2019 NXL World Cup

The 2019 NXL World Cup was a National Xball League (NXL) paintball tournament held from 7 to 10 November 2019 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. It concluded the league's five-event United States national season.[1]

Houston Heat defeated Moscow Red Legion 7–6 in the professional final to win its second consecutive NXL World Cup. San Antonio X-Factor won the professional season championship, finishing three points ahead of Red Legion.[2][3]

Dates and venue

Competition took place from Thursday, 7 November, to Sunday, 10 November 2019. The official event record gives the venue address as 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

Competition formats

Professional X-Ball used 15-minute games 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. Other formats included Open Pump, Classic five-player, Open and Amateur ten-player, Mounds five-player and ten-player, and several three-player divisions.[1]

Separate championship competitions were held for Division 3 X-Ball, Division 4 X-Ball and Division 4/5 five-player RaceTo-2. These were distinct from the corresponding main-event divisions.[1][4]

Professional competition

Houston Heat won three of its four preliminary matches, defeating Los Angeles Ironmen, TradeMyGun Outlaws and MLKings, while losing 5–4 to San Diego Dynasty.[5]

Heat then defeated Seattle Uprising 4–3 in the quarter-finals and San Antonio X-Factor 6–0 in the semi-finals. In the final, Heat defeated Moscow Red Legion 7–6.[5]

Paintball Media's contemporary report confirmed Heat's tournament victory and identified X-Factor as the professional season champions.[2]

Round	Opponent	Heat's score	Opponent's score
Preliminary	Los Angeles Ironmen	7	1
Preliminary	TradeMyGun Outlaws	3	2
Preliminary	MLKings	4	2
Preliminary	San Diego Dynasty	4	5
Quarter-final	Seattle Uprising	4	3
Semi-final	San Antonio X-Factor	6	0
Final	Moscow Red Legion	7	6

Results

The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 21 recorded competitions. Open Pump had two teams.[4][6]

X-Ball

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Professional	Houston Heat	Moscow Red Legion	San Antonio X-Factor	ac Dallas
Semi-Pro	Toulouse TonTons	CEPP DMG	ac Diesel	Noobies
Division 2	Wisconsin Infamous	Brawl	Padres	New England Wreckage
Division 3	PaintballFIT.com	Florida Falcons	Huntsville Hype	Space Cadets
Division 4	New York BRAVE	Ultra	Carolina Crisis Bronze	Proedge Paintball Factory

Five-player competitions

Competition	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Division 3	Miami Reapers Black	UNREAL	Armagedon GUA	Take Notes
Division 4	West Coast Deplorables	OKC BREAKOUT	Wisconsin Anarchy Outlaws	Tsunami
Division 5	Hollywood Collision	Shut Up They're Trying	VB Assassins	Omenz
Open Pump	Texas Legends Pump	Scorpions Black	—	—
Classic	Destiny_PE	Rufianes	Midgard by Titans	Amsterdam Mayhem

Ten-player competitions

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Open	NRG Elite 10-Man	NYX Outlaws	Washington Winstons	Alligators and Turtles
Amateur	Hostile Ground 3	Gang Land Krew	PPS SFO	Beer League Paintball

Mounds competitions

Competition	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Open five-player	Extreme Rage	Saberwolves	OPP	Doc warriors
Open ten-player	Saberwolves	Saints	Extreme Rage	DESTINY California

Three-player competitions

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Open	N J Jesters	Backwoods Rednecks	Caribbean	Veteran Militia Zulu
Amateur	Robsquad	Hunters	AC Kansas City Powered By GI Sportz	TNB
Division 5	SRP We Didnt Make Sunday	F.R.F.P.P killers	The Claws	Grizzlies 3man
Female Open	PBLADIES	Destiny LP	Indy Storm Fatale	Team USA Paintball

Separate championship competitions

Competition	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Division 3 X-Ball championship	TOG	Palm Beach Venom	New England Outlawz	Huntsville Hype
Division 4 X-Ball championship	SA Notorious	Palm Beach Reckless	AC Kansas City	KC Missouri Allstars
Division 4/5 five-player RaceTo-2 championship	Coon and Friends	Ghost Life	Dude Crew	Columbus LVL

Season championships

World Cup completed the national season following the Las Vegas, Texas, Philadelphia and Chicago Opens. Event victories and season championships were separate honours.[3]

San Antonio X-Factor finished first in the professional standings with 886 points, followed by Moscow Red Legion on 883 and World Cup winners Houston Heat on 870.[3]

The final standings list the following leaders in divisions contested across multiple national events:[3]

Division	Season leader	Points
Professional X-Ball	San Antonio X-Factor	886
Semi-Pro X-Ball	ac Diesel	453.19
Division 2 X-Ball	CEP	453.23
Division 3 X-Ball	PaintballFIT.com	484.48
Division 4 X-Ball	Ultra	465.76
Division 3 five-player	Veteran Militia	431.30
Division 4 five-player	Veteran Militia Charlie	399.87
Division 5 five-player	Shut Up They're Trying	298.30
Open ten-player	Washington Winstons	432.50
Amateur ten-player	Hostile Ground 3	351.25
Open Mechanical five-player	Scorpions	269.50
Open three-player	N J Jesters	350.18
Amateur three-player	Fox 4 Darkside	436.38
Division 5 three-player	Tacodile Supreme 2	176.34

The published standings place the Las Vegas and World Cup pump competitions in separate tables. Reverent Mercs leads the Las Vegas table and Texas Legends Pump leads the World Cup table, each with 100 points.[3]

The Mounds, Classic, Female Open three-player and separate championship divisions appear with World Cup as their only event in the national standings. Their victories should therefore be distinguished from championships accumulated across several national rounds.[3]

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