Alex “Bandit” Cruz, has gone a long way. From a hyperactive airsoft player who made her transition to airsoft practical shooting and then to real steel shooting, she also launched Bandit Airsoft, now known as Bandit Tactical, which is her business selling gear to both airsoft and real steel shooters.

Now, she has set her sights into organizing events and really set it high, organising the Bandit Tactical Cup, a PSMOC (Philippine Shooters & Match Officers Confederation  Airsoft Sports Level 3 International Match. It is an airsoft event with 12 stages for pistol, 12 stages for rifle, and 3 stages for 3-Gun Classifier.Participants can join in the different divisions and types provided they are able to finish all the stages which is set on the 2nd to the 3rd of July 2016 with the 1st of July as Debugging of Stages and also is the Organizers, Sponsors & MO Match.

The venue will be at the Armscor Shooting Ranges in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, a famous place for real steel shooters in Southeast Asia. Airsoft shooters from Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong are expected to join in the event where they will test their skills against some of the best airsoft practical shooters in the world, who are mainly from the region.

According to Bandit, over 80 trophies will be given away and most shooters will have an award apart from their certificates of participation.

Prior to event, Bandit has been busy shuttling all over the region and around the Philippines, getting sponsors and joined the PSMOC in conducting seminars for those who want to join and want to learn more about practical shooting.

Local and international sponsors will be on site with raffle prizes and items they have for sale. This means that shooters can check gear and other stuff they need to buy on site. There will also be an airsoft bazaar that even non-shooters can attend. Facebook has disabled or suspended Philippine airsoft buy and sell groups so Bandit has included this as a service to airsoft players in the Philippines.

For local and shooters who will be transporting their airsoft guns via air, their Permits To Transport (PTTs) are being processed so that they will not encounter problems at the airports when they arrive.

A part of the cash proceeds will be given to their project they call “Giving Back To The Community” to assist poor students and schools catering to impoverished areas.

Interested shooters will need to register as soon as they can, with the deadline for pre-registration on the 19th of June 2016. To learn more and get your registration forms, you can go to the Bandit Tactical Cup Facebook Group.