Airsoft Action - December 2023

SPECIAL REPORT
G&G CQB WORLD CUP 2023
our home for the next few days... And “Grand” is an
understatement as this fabulous hotel that overlooks
Taipei city is a wonder that really needs to be seen to
be believed!
With luggage dropped off it was time to head
into Taipei and start our shared experience; our good
friend Matt from NUPROL had travelled on the same
flight as me so Stewbacca kindly shepherd’d us into
town to chill out with a cool drink under the banyan
trees in a small city square... sitting quietly in front of
a small yet beautiful temple with three elderly ladies
on the stone table next to us shelling beanshoots
made it very obvious that we were now somewhere
different and very special indeed...
As the day progressed we were joined by Anny to
complete our crew for covering the event, and more
and more friends started arriving from our big shared
world of airsoft; for me personally it was a huge
pleasure to reconnect with my old friends from G&G
and especially mate-of-many-years John “Lionclaws”
Lu from the USA... thankfully, and unsurprisingly,
John, with his ever-present enthusiasm and sheer
good nature fitted seamlessly into the extended group
of media and industry people that formed over the
next few days.
SHOOTERS READY!
Kicking off on Friday morning bright and early under
the inspiring shadow of the Taipei 101 tower (the
tallest building in Taiwan and the eleventh tallest
building in the world!) at the Taipei World Trade
Center (TWTC), the 68 shooters from 26 countries
began their odyssey that would see one team of
two become World Champions! G&G had done an
amazing job of creating a competition and exhibition
space worthy of the event, and as the shooters were
checked in and issued their GPM1911CP pistols and
ARP 556 2.0 AEGs (everyone used the same platforms
for fairness) there was a real buzz about the place!
On Friday it was “sort out and practice day” and
all the shooters made the most of their time, dialling
in their platforms and honing their kit. Along with
some displays from the Taiwanese military and a
booth showcasing training with airsoft courtesy of
the awesome Charles Joh from TriCell USA (who later
gave a superb “main stage” video presentation on
the same topic) multiple ranges featuring the latest
G&G Wireless Electronic Target System (the system
to be used on all competition stages for the entire
event) were running hot all day! That that meant
that we could also try some of the very latest G&G
platforms as well (more of this on the AA web news!),
and standing among some of the most committed
“IT WAS A HUGE PLEASURE TO RECONNECT WITH MY OLD FRIENDS FROM G&G AND
ESPECIALLY MATE-OF-MANY-YEARS JOHN “LIONCLAWS” LU FROM THE USA... THANKFULLY,
AND UNSURPRISINGLY, JOHN, WITH HIS EVER-PRESENT ENTHUSIASM AND SHEER GOOD
NATURE FITTED SEAMLESSLY INTO THE EXTENDED GROUP OF MEDIA AND INDUSTRY PEOPLE
THAT FORMED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS”
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