Paintball World Cup Asia 2011 Enters Malaysia Book of Records

PAINTBALL WORLD CUP ASIA 2011 ENTERS MALAYSIA BOOK OF RECORDS LANGKAWI (Malaysia), Nov 14 (Bernama) -- The Paintball World Cup Asia (WCA) which ended Sunday at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre here made it to the Malaysia Book of Records for having the highest number of participants in a paintball championship. Championship chairman Mahdzir Khalid said the three-day event involved 1,810 participants from 152 local and foreign teams coming from 32 countries. "I'm very happy with the tournament which was held indoor for the first time," he told a news conference after receiving a certificate from the Malaysia Book of Records. Mahdzir hoped to make the event an annual championship. In addition, Mahdzir hoped that more Malaysian women would participate in the tournament that had so far been dominated by men. -- BERNAMA