The SARPL is excited to announce that the SARPL and Paintball City League decided to merge and we will now include the remaining Paintball City events into the SARPL Schedule for 2012.

The following Paintball City Event dates for 2012 will now be added to the current SARPL schedule and will be held at Paintball City!  Now you can experience more paintball events in the SARPL at one of the best paintball venues in Gauteng!

Additional 3-man Events

SARPL 3-man PBC1 – 28&29 Jul 2012 @ Paintball City
SARPL 3-man PBC2 – 25&26 Aug 2012 @ Paintball City

Additional 5-man Event

SARPL 5-man PBC1 – 15 Jul 2012 @ Paintball City

We are also excited to announce that Division 5 will be added for 2012.  Players that played in Paintball B Div will be moved over to the SARPL Div 5 with their current scores.

Division 5 is for beginners that have never played in a tournament or have minimum experience and is not ready for a more competitive division.

Specific Rules to Division 5:

ROF: Semi
Format: Race-to-2
Time: 3 minutes per game
Paintball limit: 200 paintballs per game

Rules: PSP/SARPL

Entry Fees: R300 per 3-man team + 2 reserves

Players playing in Division 5 does not need to become SARPL members, but will need to get a 2012 SARPL player card @ R50 (This is already included in the 2012 Paintball City membership fees).

Players must register on the APPA website for a player ID

Read more about the SARPL Membership/Benefits programme

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SARPL – The Future of Paintball!

It was a cold, almost winters, morning and teams were already setting up at Paintball City, Germiston for the SARPL 3-man Event 3 just after 7am.  21 teams took part in a new record high event for the SARPL.

Around 127 prelim games was played during the day and another 24 games during the quarter-,semi- and finals.  These games took place over 2 fields with 14 Div 4 teams and 7 Div 3 teams taking part in an unbelievable day of paintball.  Games started just after 9am and the finals was done shortly before 3pm.  We would like to thank every team, players, marshalls, spectators, volunteers, sponsors and staff for assisting us during the day in making the event flow smoothly.
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The scores will be available Live on the day if you can’t be there.  Follow it on your phone/computer/tablet and stay up to date with what is happening.

Live Score Link

See you all there!

The PSP has partnered with several leagues across the United States, Mexico, South Africa and South America to create a structured affiliate system for teams to compete in at the regional and national levels. Each Affiliate League uses the PSP’s RaceTo format, rules and the APPA Classification System.  The PSP is now taking the next step in league unification by allowing teams to include their Affiliate League results in the overall 2012 PSP Rankings.  For Professional and Division 1 PSP teams, all five of the 2012 PSP events count the same as in previous seasons. For PSP’s other divisions listed below, rankings will now include scores from all PSP and PSP Affiliate Series events.

D2 RT5
D3 RT4
D4 RT4
D3 RT2
D4 RT2
D5 RT2

Teams can earn points towards their PSP Team Ranking as follows:

PSP World Cup Score x3 = up to 300 points
Affiliate League Championship* Score x2 = up to 200 points
Affiliate League Regular Score = up to 100 points

Teams may compete in as many events as they like and count their best scores.

• *One Championship event per PSP Affiliate League per season
• PSP events may count as either a Championship Score or Two Regular Scores.
• World Rankings can be viewed here: http://pspevents.com/information/rankings/

5-man Div 3 – RaceTo2 World Ranks – http://www.paintball-players.org/scores/world/2012_5_14.html

5-man Div 4 – RaceTo2 World Ranks – http://www.paintball-players.org/scores/world/2012_5_16.html

Congratulation to all the SARPL teams that are already ranked on this system:

5-man Div 3 – RaceTo2 (out of 34 PSP teams world wide in this division)

10th – Reaper

13th – Firestorm

16th – Apocalypse

23rd – Demon Crushers

26th – Kaotic

29th – M.E.S

32nd – Paintjob

Thank you for all the teams supporting the SARPL and helping us to become the future of paintball!

And so another amazing day of paintball has come to an end.

The SARPL 5-man Event 1 was held at Paintball City in Germiston on 25 Mar 2012 where 11 teams competed in Div 3 and Div 4. Teams had a chance to show their level of skill on the field today as they battled it out for top positions in the first SARPL 5-man event for 2012.

The atmosphere was great and some amazing game play was seen right through the day from various teams.  Some teams where definitely challenged as they got to play against some of the top teams in South Africa.  There is no doubt in my mind that playing against these teams can only increase the overall level of play of players and teams in South Africa.

We would like to thank Paintball City for allowing the SARPL to host the 5-man event at their great venue and for their excellent service during the day including service in the Pro-Shop and Canteen. A big thank you also to Marco and the rest of the marshalls taking the shots and the heat during the day to help make the calls.

Thank you to Rockstar Energy Drinks for providing players with a energy boost during the day and some great visible aid thanks to the Rockstar girls.

Thank you also to our sponsors The Paintball Shop Centurion, Planet Eclipse, Paintball City, DYE Paintball, HK Army, The Xtreme Shop, Adventure n Beyond and Rockstar for great prizes and support.  Your support made the day a great success. A big thank you to Troy Nagel for the DYE support and Hardie Botha for the Planet Eclipse support and assisting the players with tehnical issues on the day.

The Winners for the SARPL 5-man Event 1

Div 4 Winners:

Div 3 Winners:

SEASON RANKING

SARPL Current Season Rankings

The Prize giving at the end of the day also had some great spot prizes and random draws both players and supporters.  Thank you especially to HK Army, Paintball Shop Centurion, Gelkaps (Strike Paintballs) and Paintball City for the great prizes on the day!

A BIG thank you to every player and team that made the day an amazing success!  Thank you for building the SARPL and paintball in South Africa!

The next event coming up is our SARPL 3-man Event 3 which will be held at Paintball City, Germiston on 15 April 2012.  Don’t miss out on another day of great paintball with friends, family and supporters!  Book your space and be part of the future of paintball. << Register Here >>

The first SARPL 5-man event for 2012 is around the corner on Sunday 25 March, and we are excited about the growth we are seeing in the 5-man Div 3 group especially.

We are also looking forward to having Rockstar Energy Drink at Paintball City in Germiston again with the Rockstar girls helping with the handing out of the energy drinks to the players.

Tech Stands for both Planet Eclipse (Hardie Botha) and DYE Paintball (Troy Nagel) will be at the event for any services or other related tech support.  Paintball City’s on-site Pro Shop will be open for those looking for something new in their paintball arsenal with a wide variety of paintball gear and accesories available.

We also have some great spot prizes on the day for various categories:  Prizes for the day are sponsored by HK Army, Paintball Shop Centurion, Strike Paintball, Planet Eclipse, Paintball City and DYE Paintball.  Thank you to all our sponsors for their amazing support and sponsorship!  Prizes are up for grabs for both players and supporters, so don’t miss out!

An 18m inflatable obstacle course will also be set-up for the young ones that is coming along during the day and we hoping to see alot of spectators and supporters on the day cheering the players and their teams on.

Players will also be able to sort out their membership cards, get assistance using the APPA website for registering for events and checking your own player profile/status.

32 participants got certified as PSP/SARPL Referee’s over the weekend of 18 and 19 February 2012 at the Xtreme Field in Muldersdrift.

Rob Daniels from PSP, USA joined us in South Africa and presented the official PSP Ref Certification Clinic and at the same time made players more aware of the PSP rules as well as how to be a better referee at events.  Various skills was knowledge was gained during the course of the day with both theoretical and practical compontents.

Players also had the opportunity to ask questions and hear first hand from someone that has been a referee at the PSP World Cup since 2006 and who has alot of experience and seen some of the top teams in America compete at the PSP events.

This was a great opportunity for all the participants who learned alot on the day and walked away with a better sense of what it ment being a referee.

We believe this is that start of growing the level of marshalls in South Africa and building confidence making the right calls at the right times.

Congratulations to the following participants completing their PSP/SARPL Referee Certification:

1. Gustaf De Beer
2. Michael Southworth
3. Marco Cabula
4. Manie Labuschagne
5. Jacobus Labuschagne
6. Ruben Kruger
7. Emke Kruger
8. Jonty Rufus
9. Andrew Parkes
10. Fabian Olivier
11. Jacques Pieterse
12. Bradley Bellas
13. Dieter Oberholzer
14. Graham Kirsten
15. Hardie Botha
16. Nathan Brown
17. Bennie Botha
18. Vincent McCornick
19. Sean van der Merwe
20. Werner Wenhold
21. Lee Arran
22. Hentie Pauley
23. Johan van Niekerk
24. Josh Mondriaan
25. Richard Mead
26. Alex Human
27. Combrink Nel
28. Lloyd Burger
29. Paul Grobler
30. Albert Schoonraad
31. Vincent Simon
32. Jonathan Armstrong

Additional clinics will be held in the future to train more referee’s on the PSP/SARPL Rules.

Thank you to each and every participant that gave up their time to attend the training, to Rob Daniels for making the time to come to South Africa and for all the support we are receiving from the PSP in the USA.

The SARPL 3-man Event 2 that happened this past weekend started for me and two players from Demon Crushers as one of the biggest challenges that we have faced so far in our lives. 

Friday evening, after starting to print membership cards and trying to get the card printer to print the membership database I went to bed at around 11pm.  At roughly 11:45pm I was woken up by a tap on the shoulder and when I opened up my eyes, I was staring into the barrel of a real gun pointed at my head.  After various warnings of the armed robber I ended up face down on my bed.  Soon to join me was Richard and Combrink from Demon Crushers who were also sleeping over in the cottage.  We were all tied up with a duvet thrown over us as we heard them going through the room and the rest of the cottage loading the stuff they wanted to their hearts content into the back of my Condor and a Hyundai I20 (Europcar rental vehicle) standing outside.  After being tied up for 2 hours they left, or so we thought.  We were just busy breaking loose when one of them came back into the cottage and pointed the gun at us again.  This time around they brought a friend that was also staying on the property into the cottage as well that heard the noise and switched on his light in the caravan.  They jumped him as he came out of the caravan.  They tied us all up again, even tighter this time around, with our arms and legs attached to each other, a pillow case over the head and rope around the neck.  We were placed in various places in the cottage with the doors being closed behind us.  At last we heard them driving off and soon enough I was lucky to break the rope that was attached between my arms and legs.  With my arms still behind my back, pillow case over the head and legs tied together I managed to hop to my room door, opened it with my mouth and made my way out of the cottage and hopped all the way to the main house where I woke up Brian and Werner to come and assist us.  They got us loose and we phoned the police.  We lost pretty much all our belongings from clothing to TV’s, Laptops, Camera, Xbox and more.  The ordeal definitely imprinted in our lives forever.  No one got hurt and no shots were fired and that was all by the grace of God and His protection over our lives.  Belongings can be replaced, but human life is irreplaceable.

With absolutely no sleep, we had to get through a extremely busy Saturday on the property with 4 parties and 2 paintball groups that came through while still trying to resolve some of the previous nights ordeal.  Thank you to all the support that was received from those that I relayed the story too.

That brings us to Sunday morning 12 Feb and the SARPL 3-man Event 2 at our venue, Adventure ‘n Beyond in Muldersdrift.

We were up at 6am starting to get things ready, and even though we were extremely tired from the previous night’s ordeal and the little sleep we had we gave everything to help make the day run as smoothly as possible.

Elaine and Hardie from the Paintball Shop were first on the scene just after 6am and everyone jumped in to help with setting up gazebo’s, and everything else that had to be ready when the teams arrived.

Teams started to arrive from around 6:30am and the buzz started around the property.

Shortly after 8am we kicked off with the first game and the action was on.  Teams played strong and in general players obeyed the rules, accepted the calls and cleared the field, put on the barrel socks after being shot and got ready for the next round.

Just after 1pm the prelims were done and after a nice lunch break and some that went for a cool down in the swimming pool we went into semis and finals.

Dark Legends, Redemption, Battle Bros and FreeRunners 1 battled it out on the field to decide who will be the day’s champions.

The end result for Division 4:

1st FreeRunners 1

2nd Battle Bros

3rd Redemption

4th Dark Legends

It is clear to note that the teams the make it in this sport are dedicated and committed players that play for the love of the game, but at the same time take it serious enough as a sport and give it their all on the day of the event!

Congratulations to all these teams for their dedication and commited to the sport and the SARPL!

PaintJob, Apocolypse X, Apocolypse and Gym Bunnies the some serious battling on the fields to decide their standings for the day!

The result for Division 3:

1^st Gym Bunnies

 2^nd Apocolypse

3^rd Apocolypse X

4^th PaintJob

The questions is now if the new comers to the league will keep their position at the top, or will the other pro teams take up the challenge and take on the current leaders for their place at the top of the ranks for this season?  Only time will tell.

We would like to thank the referees for their hard work during the day.  We sometimes forget how difficult it is to stand in the sun the whole day focusing on every move of the players make and looking for that shot and making sure that players are safe on the field and sticking to the rules of the game!  Thank you to Johan van Niekerk, Lloyd Burger and Michael Goldsmid for giving up their day to assist as referees.  Thank you also to all the Div 3 players that assisted during the day as needed.

The day ended with the prize giving and some spot prizes being handed out that was sponsored by Strike Paintballs and Paintball City for the day.

Thank you to our season sponsors for supporting the SARPL during this year!  We ask all our members and players of the league to keep on supporting our sponsors during this year. 

Sponsoring Brands:

• Planet Eclipse
• Valken
• Strike Paintballs
• DYE Paintball

Sponsoring Shops:

• The Paintball Shop Centurion
• Paintball City
• The Xtreme Shop
• Adventure n Beyond
• Bunker Monkey
• Rockstar

As special thank you to Hentie Pauley from FreeRunners for sponsoring two new gazebo’s for the SARPL and helping us to stay in the shade while running the SARPL events!  The slogan for these two gazebos “FreeRunners don’t hide!”

As the day came to a close the property started to drain empty slowly but surely until the last few players from Demon Crushers and staff from Adventure n Beyond were all that was left behind to start with the clean-up of the day.

We would like to thank each and every player and support for being at the event today and for your continued support of the SARPL and making this day yet again another success story!

This coming weekend is the first PSP / SARPL Referee clinic which will be presented by Rob Daniels from the PSP in the USA.  Rob Daniels is one of the referee’s that have ref’ed at the PSP World Cup for over 7 years and we are looking forward to learning from him about the PSP rules as well as how to become a better ref.  We invite you to come and join us in acquiring your PSP/SARPL referee certification.  Training clinics are available on Saturday 18 Feb and Sunday 19 Feb at the Adventure n Beyond field!  If you haven’t booked yet, contact us ASAP to book your space.

We invite you also to come and join us for the next and first SARPL 5-man Event for 2012 at Paintball City in Germiston on 25 March 2012.  Don’t miss out on this event where we will see a few new teams making their way to the SARPL 5-man event this year and we are sure you will enjoy every moment of the day!

SARPL
The Future of Paintbal