2019 NXL Chicago Open

The 2019 NXL Chicago Open was a National Xball League (NXL) paintball tournament held from 13 to 15 September 2019 at Chicago Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois, United States. It was the fourth event on the league's United States national calendar.[1]

San Antonio X-Factor won the professional tournament, defeating ac Dallas 3–2 in the final.[2]

Dates and venue

Competition took place at Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, from Friday, 13 September, to Sunday, 15 September 2019.[1]

A separate NXL 3vs3 National Championship was held at the same venue on Sunday, 15 September.[3]

Competition formats

The 20-team professional division was advertised as 15-minute X-Ball with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-Pro and Division 2 used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule. Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule.[1]

Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, alongside Open Mechanical five-player. These competitions were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

Open and Amateur ten-player divisions had ten-minute game times. Three-player competition was offered in Open, Amateur and Novice divisions, with three-minute game times.[1]

The separately registered NXL 3vs3 National Championship offered a Novice division, also with three-minute game times. Its results were distinct from the Chicago Open's regular Novice three-player competition.[3][4]

Professional competition

San Antonio X-Factor won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, the team defeated Seattle Uprising, TradeMyGun Outlaws, San Diego Aftermath and Baltimore Revo.[2]

X-Factor then defeated Edmonton Impact 4–2 in the quarter-finals and Houston Heat 5–4 in the semi-finals. In the final, X-Factor defeated ac Dallas 3–2.[2]

Round	Opponent	X-Factor's score	Opponent's score
Preliminary	Seattle Uprising	9	4
Preliminary	TradeMyGun Outlaws	6	2
Preliminary	San Diego Aftermath	7	1
Preliminary	Baltimore Revo	4	0
Quarter-final	Edmonton Impact	4	2
Semi-final	Houston Heat	5	4
Final	ac Dallas	3	2

Individual award

Matt Jackson of ac Dallas received the event's Carbon Golden Barrel award.[5]

Results

The following tables show the leading four published placings in each regular Chicago Open competition.[6]

X-Ball

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Professional	San Antonio X-Factor	ac Dallas	Houston Heat	San Diego Dynasty
Semi-Pro	Toulouse TonTons	Colorado BLITZ	Hurricanes	CEPP DMG
Division 2	Brawl	Royal City Seadogs II	GRIT	FcK
Division 3	CWE POWER	Seattle Ninjas	Noobies	Plumlife Des Moines Detox
Division 4	Sac DMG	Carolina Crisis Bronze	The Hooligans	Ultra

Five-player competitions

Competition	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Division 3	Veteran Militia	Thunderstruck	RAMPAGE	OBR
Division 4	OKC BREAKOUT	West Coast Deplorables	SDS	Veteran Militia Charlie
Division 5	Shut Up They're Trying	Tantrum	Urban Legends	Rotten Kids
Open Mechanical	Destiny_PB	Scorpions	Sudden Impact	Majestic AF

Ten-player competitions

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Open	NRG Elite 10-Man	Washington Winstons	DST Alumni	TMG Ratpack
Amateur	Destiny Army	Hostile Ground 3	Evans Ironmen	Hostile Ground

Three-player competitions

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Open	Caribbean	Night and Day Painting	Grit Red	NE Wreckage
Amateur	Destiny	Fox 4 Darkside	CARIBBEAN WAWAWA	XPX
Novice	Competitive Edge	Vikings Valhalla	Struggle Paintball	Plumlife Des Moines

NXL 3vs3 National Championship

The separately recorded Novice national championship had seven registered teams. Its leading four finishers were:[3][4]

First	Second	Third	Fourth
Los Pistoleros	Austin Kings Gold	Houston Dark Side	Black Flag Gold

Subsequent event

The final event on the United States national calendar was the 2019 NXL World Cup, scheduled for 7–10 November in Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

References