Pekan Fest 2007

Let's go Pekan

Yahoo! ROADTRIP!

We'll be heading up to Kuantan, then to Pekan, then to Cherating then northwards to Kerteh where we will be staying for the night. And going to the RAKAN MUDA PEKAN FEST 2007 PB Open 1st-3rd Jun the very next morning.

WK will be participating in the Open Division. This is also the official NPL feeder series, which means we can also treat this as a practice for the next NPL leg in Klang.



For the win! TEAM!



There will be also expo and other activities in the area. Refer http://www.pekanfest.com.my. There'll be plenty of things to do there! Come! come!

NPL '07 2nd leg Kuantan

Our 1^st tournament together as WK. Most of the guys were formally from WK Bandits (Kaymo, Caranthir, Kherox & JR) while Loco (Bandits) & Harry (Convicts) made up the remaining members. Chip Nizam from Team Armada was our 7^th player for this leg, making an appearance as usual for our team.

Nothing much to say about the journey from KL to Kuantan. We didn’t even have a camera with us for the journey. Lets cut the chase & go straight to Saturday, day 1 of NPL Kuantan ’07.

1^st game was against Ronin. What a way to start of the day with a 100-0 win over them. Then it was against Nemesis. It was a tough fight till the end, before Nemesis cut us off one by one, flanking us from the right. Game Over – Nemesis Won. We finish off the rest of the Prelims games that day, winning another 4 games & losing 2.Overal we qualified 3^rdbehind Nemesis & Demonz with 5wins & 3loses. We made it to Sunday.

On Sunday, we were group together with Nemesis,Werdnahol & Black Widow Rovers for the Quarterfinals. 1^st game was against Nemesis. Again it was a tough match.Kaymo’s halo wasn’t working so we lost 1gun right at the start. JR got shot off in the snake & we basically got shot one after another after that. Nemesis won. 2^nd game was against Werdnahol. It was an even match right to the end. At the end it was Caranthir alone against 2 from Werdnahol. Caranthir hold on long enough to get a draw for us.

With 1 lost & 1 draw, we’re almost out of the Semi’s. Our only hope is to get a full 100-0 point against Black Widow Rovers & hope that Werdnahol lost their match against Nemesis. Game on and we push hard against Black Widow, taking a couple of their player early in the game. Jr pushes hard into the snake, drawing fire from the remaining opponent, making it easier for the rest of the guys to push up and take down the opponent. It was all over in 2minutes, we still have 5 guys up & getting the precious 100points we needed.

But luck wasn’t on our side. Nemesis & Werdnahol drew their game & we missed out on a Semi’s spot by 10points.

Overall it was a great debut tournament for us. We now have a solid team that we trust will be a team to watch in future tournament. WK is here to stay.

NPL Padang Merbuk

3 - 4 Feb, 2007

Bandits had a new lineup on this one. Kaymo and me joined the Bandits for this round cause we're pretty short on players and equipments. So, it's best to combine for that time being.


Me shooting ropes!


Team breakout!

The new lineup had mixed style of playing. It gave some of the opposition surprises as well as ourselves :P. We had several calls that were somewhat questionable but otherwsie we had a pretty tough run. Win 4 and lost 4 games in the prelims.

We barely scraped to the quarterfinals and we crashed out after in the next round. We were'nt just quick enough to kill the game. Hmmm...



Things needed to change.. real BAD.

In order to get better, playing harder, we need to do something.

6 weeks after that, Bandits were no longer a team.

Results
Division 1: (9 teams)
1st = Nemesis
2nd = Macdev Ronin
3rd = Demonz
4th = Delta Rovers

Division 2: (14 Teams)
1st = Banzai
2nd = X-Pursuit
3rd = Dr-X
4th = Tornado Trigan

Division 3: (28 Teams)
1st = Wolverinez Sinar Fm
2nd = Harlequins
3rd = Screaming Eagles
4th = Nomercy

Hybrid Clinic - The Sweat & Pain

Here's the banner from Hybrid.



Friday
We had a closed session for Bandits and Eve (an all-girls D3 team) only. Pretty much everybody were excited and had no idea what to expect.

"We're gonna make you puke in your masks!" Todd said, with an evil grin.

Celaka betul! Mampus la camni...

By 10am, we're all gathered up at APM (Malaysian Paintball Academy) in Padang Astaka, PJ. A really nice place with top of the line facilities! We have 7-man size NPPL field with more than 40 bunkers!


When you're way low on the ground


When you're shooting over bunker

Warmup & Stretching

All I can say was, "fuuuhhhhh... I'm gonna die... I'll just lay here"

The routine is never like we've tried before! You're running probably a full 5 lap NPPL field, with constant pace and occasional sprint. Then those splits, stretches and muscle aching movements! Those alone can make you flat tired if you're not fit at all. Luckily we're slightly better. After a few cold drinks, we're back on our feet. The weather was sunny and hot, with slight breeze. You get thirsty slightly quicker.

Thats what Todd says anyway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaiZ91rKyuU

Drills, drills, drills and more drills!
Ok, so there were a few drills that we did.

Snap shooting drills

Running & shooting

Breakout, laning & sweet spotting

Slides, dives & killing the game quickly

Bunkering, left/right hand switching

Skirmish with the PROs

And in between, there were strategies discussion, techniques in working on the bunkers, snake playing, zone control and the most important of all - communication!

Saturday
Other players from Taiwan, Singapore and of course local ballers had their session on the next two days. Again, the players started the day with warming ups & stretchings like the previously day as did by Bandits. Heh, this time you can hear more "Auuhhh" "Groooaann" "Ouchhh". heheh.. sissies..

The taiwanese players looked like rough cut Div 3 NPPL players. They did dives, slides, everything you see on paintball movies these days. Pretty much all-rounder, but rely too much on certain players. Look out for these players in regional Asia tourneys, they're quick and tight!


Nick & Nicky


Too far to go the mens. Aww.. come on TODD!

Malaysian ballers are still not here nor there... they're not as fast as the taiwanese, but much calmer & cool. Still pretty much lacking in communication and imgination in attacking. Also relying too much on certain players and always hesitate to bump up, even when no one's shooting back! Heheh..

Singaporean ballers are practically new! So, like any new players, err.. not much to say lah.


Chris Corcino


Friendly skirmish

Then there's our turn to fight them!





So we lost all of them, big deal! hehehe...

Sunday
Started the morning again with warm ups & stretching exercises. This time, most players already anticipated the the torture from these routines. Hehe.. so, they weren't much complain now. Good.

The day mainly about full game skirmish with the PROs and mixed it up. We had fun playing with US players, and as well as playing againts the taiwanese.

Oh, on Saturday the taiwanese beat the US players in skirmish. Somebody said that the taiwanese guns were on PSP mode (ramping) and they shoot fast!

Gary went mad! and wanted a rematch.

On Sunday, they beat the crap out of the taiwanese. Their guns are on NXL mode this time round! LOL! full-auto baby!


Nicky at back corner


Nick on the tape


Gary - He can get to snake 50 faster than you!

add more soon...

Contract Killers - The Story

Who are the Contract Killers?

Well, they are highly competitive and exceptional US-based pro paintballers sponsored by Hybrid technologies. Their aggressive style of play and their undying desire to win is above everything else.

And they're bunch of crazy guys too!

Those that came here were:


Gary Shows - Owner of Legacy


Nick Shows - Gary's son. Team Legacy


Todd Martinez - Team Dynasty


Nick Cuba - Team Ironmen, formerly XSV


Chris Corcino - Hybrid Owner

Now that we know who they are, let's get on with the clinic...