MPOC Leg 4: The Xtion Cup

For the 4th Leg of MPOC 2011 (11th & 12th June 2011) the organizers brought it back to where it all started. Xtion Paintball in Bukit Jalil has seen many epic battles for the past 10 years. The toughest it has ever seen was WCA2009 which after that the management decided the old lady needed a rest from big events. With upgraded facilities and primed fields Xtion Cup was a cause for celebration. The grass was green, the grandstands were shiny and the weather was just perfect for paintball.

Grammaton knew that to clinch gold this leg would mean the overall championship with one round to spare. Preparations were not as we would have liked but one thing we learned was to adapt. It was no secret that all teams in Division 3 wanted to beat us. We knew it won't be easy to defend the gold streak and it was certainly tough as we found out on tournament day.

Again prelims were split on Saturday and Sunday. Good for everyone as that would mean ample rest and more paintball for everyone (watching or playing didn't really matter). D1 saw tough competition with Ronin and Nemesis Legion battling in the finals. Ronin did badly in the previous leg so we guessed they were determined to not screw up their chances. For us it was paintball as usual, trying to complete prelims in the best position possible.

Game plan aside, we basically played one game with very minor alterations as we went. There were tough games in prelims with our traditional 1st game screw-up paved our way building better momentum. We top D3 prelims with a surprisingly high ED.

Teams like Underwarranty, Lost Boys, KSK Flash and CMX Hamoon tried very hard to stop us. They almost did... it was not comfortable wins during the Q8 and the Semis. In the Finals we battled CMX Hamoon who locked our zones very well but our forwards fought to find the holes and plugged them, our back line mopped up the rest. CMX Hamoon gave a very sportsmanlike gesture by handing the flag to us to call the gold home and also MPOC 2011 D3 Overall Champions!!!

Our greatest appreciation to Dye Precision, RPS (We absolutely love EVIL!), Energy Paintball and Napshot.
Owh and we will try for the 5th gold if God would be so kind to us.


List of winners across the divisions are as follows:

DIVISION 1:

Champions - Nemesis Legion
2nd - Macdev Ronin
3rd - Xtioneers
4th - X-Fox


DIVISION 2:

Champions - The Simpsons
2nd - Urban X
3rd - Dark Knights
4th - KFK Halloween


DIVISION 3:

Champions - Grammaton Clerics
2nd - CMX Hamoon
3rd - KSK Flash
4th - Pandamonium


DIVISION 4:

Champions - Armada Shooter
2nd - CMX Badai
3rd - TMS
4th - Tallybun X

2011 International Super Sevens Championship

The International Super Sevens Championship was organized this year in Putrajaya as a side event in support of the National Youth Day celebrations. The turn up was pretty good with a healthy participation from local teams as well as teams from the Philippines and Singapore.

First off the there were problems with the compressed air supply. Imagine filling 3500 at most and running out of air mid game. The layout didn't help much because the big bunkers were prime for camping. The field was good though... the weather was punishing. Minimal foliage around all we could say it was damn hot.

Prelims were split for Saturday and Sunday. We pulled to qualify strongly for prelims.... however from there onward it was not easy. Perhaps being too comfortable and not really playing a Grammaton game. Our campaigned ended in the Q8 when we pulled our game into overtime against Malay Eastsiders. Succumbing to a one on one for a decider is never a comfortable thing but the marshalls called it and that was left with that. 7th place overall in Am/Nov.

However we fared better than last year in the same event, we didn't make the cut during the prelims. We dont take defeats very handsomely but that is just telling of our competitive spirit for 2011 so far. We shall return and chase for that trophy next year.

Greatest thanks to Dye Precision, RPS, Energy Paintball and Napshot for the support and awesome equipment. Kelab Sukan Nemesis for organizing a very competitive tournament.