USM Open 2009

The first ever USM Open was held over the weekend on the 28th and 29th of March 2009. The event was part of Karnival Aman Damai, a charity carnival organised by Desasiswa Aman Damai USM.

A total of 13 teams registered, mostly beginners or players with no tournament record. I felt a bit like bullying people nia, we tournament-experienced players go against them. But come to think of it, it's a good thing too cause we helped raise the standard ma... :)

Msg from our captain to other teams...

On Saturday, we won all games except the last one. Their dorito guy rushed down the tape, i shot him 3 times but didn't realize that none of them broke. After that i went on the focus on the snake side, thinking the dorito side was safe. Bad mistake...

First day nia got bunkered until berdarah liao...

Aiyo.... so sweet....

Second day was better, we won all games. The 2 games we played against team Lion in the semi-finals, we were really close to losing, with the first game down to 1 of us against 2 of them, and the second game down to 1 of us and 3 of them. In the end of the day, our more experienced players managed to turn the tables and triumphed.

The finals against team Inexperienced was a little unbalanced, one of their player went ChengBeng and they had to play with 4 players. Hats off to them for having the sportsmanship to fight till the end albeit being short of one player. Real steady...

"You back me, i will take all the glory..."

"GAME ON!!"

The marshalls there were very very kutlat, really did their job. Although this was just a small-time tourney, they didn't just stand at the side shouting, they really ran to bunkers checking players, laid in the middle of the field with streams of paint coming at them. A big thank you to the men in stripes.

The logo made us look like targets for shooting practice...

Group pic

One thing worth complaining is the safety. The netting was too low, the hostels on both sides of the field were covered in paint. Dangerous acts, like taking off their mask in the field and having no barrel plugs on outside the field, were a common sight. The fact that they are beginners is acceptable, but the authorities should know better and should prevented that from happening. Luckily no mishaps happened...

Zho siao a bit after the tournament

Here are the results,
Champion : S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
1st Runner-up : Inexperienced
2nd Runner-up : Lion

Besides the paintball tournament, there were also other activities at the carnival. Booths selling foods and souvenirs, motorcycle display and stunts, shuffling, Soduku contest, senamrobik, etc, were all held throughout the 3-day event.