In India, paintball emerged in the year of 2005 when TPCI (The Paintball Co India) joined with PALS (Paintball Asia League Series). This was the most prominent paintball tournament organizer in the Asian Circuit at that time. They are the major governing bodies of paintball in the nation. It also started the first commercial paintball park on the outskirts of the national capital at Damdama Lake in Gurgaon, Haryana. India is participating in the World Championship since 2009.