2016 NXL Australia
2016 NXL Australia covers the regional paintball competitions and associated pre-season events documented under the NXL Australia name during 2016. The league's advertised national season ran from July 2016 to June 2017, while Paintball Sports ACT separately advertised a four-event NXL calendar beginning in March 2016.[1][2][3]
Confirmed competition records include Queensland Round 1 on 10 July and the final RAW Paintball event on 9 October. Other surviving organiser records establish advertised arrangements without independently confirming completion.[4][5]
Organisation
[edit]The national league connected regional competitions whose qualifying teams would progress to a national championship. Its published arrangements allowed teams to compete in more than one regional series, with each series maintaining its own qualification process.[1]
The league advertised race-to-two competition, a firing-rate limit of 10.5 balls per second and rules based on the World Paintball Organisation framework, allowing for local variations.[1]
Regional events
[edit]The following table distinguishes confirmed completion from events documented through advance schedules. It is not a complete results register.
| Date | Event article | Venue | Documented status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March 2016 — scheduled | ACT Round 1 | Paintball Sports ACT | Advertised opening five-player event; completion and results unconfirmed.[2][3] |
| 5 June 2016 — scheduled | ACT Round 2 | Paintball Sports ACT | Advertised five-player event; completion and results unconfirmed.[2][3] |
| 10 July 2016 | Queensland Round 1 | TAC OPS, Rosewood | Completion confirmed by Instinct's participant report; partial results available.[4] |
| 24 July 2016 — scheduled | WA Round 1 | Event-specific venue unverified | Listed on WASP's calendar; completion and results unconfirmed.[6] |
| 11 September 2016 — scheduled | ACT Round 3 | Paintball Sports ACT | Advertised five-player event; completion and results unconfirmed.[2][3] |
| 11 September 2016 — scheduled | WA Round 2 | Event-specific venue unverified | Listed on WASP's calendar; completion and results unconfirmed.[6] |
| 9 October 2016 | RAW Paintball final round | Event-specific venue unverified | Completion confirmed by the organiser; published figures are RAW season standings, not round results.[5] |
| 6 November 2016 — scheduled | ACT Round 4 | Paintball Sports ACT | Advertised fourth five-player event; completion and results unconfirmed.[2][3] |
Victorian competition
[edit]RAW Paintball announced that its third round of 2016 would also be the first Victorian NXL Australia round. The announcement linked eligibility to participation in RAW and registration with NXL Australia.[5]
The recovered announcement does not establish that round's exact date or results. RAW's later report confirms that its calendar-year series concluded on 9 October 2016.[5]
Associated pre-season events
[edit]| Date or documentary limit | Event article | Venue | Documented status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Held before publication on 21 March 2016; exact date unverified | Queensland pre-season training event | Tactical Ops Paintball | Brisbane Prodigy's contemporary caption confirms participation in a training event; no competitive results established.[7] |
| 1 May 2016 — scheduled | WA pre-season event | WASP Dizzy Lamb Park | Advertised feeder event preceding the July series; completion and results unconfirmed.[8] |
Verified competition results
[edit]Queensland Round 1
[edit]Instinct reported finishing second in its preliminary pool before defeating Prodigy in the third-place play-off on 10 July 2016.[4]
| Event | Placing | Team | Recorded outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland Round 1 | 3rd | Instinct | Won the third-place play-off |
| 4th | Prodigy | Lost the third-place play-off |
The participant report does not identify the division name or match score.[4]
Related RAW season standings
[edit]RAW published the following cumulative standings after its final event on 9 October. These cover the RAW calendar-year series, which became associated with NXL Australia from its third round. They are not national NXL standings or results for the October event.[5]
| Position | Team | RAW season points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East Cartel | 384 |
| 2 | Hustle | 352 |
| 3 | High Rollaz | 320 |
| 4 | NRG | 280 |
| 5 | Apparition | 272 |
| 6 | The Avengers | 264 |
| 7 | Asylum | 228 |
| 8 | Rush | 160 |
| 9 | Apathy | 148 |
| 10 | HK Reaper Crew | 44 |
| 11 | Asylum2 | 28 |
Source: RAW Paintball's published 2016 season standings.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- NXL Australia — national competition structure, rules and July 2016–June 2017 season arrangements, archived 30 July 2016.
- Paintball Sports ACT — Tournament Paintball, archived 2 March 2016.
- Paintball Sports ACT — 2016 NCPL and NXL tournament calendar, archived 2 March 2016.
- Instinct Paintball Team — participant report identifying Queensland Round 1 as 10 July 2016, Instagram, July 2016.
- R.A.W. Paintball — News, including the first Victorian NXL round announcement and final 2016 RAW standings, archived 17 February 2017.
- WASP Paintball — 2016 Calendar, archived 3 March 2016.
- Brisbane Prodigy — NXL pre-season training event at Tactical Ops Paintball, Facebook video caption, 21 March 2016.
- WASP Paintball — NXL Australia Pre Season Event, advertising 1 May at WASP Dizzy Lamb Park, archived 3 March 2016.
