.158+08:00Cherry Credits signs Red Sevens paintball team!<span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b8B9JPROGFXGjSuACxiO4b5zGdYJUN8wt1O-femfa7006uEfCq2wYxLIKGd5xjarGNOoQCyFsqHzZBPUKzaHizVE59OwoRK-7oU1rPfY2GJF4p7mM6D4dNFIVhBR5aeQEBjU_qsMWYs/s1600/MPOC1131_721.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b8B9JPROGFXGjSuACxiO4b5zGdYJUN8wt1O-femfa7006uEfCq2wYxLIKGd5xjarGNOoQCyFsqHzZBPUKzaHizVE59OwoRK-7oU1rPfY2GJF4p7mM6D4dNFIVhBR5aeQEBjU_qsMWYs/s320/MPOC1131_721.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712036897906770610" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7ZTau3SLPdBhBUhPG3hcBfVvpl1lZRe-GOu71mqM2OI9PpBc-wO8XlgBblqWVX7AFO0aDcY_HKVfLEkebWbmGguviu7LKIkP2C7DVCl3OjWFNPnAkGcf5wayBPHgmun4xr42_h4DmZo/s1600/CherryCredits_RedSevens_PR+%25281%2529-1.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7ZTau3SLPdBhBUhPG3hcBfVvpl1lZRe-GOu71mqM2OI9PpBc-wO8XlgBblqWVX7AFO0aDcY_HKVfLEkebWbmGguviu7LKIkP2C7DVCl3OjWFNPnAkGcf5wayBPHgmun4xr42_h4DmZo/s320/CherryCredits_RedSevens_PR+%25281%2529-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711933718509417346" /></a><br /></span><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDbtQfoxns8NlJbCjN6qxzRt_V67Zgg6oHEPjuskwA-mFeRJ8yi3T4sxcBaFoTP06rjICc1HUyidgOFKvuzs5wpXfsP2D0BuS17owN5l8MEXybMYOAkRNE1IxE-yOHDsjuMT_HGlYqHY/s1600/CherryCredits_RedSevens_PR+%25281%2529-2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDbtQfoxns8NlJbCjN6qxzRt_V67Zgg6oHEPjuskwA-mFeRJ8yi3T4sxcBaFoTP06rjICc1HUyidgOFKvuzs5wpXfsP2D0BuS17owN5l8MEXybMYOAkRNE1IxE-yOHDsjuMT_HGlYqHY/s320/CherryCredits_RedSevens_PR+%25281%2529-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711933744962414450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px; " /></a> </span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>This is an historical milestone for Singapore paintball as Red Sevens paintball team becomes the first paintball team in Singapore to secure a corporate cash sponsorship from a top leading Asia micropayment company, Cherry Credits for the year 2012. We jumped on the opportunity to interview Ben Seow who is a founding member of the Red Sevens to find out more about this sponsorship and how this initiative can change paintball sports in Singapore.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>1) Ok... go straight to the point, what's the deal with Cherry Credits?</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>A: Cherry Credits is a leading company in Asia which manages global micropayment solutions on online platform. As a top industry organization, Cherry Credits wanted to initiate its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative and paintball was selected due to its focus on teamwork and strategies which have similarities to the online gaming platform. Red Sevens as one of the top paintball teams in Singapore was chosen to represent its brand.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>2) Let us know the specifics... what is in this sponsorship deal?</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>A: Let's just say that we have got a few paintball events covered for 2012 and the team will be adopting the name of "Cherry Credits Red Sevens" in 2012. But it doesn't mean that we will get to play for free... though we will be getting a new customized jersey in the promotion and marketing of our sponsor's brand.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXB9FDeyX_VAO2MlUsbm8aclt_PtygYIvlGJGkrpXZPQ8kXaC3FibhpuQmy-xvyHF8KTJc_YRo5qx_XuNx8nYKxchOhcKValocgKSb4PR359GFuGzeq3adzjHod99yQ4bsUeZ8E-7XzA/s1600/MPOC1152_335.jpg" style="font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXB9FDeyX_VAO2MlUsbm8aclt_PtygYIvlGJGkrpXZPQ8kXaC3FibhpuQmy-xvyHF8KTJc_YRo5qx_XuNx8nYKxchOhcKValocgKSb4PR359GFuGzeq3adzjHod99yQ4bsUeZ8E-7XzA/s320/MPOC1152_335.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712036884737931986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a> </span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>The winning team from 2011.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>3) Red Sevens which was the Overall Series Champion for Division 2 in Malaysia Paintball Official Circuit (MPOC) 2011 did not attend the first leg of MPOC 2012 in January... what actually happened?</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>A: After winning both overall championship titles in the Singapore Paintball Series(SPS) and MPOC Division 2 in 2011, the team is currently undergoing a complete restructure. In 2011, the team participated in all legs of MPOC, SPS and Paintball Asia League Series (PALS) and cost of participation and time of travel has taken a toll on everyone. As soon as the season was over, everyone went back to their daily routine. Work, studies, money and family were some of the main reasons why players left but I guess these are the norms in every team. In paintball, it is common for players to come and go, we'll just have to recruit more players into the team.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>4) So...when will we be seeing the Red Sevens on the field again?</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A: With the revamp, we will have a couple of new faces this year. The team was build in the direction where each and every player in the team has a good foundation in the fundamental basics of paintball. Our new players whom we have been working with in the past 1 - 2 months are </span>acquiring<span style="font-size: 100%;"> these skill sets before they are picked for games. These progressions will be carefully monitored and critiqued upon. We hope to instill the newer players with more game experience before sending them to the real stage. We will most probably formed a mix team in the Division 3 ranks to initiate these new players and make an assessment of how far we will go from there. Following on, we will proceed to Division 2 which is where the team should be playing.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eF8rWUmHNfjuWZSP0apfy7GEBQeTLlBgq9Qd7jdYN6CEkrqoiFVz9oY6v3rBN744_lbF-kF_mk7Nt-Uz22rEbJAu0KzegIU1OZc6_cKqJD-FKuTGeHbWBXeQBi5QPMurR-EbufNxax4/s1600/IMG_2348.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eF8rWUmHNfjuWZSP0apfy7GEBQeTLlBgq9Qd7jdYN6CEkrqoiFVz9oY6v3rBN744_lbF-kF_mk7Nt-Uz22rEbJAu0KzegIU1OZc6_cKqJD-FKuTGeHbWBXeQBi5QPMurR-EbufNxax4/s320/IMG_2348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712036867576946146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> </span></div><div><span>Zac Schick was newly recruited to Red Sevens and will be representing the team in 2012.</span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">5) We were under the impression that Red Sevens was going Division 1 in 2012.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A: Yes, the MPOC organizers announce about our possible promotion to Division 1 in 2012. In fact, this request was put forth in 2010 for the 2011 season but we were not ready for the bigger stage. In the early 2011, we had some players who left the team which was the reason why we couldn't give Division 1 a go. The same thing happened again this year... and so we had to stay in Division 2. Hopefully, we will have a Division 1 team in 2013.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQdllC4FAQICosj8s7FuRrLOF5O1LAlnelPGDnfFgz8mD7_Ta1a7QZHCPCsKVkslr-WblnW4Q7PoAEFhXYRb4q0g2sbJc1qMEH_1kf5Sl5rxLBrCsWcNIHZFZdNl_uUD9BVztzfLF5eU/s1600/P1010176.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQdllC4FAQICosj8s7FuRrLOF5O1LAlnelPGDnfFgz8mD7_Ta1a7QZHCPCsKVkslr-WblnW4Q7PoAEFhXYRb4q0g2sbJc1qMEH_1kf5Sl5rxLBrCsWcNIHZFZdNl_uUD9BVztzfLF5eU/s320/P1010176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712036913448403570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> </span></div><div><span>Training in progress for new players of the Red Sevens</span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">6) How many players are there in the Red 7 roster?</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A: In 2011, we had a roster of 20 players but as of now, perhaps about 10 players. Half of the Red Sevens team had to deal with life issues and couldn't compete as much as they would like to in 2012.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">7) Back to the sponsorship with Cherry Credits. Tell us, why do you say that this is historical for Singapore?</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A: Paintball is not a mainstream sports in Singapore. Mainstream sports in Singapore are widely recognized by corporate companies and governing organizations. Major sporting events held in Singapore are often supported by a big corporate brand such as the OCBC Cycling and the Standard Chartered Marathon. With this sponsorship and due recognition from Cherry Credits, we are taking the first step in getting the involvement of corporate companies to promote paintball. We have hopes to leverage on this sponsorship to create awareness for the sport so that more people are aware about paintball sports and clear doubts about paintball being a dangerous activity that can only be played in a forested environment. With greater awareness, we are hoping to garner the support of more corporate companies to support the local paintball scene so that more local paintball teams can follow our footsteps to gain recognition and support. This might also create an opportunity for governing authorities to review the current regulations that are binding the progression of this sport.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">8) Cash sponsorship is never an easy feat. Tell us more about this.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A: I couldn't agree more. Getting cash sponsorship is never an easy task but it is not entirely impossible. The way to go about doing this is to manage your paintball team as professional as possible. Every team wants the best for themselves but not all are willing to do their best in getting these sponsorship. By that I mean drafting a good sponsorship proposal. A good proposal sets the tone right for everyone. All sponsors want to know how the team can best represent their brand whether they are on or off the paintball field. A team has to be playing enough tournaments to gain recognition and in order to do that, the team has to put in a considerably amount of time in training before competing. When competing, the team has to win. No sponsor would want to sponsor a non-winning team and in order to win, team has to train. It is a chicken and egg story but many fail to see that.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKmWa4u98J3aj64aRZ-RgrlWuMFMK0ofNqQqA8BQsoFD06juo5twbxHySZxWLPtE6yaYBTmcrbpq8Kz-yk5MGDxUbA1tQcHGOdHlK3BqG4KLuR_okK-L0Yyga3J159ogutJBnaaXngG4/s1600/SPS1122_247.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKmWa4u98J3aj64aRZ-RgrlWuMFMK0ofNqQqA8BQsoFD06juo5twbxHySZxWLPtE6yaYBTmcrbpq8Kz-yk5MGDxUbA1tQcHGOdHlK3BqG4KLuR_okK-L0Yyga3J159ogutJBnaaXngG4/s320/SPS1122_247.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712036873948783826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a> </span></div><div><span>Red Sevens winning the Singapore Paintball Series 2011 as Overall Champion</span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">9) What are the plans for Red Sevens in 2012?</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A: Revamp, Restructure and Reconstruct. The team was formed in 2006 and 6 years on, we are going into a new phase. We are currently recruiting players to form a D2, D3 and D4 team in each of the category. And if we do well in 2012, we will try for a D1 spot in 2013. We do have some major plans lined up from now to end of the year and if all goes well, we will create many more historic milestones.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">10) Tell us more about these milestones.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A: I prefer to keep mum and see what happens from here. It is going to be very interesting, I promised.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span>11) Any last words?</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>A: Anything is possible. Never say never. Keep the hopes high and continue doing what you think is right. There are ups and downs but the sun will still rise after every night. Stay positive. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Interview conducted by Jane Koh</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>All photos belong to rightful owner. Photos from www.residentevilchef.com<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span></div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-84326352640897439812012-02-09T15:29:00.007+08:002012-02-09T23:53:13.712+08:00The art of pressing the buzzer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEmM3QEYgWind6O-iY6c4hGrbQN2EUmhqwZ8ZVHs2Yx_inNFhlxfD-WWYaJ8r3_fxaOe471o1GX1GOs2h3FYS1b3FTaUHPI-70Ki34usqzlEwwl6p6LY9QF1mNBTIPnfmKhlQD7vTWwM/s1600/MPOC1132_442.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEmM3QEYgWind6O-iY6c4hGrbQN2EUmhqwZ8ZVHs2Yx_inNFhlxfD-WWYaJ8r3_fxaOe471o1GX1GOs2h3FYS1b3FTaUHPI-70Ki34usqzlEwwl6p6LY9QF1mNBTIPnfmKhlQD7vTWwM/s320/MPOC1132_442.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707043885370737746" /></a><div>Photo from www.residentevilchef.com<br /><div><br /></div><div>4 Singapore based teams will be travelling to My-NPL next weekend for the 1st leg of the Malaysia tournament. These 4 teams are Raving Lunatics, Team Karma, SKIN and Team Enraged and they will be participating in the Division 3 category which is newly revamped in 2012 from a M5 format to a Race-2 game format. This is indeed good news for Singapore based teams as they challenge themselves to playing the Race-2 format. The Race-2 game format is widely used in the USA and European countries and is very popular with paintballers where game strategies are involved. Gone are the days where you have one single game plan for the entire tournament. With the Race-2 format, there are a couple of things that teams will need to be aware of in order for them to shine before the rest. In view of this new Race-2 adventure for these 4 teams, I have listed a few things which might be useful for everyone's reference:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) Buzzer is KING</div><div>It is not about shooting all your opponents on the field but who is faster in pressing the buzzer. Don't get disillusion with shooting everyone out of the game. The faster hand to press the buzzer is the winner.</div><div><br /></div><div>2) Make sure you have 2 of everything</div><div>With back to back games, it is important for the team to have enough paintball equipment. Make sure you have 2 paintball markers, 2 paintball tanks... well... basically 2 of everything. Teams with limited budget can use a common pool of equipment by sharing. Do remember to have a squeege if you are returning to the field for the next point.</div><div><br /></div><div>3) Air vs paintballs</div><div>If you have no more air in your tank, you cannot shoot anymore paintballs. Therefore, it is important to fill your air first before looking around to fill your harness with pods of paintballs. You can bring in loads of paintballs but without air in your tank, you are nothing.</div><div><br /></div><div>4) Watch out for statues</div><div>"Statues" are players who won the game but choose not to press the buzzer to declare the win. Often then not, the losing teams are busy podding and filling air that they fail to take note that "statues" are just standing in a freezing position next to the buzzer. What comes next is just seconds for you to win another point. Don't let them lose your precious time.</div><div><br /></div><div>5) Understand the 30 seconds rule</div><div>The rule is simple. Get a penalty in the last 30 seconds of the game and the game is forfeited. Teams that are hungry to draw the game would usually do crazy things on the field. Crazy enough but keep the penalties to yourself.</div><div><br /></div><div>6) The other buzzer</div><div>The coach buzzer is not for the faint hearted. We have seen teams losing precious points when the buzzer was wrongly pressed. Throwing the towel at the right time can be effective and surely time saving. Pressing the buzzer for the wrong reason can only see you regretting your decision in choosing a smart coach.</div><div><br /></div><div>7) Crew</div><div>Call them whatever names you want but without them, you are screwed! Crew members are the most essential in any Race-2 game. They get you drinks, fill your pods, collect your empty pods, pump your guns and wipe your hits off.... all in the space of 2 mins (MPOC) and 1 min (MY-NPL). So make sure you treat them humanely and reward them whenever necessary.</div><div><br /></div><div>8) Money, money, money</div><div>Don't plan for just enough, plan for the future... If you have no paintballs in the Finals, don't come crying for help because most of the teams would have already took off after a long day. And don't think your opponents are going to help you. 3 boxes per player budget is a MUST!</div><div><br /></div><div>9) War map</div><div>Unlike M5 where you only play one game and rest of the next half an hour. In the Race-2 format, you will need to have multiple game plans. Plans for offensive and defensive strategies can bring the team a long way. With only 1 game plan and your snake will be wondering what wrong did he do to get shot out so easily... you have been warned. Hint: Don't waste time resting in the players area... take notes and watch some games will allow you to have a head start.</div><div><br /></div><div>10) Coach</div><div>A coach coaches... he will provide the necessary instructions for the team. He plans the game and take his own notes so that he can always derive a counter measure plans for his team. A coach is not a reporter... A reporter tells you where your opponents are. "Snake 1, snake 1, snake 1... are things of the past. Be a coach not a reporter.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it... 10 tips for the Singapore teams! Good luck to all participating in MY-NPL. Bring back the glory and lift your head high!</div><div><br /></div></div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-2299957972837537462012-02-09T02:24:00.003+08:002012-02-09T02:51:15.892+08:00All good things must come to an end. A new beginning awaits...<p class="MsoNormal">This team was formed in 2006. The purpose of forming Singapore's first competitive paintball team was mooted with a sole objective of "representation". It was not long when a few strangers with a common interest came together and talk paintball all day long. There was no benchmark to follow, there was no pressure to perform and members of the team were just happy coming together every weekend satisfying their hunger for paintball games. Fast forward 6 years and this team has become a household name in the regional paintball scene. Having won the Singapore Paintball Series Open Division Overall Champion in 2011 and the Malaysia Paintball Official Circuit Division 2 Overall Champion in 2011, the team was on fire. Great battles were not won overnight neither were Champions. Members of the team took pride in donning their team jersey every time they step onto the field. Soon it was not just about being able to represent... it was about winning. It was about getting that difficult win every time we step into the field, it was about standing on the podium every time we represent, and it was about all the pride, glory and honour that make us a name to be reckoned with. But nevertheless, all good things must come to an end. Great teams fall after winning championships, great leaders pass after great battles... we knew that it was only a matter of time that all the good will start to fall apart. Like they say, all good things must come to an end. It takes great pain and suffering to see this fall. Once we were playing more than 12 paintball events a year and the next, we became strangers. Emails were sent with no reply. Dinners were arranged with no turn up. Trainings were scheduled with no players. Things just change. Life commitments start to hit the team hard... we had plans to move to Division 1 in 2012 but it never materialized. Players were going back to school, some had bills to pay, some chose to focus on work, some never really knew what's happening, some were out of jobs and lastly, some ended up being in a team without team mates. It is sad to see how things actually turn out for everyone. Well... life goes on. The world doesn't stop spinning. The sun continues to rise. The heart still continues pumping. It will be a matter of time that things will get back on track again. Until this day, we are ready to revamp the team like how a few strangers first got together. Perhaps, it is easier keeping things simple and gets everybody back to basics.</p>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-27181718905087603562012-01-10T14:14:00.003+08:002012-01-10T14:33:26.398+08:00SPS Referees in MPOC 2012 Leg 1!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn2EWRKkBkVTs1kAOTt3Sim-oplBYk4bo-wMAbN8Assa3vBbpYm1WGY88KScXe4YnbEivTo75Z__bplvU5y3yR62JULa9YdTy5kMGjQiT_kDz3fFYj_MgnpuvydwOZRcM5Oitssy243Q/s1600/IMG_6914%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn2EWRKkBkVTs1kAOTt3Sim-oplBYk4bo-wMAbN8Assa3vBbpYm1WGY88KScXe4YnbEivTo75Z__bplvU5y3yR62JULa9YdTy5kMGjQiT_kDz3fFYj_MgnpuvydwOZRcM5Oitssy243Q/s320/IMG_6914%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695883961323029522" /></a><div>Lum Hui (third from top row) and Rudy (fifth from top row) with the rest of the MPOC Referees who are amongst some of the best paintball referees in the Asia region.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvnows13f2ihZJ7rt71Bas0cc-WmwbIyyl8taFCdFe2_BJrkVyKtQWpiImWHuASauQjbXUSPcmBwJtp4S_ZHphZ7jh5En_6MyyWSMx6Q3hMmu_XUTl4PFmdCdYSH6THS358_vPz5ISzo/s1600/Shahira.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvnows13f2ihZJ7rt71Bas0cc-WmwbIyyl8taFCdFe2_BJrkVyKtQWpiImWHuASauQjbXUSPcmBwJtp4S_ZHphZ7jh5En_6MyyWSMx6Q3hMmu_XUTl4PFmdCdYSH6THS358_vPz5ISzo/s320/Shahira.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695883933868548834" /></a></div><div>Shahirah (second from bottom row) with the MPOC Referees. Shahirah is the only female paintball referee over the MPOC weekend and did an excellent job as compared to the local boys!<br /><div><br /></div><div>As part of Singapore Paintball Series (SPS) Referees development plans for 2012, SPS Referees were on overseas assignment in the MPOC 2012 Leg 1. Officially formed in 2010, the SPS Referees is now a 20 men and women team which has an important role to play in the development and promotion of paintball refereeing in Singapore. As our continuous support to promote tournament paintball, it is imperative for our local referees to gain overseas and officiating experiences in overseas paintball tournament. Under the guidance of AsiaRef Manager, Mr. Junaidi Kalil and Senior SPS Referee, Ms. Shahirah, newly recruited referees Lum Hui and Rudy "Junior" were officiating in the Division 1 field during the MPOC weekend. "This is a very prestigious moment for our local referees as we do our best to give opportunities to every SPS Referees. Our aim is to ensure that the right culture and fundamentals are set up from the beginning and who else can we learn from except from the best in Asia" exclaimed Ben Seow, SPS Tournament Promoter, referring to the AsiaRef body as the top refereeing body in Asia. Headed by Mr. Azhar (SPS Head Referee) and Mr. Idi (SPS Referees Manager), the SPS Referees will be featured in several overseas tournaments in 2012 and will continue to develop the refereeing scene in Singapore. The SPS Referees will conduct at least 3 basic refereeing certification in 2012 and will work with AsiaRef to certify our local referees for the overseas scene.</div><div><br /></div><div>For more information about paintball refereeing, please email to info@singaporepaintballseries.</div></div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-51728603974722809152012-01-10T13:35:00.008+08:002012-01-10T22:18:42.171+08:00Singapore paintball regular updates...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjzMX5MW0yzcn3schF05ulFVxKJK3TqPvNqfnREmwv4S83nIb0tpEpro2jmPlkkJvbThD4nMrTOfU9arPsiv0wAejy1HnPnToZdxp54coa0IZuof0kxnT0rKTzUF_I2QAr0eNy5p6l4M/s1600/NBK1NPS.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjzMX5MW0yzcn3schF05ulFVxKJK3TqPvNqfnREmwv4S83nIb0tpEpro2jmPlkkJvbThD4nMrTOfU9arPsiv0wAejy1HnPnToZdxp54coa0IZuof0kxnT0rKTzUF_I2QAr0eNy5p6l4M/s320/NBK1NPS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695880609044198210" /></a><div><br />31 Dec 2011 - Local based team, Natural Born Killers took part in the recent 1NPS (Northern Paintball Series) held in Kedah, Malaysia and clinched a 5th position finish against teams from the Northern territories. The Natural Born Killers was formed in 2010 and made their first appearance in the Novice Division of the Singapore Paintball Series 2011 Leg 2. The trip to Kedah which is about 6-7 hours drive from Singapore is a showcase of pure dedication for these boys where paintball goes beyond boundaries and distance.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkWuobozMulkpHJcFIjm2_ZVvZkmwlSOckK1OFMU2V-bwItqWqOO6VzNbZL-HIfFJrv4HLEVridVUDkoPOuKk09oXVHKx4Z7kch285acKRNIWYbP6vfJUecYSBw_lkP6ro-TaFBC6o_8/s1600/TheOutlaws.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkWuobozMulkpHJcFIjm2_ZVvZkmwlSOckK1OFMU2V-bwItqWqOO6VzNbZL-HIfFJrv4HLEVridVUDkoPOuKk09oXVHKx4Z7kch285acKRNIWYbP6vfJUecYSBw_lkP6ro-TaFBC6o_8/s320/TheOutlaws.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695881272247340066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><br /><br /><div>7 Jan 2012 - 3 Singapore based teams (The Outlaws, Team Enraged and ZOO) participated in the recent MPOC (Malaysia Paintball Official Circuit) 2011 Leg 1 held in Bukit Jalil Xtionpaintball Park, KL. Being the very first leg of the MPOC series, kudos to these teams to be able to make the trip up north and to represent Singapore. The Outlaws participating in the Division 4 category had a smooth sailing start when they were getting every points on the field but as the scorching sun sets in, the smooth ride became a little tougher with multiple 1for1 penalties. Qualifying as a lower tier team in the Quarter Finals, The Outlaws soon recovered from their field mistakes and took on the teams one by one. They were very close to entering the finals until a delayed call from a referee which them the possible champion medal. Nevertheless, it was a good outing for the team as they inducted 2 new players who were totally new to competitive paintball. The Outlaws was eventually awarded the 3rd position.</div><div><br /></div><div>Team Enraged a Singapore Johor based team participated in their very first MPOC tournament. Competing in the Division 3 Race-2 format was entirely new for the team as they were used to playing in semi-automatic and M5 game format. With 2 guests players from Raving Lunatics, it was time to show their rage in the field. However, lady luck wasn't shining on Enraged the entire weekend and they were soon out gunned by the Malaysian teams who are more familiar and experience with the Race-2 game format. Team Enraged did not qualify into the next round.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbqY8C2I9myVBSuOPUsYG1Ro2aGxSpcaufBZ0OKtafYDMNsM3obntzW16X0ppcc1UiZTSwQwHputD2f8ShyphenhyphenbOAYawRYhFrcwCOLPWHjeVEctEdQi5O6KNWeTG1bHvuHmKHIfgs1QCQ18/s1600/Zoo.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbqY8C2I9myVBSuOPUsYG1Ro2aGxSpcaufBZ0OKtafYDMNsM3obntzW16X0ppcc1UiZTSwQwHputD2f8ShyphenhyphenbOAYawRYhFrcwCOLPWHjeVEctEdQi5O6KNWeTG1bHvuHmKHIfgs1QCQ18/s320/Zoo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695881269115354370" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>ZOO participated in the MPOC Division 2 category. The format of the game took a change to become a Race-3 format this year and it can only means more paintballs and more games, however, with an additional inclusion of 2 players to the roaster, we might be able to find some equilibrium. ZOO finished 2nd position in their group after Day 1 and qualified for the Quarter Finals. In the Quarters, ZOO had to face Dark Knights but soon experience prevail and they won the game which set them up against another paintball powerhouse, Grammaton Clerics with their fast attacking plan took their games early with a score of 2-1 which ran out of regulation time. ZOO eventually settled for a 3rd position in the Division 2 category. </div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>All photos from www.residentevilchef.com</div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-89248508765102398792011-12-28T22:54:00.005+08:002011-12-28T23:41:34.691+08:00My paintball storyShared this too many times and thought I pen it down so that people who chance upon this blog can also see the light of this game we love. I have been playing competitive paintball since 2006. In a few more days, I will be going into my 6 years of competitive paintball. Similarly, one thing that is always doing the catching up is my age... I will be 34 years old in a few days. I started the game in what I considered as a out-dated age for any athlete, at the age of 28 years old, you will roughly have an idea if you are going to treat sport as just a recreational hobby... and this was what I thought until I found out about competitive paintball. I have been playing sports my entire life... I did a little bit of everything but seriously a master of none. I had my first taste of volleyball at the age of 10 and knew that volleyball was not my cup of tea. I ran in National events when I was in primary school and thought that running was all that I knew. In secondary school, I was crazy about basketball and played a lot until I saw my results at the final exam. Then I took up running again... but this time, I did a longer distance. Although I am an asthmatic, I considered myself to be a pretty good long distance runner having been one of the very few to cross the finishing line early when I was an officer trainee in the army. Short and long burst of 5km, 10km, 15km, 21km was a daily affair. Running stopped after I started working and I returned to my first love, basketball. I was working in a tertiary institution back then and sports was easily available. I started playing recreational soccer and did a little bit of running here and there just to keep myself fit for the annual IPPT. And of course, being a social runner and with the growing popularity of endurance events in Singapore, I tried my hands on the Osim Triathlon. Well... just say that I finished the event with many unforgettable memories. My love of sports persuaded me to find out more about this wonderful social invention and soon enough I was going back to school again and took up a part time Sports and Exercise diploma in Singapore to further my interest. I graduated in a pretty well known university in Australia with an Electrical Engineering honours degree. When I was studying in Australia, I was playing a lot of weekend soccer and was very impressed with the sporting culture downunder. Sport is not just an individual affair, it is a family affair. People will come and support friends and family members who are playing sports. When I came back to Singapore, I wasn't ready to accept the fact that most of the buddies that I used to play sports with are now setting different life priorities and commitment which leaves them with no time for sports... I suddenly had no one to run with, no one to play basketball with, no one to talk about sports except to watch them on TV, usually with a bag of chips. And I seriously thought that things are going to be so dull and all my aspirations of being a good sports fan had to die a horrible death. But my life soon change after I found out about competitive paintball, speedball.<div><br /></div><div>It happened at the end of 2006 when I was on a trip to Malaysia to find out about the Paintball World Cup Asia. Very soon enough, I was already playing this sport. But surely of course, no one else in Singapore was playing competitive paintball back then and so I had to recruit people of the same interest and it didn't help that there wasn't many videos on the internet for us to relate the sports to anyone who might be interested. Every weekend, I will have to travel 640km back and forth to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to learn more about this competitive sport. Trust me it wasn't easy travelling this distance every weekend for a period of more than 1 year. I have to miss precious time with my family and was constantly on the road. But most importantly, I found a new sport which took me to a new level that I never knew existed. I was like a crazy man thinking about paintball almost every single minute of my life. I would look into the mirror, pretending that someone was shooting at from the other end and dodging my way out of the shot. I would do nothing at times but to "run my fingers" like I was going to pull the trigger at the fastest speed that I can ever attain. I was looking out for information about the game and how to perfect my posture and movement. I was constantly searching videos and spent hours watching, talking and thinking about paintball. It changed my life again but more importantly, I found the real essence of playing sports again.</div><div><br /></div><div>6 years down the road, I am now still an avid paintball player with a Division 2 Champion title under my belt. I have coached countless number of paintball players who are now far better and more skillful than me. I have affected everyone who crossed my path and was as crazy as myself 6 years ago. There are still a lot to be done for the sport in Singapore. While we now have a large community of players and the right development plans for paintball in Singapore, we are still very far away from achieving flexibility to the restriction that will give many 2nd life to many "athletes" like myself. I believe every paintball player have their own story to tell and I wish that by writing this paragraph, I am able to stimulate the passion within each and everyone of you to write something about paintball. Something about how you first started playing this game about how you met the many players and friends that you never knew existed but will always carry a thought about them when you don't see them playing paintball anymore. Paintball is not just about passion for sports, paintballers live their life thinking about their fellow comrades all the time. </div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-79775250677426200602011-12-26T11:58:00.004+08:002011-12-26T15:32:51.597+08:00How much does a paintball marker (gun) cost in Singapore?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56K83itXplBp1VHZrASLSdOK3qnMokuCtBu7dh0KDQIf14dGk2_MNT-GKvKDWptjiGBcEf-MkP1ebVh1HeTl1RaY6ArmWATKnQXEFh50nw8oMsDgq_HOxMwZ0a_Q8OFvjevze6Wk0BFQ/s1600/DM12-Profile-NEW-Red-White.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56K83itXplBp1VHZrASLSdOK3qnMokuCtBu7dh0KDQIf14dGk2_MNT-GKvKDWptjiGBcEf-MkP1ebVh1HeTl1RaY6ArmWATKnQXEFh50nw8oMsDgq_HOxMwZ0a_Q8OFvjevze6Wk0BFQ/s320/DM12-Profile-NEW-Red-White.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690336629953520530" /></a><div><br /><div>Thought that this might be an interesting awareness entry so that everyone is aware about the cost of a paintball marker (gun) in Singapore. I have heard this so many many times and thought that it might be good to clear the air so that everybody is on the same page. From hereon, I am going to use the word "gun" instead of "paintball marker" so that it will be easier for you to relate to this topic though in the world of paintball, the word "marker" is often used for the promotion of the game to mummies and daddies. We wouldn't want to see a kid relating his paintball experiences with his family using words such as "guns", "kills", "dead", "bullets". While some might disagree with the use of these industry naming convention, we are pretty clear about our direction for paintball which is to make it more welcoming for everyone to play. Paintball is after all one of the safest activity in the world!</div><div><br /></div><div>But isn't it illegal to possess a paintball gun in Singapore? Yes, you can't own a personal paintball gun in Singapore. I hope this does not kill your interest to continue reading this article as I am about to share with you what if it is entirely legal to possess your own personal marker in Singapore? Not that it is already legal (though we were very very close...) but WHAT IF....</div><div><br /></div><div>Before doing that, let us take a step back to understand that if this regulation does change, it doesn't mean that you can own the world. It only means that you can individually possess a personal paintball gun in the eyes of our law enforcers. So what does this really mean for you? Firstly, congratulations, the paintball gun is now lawfully yours. So what's the catch now? Simple... you are now entirely responsible for your paintball gun, meaning if it is stolen, damaged or lost, you are the main man who is now responsible for its safekeeping, repairs and whereabouts. Spiderman says "With great powers come great responsibilities". Surely, there will be terms and conditions that you will have to follow since you are now the licencee of your own personal paintball gun. Let me remind you again that a paintball gun is considered as a firearm in Singapore so quit asking if you are able to take your paintball gun home and keep it at there. I am sorry but it doesn't work that way. But surely, this might be a redundant condition in years to come but we'll never know what lies in our future.</div><div><br /></div><div>This exact question was asked: "I want to own a Dye NT, let me know what you can do for me? I have budgeted $800.00 for it". No offence to this question, it is definitely legit. So what must you know about owning a paintball gun in Singapore, IF it really happens for us. I am also going to draw a comparison to our daily activities so that it will be easy for everyone to comprehend.</div><div><br /></div><div>1) Membership. To possess a paintball gun in Singapore, you will need to be a registered member of the paintball field. There is a annual membership fee. Taking Red Dynasty Paintball Park (www.weplaypaintball.com) for example, this paintball field has an existing incentive membership program for regular players which cost $150.00 per year and $95.00 for subsequent renewal. Being an incentive program, regular players pay for discounted game packages at the paintball field. The common question: "Cannot you not be a member but purchase a paintball gun in Singapore?" The answer is, not possible. This is a directive.</div><div><br /></div><div>Comparison = You can only borrow books from the library if you are a member of the library.</div><div><br /></div><div>2) Cost of a paintball gun. Simple, just google it. Pick up a calculator and multiply by a conversion rate. Add another couple of cents to round up a more realistic figure. For example, if the conversion rate is USD1=SIN1.29 (based on XE.com, 26 Dec 2011), add another couple of cents to these figures in relation to bank charges, credit card conversions, etc. A reasonable figure in will be USD1 = SIN1.35.</div><div><br /></div><div>Comparison = Petrol prices that you pay for at the petrol station is surely different from the market value at the stock exchange.</div><div><br /></div><div>3) Shipping charges. Unlike conventional postage charges. A paintball gun is a firearm as such it cannot be posted like a conventional mail. Charges include shipping, handling, registered mail and custom clearance. A good estimate for one unit of paintball gun is about $450.00. Again, this is just an estimate and might be cheaper or more expensive depending on your shipping agent and the quantity of guns shipped.</div><div><br /></div><div>Comparison = Imagine yourself in the shipping business and you are shipping a fleet of cars into Singapore. Surely, you cannot do it through parcel post. Unforeseen charges such as GST, handling fee, delivery fee, etc do apply.</div><div><br /></div><div>4) Licence fee. Unlike other countries, you will need to possess a licence for your gun and yes, you will need to pay for this licence. The cost of this licence is $220.00 for 2 years. Who do you pay this amount to? The governing agency of course, in this case, the Singapore Police Force. Consider it with 730 days (2 years), you are effectively investing $0.30 a day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Comparison = In Singapore, you need a licence to do anything and everything.</div><div><br /></div><div>5) Storage fee. Surely you are unable to keep a paintball gun at home so you will NOT be able to bring it home as such you will have to store it at a paintball field. A reasonable fee will be $150.00 a year which works out to be about $0.40 a day. Slightly more expensive than a packet of tissue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Comparison = Just consider this as parking your car at a shopping mall. A space is allocated for your car and thus it is only reasonable that you are charge a fee for using the space.</div><div><br /></div><div>So if you are still reading this article... let's do an example for a Dye NT11.</div><div><br /></div><div>A Dye NT11 with a free Rotor cost USD1350.00 on the internet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Membership = $150.00 (to the paintball field)</div><div>Cost of the marker = USD1350.00 x 1.35 = SIN1822.50 (to whom you buy the gun from)</div><div>Shipping charges = $450.00 (to the forwarding agent)</div><div>Storage charges = $150.00 (to the paintball field)</div><div>Licence fee = $220.00 (to the Singapore Police Force)</div><div><br /></div><div>Total investment = $2792.50.</div><div><br /></div><div>And say if you use this gun for a span of 2 years (which is a normal lifespan of a paintball gun), you will be paying about $3.87 a day. Yeah, we made assumptions that you have your own paintball tank.</div><div><br /></div><div>Will you be ready when it is time to buy your own personal paintball gun?</div><div><br /></div></div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-34131937547679616772011-12-25T09:39:00.005+08:002011-12-25T22:37:14.297+08:00Time of the year again... Paintball in Singapore<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span ><span>Let's take a look back for 2011 and make a quick assessment of the things that have happened for Singapore paintball. But before we go into that, I have attached an entry of last year's version so that we can make a quick comparison for 2010 and 2011, </span><span style="color: windowtext; "><span style="color: blue; "><a href="http://singaporepaintball.blogspot.com/2010/12/so-whats-next-for-singapore-paintball.html">http://singaporepaintball.blogspot.com/2010/12/so-whats-next-for-singapore-paintball.html</a></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >I was hoping for 20 participating teams for WCA 2011 but we had 12 Singapore teams. Guess we didn't make the cut for 2011. One possible reason could be due to the expenses of travel since the WCA is not held within mainland Malaysia. If the dates are already locked in the calendar in the beginning of the year, there shouldn't be any doubt for non-attendance in Asia'a biggest paintball event. But hey, we can only improve from here and I don't speak on behalf of everyone.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >So...what have we achieved in 2011? The Singapore Paintball Series was held over 2 legs in April and October. We managed to invite a government official to grace the tournament which is a first in Singapore. In addition, for the first time in Singapore history, we have a total of 38 participating paintball teams and among them are 2 overseas Division 1 paintball team from Malaysia. On the contrary, we had to cancel the Inter Tertiary Paintball Championship (ITPC), a paintball competition meant for tertiary institution at the beginning of the year and the SPS Friendship Cup which was organized to commemorate the good friendship within the paintball community. Both events were cancelled due to poor response which I felt was a waste considering the fact that paintball tournament is not a frequent come by in Singapore.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >Year 2011 saw many local teams winning overseas honours for the local community and making their mark in overseas tournaments. As the saying goes: "Winning is a habit". To continue this winning trend, we must not forget about the hard work that has been put in. Winning a tournament is easy, defending the win and keeping it consistent is the harder part. Teams must continue to improve and train to better themselves if they want to continue the winning ways.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span><span >Unfortunately, the local community did not receive confidence from governing authorities in the possession individual of paintball marker; however, we remain highly positive that this will change in 2012. The question remains are we ready to embrace this change? I hope we are. I really hope so...</span><span ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-68945574961711793852011-12-09T18:18:00.004+08:002011-12-09T18:26:01.463+08:00SPS Friendship Cup 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0VbmJEUsCqQeihPbAzvCsgOxmBtOujAnvMwsUJroNes7g7RdoUt17hch5vcq_WJbE-Yg6GOs2-Lt_pXi1C4zpNH1_MtXLm9g1vYBOC8xUcBSNiMBr2gJbWZKZMgzOypHxvbd1Nn9tj4/s1600/Friendship+Cup+2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0VbmJEUsCqQeihPbAzvCsgOxmBtOujAnvMwsUJroNes7g7RdoUt17hch5vcq_WJbE-Yg6GOs2-Lt_pXi1C4zpNH1_MtXLm9g1vYBOC8xUcBSNiMBr2gJbWZKZMgzOypHxvbd1Nn9tj4/s320/Friendship+Cup+2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684072490837717122" /></a><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The inaugural FRIENDSHIP CUP is a NO FRILL paintball tournament which will be held on the last weekend of every calendar year. There is no registration fee to participate in this tournament but there is a lot to play for and that is friendship. The FRIENDSHIP CUP marks the closure of the Singapore paintball season for the year as we recognize the strong camaraderie within the paintball community and what a better way to celebrate the new year with some adrenaline pumping action!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">As this is a no-frill tournament, there will be no prizes but just bragging rights! Being an informal tournament you do not have to play together with your team (you can if you wish to). You can either take this opportunity to try out your any potential recruits or to allow the newly joined players to play with the senior players and not be wary of any positional rankings. The main aim of the Friendship Cup is to allow everyone to come together on the last weekend of the year and have some fun! For teams that are new to the Race2 Format, this is also a good chance to have a go at it and work out your best strategy for the new year! This annual tournament is only limited to the first 8 teams which register with us. If you are interested to have some fun and "mark" the new year with a bang! Why wait?</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Information for Friendship Cup</strong><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Date: 31 December 2011 (Saturday)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Time: 9.00 am - 2.00 pm</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Venue: Red Dynasty Paintball Park</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Game Format</strong><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Format: Race2 Format (Race to 2)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">House electronic markers will be provided (ETEK3 AM and/or Proto PMR) for Friendship Cup</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">12 balls semi automatic</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Team roaster of up to 8 players</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">4 Race-to-2 games for each team if we have a total of 8 participating teams.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Game format will be as such (based on 8 participating teams), randomly drawn:</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Round 1</strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Group 1 - A, B, C, D (Round Robin)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Group 2 - E, F, G, H (Round Robin)</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Round 2</strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Based on ranking after Round 1 where if your team is ranked 2nd in your group after Round 1, you will be playing against the 2nd rank team from the other group.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Registration Fee - Not Applicable</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Players ID Tag Fee - Not Applicable</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Paintballs will be sold at SPS box rate of $(To be disclosed) for a box of 2000 paintballs.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto">Please email to info@singaporepaintballseries to register your interest! Closing date will be on 28 December 2011. All registration will be based on first come first served. For more information, please visit www.weplaypaintball.com/forum</span></div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517216907232548672.post-69559986081330065582011-12-05T10:01:00.003+08:002011-12-05T10:19:52.539+08:00Rumours...With the new year approaching, we went around the field and asked for some insider news of some local paintball teams. We choose to spread these rumours to make the local paintball scene a more exciting one... but since these are only hearsay from the community, take it with a pinch of salt. It is entirely up to you to believe or to call it a fake.<div><br /></div><div>1) Singapore will have a new Division 2 team in 2012. Following Red Sevens and ZOO, this local outfit will add a twist to the 2012 season by participating in the Division 2 category... My gut feel tells me that this is a decent team that has been around the paintball scene for a couple of years. Some call them the boys in blue...</div><div><br /></div><div>2) Ballistics Origins will be history, the founding members of the team is combining the entire Ballistics roaster into one. We will see a stronger Ballistics Aftermath team in 2012 which this movement. We heard about a week of training camp with the MacDev Ronins from Malaysia... sources tell us that we might see a few Ronins in SPS 2012.</div><div><br /></div><div>3) The boys that go around breaking hearts are having a few new inclusion into the team. Rumour tells us that they are "catching lost souls" and putting them into a completely new team. More heartbreakers perhaps?</div><div><br /></div><div>4) Due to player movement and retirement from the game and to adapt to the changes to the regional league, Red Sevens Division 2 and Division 3 team are joining forces for 2012. Division 1 or Division 2? The truth remains unfold. As a ongoing recruitment, we will see a Division 4 team forming from the Red Sevens. Talk about recruiting youngblood... keep a look out for this team in 2012.</div><div><br /></div><div>5) Blitzkrieg has recently added a few new players to its 2012 roaster. Our molly mole, tells us that we might see Blitzkrieg participating in a Thailand competition in 2012. PALS or TPOC, we cannot confirm as of this release.</div><div><br /></div><div>More juicy news as we approach 2012! </div><div><br /></div><div>If you have exciting news about your team and would like to share it with everyone... please find your ways to contact us. Surely, we will make it juicer so that it fits our local taste.</div>IONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131453260899822720noreply@blogger.com0