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ATTRACTIVE cash prizes amounting to RM40,000 are up for grabs in the inaugural Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup 2010 Paintball Tournament.
The tournament, the biggest in Borneo, is organised by Borneo Paintball Sports Club in collaboration with the Social Development and Urbanisation Ministry. It will be take place at the Jubilee Ground in Kuching on Oct 30 and 31.
The champions in the Open Division (Pro) will walk away with RM8,000 plus a trophy, medals, free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee and five boxes of paintballs.
The first runners-up will receive RM5,000, medals and free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee.
Popular sport: Borneo Paintball Sports Club liaison officer Paul Ajah (left) and Soedirman checking out a paintball gun during the press conference in Kuching. Emergency drill at Kuching airport
In the Amateur Division (Semi-Pro), the champions will receive RM6,000 plus a trophy, medals, free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Open Division) and five boxes of paintballs, while the first runners-up will receive RM4,000, medals plus free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Open Division).
In the Rookie Division (New), the champions will receive RM3,000 plus a trophy, medals, free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Amateur Division) and five boxes of paintballs, while the first runners-up will get RM2,000 plus medals and free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Amateur Division).
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, organising co-chairman Soedirman Aini said the tournament was aimed at promoting extreme sports and unearthing new talents from the younger generation and provide local paintball players the opportunity to compete in major tournaments.
Borneo Paintball Sports Club liaison officer Paul Ajah said that 35 teams of seven people had registered for the tournament including teams from Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Sabah.
“We even have top players in the Malaysia National Paintball League coming to compete. We hope to attract international players next year and this will be good for our tourism sector,” he said.
He added that paintball was a hit among Americans and Europeans with more than 10 million players while in Malaysia there were about 10,000.
Note: Story and photo by ZORA CHAN (The Star)
The tournament, the biggest in Borneo, is organised by Borneo Paintball Sports Club in collaboration with the Social Development and Urbanisation Ministry. It will be take place at the Jubilee Ground in Kuching on Oct 30 and 31.
The champions in the Open Division (Pro) will walk away with RM8,000 plus a trophy, medals, free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee and five boxes of paintballs.
The first runners-up will receive RM5,000, medals and free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee.
Popular sport: Borneo Paintball Sports Club liaison officer Paul Ajah (left) and Soedirman checking out a paintball gun during the press conference in Kuching. Emergency drill at Kuching airport
In the Amateur Division (Semi-Pro), the champions will receive RM6,000 plus a trophy, medals, free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Open Division) and five boxes of paintballs, while the first runners-up will receive RM4,000, medals plus free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Open Division).
In the Rookie Division (New), the champions will receive RM3,000 plus a trophy, medals, free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Amateur Division) and five boxes of paintballs, while the first runners-up will get RM2,000 plus medals and free Sarawak Cup 2011 registration fee (Amateur Division).
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, organising co-chairman Soedirman Aini said the tournament was aimed at promoting extreme sports and unearthing new talents from the younger generation and provide local paintball players the opportunity to compete in major tournaments.
Borneo Paintball Sports Club liaison officer Paul Ajah said that 35 teams of seven people had registered for the tournament including teams from Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Sabah.
“We even have top players in the Malaysia National Paintball League coming to compete. We hope to attract international players next year and this will be good for our tourism sector,” he said.
He added that paintball was a hit among Americans and Europeans with more than 10 million players while in Malaysia there were about 10,000.
Note: Story and photo by ZORA CHAN (The Star)
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