2020 NXL World Cup

The 2020 NXL World Cup was a paintball tournament held from 12 to 15 November 2020 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. It concluded the National Xball League (NXL) United States season, which had been reduced to two completed national events during the COVID-19 pandemic. San Diego Dynasty won the professional tournament and the professional season championship.[1][2][3]

Dates and venue

The official event dates were 12–15 November 2020. The venue was listed as NXL World Cup, at 6000 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

The league's completed national calendar consisted of the 2020 NXL Las Vegas Open in March and World Cup in November.[1][3]

Competition formats

The programme included professional, semi-professional and Division 2–4 X-Ball; Division 3–5 five-player competition; open and amateur 10-player competition; and separate five-player and 10-player Mounds competitions. Pump, Classic, three-player and female three-player competitions were also offered.[1]

Professional X-Ball used 15-minute matches with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-professional and Division 2 matches used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule, while Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule.[1]

Professional competition

San Diego Dynasty defeated San Antonio X-Factor 6–5 in the professional final. Edmonton Impact finished third and Tampa Bay Damage fourth.[2][4]

Contemporary reporting identified Ryan Greenspan as the Golden Barrel recipient, finals most valuable player and event most valuable player.[5]

Event results

The following table records the winners and runners-up in every competition listed in the official event standings. Team names follow the registration record.[2]

Competition	First	Second
Professional X-Ball	San Diego Dynasty	San Antonio X-Factor
Semi-professional X-Ball	New Orleans Hurricanes	New Jersey Jesters
Division 2 X-Ball	OAKLAND GREY AREA	TNB
Division 3 X-Ball	HUNTERS	Leverage
Division 4 X-Ball	SUWT EMPIRE	NJ RIOT
Open 10v10	NRG Elite	Rust Bombs
Amateur 10v10	Adrenaline-	Revolution 3rd String ALL Stars
Mounds Open 10v10	Extreme Rage	Annihilators
Mounds Open 5v5	Extreme Rage	BTA
Pump Open 5v5	BTA Butchers	Pumpin Sweatin
Division 3 5v5	OKC BREAKOUT	Veteran Militia
Division 4 5v5	XPX Dynamic D5	Tbd somos lobos
Division 5 5v5	Shut Up They're Trying	Shenanigans Green
Classic 5v5	Destiny	Tour de Force
Open 3v3	CD3 BSB	RUSSIAN ROULETTE
Amateur 3v3	Dirty Daves Musket Posse	DBS
Division 5 3v3	Cousins	Tampa Bay Revolution
Female Open 3v3	DESTINY PB	Destiny USA

Season standings

Dynasty finished first in the professional season standings with 350 points, ahead of Edmonton Impact on 346 and Moscow Red Legion on 326. Los Angeles Ironmen, winners of the Las Vegas event, finished fourth overall with 321 points.[3]

The following teams finished first in the season standings for competitions with results recorded at both Las Vegas and World Cup. These standings are distinct from the World Cup event results.[3]

Competition	Season leader	Points
Professional X-Ball	San Diego Dynasty	350
Semi-professional X-Ball	New Orleans Hurricanes	173.75
Division 2 X-Ball	NRG Elite Alpha	170.62
Division 3 X-Ball	HUNTERS	200
Division 4 X-Ball	Shut up we're trying	173.44
Open 10v10	NRG Elite	155
Amateur 10v10	Hydra.Fit	150.55
Division 3 5v5	Veteran Militia	177.26
Division 4 5v5	The Gummy Bears	177.5
Division 5 5v5	Shut Up They're Trying	160.63
Open 3v3	RUSSIAN ROULETTE	170
Amateur 3v3	Dirty Daves Musket Posse	100
Division 5 3v3	Dark Soul	179.62

For the Mounds five-player and 10-player competitions, Classic 5v5 and Female Open 3v3, the season standings contained only World Cup results. Their first-place teams therefore matched the event winners. The registration system maintained separate Pump standings for Las Vegas and World Cup.[3]

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