Planet Eclipse HQ Blog

I bet not many people even know there is an NXL Asia?? Well, there is and our friends from Raskal Sports in Malaysia made the trip to NXL Asia a few weeks ago to try their luck there. Raskal Sport formed a scratch team of Malaysia’s most solid Planet Eclipse/Raskal Sports sponsored players and made the trip to Australia.  Guess what they called the squad... 'Raskal Sports'  Team 'Raskal Sports' had a solid prelims and went directly into the semi-finals by qualifying second in the division. From there on out they simply outclassed the opposition only dropping a single point in the semis and achieving a clean 4-0 sweep at the finals giving them the victory! Their CS2s performed admirably all weekend long, with ankle-deep mud and stagnant pools of dirty water facing them both in and outside the field. Thanks to solid players and a solid gun, the Open Division Champions trophy was theirs to take back to Malaysia along with the bragging rights :-). Team “EJPC...

Over the last few years Malaysia has gone through it's ups and down in the Paintball World. Legal issues, currency exchange rate issues, new goverments, all of these things have made it difficult, if not impossible for Paintball to grow. Some people bailed out on Paintball and some, like Raskal Sports, stayed strong and are now seeing growth again. One of the new tournament series that grew out of the burning ashes of the turmoil was the R500SLE events ran by Raskal Sports. There are two divisions: Elite is the Electronic 10.5bps ramping division, and Classic is for Mechanical markers. Entrance fees are all inclusive giving you all the paint you are allowed to use during the event. Elite teams pay MYR 1,500 (approx $350) and get 6 cases of Paint (12,000 rounds) where the Classis (Mech) pay MYR 900 (Approx $210) and get 4 case (8000 rounds). You play a maximum of 8 prelim games and have to manage your paint to last you for all of those games. If you break it down thats 300 ba...

TONIGHT is the First Deadline for World Cup! Pay your team entry before 9 PM to avoid late fees by clicking here! Practice   Sessions  Available!  Book a 1-Hour Slot Here Want to have a booth in the Trade Show?  Download the Vendor Application International teams needing visa assistance: Email Camille@nxlpaintball.com Days of play per division: Play More Than One Format! Interested in playing in more than one format?  Take a look below to see which divisions play on which days... The Trade Show and Team Check-In will begin on Wednesday, November 7th. Xball: Prelims Thursday through Saturday, Finals on Sunday Mounds 5.5 bps Classic 5-Man: Friday Only Mounds 5.5 bps Classic 10-Man: Saturday and Sunday 5-Man (D3, D4, D5): Prelims Saturday, Finals on Sunday 10-Man Amateur: Prelims Saturday and possibly Sunday (depending on the final team count), Finals on Sunday 10-Man Open: Sunday Only 3-Man Open...

Article number 10 in our history of Planet Eclipse focuses on yet another office move. Yawn. Yeah, we know, not as exciting as talking about guns or tournament wins, but as boring as it may seem moving our HQ to something a little more sexy (and bigger) made a huge difference to how we operate day-to-day. When we first moved to Praed Road from our original location in Manchester city centre , we took 2 units and knocked them through to make one bigger unit. As we expanded and started production of our own Marker (the awesome EGO) we took on a 3rd and then 4th unit. Luckily all next to each other (in a U-shape) so we could continue to work, but the bigger we got the more disjointed it became. When we took on the 5th unit which was over the road–not so convenient–we decided to start looking for something else. After some searching we found a new build that was only ½ mile away from Praed Road that would allow us to design and build the Planet Eclipse HQ for our future. The ...

On the 18th and 19th of August, the third stage of the Argentine Paintball Tournament (TAP) was held at Campo Revolution Paintball - San Vicente (Buenos Aires) With the participation of 30 teams (more than 300 players).The weather had not been great and the morning of the event was cold, about 11 degrees celsius. But the game got on the way and all was good until 1pm when a a storm sweeps the field .....  Not a bad view from the Tech Tent... Turning the venue into a very muddy mess. Luckily the Planet Eclipse tech was on hand to support the players that needed help.. Some more than other! For the first time a team from Brazil made the journey to TAP,Spider Team from Rio de Janeiro (fourth place in the event) showing that the TAP is gaining recognition outside of Argentina. In weather conditions like these it's always great to know that Planet Eclipse has got your back !! To find out more about the TAP Series go here:  https://www.facebo...

This Saturday (8th September) at the Eclipse Open at the CPPS will see the annual 2-man Championship to support Team GB. £10 a head (£20 a team), 32 teams maximum. half of the entrance fee's will go to 1st Place (the other half goes to Team GB), along with 2 x Planet Eclipse Holdalls and some Planet Eclipse goodies, a trophy and Champions Medals as well of course as being crowned 2-man Champions 2018! All are welcome. Get your partner and see if you have what it takes.

It wasn’t long ago that everyone’s efforts focused on getting Paintball onto TV. Some would say we failed but if you mention Paintball to the public these days 95% of people will know what Paintball is. Most probably have the wrong impression, but that’s a conversation for another day. So to give us all a little smile and a well needed win here is something my 4 year old son is collecting. The fact that Lego have made a Lego character and now a Paintball Lego trading card I’d say you can almost call us mainstream :-) Got to love the name they came up with for the player ‘Canvas’ Who on your paintball team would you call ‘Canvas’ ???