underway. Possibly the most pomp and circumstance I’ve
personally seen in our game with flag bearers, speeches
from Malaysian royalty and a March Pass by local military.
by host Amber Wong, who did an amazing job. Flags,
music playing, political dignitaries, VIPs, national paintball
teams… it was quite the scene.
The opening ceremony featured all of the Nations Cup
teams lining up and marching to designated spots in
the large room. Each of the national teams carried their
country’s flag and when the march was complete, it left
them standing in front of the stage, which was chock full
of VIPs. As the team marched in they were announced
To my surprise, arriving at 8am for the scheduled start of
play Friday, games were already underway and Malaysian
time was out the window. The Australian teams had a mixed
bag on day one with STK again proving their strength,
Perth Crisis were impressive whilst HK Reaper Crew
probably didn’t have the day one they were anticipating.
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